Vinson's Vigilantes is a rogue mercenary unit recently turned
to piracy. Up until the Clan invasion, the Vigilantes served most
of the Successor States at one time or another. Though the
Vigilantes had the good luck to escape battling the Clans during
the initial invasion of the Inner Sphere, in late 3052 the
Federated Commonwealth High Command ordered Vinson's Vigilantes
to the border of the Clan Jade Falcon occupation zone. Claiming
that with their current equipment they could not hope to stand
against the Clans' vastly superior 'Mechs and weapons, the
Vigilantes asked the AFFC to give them refit kits to improve
their chances against the invaders. The High Command refused the
request. Rather than face certain extinction against the Clans,
the unit broke their contract with the Federated Commonwealth.
The Vigilantes raided several Federated Commonwealth armories
and then disappeared into the Periphery. A few AFFC units pursued
the mercenaries for a time, but the AFFC High Command called off
the hunt soon after the Vigilantes left Commonwealth space.
Unaware that their former employers were no longer chasing them,
the Vigilantes roamed desolate Draconis Rift for nearly a year.
In 3055, they finally settled on the independent world of
Antallos for the past three years, unsuccessfully searching for
work and venturing out occasionally on supply raids.
According to observers on Port Krin, the Vigilantes are slowly
succumbing to infighting between those who want to return to the
Inner Sphere and those who wish to wholeheartedly adopt a life of
piracy. Any disarray in the Vigilantes' ranks, however, has not
yet significantly impaired their fighting ability. Merchants
traveling between city-states on Anallos are regularly warned to
steer clear of the Vigilantes' compound to avoid attack.
(Deployment as of 3054)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld Vinson's Vigilantes Regular 1 Antallos (CO: Colonel Pada Vinson)
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