Mobile Fire
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| Mobile Fire | |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
Contents
History
Fourth Succession War
In November 3028 the LCAF ordered the two mercenary commands of Mobile Fire and Bad Dream to challenge the 22nd Rasalhague Regulars on Gunzburg as part of Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG.[1] The defending Twenty-second went underground and avoided contact with the Steiner employed mercenaries. After several weeks the mercenaries set a trap. The CO of Mobile Fire sent a message to the Bad Dream command, stating that most of his forces were sick from a local illness. The Regulars intercepted the message and gathered their forces to strike at the weakened invaders. When the Rasalhague Regulars advanced the abandoned camp, the 'Mechs of Mobile Fire emerged from the nearby swamps. When the Bad Dream advanced from the rear, the CO of the surrounded DCMS unit ordered his troops to surrender. However, the CO of the Rasalhague Regulars committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule.[2]
FedCom Civil War
As a long established Lyran mercenary unit, Mobile Fire put their support behind Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion and paid a high price for their loyalty at the hands of pro-Victor forces (Archer's Avengers on Odessa). The unit received a pardon and later served as the garrison force of several planets on the Clan border.[3]
Jihad
The unit broke off negotiations to extend their contract with the LCAF and left their garrison post on the Lyran world of New Earth to work for the Word of Blake (who attacked New Earth mere days later). Mobile Fire was subsequently branded Rogue by the MRBC. The unit attacked Imbros III on behalf of the Word of Blake in March 3069.[4]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of Mobile Fire[5] | |||
| Colonel | Quintin Moore | 3025 - 3039[6] | |
| Colonel | Fred Laurencin | 3050 - 3067[7][8][3] | |
Other Officers
- Captain Ruben Saarinen, MechWarrior.[9]
- Lieutenant Neil Perez-Carson, armored infantry officer during the Jihad.[10]
Tactics
The unit was internally divided into three demi-battalions with their own specializations:
- 1st Battalion: Speed and stealth
- 2nd Battalion: Inclement weather conditions
- 3rd Battalion: Defensive engagements
Support
Most repairs are handled by the technical staff and the unit has no transport assets.[3]
Dragoon Ratings
3067
Dragoon Rating: C-[3]
Composition History
3025
Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[6]
- CO: Colonel Quintin Moore
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Canal.
3040
Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[11]
3050
Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[7]
- CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin
3054
Mobile Fire (Regiment)[8]
- CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin
3050
Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[12]
- CO: CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin[12]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Khon Kaen, Madiun and Son Hoa.[12]
3054
Mobile Fire (/Regular/Reliable)[13]
- CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin[13]
- Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Khon Kaen, Madiun and Son Hoa.[13]
3059
Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[14]
3067
Mobile Fire (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[3]
- CO/Armor: Colonel Fred Laurencin
- 1st Battalion: Major Angela Davies
- 2nd Battalion: Major Theodore Jacobs
- 3rd Battalion: Major Paul Moore
- 3 vehicle battalions contain tracked, hover and wheeled designs, supported by a command company
Mobile 'Mechs (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[3]
- 1st Battalion: Major Garth Rivers
- XO/2nd Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Donald Moore
- 3rd Battalion: Major Carol Creed
- Mainly light/mediums supported by fast heavies.
Air Mobile (Wing/Green/Questionable)[3]
- Wing Commander: Major Yuri Vasavanovich
- Mainly Lucifers supported by 8 Eisensturms.
1st Security Division (1 Reinforced Battalion/Green/Questionable)[3]
- Infantry Commander: Major Vance Redding
- Provide security for the rest of the command. They contain 3 battle armor squads.
References
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 63
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 91: "Mobile FireUnit Profile"
- ↑ Blake Ascending, pp. 171, 208
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 92: "SturmFeur Heavy Tank"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 79
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 20 Year Update, p. 28: "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Objective Raids, p. 20: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
- ↑ BattleTech: Inner Sphere Fire Lance, Ruben Saarinen Pilot Card
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 34: "Sloth Battle Armor - Notable Troopers"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 20 Year Update, p. 28
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Objective Raids, p. 20
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 109