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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxMercUnit − | image = [[Image:RAYMONDS_REDCOATS.JPG|200px]] + | image = [[Image:RAYMONDS_REDCOATS.JPG|200px]] − | Designation = Raymond's Redcoats + | unitname = Raymond's Redcoats − | Formed = + | year = 3069 − | Disbanded = + | commander = Colonel Darius Raymond − | Previous Designation = + | jumpships = yes − | Nickname = + | dropships = yes − | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] + | aero = yes − | Parent Command = + | armor = no − | Sub-Command = + | infantry = no }} }} ==Unit Description== ==Unit Description== − The '''Raymond's Redcoats''' is a unit that started with a shadowy background to finally become a top unit. + The '''Raymond's Redcoats''' is a unit that started with a shadow background to finally come to a top unit. ==History== ==History== ===Founding=== ===Founding=== − The unit's origins were hidden at the beginning of the unit's life by a simple lie: they identified themselves as elements of the [[SLDF]], to be exact the missing [[295th BattleMech Division]]. This led to them getting their first contract with the [[LCAF]]. + The unit's origins were hidden at the beginning of the unit's life by a simple lie: they identified themselves as elements of the [[SLDF]], precisely the though lost [[295th BattleMech Division]]. This lie legitimated themselves enough to get their first contract with the [[LCAF]]. − The unit would be employed as anti-bandit forces on the Steiner Periphery for over thirty years when the truth came out, identifying '''Raymond's Redcoats''' as former pirates themselves. [[LIC]] confronted Colonel Juanita Raymond (commander at that time) and she confessed the unit's real past: they were descendants from a shattered [[Rim Worlds Republic]], to be precise the [[38th Amaris Fusiliers]] force that for over fifty years after the [[Amaris Civil War]] survived as the bandits/pirates known as [[Cameron's Curse]] by scrounging and stealing. When Irwin Raymond took over, he conceived the false identity in an effort to cloak his band in a more positive, employable image, and chose the identity of the lost SLDF Division that he had learned about from an old history text.<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 98 - "RAYMOND’S REDCOATS"</ref> + The unit would be employed as anti-bandit forces on the Steiner Periphery for over thirty years when the truth came out, identifying '''Raymond's Redcoats''' as former pirates themselves. [[LIC]] confronted Colonel Juanita Raymond (commander at that time) and she confessed the unit's real past: they were descendants from a shattered [[Rim Worlds Republic]] force that for over fifty years after the [[Amaris Civil War]] survived as bandits: scrounging and stealing. When Irwin Raymond took over, he conceived the false identity in an effort to cloak his band in a more positive, employable image, and chose the identity of the lost SLDF Division that he had learned about from an old history text.<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 98 - "RAYMOND’S REDCOATS"</ref> ===3rd and 4th Succession Wars=== ===3rd and 4th Succession Wars=== − Rather than terminate the Redcoats' contract, [[Archon]] [[Richard Steiner (29th c.)|Richard Steiner]] extended their retainer and relocated the mercenaries to a more active front. When asked to explain, the Archon cryptically said: ''When a thief asks for honest work, what more can one do than oblige and hope for the best?''. + Rather than terminate the Redcoats' contract, [[Archon]] [[Richard Steiner]] extended their retainer and relocated the mercenaries to a more active front. When asked to explain, the Archon cryptically said: ''When a thief asks for honest work, what more can one do than oblige and hope for the best?''. For the rest of the 2800s, the Redcoats would serve the Lyran state before accepting contracts with the [[Federated Suns]], [[Free Worlds League]], and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. For the rest of the 2800s, the Redcoats would serve the Lyran state before accepting contracts with the [[Federated Suns]], [[Free Worlds League]], and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. Line 33:
Line 33: They have been credited with the capture and elimination of the renegade [[Burned Band]], and they are now on their way to the [[Pleiades Cluster]] engaged in a hunt for the [[Lone Star Regiment]] on [[Merope]].<ref name="MSU"/> They have been credited with the capture and elimination of the renegade [[Burned Band]], and they are now on their way to the [[Pleiades Cluster]] engaged in a hunt for the [[Lone Star Regiment]] on [[Merope]].<ref name="MSU"/> + + ==Dragoon Ratings== + ===3069=== + '''Dragoon Rating: C'''<ref name="MSU"/> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 53:
Line 57: ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − The Redcoats have adopted the strategy that offers incentives to his own warriors for every renegade mercenary captured or killed in accordance with their latest target and the wishes of the highest bounty poster. It is known that the unit does not take on all bounties and have been known to pass up some of them on the grounds of questionable charges. But when the unit focuses on a target, they pursuit it relentlessly. + The Redcoats have adopted the strategy that offeres incentives to his own warriors for every renegade mercenary captured or killed in accordance with their latest target and the wishes of the highest bounty poster. It is known that the unit does not take all bounties are have been know to pass up some of them on the grounds of questionable charges. But when the unit focuses on a target, they pursuit it relentlessly. − The Redcoats have adopted the practice of ''rehabilitating'' any advanced technology salvaged from captured bounties while selling off surplus older equipment to raise revenue for newer gear. This has resulted in a rapid increase in the regiment’s overall technology + The Redcoats have adopted the practice of ''rehabilitating'' any advanced technology salvage from captured bounties while selling off surplus older equipment to raise revenue for newer gear. This has resulted in a rapid increase in the regiment’s overall technology rating, jumping from a '''C''' grade in [[3067]] to an '''A''' grade in [[3069]].<ref name="MSU"/> rating, jumping from a '''C''' grade in [[3067]] to an '''A''' grade in [[3069]].<ref name="MSU"/> − − ==Dragoon Ratings== − ===3069=== − '''Dragoon Rating: C'''<ref name="MSU"/> ==Composition History== ==Composition History== − === 2821=== − '''Raymond's Redcoats''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name= FSSp140>''First Succession War'', p. 140</ref> − : Note: In 2821 the medium-weight command was reduced to 77 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Langhorne]]. <ref name= FSSp140/> − ===3069=== ===3069=== − * '''Raymond's Redcoats''' (1x [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]])<ref name="MSU"/> + * '''Raymond's Redcoats''' (1 [[BattleMech]] [[Regiment]])<ref name="MSU"/> − * '''Raymond's Redhawks''' (2x [[aerospace fighter]] [[squadron]]s) + * '''Raymond's Redhawks''' (2 [[Aerospace]] [[Aerospace Fighter]] [[Squadron]]s) − ** This is the air support of the mercenary unit. It combines two aerospace fighter squadrons (used to spot and flush out the unit's quarry)), as well as three ''[[Overlord]]''-class [[DropShips]] and an ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]].<ref name="MSU"/> + **This is the air support of the mercenary unit. It combines two aerospace fighter squadrons (used to spot and flush out the unit's quarry)), as well as three [[Overlord]]-class [[DropShips]] and an [[Invader]]-class [[JumpShip]].<ref name="MSU"/> ==Rules== ==Rules== Line 83:
Line 79: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' + *''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 98 - "Unit Profile" − * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' − [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Raymond's Redcoats]] [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Raymond's Redcoats]]
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| − | | image = [[Image:RAYMONDS_REDCOATS.JPG|200px]] | + | | image = [[Image:RAYMONDS_REDCOATS.JPG|200px]] |
| − | | | + | | unitname = Raymond's Redcoats |
| − | | | + | | year = 3069 |
| − | | | + | | commander = Colonel Darius Raymond |
| − | | | + | | jumpships = yes |
| − | | | + | | dropships = yes |
| − | | | + | | aero = yes |
| − | | | + | | armor = no |
| − | | | + | | infantry = no |
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==Unit Description== | ==Unit Description== | ||
| − | The '''Raymond's Redcoats''' is a unit that started with a | + | The '''Raymond's Redcoats''' is a unit that started with a shadow background to finally come to a top unit. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Founding=== | ===Founding=== | ||
| − | The unit's origins were hidden at the beginning of the unit's life by a simple lie: they identified themselves as elements of the [[SLDF]], | + | The unit's origins were hidden at the beginning of the unit's life by a simple lie: they identified themselves as elements of the [[SLDF]], precisely the though lost [[295th BattleMech Division]]. This lie legitimated themselves enough to get their first contract with the [[LCAF]]. |
| − | The unit would be employed as anti-bandit forces on the Steiner Periphery for over thirty years when the truth came out, identifying '''Raymond's Redcoats''' as former pirates themselves. [[LIC]] confronted Colonel Juanita Raymond (commander at that time) and she confessed the unit's real past: they were descendants from a shattered [[Rim Worlds Republic | + | The unit would be employed as anti-bandit forces on the Steiner Periphery for over thirty years when the truth came out, identifying '''Raymond's Redcoats''' as former pirates themselves. [[LIC]] confronted Colonel Juanita Raymond (commander at that time) and she confessed the unit's real past: they were descendants from a shattered [[Rim Worlds Republic]] force that for over fifty years after the [[Amaris Civil War]] survived as bandits: scrounging and stealing. When Irwin Raymond took over, he conceived the false identity in an effort to cloak his band in a more positive, employable image, and chose the identity of the lost SLDF Division that he had learned about from an old history text.<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 98 - "RAYMOND’S REDCOATS"</ref> |
===3rd and 4th Succession Wars=== | ===3rd and 4th Succession Wars=== | ||
| − | Rather than terminate the Redcoats' contract, [[Archon]] [[ | + | Rather than terminate the Redcoats' contract, [[Archon]] [[Richard Steiner]] extended their retainer and relocated the mercenaries to a more active front. When asked to explain, the Archon cryptically said: ''When a thief asks for honest work, what more can one do than oblige and hope for the best?''. |
For the rest of the 2800s, the Redcoats would serve the Lyran state before accepting contracts with the [[Federated Suns]], [[Free Worlds League]], and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. | For the rest of the 2800s, the Redcoats would serve the Lyran state before accepting contracts with the [[Federated Suns]], [[Free Worlds League]], and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. | ||
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They have been credited with the capture and elimination of the renegade [[Burned Band]], and they are now on their way to the [[Pleiades Cluster]] engaged in a hunt for the [[Lone Star Regiment]] on [[Merope]].<ref name="MSU"/> | They have been credited with the capture and elimination of the renegade [[Burned Band]], and they are now on their way to the [[Pleiades Cluster]] engaged in a hunt for the [[Lone Star Regiment]] on [[Merope]].<ref name="MSU"/> | ||
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| + | ==Dragoon Ratings== | ||
| + | ===3069=== | ||
| + | '''Dragoon Rating: C'''<ref name="MSU"/> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | The Redcoats have adopted the strategy that | + | The Redcoats have adopted the strategy that offeres incentives to his own warriors for every renegade mercenary captured or killed in accordance with their latest target and the wishes of the highest bounty poster. It is known that the unit does not take all bounties are have been know to pass up some of them on the grounds of questionable charges. But when the unit focuses on a target, they pursuit it relentlessly. |
| − | The Redcoats have adopted the practice of ''rehabilitating'' any advanced technology | + | The Redcoats have adopted the practice of ''rehabilitating'' any advanced technology salvage from captured bounties while selling off surplus older equipment to raise revenue for newer gear. This has resulted in a rapid increase in the regiment’s overall technology |
rating, jumping from a '''C''' grade in [[3067]] to an '''A''' grade in [[3069]].<ref name="MSU"/> | rating, jumping from a '''C''' grade in [[3067]] to an '''A''' grade in [[3069]].<ref name="MSU"/> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
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===3069=== | ===3069=== | ||
| − | * '''Raymond's Redcoats''' ( | + | * '''Raymond's Redcoats''' (1 [[BattleMech]] [[Regiment]])<ref name="MSU"/> |
| − | * '''Raymond's Redhawks''' ( | + | * '''Raymond's Redhawks''' (2 [[Aerospace]] [[Aerospace Fighter]] [[Squadron]]s) |
| − | ** This is the air support of the mercenary unit. It combines two aerospace fighter squadrons (used to spot and flush out the unit's quarry)), as well as three | + | **This is the air support of the mercenary unit. It combines two aerospace fighter squadrons (used to spot and flush out the unit's quarry)), as well as three [[Overlord]]-class [[DropShips]] and an [[Invader]]-class [[JumpShip]].<ref name="MSU"/> |
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Raymond's Redcoats]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Raymond's Redcoats]] | ||