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Hell On Wheels
« on: December 30, 2018, 03:00:10 AM »
So I've been doing some planning for a fic and for this purpose designed a large unit that could be slipped into canon without it seeming out of place in a 'why have we not heard of this unit before?' sense.

For reasons of formatting I've put it on gdocs, so here it is: Hell On Wheels
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Re: Hell On Wheels
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2018, 08:13:03 AM »
Attempts by me to craft a BattleTech unit after Patton's 2nd Armored Division usually result in a change of nicknames from Hell on Wheels to something like the Hellwalkers. It is just a better fit for Mechs but if you remain a Vehicle unit then no biggie.

A unit based on dismissed or otherwise disillusioned AFFC veterans is not out of the realm of possibility following Katherine's Lyran secession. I don't know if Bradshaw recalls our Infernals but they were his unit designed from Davion personnel following her 'unrealistic' takeover of the Federated Suns. Here was the short history and the unit we designed based on rules from FM Mercenaries.

Infernals (Suns of Liberty)
When Katherine Steiner-Davion took control of the Federated Suns some loyal Davionist refused to stand by. Even though there families were detained they joined and certain members joined because their family was killed by Katherine supporters. Dubbed Resistance fighters to the Archon’s regime and officially declared bandits the unit grew fast striking and melted away. Despite the 'Princess' best efforts they continued to gather support throughout the Civil War earning her condemnation as Infernals, a name which they took in spite. They despise the Lyrans who they think betrayed them and offer discounts to attack Kat supporters.

Four Player Characters Below all Mechwarriors
Aldric Vanavich   Commanding Officer
Alexander York   Excutive Officer
Wallace Carr
William Thatcher   

Recruited by these four founders
15 Mech Lances (Veteran, 60 Mechs, equals 5 companies so under 2 battalions)
10 Aerospace Lancers (Regular, 20 Fighters, so you could assemble a single aerowing)
6 Infantry Lances (Veteran, all Battlearmor)

Surplus Equipment
4 Mech Lances

Transportation
1 Star Lord class Jumpship
3 Overlord class Mech Carrier
1 Leopard CV class Fighter Carrier
1 Mammoth class Cargo Carrier
1 Assault Truimph class Dropship (Leasing)

Dragoon Rating with 5 successful missions was an A+ (148)
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Re: Hell On Wheels
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2018, 02:18:14 AM »
To focus in a bit, here's Fleishman's 67th Brigade:


67th Brigade (Regular)
   HQ Battalion “Purple”                     2 Monarch dropships
      Command (1 Mobile HQ)
      Medical Company (3 MASH)
      Engineering Company (4 Engineering Vehicles, 4 Recovery Vehicles)
      Air Defense Company    (12 Partisan)
   671st Infantry Regiment “Amethyst”               3 Buccaneer dropships
      1st Battalion (12 Maxim, 12 Foot Platoons)
      2nd Battalion (12 Heavy Hover APCs, 12 Jump Platoons)
      3rd Battalion (12 Heavy Hover APCs, 12 Motorized Platoons)
   672nd Medium Tank Regiment “Mulberry”            1 Mule dropship
      1st Battalion (8 Vedette, 8 Myrmidon, 9 Condor)
      2nd Battalion (9 Vedette, 8 Myrmidon, 8 Condor)
      3rd Battalion (8 Vedette, 8 Myrmidon, 8 Condor)
   673rd Heavy Tank Regiment “Orchid”            1 Jumbo dropship
      1st Battalion (8 Po, 7 Zhukov, 8 Brutus, 10 Heavy LRM Carrier)
      2nd Battalion (7 Po, 9 Zhukov, 7 Brutus, 10 Heavy LRM Carrier)
      3rd Battalion (7 Po, 7 Zhukov, 7 Brutus, 11 Heavy LRM Carrier)
   Aviation Battalion “Thistle”                  1 Buccaneer dropship
      18 Karnov, 18 Yellow Jacket
   Artillery Battalion “Imperial”                  1 Buccaneer dropship
      36 Vedette (Sniper)
   Hover Cavalry Battalion “Mauve”               1 Buccaneer dropship
      29 Plainsman
   Aerowing “Pansy”                     1 Mule dropship
      12 Centurion, 6 Corsair

The 67th is one of only two brigades that's fully provided with dropships although like most of Hell On Wheels' transports converted freighters are far more common than dedicated military dropships.

Each sub-unit uses a codename based on the colour-coding of the brigade - in this case purple. The aerowing aren't entirely happy with theirs.

Fuel Cell conversions are common within the 67th, to some degree because Fleishman approves anything Morgen proposes. Speculation on this has yielded three theories: he's true believer in what she's doing, he's sleeping with her or he's not bothered to read the paperwork. Thus far no evidence of the second theory has been discovered.

The line regiments have benefited most from the conversions, with all their vehicles modified. In the case of the tanks this has involved complete weapon replacements - usually replacing the main gun with a gauss rifle. This allows the 672nd and 673rd to punch well above their assumed capacity. In the latter case, upgrading their Heavy LRM Carriers has brought the vehicles up to the same speed as the heavy tanks they're supporting, improving their strategic mobility.
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