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Line 11: }} }} − '''Longwood's Bluecoats''' are mercenary unit employed by the [[Taurian Concordat]] for the past 15 years.<ref name=FMM75>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 75: "Longwood's Bluecoats Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=fmmr89>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 89</ref> + '''Longwood's Bluecoats''' are mercenary unit employed by the [[Taurian Concordat]] for the past 15 years.<ref name=FMM75>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 75, "Longwood's Bluecoats Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=fmmr89>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 89</ref> ==History== ==History== In [[3064]] the Bluecoats were attached to [[II Corps (Taurian Concordat)|II Corps]] of the [[Taurian Concordat]], but are no longer in the Concordat. The are currently serving in [[Capellan Confederation]] space, where there have been attempts to lure them into Liao service.<ref name=FMP61>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 61.</ref> In [[3064]] the Bluecoats were attached to [[II Corps (Taurian Concordat)|II Corps]] of the [[Taurian Concordat]], but are no longer in the Concordat. The are currently serving in [[Capellan Confederation]] space, where there have been attempts to lure them into Liao service.<ref name=FMP61>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 61.</ref> − Around this same time, a company of Bluecoats deserted the regiment after their captain was killed. They took the Bluecoats' ''[[Overlord]]'' DropShip with them when they left. During the late 3060s the unit faced off against multiple pirate and bandit raids. Though they repelled the attackers each time, the Bluecoats lost their few modern BattleMechs. At this same time, they were relying on the [[Trinity Alliance]] and an exchange program with the mercenary [[Lethal Injection]] unit to meet their support needs.<ref name=fmmr89/> + Around this same time, a company of Bluecoats deserted the regiment after their captain was killed. They took the Bluecoat's ''[[Overlord]]'' DropShip with them when they left. During the late 3060's the unit faced off against multiple pirate and bandit raids. Though they repelled the attackers each time, the Bluecoats lost their few modern BattleMechs. At this same time, they were relying on the [[Trinity Alliance]] and an exchange program with the mercenary [[Lethal Injection]] unit to meet their support needs.<ref name=fmmr89/> Prior to their redeployment to the Capellan Confederation, they were negotiating with the Taurian Concordat for a new contract. The Concordat offered "special support discounts" as a contract benefit. The Bluecoats lacked enough technical support staff, so they agreed. The Concordat then rotated in their least experienced technical support engineers to help the Bluecoats, but these green techs were unable to keep up with the workload. The Bluecoats suspended negotiations and the tech support despite their contract coming due in [[3072]].<ref name=msu89>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 89</ref> Prior to their redeployment to the Capellan Confederation, they were negotiating with the Taurian Concordat for a new contract. The Concordat offered "special support discounts" as a contract benefit. The Bluecoats lacked enough technical support staff, so they agreed. The Concordat then rotated in their least experienced technical support engineers to help the Bluecoats, but these green techs were unable to keep up with the workload. The Bluecoats suspended negotiations and the tech support despite their contract coming due in [[3072]].<ref name=msu89>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 89</ref> Line 22:
Line 22: Assigned to [[Jansen's Hold]] to protect a new armor factory, the Bluecoats drove off the expected pirates but also encountered a better-equipped and -trained group of raiders. These raiders arrived several times, always at the end of a production run in the armor plant. Instead of trying to find their inside source, the Bluecoats set a trap. Their infantry regiment and a company of 'Mechs were inside the plant while the remaining two companies were placed in hidden positions outside the factory. In November [[3071]] the raiders arrived again. Dropping directly on the factory, the raiders were quickly forced outside its boundaries by the infantry and 'Mechs. The hidden 'Mechs then revealed themselves and the raiders began taking losses. However a few minutes after the Bluecoats engaged, another battalion of fast heavy 'Mechs appeared behind the Bluecoats. By the time the rest of the Bluecoats arrived, half the Bluecoat forces committed to the factory defense were operational. Colonel Longwood has sent messages to the Concordat requesting support and reinforcements, but no action had been taken by [[3072]].<ref name=msu89/> Assigned to [[Jansen's Hold]] to protect a new armor factory, the Bluecoats drove off the expected pirates but also encountered a better-equipped and -trained group of raiders. These raiders arrived several times, always at the end of a production run in the armor plant. Instead of trying to find their inside source, the Bluecoats set a trap. Their infantry regiment and a company of 'Mechs were inside the plant while the remaining two companies were placed in hidden positions outside the factory. In November [[3071]] the raiders arrived again. Dropping directly on the factory, the raiders were quickly forced outside its boundaries by the infantry and 'Mechs. The hidden 'Mechs then revealed themselves and the raiders began taking losses. However a few minutes after the Bluecoats engaged, another battalion of fast heavy 'Mechs appeared behind the Bluecoats. By the time the rest of the Bluecoats arrived, half the Bluecoat forces committed to the factory defense were operational. Colonel Longwood has sent messages to the Concordat requesting support and reinforcements, but no action had been taken by [[3072]].<ref name=msu89/> − In late July [[3075]] the Bluecoats were subverted by [[Hansen's Roughriders]], a mercenary unit in the employ of the [[Federated Suns]] and engaged in conducting heavy raids against Concordat worlds as part of a counteroffensive against the second invasion of the Federated Suns by the Concordat. This allowed the Roughriders to raze the factory complexes on Perdition before leaving the world.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Bluecoats' willingness to break contract and join with Hansen's Roughriders was later ascribed to disgust within the Bluecoats at the manner in which the Taurian Concordat had neglected them.<ref name="J:FRp120">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 120: "The Condemned"</ref> + In late July [[3075]] the Bluecoats were subverted by [[Hansen's Roughriders]], a mercenary unit in the employ of the [[Federated Suns]] and engaged in conducting heavy raids against Concordat worlds as part of a counteroffensive against the second invasion of the Federated Suns by the Concordat. This allowed the Roughriders to raze the factory complexes on Perdition before leaving the world.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Bluecoats' willingness to break contract and join with Hansen's Roughriders was later ascribed to disgust within the Bluecoats at the manner in which the Taurian Concordat had neglected them.<ref name="J:FRp120">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 120, "The Condemned"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 44:
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| − | '''Longwood's Bluecoats''' are mercenary unit employed by the [[Taurian Concordat]] for the past 15 years.<ref name=FMM75>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 75 | + | '''Longwood's Bluecoats''' are mercenary unit employed by the [[Taurian Concordat]] for the past 15 years.<ref name=FMM75>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 75, "Longwood's Bluecoats Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=fmmr89>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 89</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[3064]] the Bluecoats were attached to [[II Corps (Taurian Concordat)|II Corps]] of the [[Taurian Concordat]], but are no longer in the Concordat. The are currently serving in [[Capellan Confederation]] space, where there have been attempts to lure them into Liao service.<ref name=FMP61>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 61.</ref> | In [[3064]] the Bluecoats were attached to [[II Corps (Taurian Concordat)|II Corps]] of the [[Taurian Concordat]], but are no longer in the Concordat. The are currently serving in [[Capellan Confederation]] space, where there have been attempts to lure them into Liao service.<ref name=FMP61>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 61.</ref> | ||
| − | Around this same time, a company of Bluecoats deserted the regiment after their captain was killed. They took the | + | Around this same time, a company of Bluecoats deserted the regiment after their captain was killed. They took the Bluecoat's ''[[Overlord]]'' DropShip with them when they left. During the late 3060's the unit faced off against multiple pirate and bandit raids. Though they repelled the attackers each time, the Bluecoats lost their few modern BattleMechs. At this same time, they were relying on the [[Trinity Alliance]] and an exchange program with the mercenary [[Lethal Injection]] unit to meet their support needs.<ref name=fmmr89/> |
Prior to their redeployment to the Capellan Confederation, they were negotiating with the Taurian Concordat for a new contract. The Concordat offered "special support discounts" as a contract benefit. The Bluecoats lacked enough technical support staff, so they agreed. The Concordat then rotated in their least experienced technical support engineers to help the Bluecoats, but these green techs were unable to keep up with the workload. The Bluecoats suspended negotiations and the tech support despite their contract coming due in [[3072]].<ref name=msu89>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 89</ref> | Prior to their redeployment to the Capellan Confederation, they were negotiating with the Taurian Concordat for a new contract. The Concordat offered "special support discounts" as a contract benefit. The Bluecoats lacked enough technical support staff, so they agreed. The Concordat then rotated in their least experienced technical support engineers to help the Bluecoats, but these green techs were unable to keep up with the workload. The Bluecoats suspended negotiations and the tech support despite their contract coming due in [[3072]].<ref name=msu89>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 89</ref> | ||
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Assigned to [[Jansen's Hold]] to protect a new armor factory, the Bluecoats drove off the expected pirates but also encountered a better-equipped and -trained group of raiders. These raiders arrived several times, always at the end of a production run in the armor plant. Instead of trying to find their inside source, the Bluecoats set a trap. Their infantry regiment and a company of 'Mechs were inside the plant while the remaining two companies were placed in hidden positions outside the factory. In November [[3071]] the raiders arrived again. Dropping directly on the factory, the raiders were quickly forced outside its boundaries by the infantry and 'Mechs. The hidden 'Mechs then revealed themselves and the raiders began taking losses. However a few minutes after the Bluecoats engaged, another battalion of fast heavy 'Mechs appeared behind the Bluecoats. By the time the rest of the Bluecoats arrived, half the Bluecoat forces committed to the factory defense were operational. Colonel Longwood has sent messages to the Concordat requesting support and reinforcements, but no action had been taken by [[3072]].<ref name=msu89/> | Assigned to [[Jansen's Hold]] to protect a new armor factory, the Bluecoats drove off the expected pirates but also encountered a better-equipped and -trained group of raiders. These raiders arrived several times, always at the end of a production run in the armor plant. Instead of trying to find their inside source, the Bluecoats set a trap. Their infantry regiment and a company of 'Mechs were inside the plant while the remaining two companies were placed in hidden positions outside the factory. In November [[3071]] the raiders arrived again. Dropping directly on the factory, the raiders were quickly forced outside its boundaries by the infantry and 'Mechs. The hidden 'Mechs then revealed themselves and the raiders began taking losses. However a few minutes after the Bluecoats engaged, another battalion of fast heavy 'Mechs appeared behind the Bluecoats. By the time the rest of the Bluecoats arrived, half the Bluecoat forces committed to the factory defense were operational. Colonel Longwood has sent messages to the Concordat requesting support and reinforcements, but no action had been taken by [[3072]].<ref name=msu89/> | ||
| − | In late July [[3075]] the Bluecoats were subverted by [[Hansen's Roughriders]], a mercenary unit in the employ of the [[Federated Suns]] and engaged in conducting heavy raids against Concordat worlds as part of a counteroffensive against the second invasion of the Federated Suns by the Concordat. This allowed the Roughriders to raze the factory complexes on Perdition before leaving the world.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17 | + | In late July [[3075]] the Bluecoats were subverted by [[Hansen's Roughriders]], a mercenary unit in the employ of the [[Federated Suns]] and engaged in conducting heavy raids against Concordat worlds as part of a counteroffensive against the second invasion of the Federated Suns by the Concordat. This allowed the Roughriders to raze the factory complexes on Perdition before leaving the world.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Bluecoats' willingness to break contract and join with Hansen's Roughriders was later ascribed to disgust within the Bluecoats at the manner in which the Taurian Concordat had neglected them.<ref name="J:FRp120">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 120, "The Condemned"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Ratings== | ==Ratings== | ||
===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
| − | * '''Dragoons Rating''': B+<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 112 | + | * '''Dragoons Rating''': B+<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 112, "Mercenaries Deployment Table"</ref> |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||