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| image     = [[File:Morrison's Extractors.jpg]]
| Designation = Morrison's Extractors
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| unitname  = New Belt Pirates
| Formed = Mid-to-late 3040s
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| year      = 3064
| Disbanded =  
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| commander = [[Morgan Fletcher II]]<br/>[[Susie Morgraine-Ryan]]
| Previous Designation =  
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| jumpships = yes
| Nickname =  
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| dropships = yes
| Affiliation = [[Pirate]]
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'''Morrison's Extractors''' was a gang of pirates, one of the most rapacious of all, founded by "King" [[Hopper Morrison]] sometime in the mid-to-late 3040s.  
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'''Morrison's Extractors''' was a gang of pirates founded by "King" [[Hopper Morrison]] sometime in the mid-[[3040]]s.  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Originally composed of former [[Black Warriors]] MechWarriors hailing from the [[Circinus Federation]], Morrison, who led a company, and the rest of his unit rebelled and left the Black Warriors after finding a cache of [[Star League]]-era [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] and weaponry while on a deep-space raiding mission near the borders of the [[Rim Collection]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=FMPp100>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 100</ref><ref name=fmpp128>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 128</ref>
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Originally composed of former [[Black Warriors]] MechWarriors hailing from the [[Circinus Federation]], Morrison and the rest of his unit rebelled and left the Black Warriors after finding a cache of [[Star League]]-era [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] and weaponry while on a deep-space raiding mission near the borders of the [[Rim Collection]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=FMPp100>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 100</ref><ref name=fmpp128>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 100</ref>
 
 
After rebelling, Morrison led his men to a pair of planets capable of supporting life, which Morrison named [[Pain]] and [[The Rack]]. On these planets, Morrison built up a base from which he could launch raiding parties. The first was originally named Dijonne, but Hopper renamed it ''Pain''. The Extractors discovered that the planet had a stable and numerous population. The pirates behaved with surprising restraint, leaving the locals alone. In exchange for food and labor, the locals would be protected from the Extractors and any third parties.<ref>''Planet Digest: Pain'' in ''Shrapnel#10''</ref><ref name=fmpp128>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 128</ref>
 
 
 
By the end of the 3040s, the Extractors had become the scourge of Lyran worlds. Eventually each of his two base worlds was garrisoned by a regiment's worth of pirates. These two regiments were largely equipped with good equipment, only a company of each regiment used [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars]] era technology.<ref>''Hot Spots'' (Gamemaster book), p. 43</ref><ref name=fmpp128/> The [[Clan Invasion]] left the Extractors untouched, but after the [[Truce of Tukayyid]], [[Federated Commonwealth]] issued a call for mercenaries to hunt down and destroy the Extractors after the pirates began raiding [[Timbuktu]] (a trading hub and source of [[germanium]]) frequently. The FedCom also offered the support of the [[11th Arcturan Guards]] RCT to finish off the Extractors.<ref>''Hot Spots'' (Contracts book), p. 23</ref> Archon [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] offered a sizable bounty for Hopper's head, but without success: the Extractors successfully escaped the grasp of Lyran forces.<ref>''The Periphery, 2nd edition (sourcebook)'', p. 84 </ref>
 
 
 
The Extractors were responsible for destroying two battalions of [[Simonson's Cutthroats]] in [[3056]]. Most of the survivors joined the Extractors, but a few stragglers fled to parts unknown, vowing revenge against Morrison.<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 100</ref>
 
  
Although initially successful, a sizable percentage of the Extractors, by then two regiments strong, were destroyed by the mercenary unit [[Able's Aces]]<ref name=FMPp112>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 112</ref> in [[3062]]<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 175</ref> after a series of botched raids on Rim Collection territory, and the planet Pain was liberated from their control.<ref name=fmpp128/>  
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After rebelling, Morrison led his men to a pair of planets capable of supporting life, which Morrison named [[Pain]] and [[The Rack]]. On these planets, Morrison built up a base from which he could launch raiding parties into Lyran and Collection space. Eventually each world was garrisoned by a regiment's worth of pirates. The single largest group of soldiers came from [[Simonson's Cutthroats]]. These two regiments were largely equipped with good equipment, only a company of each regiment used [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars]] era technology.<ref>''Hot Spots'' (Gamemaster book), p. 43</ref><ref name=fmpp128/> The [[Federated Commonwealth]] issued a call for mercenaries to hunt down and destroy the Extractors after the pirates began raiding [[Timbuktu]] (a trading hub and source of [[Germanium]]) frequently. The FedCom also offered the support of the [[11th Arcturan Guards]] RCT to finish off the Extractors.<ref>''Hot Spots'' (Contracts book), p. 23</ref>
  
It is evident that the crushing defeat was devastating to the Extractors: they didn't attack the Rim Collection again, and as of [[3067]], they hadn't approached there a single time. Ironically, his salvage-which included several Star League-era 'Mechs from the original Morrison's find, allowed the Collection to form the Third Collection Armored Battalion.<ref>''Handbook Major Periphery States'' p. 175</ref>
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The Extractors were responsible for destroying two battalions of [[Simonson's Cutthroats]] in [[3056]].<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 100</ref>
  
It is unclear to what degree the remaining Extractors were an operational unit, but they had enough manpower and resources to mount a raid on the [[New India Parts Depot]] in September [[3065]].<ref name="Magi">''Magician''</ref>
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Although initially successful, a sizable percentage of the Extractors were destroyed by the mercenary unit [[Able's Aces]]<ref name=FMPp112>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 112</ref> in [[3062]]<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 175</ref> after a series of botched raids on Rim Collection territory, and the planet Pain was liberated from their control.<ref name=fmpp128/>  
  
Amongst the Extractors' losses was ''Pain'' which was taken by the [[Black Harrriers]], another pirate gang. Without any doubt, the loss of their main base critically weakened the Extractors.<ref>''Planet Digest: Pain'' in ''Shrapnel#10''</ref>
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It is unclear to what degree the remaining Extractors were an operational unit but they had enough manpower and resources to mount a raid on the [[New India Parts Depot]] in September [[3065]].<ref name="Magi">''Magician''</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
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==Tactics==
 
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==Composition History==
 
Unknown.
 
  
 
==Rules==
 
==Rules==
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Morrison's Extractors possess the [[Overrun Combat]] and [[Banking the Initiative]] special abilities. They aren't skilled at countering AeroSpace units however: All Extractors have a +1 to hit penalty to hit any enemy AeroSpace unit. AeroSpace units targeting the Extractors receive a -1 to hit bonus.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 155</ref>
 
Morrison's Extractors possess the [[Overrun Combat]] and [[Banking the Initiative]] special abilities. They aren't skilled at countering AeroSpace units however: All Extractors have a +1 to hit penalty to hit any enemy AeroSpace unit. AeroSpace units targeting the Extractors receive a -1 to hit bonus.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 155</ref>
 
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==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
Morrisons Extractors personnel P2e.jpg|"King" Hopper Morrison with two of his Extractors
 
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==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'' (Novel)
 
* ''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'' (Novel)
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* ''[[Hot Spots]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Magician]]'' (BattleCorps Story)
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
* ''[[Hot Spots]]''
 
* ''[[Magician]]'' (BattleCorps Story)
 
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd edition (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Planet Digest: Pain]] in [[Shrapnel#10]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Pirate Commands]]
 
[[Category:Pirate Commands]]

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