Devil's Brigade
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Contents
History
The unit was formed after a disastrous operation of Interstellar Expeditions (a multinational private organization). The commander paid to leave IE. The Brigade gathered on Galatea, The unit grew in strength with the time. In 3069 the signed a contract as security force for the StarCorps factories on Son Hoa against any threat.
The Devil's Brigade had extensive connections to both StarCorps and Chandrasekhar Kurita during the 3070s; under contract to Kurita and using the information he provided, the Devil's Brigade were responsible for discovering the Hegemony Memory Core on the lost Terran Hegemony world of New Dallas, devastated and abandoned during the First Succession War. The discovery of the Memory Core and its subsequent dissemination throughout the Inner Sphere and beyond attracted attention to the Devil's Brigade; so to did the Brigade's relentless and tenacious fight against the Word of Blake.[1] The Devil's Brigade defended Arcturus when the Word of Blake struck at Kurita's assembled mercenary forces there; the Samhain, an ancient Vulture-class DropShip in service with the Devil's Brigade successfully destroyed a Blakist Union-class DropShip, earning the pilot a reward from Chandrasekhar for the bravery shown.[2]
During the later years of the Jihad the Devil's Brigade was sent to join the Free Worlds League front of Operation SCOUR. They fought under Alys Rousset-Marik's command as a part of Group II of the task force, alongside the 7th Pesht Regulars, the Home Guard and the Com Guard 5th Army.[3] They were on Hsien when the three way battle erupted between the Word of Blake defenders and the Capellan Confederation and Coalition attackers. They fought alongside the 7th Donegal Guards, 12th Atrean Dragoons, and Clan Hell's Horses' 11th Mechanized Cavalry Cluster. The Capellan 4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry and 4th Tau Ceti Rangers coordinated some strikes against the Blakists, but once the Blakists were defeated they engaged the Coalition troops. Eventually the Brigade and other Coalition forces pushed the Capellans off Hsien.[4]
During the assault on Terra they joined the Sandhurst front.[5]
Officers
Major Alex Keller leads the Devil's Brigade and is highly respected among his warriors. Major Keller is noted for piloting an extensively modified, refurbished and customized version of the Gladiator; as the first BattleMech design to be produced within the Draconis Combine - and one which was produced for less than 30 years - Keller's dedication to this ancient machine is remarkable.[1]
Tactics
- Deploys fast units (heavy on energy weapons)
- Battle Armor is attached to fast hover transports
Support
- Technical support: 50%
- 1 Merchant-class Jumpship, the A La Dios, 1 Union-class DropShip, the Druid, and 1 Seeker-class DropShip, the Two Bucks.[6]
- By 3075 the Brigade was also operating a Vulture-class DropShip, the Samhain.[2]
Dragoon Ratings
3067
Dragoon Rating: D
Composition History
3067
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 206, "GLD-4R Gladiator"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 214, "Vulture"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 45, "Overview: Alys Marik"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, pp. 78-79
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 96
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental II, p. 30, "Devil's Brigade: Never Fear The Unknown"
- Mercenaries Supplemental II, p. 30 - "Unit Profile"
- Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 49 - "Unit Profile"