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This summary article provides an overview of the "Unit Digest" type publications that have been published as exclusive content through the [[BattleCorps]] website.  
 
This summary article provides an overview of the "Unit Digest" type publications that have been published as exclusive content through the [[BattleCorps]] website.  
  
'''Unit Digests''' provide information on smallish, less notable military commands in the same fashion as larger units are presented in the ''Field Manual'' series of sourcebooks, typically presenting an overview over the unit and its role and history, its individual sub-units, personnel files for six selected unit members, and random allocation tables appropriate for whatever type of vehicle the unit in question typically employs.
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'''Unit Digests''' provide information on smallish, less notable military commands in the same fashion as larger units are presented in the ''Field Manual'' series of sourcebooks, typically presenting an overview over the unit and its role and history, its individual sub-units, personnell files for six selected unit members, and random allocation tables appropriate for whatever type of vehicle the unit in question typically employs.
  
 
The list is sorted in ascending chronological order of publication. Articles are listed here with the exact same name as listed on BattleCorps, irrespective of possibly deviating names within the document proper or the name of the downloadable [[w:PDF|PDF]] file.
 
The list is sorted in ascending chronological order of publication. Articles are listed here with the exact same name as listed on BattleCorps, irrespective of possibly deviating names within the document proper or the name of the downloadable [[w:PDF|PDF]] file.
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* Credits
 
* Credits
 
* 405th Syrtis Grenadiers
 
* 405th Syrtis Grenadiers
** Forty-Second Guards
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** Fourty-Second Guards
 
** Ninety-First Assault
 
** Ninety-First Assault
 
** Ninety-Second Assault
 
** Ninety-Second Assault
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** Hawke's Hammers
 
** Hawke's Hammers
 
** Hawke's Whirlwind
 
** Hawke's Whirlwind
** Hawke's Harriers
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** Hawke'S Harriers
 
** Hawke's Headmen
 
** Hawke's Headmen
 
* Notable Personalities
 
* Notable Personalities
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:''(02 April 2011) - Craig Reed shows us what happens when a mercenary unit turns to banditry along the Free Worlds League''
 
:''(02 April 2011) - Craig Reed shows us what happens when a mercenary unit turns to banditry along the Free Worlds League''
  
Formed from the mercenary unit [[Drake's Dragoons]] in [[2995]], the brothers Drake have turned their father's unit into a mixed regiment of psychopathic criminals, pirates and cutthroats by the turn of the millennium.
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Formed from the mercenary unit [[Drake's Dragoons]] in [[2995]], the brothers Drake have turned their father's unit into a mixed regiment of psychopathic criminals, pirates and cutthroats by the turn of the millenium.
  
 
==Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers==
 
==Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers==
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:''(09 May 2011) - Christopher Purnell provides us with a 'Mech-supported resistance force on [[Wasat]] in 3074''
 
:''(09 May 2011) - Christopher Purnell provides us with a 'Mech-supported resistance force on [[Wasat]] in 3074''
  
Written as a report to [[Alys Marik]], the unit digest describes disparate combined-arms guerrilla forces consisting of remnants from the [[Blackhearts]], local forces, and even a Word of Blake defector.
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Written as a report to [[Alys Marik]], the unit digest describes disparate combined-arms guerilla forces consisting of remnants from the [[Blackhearts]], local forces, and even a Word of Blake defector.
  
 
==Unit Digest: 1065th Millerton Armored==
 
==Unit Digest: 1065th Millerton Armored==
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==Unit Digest: Inkpot Irregulars==
 
==Unit Digest: Inkpot Irregulars==
:''(02 November 2011) - [[Patrick Wynne]] offers us a unit digest for the [[Inkpot Irregulars]], journalists who moonlight as mercenaries...''
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:''(02 November 2011) - [[Patrick Wynne]] offers us a unit digest for a the Inkpot Irregulars, journalists who moonlight as mercenaries...''
  
Formed in [[3054]] by a journalist who has published several fiction and nonfiction books about the unit's exploits, this company-sized mercenary unit consists of FedCom military veterans; the digest is set in [[3062]].
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Formed in [[3054]] by a journalist who has published several fiction and non-fiction books about the unit's exploits, this company-sized mercenary unit consists of FedCom military veterans; the digest is set in [[3062]].
  
 
The unit is called 'Inkspot' Irregulars in the document's title, page header and random assignment table. The author confirmed that this was in error, and that the proper name is 'Inkpot' Irregulars, as given in the document's filename and descriptive text.
 
The unit is called 'Inkspot' Irregulars in the document's title, page header and random assignment table. The author confirmed that this was in error, and that the proper name is 'Inkpot' Irregulars, as given in the document's filename and descriptive text.
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:''(25 July 2012) - A new unit digest: the 44th Antietam Military Police, as they operated on [[New Avalon]] in the wake of its liberation during the [[Jihad]].''
 
:''(25 July 2012) - A new unit digest: the 44th Antietam Military Police, as they operated on [[New Avalon]] in the wake of its liberation during the [[Jihad]].''
  
Detailed as of [[3075]], the 44th Antietam Reserve Military Police is a regiment-sized formation of three battalions of armed police forces (including snipers) and a command battalion with a judiciary body, criminal investigation specialists and attached [[MI5]] and [[MI7]] teams.
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Detailed as of [[3075]], the 44th Antietam Reserve Military Police is a regiment-sized formation of three batallions of armed police forces (including snipers) and a command battalion with a judicary body, criminal investigation specialists and attached [[MI5]] and [[MI7]] teams.
  
 
==Unit Digest: 24th Keystone Engineering Battalion ==
 
==Unit Digest: 24th Keystone Engineering Battalion ==
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:''(8 September 2013) - A unit digest for the Iron Land Wildcatters, a militant offshoot of the [[Iron Land]] Miners' Guild. During the [[Star League era]], the Wildcatters strove to drive [[Commonwealth Mining]] interests from Iron Land by any means necessary.''
 
:''(8 September 2013) - A unit digest for the Iron Land Wildcatters, a militant offshoot of the [[Iron Land]] Miners' Guild. During the [[Star League era]], the Wildcatters strove to drive [[Commonwealth Mining]] interests from Iron Land by any means necessary.''
  
Set in [[2748]], this digest describes how Commonwealth Mining took over germanium mining on Iron Land, buying out the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] enterprises and subsequently abusing and exploiting the workers until they rose up in arms and formed a guerrilla movement with armed [[IndustrialMech]]s.
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Set in [[2748]], this digest describes how Commonwealth Mining took over germanium mining on Iron Land, buying out the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] enterprises and subsequently abusing and exploiting the workers until they rose up in arms and formed a guerilla movement with armed [[IndustrialMech]]s.
 
 
==Sorsk Regulars==
 
:''(16 November 2014; included with the short story ''[[Watershed]]'') - On the water-rich Periphery world of [[Barahona]], the Barahona Defense Force must face thirsty pirates intent on stealing water at any cost. Includes a playable scenario and two unit digests.'' (The counterpart Unit Digest for the Sorsk Regulars is the Barahona Defense Force digest below.)
 
 
 
Attached to the short story set in [[3061]] and the scenario going with it, this unit digest describes the Sorsk Regulars as a roughly [[company]]-sized mixed-type unit built around two 'Mech lances. Although they have to raid nearby worlds for survival, the forces from [[Sorsk]] actually try not to stoop down to the level of actual pirates.
 
 
 
==Barahona Defense Force==
 
:''(16 November 2014; included with the short story ''[[Watershed]]'') - On the water-rich Periphery world of [[Barahona]], the Barahona Defense Force must face thirsty pirates intent on stealing water at any cost. Includes a playable scenario and two unit digests.''
 
 
 
The counterpart to the Sorsk Regulars, this unit digest describes the local defense forces on [[Barahona]] as of 3061 (who deploy a mixed company in the story and scenario).
 
  
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/index.html BattleCorps website] (dead link)
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*[http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/index.html BattleCorps website]
* [http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/static.php?page=32 Submission guidelines] for Unit Digests, Ship Profiles and Stable Reports on the BattleCorps website (dead link)
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*[http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/static.php?page=32 Submission guidelines] for Unit Digests, Ship Profiles and Stable Reports on the BattleCorps website
 
 
 
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]

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