Editing Greenburg's Godzillas

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==History==
===Formation===
The origins of the '''Greenburg's Godzillas''' stem from [[Colonel]] [[Mordon Greenburg]]. Serving for ten years with the [[Twenty-third Marik Militia]] at the controls of his ''[[Black Knight]]'', Greenburg left the [[Free Worlds League Military]] and made a name for himself as a combat correspondent for the [[Tharkad Broadcast Company]] during the final years of the [[Third Succession War]], his coverage making him a household name across the [[Inner Sphere]]. In [[3027]] while doing research on [[Galatea]], Greenburg struck up a friendship with [[Philippe Rodan]], survivor of the ill-fated [[Brownlee's Barracudas]] [[mercenary unit]], and ultimately came up with a plan. Greenburg approached his TBC producer with the concept of a documentary series covering the day-to-day life of the first year of a new mercenary force led by Rodan and funded in part by TBC, with the network enthusiastic about the project but stipulating that [[holovid]] star Greenburg lead the new command.<ref name=FM:MRp71>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 71</ref><ref name=TRO3039-270>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 270: "Star League - BL-7-KNT Black Knight"</ref>

Thus was born the ''[[Greenburg's Godzillas (Holovid)|Greenburg's Godzillas]]'' holovid series, with Greenburg treating the viewers across the Inner Sphere to an up-close view of the mercenary life, the back streets and [[hiring hall]]s of Galatea, tense contract negotiations and best bars and clubs of the [[Mercenary's Star (hiring hall)|Mercenary's Star]]. While initially highly successful, as the ratings fell cagey TBC executives canned the show on the cusp of the [[Fourth Succession War]]. By this point Greenburg had established a firm relationship with the members of the "cast" and chose to remain at the head of his namesake unit and return to combat.<ref name=FM:MRp71/><ref name=TRO3039-270/>

===Service with the Federated Suns===
Accepting a contract with the [[Federated Suns]] to garrison the [[Draconis March]] world of [[Sterlington]] against pirate raiders emerging from [[Outworlds Alliance]] space, the Godzillas avoided all but the most cursory involvement with the Fourth Succession War.<ref name=HDp134>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 134: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12: "Operation RAT"</ref> The Greenburg Godzillas likewise saw no combat during the [[War of 3039]], travelling from Sterlington to their selected jump-off point of [[Kesai]] in preparation to bolster the later waves of the [[FedCom]] invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]], and returning to Sterlington after the Allied forces were ejected by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]].<ref name=HWO3039-141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141: "Deployment Table"</ref>

The Godzillas luckily avoided the initial [[Clan Invasion]] thanks to unit CO Ivo Greenburg's - Mordon's son and successor - chance decision leave the Federated Commonwealth in favor of a garrison contract on [[Nockatunga]] in his native [[Free Worlds League]] in the early 3050s.<ref name=20YU57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=OR39>''Objective Raids'', p. 39: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> The Godzillas were among the mercenaries supplied by [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]] to aid [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] during [[Operation Guerrero]], pushing the [[5th Syrtis Fusiliers]] off the [[Sarna March]] world of [[Bora]] before staging a deep raid against [[Acamar]], where they decimated the [[Acamar Militia]] before pulling back to League space following the FedCom victories on [[Woodstock]] and [[Nanking]]. This allowed the unit to avoid the risk of isolation from its League employers and return to their station on Nockatunga.<ref name=FM:MRp71/><ref name=FMFWL-16>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 16: "The Eagle's Talons - Types of Units - Mercenary Troops - Greenburg's Godzillas"</ref><ref name=FMFWL-115>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 115: "Free Worlds League Military (Deployment as of 1 January 3059) - Mercenary Units - Greenburg's Godzillas"</ref>

Earning some measure of notoriety beyond their holovid fame for their service during Guerrero, the Godzillas signed a contract with the Draconis Combine as it sought to bolster the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery in preparation for [[Operation BULLDOG]]. Ultimately the contract would not lead to bigger and better things. After [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] were ejected from their [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Occupation Zone|Occupation Zone]] far faster than expected, the DCMS did not extend their contract, leaving the Godzillas stuck on the Combine world of [[Cebalrai]] without funds to pay for passage to [[Outreach]].<ref name=FM:MRp71/>

In 3069 they sent an agent to [[Arc-Royal]] and negotiated a three-year garrison contract for Yeguas. This provided them with enough funds to hire transportation out of the Combine. Later in 3069 they faced the [[4th Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|4th Falcon Strike Cluster]] on [[Yeguas]]. Instead of the raid that the [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] was expecting, the Falcons made a full push to take the planet. At the same time the [[75th Strike Cluster]] landed on the planet [[Morges]] and defeated the [[20th Arcturan Guards]]. The Godzillas were in a large fortified compound when the 75th Strike Cluster landed to reinforce the Fourth Strike Cluster. The Godzillas couldn't defeat two Clusters, so they set up a series of holographic projectors and other special effects to keep the Falcon's attention, overwhelmed a single Trinary, and escaped the world in hidden [[DropShip]]s.<ref name=msu60>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 60</ref>

After a short period of rest/refit the mercs were then ordered to help the [[Tooth of Ymir]] on [[Esteros]]. The Godzillas disguised themselves as a frontline [[Steel Viper]] [[Cluster]] and forced the defending [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] forces to retreat from Málaga. The two merc commands were then moved to [[Zanderij]] to garrison the planet and act as a reserve force in case of further incursions.

The Jade Falcons would attack Zanderij again in late [[3074]] or very early [[3075]]. This time, forces from [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Iota Galaxy]] landed on Zanderij, only to find themselves engaging the Godzillas, the Tooth of Ymir and the [[Thor's Hammers]]. The Thor's Hammers mercenary unit, commanded by [[Major]] [[Napoleon Hobart]], had recently taken receipt of a battery of newly-manufactured ''[[Helepolis]]'' [['Mech]]s which had been organized into a battery of ArtilleryMechs commanded by [[Captain]] [[Gustav Colt]]. Colt was a veteran artilleryman from the [[12th Star Guards]], a multiregiment mercenary unit destroyed during the initial [[Operation Revival|Clan invasion]]. Colt and the motley collection of 'Mechs armed with artillery weapons known as "Hobart's Funnies" proved hugely effective against the Jade Falcon forces, pinning Iota Galaxy down with a constant artillery barrage and preventing the Falcon forces from breaking out of their initial landing zone. The Jade Falcons attempted to remove Colt's forces by launching a head-hunting attack using [[Elemental]]s, only to discover that the Hammers had predicted the attack and screened the Funnies extensively with conventional forces. The Elementals were wiped out by the Hammers, leaving the surviving elements of Iota Galaxy little option but to withdraw.<ref name="TRO3075p182">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 182: "HEP-2H Helepolis"</ref>

==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="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Greenburg's Godzillas'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Sarah Dosimion]]||[[3025]] - [[3050]]<ref name=HBDp147/><ref name=20yup20/>
|-
| Colonel||[[Mordon Greenburg]]|| <ref name=FM:MRp71/>
|-
| Colonel||[[Ivo Greenburg]]||[[3052]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:MRp71/><ref name=FMMercsp106/>
|}

==Tactics==
The Godzillas are skilled MechWarriors in close formation operations and can maneuver as one.{{cn}}

==Support==
The techs can cover most of the technical maintenance requirements. The command depends on the support for transportation.{{cn}}

==Dragoon Ratings==
===3067===
'''Dragoon Rating: C'''

==Composition History==
===3025===
''' Greenburg's Godzillas''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HBDp147>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 137</ref>
:* CO: Colonel Sarah Dosimion
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Sterlington]].

===3040===
''' Greenburg's Godzillas''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p141/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Sterlington]].<ref name=HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref>

===3050===
'''Greenburg's Godzillas ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20yup20/>
:* CO: Colonel Sarah Dosimion<ref name=20yup20/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Sterlington]].<ref name=20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref>

===3059===
'''Greenburg’s Godzillas''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMMercsp106/>
:* CO: Colonel Ivo Greenburg<ref name=FMMercsp106/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Braunton]].<ref name=FMMercsp106>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 106</ref>

===3067===
'''Greenburg’s Godzillas''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: [[Colonel]] Ivo Greenburg
* XO/ 2nd Battalion: [[Major]] Simon Verhoeven
* 3rd Battalion: Major Joss Ridley
- The regiment contains mainly medium/heavy 'Mechs with 50% upgrades. 12 Omni designs are also in their ranks.

'''Greenburg’s Ghidorahs ''' (1 [[Wing]]/Veteran/Reliable)
* Wing Commander: Major Philippe Rodan
- The pilots are experts in ground operations.

==Notes==
* The unit logo of the Greenburg's Godzillas is a fearsome green lizard against a red disk. The Godzillas favor a dark green paint scheme, occasionally accented with lighter green scales and classic "shark teeth" nose art. While considered unprofessional by some, in a holdover from their holovid days a number of the Godzillas feature corporate sponsorship logos and other advertising on their units, the quantity and size of which are proportionate to the fame of the warrior.<ref name=FM:MRp71/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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