Rock Brigade
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| Rock Brigade | |
| Formed | ca. 3116 |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | |
Contents
History[edit]
The Rock Brigade is a mercenary unit in long-term contract to the Lyran Commonwealth. In fact, the Rock Brigade may as well be a House unit given the terms of their contract and battle history.[1]
The Rock Brigade was founded and are presently commanded by Eli Zondervan around 3116. Eli Zondervan had a long, unremarkable career in the LAAF, earning three minor commendations as a 'Mech pilot prior to retirement in 3113. The Rock Brigade was formed three years later, beginning as a single lance of BattleMechs in contract to House Steiner. They grew steadily, achieving their present size about five years ago. It is around this time that they acquired their space assets. Their service records indicate garrison, support, and cleanup duties. While the unit has seen a fair amount of combat action, they have not been involved in a major campaign. This makes their ability to afford upkeep on a JumpShip and two DropShips even more curious.
Approximately around mid 3114, the Rock Brigade departed on a sensitive mission. Records of where they went and the nature of the task are proving difficult to find. However, it is known that they returned to Tharkad six months ago with high casualties.
Since then, the Rock Brigade has spent the last several months recruiting and training new members, and are back to about 90 percent operational capacity.[1]
At an unknown time during the Dark Age, the unit operated along the border of Fortress Republic, where they engaged a mixed arms company with at least a lance of Carnivore tanks.[2]
Notes[edit]
Apparently the Rock Brigade have learned from the past. Their dependents are located on several different worlds and they do not seem to have a centralized base of operations. This gives more credence to the idea that they function more as a House unit than as an independent mercenary group. However, information in this regard is sketchy and the Rock Brigade could indeed have a base of operations. Certainly their footprint is small enough to not attract much attention.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of Rock Brigade | |||
| Colonel | Eli Zondervan | 3136[1] | |
Other Unit Officers[edit]
Tactics[edit]
No specific tactics are known for this unit.
Composition History[edit]
The unit is composed of a battalion-sized combined arms force:
- 1 Mixed weight 'Mech Company
- 1 Heavy 'Mech Company
- 1 Mixed vehicle Company geared toward long range combat and support ops
- 2-4 platoons of mixed infantry
- 5 medium aerospace fighters
- One Invader-class JumpShip
- 2 obsolete Union-class DropShips
How these expensive ships were acquired by a small mercenary outfit is unknown at this point. All space assets are thought to be at least 85 percent operational. This likely indicates some level of House support or presently unidentified resource investment.[1]
Notes[edit]
- No logo was ever designed for the unit