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| Designation    = Little Richard's Panzer Brigade
 
| Designation    = Little Richard's Panzer Brigade
 
| formed        = Late 2800s
 
| formed        = Late 2800s
| Disbanded      = [[3069]]
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| Disbanded      = 3069
 
| Previous Designation = Richard's Panzer Brigade
 
| Previous Designation = Richard's Panzer Brigade
 
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In or just prior to [[3025]], two battalions of heavy 'Mechs of Richard's Panzer Brigade were hired by the [[Draconis Combine]] to strengthen their garrisons along the [[Federated Suns]] border in anticipation of an imminent attack. Elements of Richard's Panzer Brigade fought [[McKinnon's Raiders]] on [[Galedon V]], defending a cache of high-grade industrial diamonds. The outcome of the battle is unknown.<ref name=TFT>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', pg. 29</ref>
 
In or just prior to [[3025]], two battalions of heavy 'Mechs of Richard's Panzer Brigade were hired by the [[Draconis Combine]] to strengthen their garrisons along the [[Federated Suns]] border in anticipation of an imminent attack. Elements of Richard's Panzer Brigade fought [[McKinnon's Raiders]] on [[Galedon V]], defending a cache of high-grade industrial diamonds. The outcome of the battle is unknown.<ref name=TFT>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', pg. 29</ref>
  
The battle on Galedon V was near the end of the Brigade's employ with House Kurita. As of [[3025]], the unit was listed as in the employ of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and was based on [[Tharkad]], noted as the Commonwealth's "most recent" mercenary acquisition.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', pp. 78, 121 (PDF edition)</ref>  "Big Daddy" Whitman became very infatuated with the Archon-Designate Melissa Steiner and sought to have the Brigade given a permanent home in the Commonwealth.<ref name=FMMp74/>  When [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]] announced their wedding in [[3028]], the Panzer Brigade terminated their contract with the Lyran Commonwealth and were forced to seek employment with the Capellan Confederation, as they were ''persona non grata'' with the Federated Suns and had worn out their welcome elsewhere.<ref name=CMMp55/><ref name=MSII47>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 47: "Unit Profile"</ref>  Perhaps due to the stress of relocating, or perhaps because his hopes of courting Melissa had vanished, Richard "Big Daddy" Whitman died suddenly of a heart attack and passed command of his unit to his son, Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman.  The younger Richard was not quite the commander that his father had been, and soon the unit had been given the epithet "Little" to reflect this change. A few companies of personnel left the Brigade once "Little Richard" assumed command to try their luck on their own.<ref name=FMMp74/> Once under contract to the Capellan Confederation, they remained in its service, mostly on garrison duty, for the next several decades.
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The battle on Galedon V was near the end of the Brigade's employ with House Kurita. As of [[3025]], the unit was listed as in the employ of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and was based on [[Tharkad]], noted as the Commonwealth's "most recent" mercenary acquisition.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', pp. 78, 121 (PDF edition)</ref>  When [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]] announced their wedding in [[3028]], the Panzer Brigade terminated their contract with the Lyran Commonwealth and were forced to seek employment with the Capellan Confederation, as they were ''persona non grata'' with the Federated Suns and had worn out their welcome elsewhere.<ref name=CMMp55/><ref name=MSII47>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 47: "Unit Profile"</ref>  Perhaps due to the stress of relocating, Richard "Big Daddy" Whitman died suddenly and passed command of his unit to his son, Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman.  The younger Richard was not quite the commander that his father had been, and soon the unit had been given the epithet "Little" to reflect this change.  Once under contract to the Capellan Confederation, they remained in its service, mostly on garrison duty, for the next several decades.
  
 
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the Brigade was rotated back to the Federated Commonwealth border from being stationed on the Periphery front. Seeing the unrest of that conflict as an opportunity to curry favor with their employers, they launched an unauthorized raid into the [[Chaos March]], targeting the planets [[Genoa]] and [[Arboris]].  They did not expect to meet Beta Regiment of the [[12th Vegan Rangers|Twelfth Vegan Rangers]], who had been hired by Duke George Hasek to stop the predations of the Panzer Brigade before they could start.<ref name=MSII47/>
 
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the Brigade was rotated back to the Federated Commonwealth border from being stationed on the Periphery front. Seeing the unrest of that conflict as an opportunity to curry favor with their employers, they launched an unauthorized raid into the [[Chaos March]], targeting the planets [[Genoa]] and [[Arboris]].  They did not expect to meet Beta Regiment of the [[12th Vegan Rangers|Twelfth Vegan Rangers]], who had been hired by Duke George Hasek to stop the predations of the Panzer Brigade before they could start.<ref name=MSII47/>
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Richard DeCord]]||Early [[Third Succession War]]<ref name=HS(LC)p76>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 76: "Richard's Panzer Brigade"</ref>
 
| [[Colonel]]||[[Richard DeCord]]||Early [[Third Succession War]]<ref name=HS(LC)p76>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 76: "Richard's Panzer Brigade"</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Richard Whitman (30th c.)|Richard "Big Daddy" Whitman]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HS(LC)p76/>
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| Colonel||[[Richard Whitman|Richard "Big Daddy" Whitman]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HS(LC)p76/>
 
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| Colonel||[[Richard Whitman (31st c.)|Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman]]||[[3027]]<ref name=FMMercsp107/><ref name=FMMp74/> - [[3067]]<ref name=MSII47/>
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| Colonel||[[Richard Whitman|Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman]]||[[3027]]<ref name=FMMercsp107/><ref name=FMMp74/> - [[3067]]<ref name=MSII47/>
 
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|-
 
| Colonel||[[Regina Whitman|Regina "Gila Queen" Whitman]]||[[3067]] - [[3069]]<ref name=MSII47/>
 
| Colonel||[[Regina Whitman|Regina "Gila Queen" Whitman]]||[[3067]] - [[3069]]<ref name=MSII47/>
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'''Richard's Panzer Brigade''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)
 
'''Richard's Panzer Brigade''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)
 
:* CO: Colonel Richard "Big Daddy" Whitman
 
:* CO: Colonel Richard "Big Daddy" Whitman
:* Base: [[Tharkad]]
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:* Base: [[Tharkad]].
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
 
'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20Yp63>''20 Year Update'', p. 63: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"</ref>
 
'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20Yp63>''20 Year Update'', p. 63: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"</ref>
 
:* CO: Colonel Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman<ref name=20Yp63/>
 
:* CO: Colonel Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman<ref name=20Yp63/>
:*Bases: [[Sax]], [[Andarmax]] and [[Principia]]<ref name=20Yp63/>
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:*Bases: [[Sax]], [[Andarmax]] and [[Principia]].<ref name=20Yp63/>
  
 
===3059===
 
===3059===
 
'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMMercsp107/>
 
'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMMercsp107/>
 
:* CO: Colonel Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman<ref name=FMMercsp107/>
 
:* CO: Colonel Richard "Sugar Baby" Whitman<ref name=FMMercsp107/>
:*Base: [[No Return]]<ref name=FMMercsp107>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 107</ref>
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: Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[No Return]].<ref name=FMMercsp107>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 107</ref>
  
 
===3059===
 
===3059===
'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade''' ([[Regiment]]/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMMp74>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 73-74, "Little Richard's Panzer Brigade: Bad Boys of the Battlefield</ref>
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'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade''' ([[Regiment]]/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMMp74>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 74</ref>
* '''First [[Battalion]] (Richard's Own)'''
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* First [[Battalion]] (Richard's Own): CO/Colonel Richard Whitman
:*CO: Colonel Richard Whitman
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:: Composed mostly of medium and heavy [[BattleMech]]s
::Note: First Battalion is composed mostly of medium and heavy [[BattleMech]]s.
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* Second Battalion (The Persuaders): XO/[[Lieutenant Colonel|Lt. Colonel]] [[Malcolm Powell]]
*'''Second Battalion (The Persuaders)'''
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:: The unit employs a greater number of assault 'Mechs
:* XO: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Malcolm Powell]]
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* Third Battalion (Regina's Renegades): Major [[Regina Whitman]]
::Note: Second Battalion employs a greater number of assault 'Mechs than other battalions.
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:: The unit contains light and fast heavy 'Mechs
* '''Third Battalion (Regina's Renegades)'''
 
:*CO: Major [[Regina Whitman]]
 
::Note: Third Battalion consists of mostly light 'Mechs and faster heavy 'Mechs.
 
  
*'''Air Panzers''' ([[Wing]]/Veteran/Questionable)
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* Air Panzers ([[Wing]]/Veteran/Questionable)
:*Wing Commander: [[Major]] [[Joel Levitson]]
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:: Wing Commander: [[Major]] [[Joel Levitson]]
  
*'''Armored Panzers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)
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* Armored Panzers (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)
:*Armor Commander: Lt. Colonel [[Brian Corbett|Brian "Buzz" Corbett]]
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:: Armor Commander: Lt. Colonel [[Brian Corbett|Brian "Buzz" Corbett]]
  
*'''Ground Panzers''' (5 Companies/Regular/Questionable)
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* Ground Panzers (5 Companies/Regular/Questionable)
:*Infantry Commander: Major [[Angela Marino]]
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:: Infantry Commander: Major [[Angela Marino]]
::Note: The Ground Panzers consist of 2 [[VTOL]] companies, 1 [[artillery]] company, 2 [[jump infantry]] companies.
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::: (2 [[VTOL]] companies, 1 [[artillery]] company, 2 [[jump infantry]] companies)
  
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade''' (Battalion/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=MSII47/>
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'''Little Richard's Panzer Brigade''' (1 Battalion)<ref name=MSII47/>
*'''Alpha Company'''
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* CO/Alpha Battle Co.: Colonel Regina Whitman
:*CO: Colonel Regina Whitman
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:: The unit contains fast heavy and medium BattleMechs.
:: Note: Designated the "battle company," Alpha contains fast heavy and medium BattleMechs.
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* XO/Bravo Assault Co.: Major Malcolm Powell
*'''Bravo Company'''
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:: The unit fields heavy and assault designs.
:*XO: Major Malcolm Powell
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* Charlie Striker Co.: [[Captain]] [[Arlene Specter]]
:: Note: Designated the "assault company," Bravo fields heavy and assault designs.
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:: The Company is composed of light and medium 'Mechs; many are upgraded Capellan designs.
*'''Charlie Company'''
 
:*CO: [[Captain]] [[Arlene Specter]]
 
:: Note: Designated the "striker company," Charlie fields light and medium 'Mechs, many of which are upgraded Capellan designs.
 
  
==Color Schemes and Unit Insignia==
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==Uniforms==
Little Richard's Panzer Brigade paints their 'Mechs dark gray with black accents, preferring to use these colors in a zebra stripe camouflage scheme when on combat operations.<ref name=FMMp74/> The Brigade's insignia was a set of golden crosshairs superimposed over a triangular field of blue-grey marble.  This was later changed to be black crosshairs over a triangular field of fire when Whitman's daughter Regina assumed command of the Brigade.<ref name=MSII47/><ref name=FMMp74/>  The Brigade's insignia was painted on 'Mech torsos, fighter fuselages, and the hoods or forward glacises of any vehicles assigned to the unit.  Individual battalion insignias were painted on the left arm of 'Mechs, the left wing of fighters, and the left fender or armor skirting of vehicles.  First Battalion's insignia is the old unit's flag, a tiger-striped hollow triangle inset with black crosshairs. Second Battalion uses a gold lighting bolt against a red field, and Third Battalion uses only the new regimental insignia.<ref name=FMMp74/>
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