House Hansen
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| House Hansen | |
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| Family Profile | |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
House Hansen was a military family with their roots on the Free Worlds League.
Contents
History
Origins
The mercenary unit history can trace its roots to Ludwig Hansen, who had led the regiment that would become the Roughriders in their escape from (unwarranted) purges from the Federated Suns into the Free Worlds League in 2961 where they merged into the Twelfth Atrean Dragoons regiment which was commanded by their distant relative and Gerhardt's namesake, Major-General Gerhardt Hansen.[1][2]
Mercenary Members
- Gerhardt Hansen, first commander of Hansen's Roughriders.[3]
- Wolfgang Hansen, second commander of Hansen's Roughriders.[4]
- Ludwig Hansen, third commander of Hansen's Roughriders.[5][6]
- Loren Hansen, fourth commander of Hansen's Roughriders.[5][6]
Other Known members of House Hansen
Family Heirlooms and Holdings
The family runs the mercenary unit Hansen's Roughriders.
As of 3039, Gerhardt Hansen and his son and upcoming unit commander Wolfgang were noted to pilot a pair of Cyclops BattleMechs with functional Tacticon B-2000 Battle Computers.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 37
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Combat Manual: Mercenaries, p. 44
- ↑ BattleTech 2nd Ed. rulebook, Hansen's Roughrider infobox
- ↑ Masters and Minions, p. 234
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Patriot's Stand, p. 115 (The name "Hanson", apparently a misspelling for Hansen, is used throughout the book for the unit as well as the descendants of its founder.)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 182, "Notable Mercenary Forces - Unaligned/Uncontracted"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 164