Death's Head Mercenary Corps
Sarna News
- HEXTECH Review - Wave 3 Brings More Urban Options To Your Battlefield
- Your BattleTech News Round-Up For March, 2024
- Crashing 'Mechs With Jennifer Brozek, Author Of The Rogue Academy Trilogy
- Getting The Word Out With Rem Alternis, Catalyst Community & Marketing Director
- Bad 'Mechs - Yeoman
- Read more →
Death's Head Mercenary Corps | |
Formed | 3064 |
Affiliation | Mercenary |
Parent Command | Independent |
A short-lived mercenary unit that was crushed during their first combat mission in 3064, the Death's Head Mercenary Corps fought on Halfway in May 3064.
History[edit]
At some point in or just before May 3064 MechWarrior Mackie Smythe secured a mercenary contract for a supposedly easy battle from a friend within ComStar even before having registered his fledgling mercenary unit. He hoped to impress the Federated Commonwealth enough to obtain a better contract and take on more recruits to grow the unit.[1]
However, during the first day of battle against local militia the unit already suffered heavy losses, and on 12 May Smythe's custom-fitted Cataphract—described as the unit's "flagship" 'Mech—was downed by a double PPC blast to the chest and head (implicitly killing Smythe), leaving Pwyll Lankarr the unit's ranking officer. The falling 'Mech crushed the unit's Lightning hovercar. It was noted that the Death's Head Mercenary Corps ceased to exist as a functioning unit then, though Lankarr managed to rally some survivors and keep them in the fight.[1]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the Death's Head Mercenary Corps | |||
Mackie Smythe | 3064[1] | ||
Captain | Pwyll Lankarr | 3064 - 3066[1][2] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
Unknown.
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Ants (short story)
- Cockroaches (short story)
- Mantises (short story)