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Little Richard’s unit has been clamoring for battle for a while, after moving from the periphery border on a garrison deal to a planet near the Sarna Supremacy, they were hoping to get a lot of action, but they didn’t. So they slipped their leash a bit.
They looked at the map and at their history and found that the highly valuable world of Genoa was not as well defended as might be expected, and not a single Kilts and Commandoes unit was on planet. Just the local Chargers and the Blackhearts mercenary group.
With a quick strike to take them out, the Brigade believes they can hit hard enough to win the world before a large force arrives, and again, return it to the Confederation before retribution can happen.
The Blackhearts are a major mercenary command though, and they’ve been around since the Star League. They were once an anti-terrorist group for the Terran Hegemony that went mercenary after the hegemony folded back in the 2800s. Since then they’ve been a part of the 4th Succession War, War of3039, and Operation: Guerrero signed for Marik, and then loaned to the Caps. Then they signed with us after that contract ended.
The Blackhearts are one of five units we have on retainer deals, in case we want to use them in anon-garrison capacity – the others are the 48th, Lindon’s Battalion, Legion of the Rising Sun, and Smithson’s Chinese Bandits.
The Blackhearts –
Regiment of veteran, reliable mechs. 90% upgraded.
Regiment of veteran reliable tanks. 25% upgraded
Wing of veteran reliable fighters, 45% upgraded – this is a bigger wing than most, they still use SLDF rankings, rather than modern day one (wing in modern day is three squadrons, each squadron is three flights, each flight is two fighters. However, in the Star League era, their units ran things differently. So the Blackhearts have 54 fighters in 9 squadrons, and they still call it a wing.)
The Blackhearts have full DropShips, including a pair of upgraded Triumphes, 3 Overlords, 2 Fortresses, a Vengeance, and 2 Seekers.
On paper, the Panzer Brigade ha 12 more mechs, has infantry, has a few more vehicles, and such, but the fighters are grossly overmatched, and the Blackhearts don’t look like a pushover at all. They have been on Genoa for a while, and are no weak duckling.
Anyway, a call goes out to the Coalition for assistance and reinforcements, just in case they are needed.
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