Hessian Horsemen
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| Hessian Horsemen | |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
History[edit]
In January 3059, the Hessian Horsemen took a contract on the planet Durham from the Draconis Combine. They were employed to prevent the raids of a pirate band known as Corazon's Cossacks. They were also tasked with locating the pirate base of operations and destroying the raiders as well. Later the same month the pirates arrived via a pirate point located close to Durham's moon and made planetfall. The Horsemen repelled this attack and managed to plant an undercover agent within the Cossacks' ranks. This spy allowed them to track the pirates back to their base. In March the Horsemen ambushed a group of Cossacks on Labbezanga and in April they had tracked the pirates to Isfahan and destroyed them in combat.[1][2]
During this contract the Horsemen made use of both their Intruders for action in space, using them to ferry platoons of marines in boarding actions that captured two pirate JumpShips.
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of Hessian Horsemen | |||
| Colonel | Elsebeth van Tassel | 3059[1] | |
Other Officers[1][edit]
- Captain Yuri Rostov was head of the Horsemen's security company of infantry.
- Captain Glen Howe commanded the heavy armor company
- Captain Cade Warrant commanded the VTOL company
- Captain Sylvia Dane commanded the fighter squadron
- Captain de Soto commanded Bravo company of the space marines on board the Corvine
- Lieutenant Takeshi Omata commanded Striker lance
- Lieutenant Heinz Mueller commanded Anvil lance
Composition History[edit]
3059[edit]
Hessian Horsemen (1 Combined Arms Batallion)[1]
- 1 BattleMech company
- 2 space marine companies
- 1 foot infantry company
- 1 armor company consisting of 12 Schrek PPC Carriers
- 1 VTOL squadron consisting of 12 Cavalry Attack Helicopters
- 1 aerospace fighter squadron consisting of 6 Thunderbirds
Transport Assets[1][edit]
- 2 Invader-class JumpShips
- 2 Intruder assault DropShips, Raven, Corvine
- 1 Leopard-class 'Mech carrier DropShip, Tisiphone
- 1 Unspecified DropShip-class, Ramshackle
- 1 Union-class 'Mech carrier DropShip
The Horsemen captured a Scout-class and a Merchant-class JumpShip during the course of their contract, but it remains unknown if the Horsemen kept possession of these JumpShips.