One thing to consider is that the sheer number of ammunition-based weapons. This will require the ships to have a supply ship traveling with them to keep the ships fully armed. Is it possible to have a few energy-based weapons for the long-ranged smack factor?
Second, did they bring any technology back with them? Even just basic Double Heat Sinks would make any Mechs they deploy much nastier in a fight (10 DHS in the 'Mech's engine would cost 240k C-Bills if installed in an Atlas). Knowledge of where the
Helm Memory Core and the
New Dallas Core, along with how to get access to them would be a wonderful prize. If they have access to the industry to make Warships, then developing the industry to make smaller items and sell them would be a great money-maker. Plus stealing all of the Mechs present in the Helm Cache would gretly increase their combat capability.
With Holy Shroud II kicking off, they could set up a factory that looks like a promising target, then capture the Comstar team and introduce those agents to the True Believers of Blake.
They know that Outreach had lots of Star League industry on it that was hidden, so perhaps getting control of that plant would be possible?
Comstar would try to provide material to bandits in the Periphery, WoB might want to get access to some of those resources.
There is also the Explorer Corps that is being set up in the Periphery, perhaps these WoB personnel can co-opt its mission and us it to develop the industry they need?
They also know when and where the Wolf Dragoons will be arriving, so can pre-position ships to try and find their stockpiles. Imagine if these WoB personnel can find the
mothballed Warships.
Instead of having to explore for the Clans, they know where the Clan homeworlds are. This means they could send ships to the Clans and try to get in contact with the Dark Caste to try and smuggle people out of Clan territory. Imagine one of the Clans that its Warriors are ruthless to those they consider inferior, suddenly waking up and discovering that all of their other castes have just left.
If it is the
late 2900s, then the following critical dates need to be taken into account:
2959: Adrienne Sims begins having nightmares about an invasion from beyond the Periphery, Explorer Corps formed
2979: Adrienne Sims dies, Operation HOLY SHROUD II begins, the Tripitz Affair takes place, Yin Takami named Primus
2987: Deep Raid of 2987
2988: Death Commandos formed, First Circuit reorganized to include Tharkad, Sian and New Avalon
2994: Allen Rusenstein named Primus, Yin Takami dies
3000: ComStar begins extensive recruitment in the Periphery, Takashi Kurita named Commander of the Otomo
3001: ComStar begins supplying bandit kings
3005: Ministry of Development reorganized, Wolf's Dragoons arrive in the Inner Sphere, make first contact with the planet of Delos IV and contract employment by House Davion
3006: Allen Rusenstein resigns, Julian Tiepolo named Primus, Thomas Marik joins ComStar
3010: Marik Civil War instigated, Wolf's Dragoons next seek employment with House Liao
3015: New Avalon Institute of Science formed, Neil Avellar II named Parliamentary President, Precentor ROM Vesar Kristofur excommunicated, Wolf's Dragoons next contract employment with House Marik
3019: Theodore Kurita and Tomoe Sakade marry, Wolf's Dragoons suffer costly defeat assaulting the BattleMech Factory Defiance Industries on Hesperus II and disappear into deep space to refit and rebuild their force
3020: Contact with Michael Hasek-Davion made, Katrina Steiner issues Peace Proposal, Katrina Steiner sends Peace Proposal to all Houses, Outworlds Alliance Educational Exchange Program begins, Wolf's Dragoons return from deep space at full strength, end employment with House Marik and next contract employment with House Steiner
3022: Concord of Kapteyn signed, Federated-Commonwealth Alliance Document signed, Wolf's Dragoons end employment with House Steiner.
3025: Operation DOPPELGANGER takes place, Third Succession War ends. The Trell I affair leads to the formation of the Gray Death Legion.
3028: Federated Commonwealth unofficially formed, Still under contract Wolf's Dragoons betrayed and attacked by House Kurita and the Battle of Misery ensues, Fourth Succession War begins, Gray Death Legion discovers Helm Memory Core, Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner marry, Northwind Agreement takes effect, Operation RIPOSTE takes place, Tormana Liao captured, Thomas Marik promotion,
3029: Battle for Crossing, ComStar covertly attacks NAIS, Federated Suns interdicted by ComStar, House Davion framed for destruction of Sarna HPG and suffers Interdiction, Interdiction lifted, Julian Tiepolo dies, Michael Hasek-Davion killed, Myndo Waterly named Primus, Operation INTRUDERS COMMUNION takes place, St. Ives Compact formed, Tikonov Free Republic formed
3030: Andurien-Canopian invasion of the Capellan Confederation begins, Draconis Combine receives Star League BattleMechs from ComStar, Duchy of Andurien secedes from Free Worlds League, Fourth Succession War ends, Internal Emergency Act passed, Operation ROSEBUD initiated, Sarna March created, Theodore Kurita named Gunji-no-Kanrei, Wolf's Dragoons requested/granted planet Outreach by Hanse Davion
3034: Anastasius Focht joins ComStar, Free Rasalhague Republic formed, House Kurita recognizes the Free Rasalhague Republic, Neil Avellar II marries Rebecca DeSanders, Operation FLUSH begins, Operation ROSEBUD ends, Ronin War takes place, Skye Crisis
3039: Katrina Steiner abdicates, Melissa Steiner-Davion named Archon, War of 3039 begins, War of 3039 takes place
3040: Emma Centrella named Magestrix, Katrina Steiner dies, Kyalla Centrella removed, War of 3039 ends
3044: Operation FLUSH ends
3048: Explorer Corps vessel Outbound Light encounters Clan forces
3049: Clans invade the Periphery, contact established with the Clans, Operation REVIVAL takes place
3050: Clans invade Inner Sphere, Clan Invasion of Draconis Combine begins, Anastasius Focht appointed ambassador to the Clans, Battle of Wolcott occurs, Leo Showers killed
