====== Leonard "Sting" Hartley ====== {{infobox> header_image = name = Leonard Colt Hartley image = sse3:characters:download20260503233814.png == Biographical Information == Other names and callsigns = N/A Status = Alive Gender = Male (he/him) Height = 178cm (5'10") Date of Birth = August 23 1969 Nationality = Osean (St. Hewlett) Parents = Michael Ford Hartley II (b. 1934) \\ Elizabeth Hartley (1941-1999) Sibling(s) = John Michael Hartley (b. 1970) Spouse = N/A == Military Service == Allegiance(s) = - Osean Federation \\ - Islamic Republic of Sotoa Branch = - Osean Air Force, 12th Fighter Wing, 62nd Fighter Squadron \\ - Mercenary Rank = 1st Lieutenant Service Period = 1994-1996 Aircraft = **__Current__** \\ J-10C Firebird \\ \\ **__Historical__** \\ T-38A Talon \\ F-15A Eagle \\ F-15C Eagle }} **Sting** (Real name Leonard Colt Hartley) is an [[lore:setting:osea|Osean]] mercenary pilot who was employed by the [[lore:setting:asasin|Auxiliary Special Armed Subterfuge and Intelligence Network (ASASIN)]] from the [[lore:setting:sotoa|Islamic Republic of Sotoa]] in 1999. He served as one of the pilots stationed on the Sotoan captured Valkan-class landship [[lore:superweapons:kabr|Kabr]] (Formerly Kalina in Valkan service). =====Biography===== ===== Early life and family ===== Eldest son in a military family, the son of a well known Air Force Colonel Michael Ford Hartley II. Striving to follow his father's footstep, Leonard joined the Osean Air Force Academy. He was a promising recruit in his academy days, and was expected to be a renowned combat pilot in the future. However, fate decided otherwise. ===== Military service ===== Graduated top of his class, he earned the callsign "Sting" after he got stung by a scorpion during a ground training session. He was assigned to the 12th Fighter Wing, 62nd Fighter Squadron "Mad Mantis" in 1994. ==== Belkan War ==== During the opening days of the Belkan War, OAF 62nd Fighter Squadron ran into the 52nd Tactical Fighter Squadron "Rot" of the Belkan Air Force and Leonard was shot down on his first sortie. He managed to eject out of his damaged plane, but was captured by the Belkan Army upon landing. He spent the rest of the war as one of the first POW of the war. Upon being released, his father disowned him upon returning and left him to his own. Leonard stayed in the OADF for another year before hanging his wing due to constant humiliation by his peers. After retirement he found a job at a repair shop in Oured. ==== Sotoan Conflict ==== In early 1999, An acquaintance contacted Leonard regarding a mercenary work in Sotoa. Still wishing to prove himself, Leonard accepted the offer. Carrying with him his service callsign and emblem in hopes that his reputation will one day reach his father. Records after July 1999 is unavailable. ^#^Date^Aircraft Flown^Aircraft Downed^Affiliation^Notes^ |1|June 5, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-4G Wild Weasel V|Valkan Air Force| |2|June 5, 1999|F-15C Eagle|A-12 Avenger II|Valkan Air Force|Shared Victory| |3|June 12, 1999|F-15C Eagle|BGM-109C Tomahawk|Valkan Navy| |4|June 12, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-14A Tomcat|Valkan Navy| |5|June 12, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-14A Tomcat|Valkan Navy|Ace status| |6|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|Mirage 2000C|Valkan Air Force| |7|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|Mirage 2000C|Valkan Air Force| |8|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-5E Tiger II|Valkan Air Force| |9|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-5E Tiger II|Valkan Air Force| |10|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-5E Tiger II|Valkan Air Force|Ace in a day| |11|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-4E Phantom II|Valkan Air Force| |12|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-4E Phantom II|Valkan Air Force| |13|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-4E Phantom II|Valkan Air Force| |14|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-4E Phantom II|Valkan Air Force| |15|June 23, 1999|F-15C Eagle|MiG-21bis Fishbed-N|Valkan Air Force|Double Ace in a day| |16|July 2, 1999|F-15C Eagle|A-10C Thunderbolt II|Murkywater PMC| |17|July 2, 1999|F-15C Eagle|Su-33 Flanker-D|Murkywater PMC| |18|July 2, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-15C Eagle|Murkywater PMC| |19|July 2, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-16C Fighting Falcon|Murkywater PMC| |20|July 2, 1999|F-15C Eagle|F-16C Fighting Falcon|Murkywater PMC|Ace in a day| |21|July 16, 1999|J-10C Firebird|Su-30SM Flanker-H|Valkan Air Force| |22|July 16, 1999|J-10C Firebird|Su-30SM Flanker-H|Valkan Air Force| |23|July 16, 1999|J-10C Firebird|Su-30SM Flanker-H|Valkan Air Force| ~~NOTOC~~ =====Personal life===== **CLASSIFIED** =====Gallery===== == == {{:sse3:characters:410.png?nolink&600|}} == == F-15A-20-MC Eagle, S/N 78-0133. Painted in standard Compass Ghost Grey paint scheme. == == {{:sse3:characters:411.png?nolink&600|}} == == F-15C-40-MC Eagle, S/N 85-0241. Painted in multi-tone desert paint scheme. == == {{:sse3:characters:412.png?nolink&600|}} == == J-10C Firebird S/N Unknown. Painted in Tiger stripes paint scheme with scorpion tail art. == == {{:sse3:characters:20260528101647_1.png?nolink&200|}} == == Sting's F-15C on Sotoan skies c.1999