Wannamaker's Widowmakers
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Contents
History
While a dropship of this unit could not awnser a warning from a warship of the Wolf’s Dragoons they were handle as a hostile force (they enter the system via a pirate jumppoint) and blown out of the sky. The loses were heavy and after a long rebuilding work the unit helped to supress riot on Galatea during the Fedcom Civil war. The Widowmakers are back for larger contracts.
After a blunder nearly caused this unit to be wiped out by a Wolf’s Dragoons WarShip before it
even set foot inside the Hiring Hall on Outreach, Wannamaker’s Widowmakers took the first contract
offered to them and left to begin the unenviable task of rebuilding on the fly. Over the next two years,
Major Cheryl Wannamaker recruited members of other shattered commands and increased the
Widowmakers’ integrity and experience by taking small, short-term contracts in the Chaos March first,
and later in the Periphery.
As the Federated Commonwealth slid ever closer toward civil war, the Widowmakers—fresh
from a long pirate-hunting stint for the Taurian Concordat approached representatives from both
sides for possible employment, only to be rebuffed in favor of commands perceived to be more reliable.
Undaunted by this setback, Major Wannamaker continued advertising for employment, and the
Widowmakers moved back to the Inner Sphere to set up shop on Galatea. Arriving after Group W finished
putting down planet-wide riots that broke out shortly before the start of the Civil War, the Widowmakers hired
on with Galatean City authorities and helped to keep the peace in the wake of Group W’s departure, remaining
there ever since.Wannamaker, however, is said to be negotiating a lucrative offer for work in the Chaos March
and may be taking her unit off Galatea soon.
The Widowmakers paint their machines black, with a red spider-like mask (rumored to have changed from gold due to Major
Wannamaker’s resentment towards the Dragoons, and the possibility of a fued) painted over the faces of the unit’s BattleMechs and the
fighters’ engine cowlings. [1]
Officers
The accident left Major Cheryl Wannamaker with a deep hatred against the MRBC and Wolf's Dragoons.
Major Cheryl Wannamaker’s grudge against Wolf’s Dragoons still simmers. In 3061, she officially pulled the Widowmakers from the MRBC and closed their offices in the Dragoons’ Hiring Hall after moving to Galatea, having had her fill of what she termed “Dragoon hypocrisy.” Though the resulting loss of their official mercenary rating has hampered their ability to find work (the Widowmakers have yet to re-register, even with the Galatean MRBC office), Major Wannamaker maintains the attitude that the less her unit has to do with Wolf’s Dragoons, the better.[2]
Tactics
Since acquiring two lances of light and medium BattleMechs, Wannamaker’s Widowmakers has slowly learned to use reconnaissance to their advantage. During their most recent contract for the Taurian Concordat, these scout lances provided advance warning of an attempted flanking maneuver by pirate forces, allowing the Widowmakers to prepare for them. The unit use light/medium mech as protection of the flanks and for reconnaissance.
Support
The Windowmakers have enough technican for the entire unit but lacks sufficient Dropship assets and must hire additional cappacity when needed.
Composition
3067
- Wannamaker’s Widowmakers(1 Battalion/Green/Reliable)
- Wannamaker’s Flying Widowmakers(1 Element/Regular/Reliable)
- Wing Commander: Lieutenant Shawna White
Notes
- The main force are heavy and assault designs.
References