Battletech-Mercenaries: Unit Listing


Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Colonel	TBA
Marcus Näslund	TBA
Current Roster: 7 Players	Overall Public Reputation: 23
Current Employer: Draconis Combine	Current Contract: FS-PA-06-04
Game Type: Play By Forum Board	Unit Founded: 15th of April, 3076

Unit Description Previously known as the Aura Wings, the Akki-Tsubasa (Demon Wings) is a unit that focuses on it's aerospace arm rather than the more traditional 'Mech heavy theme for mercenaries. Under Commander Marcus Näslund they have maintained air superiority in each campaign he has led them into, and the goal is to continue that trend. Now with over a Regiment of fighters ready to take off, any opponent other than the Star League had better think twice before going head to head with the Akki-Tsubasa in the skies.


Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Colonel	Captain
Zhao Zi Long	David Ten-Bears
Current Roster: 9 Players	Overall Public Reputation: 7
Current Employer: Free Worlds League	Current Contract: FW-PH-04-01
Game Type: Play By Forum Board	Unit Founded: 7th of June, 3078

Unit Description From the Succession Wars to the Clan Invasion, from the SLDF's destruction of the Smoke Jaguars to FedCom Civil War. Constant and increasingly escalating warfare destroyed worlds and killed billions. What many failed to account for, and was indeed ignored when reported, was that the years of fighting decimated something else. Something intangible a soldier's soul. Most soldiers persevered, barely retaining their sanity by loosing themselves among their brethren and unit. Some commit suicide. Others flee, searching for a place to recover their direction, humanity and soul or simply to escape from court martial charges of desertion, cowardice and mutiny. A group of such warriors from all over the Inner Sphere and Periphery met on New Hedon, the capital of Herotitus and formed the unique and unconventional Black Stars mercenary command. Though technically a single command, the Black Stars operate like no other mercenary unit. It is basically a collective of small units ranging from individual soldiers, to an entire Battlemech lance. These small units sub-contract jobs from the Black Star leadership. The leadership of the unit that runs the operations is simply called the 'Cell'. Consisting of soldiers who have stayed for the longest with the Black Stars, the 'Cell' negotiates all contracts after filtering through suitable ones and getting a majority vote from the current sub-contracted units. The Black Stars make no preference for their recruitment. They would just as readily hire a retired Colonel from the AFFS as they would a washed out Periphery Mechjock seeking to escape gambling debts. There have been been cases of former Word of Blake soldiers fighting side by side with former ComGuards within the unit. The Black Stars thus offers autonomy and a safe haven to individuals in the very eye of the turmoil in the current universe. The founding members of the Black Stars decided to gave the fragmented members of the unit at least a passing sense of unity and belonging by deciding on a simply black star as the unit insignia. It also reflected the fact that the unit's loyalty was to itself, which may change from battle to battle hence the preclusion of a traditional 'House' of 'Unit' colours. It may also be noted that being a simple to spray and/or stencil on design, a new unit sub-contracting under the Black Stars can put up the small logo quickly, and remove them just as easily when they inevitably decide to leave.


Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Colonel	Major
Lance McRaven	William
Current Roster: 12 Players	Overall Public Reputation: 13
Current Employer: Federated Suns	Current Contract: FS-DC-06-02
Game Type: Play By Forum Board	Unit Founded: 25th of July, 3076

Unit Description Rising from the ashes of the Red Star Legion mercenary command, the Black Talons Phoenixes are one of the fastest rising young units in the Inner Sphere. Founded by Capt. Alexander McKay after the destruction of his previous unit, the Black Talons Phoenixes have grown steadily, in both size and reputation. Originally a single company of 3025-era Battle Mechs purchased with what little funds McKay and the other members of the unit could scrounge together, the unit has since grown to nearly a regiment's worth of combined arms might. Currently comprised of two Battalions of Mech forces, a Reconnaissance Company, a Wing of Aerospace fighters (12), and a separate company of Battle Armor troops, the Black Talons Phoenixes can provide a solution to any type of contract or problem you may have. The Black Talons Phoenixes are currently under the command of Colonel Lance McRaven, a veteran of numerous campaigns and contracts with Hansen's Roughriders, one of the premiere mercenary units the galaxy has ever known. The current executive officer, Major William "Billy" Boudreaux, joined the Black Talons as a cook, and not much is currently known about him. Fresh from a contract with the Capellan Confederation, now bivouaced on Solaris VII, the Black Talons Phoenixes are currently under a defensive contract to the Federated Suns, and are stationed on the planet Rochester, currently serving as part of the Draconis March/Robinson Allied Command. Having discovered that the planet was in the process of being invaded by radical factions of the Draconis Combine, the Black Talon Phoenixes have sent three companies to deal with the threat. The rest of the unit is continuing to repair and refit, on Solaris VII, after the fierce fighting on Slewis, in the Rim Collection


Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Colonel	Major
James Black	Demon Shark
Current Roster: 4 Players	Overall Public Reputation: 10
Current Employer: Federated Suns	Current Contract: DC-RR-04-01
Game Type: Play By Forum Board	Unit Founded: 27th of November, 3079

Unit Description The Black Wolf Rangers were formed by the unification of a small group of disenfranchised Taurian Concordat soldiers and the remnants of a small down on their luck mercenary unit. James Black along with a few close members of his former unit, fed up with the Political manoeuvring and Anti-Davion propaganda, set forth to create a mercenary command that they could control ‘who’ they fought for and ‘why’. Organizing themselves into a uniquely Animalistic unit, the Ranger’s use pack like tactics to engage and neutralize their targets. Having created a unique rank structure, loosely based on Latin and the Wolf icon, the BWR has set itself apart from the standard naming conventions of regular mercenary units. Instituting a rigorous training document, only the strongest and intelligent recruits are selected to join the pack. The Ranger’s Specialize in highly mobile tactics that harrass the enemy and strike at key points to weaken their foe before fading away to strike again. Highly adept at ambush attacks, the warriors of the Ranger’s have shown themselves to be a feared force on the battlefield. The unit forms their core combat force using a wide range of fast moving, jump capable mechs. Jump capable Battle Armoured troopers and fast moving hover tanks augment the Mech force. Backed with Attack squadrons of VTOL’s the Ranger’s offer a well balanced force that is capable of taking on larger forces by striking hard, out manoeuvring them and grinding them down.