[GZG] Combat Walker-based Mercenary Unit (long)

["Eli Arndt" <emu2020@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Combat Walker-based Mercenary Unit (long)

This is the sample TO&E I am working on for my Combat Walker Mercenary unit.  I don’t have a name or any of that yet, just really in the preliminary thinking process.  In this list, the walkers are drawn from various nationalities chosen by the Mercenary commander for their ability to fill the roles they are assigned to.

The Oni is going to be a Class 1 Walker, based on the DP9 Black Adder Heavy Gear mini and will fulfill the basic combat role as well as a number of specialty functions dependent on weapons load.  The Grendel is going to be a Class 3 walker, based on the DP9 Mammoth Strider and will be used in a heavy assault role.  The Jishin, noted in the sample TO&E is not likely to ever take the field, but is represented by the new Thunderhammer strider from DP9 and is a pure support walker, likely class 4 or so that sports powerful artillery.  This is likely to evolve and change as I work on it, but this is where I am starting from.

Combat Walker Mercenary Unit

Standard Company

Company HQ Platoon

        HQ Squad (4 Type 3 Oni Combat Walkers)

        2iC Squad (4 Type 3 Oni Combat Walkers)

        Security Squad (4 Type 3 Oni Combat Walkers)

Assault Platoon (Assigned from the Assault Company)

        Command Squad (2 Grendel Assault Walkers)

        Assault Squad (2 Grendel Assault Walkers)

        Assault Squad (2 Grendel Assault Walkers)

Three Combat Platoons

        Command Squad (4 Type 3 Oni Combat Walkers)

        Combat Squad (4 Type 3 Oni Combat Walkers)

        Combat Squad (4 Type 3 Oni Combat Walkers)

       

The Command HQ Platoon usually remains in reserve during any battlefield operation as does the Assault Platoon.  Combat Platoons operate independently based on individual mission assignments.  Any platoon has direct support authority and may call on artillery support from the Support Company.

The Assault Platoon assigned to the Combat Company is allocated by the Company Command HQ and is deployed on a needs basis.  Because the Grendel Assault Walkers are costly, most Company Commanders are very conservative and do not freely deploy them unless absolutely necessary.

Long-range support is provided by a huge, Type 30 Jishin Support Walkers.    These massive, four-legged walkers carry plasma artillery guns that lob power bolts of plasma long distances.  The Jishin, like the Grendel, are prized assets of the unit and are kept well out of harm's way.

Unit Names

Platoons are named from various forms monkeys and apes with a two number combination designating squad/and individual walker.  For example the 4th Walker in the 3rd Squad of Gorilla Platoon would have the call sign of "Gorilla-3-4".

 

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