https://www.sarna.net/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Tosta+Dojen&feedformat=atomBattleTechWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T15:05:14ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.34.4https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Deidre%27s_Destroyers&diff=644001Deidre's Destroyers2020-12-30T20:54:59Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Deidre's Destroyers<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[2970]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Deidre's Destroyers''' were one of several [[mercenary unit]]s in a "large contingent" of mercenaries contracted by the [[Federated Suns]] to raid [[Spica]] in [[2970]]; other named mercenary units in the action include [[Brighton's Irregulars]] and [[Gunther's Grenadiers]]. The mercenaries were surprised and all but destroyed by the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s [[Red Lancers]] together with the [[Prefectorate Guard]], netting the defending Capellan forces sixteen salvaged [['Mech]]s of all types.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 77</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Deidre's Destroyers'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Deidre's Destroyers]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Brighton%27s_Irregulars&diff=644000Brighton's Irregulars2020-12-30T20:54:24Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Brighton's Irregulars<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[2970]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Brighton's Irregulars''' were one of several [[mercenary unit]]s in a "large contingent" of mercenaries that [[Federated Suns]] sent to raid [[Spica]] in [[2970]]; other named mercenary units in the action include [[Gunther's Grenadiers]] and [[Deidre's Destroyers]]. The mercenaries were surprised and all but destroyed by the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s [[Red Lancers]] together with the [[Prefectorate Guard]], netting the defending [[Capellan Confederation]] forces sixteen salvaged [['Mech]]s of all types.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 77</ref><br />
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Brighton's Irregulars'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Beaufort%27s_Cossacks&diff=643999Beaufort's Cossacks2020-12-30T20:53:37Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Beaufort's Cossacks<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
'''Beaufort's Cossacks''' were a [[mercenary unit]] and as of [[2970]] employed by the [[Federated Suns]] and located on [[Moravian]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Led by one Colonel Regnus, the unit became known for a peculiar mutiny in 2970: A clause in their contract with the government stipulated that all unit members would get a free meal twice a week at a local [[Triple-F]] restaurant, the most popular food chain in the Federated Suns at the time. Shortly after the arrival of Beaufort's Cossacks on the planet [[Capellan Confederation]] naval forces blockaded the planet. When the mercenaries did not get exactly what they ordered from Triple-F, Colonel Regnus accused Triple-F of defaulting on the unit's food supply contract to which the manager replied by blaming the naval blockade for supply shortages (which was presumably untrue given that Triple-F only had to import pickles, sesame seeds, and whale meat from offworld). This in turn caused the Cossacks to go on a rampage against Colonel Regnus' orders, commandeering civilian vehicles, shouting, discharging their weapons and storming the Triple-F franchise, demanding pickles and also items that Triple-F did not actually use in their products (suggesting they might have mixed Triple-F up with a smaller competing chain).<ref name=HD88>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 88 ("Have it your way" sidebox)</ref><br />
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Since no civilians were hurt despite all the commotion and weapons discharges, Colonel Regnus took no disciplinary action.<br />
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The whole incident was covered in "From A Child’s History of Mutinies", by Henrietta Chabriole, Subversive Press, 3021.<ref name=HD88/><br />
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==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Beaufort's Cossacks'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[Colonel]]||Regnus||[[2970]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Randal%27s_Wreckers&diff=643997Randal's Wreckers2020-12-30T20:51:30Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Randal's Wreckers<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
'''Randal's Wreckers''' were a [[mercenary unit]] consisting of at least one [[company]] of [[BattleMech]]s.<br />
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==History==<br />
At an unspecified point in time after [[3023]]<ref>Their roster includes a HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'', a design that was introduced in 3023 and would not have been available to the unit before that time</ref> and implicitly prior to the [[Clan Invasion]]<ref>Their lineup as presented includes no advanced (Star League or Clan) technology, suggesting their equipment stems from a time prior to the Clan Invasion and the general technological recovery associated with that time period</ref> they took a contract with a planetary noble on an unspecified world. The objective was a raid against a contested ammunition factory that was defended by the [[Tikonov Rangers]], a similar mercenary unit that the Wreckers were very familiar with.<ref name=F1>''Alpha Strike Quick Start Rules'', p. 22 (scenario "Noble Feud", Game Setup section)</ref><br />
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Both sides called in reinforcements, and the fight escalated into a company vs. company battle where both sides attempted to either seize the factory, or at least enforce a draw by destroying the factory and thus denying it to the enemy.<ref name=F2>''Alpha Strike Quick Start Rules'', p. 24 (scenario "Factory Battle")</ref> The outcome was not described.<br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Randal's Wreckers'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition==<br />
The full company-sized force of Randal's Wreckers that ultimately attacked the factory was composed as follows:<ref name=F2/><br />
*Battle Lance<br />
**WHM-6R ''[[Warhammer]]''<br />
**HCT-3F ''[[Hatchetman]]''<br />
**BL-7-KNT ''[[Black Knight]]''<br />
**CN9-AL ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''<br />
*Cavalry Lance<br />
**FS9-H ''[[Firestarter]]''<br />
**JVN-10N ''[[Javelin]]''<br />
**CLNT-2-3T ''[[Clint]]''<br />
**COM-2D ''[[Commando]]''<br />
*Fire Lance<br />
**MAD-3R ''[[Marauder]]''<br />
**BNC-3E ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''<br />
**TBT-5N ''[[Trebuchet]]''<br />
**BJ-1 ''[[Blackjack]]''<br />
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The initial attack on the factory was carried out by a single [[lance]] composed of the ''Marauder'', ''Hatchetman'', ''Firestarter'', and (notably) a WHM-6D ''Warhammer''<ref name=F1/> that did not take part in the escalated battle,<ref name=F2/> suggesting it was destroyed in the initial action. They faced a virtually identical lance from the Tikonov Rangers.<ref name=F1/><br />
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A second ''Marauder'' and a second ''Firestarter'' may have been involved in the first battle on the Wreckers' side,<ref>''Alpha Strike Quick Start Rules'', p. 22 (scenario "Noble Feud", Variation section)</ref> but like the Wreckers' -6D ''Warhammer'' these 'Mechs did not appear in the later, bigger battle. It is unclear if these 'Mechs were part of the unit or possibly contributed by their employer or another mercenary unit, or if they were even actually present. If they took part in the first fight, it stands to reason they could not fight in the larger subsequent battle because they had been destroyed.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Alpha Strike Quick Start Rules]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Potter%27s_Pounders&diff=643996Potter's Pounders2020-12-30T20:49:45Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Potter's Pounders<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Potter's Pounders''' were a [[mercenary unit]] that fought on [[Odessa]] in May [[3076]], saving [[Lyran Alliance]] forces from being overrun by the [[Word of Blake]]. At the time, they were described as a [[lance]]-sized unit massing 380 tons.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 37 ("Rogue Bears hit Odessa!" article)</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Potter's Pounders'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Shady_Ladies&diff=643995Shady Ladies2020-12-30T20:49:10Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Shady Ladies<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
The '''Shady Ladies''' were a [[mercenary unit]] of unspecified size and composition, mentioned to be in the employ of [[House Kurita]] in the period between [[2953]] and [[2963]].<br />
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They were specifically named alongside [[McGee's Cutthroats]] and the [[Plague Boys]] as one of the best-equipped units in the entire [[Draconis Combine]] during that time, because of a freeze in the military budget and production planning during that time period that resulted in many [[DCMS]] units being reduced to barter for certain spare parts (as they could not make use of the same range of legal and illegal means of obtaining parts as mercenaries could).<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine'', p. 86</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Shady Ladies'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Plague_Boys&diff=643993Plague Boys2020-12-30T20:48:25Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Plague Boys<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
The '''Plague Boys''' were a [[mercenary unit]] of unspecified size and composition, mentioned to be in the employ of the [[Draconis Combine]] in the period between [[2953]] and [[2963]].<br />
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They were specifically named alongside [[McGee's Cutthroats]] and the [[Shady Ladies]] as one of the best-equipped units in the entire Draconis Combine during that time, because of a freeze in the military budget and production planning during that time period that resulted in many [[DCMS]] units being reduced to barter for certain spare parts (as they could not make use of the same range of legal and illegal means of obtaining parts as mercenaries could).<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 86</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Plague Boys'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Pandora%27s_Box_(Mercenary_Command)&diff=643991Pandora's Box (Mercenary Command)2020-12-30T20:47:43Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{otheruses|the mercenary unit|the MWDA scenario|Pandora's Box (scenario)}}<br />
{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = [[File:Pandoras_Box_logo_MSU.jpg|150px]]<br />
| Designation = Pandora's Box<br />
| Formed = [[3057]]<br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
'''Pandora's Box''' was a [[mercenary unit]] formed on [[Gan Singh]] in the [[Chaos March]] from several orphaned military and mercenary commands that had nowhere to go in the wake of [[Operation Guerrero]].<ref name=MSU>''Mercenary Supplemental Update'', p. 94</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Hoping to escape Gan Singh as it devolved into chaos, enigmatic mercenary commander [[Pandora Black]] formed an ad-hoc command on Gan Singh from remnants of the [[3rd Donegal Guards]], the [[1st FedCom RCT]], a small irregular [[Capellan Confederation]] unit called TaoTao KowGun Laufu and the Dark Night, a mercenary unit that had not even lasted long enough to properly register with the [[MRBC]].<ref name=MSU/><br />
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Black managed to broker a deal with the forming [[Styk Commonality]] in [[3058]] for their first contract, a lucrative garrison contract that extended into [[3061]]. Pandora's Box was not yet properly registered as a mercenary unit with the MRBC at the time, which technically marked them an irregular unit and later dragged their [[Dragoon Rating]] down somewhat.<ref name=MSU/><br />
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]] Pandora's Box hired out primarily as a troubleshooter or short-term high-risk garrison force, mostly for nobles or large corporations. Their subsequent contracts during the [[Jihad]] were so low-profile that the MRBC figured they might simply be hiding from potential [[Word of Blake]] reprisals; however, the unit was also known for taking off-the-books jobs (another factor dragging their Dragoon Rating down).<ref name=MSU/><br />
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In [[3136]] was searching for a new contract, asking possible employers to contact them on the mercenary center on [[Irian]].<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/downloads/ Levin's List]</ref><br />
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In [[3140]] Pandora's Box was garrisoning [[Wisconsin]] when the [[Hateful Survivors]] pirate band raided the planet. The raid was repelled, but Lieutenant Sarafina Black was killed in the action.<ref name=TRO3145M>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 26</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Pandora's Box'''<br />
|-<br />
| ||[[Pandora Black]]||[[3057]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Colonel]]||[[Wilhelmina Sturgeon]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p182/><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Equipment==<br />
Parts from [[Tao MechWorks]] on [[Styk]] helped grow the unit to [[company]] size during their first contract, and on the [[Mercenary's Star]] of [[Outreach]] they later expanded to two companies and, by [[3071]], a battalion consisting of three strengthened companies, two composed of 'Mechs and one of mixed vehicles and infantry.<ref name=MSU/><br />
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In the battle on Wisconsin in 3140, Pandora's Box deployed three lances of ''[[Koshi (BattleMech)|Koshi]]''s.<ref name=TRO3145M/><br />
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As of [[3145]], Pandora's Box was two battalions strong, and led by Colonel [[Wilhelmina Sturgeon]]. They were employed by the [[Free Worlds League]] and deployed on [[Asuncion]]. The command was a Regular/Reliable unit rated at a "D"-rating and operating at eighty percent of nominal full strength.<ref name=FM3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182</ref> They counted former [[Solaris Games]] contender Captain [[Margeaux Le Maire]], a once-famous ''[[Carronade]]'' pilot, among their roster.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 146</ref><br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''<br />
*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]''<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Ogoun%27s_Machete&diff=643989Ogoun's Machete2020-12-30T20:46:54Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Ogoun's Machete<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Ogoun's Machete''' is a [[mercenary unit]] indigenous to the world of [[Siendou]]. Situated in a region abandoned by the collapsing [[Free Worlds League]], this independent world is a constitutional theocracy where the global faith, the Siva Lwa, does not allow its followers to serve in a national military but does not preclude professional soldierism as mercenaries. (It is unclear from the context is Ogoun's Machete is a regular mercenary unit registered with the [[MRBC]], or the equivalent of a local militia).<br />
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In August of [[3140]], [[deep periphery]] raiders called [[Hellion Harpies]] attempted to raid the ostensibly undefended planet, only to run afoul of the local mercenaries. At the Chaine de la Selle diamond mining site, one of the planet's four key mining sites that had raider [['Mech]]s dropped on them, Sister Ayo Olobumni of Ogoun's Machete met the attackers with her [[lance]] of ''[[Black Hawk (BattleMech)|Black Hawk]]''s (''Black Hawk 3'' variant), destroying a ''[[Merlin]]'', two ''[[Lineholder]]''s and a ''[[JagerMech]]'' and forcing a ''[[Shockwave]]'' pilot to surrender (and be the sole survivor).<ref name=TRO3145Mp34>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 34</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Ogoun's Machete'''<br />
|-<br />
| Sister||[[Ayo Olobumni]]||[[3140]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Exact details unknown, but they own a [[lance]] of ''[[Black Hawk (BattleMech)|Black Hawk]]''s (''Black Hawk 3'' variant).<ref name=TRO3145Mp34/><br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=ManMangler&diff=643988ManMangler2020-12-30T20:45:06Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = ManMangler<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
The '''ManMangler''' [[mercenary unit]] conducted a reconnaissance raid against [[Milligan's World]] at some point not too long after [[3110]] (but before [[3145]]), apparently in the employ of [[House Kurita]].<br />
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The ManManglers deployed a mixed company of [[Hover APC]]s and light [['Mech]]s, but were intercepted on the Doone Plains by a [[ProtoMech]] force from the [[3rd Raven Auxiliaries (Clan Snow Raven)|3rd Raven Auxiliaries]]. The ManManglers lost most of their infantry and two of their 'Mechs in the fighting, and retreated.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 46 (''Hippogriff'' ProtoMech entry, "Deployment")</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the ManMangler'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Hard_Riders&diff=643987Hard Riders2020-12-30T20:44:16Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Hard Riders<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
The '''Hard Riders''' were a [['Mech]] [[mercenary unit]] of unspecified size and assigned to defend the city of Fasolht on the [[Federated Suns]] world of [[Quentin]] as of mid-[[3023]], when [[Wolf's Dragoons]] attacked at the tip of a [[Draconis Combine]] force. The Hard Riders and elements of the [[Snake Stompers]] in Fasolht were ordered on a flanking maneuver, but the mercenaries agreed that it was a diversion and that the real attack would come against Fasolht.<br />
<br />
Together with the armor and [[APC]]s of the Fasolht Defense Team the Hard Riders moved out of the Steel Valley (where the [[Independence Weaponry]] complex is located). <br />
<br />
The recalcitrant mercenaries would be proven right when the [[2nd Sword of Light]] assaulted the city, but it was noted that the defenders suffered heavily.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 73-76</ref> The specific fate of the Hard Riders was not mentioned.<br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Hard Riders'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Wolves on the Border]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Lennox%27s_Longriders&diff=643986Lennox's Longriders2020-12-30T20:42:19Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Lennox's Longriders<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Lennox's Longriders''' were a [[mercenary unit]] of unspecified size and composition. It is known that the unit unsuccessfully tried to make it in the [[Solaris Games|games]] on [[Solaris VII]] after falling on hard times circa [[3052]].<ref name=SL85>''Star Lord'', pp. 84-85</ref><br />
<br />
They purchased one (unspecified) BattleMech from the [[AFFC]] that was sold for scrap. This [['Mech]] surfaced again on [[Galatea]] and was officially listed as sold for parts in [[3056]], though it wound up in a false-flag terror raid on [[Shiro III]] by [[Stefan Amaris VII]]'s forces where it was extensively damaged and left behind.<ref name=SL85/><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Lennox's Longriders'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Star Lord (novel)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Laws_Flight&diff=643984Laws Flight2020-12-30T20:41:42Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Laws Flight<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Laws Flight''' were a helicopter-only [[mercenary unit]] in the [[Succession Wars era]], and were noted users of the [[Warrior H-7]] attack helicopter.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In [[3021]], they defended [[Kimball VI]] against a raid by [[Wilson's Hussars]] (who were then working for [[Redjack Ryan]]). In this action, '''Laws Flight''' harassed the lighter elements of the raiding force and lured them into Serval Canyon, a box canyon where infantry ambushed the attackers with man-portable [[Standard SRM Launcher|short-range missile launchers]] and [[inferno]] missiles.<ref name=CMMp72>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 72 (Wilson's Hussars entry, "Escape from Kimball VI" scenario box)</ref> The raiders retreated, leaving three crippled 'Mechs behind.<ref name="TRO3026">''Technical Readout: 3026'', p. 16; ''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 20</ref> (One source<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 26</ref> refers to this action as the famous "defense of Kimball II in 3021", which is apparently in error. It should be noted that Kimball II is indeed the primary inhabited world in the Kimball system, with Kimball VI only a minor mining outpost.)<br />
<br />
After that, the unit was moved to [[Liezen]] once the planet had been recaptured by the [[LCAF]], where they assisted in counter-insurgency operations in the mountains. During those years the unit did little of note, causing it to suffer from morale issues and an increasing lack of operational readiness. Eventually, only four Warriors were left operational.<br />
<br />
Since [[Lindy Laws]] inherited the unit from her mother, she has turned the fortunes of the company around.<ref name=TRO3050Up150/><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Laws Flight'''<ref name="TRO3026"/><br />
|-<br />
| [[Commander]]||[[Nancy Laws]]||[[3021]] - [[3030]]<ref name=CMMp72/><ref name="TRO3026"/><br />
|-<br />
| Commander||[[Lindy Laws]]||[[3071]]<ref name=TRO3050Up150>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 150 "Ripper"</ref><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Since Lindy Laws took command, the Laws Flight moves toward opponents and drops off their infantry under cover. The infantry harasses the enemy until they come across the hidden anti-mech infantry, who then ambush them.<ref name=TRO3050Up150/><br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
===3025===<br />
A [[company]] of [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7 helicopters]].<ref name="TRO3026"/><br />
<br />
===3071===<br />
A mix of [[Ripper]]-Ks and Warriors.<ref name=TRO3050Up150/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]''<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]''<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]''<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''<br />
*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Laws Flight]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Lafayette_Legion&diff=643982Lafayette Legion2020-12-30T20:40:40Z<p>Tosta Dojen: </p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Lafayette Legion<br />
| Formed = ca. 3067<br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Pirate]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
Described as a "new" pirate band when they raided [[Acamar]] on 8 January [[3068]], the '''Lafayette Legion''' were a [[pirate]] group formed by disgruntled [[House Liao]] expatriates from the planet [[Liberty]] (formerly Carver V). They had stolen a [[JumpShip]] and several [[DropShip]]s and begun raiding border worlds in the [[Chaos March]] and the [[Federated Suns]]' [[Draconis March]], with a focus on former [[Capellan Confederation]] worlds.<ref name=ViW>''Dawn of the Jihad''/''Blake Ascending'', pp. 146-147</ref><ref name=TC>''Total Chaos'', pp. 50-51</ref><br />
<br />
On 8 January 3068 they raided the Contard mining facility on Acamar, where they faced [[Cumberland's Missiliers]].<ref name=ViW/><ref name=TC/> One of their DropShips was downed by the defenders, and the Legion had to limp back to orbit, leaving the Missiliers several 'Mechs to salvage.<ref name=TC/><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Lafayette Legion'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''<br />
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''<br />
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''<br />
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[[Category:Pirate Commands|Lafayette Legion]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Lafayette_Legion&diff=643981Lafayette Legion2020-12-30T20:40:11Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Lafayette Legion<br />
| Formed = ca. 3067<br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Pirate]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
Described as a "new" pirate band when they raided [[Acamar]] on 8 January [[3068]], the '''Lafayette Legion''' were a [[pirate]] group formed by disgruntled [[House Liao]] expatriates from the planet [[Liberty]] (formerly Carver V). They had stolen a [[JumpShip]] and several [[DropShip]]s and begun raiding border worlds in the [[Chaos March]] and the [[Federated Suns]]' [[Draconis March]], with a focus on former [[Capellan Confederation]] worlds.<ref name=ViW>''Dawn of the Jihad''/''Blake Ascending'', pp. 146-147</ref><ref name=TC>''Total Chaos'', pp. 50-51</ref><br />
<br />
On 8 January 3068 they raided the Contard mining facility on Acamar, where they faced [[Cumberland's Missiliers]].<ref name=ViW/><ref name=TC/> One of their DropShips was downed by the defenders, and the Legion had to limp back to orbit, leaving the Missilers several 'Mechs to salvage.<ref name=TC/><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Lafayette Legion'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''<br />
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''<br />
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''<br />
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[[Category:Pirate Commands|Lafayette Legion]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Kelly%27s_Killers&diff=643980Kelly's Killers2020-12-30T20:38:41Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Kelly's Killers<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[3027]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Kelly's Killers''' were a [[mercenary unit]]. In or before [[3027]] they were destroyed as an effective unit when [[House Davion]] raided [[New Mendham]]. (This implies they were stationed on New Mendham, and in [[House Kurita]] employ at the time.) The unit's debt to the [[Draconis Combine]] was subsequently paid through service with the [[Legion of Vega]] by what was left of them; they arrived on [[Marfik]] in December of 3027 to begin their service.<ref>''Heir to the Dragon'', p. 95 (Chapter 20)</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Kelly's Killers'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Heir to the Dragon]]'' (page references are for the 1989 [[FASA]] print edition)<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Helmut%27s_Legion&diff=643979Helmut's Legion2020-12-30T20:38:01Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Helmut's Legion<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Helmut's Legion''' (not to be confused with [[Helmut's Hermits]], who were destroyed during the [[Jihad]]) was a [[mercenary unit]] under Colonel Lauren Helmut. As of 31 December [[3145]] were under contract with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and stationed on [[Ciotat]], [[Furillo]] and [[Trent (system)|Trent]]. At this time they were considered a reliable veteran unit, with A-rated equipment and at 75% nominal strength.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Helmut's Legion'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[Colonel]]||[[Lauren Helmut]]||[[3145]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Hal%27s_Heinous_Halberds&diff=643978Hal's Heinous Halberds2020-12-30T20:36:37Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Designation = Hal's Heinous Halberds<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[3068]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
'''Hal's Heinous Halberds''' were a [[mercenary unit]] described as an armored [[battalion]],<ref name=MSU>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 12</ref> including at least one full [[company]] of [[Combat Vehicle#Assault Vehicles|assault tanks]].<ref name=BA196>''Blake Ascending'', p. 196 = ''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 36</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In September of [[3068]] they were part of a group of mercenaries hired by one [[Mr. Askai]] for an attack against [[Gienah]], specifically the [[Gienah Automotive]] and [[Gienah Combat Vehicles]] sites.<ref name=BA196/><br />
<br />
While the mercenary forces gathered at the Gienah [[jump point]], Hal's Heinous Halberds arrived almost a week late, only to suffer a total failure of the power plant on their ''[[Gazelle]]'' class [[DropShip]]—the vessel carrying the assault tank company, though it remains unclear if they even had more than this one DropShip—which delayed the burn in-system even more. During the wait, additional mercenary forces appeared and ordered the mercenaries already gathered at the jump point to surrender (they were all on the same side, but the newly arrived force thought those still at the jump point must be an interception force). This caused limited combat action among the mercenaries that caused casualties, and two outfits hijacked a [[JumpShip]] and fled. Hal's Heinous Halberds immediately surrendered, then un-surrendered when the misunderstanding was cleared up. At least some of their fellow mercenaries lost any respect they may have had for Hal's Heinous Halberds, referring to them as "idiots" and "a bunch of clowns".<ref name=BA196/><br />
<br />
One ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShip was 'plugged' in a skirmish with [[aerospace fighter]]s during the chaos at the jump point; unclear wording suggests it may have belonged to Hal's Heinous Halberds.<ref name=BA196/><br />
<br />
The mess at the jump point had also ruined the cooperation among the various mercenaries conducting the mission.<ref name=MSU/> They did carry out the attack successfully, but found stronger-than-expected resistance from the militia and corporate security.<ref name=BA196/> Mistrust, poor coordination and communication failures among the mercenaries allowed late-arriving reinforcements in the form of [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] to destroy Hal's Heinous Halberds by December of 3068.<ref name=MSU/><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Hal's Heinous Halberds'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Blake Ascending]]''<br />
*''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''<br />
*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Hudson%27s_Legion&diff=643976Hudson's Legion2020-12-30T20:35:49Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Hudson's Legion<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
A mercenary unit of unspecified size and composition, by the early 2740s '''Hudson's Legion''' was amongst the mercenary forces employed by the [[Free Worlds League]] against the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and the [[Star League Defense Force]] in the [[Third Hidden War]]. The Legion counted a young [[Antilos Legos]] among its officers, whose ruthlessness and efficiency earned him both fear and respect, until his methods became unpalatable for his commanders; he left the unit in [[2747]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 19</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Hudson's Legion'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Vincent%27s_Destroyers&diff=643974Vincent's Destroyers2020-12-30T20:34:29Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Vincent's Destroyers<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Vincent's Destroyers''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for the [[Federated Suns]]. In [[2943]] they attacked the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Hsien]] together with fellow mercenary unit [[Valentina's Armored Scouts]] but were held off by militia supported by a company from the [[Northwind Highlanders]] until an (unnamed) Capellan [[Warrior House]] arrived to drive off the Davion invaders.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 49</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Vincent's Destroyers'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Valentina%27s_Armored_Scouts&diff=643973Valentina's Armored Scouts2020-12-30T20:33:58Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Valentina's Armored Scouts<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Valentina's Armored Scouts''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for the [[Federated Suns]]. In [[2943]] they attacked the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Hsien]] together with fellow mercenary unit [[Vincent's Destroyers]] but were held off by militia supported by a company from the [[Northwind Highlanders]] until an (unnamed) Capellan [[Warrior House]] arrived to drive off the Davion invaders.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 49</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Valentina's Armored Scouts'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Tamara%27s_Black_Sword&diff=643972Tamara's Black Sword2020-12-30T20:32:52Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Tamara's Black Sword<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Tamara's Black Sword''' was a [[mercenary unit]] working for the [[Federated Suns]]. In [[2846]] they attacked the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Carver V]] aiming for stored munitions, but were repelled by [[Blandford's Grenadiers]] of the [[Capellan Hussars]]. It was noted that the Black Sword was more maneuverable than the defenders, which allowed them to destroy half of the defenders' [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] [[battalion]].<ref name=HL:TCCp78>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 78</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Tamara's Black Sword'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2830 ===<br />
'''Tamara's Black Sword''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp95>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 95 </ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Udibi]] with an operational readiness of 110 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp95/><br />
<br />
=== 2864 === <br />
'''Tamara's Black Sword''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp95/><br />
: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Cassias]] with an operational readiness of 82 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp95/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' (Sourcebook)<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Salicia%27s_Defiants&diff=643971Salicia's Defiants2020-12-30T20:31:33Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Salicia's Defiants<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[2822]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Salicia's Defiants''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for [[House Marik]]. They were destroyed on [[Gomeisa]] in [[2822]] by the [[Justinia's Cuirassiers]] regiment of the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]].<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 89</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Salicia's Defiants'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2786 - 2821===<br />
'''Salicia's Défiants''' (Battalion/Regular/Questionable)<ref name= FSSp138>’’ First Succession War’’, p. 138</ref><br />
: Note: In 2821 the medium-weight command was at 100 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Bordon]]. <ref name= FSSp138/><br />
=== 2830 ===<br />
'''Salicia's Défiants''' (Battalion//Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Bordon]] with an operational readiness of 125 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
=== 2864 === <br />
'''Salicia's Défiants''' (Battalion//Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Acubens]] with an operational readiness of 58 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' <br />
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Nathan%27s_Irregulars&diff=643970Nathan's Irregulars2020-12-30T20:30:35Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Nathan's Irregulars<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Nathan's Irregulars''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for [[House Marik]]. In [[2830]] they attacked the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Ling]] but were repelled by [[Vincent's Commandos]] of the [[Liao Reserves]]. The Irregulars lost five [[Manticore]] tanks to the defending combined-arms force of 'Mechs and rocket-armed jump troops.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 86</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Nathan's Irregulars'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2837 ===<br />
'''Nathan's Irregulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the command was considered as heavy-weight. <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
=== 2864 === <br />
'''Nathan's Irregulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Connaught]] with an operational readiness of 71 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Morcock%27s_Crushers&diff=643969Morcock's Crushers2020-12-30T20:28:18Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Morcock's Crushers<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Morcock's Crushers''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for the [[Federated Suns]]. In [[3014]] they took part in a mercenary raid against [[St. Ives]] (implicitly the same famous ill-fated raid that was chiefly conducted by fellow mercenary units [[Kingston's Commandos]] and [[Tristram's Terrorists]]). The defending [[Devon's Armored Infantry]] of the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]] took twelve [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] from Morcock's Crushers prisoner, only for them to be beheaded by Colonel Devon personally who then returned the severed heads preserved in vinegar to the local Federation commander.<ref name=HL>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 89</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Morcock's Crushers'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Mathias%27s_Forlorn_Hope&diff=643968Mathias's Forlorn Hope2020-12-30T20:27:01Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Mathias's Forlorn Hope<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Mathias's Forlorn Hope''' was a [[mercenary unit]] of unspecified size and composition. Implicitly working for the [[Federated Suns]], they were on rest and recovery assignment on [[McHenry]] in [[3022]], and were caught by surprise when [[Hamilton's Cavaliers]] of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] attacked during the second wave of [[McCarron's Long March]]. Over two-thirds of Mathias's Forlorn Hope was destroyed while the survivors surrendered. They were obligated to hand-over four new ''[[Crusader]]'' 'Mechs to the attackers in exchange for their freedom.<ref name=HL>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 54</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Mathias's Forlorn Hope'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Lander%27s_Lancers&diff=643967Lander's Lancers2020-12-30T20:26:03Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Lander's Lancers<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Lander's Lancers''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for [[House Marik]]. In [[2860]] they reportedly staged a large-scale attack against [[Tsamma]] (possibly mixed up with [[Tsanna]]; see Notes below) that was stopped by the defending [[McCormack's Fusiliers]]. It was noted that the Lancers' skillful use of their ''[[Griffin]]''s cost the Fusiliers of over a third of their heavy [[BattleMech]]s, including all of their ''[[Orion]]''s.<ref name=HL>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 80</ref><br />
<br />
In [[2920]] the Fusiliers would gain a belated revenge, deploying an elite assault [[battalion]] against Lander's Lancers in a surprise attack on [[Lopez]]. The Lancers suffered severe damage before they could mount an effective resistance.<ref name=HL/><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Lander's Lancers'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2864 === <br />
'''Lander's Lancers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=2ndSSp98>"Second Succession War", p. 98 </ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]] with an operational readiness of 63 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Given that [[Tsamma]] is deep in [[Federated Suns]] space and was apparently never held by the [[Capellan Confederation]], it is likely that the system the Lancers raided in 2860 was in fact [[Tsanna]], a world that was much fought over by several parties including the Confederation over the years.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Kergawa%27s_Blood_Lances&diff=643966Kergawa's Blood Lances2020-12-30T20:25:17Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Kergawa's Blood Lances<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[2834]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Kergawa's Blood Lances''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for [[House Davion]]. In [[2834]] they attacked [[Tikonov]], only to be wiped out in repeated clashes over a three-day campaign by the defending [[McCormack's Fusiliers]] regiment, who brought massed-firepower to bear from their ''[[Hunchback]]''s and ''[[Orion]]''s.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 80</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Kergawa's Blood Lances'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2830 ===<br />
'''Kergawa's Blood Lances''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp95>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 95 </ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Tawas]] with an operational readiness of 80 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp95/>The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2ndSSp95/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Jarl%27s_Jaegers&diff=643965Jarl's Jaegers2020-12-30T20:23:55Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Jarl's Jaegers<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Jarl's Jaegers''' were a [[mercenary unit]] that fought alongside [[House Marik]] regulars in an attack against [[Northwind]] in [[2865]]. The attackers were driven off in running combats, and Jarl's Jaegers in particular suffered heavy damage from the defending [[First Kearny Highlanders]].<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 81</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Jarl's Jaegers'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2864 === <br />
'''Jarl’s Jaegers''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Irian]] with an operational readiness of 15 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Gordon%27s_Highland_Light&diff=643964Gordon's Highland Light2020-12-30T20:23:24Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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<div>{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
| image = <br />
| Designation = Gordon's Highland Light<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
'''Gordon's Highland Light''' were a [[mercenary unit]] of at least company strength who were stationed on [[Pinard]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]] as of [[3002]]. <br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The [[Capellan Confederation]]'s [[2nd St. Ives Lancers]] staged a recon raid against Pinard in 3002 and captured an entire company of twelve ''[[Panther]]''s from Gordon's Highland Light. It was implied the entire mercenary unit was captured, though it is not spelled out if they consisted of more than said twelve 'Mechs.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 88</ref><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Gordon's Highland Light'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Gladstone%27s_Gladiators&diff=643963Gladstone's Gladiators2020-12-30T20:21:06Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| image = <br />
| Designation = Gladstone's Gladiators<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[2802]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
'''Gladstone's Gladiators''' were a [[mercenary unit]] operating immediately prior to and during the [[First Succession War]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In [[Capellan Confederation]] employ as of [[2761]], Gladstone's Gladiators threatened to destroy the [[Hsien]] munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met following a contract dispute. However, they abandoned the planet after the first [[battalion]] of the [[Second Kearny Highlanders]] retook the munitions depot in a daring nighttime raid.<ref name=HLTCC-82>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 82 "The Capellan Military - BattleMech Regiments - Northwind Highlaners"</ref><br />
<br />
Entering service with the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2784]], <ref name=FSW-35>''First Succession War'', p. 35 "Those Left Behind - Became Mercenary - Free Worlds League"</ref> the Gladiators took part in [[Captain-General]] [[Kenyon Marik]]'s efforts to reclaim the [[Duchy of Andurien]], joining the [[4th Atrean Dragoons|Fourth]] and [[Eleventh Atrean Dragoons]] and the complete [[Baldwin's Cobras Heavy Brigade]] to retake [[Andurien]] itself.<ref name=FSW-60>''First Succession War'', p. 60 "The Succession War (2786-2821) - Flight of the Eagle: House Marik Strikes - Losing Ground"</ref><br />
<br />
The Second Kearny Highlanders took a special interest in tracking down and destroying the Gladiators in the four decades after they fled Hsien. In September of 2802 the Highlanders learned from the [[Maskirovka]] that the Gladiators were en route to [[Zion]]. They raced ahead to Zion, borrowing transport and equipment from the Maskirovka Special Operations Branch, and ambushed the Gladiators on the ground just after they had completed offloading, with aerospace suppressing fire keeping their [[DropShip]]s on the ground. Ten ''[[Ostroc]]'' and three ''[[Assassin]]'' 'Mechs were salvaged from Gladstone's Gladiators, who were destroyed to the last man.<ref name=HLTCC-82/><br />
<br />
==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Gladstone's Gladiators'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2786===<br />
'''Gladstone's Gladiators''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name= FSSp138>’’ First Succession War’’, p. 138</ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Dieudonne]]. The unit was destroyed during the war. <ref name= FSSp138/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]''<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
<br />
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| Designation = Freeman's Fanatics<br />
| Formed = [[2800]]<ref name=FSW-36>''First Succession War'', p. 36 "Those Left Behind - Became Mercenary - Lyran Commonwealth"</ref><br />
| Disbanded = <br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
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'''Freeman's Fanatics''' were a [[mercenary unit]] operating during the early [[Succession Wars era]].<ref name=FSW-140>''First Succession War'', p. 140 "First Succession War Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref> <ref name=SSW-100>''Second Succession War'', p. 100 "Second Succession War Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Mercenary Combat Commands (LCAF)"</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
The Freeman's Fanatics were an ad-hoc [[battalion]] of former [[Rim Worlds Republic]] troops that chose to enter mercenary service with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the middle decades of the [[First Succession War]].<ref name=FSW-36/><br />
<br />
In [[2815]] still under contract to the House Steiner, the Fanatics undertook a highly unusual mission - raiding the water-rich [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Westphalia]]. The defending [[First Chesterton Voltigeurs]] destroyed four of the Fanatics' ''[[Ostsol]]''s with their more mobile ''[[Wasp]]''s over a unique "island hopping" campaign that lasted for several weeks before the Lyran mercenaries withdrew.<ref name=HLTCC-83>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 83</ref> <ref name=FSW-108>''First Succession War'', pp. 108-109 "Oddities of the Succession War - Why, Westphalia?"</ref><br />
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The history behind this engagement, the only recorded instance of [[House Liao]] forces fighting House Steiner forces prior to the [[War of 3039]],<ref name=HLTCC-83/> remains a mystery, with any [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] records that may have explained the reasoning behind the raid lost during the First Succession War. With the Lyrans and Capellans sharing no common border at the time, Westphalia had barely any strategic value and certainly no military industry or technological centers to draw such attention, the only reason it even merited a [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] garrison was due to its proximity to both the [[Davion]] border and the [[Chesterton]] region.<ref name=FSW-108/><br />
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While lacking any evidence, Commonwealth historians have long debated why their realm would send the Freeman's Fanatics on a mission so far from Lyran interests, by [[3150]] the most common theories being that the Fanatics were actually retrieving a high-value [[Loki (Intelligence agency)|Loki]] agent who had been sent to gather data in the region and somehow became trapped there, or that the raid was the aftermath of failed talks between Houses Liao and Steiner with an eye towards an alliance against the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name=FSW-108/><br />
<br />
By the formal end of First Succession War in [[2821]], the Freeman's Fanatics were still under Lyran employ and were stationed on [[Planting]], reduced to 61% of their full combat strength.<ref name=FSW-140/> Rapidly expanding in the lull between the First and Second Succession War, by [[2830]] the Fanatics had expanded into a [[regiment]] sized formation, still stationed on Planting. By the end of Second Succession War just over thirty years later though, Freeman's Fanatics had suffered heavy losses, battered down to less than a quarter of their regimental strength. Licking their wounds, as of [[2864]] the Fanatics were stationed on [[Zosma]].<ref name=SSW-100/><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Freeman's Fanatics'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
=== 2786 - 2821===<br />
'''Freeman's Fanatics''' (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name= FSSp140>’’ First Succession War’’, p. 140</ref><br />
: Note: In 2821 the light-weight command was reduced to 60 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Planting]]. <ref name= FSSp140/><br />
=== 2830 ===<br />
'''Freeman's Fanatics''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp100>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 100 </ref><br />
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Planting]] with an operational readiness of 93 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/><br />
=== 2864 === <br />
'''Freeman's Fanatics''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp100/><br />
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Zosma]] with an operational readiness of 25 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/><br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''<br />
*''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Falkener%27s_Hussars&diff=643961Falkener's Hussars2020-12-30T20:15:09Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Formed = <br />
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| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Falkener's Hussars''' were a newly raised [[mercenary unit]] that [[House Davion]] sent to seize an underground [[Capellan Confederation]] supply depot on [[New Hessen]]. They were routed by the [[Ariana Grenadiers|1st Ariana Grenadiers]] on 23 December [[3002]] in a 14-hour hide-and-seek battle, yet still inflicted considerable losses on the defenders including seven [[BattleMech]]s completely destroyed along with their experienced pilots.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 82</ref><br />
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Falkener's Hussars'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Edom%27s_Bandits&diff=643959Edom's Bandits2020-12-30T20:12:06Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Designation = Edom's Bandits<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[2810]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Edom's Bandits''' (also at one point referred to as Edom's Intruders) were a [[mercenary unit]] working for [[House Marik]]. In [[2810]] they were were wiped out by the [[Capellan Hussars]] regiment [[Blandford's Grenadiers]] following a week-long slugfest, in a failed attempt to conquer [[Sirius]]. The defenders not only salvaged enough 'Mechs to make good their losses, but also captured roughly a battalion's worth of heavy tanks.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 78</ref><br />
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Edom's Bandits'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Dry_River_Devils&diff=643957Dry River Devils2020-12-30T20:11:10Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
The '''Dry River Devils''' were a [[mercenary unit]] working for [[House Davion]]. In [[3003]] they were sent to raid the "[[Capellan Confederation]]" world of [[Tsamma]]<ref name=HD>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 93</ref> (explained as an illegal revolutionary government<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 68</ref> on what historically always was a Davion world). However, their reinforcements were delayed; the mercenaries were pounced upon by [[Warrior House Ijori]]. Forced to surrender, they had to turn over their 'Mechs to the victorious Warrior House.<ref name=HD/> The whole episode was said to be exemplary for a decline of [[AFFS|Davion military]] prowess at the time, owing to [[Michael Hasek-Davion]]'s machinations that encouraged corruption in the Davion administrative ranks. Hasek-Davion diverted funds to [[Capellan March]] [[nobility|nobles]] from whom he was seeking favors.<ref name=HD/><br />
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==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Dry River Devils'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''<br />
*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Death%27s_Head_Mercenary_Corps&diff=643955Death's Head Mercenary Corps2020-12-30T20:09:17Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Designation = Death's Head Mercenary Corps<br />
| Formed = [[3064]]<br />
| Disbanded = [[3064]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
A short-lived [[mercenary unit]] that was crushed during their first combat mission in [[3064]], the '''Death's Head Mercenary Corps''' fought on [[Halfway]] in May 3064.<br />
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==History==<br />
At some point in or just before May 3064 [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Mackie Smythe]] secured a mercenary contract for a supposedly easy battle from a friend within [[ComStar]] even before having registered his fledgling mercenary unit. He hoped to impress the [[Federated Commonwealth]] enough to obtain a better contract and take on more recruits to grow the unit.<ref name=Ants>''Ants''</ref><br />
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However, during the first day of battle against local militia the unit already suffered heavy losses, and on 12 May Smythe's custom-fitted ''[[Cataphract]]''—described as the unit's "flagship" 'Mech—was downed by a double [[PPC]] blast to the chest and head (implicitly killing Smythe), leaving [[Pwyll Lankarr]] the unit's ranking officer. The falling 'Mech crushed the unit's [[Lightning (Combat Vehicle)|Lightning hovercar]]. It was noted that the Death's Head Mercenary Corps ceased to exist as a functioning unit then, though Lankarr managed to rally some survivors and keep them in the fight.<ref name=Ants/><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Death's Head Mercenary Corps'''<br />
|-<br />
| ||[[Mackie Smythe]]||[[3064]]<ref name=Ants/><br />
|-<br />
| [[Captain]]||[[Pwyll Lankarr]]||3064 - [[3066]]<ref name=Ants/><ref name=MANp03>''Mantises p. 3''</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Ants]]'' (also in ''[[First Strike (anthology)|First Strike]]'', pp. 108-127)<br />
* ''[[Cockroaches]]''<br />
* ''[[Mantises]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Daggers_of_Death&diff=643952Daggers of Death2020-12-30T20:01:03Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand<br />
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| Designation = Daggers of Death<br />
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| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
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The '''Daggers of Death''' were a [[mercenary unit]] in the late [[Succession Wars era]], in the employ of [[House Kurita]] as of [[3027]]. Recruited from [[Draconis Combine]] worlds, this mercenary unit was not regarded as outsiders within the Combine.<ref name=ADD>''A Dagger's Death''</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 3027, the Daggers of Death staged an ill-fated attack against [[Galtor III]] that was repulsed with heavy losses. Shortly afterwards, they were called upon to defend their garrison world ([[Scheat]] V according to sources) against a [[House Davion]] attack that was apparently part of the [[Operation Galahad 3027]] wargames. They held the line against a superior foe, but suffered further losses in that action.<ref name=ADD/><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Daggers of Death'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[Colonel]]||[[Joab Keen]]||[[3027]]<ref name=ADD/><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition==<br />
As of 3027, around the time of the attack on Galtor III, the Daggers of Death were a "short regiment" (more accurately, a short battalion) consisting of two twelve-'Mech companies.<ref name=ADD/><br />
*Company A<br />
**Colonel Joab Keen: ''[[Archer]]''<br />
*Company B<br />
**Captain Rodgers: ''[[Dragon]]'' (maimed on Galtor)<br />
**Lieutenant Morgan Falk: ''[[Griffin]]'' (Lance leader of Company B Fire Lance)<br />
**Lieutenant Alaya Addison: ''[[Panther]]'' (promoted to Captain in command of Company B after Galtor, switched to Schroyer's ''[[Thunderbolt]]'')<br />
**Sergeant Fellini: ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''<br />
**Takai: ''[[Crusader]]''<br />
**Lander: ''[[Rifleman]]''<br />
**Lisa Cummings: ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' (KIA on Galtor)<br />
**Schroyer: ''Thunderbolt'' (crippled on Galtor, lost both eyes)<br />
**Rodrigo: ''[[Stinger]]'' (later switched to Addison's ''Panther'')<br />
**Chu: ''[[Orion]]''<br />
**Iannamico (KIA on Galtor)<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==Canonicity==<br />
The Daggers of Death feature only in one story in the ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine. ''BattleTechnology'' used to be fully [[canon]], but is not currently counted among the (fully) canonical sources anymore. The magazine, and by extension its content such as this unit, must therefore be considered [[apocryphal]].<br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[A Dagger's Death]]'' (in: ''[[BattleTechnology]]'', issue #0102 pp. 26-33)<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Daggers of Death]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Aaron%27s_Eradicators&diff=643951Aaron's Eradicators2020-12-30T19:59:32Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Designation = Aaron's Eradicators<br />
| Formed = <br />
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| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
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'''Aaron's Eradicators''' were a [[mercenary unit]] of unspecified size and composition. They were deployed to [[Bryant]] alongside the [[Word of Blake]] (and presumably in their employ) as of [[3066]].<br />
<br />
After crushing [[House Davion]]-sponsored rebels on Bryant in mid-3066, the Eradicators took the crews from two tanks and some infantry prisoner. Raul Tinker subsequently argued with Captain Aaron over whether they should even be taken prisoner, reasoning that turning the insurgents over to local law enforcement or reintegrating them into the population would only serve to sow the seeds of more uprisings. Killing them now would pacify the planet and save lives in the long run. Aaron objected to what he outright called murder, but acquiesced when Tinker and the Word of Blake volunteered for handling the dirty work, leaving his hands clean. Captain Aaron later truthfully reported what had happened, though it actually resulted in a promotion for Tinker.<ref name=SoB>''Son of Blake''</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Aaron's Eradicators'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[Captain]]||[[Randy Aaron]]||[[3066]]<ref name=SoB/><br />
|}<br />
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===Other Officers===<br />
* Lieutenant [[Raul Tinker]], known at leas to the unit's Captain to be a Word of Blake agent.<ref name=SoB/><br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
===3066===<br />
* A mixed [[Company]] of [[BattleMech]]s and [[Combat vehicle|Tanks]], with over half the forces being Word of Blake warriors in training.<ref name=SoB/><br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Son of Blake]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=King%27s_Commandos&diff=643950King's Commandos2020-12-30T19:55:11Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''King's Commandos''' were a [[mercenary unit]] in [[House Davion]] employ that surprised the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s [[St. Ives Cheveau Legers]] on R&R on [[Indicass]] in [[2905]].<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 89</ref><br />
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of King's Commandos'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Vintain%27s_Vigilantes&diff=643949Vintain's Vigilantes2020-12-30T19:52:24Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Designation = Vintain's Vigilantes<br />
| Formed = <br />
| Disbanded = [[2920]]<br />
| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Vintain's Vigilantes''' were a [[mercenary unit]] in the employ of [[Free Worlds League]]. In [[2920]] they clashed with the reformed [[Marion's Highlanders]] regiment on [[Buenos Aires]] over two [[DropShip]]s. The fighting between the evenly matched forces involved three separate encounters across half of the northern continent before the Highlanders trapped the Marik mercenaries. They offered to enlist the survivors in recognition of their skill and bravery, but the Vigilantes' commander declined and they were destroyed to the last man.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 79</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Vintain's Vigilantes'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Tactics==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==Composition History==<br />
Unknown.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cochraine%27s_Greencoats&diff=643948Cochraine's Greencoats2020-12-30T19:51:22Z<p>Tosta Dojen: infoBoxMilitaryCommand</p>
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| Designation = Cochraine's Greencoats<br />
| Formed = <br />
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| Previous Designation = <br />
| Nickname = <br />
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br />
| Parent Command = <br />
| Sub-Command = <br />
}}<br />
==History==<br />
'''Cochraine's Greencoats''' were a [[mercenary unit]] in the employ of [[House Davion]] in [[2792]]. In that year, they clashed with the the [[Capellan Confederation]]-employed [[Marion's Highlanders]] regiment on [[Lee]]. The Greencoats' ''[[Marauder (BattleMech)|Marauder]]''s delivered what was described as a "slap in the face" to the Highlanders, brutalizing their ''[[Locust]]''s so badly that Marion's Highlanders would subsequently avoid [[light BattleMech]]s altogether.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 79</ref><br />
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==Officers==<br />
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|- <br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name<br />
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Cochraine's Greencoats'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''<br />
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A rare example of a mercenary unit formed after the start of the [[Jihad]], they are also unusual in being an [[infantry]] only outfit. The Star Seeds were first registered as a mercenary unit on [[Galatea]] in [[3068]]. The entire unit is trained in zero-g operations and they are all experts in marine boarding actions.<ref name="MercenariesSupplementalUpdatep109"/><br />
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The origins of this group is unknown, but many have speculated that they may be former [[Word of Blake]] [[ROM]], [[DEST]] or [[Black Warriors]]. <ref name="MercenariesSupplementalUpdatep109">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 109, "Star Seeds Unit Profile"</ref><br />
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| [[Captain]]||[[Marcel Webb]]||[[3068]]<ref name="MercenariesSupplementalUpdatep109"/><br />
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==Dragoon Ratings==<br />
===3068===<br />
'''Dragoon Rating: B'''<br />
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==Composition History==<br />
Companies are broken up into 6 man squads, with roughly half of the soldiers trained in [[battle armor]] use. While the [[Purifier]] is the most common model used, they field many other Inner Sphere styles of armor including [[Raiden]], [[Achileus]], [[Void]], [[Kanazuchi]], [[Cavalier]] and [[Fa Shih]]. <ref name="MercenariesSupplementalUpdatep109">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 109, "Star Seeds Unit Profile"</ref><br />
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===3068===<br />
'''Star Seeds''' <ref name="MercenariesSupplementalUpdatep109">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 109, "Star Seeds Unit Profile"</ref><br />
*CO: Captain [[Marcel Webb]]<br />
*Transport Assets<br />
**''[[Tramp]]''-class JumpShip: ''[[Vortex]]''<br />
**''[[Elephant]]''-class DropShip: ''[[Syssiphus]]''<br />
**''[[Condor (DropShip class)|Condor]]''-class DropShip: ''[[Black Feather]]''<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''<br />
*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''<br />
*''[[Twisting in the Vacuum]]''<br />
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Star Seeds]]<br />
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[[User:Tosta Dojen|Tosta Dojen]] ([[User talk:Tosta Dojen|talk]]) 12:04, 30 December 2020 (EST)<br />
:I approve of the change to the date system, I was actually going to ask you if you could impliment something like that for me. I would like you to retain the previous color system of both announced and moratorium tags using blue as we use red and pink for fanon and problems with the article. Moratorium is not a negative thing, it is a respectful notice.--[[User:Dmon|Dmon]] ([[User talk:Dmon|talk]]) 14:09, 30 December 2020 (EST)<br />
::And as much as I think you have been a force for good on the wiki Tosta Dojen, extensive changes to the tags is really admin territory or at least something that should be done in cooperation with the admins.--[[User:Dmon|Dmon]] ([[User talk:Dmon|talk]]) 14:12, 30 December 2020 (EST).<br />
:::All colors changed to the blue of the existing color scheme.<br />
:::Coordinating with admins is a perfectly reasonable thing to require. What's the best way to go about doing that? Is there a specific place for discussing that sort of thing, or is it something to raise on a template talk page? [[User:Tosta Dojen|Tosta Dojen]] ([[User talk:Tosta Dojen|talk]]) 14:40, 30 December 2020 (EST)</div>Tosta Dojenhttps://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Moratorium&diff=643945Template:Moratorium2020-12-30T19:27:41Z<p>Tosta Dojen: color change</p>
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'''''Broken Promises''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]], the ninth and final entry in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (series)|''Battle of Tukayyid'' series]] written as a companion of the ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]''<br />
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{{quote|''In the fight for [[Brzo]], the battered survivors of [[ComStar]]'s [[50th Division (ComStar)|50th Division]] must guard the [[222nd Division (ComStar)|222nd Division]] against the vicious assaults of [[Clan Wolf]].''}}<br />
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* [[Janus Schmitz]]<br />
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* Keynes (mentioned)<br />
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* ''[[Pouncer]]''<br />
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* [[Demon (Combat Vehicle)|Demon]]<br />
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==Description==<br />
Originally announced as '''MechWarrior: Legends''' by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] as an unlockable $575,000 stretch goal during [[2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign|crowdfunding campaign]] for the ''[[BattleTech: Clan Invasion]]'' boxset, the renamed book features all new color art of the famous and infamous MechWarriors and their 'Mechs stretching from the dawn of the BattleMech through to that of the upcoming [[ilClan]]. All new short stories for each of the seven eras covered are also included.<br />
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Due to be released in both hard-cover and PDF, all ''BattleTech: Clan Invasion'' crowdfunding campaign backers received a PDF copy of ''BattleTech: Legends'', with backers also having an exclusive option to purchase a leather-bound Limited Edition.<br />
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==From the Back Cover==<br />
{{quote|LEGENDS NEVER DIE<br />
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Across the centuries, the fate of the [[Inner Sphere]] changed time and again with the actions of one MechWarrior and one 'Mech fighting at the crux of history. Their stories became legends passed down through the years, and now these legends and their 'Mechs stand revealed as never before.<br />
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''BattleTech: Legends'' depicts fifty-two of the universe's most famous—and infamous—MechWarriors and their 'Mechs from every era of BattleTech including<br />
the upcoming [[ilClan era]]. Each entry includes gorgeous full-color portraits of the character and camo specs for their machines, and delves into their<br />
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==Contents==<br />
===Introduction===<br />
===The Star League Era===<br />
* ''[[Something to Prove]]'' by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]]<br />
* [[Charles Kincaid]] - [[Mackie#Variants|MSK-5K ''Mackie]]<br />
* [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] - [[Orion#Custom Variants|ON1-K ''Orion'']]<br />
* [[Elizabeth Hazen]] - [[Highlander#Variants|HGN-732b ''Highlander'']]<br />
* [[Jerome Winson]] - [[Marauder#Variants|MAD-2R ''Marauder'']]<br />
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===The Succession Wars Era===<br />
* ''[[All Wet]]'' by [[William H. Keith]]<br />
* [[Romano Liao]] - [[Cataphract#Variants|CTD-1X ''Cataphract'']]<br />
* [[Hanse Davion]] - [[BattleMaster|BLR-1G ''BattleMaster Dana'']]<br />
* [[Takashi Kurita]] - BLR-1G ''BattleMaster''<br />
* [[Jaime Wolf]] - [[Archer#Variants|ARC-2W ''Archer'']]<br />
* [[Natasha Kerensky]] - [[Warhammer|WHM-6R ''Warhammer Black Lady'']]<br />
* [[Minobu Tetsuhara]] - [[Katana Kat|PNT-9R ''Panther Katana Kat'']]<br />
* [[Morgan Kell]] - ARC-2R ''Archer''<br />
* [[Grayson Carlyle]] - MAD-3R ''Marauder''<br />
* [[Justin Allard]] - [[Valkyrie|VLK-QA ''Valkyrie'']]<br />
* [[Janos Marik]] - [[Rifleman#Custom Variants|RFL-3N ''Rifleman'' (Modified)]]<br />
* [[Yorinaga Kurita]] - WHM-6R ''Warhammer''<br />
* [[The Bounty Hunter]] [[Marauder#Custom Variants|MAD-3R ''Marauder'' (Modified)]]<br />
* [[Theodore Kurita]] - ON1-K ''Orion''<br />
* [[Gray Noton]] - [[Legend-Killer|RFL-3N ''Rifleman'' (Modified?) ''Legend-Killer'']]<br />
* [[Pavel Ridzik]] - [[Thunderbolt#Custom Variants|TDR-5S ''Thunderbolt'' (Modified)]]<br />
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===The Clan Invasion Era===<br />
* ''[[Hidden Destiny (short story)|Hidden Destiny]]'' by [[Randall N. Bills]]<br />
* [[Nicholas Kerensky]] - [[Atlas II#Custom Variants|AS7-D-H ''Atlas II'' (Modified) ''Unity'']]<br />
* [[Kai Allard-Liao]] - [[Yen-Lo-Wang|CN9-YLW2 ''Centurion Yen-Lo-Wang'']]<br />
* [[Phelan Kell]] - [[Wolfhound IIC|''Wolfhound IIC Grinner'']]<br />
* [[Vlad Ward]] - [[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|''Timber Wolf'' (Prime) ''Warrant'']]<br />
* [[Ulric Kerensky]] - [[Gargoyle (Man O' War)|''Gargoyle'' (Prime) ''Garmr'']]<br />
* [[Aidan Pryde]] - [[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)#Custom Configurations|''Timber Wolf'' (Pryde) ''Deathtrap'']]<br />
* [[Marthe Pryde]] - [[Summoner (Thor)|''Summoner'' (Prime) ''Theseus'']]<br />
* [[Adam Steiner]] - [[Axman|AXM-1N ''Axman Gauntlet'']]<br />
* [[Nicolai Malthus]] - ''Summoner'' M<br />
* [[Anastasius Focht]] - [[Atlas#Variants|AS7-K ''Atlas Heimdall'']]<br />
* [[Shin Yodama]] - [[Phoenix Hawk#Custom Variants|PHX-3M ''Phoenix Hawk'' (Modified) ''Kuroi Kiri'']]<br />
<br />
===The Civil War Era===<br />
* ''[[Chooser of the Slain]] by [[Steven Mohan, Jr.]]<br />
* [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] - [[Dire Wolf (Daishi)#Custom Configurations|''Dire Wolf'' (Custom) ''Prometheus'']]<br />
* [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine]] - [[Warhawk (Masakari)#Alternate Configurations|''Warhawk'' C ''Ice Queen'']]<br />
* [[Jerrard Cranston]] - [[Crusader#Variants|CRD-5M ''Crusader Stormcloud'']]<br />
* [[Paul Masters]] PXH-3M ''Phoenix Hawk'' (Modified) ''Roc''<br />
* [[Aris Sung]] - [[Stinger|STG-3R ''Stinger Fu Shen'']]<br />
* [[Tancred Sandoval]] - [[Nightstar|NSR-9J ''Nightstar Épée'']]<br />
<br />
===The Jihad Era===<br />
* ''[[For the Promise]]'' by [[Herbert A. Beas II]]<br />
* [[Cameron St. Jamais]] - [[Awesome#Custom Variants|AWS-10KM ''Awesome Demona'']]<br />
* [[Devlin Stone]] - AS7-D-H ''Atlas II'' (Modified) ''Phantom''<br />
* [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] - [[Victor#Variants|VTR-9D ''Victor Night Lightning'']]<br />
* [[Damian Lucille|Damian Lucille (Lucifer)]] - [[Griffin#Variants|GRF-3M ''Griffin'']]<br />
<br />
===The Dark Age Era===<br />
* ''[[Duties and Obligations]]'' by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]<br />
* [[Tara Campbell]] - [[Hatchetman#Variants|HCT-5D ''Hatcheman Dòrlach'']]<br />
* [[Anastasia Kerensky]] - [[Mad Cat Mk IV|''Savage Wolf'' (Prime) ''Omega'']]<br />
* [[Malvina Hazen]] - [[Shrike#Custom Variants|''Shrike'' 2 (Modified) ''Black Rose'']]<br />
* [[Jonah Levin]] - ''Atlas'' C 2 ''Solitude''<br />
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===The ilClan Era===<br />
* ''[[Alone Time]]'' by [[Jason Schmetzer]]<br />
* [[Isobel Carlyle|Isobel "Bel" Carlyle]] - [[Shadow Hawk#Variants|SHD-7H ''Shadow Hawk Tyche'']]<br />
* [[Abdoun Ricol]] - MAD-7S ''Marauder'' (Modified) ''Akaryōshi''<br />
* [[Alaric Ward]] - ''Savage Wolf'' A ''Wepwawet''<br />
* [[Danai Liao-Centrella]] - [[Black Knight#Variants|BL-18-KNT ''Black Knight Julian'']]<br />
* [[Julian Davion]] - [[Marauder II#Variants|MAD-10D ''Marauder II Excalibur'']]<br />
* [[Kisho Nova Cat]] - [[Wendigo#Variants|''Wendigo-''VP (Prime) ''Nebula'']]<br />
* [[Petr Kalasa]] - [[Hammerhead (BattleMech)|''Hammerhead Akitla'']]<br />
* [[Trenton Marik]] - [[Rifleman#Custom Variants|RFL-7N2 ''Rifleman'' (Modified) ''Habeas Corpus'']]<br />
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==References==<br />
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