Richard’s Panzer Brigade is the Lyran Commonwealth’s most recently acquired mercenary unit. Formerly a ‘Mech regiment in the army of House Davion, the Panzer Brigade went mercenary when the unit’s original commander, Richard DeCord, was discovered dealing drugs early in the third war. Since then, the unit has served in all the other Successor States, most recently with the Draconis Combine.
The unit has gained a reputation as a rather unsavory bunch. The unit’s current commander, Richard ‘Big Daddy’ Whitman, is trying to clean up the Brigade’s act so that they might find a semi-permanent home. Big Daddy likes their current assignment on Tharkad, where duty is mostly guard and ceremonial duty, with only an occasional raid. Big Daddy is rather enamored with Melissa Steiner, a fact that has not gone unnoticed by the rest of the unit.
Aside from the attempted invasion by Andurien and Canopus forces in the 3030s, the Panzer's area of operations was relatively quiet for most of the unit’s tenure. It was free of the pirate activity common elsewhere along the Periphery border, and contains few strategic military targets. Despite this relative calm, the Panzers managed to retain their Veteran status, thanks to their intense training programs and a few authorized raids. Recently transferred to the Sarna Supremacy, they should see action soon.
During their twenty years of separate operations, the disparate units of the brigade all eveloped their own specialties. Joint exercises kept the unit from disintegrating, but its various components will face some difficulty regaining overall cohesion
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