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| − | Accepting a contract with the [[Federated Suns]] to garrison the [[Draconis March]] world of [[Sterlington]] against pirate raiders emerging from [[Outworlds Alliance]] space, the Godzillas avoided all but the most cursory involvement with the Fourth Succession War. <ref name=HDp134>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 134, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> <ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12, "Operation RAT"</ref> The Greenburg Godzillas likewise saw no combat during the [[War of 3039]], travelling from Sterlington to their selected jump-off point of [[Kesai]] in preparation to bolster the later waves of the [[FedCom]] invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]], returning to Sterlington after the Allied forces were ejected by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]]. <ref name=HWO3039-141>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 141 "Deployment Table"</ref> | + | Accepting a contract with the [[Federated Suns]] to garrison the [[Draconis March]] world of [[Sterlington]] against pirate raiders emerging from [[Outworlds Alliance]] space, the Godzillas avoided all but the most cursory involvement with the Fourth Succession War. <ref name=HDp134>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 134, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> <ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12, "Operation RAT"</ref> The Greenburg Godzillas likewise saw no combat during the [[War of 3039]], travelling from Sterlington to their selected jump-off point of [[Kesai]] in preparation to bolster the later waves of the [[FedCom]] invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]], and returning to Sterlington after the Allied forces were ejected by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]]. <ref name=HWO3039-141>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 141 "Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | The Godzillas luckily avoided the initial [[Clan Invasion]] thanks to Mordon's son and successor | + | The Godzillas luckily avoided the initial [[Clan Invasion]] thanks to unit CO Ivo Greenburg's - Mordon's son and successor - chance decision leave the Federated Commonwealth in favor of a garrison contract on [[Nockatunga]] in his native [[Free Worlds League]] in the early 3050s. <ref name=20YU57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> <ref name=OR39>''Objective Raids'', p. 39, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> The Godzillas were among the mercenaries supplied by [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]] to aid [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] during [[Operation Guerrero]], pushing the [[5th Syrtis Fusiliers]] off the [[Sarna March]] world of [[Bora]] before staging a deep raid against [[Acamar]], where they decimated the [[Acamar Militia]] before pulling back to League space following the FedCom victories on [[Woodstock]] and [[Nanking]]. This allowed the unit to avoid the risk of isolation from its League employers and allowed their return to station on Nockatunga.<ref name=FM:MRp71/><ref name=FMFWL-16>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 16 "The Eagle's Talons - Types of Units - Mercenary Troops - Greenburg's Godzillas"</ref><ref name=FMFWL-115>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 115 "Free Worlds League Military (Deployment as of 1 January 3059) - Mercenary Units - Greenburg's Godzillas"</ref> |
| − | Earning some measure of notoriety beyond their holovid fame for their service during Guerrero, the | + | Earning some measure of notoriety beyond their holovid fame for their service during Guerrero, the Godzillas signed a contract with the Draconis Combine as it sought to bolster the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery in preparation for [[Operation BULLDOG]]. Ultimately the contract would not lead to bigger and better things. After [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] were ejected from their [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Occupation Zone|Occupation Zone]] far faster than expected, the DCMS did not extend their contract, leaving the Godzillas stuck on the Combine world of [[Cebalrai]] without funds to pay for passage to [[Outreach]].<ref name=FM:MRp71/> |
In 3069 they sent an agent to [[Arc-Royal]] and negotiated a three-year garrison contract for Yeguas. This provided them with enough funds to hire transportation out of the Combine. Later in 3069 they faced the [[4th Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|4th Falcon Strike Cluster]] on [[Yeguas]]. Instead of the raid that the [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] was expecting, the Falcons made a full push to take the planet. At the same time the [[75th Strike Cluster]] landed on the planet [[Morges]] and defeated the [[20th Arcturan Guards]]. The Godzillas were in a large fortified compound when the 75th Strike Cluster landed to reinforce the Fourth Strike Cluster. The Godzillas couldn't defeat two Clusters, so they set up a series of holographic projectors and other special effects to keep the Falcon's attention, overwhelmed a single Trinary, and escaped the world in hidden [[DropShip]]s.<ref name=msu60>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 60</ref> | In 3069 they sent an agent to [[Arc-Royal]] and negotiated a three-year garrison contract for Yeguas. This provided them with enough funds to hire transportation out of the Combine. Later in 3069 they faced the [[4th Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|4th Falcon Strike Cluster]] on [[Yeguas]]. Instead of the raid that the [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] was expecting, the Falcons made a full push to take the planet. At the same time the [[75th Strike Cluster]] landed on the planet [[Morges]] and defeated the [[20th Arcturan Guards]]. The Godzillas were in a large fortified compound when the 75th Strike Cluster landed to reinforce the Fourth Strike Cluster. The Godzillas couldn't defeat two Clusters, so they set up a series of holographic projectors and other special effects to keep the Falcon's attention, overwhelmed a single Trinary, and escaped the world in hidden [[DropShip]]s.<ref name=msu60>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 60</ref> | ||
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After a short period of rest/refit the mercs were then ordered to help the [[Tooth of Ymir]] on [[Esteros]]. The Godzillas disguised themselves as a frontline [[Steel Viper]] [[Cluster]] and forced the defending [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] forces to retreat from Málaga. The two merc commands were then moved to [[Zanderij]] to garrison the planet and act as a reserve force in case of further incursions. | After a short period of rest/refit the mercs were then ordered to help the [[Tooth of Ymir]] on [[Esteros]]. The Godzillas disguised themselves as a frontline [[Steel Viper]] [[Cluster]] and forced the defending [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] forces to retreat from Málaga. The two merc commands were then moved to [[Zanderij]] to garrison the planet and act as a reserve force in case of further incursions. | ||
| − | The Jade Falcons would attack Zanderij again in [[3074]] or very early [[3075]] | + | The Jade Falcons would attack Zanderij again in late [[3074]] or very early [[3075]]. This time, forces from [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Iota Galaxy]] landed on Zanderij, only to find themselves engaging the Godzillas, the Tooth of Ymir and the [[Thor's Hammers]]. The Thor's Hammers mercenary unit, commanded by [[Major]] [[Napoleon Hobart]], had recently taken receipt of a battery of newly-manufactured ''[[Helepolis]]'' [['Mech]]s which had been organized into a battery of Artillery 'Mechs commanded by [[Captain]] [[Gustav Colt]]. Colt was a veteran artilleryman from the [[12th Star Guards]], a multiregiment mercenary unit destroyed during the initial [[Operation Revival|Clan invasion]]. Colt and the motley collection of 'Mechs armed with artillery weapons known as "Hobart's Funnies" proved hugely effective against the Jade Falcon forces, pinning Iota Galaxy down with a constant artillery barrage and preventing the Falcon forces from breaking out of their initial landing zone. The Jade Falcons attempted to remove Colt's forces by launching a head-hunting attack using [[Elemental]]s, only to discover that the Hammers had predicted the attack and screened the Funnies extensively with conventional forces. The Elementals were wiped out by the Hammers, leaving the surviving elements of Iota Galaxy little option but to withdraw.<ref name="TRO3075p182">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 182, "HEP-2H Helepolis"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 2 June 2022
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| Greenburg's Godzillas | |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
Contents
History
Formation
The origins of the Greenburg's Godzillas stem from Colonel Mordon Greenburg. Serving for ten years with the Twenty-third Marik Militia at the controls of his Black Knight, Greenburg left the Free Worlds League Military and made a name for himself as a combat correspondent for the Tharkad Broadcast Company during the final years of the Third Succession War, his coverage making him a household name across the Inner Sphere. In 3027 while doing research on Galatea, Greenburg struck up a friendship with Phlilippe Rodan, survivor of the ill-fated Brownlee's Barracudas mercenary unit, and ultimately came up with a plan. Greenburg approached his TBC producer with the concept of a documentary series covering the day-to-day life of the first year of a new mercenary force led by Rodan and funded in part by TBC, with the network enthusiastic about the project but stipulating that holovid star Greenburg lead the new command.[1][2]
Thus was born the Greenburg's Godzillas holovid series, with Greenburg treating the viewers across the Inner Sphere to a upclose view of the mercenary life, the back streets and hiring halls of Galatea, tense contract negotiations and best bars and clubs of the Mercenary's Star. While initially highly successful, as the ratings fell cagey TBC executives canned the show on the cusp of the Fourth Succession War. By this point Greenburg hard established a firm relationship with the members of the "cast" and chose to remain at the head of his namesake unit and return to combat.[1][2]
Service with the Federated Suns
Accepting a contract with the Federated Suns to garrison the Draconis March world of Sterlington against pirate raiders emerging from Outworlds Alliance space, the Godzillas avoided all but the most cursory involvement with the Fourth Succession War. [3] [4] The Greenburg Godzillas likewise saw no combat during the War of 3039, travelling from Sterlington to their selected jump-off point of Kesai in preparation to bolster the later waves of the FedCom invasion of the Draconis Combine, and returning to Sterlington after the Allied forces were ejected by the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. [5]
The Godzillas luckily avoided the initial Clan Invasion thanks to unit CO Ivo Greenburg's - Mordon's son and successor - chance decision leave the Federated Commonwealth in favor of a garrison contract on Nockatunga in his native Free Worlds League in the early 3050s. [6] [7] The Godzillas were among the mercenaries supplied by Captain-General Thomas Marik to aid Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao during Operation Guerrero, pushing the 5th Syrtis Fusiliers off the Sarna March world of Bora before staging a deep raid against Acamar, where they decimated the Acamar Militia before pulling back to League space following the FedCom victories on Woodstock and Nanking. This allowed the unit to avoid the risk of isolation from its League employers and allowed their return to station on Nockatunga.[1][8][9]
Earning some measure of notoriety beyond their holovid fame for their service during Guerrero, the Godzillas signed a contract with the Draconis Combine as it sought to bolster the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery in preparation for Operation BULLDOG. Ultimately the contract would not lead to bigger and better things. After Clan Smoke Jaguar were ejected from their Occupation Zone far faster than expected, the DCMS did not extend their contract, leaving the Godzillas stuck on the Combine world of Cebalrai without funds to pay for passage to Outreach.[1]
In 3069 they sent an agent to Arc-Royal and negotiated a three-year garrison contract for Yeguas. This provided them with enough funds to hire transportation out of the Combine. Later in 3069 they faced the 4th Falcon Strike Cluster on Yeguas. Instead of the raid that the Lyran Intelligence Corps was expecting, the Falcons made a full push to take the planet. At the same time the 75th Strike Cluster landed on the planet Morges and defeated the 20th Arcturan Guards. The Godzillas were in a large fortified compound when the 75th Strike Cluster landed to reinforce the Fourth Strike Cluster. The Godzillas couldn't defeat two Clusters, so they set up a series of holographic projectors and other special effects to keep the Falcon's attention, overwhelmed a single Trinary, and escaped the world in hidden DropShips.[10]
After a short period of rest/refit the mercs were then ordered to help the Tooth of Ymir on Esteros. The Godzillas disguised themselves as a frontline Steel Viper Cluster and forced the defending Jade Falcon forces to retreat from Málaga. The two merc commands were then moved to Zanderij to garrison the planet and act as a reserve force in case of further incursions.
The Jade Falcons would attack Zanderij again in late 3074 or very early 3075. This time, forces from Iota Galaxy landed on Zanderij, only to find themselves engaging the Godzillas, the Tooth of Ymir and the Thor's Hammers. The Thor's Hammers mercenary unit, commanded by Major Napoleon Hobart, had recently taken receipt of a battery of newly-manufactured Helepolis 'Mechs which had been organized into a battery of Artillery 'Mechs commanded by Captain Gustav Colt. Colt was a veteran artilleryman from the 12th Star Guards, a multiregiment mercenary unit destroyed during the initial Clan invasion. Colt and the motley collection of 'Mechs armed with artillery weapons known as "Hobart's Funnies" proved hugely effective against the Jade Falcon forces, pinning Iota Galaxy down with a constant artillery barrage and preventing the Falcon forces from breaking out of their initial landing zone. The Jade Falcons attempted to remove Colt's forces by launching a head-hunting attack using Elementals, only to discover that the Hammers had predicted the attack and screened the Funnies extensively with conventional forces. The Elementals were wiped out by the Hammers, leaving the surviving elements of Iota Galaxy little option but to withdraw.[11]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of Greenburg's Godzillas | |||
| Colonel | Sarah Dosimion | 3025[12] | |
| Colonel | Mordon Greenburg | [1] | |
| Colonel | Ivo Greenburg | 3052 - 3067[1][13] | |
Tactics
The Godzillas are skilled mechwarriors in close formation operations and can maneuver as one.[citation needed]
Support
The techs can cover most of the technical maintaince requirements. The command depends on the support for transportation.[citation needed]
Dragoon Ratings
3067
Dragoon Rating: C
Composition History
3025
Greenburg's Godzillas (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Colonel Sarah Dosimion
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Sterlington.
3040
Greenburg's Godzillas (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[14]
- Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Sterlington.[14]
3050
Greenburg's Godzillas (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [15]
- CO: Colonel Sarah Dosimion [15]
- Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Sterlington. [15]
3059
Greenburg’s Godzillas (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable) [13]
3067
Greenburg’s Godzillas(1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)
- CO/1st Battalion: Colonel Ivo Greenburg
- XO/ 2nd Battalion: Major Simon Verhoeven
- 3rd Battalion: Major Joss Ridley
- The regiment contains mainly medium/heavy mechs with 50% upgrades. 12 Omni designs are also in their ranks.
Greenburg’s Ghidorahs (1 Wing/Veteran/Reliable)
- Wing Commander: Major Philippe Rodan
- The pilots are experts in ground operations.
Notes
- The unit logo of the Greenburg's Godzillas is a fearsome green lizard against a red disk. The Godzillas favor a dark green paint scheme, occasionally accented with lighter green scales and classic "shark teeth" nose art. While considered unprofessional by some, in a holdover from their holovid days a number of the Godzillas feature corporate sponsorship logos and other advertising on their units, the quantity and size of which are proportionate to the fame of the warrior.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 71
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 270 "Star League - BL-7-KNT Black Knight"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 134, "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 12, "Operation RAT"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 141 "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 57, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 39, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 16 "The Eagle's Talons - Types of Units - Mercenary Troops - Greenburg's Godzillas"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 115 "Free Worlds League Military (Deployment as of 1 January 3059) - Mercenary Units - Greenburg's Godzillas"
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 60
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 182, "HEP-2H Helepolis"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 106
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 20 Year Update, p. 20