Field Manual: Mercenaries

Field Manual: Mercenaries
Product information
Type	Sourcebook
Development	Bryan Nystul Randall N. Bills (assistance)
Primary writing	Loren L. Coleman (writing) Rob Cruz, Diane Piron-Gelman (editing)
Pages	163
Cover Artwork	Matt Wilson (art) John Bridegroom (layout)
Interior Artwork	Liz Danforth, Mike Jackson, Dave Martin, Mark Zug (interior color section)
Illustrations	Tom Baxa Joel Biske John Bridegroom Jeff Laubenstein Fred Hooper Scott James Larry MacDougall Mike Nielsen Roger Peterson Loston Wallace
Publication information
Publisher	FASA
Product code	1701
First published	1 September 1997
ISBN-10	1-55560-289-4
ISBN-13	978-1-55560-289-5
MSRP	$20.00
Content
Era	Clan Invasion era
Timeline	1 October 3059
Series	Field Manuals series
Preceded by	Field Manual: Free Worlds League
Followed by	Field Manual: Crusader Clans

Description

Field Manual: Mercenaries is the third release in the Field Manuals series and contains detailed information about various mercenary units, their history, composition, tactics and employer status as of 1 October 3059. It includes additional rules for BattleTech and MechWarrior, Second Edition, as well as new battle armor.

In addition, the sourcebook provides rules for how to run your very own mercenary outfit, from creation to combat to administration. To this end, it provides a fictional treatment to Outreach and the Outreach Mercenary Training Command, as well as common mercenary employers, markets, and contract types. In the rules section, players find rules concerning creating their own mercenary unit from scratch, developing supporting assets, figuring out logistics, negotiating their contracts, and determining their Dragoon Rating.

From the Back Cover

“

NO WAR TOO SMALL, NO FEE TOO HIGH For nearly 300 years, war has raged across the Inner Sphere as the rival Successor States fought one another and fearsome invaders called the Clans. This maelstrom of conflict has created untold suffering and destruction -- and a never-ending demand for the services of mercenary soldiers. BattleTech Field Manual: Mercenaries provides an in-depth look at mercenaries in the 31st century, from the inner workings of a mercenary unit to detailed profiles of more than forty prominent mercenary bands. This how-to manual for would-be soldiers of fortune includes the histories, officers and favorite tactics of select mercenary units. special rules that reflect the unique capabilities of each mercenary command, and rules for creating and running your own BattleTech mercenary units.

”

Contents

• A Day in a Merc's Life (short story)

• Introduction

• Professional Soldiering
  • Mercenaries Throughout History
  • Modern Mercenary Life

• Outreach
  • Mercenary System
  • Mercenary Database
  • Training

• Employment and Contracts
  • Employment
  • Contracts

• Assets and Organization
  • BattleMech Assets
  • Aerospace Assets
  • Armor Assets
  • Infantry Assets
  • Technical Support
  • Rank Structures and Insignia
  • Uniforms
  • Medals and Decorations

• Mercenary Unit Briefs
  • Ace Darwin's WhipIts
  • Avanti's Angels
  • Barber's Marauder IIs
  • Battle Magic
  • The Black Omen
  • Blackstone Highlanders
  • Blue Star Irregulars
  • Brion's Legion
  • Bronson's Horde
  • Burr's Black Cobras
  • Canopian Highlanders
  • Twenty-first Centauri Lancers
  • Crimson Crusaders
  • The Dioscuri
  • The Furies
  • Gray Death Legion
  • Grim Determination
  • Hansen's Roughriders
  • Hell's Black Aces
  • Jacob's Juggernauts
  • Kell Hounds
  • Khorsakhov's Cossacks
  • Kristen's Krushers
  • Lindon's Battalion
  • Little Richard's Panzer Brigade
  • Longwood's Bluecoats
  • Mobile Fire
  • Narhal's Raiders
  • Quint's Olympian Groundpounders
  • Ramilie's Raiders
  • Romanov's Crusaders
  • Rubinsky's Renegades
  • Smithson's Chinese Bandits
  • Stalwart Support
  • Storm's Metal Thunder
  • Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers
  • Twelfth Vegan Rangers
  • Vinson's Vigilantes
  • Waco Rangers
  • Wannamaker's Widowmakers
  • Wilson's Hussars
  • Wolf's Dragoons
  • Wolverton's Highlanders

• Mercenary Employment Roster (as of 1 October 3059)

• Rules
  • Creating Scenarios
  • Unit Generation
  • Mercenary Commands
  • Training
  • Mercenary Battle Armor
    • Gray Death Light Scout Armor

• Creating a Mercenary Unit
  • Unit Creation
  • Step 1: Create a Leader
  • Step 2: Assemble Founding Members
  • Step 3: Open Recruiting and Battlefield Experience
  • Step 4: Obtain Equipment
  • Step 5: Buy DropShips/JumpShips
  • Step 6: Determine Payroll, Maintenance Costs and Support Requirements
  • Step 7: Name the Mercenary Command and Establish Standing Funds

• Running a Mercenary Unit
  • Dragoons Rating
  • Contract Offers
  • Contract Negotiations
  • Mission
  • Maintenance
  • Unit Specialization

• Index

Notes

• Much of the information provided in this sourcebook was later revised and updated in Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised.
• There was a Corrected 1999 Printing.
• The trademarked title was BattleTech Field Manual: Mercenaries.