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{{infoBoxMercUnit
| image         = [[file:Harlockswarriors.png‎]]
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| image     = [[file:Harlockswarriors.png‎]]
| Designation    = Harlock's Warriors
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| unitname  = Harlock's Warriors: Gladiators United
| formed        =  
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| year      = 3085
| Disbanded      =  
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| commander = Colonel Thomas
| Previous Designation =  
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| jumpships = no
| Nickname      = Gladiators United
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| dropships = yes
| Affiliation    = Mercenary
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| aero      = yes
| Parent Command = Independent
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| armor    = no
| Sub-Command    =  
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| infantry  = no
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
'''Harlock's Warriors''' were formed after a [[Chain Gang Missions|Chain Gang raid]] in [[2825]] on [[Kobe]]. Most of the unit's warriors were the survivors of a bandit unit or the Chain Gang, led by the Gang's leader, [[Sven Harlock]], which became the Warrior's founding leader. The unit first worked for the [[Free Worlds League]] and later the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. During this time, the unit reached [[regiment]]al strength with conventional forces support. During the [[FedCom Civil War]] they fought for the [[Allies (FCCW)|allied]] side. The command liberated [[Small World]].<ref name=FMMR73>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 73: "Unit Profile"</ref>
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The '''Harlock Warriors''' were formed after a [[Chain Gang Missions|Chain Gang raid]] in [[2825]] on [[Kobe]]. Most of the unit's warriors were the survivors of a bandit unit or the Chain Gang. The unit first worked for the [[Free Worlds League]] and later the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. During this time, the unit reached [[regiment]]al strength with conventional forces support. During the [[FedCom Civil War]] they fought for the [[Allies (FCCW)|allied]] side. The command liberated [[Small World]].<ref name=FMMR73>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 73, "Unit Profile"</ref>
  
=== The Jihad ===
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In [[3069]] during the [[Jihad]], the planet [[Errai]] was assaulted by the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[6th Division (Word of Blake)|Sixth Division]]. After conducting a guerrilla campaign, the defending [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] retreated to [[Markab]]. Attempts to negotiate a new contract with the [[2nd Robinson Rangers]] failed, though the Warriors were allowed to rebuild on Markab. In [[3071]] a battalion of [[10th Ghost]] [['Mech]]s landed on the Warrior's base while most of the unit was out training.  The 10th butchered the unit and left only four companies.<ref name=msu67>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 67, "Unit Profile"</ref>
In [[3069]] during the [[Jihad]], the planet [[Errai]] was assaulted by the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[6th Division (Word of Blake)|Sixth Division]]. After conducting a guerrilla campaign, the defending [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] retreated to [[Markab]]. Attempts to negotiate a new contract with the [[2nd Robinson Rangers]] failed, though the Warriors were allowed to rebuild on Markab. In [[3071]] a battalion of [[10th Ghost]] [['Mech]]s landed on the Warrior's base while most of the unit was out training.  The 10th butchered the unit and left only four companies. [[Colonel]] Thomas was killed during the fighting.<ref name=msu67>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 67: "Unit Profile"</ref>
 
  
A [[Word of Blake]] force<ref name="JHS3076p23"/><ref name="J:FRp51"/> consisting of the [[11th Division (Word of Blake)|Eleventh Division]], [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]], [[Bullard's Armored Cavalry]], [[Gray's Ghosts]] and the [[Martian Cuirassiers]]<ref name="TCp113">''Total Chaos'', pp. 113–114: "Galatea"</ref> disguised themselves as the [[Northwind Highlanders]] to allow them to assault Galatea in October [[3072]], quickly occupying Galatean City and the surrounding areas.<ref name="TCp113"/><ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> While the Eleventh had landed at Galaport initially and secured a safe landing zone for the Blakist mercenary commands, the Forty-seventh Shadow Division had landed in a series of nearly suicidal hot-drops within Galatea City, intent on using intelligence already gathered to hit key defense and security points as well as decapitating various mercenary units with headhunting attacks.<ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> It was reported that the Warriors were one of the casualties of the Blakist assault, having retreated to Galatea after taking damage from incidents where the Warriors had ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time more than once.<ref name="M&Mp47">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 76: "FedSuns Mercenary Deployment"</ref>
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==Officers==
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In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Colonel]] [[Rodney Viel]].<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138 (pdf version), "Remagen Combat Region"</ref>
  
Despite the reported destruction of the Warriors on Galatea, Petruzzelli had actually been unable to find safe transport from Robinson to either Galatea or [[Arc-Royal]], and instead he chose to take the remains of the Warriors to [[Herotitus]] in the [[Periphery]]. Rather than trying to recruit personnel on Herotitus, Petruzzelli began looking for a quick contract that he could use to raise some money and keep the surviving members of the Warriors together, and as a consequence the Warriors went to work for [[Major General]] [[Raymond-Roger Marsin]], forming a part of the picket on [[Adelson]] to contain the pirates infesting the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]], particularly the infamous [[Death's Consorts]].<ref name="FM:3085p159">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 159: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
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As of [[3067]] [[Colonel]] Thomas lead the command with usual skills.{{clarify}}<ref name=FMMR73/> He was killed in the fighting with the 10th Ghost regiment in [[3071]]. [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[Kenneth Petruzzelli]] took command of the Warriors and was also in [[3085]] in command of the unit.<ref name=msu67/><ref name=FM:3085p161>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 161, "Major Periphery States - Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
  
=== The Dark Age ===
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In [[3145]], the commanding officer was [[Colonel]] [[Magdalen Vu]].<ref name=FM:3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182, "Notable Mercenary Forces - Federated Suns"</ref>
After the Jihad, the [[Filtvelt Coalition]] was able to lure Harlock's Warriors away from Federated Suns employment by offering generous contract terms; the acquisition of the Warriors was considered quite a coup for the small nation at the time, and the Warriors were serving inside the Coalition in [[3085]].<ref name="FM:3085p154">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 154: "The Periphery"</ref> The Coalition was able to persuade the Warriors to sign on in part because their time in service with Major General Marsin had left them enamored on life of the edge of the [[Inner Sphere]], and the Warriors found themselves stationed on [[Broken Wheel]], where they were responsible for both guarding the [[Quikscell Company]] plant there and acting as a rapid-reaction force to deal with threats to any of the other Coalition worlds nearby.<ref name="FM:3085p159"/>
 
 
 
==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
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Harlock's Warriors'''
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Sven Harlock]]||[[2825]]<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'' p. 73</ref>
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Rodney Viele]]||[[3025]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138 (PDF version): "Remagen Combat Region"</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Samantha Viele]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=20yup27/><ref name=OpjRp19/><ref name=FMMercsp107/>
 
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| Colonel||[[Larette Thomas]]||3067 - [[3071]]<ref name=FMMR73/><ref name=msu67/>
 
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| [[Lieutenant-Colonel]]||[[Kenneth Petruzzelli]]||3071 - [[3085]]<ref name=msu67/><ref name=FM:3085p161>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 161: "Major Periphery States - Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
 
|-
 
| Colonel||[[Magdalen Vu]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182: "Notable Mercenary Forces - Federated Suns"</ref>
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
 
==Tactic==
 
==Tactic==
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===3067===
 
===3067===
 
'''Dragoon Rating: B'''<ref name=FMMR73/>
 
'''Dragoon Rating: B'''<ref name=FMMR73/>
 
=== 3145 ===
 
'''Rating: B'''<ref name="FM:3145p182"/>
 
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
 
'''Harlock's Warriors''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138</ref>
 
'''Harlock's Warriors''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138</ref>
:* CO: Colonel Rodney Viele
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* CO: Colonel Rodney Viele  
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Victoria (FS)|Victoria]].
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===3040===
 
===3040===
'''Harlock's Warriors''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p141/>
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'''Harlock's Warriors''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 141 </ref>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Phecda]].<ref name=HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref>
 
 
 
===3050===
 
'''Harlock's Warriors ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20yup27/>
 
:* CO: Colonel Samantha Viele<ref name=20yup27/>
 
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Phecda]].<ref name=20yup27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27</ref>
 
 
 
===3054===
 
'''Harlock’s Warriors''' ((Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=OpjRp19/>
 
:* CO: Colonel Samantha Viele<ref name=OpjRp19/>
 
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Phecda]].<ref name=OpjRp19>''Objective Raids'', p. 19</ref>
 
 
 
===3059===
 
'''Harlock’s Warriors ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMercsp107/>
 
:* CO: Colonel Samantha Viele<ref name=FMMercsp107/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Errai]].<ref name=FMMercsp107>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 107</ref>
 
  
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===3054===
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'''Harlock's Warriors''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=MWobraidp19 > ''Objective Raids'', p. 19</ref>
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* CO: Colonel Samantha Viele
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===3067===
 
===3067===
'''Harlock's Warriors ''' (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR73/>
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'''Harlock's Warriors '''(1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR73/>
 
* CO: Colonel Larette Thomas
 
* CO: Colonel Larette Thomas
 
:* XO: [[Major]] Kenneth Petruzzelli
 
:* XO: [[Major]] Kenneth Petruzzelli
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- Mainly mobile medium designs
 
- Mainly mobile medium designs
  
'''Faraday's Falcons''' (1 Squadron/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR73/>
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'''Faraday's Falcons'''(1 Squadron/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR73/>
 
* Squadron Commander: [[Captain]] Michael Faraday
 
* Squadron Commander: [[Captain]] Michael Faraday
  
 
===3071===
 
===3071===
 
'''Harlock's Warriors''' (Reinforced [[Battalion]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=msu67/>
 
'''Harlock's Warriors''' (Reinforced [[Battalion]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=msu67/>
The warriors were reduced to a four-company BattleMech unit after the raid by the 10th Ghost. They also lost many of their support assets, and their aerospace assets were lost on [[Errai]].<ref name=msu67/>
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The warriors were reduced to a four-company BattleMech unit after the raid by the 10th Ghost. They also lost many of their support assets, and their Aerospace assets were lost on [[Errai]].<ref name=msu67/>
* Co: Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Petruzzelli.<ref name="FM:3085p159"/>
 
  
 
===3085===
 
===3085===
 
'''Harlock's Warriors''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p161/>
 
'''Harlock's Warriors''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p161/>
 
* CO: Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Petruzzelli
 
* CO: Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Petruzzelli
:- At this point the Warriors were stationed on [[Mararn]]. The Warriors were operating at four-fifths of full strength, but ninety percent of their units were using advanced technology.<ref name="FM:3085p159"/>
 
  
 
===3145===
 
===3145===
'''Harlock's Warriors''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p182"/>
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'''Harlock's Warriors''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p182">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182, "Notable Mercenary Forces"</ref>
 
* CO: Colonel Magdalen Vu<ref name="FM:3145p182"/>
 
* CO: Colonel Magdalen Vu<ref name="FM:3145p182"/>
:- As of 3145 Harlock's Warriors were operating at eighty percent of full strength and were stationed on [[Vicente]].<ref name="FM:3145p182"/>
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:- As of 3145 Harlock's Warriors were operating at eighty percent of full strength and were stationed on [[Vincente]].<ref name="FM:3145p182"/>
 
 
==Color Scheme==
 
Harlock's Warrior's color scheme uses black with yellow and blue trim.<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 73</ref>
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
The Warriors preference for single duels is notorious, and makes them similar to the [[Clans]] [[Trial of Position]]. In essence, a claimant can take the command of the unit after defeating its commanding officer in a duel. It appears to be a tradition beginning with [[Sven Harlock]]'s founding of the group and continued in the time.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'' p. 67</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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*''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''  
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
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*''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Harlock's Warriors]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Harlock's Warriors]]

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