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 travelling between city-states on Anallos are regularly warned to steer clear of the Vigilantes' compound to avoid attack.
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld
Vinson's Vigilantes Regular 1 Antallos
(CO: Colonel Pada Vinson)
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