(Besides being my second post) I needed a bit of help on this unit, which I honestly came up with a month ago reading thru some of the Jihad era books. General fluff, minor edits to machines, backstory, ect the works: and of course a bloody name!
First things first I was not going to go with the ‘canon’ version of events on this one as far as background, because I wanted to maybe write a short story bout them and canon always has to deviate somewhere.
Basically a Miltia unit in the FWLM at the start of the Jihad goes rouge-ish to run away from Blakist attacks, picking up pieces of other units along the way to non-blakist territory , In this case the Lyran Alliance. Making his way to Galetea, the unit commander stays just long enough to sell of his remaining non-mech assets (the accompanying aerospace, vehicles, and even the majority of his transports) to purchase a full regiment of Battlemechs, turning mercenary. Shortly after the Word of Blake strikes Galatea and wipes out the majority of the unit, including most officers over the rank of Lieutenant. The remaining officers takes their new unit to Arc-Royal, rebuilding to two companies of mechs. The unit stays this way for the majority of the Jihad taking short term contracts for garrison work across the Lyran Alliance, and later after the Jihad the independent states of the shattered Free Worlds League, mostly with the Oriente Protecterate and the Marik Stewart Commonwealth. The setting would now be approximetly 3140-ish and the units current commander is one Major Alexandra Blake, who everyone sorta thinks is some descendant of former FLWM Quartermaster Cassie Blake, which she just shrugs off keeping an air of mystery around her. The unit is slightly above Regular rated, with a C dragoon rating (if they still had the system), mantaining a steady rating during the last fifty years. They work from an old Overlord (upgraded), (name currently unknown having something to do with a bird of prey), and have 26 mechs of mainly heavy and medium class. Major blake has a large fund from selling off the remainder of the units gear after the combat on Galatea, and is hoarding most of it to build her unit into an independent Mech battallion with aerospace support, and full transport including a Jumpship. Despite my ideas, I still have not come up with a name for them.
The idea is Eagle Lance is the command lance, featuring assault mechs and a single heavy mech (most likely a veteran ‘bodyguard’ for the CO who refuses to give up his heirloom). Pelican Lance is a fire support lance, which is about all the green troops can handle. Hawk Lance is a headhunter unit operated by one of the most vicious members in the unit.
Bear Lance is the units primary C3i unit, and the Captain (who is the XO) wants to be the CO one day. His augmented lance is basically a big brawler unit blowing up anything that moves (far from zellbriggen!). Hound Lance and Lion Lance are sorta cavalry/ green units used mostly as skirmishers or flankers: pretty much general purpose for the unit.
As far as support staff goes they have a nice tech base and support staff, because that was their primary concern after the loss of their previous regiments. Major Blake’s predecessor had to repair a shattered regiment, and with the Jihad going on he thought it prudent to keep a couple extra techs around. The unit fits comfertably on their Overlord class dropship.
What I have so far (and of course I will take hints, suggestions, ideas, ect (but I don’t have TRO: FWL!)) is this...
1st Company
Eagle Lance (Rated Veteran)
Trebarunna TR-XB (Major Alexandra Blake)
Thunderbolt TDR-9M
Albatross ALB-4U
Grand Crusader GRN-D-04
Pelican Lance (Rated Green)
Tempest TMP-3M2
Archer ARC-8M
Archer ARC-8M
Cobra CRB-03
Hawk Lance (Rated Veteran)
Exterminator EXT-4D
Bloodhound B1-HND
Sha Yu SYU-2B
Gurkha GUR-6G
2nd Company
Bear Lance (Rated Veteran)
Vanquisher VQR-2A
Shootist ST-9C
Lancelot LCN25-04
Crab CRB-30
Viking VKG-3W
Viking VKG-3W
Hound Lance (Rated Regular)
Shockwave (SKW-4G (Dark Age variant mounting Ultra AC/10 instead of the RAC5)
Mad Cat III
Hound HD-2F
Hound HD-2F
Lion Lance (Rated Green)
Helios HEL-3D
Lightray LGH-4W
Ghost GST-11
Ghost GST 11
Thanks in advance.