Reed's Brew

Unit Description

The small battalion mercenary battalion that was known for also being beer brewery.

History

The unit was formed in early 3050s by several former Federated Commonwealth soldiers who deserted Clan frontlines of Clan Invasion. The mercenary estiblished themselves in Circinus Federation, where they found working reinforcing Black Warriors.

In 3056, the unit commander, Major Burly Reed, was very unsatified with quality of beer found in the Federation. So he estiblished as side business as beer brewry, using unit's name. The mercenaries side of Brew became security force for now corporate brewry business. Where they became highly popular with the Federation's brewrys.

After the Marian Hegemony invasion of 3066, Major Burly Reed was killed. Lucus "Hurly Reed, young brother of Burly took command of the unit and the brewry. He expanded operations of the brewry and established second brewry on Galatea in 3067. He turned over operations in the Federation to his exWife.

Due to the high costs of the new brewry and the moving to a new world forced new Major to shift the Reed's Brew back into the mercenary trade from security for bewry.

However, the unit suffered from declining rating due to lack of combat over the years, as of 3067 the unit was unemployeed.

Jihad

In 3068 was approached by the Word of Blake, but declined due to stigma that would come with being associated with them. Luck change late in the year when employe named Mr. Askai, whom offered long-term contract for a unspecific unemployer. In addition long-term contract, Mr. Askai's employee form a partnership to help distribute merceries's beer through number outlets throught out the Free Worlds League. Major Reed accepted, leasted a small Jumpship and pair DropShips for the 18 month campaign.

The unit commence series of raids in Rim Commonality and Duchy of Andurien, starting in February of 3069 on Fadiffolu where unit struck against Contart Mining facility. The unit easily overpowered the planetary militia and took several ton of ore. The unit confidence grew until they ran into a ambushed by mysterious force on Tohelet. Despite Major Reed determination to break their unit's stigma of party patrol from Federation years,the unit took heavily lossed as they were forced to withdraw.

The ambush was wakeup call, Major Reed hired two former League officers to instill teach the unit discipline and show them finer points of tactics. Their preformance in their raids improve dramaticly with fewer losses. The unit had become battle harden fighting force once the contract with Mr. Askai was completed in 3070. The unit had ganthered 1,200 tons worth of booty from their raids.

During the unit two month furlough in the Capellan Confederation, Mr. Askai had once again re-hired the unit for another contract to raid locations along the Combine-Federated Suns border. The unit with mounting success, they moved build expands it brewry business to other worlds, such as Loongana where new brewry being constructed.

Dragoon Ratings

3067

Dragoon Rating: D

3071

Dragoon Rating: C

Officers

As of 3053, Commanding Officer of the unit was Major Burly Reed.

As of 3067, Commanding Officer of the unit was Major Lucus "Hurly" Reed.

Tactics

The unit trained extensively in raiding by late 3069, developing method of their recon units using ECM to jam enemy forces.

3067=

Reed’s Brew (BattleMech Battalion) - 30% of the unit been upgraded to Star League Technology.

Reed’s Roughnecks (1 Infantry Company) - provide security for the base and brewery.

Notes

Game Notes

The Reed's Brew roll one unit out four from B column from Free World League rolling table found in Field Manuel Updates. If the unit is the attacker, it gains a +1 to its inititive. However, the bonus remains in effect if it succeeds beating the opposing player's inititive rolls more than one-fourth of the time.

References

• Mercenaries Suppliment II
• Mercenaries Supplemental Update