125th Deadman Ordnance Carriers

125th Deadman Ordnance Carriers
Affiliation Capellan Confederation
Parent Command CCAF


The Hundred and Twenty-fifth Deadman Ordnance Carriers was a penal combat support unit of the Capellan Confederation.

History[edit]

The Free Worlds League first started using the J-27 as a penal option to support its military; a practice has been emulated by most other Houses. One such unit was the Hundred and Twenty-fifth Deadman Ordnance Carriers that became the most famous penal unit in the Inner Sphere.

During fighting on New Hessen the unit supplied over a thousand times their own weight in ammunition to keep the Capellan defensive position supplied. At one point some of its convoys came under attack from a pair of Davion 'Mechs. Rather than retreat, the convicts removed some of the missiles their J-27s were carrying and made makeshift firing positions, eventually forcing the Davion 'Mechs to withdraw after a few hours of combat. For this action the crews were given pardons and promotions to other units, although some elected to stay on.[1][2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 125th Deadman Ordnance Carriers
Captain Jake "Jumpin' Jake" Jackson III 3025[1][2]

Tactics[edit]

As a rear echelon unit their tactics are improvised as required.

Composition History[edit]

The unit is composed entirely of J-27 Ordnance Transport. Its strength is unknown, but as the commander is a Captain it is possibly at company size.

Notes[edit]

The first edition printing of Technical Readout: 3025 records the Battle of New Hessen in 2080, however this is at odds with the introduction date of the J-27, which is 2650. It also lists the name of the unit as Deadmen.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Technical Readout: 3025, p. 194
  2. 2.0 2.1 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 18

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