Vixen's Pride Mercenary Company:
Few mercenary companies can claim to be directly supported by industrial
powers and no others can claim that their leader is the lover of the owner
of said company. Vixen's Pride can claim this. Vixen, a person who few
if any know her real name, is leader of Vixen's Pride. Her lover is and
he is owner of Metalworks Incorporated which makes for an incredible ability
to get equipment. While he does not have an official military rank, he
is treated as if he is the executive officer of the mercenary company.
Because of the support of a good sized industrial power, Vixen's company
rivals Larson's Brigade in abilities. The unit is very power armor and
aircraft heavy which means that the company is one of the most desirable
companies to hire due to its high mobility although hiring Vixen's Pride
is very expensive. Like Larson's Brigade, often small numbers of the until
are hired for a job. There is also some who believe that the Mercenary
company is in reality an army created by the city of Tolkeen as a defense
force against the Coalition. Unknown to most people, the Mercenary Company
does have a fair amount of Coalition equipment. This is normally used on
Infiltration missions. While they have none of the newer vehicles, they
do have new Coalition weapons and other small equipment. The main base
of Vixen's Pride is in the same large town / city in which Metalworks Incorporated
is located at. This is about 250 miles to the north and west of the city
of Tolkeen.
Stories have it that Vixen herself is a Headhunter that climbed through
the ranks in mercenary copies that served the New German Republic until
going off to adventure in North America. These same stories seem to indicate
that she was badly injured and she does have a bionic left arm. There are
some stories from her adventuring in North America that are both grand
and incredible in nature. One of the few items that many people accept
as being factual is that Rachet, the owner of Metalworks Incorporated,
adventured with her before he founded Metalworks.
The company is very well organized and professional. The Companies organization
seems to be based on the New German Republic Army. The military ranks are
based on those of the US Army previous to the time of the Rifts except
that there are no Warrant Officer ranks. Training while in barracks is
very intense and while not in the field, the company is expected to act
as more defense forces for Metalworks Incorporated. Officers and Senior
Enlisted also receive general education in various areas and all new recruits
are taught to read and write. The uniform of the company is a blue and
grey jumpsuit. The military ranks are shoulder patches. The patches are
velcro and can be taken off in the field to prevent officers from being
shot by sniper in the field.
Organization:
A. Sponsorship: Large Company (Equal to Government), 0 points
B. Outfits: Gimmick Clothing, 30 points
C. Equipment: Medical Clinic, 20 points
D. Vehicles: Specialty Vehicles, 30 points
E. Weapons, Power Armor, & Bots: Maximum Firepower, 60 points
F. Communication: Full Range Systems, 15 points
G. Internal Security: Iron Clad, 20 points
H. Permanent Base: Company Town, 40 points
I. Intelligence Resources:
Scout Detachment, 5 points
Psionic and Magic Operatives: 20 points
J. Special Budget: Large loans, 25 points
K. General Alignment: Anachist and Unprincipled, 4 points
L. Criminal Activity: Prostiutes, 5 points
M. Reputation/ Credentials: Known, 10 points
N. Salary: Good, 10 points
Total Points: 294 (204) points
Size & Orientation: Large Company
Officers: 60 Officers
Important Officers / Individuals:
Colonel Vixen: Level 6 Headhunter, Commanding Officer of Vixen's
Pride
Ratchet: Level 6 Operator, Manager and Owner of Metalworks Incorporated
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Stevens: Level 5 Operator, Commander
of Support Personnel
Lieutenant Colonel John Randell: Level 5 Special Forces, Commander
of Airborne Units / Personnel.
Major Jennifer Aberdeen: Level 5 Wilderness Scout, Commander
of Scout Detachment
Major Thomas Miller: Level 4 Headhunter, Director of Training
and Recruiting
Captain Joseph Zinger: Level 4 Special Forces, Commander of
Special Forces and Infiltration Groups
Captain Mintalla Tryrial: Level 6 Ley Line Walker, Commander
of Mage and Psychic Personnel.
Captain Elizabeth Moredale: Level 3 Fixer (Psionic), Commander
of Medical Staff
Personnel (Averages):
Line / Combat Personnel:
| 20 | Coalition Elite R.P.A. (CS Deserters) |
| 60 | Coalition Grunts (CS Deserters) |
| 5 | Coalition Military Specialists (CS Deserters) |
| 5 | Coalition Dog Boys (CS Deserters) |
| 5 | Coalition Psi Stalker (CS Deserters) |
| 80 | Special Forces |
| 200 | Headhunters, half with robot combat elite |
| 60 | Wilderness Scouts |
| 10 | Full Conversion Borgs |
| 5 | Ley Line Walkers |
| 5 | Mystics |
| 5 | Shifters |
| 5 | Techno-Wizards |
| 5 | Bursters |
| 5 | Mind Melters |
| 60 | Others (Cyber Knights, Crazies, Juicers, Adventurers, etc) |
Total Personnel: Approximately 650 Combat Personnel and 800 Support
Personnel (including mechanics, medics, drivers, supply clerks, cooks,
etc). All non combative personnel have some combat training (Equipped with
L-20 Rifles and Huntsman Armor) due to the fact that assaults will end
up effecting support personnel as well.
Weapons, Equipment, and Resources:
Weapons:
- Ground Troops: Wilk's 457 Laser Pulse Rifle (Mega-Damage: 3D6+2
Single Shot and 1D6x10 3 simultaneous blasts Range: 2000 ft Payload:
30 Shots each short E-Clip, 40 Shots each long E-Clip Bonus: +1 on
Aimed Shots) with 5 long E-clips, Pump Pistol Cartridge Automatic Pistol
(Weight: 6 lbs (2.7 kg), Pistol uses the same cartridges as the TX-5 Pump
Pistol but is instead in a single action 1911 Automatic Configuration.
Mega-Damage: 4D6. [Silver inflicts 2D6 MDC to normal targets and 8D6 Hit
Points or MDC to creatures vulnerable to silver] Range: 800 feet Payload:
5 rounds in magazine +1 in chamber) with 4 magazines of standard ammunition
and one 2 magazine of silver rounds for pistol, Vibro-Knife / Bayonet
(Mega-Damage: 1D6 Range: Hand to Hand), Silver Knife (Damage: 1D6 SDC,
1D6 Range: Hand to Hand)
- Vehicle & Fighter Crews: MI-L-25 Pulse Laser Submachine Gun
(Mega-Damage: 2D6 for Single Shot and 6D6 for 3 simultaneous blasts,
Range: 800 ft, Payload: 30 Shots short E-Clip, 45 Shots long E-Clip) with
3 long E-Clips, Pump Pistol Cartridge Automatic Pistol (Weight: 6 lbs (2.7
kg), Pistol uses the same cartridges as the TX-5 Pump Pistol but is instead
in a single action 1911 Automatic Configuration. Mega- Damage: 4D6. [Silver
inflicts 2D6 MDC to normal targets and 8D6 Hit Points or MDC to creatures
vulnerable to silver] Range: 800 feet Payload: 5 rounds in magazine +1 in
chamber) with 3 magazines of standard ammunition and one 1 magazine of
silver rounds for pistol, Vibro-Knife / Bayonet (Mega- Damage: 1D6
Range: Hand to Hand), Silver Knife (Damage: 1D6 SDC, 1D6 Range: Hand to Hand)
- Power Armors Units: JA-12 Juicer Assault Rifle (Mega Damage:
Laser: 4D6 Single Shot and 1D6x10+10 for 3 blasts. Grenade, 3D6 to 10 ft
(3 m) radius. Range: Laser, 4000 ft. Grenade, 2000 ft, Payload: 10 Short
E-Clip, 30 long E-Clip, Built in energy Canister [Cannot be removed but
can be recharged] that holds an additional 30 Energy shots, and has a 4 shot
pump magazine for grenade launcher. Bonus: +1 on Aimed Shots with laser
only.) with 8 long E-Clips, Pump Pistol Cartridge Automatic Pistol (Weight:
6 lbs (2.7 kg), Pistol uses the same cartridges as the TX-5 Pump Pistol but
is instead in a single action 1911 Automatic Configuration. Mega-Damage: 4D6.
[Silver inflicts 2D6 MDC to normal targets and 8D6 Hit Points or MDC to
creatures vulnerable to silver] Range: 800 feet Payload: 5 rounds in magazine
+1 in chamber) with 4 magazines of standard ammunition and one 2 magazine of
silver rounds for pistol, Vibro-Knife / Bayonet (Mega-Damage: 1D6 Range:
Hand to Hand), Silver Knife (Damage: 1D6 SDC, 1D6 Range: Hand to Hand). One
in ten carries a WI-GL21 Automatic Grenade Launcher (Mega- Damage; 4D6 for
Frag with a blast area of 12 ft and 1D4x10 for A.P. with a blast area of 3 ft,
burst of 10 rds does 2D6x10 for Frag with a blast area of 40 ft and 3D6x10 for
A.P. with a blast area of 8 ft. Rate of Fire: Standard Effective Range: 3000
ft Payload: 40 Round Magazine) with 3 additional magazines.
Armor:
- Ground Troops: T-43 Explorer Armor (MDC: 70, Weight: 20 lbs
(9 kg), -20% Prowl Penalty) and Light MDC Body Suit (MDC: 30, Weight: 4 lbs
(2 kg), No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.
- Power Armors Units: Urban Warrior (MDC: 50, Weight: 11 lbs (5 kg),
-10% Prowl Penalty) and Light MDC Body Suit (MDC: 30, Weight: 4 lbs (2 kg),
No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.
- Vehicle & Fighter Crews: Urban Warrior (MDC: 50, Weight: 11 lbs
(5 kg), -10% Prowl Penalty) and Light MDC Body Suit (MDC: 30, Weight:
4 lbs (2 kg), No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.
- Special Units: NE-C20 Camouflage Armor (MDC: 80, Weight: 13 lbs
(5.8 kg), -5% Prowl Penalty) and Light MDC Body Suit (MDC: 30, Weight:
4 lbs (2 kg), No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.
Other Equipment: NG-S2 Basic Survival Packs (Actually made by
Metalworks Industries), 4 Wooden Spikes, Binoculars
Company Vehicles: This includes both Combat and Support Vehicles
and many vehicles can operate in both roles. The Behemoths are often used
to transport the company to the battlefield and the smaller APCs and Transport
Aircraft are used to transport soldiers in the field. These company vehicles
are those in standard service with Vixen's Pride and does not include any
transients vehicles in the mercenary company. As might be expected, a large
amount of the Mercenary Companies equipment is manufactured by Metalworks
Incorporated. It is probable that Vixen's Pride will get Sparrowhawk
fighters, Stormhawk jammer aircraft, and Zephyr hovercraft when they are in
full production.
Aircraft: 98 total
Armored Personel Carriers (APC): 18
Flying Power Armors: 130
Ground Power Armors: 95
| 60 | Triax T-21 Terrain Hopper |
| 5 | Triax T-31 Super Trooper |
| 20 | Triax X-535 Hunter |
| 8 | Triax X-1000 Ulti-Max |
Combat Robots / Robot Vehicles: 12
Tanks / Tank Killers: 40
Artillery / Air Defense Vehicles: 20
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