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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxMercUnit − | image = [[File:Black_Cats_logo_MSU.jpg|150px]] + | image = [[File:Black_Cats_logo_MSU.jpg|150px]] − | Designation = Black Cats + | unitname = Black Cats − | Formed = late 2980s + | year = 3071 − | Disbanded = + | commander = Major Lou Lingg − | Previous Designation = + | formed = late 2980s − | Nickname = + | disbanded = − | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] + | jumpships = No − | Parent Command = Independent + | dropships = No (see text) − | Sub-Command = + | aero = No + | armor = No + | infantry = Yes }} }} − The '''Black Cats''' were an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], specialized in security and urban warfare. Although competent, they became known for a good public relations group and often exaggerated vid-commercials showing them taking down [[BattleMech]]s.<ref name=MC32>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 32</ref> The '''Black Cats''' were an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], specialized in security and urban warfare. Although competent, they became known for a good public relations group and often exaggerated vid-commercials showing them taking down [[BattleMech]]s.<ref name=MC32>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 32</ref> Line 18:
Line 19: At one point they managed to defend the city of Lawrence against an attack by a BattleMech company that posed as the [[Black Widow Company]], and took down at least two 'Mechs (one of them apparently a ''[[Trebuchet]]''); the exact timeframe of the action remains unspecified. At one point they managed to defend the city of Lawrence against an attack by a BattleMech company that posed as the [[Black Widow Company]], and took down at least two 'Mechs (one of them apparently a ''[[Trebuchet]]''); the exact timeframe of the action remains unspecified. − Following an ambush gone bad and an employer defrauding the unit, the five survivors, including Corporal Hill, put the unit on ice in [[3048]], but reactivated the unit at battalion strength in early [[3050]].<ref name=MC32/> + Following an ambush gone bad and an employer defrauding the unit, the five survivors including then-Corporal Hill put the unit on ice in [[3048]], but reinstated the unit at battalion strength in early [[3050]].<ref name=MC32/> − − The unit's largest asset was a ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class [[DropShip]] which they acquired in [[3067]] and lost on the launchpad in the [[3068]] Harlech bombing on [[Outreach]]. − The unit was still active in the [[Dark Age]] Era. They were on the Lyran planet [[Great X]] when it was taken by [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces, and abandoned by Lyran units, but survived, waging a guerrilla war against them. When a group of [[Kell Hounds]] arrived, in early [[3152]], to free the planet. The Hounds were divided in two units which were rivals, and their division almost cost them the defeat... but the Cats were there. Their commander, [[Colonel]] [[Donatello Lambert]] had tracked the Falcon paramilitary forces movement, and attacked them, swarming their civilian vehicles, disabling or seizing them, becoming key in liberating the planet. The Hounds company leader, Captain [[Eldin Mazzaroni]], offered the Cats the opportunity to join the [[Arc-Royal Liberty Coalition]], the proto-state recently created in the region. The Cats accepted, becoming part of their military.<ref name=TRp71>''Tamar Rising'', p. 71</ref> + The unit's largest asset was a ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class [[DropShip]] which they acquired in [[3067]] and lost on the launch pad in the [[3068]] Harlech bombing on [[Outreach]]. ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name Line 33:
Line 32: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Black Cats''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Black Cats''' |- |- − | [[Major]]||[[Lou Lingg]]||[[3071]]<ref name=MC32/> + | [[Major]]||[[Lou Lingg]]||[[3071]] |- |- − | [[Colonel]]||[[Donatello Lambert]]||[[3152]]<ref name=TRp71 /> |} |} Line 51:
Line 49: ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The exact time and place of the defense of Lawrence are indeterminate as no dates or epigraphs are provided. The story may initially have been meant to be set sometimes in the late Succession Wars era, i.e. around [[3025]]; it has to be set after [[3015]] as the Black Widow Company, which has apparently already racked up quite a reputation by the time the story is set in, was created in that year.<br />However, "Boots" Hill was a corporal in 3048 while she is a sergeant in the story, suggesting it takes place in 3050 or later but before 3071 when then-Major Lou Lingg has risen to the position of unit commander. + *The exact time and place of the defense of Lawrence are indeterminate as no dates or epigraphs are provided. The story may initially have been meant to be set sometimes in the late Succession Wars era, i.e. around [[3025]]; it has to be set after [[3015]] as the Black Widow Company, which has apparently already racked up quite a reputation by the time the story is set in, was created in that year.<br />However, "Boots" Hill was a corporal in 3048 while she is a sergeant in the story, suggesting it takes place in 3050 or later but before 3071 when then-Major Lou Lingg has ascened to the position of unit commander. − * The German edition of the ''Shrapnel'' anthology has original art going with the story, depicting (presumably) "Boots" Hill and the unit emblem, which notably differs from the canonical emblem that was published in a later product. − [[Image:BlackCatsSchrapnell.jpg|thumb|140px]] ==References== ==References== Line 59:
Line 55: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]'' (in ''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]'', ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition|MechWarrior (2nd Edition)]]'' rulebook, and the German edition of the ''[[CityTech]]'' rulebook) + *''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]'' (in ''[[Shrapnel]]'', ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition|MechWarrior (2nd Edition)]]'' rulebook, and the German edition of the ''[[CityTech]]'' rulebook) − * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' + *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' − * ''[[Tamar Rising]]'' − [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] [[Category:Non-'Mech Mercenaries]] [[Category:Non-'Mech Mercenaries]]
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| − | | image = [[File:Black_Cats_logo_MSU.jpg|150px]] | + | | image = [[File:Black_Cats_logo_MSU.jpg|150px]] |
| − | | | + | | unitname = Black Cats |
| − | | | + | | year = 3071 |
| − | | | + | | commander = Major Lou Lingg |
| − | | | + | | formed = late 2980s |
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| − | | | + | | jumpships = No |
| − | | | + | | dropships = No (see text) |
| − | | | + | | aero = No |
| + | | armor = No | ||
| + | | infantry = Yes | ||
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The '''Black Cats''' were an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], specialized in security and urban warfare. Although competent, they became known for a good public relations group and often exaggerated vid-commercials showing them taking down [[BattleMech]]s.<ref name=MC32>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 32</ref> | The '''Black Cats''' were an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], specialized in security and urban warfare. Although competent, they became known for a good public relations group and often exaggerated vid-commercials showing them taking down [[BattleMech]]s.<ref name=MC32>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 32</ref> | ||
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At one point they managed to defend the city of Lawrence against an attack by a BattleMech company that posed as the [[Black Widow Company]], and took down at least two 'Mechs (one of them apparently a ''[[Trebuchet]]''); the exact timeframe of the action remains unspecified. | At one point they managed to defend the city of Lawrence against an attack by a BattleMech company that posed as the [[Black Widow Company]], and took down at least two 'Mechs (one of them apparently a ''[[Trebuchet]]''); the exact timeframe of the action remains unspecified. | ||
| − | Following an ambush gone bad and an employer defrauding the unit, the five survivors | + | Following an ambush gone bad and an employer defrauding the unit, the five survivors including then-Corporal Hill put the unit on ice in [[3048]], but reinstated the unit at battalion strength in early [[3050]].<ref name=MC32/> |
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| − | The unit was | + | The unit's largest asset was a ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class [[DropShip]] which they acquired in [[3067]] and lost on the launch pad in the [[3068]] Harlech bombing on [[Outreach]]. |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Black Cats''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Black Cats''' | ||
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| − | | [[Major]]||[[Lou Lingg]]||[[3071]] | + | | [[Major]]||[[Lou Lingg]]||[[3071]] |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * The exact time and place of the defense of Lawrence are indeterminate as no dates or epigraphs are provided. The story may initially have been meant to be set sometimes in the late Succession Wars era, i.e. around [[3025]]; it has to be set after [[3015]] as the Black Widow Company, which has apparently already racked up quite a reputation by the time the story is set in, was created in that year.<br />However, "Boots" Hill was a corporal in 3048 while she is a sergeant in the story, suggesting it takes place in 3050 or later but before 3071 when then-Major Lou Lingg has | + | *The exact time and place of the defense of Lawrence are indeterminate as no dates or epigraphs are provided. The story may initially have been meant to be set sometimes in the late Succession Wars era, i.e. around [[3025]]; it has to be set after [[3015]] as the Black Widow Company, which has apparently already racked up quite a reputation by the time the story is set in, was created in that year.<br />However, "Boots" Hill was a corporal in 3048 while she is a sergeant in the story, suggesting it takes place in 3050 or later but before 3071 when then-Major Lou Lingg has ascened to the position of unit commander. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]'' (in ''[[ | + | *''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]'' (in ''[[Shrapnel]]'', ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition|MechWarrior (2nd Edition)]]'' rulebook, and the German edition of the ''[[CityTech]]'' rulebook) |
| − | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | + | *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' |
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | ||
[[Category:Non-'Mech Mercenaries]] | [[Category:Non-'Mech Mercenaries]] | ||