Editing Harloc Raiders

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| Designation = Harloc Raiders
| Formed = [[3053]]
| Disbanded = 
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| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]
| Parent Command = [[Citizens' Honored]]
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==History==
===Formation===
The Homeworld of Harloc Raiders is [[Second Try]]. Raised on [[Harloc]] in [[3053]] as a [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] line unit after one battalion of FWL BattleMechs was gifted to [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] by [[Thomas Marik]] as part of [[Isis Marik]]'s dowry.<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 67</ref> They were released to mercenary service in [[3054]] when they were discovered on an [[FWL]] world.<ref name=FMCCp99>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 99: "Harloc Raiders Unit Profile"</ref>

===Operation Guerrero===
Part of the [[Inner Sphere]] Task Force that faced the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] on [[Coventry]].<ref name=FMCCp99/> They were invited to join the task force by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]].<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 40</ref>

===Operation Bulldog===
The [[CCAF]]'s addition to the [[Operation Bulldog]] forces was inserted onto [[Wolcott]] along with the [[Red Lancers]].  While forces rotated in and out to face [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] feints and assault their worlds, the Harloc Raiders remained on Wolcott with the [[First Robinson Rangers]] until the end of Wave 4, when they were tapped to launch strikes into the Clan-held Periphery.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 11</ref>

===''Xin Sheng'' Campaign===
In 3063 they were based on [[Jonathan]].<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 119</ref>

Returned to Capellan service when the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' movement was launched.<ref name=FMCCp99/> They attacked [[Warlock]] and inflicted heavy damage on [[Holt's Hilltoppers]]. However the Hilltoppers fought so well that when the mercenaries asked for terms of surrender, the Raiders allowed the mercenaries to leave, but did force them to pay a heavy ransom.<ref>''Spotlight On: Holt's HillToppers'', p. 2</ref>

Restationed on [[Second Try]]. Then [[3066]] trials began between [[House Liao]] and [[House Marik]]. The [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] and the [[Second McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] attacks [[Zion]], the [[Steel Guard]] on [[Asuncion]] began loudly debating whether to go to the [[3rd Free Worlds Guards|Third Guards]]' assistance or wait for orders to assault the Confederation. The Raiders jumped over the border to hit the Steel Guard and giving the Highlanders time to withdraw.<ref name=FMUp28>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 28: "Harloc Raiders"</ref>

===Jihad===
The Harloc Raiders fought on [[Zurich]] and [[New Aragon]] and joined the final assault on [[Pleione]] in [[3077]]. This assault was so successful that the system fell to the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=frcc17/> Joining the Harlock Raiders in the assault on Pleione in June were [[Warrior House Hiritsu]] and [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]].<ref name="JHS:Tp77+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 77–78: "Pleione Secured"</ref> After this the Raiders redeployed to [[Algot]].<ref name=frcc17>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 17</ref>

===Republic Era===
Escaping complete destruction during [[Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS]] - unlike many of their counterparts in the Capellan Brigade - the Harloc Raiders served the Confederation extremely well in the conflict, but despite the Raiders' performance the unit was nearly destroyed as a result. The Raiders served alongside [[Lockhardt's Ironsides]] throughout the GOLDEN FORTRESS campaign, the differing temperaments and tactical doctrines of the two units complementing each other,<ref name="FM:3085p32"/> working particularly effectively together during the battle for [[Yangtze]] in [[3081]] when the Raiders and the Ironsides forces the [[2nd Republic Auxiliaries|Second]] and [[3rd Republic Auxiliaries|Third Republic Auxiliaries]] to retreat,<ref name="FM:3085p27">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 27, "Lockhardt's Ironsides"</ref> but ultimately even their highly effective performance couldn't prevent the destruction of most of the unit.<ref name="FM:3085p32">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 32: "Harloc Raiders"</ref>

Those members of the Raiders who survived the campaign were granted citizenship in reward for their excellent service, and many transferred out of the Raiders and into Lockhardt's Ironsides, or, failing that, other units within the [[Citizens' Honored]] brigade. Perhaps unusually, the Strategios elected not to disband the Raiders; instead, the unit was retained as a foreign legion within the CCAF, based around the surviving command staff of the original unit. The CCAF called for volunteers to join the Raiders and rebuild the unit, issuing the call not just within the Confederation but across known space; despite the potentially undesirable nature of service in the Raiders working for leadership of dubious virtue, applications to join the raiders flooded in. A large part of those who volunteered to serve were pirates or bandits from the [[Periphery]] looking for regular employment or former mercenaries.<ref name="FM:3085p32"/>

===Dark Age===
During [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]], the Raiders helped pin down units in the [[Capellan March]] rimward of the operations area. They achieved their primary objective, however suffered significant casualties in the [[Sirdar]] system when air assets of the [[Sirdar Capellan March Militia]] ambushed and destroyed several Raiders’ DropShips.

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Harloc Raiders'''
|-
| ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Wu Kang Kuo]]||[[3056]] to at least [[3059]]<ref>''Assumption of Risk'', p. 60</ref><ref name=FMMercsp107/>
|-
| ''Sang-shao''||[[Wu Deng Tang]]||[[3063]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMCCp99/><ref name=FMUp33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=FM3085p34>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 34: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
| ''Sang-shao''||[[Rex Song]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
|-
|}

===Other Officers===
* ''[[Sang-wei]]'' [[Andre Ricci]].<ref name="FM:3085p32"/>

==Tactics==
Harloc Raiders are familiar with, but not wedded to, traditional Capellan combat doctrine which often allowed the Raiders to surprise their opponents with tactics other Capellan regiments wouldn’t have used. This is one of the advantages the Confederation has gained by sending them abroad as a part of the [[Operation Bulldog]].<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 49: "Harloc Raiders (Wandering the Stars)"</ref>

They are fond of creating ambushes for the enemy by sending out lone light or medium mechs as a bait, which then lead the enemy right to the rest of the unit. They also excel at hit and run tactics and prefer raiding or defense to major assaults.<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 99</ref>

==Composition History==
===3059===
'''Harloc Raiders ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name= FMMercsp107/>
:* CO: Colonel Wu Kang Kuo<ref name= FMMercsp107/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Second Try]].<ref name=FMMercsp107 >''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 107</ref>

===3063 to 3067===
'''Harloc Raiders''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMCCp99/><ref name=FMUp33/>
:* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Wu Deng Tang
* XO/1st Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Mah De Dan
* 2nd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' Michael Zabkar
* 3rd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' Adam Olsen

- Equipped with [[C3]]

'''Harloc Corsairs''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMCCp99/><ref name=FMUp33/>
* Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' Shannon Delaney

'''Third Harloc Brigade''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCCp99/><ref name=FMUp33/>
* Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Thomas Kent

===3079===
'''Harloc Raiders ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=frccaf17>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 17</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Algot]].<ref name=frccaf17/> After the [[Jihad]] the Harloc Raiders had lost thirty percent of their strength.<ref name=frcc17/>

===3085===
'''Harloc Raiders''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Wu Deng Tang

'''Harloc's Corsairs''' (Wing/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Wen Yuen

'''Third Harloc Brigade''' (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao Otto Hughes''
:- By this point the Raiders were based on [[Mandate]] and had only managed to rebuild to one quarter of full strength, although the Corsairs had managed to reach forty-five percent strength and the Third were operating at fifty-five percent of full strength.<ref name=FM3085p34/>

===3145===
'''Harloc Raiders''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/>
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Rex Song

'''Harloc's Corsairs''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/>
* CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' [[Aldo Hanssen]]

'''Third Harloc Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3145p46/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Carling Salgado]]

'''Harloc Foot Auxiliary''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Julia Arreguin]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Assumption of Risk]]'' (Novel)
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
* ''[[Spotlight On: Holt's HillToppers ]]''

[[Category: Capellan Confederation Commands|Harloc Raiders]]