One of the few really good mercenary units in Capellan pay, “Lady Lockhardt’s Lovelies” gained their reputation as fighters in the siege of Fletcher in 2985, and in 2988 in the repulse of Kittery Borderers on Mitchel. One of the few Capellan units to possess Warhammer BattleMechs in any large numbers, the Ironsides are an imposing sight on the battlefield. Following recent attacks by Davion forces against the commonality capital of Sian, Maximilian Liao has pulled this command in close to the capital.
As a mercenary battalion before the Fourth Succession War Lockhardt’s Ironsides barely maintained a regular quality rating, though the troops were known as reliable under fire. The unit had no further chance to distinguish itself during the war or the Andurien-Canopus invasion a few years later. Throughout the Confederation’s lean years, when other units faced supply shortages of all kinds, the mercenaries managed to prosper by keeping quiet and hoarding what little support found its way to them.
In the years just before and during the Clan invasion, the CCAF found the Ironsides at a strength of three
green battalions and showing no inclination to leave Capellan service. The unit was
The Ironsides employ basic camouflage paint schemes, depending on their station. The unit insignia slightly alters the Capellan crest, placing it on an iron shield.
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