Mercenary's Handbook 3055

From the back cover

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Running a merc unit is a serious business first, last, and always. Not just any group of gung-ho 'Mech jocks can survive in the cutthroat world of the mercenary, and any MechWarrior who ignores this fact ends up working for someone else, Dispossessed, or dead. Running a successful merc unit takes know-how, skill, careful planning, and sometimes a little luck. If you still think you've got what it takes to pit your skills against the fiercest warriors of the Inner Sphere and beyond, The Mercenary's Handbook: 3055 is for you. The handbook provides a comprehensive, detailed system for creating, maintaining, and operating a mercenary unit in the BattleTech universe, covering every aspect if the mercenary life from combat to salary to medical care. The Mercenary's Handbook: 3055 also includes detailed briefings on five of the most renowned mercenary units of the Inner Sphere: Wolf's Dragoons, the Kell Hounds, Rhonda Snord's Irregulars, the Gray Death Legion, and the Black Thorns. So what are you waiting for? C-bills and glory await any MechWarrior bold enough to take them. But just remember, the battle's not over until the check clears...

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Contents

• Mercenary's Handbook
  • Welcome to Outreach
    • Warrior World
      • Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission
      • Harlech
      • The Outback
      • Cyclops Station
      • Hospitality
    • Conventions of War
    • Ares Conventions
    • Honors of War

• Equipment and Logistics
  • Combat and Support
    • BattleMechs
      • Light BattleMechs
      • Medium BattleMechs
      • Heavy BattleMechs
      • Assault BattleMechs
      • OmniMechs
    • Aerospace Units
      • Conventional Fighters
      • Light Aerospace Fighters
      • Medium Aerospace Fighters
      • Heavy Aerospace Fighters
      • Land-Air 'Mechs
      • OmniFighters
    • Infantry
      • Foot Infantry
      • Motorized Infantry
      • Jump Infantry
      • Battle-Armored Infantry
    • Special Forces
      • Intelligence
      • Security
    • Artillery
    • Support Units
      • Administration
      • C³ Staff
      • Technical Support
      • Medics
      • DropShip Crew
      • JumpShip Crew
    • Unit Organization
      • Inner Sphere Units
      • Clan Units
      • Unit Quality
  • JumpShips/DropShips
    • DropShips
      • Troop Carriers
      • BattleMech Carriers
      • Assault Ships
      • Fighter Carriers
      • Civilian Ships
    • JumpShips
      • Scout Class JumpShip
      • Merchant Class JumpShip
      • Invader Class JumpShip
      • Star Lord Class JumpShip
      • Monolith Class JumpShip

• Selected Units
  • Wolf's Dragoons
    • Origins
      • First Contract: Davion
      • Second Contract: Liao
      • Third Contract: Marik's Rebellion
      • Fourth Contract: Marik
      • Sixth Contrackt: Kurita
      • Seventh Contract: Davion
      • Interlude: Outreach
      • Eighth Contract: Federated Commonwealth
      • Open Contracts
      • Crucible
    • Selected Personalities
    • Table of Organization and Equipment
  • The Gray Death Legion
    • Origins
      • Mercenary's Star
      • Verthandi
      • In Service to Marik
      • Betrayal on Helm
      • Fighting for the Federated Commonwealth
      • The Clan Invasion
      • Pandora
      • Needgate
      • A New Home
    • Selected Personalities
    • Table of Organization and Equipment
  • Snord's Irregulars
    • Current Status
    • Origins
    • Materiel Assets
    • Selected Personalities
    • Table of Organization and Equipment
  • The Black Thorns
    • Current Status
    • Origins
      • Borghese
      • Contract Requirements
    • Selected Personalities
    • Table of Organization and Equipment

• Game Information
  • Creating a Unit
    • Special Rules
      • Combat Value
    • Using the System
    • Naming A Unit
    • Unit Size and Structure
    • Unit Start-up Money
      • Starting Cash Modifiers
    • Combatant Templates
      • C-bill and Support Point Totals
    • Support Templates
    • Transport
    • Quick Contracts
      • Date of Establishment
      • Current Employer
      • Length of Contract
    • Equipment Allocation
  • Running a Mercenary Unit
    • Technical Support Points
    • Maintenance Requirements
      • Expenses
    • Medical Care
    • Breakdown
      • Minor Damage
      • Major Damage
      • Destruction
    • Repairs
      • Repair Limitations
      • Repair Kits
      • Parts
      • Refit Kits
      • Using Refit and Repair Kits
      • Mothballing Equipment
    • Buying Equipment
      • Factory Purchase
      • Mercenary Auctions
    • Black Market
  • Contracts
    • Mercenaries and the Clans
    • Getting A Contract
      • Dragoons Rating
      • Employers
      • Assignment
      • Length of the Contract
      • Payment
      • Support
      • Transport
      • Salvage Rights
      • Command Rights
  • Breach of Contract

• Tables