Wilson's Hussars

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History

For years Wilson’s Hussars had been seen as the prime example of the hard-luck mercenary command, with other mercenaries uttering their name as an analogy of failure and poverty. In an effort to reverse this, Major Donna Wilson launched a one-woman crusade to bring her Hussars back from the brink of oblivion as soon as she assumed command in the mid-3050s. Arriving on Outreach in 3056 on board a decrepit—and, as some suggested, stolen—DropShip, the Hussars began a desperate hunt for new contracts that finally struck gold when a small-time freelance security force offered to join the command, infusing the Hussars with new blood and new capabilities. The much-needed boost helped the Hussars win a contract with the Federated Suns on the eve of the FedCom Civil War, where the reformed Hussars would finally face their trial by fire. The FedCom Civil War proved to be the career turning point that Wilson’s Hussars needed when they led an ad-hoc force of assorted smaller merc units to victory against the 17th Arcturan Guards on Small World. Emerging victorious by the fall of 3066, when the fighting for Small World ended the Hussars signed a new longterm contract with the Federated Suns and settled down on Nopah to rest, refit, and await new orders. The start of the Jihad soon found the Hussars on the defensive. Though they took no part in the initial strikes of Duke Hasek’s Operation Sovereign Justice or the defense against the Capellan counterattack, the Hussars were still placed on alert as the Word of Blake’s forces surged beyond their Chaos March conquests to expand their Protectorate in all directions. In late 3068, Blake troops finally hit Nopah. The combined-arms Hussars quickly went to ground after the zealots landed, fighting hit-and-run actions until they were able to retreat to Valexa by early 3069. Desperate to maintain the defensive lines against Blake encroachment, the AFFS officially reassigned the Hussars to Valexa in June 3069 and extended their contract through 3072.

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 5th 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.

Composition

3067

Wilson’s Hussars(1 Battalion/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 technologies and reserved it for the best pilots.
• Tanks with infantry support.

Gallery

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Bibliography

• Mercenaries Supplemental
• Mercenaries Supplemental Update