Battletech-Mercenaries: Unit Listing


Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Lieutenant General	TBA
Timothy Maddox	TBA
Current Roster: 9 Players	Overall Public Reputation: 25
Current Employer: UNASSIGNED	Current Contract: UNASSIGNED
Game Type: Play By Forum Board	Unit Founded: 21st of April, 3074

Unit Description From the ashes of several fallen mercenary commands, the Hellstorm Hussars Mercenary Command formed on Terra February 22nd, 3074, and quickly earned an exemplary reputation and name of their own. What began with a heroic victory over the superior hardware fielded by the Keleric's Crushers Mercenary battalion on Cerberus, Outworld's Alliance, formed the backbone of a unit that would rival, and now surpasses that unit they defeated. With that experience in hand, the Hellstorm Hussars continued to fight for the Star League, Federated Suns, Free World's League and Lyran Alliance against forces from three of Kerensky's finest the Ghost Bears, Star Adders and Jade Falcons among other opposition. Now entering their sixth year of service the Hellstorm Hussars have established themselves as a crack Mercenary Regiment comprised of a strong, but balanced combat force. Currently, the unit fields two battalions of battlemechs, a mixed auxiliary battalion of armor, artillery, VTOLs, and support, a wing of aerospace fighters, and a newly formed mixed infantry battalion. The Hellstorm Hussars choice of reliable, well-armored designs carrying adequate maneuverability and weapon capabilities has proven favorable for Mercenary Unit. Their BattleMech Battalions field a range of companies: a pair of assault companies, two heavy cavalry companies, a strike company, and a recon and pursuit company. This arrangement gives the Hellstorm Hussars sufficient flexibility in speed, firepower, mobility, and maneuverability to handle many different types of missions. Thus the Hellstorm Hussar's are uniquely equipped for reconnaissance and objective raids, as well as combat campaigns. Like their namesake of long ago, the Hussars are known for their unpredictable, lightning quick strikes and fearless use of combat drop maneuvers to smash their enemies to dust. Come hell or high water, they get the job done. The Hellstorm Hussars are lead by Colonel Timothy Maddox a veteran noted for his service with the 17th Avalon Hussars. As a commander, Colonel Timothy Maddox favors seizing and holding the initiative on the battlefield and is an aggressive strategist. Alongside him, Captain William Taggart, the recently assigned unit XO, is a veteran of fighting in the Free Rasalhague Republic against the Clans. As one of the founding members of the unit, Captain William Taggart has fought in nearly every major contract that the Hellstorm Hussars have completed. His leadership, tenacity, and fortitude first witnessed on Cerberus and Dehgolan have become traits embodied by the rank and file of the Hellstorm Hussars. The Hellstorm Hussars, a veteran unit led by honorable men and women, favor contracts that display their worth on the field of honor with strength, courage of conviction, and intensity over contracts which might pit them against the general populace. Because of their expansion to Regiment, the Hellstorm Hussars are presently seeking competent personnel to serve as technicians, armored and unarmored infantry, tank and artillery commanders, mechwarriors, and VTOL and aerospace pilots.


Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Lieutenant General	Major
Xavier Steele	Anakin
Current Roster: 7 Players	Overall Public Reputation: 28
Current Employers: Lyran Alliance & Federated Suns	Current Contracts: LA-SC-06-01 & DC-PA-06-03
Game Type: Play By Forum Board	Unit Founded: 27th of April, 3069

Unit Description Xavier Steele has been the commander of The Restless Souls Mercenary Unit since its inception in 3069. Although plagued by a shortage of 'MechWarriors, he has grown the unit into somewhat of a demi-Brigade with combined arms of tanks, infantry, as well as 'Mechs. Some at the DMM have suggested that he resign due to his getting along in years and allow new blood circulate through the ranks. This is unlikely to happen. Steele considers himself a mentor to all the Souls Majors and Lieutenants and so will stay on until he thinks one of his Senior Staff is ready to pick up the controls. "After that," as he always says, "I'll consider retirement." Senior Lieutenant Brandi Rodriguez, the units former-Executive Officer, has turned around the moral of the unit from an all-time low to above average high. This has been attributed to her background, that having been a lowly grunt herself, and her unorthodox style of command. The XO position has hit some hard times. After Brandi redirected her efforts to Battalion Adjutant, Nariko Matsuhita was recalled, however; within four short months she was Court Marshaled. With the serious injury that was sustained by Brandi in combat she was no longer an option for the XO position. Nariko's replacement was Christian Levesque who within a month of becoming the Restless Souls Executive Officer accepted an alternate posting to a Davion Guard Unit. Then came one of the Soul's lieutenants, namely Alex McCray. Alex took the reins of the XO seat and seemed to grab on to it for the long haul. He impressed by the sheer hours he spent every day deep into paperwork or at the controls of his mech. He was the winning ticket, but Lady Luck had something else in store for the Restless Souls and Alex succumbed to a terrible disease that kept him away from his posting for a long time. Without an XO for a long time Steele had to replace Alex with the Chief Logistics Officer, Anakin, an 'adopted' Wolf clanner. Anakin became one of the first clanners to obtain a senior posting in a DMM unit. He 'rejuvenated' the unit with new training programs that were a reminder of the enemy that almost conquered the Inner Sphere years back. He has been XO for over five years now, but if he keeps up fighting like he does, the LLieutenant General might need to consider for yet another replacement. Each Battalion of the Restless Souls excels in a particular art of warfare. The Command Battalion, Primary Battalion, can defend a piece of property like it was an entire Brigade all by itself, and is considered the Souls' defensive experts. The Assault Battalion, called Sledgehammer, does best in the attack, using its massive size and long range firepower to blast through enemy positions. The Recon Battalion, nicknamed Eagle Eye, is best at raiding and recon. The 'Hunter-Killer' Battalion, Heaven's Fist, is feared around the Inner Sphere for the notorius ability to root out and apprehend high profiled enemy units. The Stike Battalion, Manticore, has mastered the art of long range fire power from behind cover with the resources to bring well over 700 long range warheads in on a target. With the increased size to Regiment and then to Brigade the Battalions have grown in size and in numbers. Their AeroSpace Fighter Support now a full Wing, Iron Falcon, can appear behind enemy lines at will and wreck havoc, even through the most heavily defended strong points. The Restless Souls two Vehicle Battalions, commanded by Major Jason Fosdick as well as its Infantry Regiment, VTOL Regiment, two support Battalions, AeroSpace Fighter Wing, its DropShip Fleet, and JumpShip Armada provide the Souls with the independence and staying power they need to stay viable. With the aquisition of two Landholds, a Countship and a Baronet, the Restless Souls now have a place to call home and a place where they can leave their dependents and draw upon for new recruits, perform training, garner yearly revenue, and have their very own Military Hardaware Depots. The Brigade as a whole is considered a leader when it comes to defense. The Restless Souls have an uncanny ability to use the terrain and resources around them to their best advantage. Enemies who think a field is empty find themselves shocked when Restless Souls 'Mechs suddenly spring up around them.