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:

Total Points

Size & Orientation

Officers: 60 Officers

Important Officers / Individuals:

Colonel Vixen:

Ratchet:

Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Stevens:

Lieutenant Colonel John Randell:

Major Jennifer Aberdeen:

Major Thomas Miller:

Captain Joseph Zinger:

Captain Mintalla Tryrial:

Captain Elizabeth Moredale:

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 M.D.C. to normal targets and 8D6 Hit Points or M.D.C. 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 S.D.C., 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 M.D.C. to normal targets and 8D6 Hit Points or M.D.C. 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 S.D.C., 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 M.D.C. to normal targets and 8D6 Hit Points or M.D.C. 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 S.D.C., 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 (M.D.C.: 70, Weight: 20 lbs (9 kg), -20% Prowl Penalty) and Light M.D.C. Body Suit (M.D.C.: 30, Weight: 4 lbs (2 kg), No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.
Power Armors Units: Urban Warrior (M.D.C.: 50, Weight: 11 lbs (5 kg), -10% Prowl Penalty) and Light M.D.C. Body Suit (M.D.C.: 30, Weight: 4 lbs (2 kg), No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.
Vehicle & Fighter Crews: Urban Warrior (M.D.C.: 50, Weight: 11 lbs (5 kg), -10% Prowl Penalty) and Light M.D.C. Body Suit (M.D.C.: 30, Weight: 4 lbs (2 kg), No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.
Special Units: NE-C20 Camouflage Armor (M.D.C.: 80, Weight: 13 lbs (5.8 kg), -5% Prowl Penalty) and Light M.D.C. Body Suit (M.D.C.: 30, Weight: 4 lbs (2 kg), No Prowl Penalty) used as uniforms.

Other Equipment:

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

	6	Naruni Crescent Moon Delta-Wing Space Plane
	20	M.I. A-100 Ironhawk Ground Attack Aircraft (nuclear version)
	4	M.I. VAC-33X Firehawk Gunships
	36	M.I. F-500 Tigerhawk Light Fighters (nuclear version)
	12	M.I. FB-144 Thunderhawk Fighter-Bombers
	8	M.I. V-25 Kestral Tilt Rotors (nuclear version)
	12	REEF-F-40 Sabertooth Fighter (upgrade version)

Armored Personel Carriers (APC): 18

	2	Coalition Mk. V APC
	12	Iron Armory LAV-800 Mountain Lion Armor Personnel Carrier Version
	2	Iron Armory LAV-800-CC Mountain Lion Command and Control Version
	2	Iron Armory LAV-800-REW Mountain Lion Radar and Electronic Warfare Version

Flying Power Armors: 130

	10	Coalition SAMAS Power Armor
	80	CC-ST-1 Sparrow Light Power Armor
	40	Triax X-10 Predators Power Armor

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

	12	Triax X-2700 Dragonwing
	12	SDR-25-MK I Missileer Robot Vehicle
	4	M.I. Behemoth II - Cargo Version
	1	M.I. Behemoth II - Command Version
	1	M.I. Behemoth II - Mobile Hospital Version
	1	M.I. Behemoth II - Repair Version
	4	M.I. Behemoth II - Troop Transport Version

Tanks / Tank Killers: 40

	4	Juggernaut Heavy Tank
	4	XM-330 Phantom Hover Tank
	8	Iron Hammer Heavy Tank
	12	Iron Armory LAV-800-AT Mountain Lion Anti-Tank Version
	12	M1-A12 Abrams

Artillery / Air Defense Vehicles: 20

	8	Iron Armory LAV-800-ADV Mountain Lion Air Defense Vehicle Version
	12	Iron Armory LAV-800-MM Mountain Lion Missile Platform

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