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Based off the Federated Suns planet of Bonette, the Vulkaneers are a small mercenary unit originally consisting of only 2 mechs. The founder Paul Andor purchased the mechs after inheriting a small fortune from his grandfather in 3017, much to his businessman brother’s dismay. He originally purchased a Jagermech and an Enforcer, and left on a jumpship to search for a free lance to work with. He returned 3 years later in 3020, after completing several small escort and defense contracts, with a full lance of mechs consisting of the original 2 mechs, a Hunchback and a Trebuchet.
After establishing a permanent base for the Vulkaneers on Barcelona, they left to enact their 1st big contract fighting with the Federated Suns on the Capellan Border. Although they weren’t deployed in any major battles the Vulkaneers made an impression after stopping 2 lances of Capellans from destroying a fully loaded drop ship in a Federated Suns retreat. After that they held the space port for 2 weeks whilst The Federated Suns Regrouped. When The Federated Suns returned the badly bruised Vulkaneers had only lost 1 battlemech in their defence. As the Federated Suns pushed back the Capellans the Vulkaneers were placed on rear guard duty and as a bonus were given salvage rights to any mech they wanted. The Trebuchet was destroyed and needed replacing so a Vindicator was salvaged to help provide long range fire support. In 3026 (1 year after the 3rd succession war) the Vulkaneers contract expired and they returned to Bonette unable to find another contract. 2 years after they returned the 4th succession war began and the Vulkaneers mobilized. During the 2 year lull in contracts Paul trained his nephew Will in mech combat and military tactics behind his brothers back.
The Vulkaneers where employed by the Federated commonwealth to hold the line against the House Kurita. In the fighting Paul and several other Fed Suns where captured as the Fed Suns base he was in was infiltrated by a small Draconis force targeting enemy commanders. Paul escaped his captors whilst being moved cells. After a few close calls he managed to clamber into the cockpit of a Rifleman. As the Dracs mobilized to stop him Paul transmitted their location to the other Vulkaneers who promptly mobilised to save their commander. Paul engaged an enemy atlas whilst waiting for support and the Rifleman took crippling damage. After 15 minutes of ducking behind buildings and evading the atlas he managed to destroy the atlas with a lucky shot to the cockpit, killing the pilot. After his lance had saved the Fed Suns commanders Paul returned to Bonette by himself to commission a team to repair the Rifleman and of course to brag to his nephew, Will. He then left to return to the frontline and regroup with his lance.
The contract with the Fed Suns ended in 3036 and they took up a calmer 5 year defence contract with House Marik.
During this 5 year contract the war of 3039 broke out and the Draconis Combine invaded Bonette. The Vulkaneers could not escape their contract to return home however Pauls Nephew Will was still there and he was putting his training to good use. ([color="#570000"]http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/2237-occupied-city-roleplaying-story-telling/page__st__140[/color] role play against the combine)
The gap between here and my other RP in the clan invasion and the war of 3039 needs to be filled. During this time the Vulkaneers expand again and Will becomes the Vulkaneers 2nd in command.
After the liberation of Bonette the Vulkaneers base was destroyed so they relocated to the nearby planet of Barcelona
more to be added when i have time (probly not soon) leading to clan invasion
Edited by Sloth901, 03 February 2012 - 11:27 AM.
