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Line 32: The unit had suffered significant losses against pirates and mercenaries by [[3070]]. It took the combined intervention of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and [[Duke|Duchess]] [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] to prevent the Corps from disintegrating entirely; Rousset-Marik offered the Corps a focus for activities sanctioned by the AMC against the Word of Blake by operating through or in conjunction with Rousset-Marik's resistance network along the border between the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Skye Province]] of the Lyran Alliance.<ref name="MSUp30"/> The Battle Corps also joined the [[AMC]], who helped the Corps rebuild their numbers by developing a recruiting network on [[Galatea]].<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 14</ref> The second battalion of the Legion was then almost wiped out on [[Liberty]] by the [[Opacus Venatori]].<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> The unit had suffered significant losses against pirates and mercenaries by [[3070]]. It took the combined intervention of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and [[Duke|Duchess]] [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] to prevent the Corps from disintegrating entirely; Rousset-Marik offered the Corps a focus for activities sanctioned by the AMC against the Word of Blake by operating through or in conjunction with Rousset-Marik's resistance network along the border between the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Skye Province]] of the Lyran Alliance.<ref name="MSUp30"/> The Battle Corps also joined the [[AMC]], who helped the Corps rebuild their numbers by developing a recruiting network on [[Galatea]].<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 14</ref> The second battalion of the Legion was then almost wiped out on [[Liberty]] by the [[Opacus Venatori]].<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> − Despite the efforts of Rousset-Marik and the AMC, the Battle Corps found itself constantly on the edge of imploding after two years of constant anti-Blakist combat; the promise of revenge against the Blakists helped hold the unit together and ensured a constant stream of recruits from Galatea, but with travel routes from both Galatea and Rousset-Marik's homeworld of [[Augustine]] running through enemy territory, many recruits were in danger before even being able to join the Corps, and the Corps was perennially short of working machines to put their new recruits in.<ref name="MSUp30"/> + Despite the efforts of Rousset-Marik and the AMC, the Battle Corps found itself constantly on the edge of imploding after two years of constant anti-Blakist combat; the promise of revenge against the Blakists helped hold the unit together and ensured a constant stream of recruits from Galatea, but with travel routes from both Galatea and Rousset-Marik's homeworld of [[Augustine]] running through enemy territory, many recruits were in danger before even being able to join the Corps, and the Corps was perenially short of working machines to put their new recruits in.<ref name="MSUp30"/> Despite the constant combat, supply problems and human resources problems that went with drawing on personnel from seventeen nations, by [[3071]] the Corps had been pulled into a cohesive combat unit that allowed each member to retain their personal culture, in large part due to the efforts of Major [[John Al-Hawad]], the CO of the Corps' second battalion, which while barely holding onto its status as the second battalion still served by providing training and indoctrination into the Corps for new recruits.<ref name="MSUp30"/> Despite the constant combat, supply problems and human resources problems that went with drawing on personnel from seventeen nations, by [[3071]] the Corps had been pulled into a cohesive combat unit that allowed each member to retain their personal culture, in large part due to the efforts of Major [[John Al-Hawad]], the CO of the Corps' second battalion, which while barely holding onto its status as the second battalion still served by providing training and indoctrination into the Corps for new recruits.<ref name="MSUp30"/> Line 46:
Line 46: === The Dark Age === === The Dark Age === − After the [[Jihad]] the Battle Corps sought work amidst the remains of the dissolved [[Free Worlds League]]. With a choice of at least half a dozen offers to draw from, the Battle Corps accepted a contract from the world of [[Al Jubaylah]] to defend the world against aggression from their large neighbor, the [[Principality of Regulus]]. The contract between Battle Corps and the Mullahs of Al Jubaylah formed part of a report by [[INN]] journalist [[Rachel Francis]] on the thriving market for mercenaries growing amidst the remnants of the League.<ref name="J:FRp25">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 25, "Fear, Uncertainty, Fuel New Mercenary Market In Former League"</ref> + After the [[Jihad]] the Battle Corps sought work amidst the remains of the dissolved [[Free Worlds League]]. With a choice of at least half a dozen offers to draw from, the Battle Corps accepted a contract from the world of [[Al Jubaylah]] to defend the world against aggression from their large neighbour, the [[Principality of Regulus]]. The contract between Battle Corps and the Mullahs of Al Jubaylah formed part of a report by [[INN]] journalist [[Rachel Francis]] on the thriving market for mercenaries growing amidst the remnants of the League.<ref name="J:FRp25">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 25, "Fear, Uncertainty, Fuel New Mercenary Market In Former League"</ref> In [[3145]] the Battle Corps was the only mercenary formation of a significant size employed by the [[Calderon Protectorate]] and were deployed to the world of [[Albaracht]].<ref name=FM:3145p182/> In [[3145]] the Battle Corps was the only mercenary formation of a significant size employed by the [[Calderon Protectorate]] and were deployed to the world of [[Albaracht]].<ref name=FM:3145p182/>
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The unit had suffered significant losses against pirates and mercenaries by [[3070]]. It took the combined intervention of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and [[Duke|Duchess]] [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] to prevent the Corps from disintegrating entirely; Rousset-Marik offered the Corps a focus for activities sanctioned by the AMC against the Word of Blake by operating through or in conjunction with Rousset-Marik's resistance network along the border between the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Skye Province]] of the Lyran Alliance.<ref name="MSUp30"/> The Battle Corps also joined the [[AMC]], who helped the Corps rebuild their numbers by developing a recruiting network on [[Galatea]].<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 14</ref> The second battalion of the Legion was then almost wiped out on [[Liberty]] by the [[Opacus Venatori]].<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> | The unit had suffered significant losses against pirates and mercenaries by [[3070]]. It took the combined intervention of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and [[Duke|Duchess]] [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] to prevent the Corps from disintegrating entirely; Rousset-Marik offered the Corps a focus for activities sanctioned by the AMC against the Word of Blake by operating through or in conjunction with Rousset-Marik's resistance network along the border between the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Skye Province]] of the Lyran Alliance.<ref name="MSUp30"/> The Battle Corps also joined the [[AMC]], who helped the Corps rebuild their numbers by developing a recruiting network on [[Galatea]].<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 14</ref> The second battalion of the Legion was then almost wiped out on [[Liberty]] by the [[Opacus Venatori]].<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> | ||
| − | Despite the efforts of Rousset-Marik and the AMC, the Battle Corps found itself constantly on the edge of imploding after two years of constant anti-Blakist combat; the promise of revenge against the Blakists helped hold the unit together and ensured a constant stream of recruits from Galatea, but with travel routes from both Galatea and Rousset-Marik's homeworld of [[Augustine]] running through enemy territory, many recruits were in danger before even being able to join the Corps, and the Corps was | + | Despite the efforts of Rousset-Marik and the AMC, the Battle Corps found itself constantly on the edge of imploding after two years of constant anti-Blakist combat; the promise of revenge against the Blakists helped hold the unit together and ensured a constant stream of recruits from Galatea, but with travel routes from both Galatea and Rousset-Marik's homeworld of [[Augustine]] running through enemy territory, many recruits were in danger before even being able to join the Corps, and the Corps was perenially short of working machines to put their new recruits in.<ref name="MSUp30"/> |
Despite the constant combat, supply problems and human resources problems that went with drawing on personnel from seventeen nations, by [[3071]] the Corps had been pulled into a cohesive combat unit that allowed each member to retain their personal culture, in large part due to the efforts of Major [[John Al-Hawad]], the CO of the Corps' second battalion, which while barely holding onto its status as the second battalion still served by providing training and indoctrination into the Corps for new recruits.<ref name="MSUp30"/> | Despite the constant combat, supply problems and human resources problems that went with drawing on personnel from seventeen nations, by [[3071]] the Corps had been pulled into a cohesive combat unit that allowed each member to retain their personal culture, in large part due to the efforts of Major [[John Al-Hawad]], the CO of the Corps' second battalion, which while barely holding onto its status as the second battalion still served by providing training and indoctrination into the Corps for new recruits.<ref name="MSUp30"/> | ||
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=== The Dark Age === | === The Dark Age === | ||
| − | After the [[Jihad]] the Battle Corps sought work amidst the remains of the dissolved [[Free Worlds League]]. With a choice of at least half a dozen offers to draw from, the Battle Corps accepted a contract from the world of [[Al Jubaylah]] to defend the world against aggression from their large | + | After the [[Jihad]] the Battle Corps sought work amidst the remains of the dissolved [[Free Worlds League]]. With a choice of at least half a dozen offers to draw from, the Battle Corps accepted a contract from the world of [[Al Jubaylah]] to defend the world against aggression from their large neighbour, the [[Principality of Regulus]]. The contract between Battle Corps and the Mullahs of Al Jubaylah formed part of a report by [[INN]] journalist [[Rachel Francis]] on the thriving market for mercenaries growing amidst the remnants of the League.<ref name="J:FRp25">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 25, "Fear, Uncertainty, Fuel New Mercenary Market In Former League"</ref> |
In [[3145]] the Battle Corps was the only mercenary formation of a significant size employed by the [[Calderon Protectorate]] and were deployed to the world of [[Albaracht]].<ref name=FM:3145p182/> | In [[3145]] the Battle Corps was the only mercenary formation of a significant size employed by the [[Calderon Protectorate]] and were deployed to the world of [[Albaracht]].<ref name=FM:3145p182/> | ||