Wilson's Hussars

History

Long considered the epitome of hard luck units, Wilson’s Hussars suffered for years from a combination of bad luck, poor commanders, and abysmal battlefield performance until Major Donna Wilson began a one-woman crusade to drag her unit away from its hand-to-mouth existence. After several months of fruitless attempts to land even minor garrison contracts, the Hussars received a lucky break when a small-time freelance corporate security force with limited technical support resources offered to join the unit. The addition of three lances of Drillson hovertanks, two platoons of infantry, and a small technical support crew provided a much-needed boost to the Hussars, who landed a contract with the Federated Suns at the outset of the FedCom Civil War. During the war, Wilson’s command experience was put to the test when she and the Hussars were given command of an ad-hoc force comprised of various Chaos March mercenary commands, and the unit sustained moderate damage in the fighting for Small World under contract to Major General Robert Koenig of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers. In return for promises of “quite favorable” salvage rights and preferential treatment for future AFFS contracts, the Hussars led a two-battalion force to victory against the Seventeenth Arcturan Guard after two weeks of heavy fighting. General Davis Lillie of the Seventeenth ultimately surrendered the planet to Koenig after a Hussar-led combat drop on their landing zone shattered the last of the Loyalist regiment’s resolve. After the fighting on Small World ended, the Hussars negotiated mergers with several of the units that had been attached to their command. Though some—including one company from Harlock’s Warriors opted to return to their former posts and commands, the addition of the others as new assets swelled the Hussars’ ranks from two ’Mech lances to one battalion and has given them renewed confidence. They still have a long way to go, however, before they completely erase the hard-luck image that has haunted them for so long. Today, Wilson’s Hussars paint their machines in a patchwork of purple and white—a vast improvement over the mismatched colors and primer schemes of their leaner years. The unit insignia is a rectangular field split horizontally into purple and white halves, with a hand giving the “OK” sign.

The unit changed under Major Donna Wilson was fundamental. A lucky combination of force expansion (12 Drillsons + 2 company platoons + support stuff) and a good contract shifted the direction of the units long painful skid.

Officer

Major Donna Wilson is the daughter of the former commander and will continue the family business. Major Wilson gave birth to twin sons Charles and Theodore during the unit’s time on Outreach, ensuring that Wilson’s Hussars will continue to stay in the family.

Tactic

The unit prefer personal/physical combat and hammer the enemy in the ground while the conventionel forces seed chaos in the rear area.

Support

The unit members are all skilled in maintenance their machines, but they must hire additional forces for larger repairs. For transport the unit can use their own Union-class DropShip, the Raconteur.

Compisition

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• Wilson’s Hussars(1 Battalions/Veteran/Questionable)
  • CO/1st Battalion: Major Donna Wilson
  • XO: Captain Kern Verrik

• Murphy’s Wrath(1 Mixed Company/Regular/Reliable)
  • Able Platoon: Captain Malcolm Kavanaugh
  • Baker Platoon: Lieutenant Scott Walker
  • Mighty Mighty Drillsons: Lieutenant Daniel Jarra

Notes

• They own few advanced technology and reserved it for the best pilots.
• Tanks with infantry support.

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Bibliography

• Mercenaries Supplemental