Chaos Irregulars

History

Formed in October of 3066, the Chaos Irregulars was the fusion of two previous mercenary units: Sorenson's Strikers & Peregrine's Hussars. The command is unique for its structure: it has two co-commander positions, instead of the traditional commander & executive officer billets. The unit's joint-command structure was submitted to MRBC. The unit's initial first short-term contracts were with various organizations, such as Ronin Inc. and Mosiro University of Al-llb.

The unit moved anti-spinward, to the Periphery border, where it roamed the frontiers of the Lyran Alliance and the Free Worlds League, taking short-term contracts from smaller worlds in the Melissa Theater and Rim Commonality.

Prior to the unit's formation, Peregrine's Hussars were heavily linked with both Smithson's Chinese Bandits & the Broadsword Legion whom were involved in sacking of Outreach in 3067. Evidence indicates Colonel Gabriel Peregrine purchased the Peregrine-Simson's Huron Warrior. However, Ariel claimed to not know about her father's connections with the Word of Blake, which left suspicions regarding her command's leanings. These suspicions were not lifted until mid-3068 when the Irregulars were fighting the Blakists. The unit suffered grievous damage from those battles, being reduced to a third of its original strength.

More persistently, the unit labored under allegations of involvement with piracy. The 11th Arcturan Guards had posted the Irregulars on their criminal watch list. However, the governments that they worked to defend included Main Street, New St. Andrews, and Campoleone, all areas with hotly disputed allegations of piracy. The 8th Lyran Regulars deployed elements of the Irregulars with them on two occasions.

The unit had been known to have the best tech support on the Periphery border, which kept their strength strong. The unit used civilian carriers based out of the Timbuktu Theater of the Lyran Alliance for its transportation needs. They exchanged protection services for interstellar transport to their various jobs.

As of 3071, the unit had added a company of BattleMechs, infantry and armor to their roster. The new additions were rumored to be from the remains of other commands destroyed by the Word of Blake in the Periphery. The command's cited security concerns did not confirm nor deny any these rumors, which resulted in a ranking of "Questionable". The co-commanders of the unit advised doubters of their integrity to look elsewhere.

Officers

• Colonel Ariel Peregrine-Simson - Native of Outreach & graduate of Wolf's Dragoons' Outreach Mercenary Training Command. She was a shrewd strategist and uncompromising commander. She piloted a custom Huron Warrior BattleMech.
• Colonel Obadiah "Jake" Chowla - A gifted MechWarrior of uncertain origin who rose to command with little or no formal training. He was a charismatic leader, known for multi-level down-and-dirty tactics.

Tactics

The Irregulars engaged the enemy from multiple points, receiving the description of a mystical multi-headed hydra. Both commanders were known to be front-line fighters.

Composition

The unit described itself as a "heavy battalion." It was deliberately imprecise in its designation. The unit was trained to split apart into designated or ad hoc formations, such special companies or demi-companies, for special purposes and general confusion for the enemy. The unit (as of 3071) consisted of thirty-nine BattleMechs of mixed age & classes. The Irregulars employed two companies of regular infantry & a platoon of conventional armor, which was regularly assigned as security. It only had one DropShip, a Seeker kept in perfect operational order.

Notes

After the Jihad, the Irregulars decided to join the Rim Commonality, becoming the 1st Rim Commonality Guard. The unit has retained its combat tactics, as well as least one of it co-commanding officers, Alethea Chowla II.

Bibliogaphy

• Mercenaries Supplemental Update
• MWDA Novel: To Ride the Chimera