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The '''Grimmald's Grenadiers''' is a [[mercenary]] unit born in the fire of the [[FedCom Civil War|Civil War]].<ref name=Xenophon/> | The '''Grimmald's Grenadiers''' is a [[mercenary]] unit born in the fire of the [[FedCom Civil War|Civil War]].<ref name=Xenophon/> | ||
| − | == History == | + | ==History== |
| − | === Jihad === | + | ===Jihad=== |
First formed in [[3065]], near the end of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War, with all the starting members were retired from the [[AFFS]], unwilling to fight in the civil war who clustered around Grimmald, willing to follow him into combat. | First formed in [[3065]], near the end of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War, with all the starting members were retired from the [[AFFS]], unwilling to fight in the civil war who clustered around Grimmald, willing to follow him into combat. | ||
| − | + | The Grenadiers served honorably throughout the end of the conflict and into the [[Jihad]]. Although they never made the Sphere-spanning headlines of [[ComStar]]'s [[INN]], the Grenadiers are nonetheless one of the uncounted milieu of professional solders that make up the honest mercenary trade.<ref name=Xenophon/> | |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Grimmald's Grenadiers''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Grimmald's Grenadiers''' | ||
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| − | | [[Leftenant Colonel]]||[[John Grimmald]]||[[3065]]<ref name=Xenophon/> | + | | [[Leftenant Colonel]]||[[John Grimmald (older brother)|John Grimmald]]||[[3065]]<ref name=Xenophon/> |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===3065=== | ===3065=== | ||
| − | A | + | * A short battalion composed of nine [[BattleMech]]s, seventeen [[combat vehicle]]s and enough [[infantry]] to fill out two short platoons. Several aerospace pilots had been hired on Outreach, but they lacked aerospace fighters.<ref name=Xenophon>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (MilSpec section), news item published [02/08/3080]: "Xenophon - Grimmald's Grenadiers"''</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[BattleCorps# | + | * ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#Xenophon: Grimmald.27s Grenadiers .28Pt 1.29|BattleCorps MilSpecs, 02/08/3080: "Xenophon: Grimmald's Grenadiers (Pt 1)"]]'' |
| + | * ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#Xenophon: Grimmald.27s Grenadiers .28Pt 2.29|BattleCorps MilSpecs, 02/08/3080: "Xenophon: Grimmald's Grenadiers (Pt 2)"]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#Xenophon: Grimmald.27s Grenadiers .28Pt 3.29|BattleCorps MilSpecs, 02/08/3080: "Xenophon: Grimmald's Grenadiers (Pt 3)"]]'' | ||
[[Category: Mercenary Commands]] | [[Category: Mercenary Commands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:01, 11 October 2023
| Grimmald's Grenadiers | |
| Formed | 3065 |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
The Grimmald's Grenadiers is a mercenary unit born in the fire of the Civil War.[1]
Contents
History[edit]
Jihad[edit]
First formed in 3065, near the end of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War, with all the starting members were retired from the AFFS, unwilling to fight in the civil war who clustered around Grimmald, willing to follow him into combat.
The Grenadiers served honorably throughout the end of the conflict and into the Jihad. Although they never made the Sphere-spanning headlines of ComStar's INN, the Grenadiers are nonetheless one of the uncounted milieu of professional solders that make up the honest mercenary trade.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Grimmald's Grenadiers | |||
| Leftenant Colonel | John Grimmald | 3065[1] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
3065[edit]
- A short battalion composed of nine BattleMechs, seventeen combat vehicles and enough infantry to fill out two short platoons. Several aerospace pilots had been hired on Outreach, but they lacked aerospace fighters.[1]