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'''Gerhardt Hansen''' was the commanding officer of the [[Hansen's Roughriders]]. He commanded the unit from its inception as an independent [[Mercenary unit]] in 3014 until several years after the War of 3039, when command was handed over to his son Wolfgang.<ref name=HSp118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p.118, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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'''Gerhardt Hansen''' was the commanding officer of the [[Hansen's Roughriders]] during their inception as a [[mercenary unit]] in the first half of the [[31st century]].
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He was the grandson of [[Ludwig Hansen (30th c.)|Ludwig Hansen]], who had led the regiment that would become the Roughriders in their escape from (unwarranted) purges from [[House Davion]] into the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2961]] where they merged into the [[12th Atrean Dragoons]] regiment which was commanded by their distant relative and Gerhardt's namesake, [[Major-General]] [[Gerhardt Hansen (30th c.)|Gerhardt Hansen]].<ref name=MS37>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 37</ref><ref name=CMM>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 44</ref>
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==Character==
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Inseparable from his mercenary unit who quickly became media darlings, Gerhardt Hansen was described as a "direct"<ref>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 45 (Colonel Wolfgang Hansen profile)</ref> and somewhat rowdy character, yet apparently a capable officer and leader.
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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====Anton's Revolt====
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===Anton's Revolt===
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In [[3014]] the Twelfth Atrean Dragoons under Colonel [[Francis Ferdinand]] supported [[Anton Marik]] in [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|his revolt]] against his [[Janos Marik|brother]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 18</ref> Though the unit as a whole declared in favor of Anton, several high ranking officers including battalion commanders (and possibly Francis Ferdinand himself, since Gerhard Hansen is consistently named as the man who led the unit in the uprising<ref>''MechWarrior (1st Ed.)'', p. 117</ref>), chose to resign their commissions rather than support Anton.<ref name="hbw-23">''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 23</ref> Despite being slightly understrength as a consequence, the Twelfth secured [[McKenna (planet)|McKenna]] and [[Semenyih]],<ref name="hbw-23"/> but when the Twelfth attacked the [[Eleventh Atrean Dragoons]] on [[Matheran]] they were slow to take advantage of the Eleventh's inexperience. This led to a months-long game of cat and mouse between the two Atrean Dragoons regiments that stopped only when [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] arrived to reinforce the Eleventh. The Bandits inflicted serious damage on the 12th, forcing them to break off their attacks. In exchange, the Twelfth had reduced the Eleventh Atrean Dragoons to half-strength.<ref name="hbw-23"/>
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In [[3014]] the 12th Atrean Dragoons under Colonel [[Francis Ferdinand]] sided with Duke [[Anton Marik]] in [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|his revolt]] against his [[Janos Marik|brother]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 18</ref>
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Despite being slightly understrength, the Twelfth fought with great skill and success in the civil war, but in the ill-fated Operation Condor they suffered great losses on [[Calloway VI]]. Surrounded and decimated, the remnants of the 12th Atrean Dragoons surrendered to loyalist forces in November 3014.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 29, 37</ref>  
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Although Ferdinand commanded the rebellious 12th Atrean Dragoons up until the battle of [[Matheran]],<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 23</ref> Gerhard Hansen, an influential [[House Marik]] officer at the time, was named as the man who led the unit in the uprising.<ref name=JS79>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 79</ref><ref>''MechWarrior (1st Ed.)'', p. 117</ref> Context suggests Hansen probably assumed command sometime during the fighting on Matheran.
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===Hansen's Roughriders===
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[[Image:HansesRoughridersOriginalCrest.jpg|thumb|left|Hansen's Roughriders]]In any case, Gerhardt Hansen was in command when the remnant of the 12th Atrean Dragoons, together with other disenchanted Marik forces, turned their back on the Free Worlds League after the failed rebellion and went into exile, re-forming as the mercenary regiment Hansen's Roughriders under his command.<ref name=BT>''BattleTech'' 2nd Ed. rulebook, Hansen's Roughrider infobox</ref> (It remains unclear if they fought Marik or Steiner forces on Ilion V, or possibly among themselves.)
  
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Shortly after Smithson's Chinese Bandits arrived, Anton Marik reassigned [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' [[Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Beta]] and [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma]] regiments to reinforce the 12th Atrean Dragoons.<ref name="hbw-26">''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 26</ref> The Twelfth, reinforced by Wolf's forces, smashed the 11th Atrean Dragoons. Smithson's Chinese Bandits withdrew from the conflict on Matheran and went to [[Carbonis]].<ref name="hbw-26"/>
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In [[3018]], their first contract brought them into service with [[House Steiner]]'s [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. It is unclear what the unit had been doing in the two or three intervening years, though the Roughriders' somewhat famous assault on the Marik academy world of [[New Olympia]] may have occurred in this time frame before they went to work for House Steiner as mercenaries.
  
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Along with Beta and Gamma regiments and the Third Ducal Guard, the Twelfth Atrean Dragoons were assigned to Operation Condor, Anton's attack on [[Calloway VI]] which Janos Marik was using as a staging area for his push into the rebel areas. Anton was unaware that the world already held five 'Mech regiments. The Twelfth Atrean Dragoons' ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Laureles' Pride]]'' was lost, which cost them an entire company.<ref name="hbw-29">''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 29</ref> The Twelfth Atrean and Ducal Guards suffered heavy losses in the fighting on the ground. Cut off from Wolf's Dragoons, they were eventually surrounded by the [[1st Oriente Hussars|First]] and [[Second Oriente Hussars]] and forced to surrender in November [[3014]].<ref name="hbw-29"/>
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Stationed on [[Suk II]], Hansen's Roughriders—under Gerhardt Hansen's able leadership—quickly gained renown and media attention as the archetype of the rowdy but successful mercenary. In [[3019]] they became one of the very few units to ever beat the famed [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on the battlefield during the hard-fought defense of [[Hesperus II]] in the [[13th battle of Hesperus II]]. Later on they participated in numerous successful campaigns and during the [[Fourth Succession War]] were noted for both competence and fairness in their conquest of several [[Draconis Combine]] worlds including [[Wheel]], [[Hainfeld]] and [[Satalice]].
  
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Following the failed revolt in which they had fought for the wrong side, the Twelfth Atrean Dragoons subsequently turned their backs on the Free Worlds League together with elements from the [[First Atrean Dragoons]] heavy regiment, a similarly frustrated loyalist unit that had been decimated on [[Sophie's World]], and possibly other disenchanted Marik forces.<ref name=JS79>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 79</ref> Following a final battle on [[Ilion|Illion V]], an abandoned Free Worlds League planet in what was now [[Lyran Commonwealth]] space, they went into exile under the command of Gerhard Hansen, an influential Marik officer,<ref name=JS79/> and re-formed as the [[mercenary]] regiment [[Hansen's Roughriders]].<ref name=BT>''BattleTech'' 2nd Ed. rulebook, Hansen's Roughrider infobox</ref> It remains unclear if they fought Marik or Steiner forces on Ilion V, or possibly among themselves.
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The unit as a whole made peace with [[House Davion]] after the Fourth Succession War, and under a deal sponsored by [[Katrina Steiner]] were loaned to House Davion for a well-paid, easy plum posting to garrison [[Bromhead]].<ref name=FMM>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 59</ref>
  
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Gerhardt Hansen initially aimed to retire after the [[War of 3039]] and hand over command of the unit to his son, [[Wolfgang Hansen]], who had been groomed as his designated successor since coming of age. However, during the War of 3039 the Roughriders suffered heavy casualties on [[Pike IV]] and Wolfgang's performance in the defense of the city of [[Mercator]] in particular was rated poorly. As a consequence, Gerhardt Hansen pushed back his retirement until [[3044]] while Wolfgang underwent rigorous extra training.<ref name=CMM/><ref name=TRO39>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 164</ref> In 3044, Gerhardt entrusted Hansen's Roughriders to Wolfgang and retired.
  
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==BattleMech==
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As of ca. 3039, Colonel Gerhardt Hansen and his son, Major Wolfgang Hansen, were noted for piloting the two CP-10-Z ''[[Cyclops]]'' 'Mechs with functional [[Tacticon B-2000 Battle Computer]]s that the unit possessed.<ref name=TRO39/>
  
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==Title and Position==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*'''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'''
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*''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]''
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*'''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'''
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*''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]''
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*'''[[Objective Raids]]'''
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*''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
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*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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*''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' (1st Ed.)
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
  
 
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Gerhardt Hansen
Personal
AffiliationHouse Hansen
Profile
ProfessionColonel of Hansen's Roughriders
Family
ChildrenWolfgang Hansen

Gerhardt Hansen was the commanding officer of the Hansen's Roughriders during their inception as a mercenary unit in the first half of the 31st century.

He was the grandson of Ludwig Hansen, who had led the regiment that would become the Roughriders in their escape from (unwarranted) purges from House Davion into the Free Worlds League in 2961 where they merged into the 12th Atrean Dragoons regiment which was commanded by their distant relative and Gerhardt's namesake, Major-General Gerhardt Hansen.[1][2]

Character

Inseparable from his mercenary unit who quickly became media darlings, Gerhardt Hansen was described as a "direct"[3] and somewhat rowdy character, yet apparently a capable officer and leader.

Biography

Anton's Revolt

In 3014 the 12th Atrean Dragoons under Colonel Francis Ferdinand sided with Duke Anton Marik in his revolt against his brother.[4]

Despite being slightly understrength, the Twelfth fought with great skill and success in the civil war, but in the ill-fated Operation Condor they suffered great losses on Calloway VI. Surrounded and decimated, the remnants of the 12th Atrean Dragoons surrendered to loyalist forces in November 3014.[5]

Although Ferdinand commanded the rebellious 12th Atrean Dragoons up until the battle of Matheran,[6] Gerhard Hansen, an influential House Marik officer at the time, was named as the man who led the unit in the uprising.[7][8] Context suggests Hansen probably assumed command sometime during the fighting on Matheran.

Hansen's Roughriders

Hansen's Roughriders

In any case, Gerhardt Hansen was in command when the remnant of the 12th Atrean Dragoons, together with other disenchanted Marik forces, turned their back on the Free Worlds League after the failed rebellion and went into exile, re-forming as the mercenary regiment Hansen's Roughriders under his command.[9] (It remains unclear if they fought Marik or Steiner forces on Ilion V, or possibly among themselves.)

In 3018, their first contract brought them into service with House Steiner's Lyran Commonwealth. It is unclear what the unit had been doing in the two or three intervening years, though the Roughriders' somewhat famous assault on the Marik academy world of New Olympia may have occurred in this time frame before they went to work for House Steiner as mercenaries.

Stationed on Suk II, Hansen's Roughriders—under Gerhardt Hansen's able leadership—quickly gained renown and media attention as the archetype of the rowdy but successful mercenary. In 3019 they became one of the very few units to ever beat the famed Wolf's Dragoons on the battlefield during the hard-fought defense of Hesperus II in the 13th battle of Hesperus II. Later on they participated in numerous successful campaigns and during the Fourth Succession War were noted for both competence and fairness in their conquest of several Draconis Combine worlds including Wheel, Hainfeld and Satalice.

The unit as a whole made peace with House Davion after the Fourth Succession War, and under a deal sponsored by Katrina Steiner were loaned to House Davion for a well-paid, easy plum posting to garrison Bromhead.[10]

Gerhardt Hansen initially aimed to retire after the War of 3039 and hand over command of the unit to his son, Wolfgang Hansen, who had been groomed as his designated successor since coming of age. However, during the War of 3039 the Roughriders suffered heavy casualties on Pike IV and Wolfgang's performance in the defense of the city of Mercator in particular was rated poorly. As a consequence, Gerhardt Hansen pushed back his retirement until 3044 while Wolfgang underwent rigorous extra training.[2][11] In 3044, Gerhardt entrusted Hansen's Roughriders to Wolfgang and retired.

BattleMech

As of ca. 3039, Colonel Gerhardt Hansen and his son, Major Wolfgang Hansen, were noted for piloting the two CP-10-Z Cyclops 'Mechs with functional Tacticon B-2000 Battle Computers that the unit possessed.[11]

Title and Position

Preceded by Commander of the 12th Atrean Dragoons
3014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Commander of Hansen's Roughriders
3014 - 3044 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 37
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Combat Manual: Mercenaries, p. 44
  3. ↑ Combat Manual: Mercenaries, p. 45 (Colonel Wolfgang Hansen profile)
  4. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 18
  5. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, pp. 29, 37
  6. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 23
  7. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 79
  8. ↑ MechWarrior (1st Ed.), p. 117
  9. ↑ BattleTech 2nd Ed. rulebook, Hansen's Roughrider infobox
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 59
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 164

Bibliography

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