The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall

The year is 2541 and the Free World’s League of (House Marik) 11th Atrean Dragoons Commando’s take down a Steiner CNR-3C Condor BattleMech on a scouting mission with a headshot from a SRM Launcher (Short Range Missile) with HE (High Explosive) Anti-Mech round in a swamp on the world of Bolan which is a border world to the Lyran (House Steiner) front. This was one of the few brief victories the 11th Atrean Dragoons had during the legendary battle of Bolan in which the regiment was effectively destroyed as a fighting force for nearly 2 centuries under the leadership of Ewan Marik.

The 11th was formed when the Free Worlds acquired BattleMechs in 2484 and had been assigned to the Lyran front up to 2541 where it saw heavy combat till its decimation in which time the regimental banner of the 11th was turned over to Erin Chu, a former mercenary leader who had entered the Marik’s service as a military advisor. Chu’s skill and charisma helped her recruit a complete regiment of battleworthy veterans. During the Succession Wars, the 11th has aquitted itself well, earning nearly three dozen Distinguished Service Awards. An interesting feature of the 11th is its extradordinary level of technical support and resupply, unusual for an otherwise unremarkable unit. Some have speculated, however, that this is due to the close ties between the unit’s commander, Colonel Omar Sandusky, and the notorious businessman Alejandro Derida-Stewart.