Mercenaries Supplemental Update
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| Mercenaries Supplemental Update | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Sourcebook Supplemental |
| Development | Herbert A. Beas II |
| Primary writing | Herbert A. Beas II, Nicholas Marsala (writing) Randall N. Bills, Loren L. Coleman, Warner Doles, Chris Hartford, Ken Horner, Kevin Killiany, Camille Klein, David L. McCulloch, Ben H. Rome, Paul Sjardijn, David Stansel-Garner, Christoffer M. Trossen, Øystein Tvedten, Phaedra M. Weldon, Andreas Zuber (additional writing) Jason M. Hardy (editing) |
| Pages | 160 |
| Cover Artwork | Michael Komarck (art) Michaela Eaves (design & layout) |
| Illustrations | Robert Atkinson Brent Dill Chris Lewis |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | FanPro |
| Product code | 35028 |
| First published | 30 August 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | 1-932564-74-8 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-932564-74-7 |
| MSRP | $24.99 |
| Content | |
| Era | Jihad era |
| Timeline | 3071 |
| Series | Field Manuals series |
| Preceded by | Mercenaries Supplemental II |
Description[edit]
Mercenaries Supplemental Update is the fourth and final entry in the series of sourcebooks detailing mercenary units, that started with Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, bringing the remaining major mercenary commands into the year 3071 and the Jihad. Along with brand-new units, the title also provides the status of the Inner Sphere's various Hiring Halls, rules for running units during this specific period and some new battlefield units.
From the Back Cover[edit]
| “ | THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION
In October 3067, a war begun that unleashed the horrors upon the Great Houses, atrocities thought abandoned with the First Succession War. And for the mercenaries of the Inner Sphere, this war has far-reaching consequences. With the heart and soul of the mercenary trade annihilated on Outreach, the reliability of every mercenary command is called into question. Some Houses now consider their most stalwart work-for-hire commands as enemies, and mercenaries, from the elite to the dregs, are fighting for their lives... and more importantly, their reputations. Classic BattleTech Mercenaries Supplemental Update details the fallout of the opening years of the Jihad and its impact on mercenaries. This product updates all major mercenary commands currently embroiled in the Jihad, covers the various Hiring Halls, and provides details on brand-new mercenary commands springing up from the remains of commands shattered in the opening years of the Jihad. Mercenaries Supplemental includes rules for running mercenary commands during this era and a section detailing newly premiered battlefield units. |
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Contents[edit]
- Paying Dues (short story)
- Introduction
- Mercenaries of the Jihad
- The Rolls of Honor
- The Price of Infamy
- The Merc's Most Wanted: 3071
- Hiring Hall Updates
- Force Brief Updates: 3071
- The Forty-eighth
- The Arcadians
- Avanti's Angels
- Bad Dream
- Bannockburn's Bandits
- Barrett's Fusiliers
- The Battle Corps
- Black Angus Boys
- Black Cats
- Black Heart Roses
- Blackhearts
- Blackstone Highlanders
- Blanc's Coyotes
- Brion's Legion
- Burr's Black Cobras
- Camacho's Caballeros
- Canned Heat
- Twenty-first Centauri Lancers
- Chaos Irregulars
- Clean Kill
- Clifton's Rangers
- Crater Cobras
- Crimson Crusaders
- Cunningham's Commandos
- Dante's Detectives
- Devil's Brigade
- Dioscuri
- Dragonslayers
- Federated Freemen
- Fighting Intellectuals
- The Furies
- Golden Boys
- Gordon's Armored Cavalry
- Grave Walkers
- Green Machine
- Green Mountain Boys
- Greenburg's Godzillas
- Gregg's Long Striders
- Griffin's Pride
- Group W
- Hampton's Hessens
- Hansen's Roughriders
- Harcourt's Destructors
- Harlock's Warriors
- Head Hunters
- Heart of Blake
- HeavyHell Raisers
- Hell's Black Aces
- Hsien Hotheads
- Illician Lancers
- Jacob's Juggernauts
- Kell Hounds
- Khasparov's Knights
- Killer Bees
- Kirkpatrick's Invaders
- Knights of St. Cameron
- Kraken Unleashed
- The Krushers
- Langendorf Lancers
- Langford Wraiths
- Legion of the Rising Sun
- Lethal Injection
- Lexington Combat Group
- Lone Star Regiment
- Lone Wolves
- Longwood's Bluecoats
- Medusans
- Narhal's Raiders
- O'Gordon's Rifles
- One-Eyed Jacks
- Pandora's Box
- Periphery Star Guard
- Prey's Divisionals
- Raging Horde
- Raymond's Redcoats
- Redfield's Renegades
- Reed's Brew
- Romanov's Crusaders
- Rubinsky's Light Horse
- Rubinsky's Renegades
- Sathen's Snipers
- Screaming Eagles
- Simonson's Cutthroats
- Skibinski's Salvage
- Snord's Irregulars
- Star Seeds
- Summer's Storm
- Thor's Hammers
- The Thumpers
- Tooth of Ymir
- Vandelay's Valkyries
- Vanguard Legion
- Twelfth Vegan Rangers
- Wannamaker's Widowmakers
- Wilson's Hussars
- Winfield's Regiment
- Wolf's Dragoons
- Mercenary Commands
- Mercenary Rules Annex
- New Units
- Record Sheets
Notes[edit]
- One notable difference from the previous releases is that the unit briefs do not include a detailed breakdown on the sub-units of the forces presented. Instead, the written history of the unit may be longer.