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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxMercUnit − | image = [[Image:CannedHeat.jpg|150px]] + | image = [[Image:CannedHeat.jpg]] − | Designation = Canned Heat + | unitname = Canned Heat − | Formed = [[3057]] + | year = 3067 − | Disbanded = + | commander = Major Bob Smith − | Previous Designation = + | jumpships = no − | Nickname = + | dropships = no − | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] + | aero = no − | Parent Command = Independent + | armor = yes − | Sub-Command = + | infantry = no }} }} − '''Canned Heat''' was a [[mercenary]] unit formed in the aftermath of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. + '''Canned Heat''' was a [[mercenary]] unit formed in the aftermath of [[Operation Guerrero]]. == History == == History == − In [[3057]], in the aftermath of the [[House Marik|Marik]]-[[House Liao|Liao]] invasion of the [[Sarna March]], [[Saiph]] became an independent world and was forced into the [[Saiph Triumvirate]] under Duke Balatine. The forces of different city-states were put together to form Canned Heat as a mercenary force at battalion level. The troops have battled each other in the past and the "hotheads" are their trademark. During their extended defense of Saiph the formerly conventional unit manages to amass nearly a battalion of BattleMechs. Hiring individual MechWarriors form Outreach to fill in the gaps, they have fleshed out nicely as a combined arms unit.<ref name="MSp26">''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 26: "Canned Heat"</ref><ref name="MSUp40">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 40: "Canned Heat"</ref> + In [[3057]], in the aftermath of the [[House Marik|Marik]]-[[House Liao|Liao]] invasion of the [[Sarna March]], [[Saiph]] became an independent world and was forced into the [[Saiph Triumvirate]] under Duke Balatine. The forces of different city states were put together to form Canned Heat as a mercenary force at battalion level. The troops have battled each other in the past and the "hotheads" are their trademark. During their extended defense of Saiph the formerly conventional unit manages to amass nearly a battalion of BattleMechs. Hiring individual MechWarriors form Outreach to fill in the gaps, they have fleshed out nicely as a combined arms unit.<ref name="MSp26">''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 26, "Canned Heat"</ref><ref name="MSUp40">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 40, "Canned Heat"</ref> − The destruction of the central government on [[Saiph]] left the Canned Heat without an employer. The [[Word of Blake]] took their contract and trimmed the unit for an off-world assignment in the near future.<ref name="MSUp40"/> + The destruction of the central government on [[Saiph]] left the Canned Heat without an employer. The [[Word of Blake]] took their contract and trim the unit for an off-world assignment in the near future.<ref name="MSUp40"/> − The Fourth Division was assigned to this planet with the task to bring stability to Saiph. Their new employer gave the unit a training cycle, after which they were ordered to defend the planet and to train the new Protectorate Militia.<ref name="MSUp40"/> + The Fourth Divison was assigned to this planet with the task to bring stability to Saiph. Their new employer give the mercs a training circle, after this the mercs get the orders to defend the planet and to train the new Protectorate Militia.<ref name="MSUp40"/> − During [[Operation SCOUR]], the Word of Blake responded to the loss of [[Marcus]] by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the [[Canned Heat]], [[Clifton's Rangers]], [[The Furies]] and the [[Stealthy Tigers]]<ref name="TCp164"/> to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces<ref name="J:FRp57"/> including the [[20th Marik Militia]]<ref name="JHS:Tp59+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 59–60: "Chaos Eternal: Blood and Fury"</ref> had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of [[Dieudonné]].<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Two teams of ComStar affiliated [[Blake's Wrath]] units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of [[Terra]] reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 165</ref><ref name="TCp164">''Total Chaos'', pp. 164–165: "Marcus"</ref>+ == Officer == − + In 3067 Major Bob Smith followed as commander after the death of the former leader Major Jill Asweepay.<ref name="MSp26"/> − It is not known if the unit fled the planet or died there. − − ==Officers== − {| class="wikitable" − |- − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command − |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Canned Heat''' − |- − | [[Major]]||[[Jill Asweepay]]||[[3057]] - [[3067]]<ref name="MSp26"/> − |- − | Major||[[Bob Smith]]||3067<ref name="MSp26"/> − |- − |} == Tactics == == Tactics == − Two units fighting independently. The armored forces are defenders and pathfinders, because the BattleMechs take the offensive to the enemy.<ref name="MSp26"/> + Two units fighting independently. The armored forces are defenders and pathfinders, because the Battletechs take the offensive to the enemy.<ref name="MSp26"/> == Support == == Support == Line 49:
Line 33: == Composition History == == Composition History == − ===3059=== − '''Canned Heat''' (Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMMercsp110/> − :* CO: Major Bob Smith<ref name=FMMercsp110/> − : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Saiph]].<ref name=FMMercsp110>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 110</ref> − === 3067 === === 3067 === − ''' Canned Heat 'Mechs''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> + ''' Canned Heat 'Mechs '''(1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> * CO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Major]] Bob Smith * CO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Major]] Bob Smith * Beta Company: [[Captain]] Shella Handley * Beta Company: [[Captain]] Shella Handley − * Gamma Company: Captain Richard McCormick + * Gamma Company: Captain Richard McCormick - Half of their equipment is upgraded - Half of their equipment is upgraded − '''Canned Heat Groundpounders''' (1 Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> + '''Canned Heat Groundpounders '''(1 Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> * XO/Armor: Major Colin Steele * XO/Armor: Major Colin Steele - The unit is an armor formation - The unit is an armor formation − ==Unit Scheme== + == Notes == − Canned Heat's colors are dull, gunmetal gray with flame highlights.<ref>Mercenaries Supplemental, pg.26</ref> == References == == References == Line 74:
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| − | | image = [[Image:CannedHeat.jpg | + | | image = [[Image:CannedHeat.jpg]] |
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| − | | | + | | year = 3067 |
| − | | | + | | commander = Major Bob Smith |
| − | | | + | | jumpships = no |
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| − | '''Canned Heat''' was a [[mercenary]] unit formed in the aftermath of [[Operation | + | '''Canned Heat''' was a [[mercenary]] unit formed in the aftermath of [[Operation Guerrero]]. |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | In [[3057]], in the aftermath of the [[House Marik|Marik]]-[[House Liao|Liao]] invasion of the [[Sarna March]], [[Saiph]] became an independent world and was forced into the [[Saiph Triumvirate]] under Duke Balatine. The forces of different city | + | In [[3057]], in the aftermath of the [[House Marik|Marik]]-[[House Liao|Liao]] invasion of the [[Sarna March]], [[Saiph]] became an independent world and was forced into the [[Saiph Triumvirate]] under Duke Balatine. The forces of different city states were put together to form Canned Heat as a mercenary force at battalion level. The troops have battled each other in the past and the "hotheads" are their trademark. During their extended defense of Saiph the formerly conventional unit manages to amass nearly a battalion of BattleMechs. Hiring individual MechWarriors form Outreach to fill in the gaps, they have fleshed out nicely as a combined arms unit.<ref name="MSp26">''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 26, "Canned Heat"</ref><ref name="MSUp40">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 40, "Canned Heat"</ref> |
| − | The destruction of the central government on [[Saiph]] left the Canned Heat without an employer. The [[Word of Blake]] took their contract and | + | The destruction of the central government on [[Saiph]] left the Canned Heat without an employer. The [[Word of Blake]] took their contract and trim the unit for an off-world assignment in the near future.<ref name="MSUp40"/> |
| − | The Fourth | + | The Fourth Divison was assigned to this planet with the task to bring stability to Saiph. Their new employer give the mercs a training circle, after this the mercs get the orders to defend the planet and to train the new Protectorate Militia.<ref name="MSUp40"/> |
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== Composition History == | == Composition History == | ||
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| − | ''' Canned Heat 'Mechs''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> | + | ''' Canned Heat 'Mechs '''(1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> |
* CO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Major]] Bob Smith | * CO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Major]] Bob Smith | ||
* Beta Company: [[Captain]] Shella Handley | * Beta Company: [[Captain]] Shella Handley | ||
| − | * Gamma Company: Captain Richard McCormick | + | * Gamma Company: Captain Richard McCormick |
- Half of their equipment is upgraded | - Half of their equipment is upgraded | ||
| − | '''Canned Heat Groundpounders''' (1 Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> | + | '''Canned Heat Groundpounders '''(1 Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name="MSp26"/> |
* XO/Armor: Major Colin Steele | * XO/Armor: Major Colin Steele | ||
- The unit is an armor formation | - The unit is an armor formation | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Canned Heat]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Canned Heat]] | ||