Crowe's Bloody Buccaneers

Crowe's Bloody Buccaneers was an command formed at the tail end of the , originally by Walter Vandrel as Vandrel's Buccaneers. Under the leadership of Vandrel, the outfit made a respectable name for itself during its first few decades, coming to comprise more than a full by 3018, when Vandrel was killed in the Battle of Ensirion. Rather than dissolve, the Buccaneers decided to offer Bayard Crowe, a young of the who placed his career on the line to help aid the Buccaneers during the battle and ultimately saved them from outright total destruction, a place as their new commander. Crowe accepted, changing the name of the outfit with the to Crowe's Bloody Buccaneers to reflect both the change in leadership and the losses they had suffered.
Under Crowe's leadership the Buccaneers flourished, gaining an impressive degree of fame and renown in just a few short decades. By the outbreak of the , the Bloody Buccaneers comprised nearly two entire as its main force along with an assortment of security forces and a small army of support personnel, and by the start of the would even possess several . While Bayard would retire from command of the outfit at the Clan Invasion's end in 3052, the Bloody Buccaneers would continue on over the next century, passing down command to the eldest Crowe descendant each time leadership has changed hands, with each inheritor proving to be a capable leader and MechWarrior in their own right.
Unfortunately, the Buccaneers would suffer greatly during the . While the Buccaneers would not join the , mostly thanks to having minimal affairs in the , Halvorson Crowe would nevertheless align himself against the after witnessing his father Bayard's death at the hands of Blakist invaders during their brazen attack on in December of 3067. Like the AMC in the preceding years, this would paint a target on the backs of the Buccaneers, and while they would not fare as badly as much of the AMC did during the Jihad, they would still be reduced to less than 60% of the strength they possessed at the outset of the conflict. In a desperate bid to ensure the Buccaneers' survival, Halvorson would accept a lucrative deal with , agreeing to take contracts carrying out the Sharks' dirty work and to help market the Clan's products to fellow mercenary groups, in exchange for heavily discounted access to Clan technology as well as a limited degree of protection from the Clan itself.
This deal would indeed help ensure the Buccaneers' survival through the Jihad, and the agreement would continue on into the as the Diamond Sharks reformed as once more, following on into the well, with the Buccaneers taking full advantage of their access to affordable ClanTech to secure a reputation as some of the premier mercenaries of the southeastern Inner Sphere. Despite this, not all would be well behind the scenes, with cracks slowly forming as the more liberally-minded Buccaneers increasingly clashed with the authoritarian nature of Clan sensibilities. Ultimately, the Buccaneers' working relationship with the Clan would be shattered in 3151 when the Sea Foxes declared their support for of as the and of the , a risky proposition for the Buccaneers as Clan Sea Fox moved to fill the vacuum left by the destruction of as the preeminent mediators of the Inner Sphere's mercenary trade.
==Colors & Heraldry==
As Vandrel's Buccaneers, the company's standard BattleMech heraldry consisted of a pale brown base with stone grey markings. When rebranding the outfit as the Bloody Buccaneers, Bayard Crowe had the grey replaced with a vivid crimson. The arrangement and placement of the markings was left up to the preference of the individual MechWarrior, subject to the approval of administrative-level staff. Later on, this policy would be extended to and .
Lance commanders were permitted to use two shades of red as well as more extensive markings, once again subject to the approval of administrative staff. Bayard also chose to allow members of his personal command lance to mark their BattleMechs in this fashion, and this tradition would be carried on by his successors.
Finally, company and squadron commanders were permitted to add white markings.
==Composition History==
===3015===
Vandrel's Buccaneers (Expanded Company/Veteran/Reliable)
:*CO: Colonel Walter Vandrel
:*Command Lance
:**Colonel Walter Vandrel 
:**Major Andrew Robinson 
:**Captain Winston Hewitt 
:**Lieutenant Booker Harris 
:*Heavy Lance
:**Major Killian Norberth 
:**Captain Samuel Matthieson 
:**Lieutenant Nathaniel Murphy 
:**Sergeant Owen Taggart 
:*Medium Lance
:**Captain Jorge González 
:**Lieutenant Rebecca Worton 
:**Sergeant Gordon Selsworth 
:**Corporal Cynthia Katzwell 
:*Reconnaissance Lance
:**Captain Shawn Underwood 
:**Lieutenant Belinda Hershell 
:**Lieutenant Stephen Tanner 
:**Sergeant Marcus Bernstradt 
===3020===
Crowe's Bloody Buccaneers (Expanded Company/Veteran/Reliable)
:*CO: Colonel Bayard Crowe
:*Command Lance
:**Colonel Bayard Crowe / / 
:**Lieutenant Colonel Killian Norberth / ARC-2R Archer
:**Captain Booker Harris / WHM-6R Warhammer
:**Lieutenant Chelsea Vandrel / 
:*Heavy Lance
:**Major Jorge González 
:**Captain Nathaniel Murphy GHR-5H Grasshopper
:**Lieutenant Thomas Malcolm TDR-5S Thunderbolt
:**Sergeant Cynthia Katzwell 
:*Medium Lance
:**Captain Rebecca Worton WVR-6R Wolverine
:**Lieutenant Guillaume Renaud CN9-A Centurion
:**Sergeant Spencer Forrest 
:**Corporal Terence Coleman 
:*Medium Lance
:**Captain Hugh Masterson CN9-AH Centurion
:**Staff Sergeant Fen Re 
:**Sergeant Wendy Newton SHD-2H Shadow Hawk
:**Corporal Christina Childs BJ-1 Blackjack
:*Reconnaissance Lance
:**Major Shawn Underwood PXH-1 Phoenix Hawk
:**Captain Belinda Hershell FS9-H Firestarter
:**Lieutenant Leon Alberquet 
:**Staff Sergeant Marcus Berstradt LCT-3V Locust
===3025===
Crowe's Bloody Buccaneers (Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)
:*CO: Colonel Bayard Crowe
:First Company (Company/Veteran/Reliable)
:*Command Lance
:**Colonel Bayard Crowe BLR-1G BattleMaster / AS7-D Atlas / BL-6-KNT Black Knight
:**Captain Chelsea Vandrel KGC-000 King Crab / MAD-3R Marauder
:**Major Andrei Chekhov / 
:**Major Booker Harris AWS-8Q Awesome / WHM-6R Warhammer
:*Heavy Lance
:**Lieutenant Colonel Jorge González AWS-8T Awesome
:**Captain Thomas Malcolm TDR-5S Thunderbolt
:**Staff Sergeant Cynthia Katzwell JM6-A JagerMech
:**Sergeant Terrence Coleman CN9-A Centurion
:*Medium Lance
:**Major Rebecca Worton WVR-6R Wolverine
:**Lieutenant Florence Engel HBK-4P Hunchback
:**Sergeant Reynold Muller GRF-1N Griffin
:**Corporal Frida Stroud 
:Second Company (Company/Veteran/Reliable)
:*Command Lance
:**Lieutenant Colonel Killian Norberth HGN-733 Highlander / ARC-2R Archer
:**Captain Abhishek Tamboli GHR-5H Grasshopper
:**Lieutenant Violet Winter SHD-2H Shadow Hawk
:**Sergeant First Class Spencer Forrest KTO-18 Kintaro
:*Heavy Lance
:**Major Nathaniel Murphy CHP-1N Champion
:**Captain Guillaume Renaud CPLT-K2 Catapult
:**Lieutenant Lukas Vollermann TDR-5S Thunderbolt
:**Sergeant Jules Sandoval 
:*Medium Lance
:**Captain Ewan Montague ENF-4R Enforcer
:**Lieutenant Alexei Kopalyev WVR-6M Wolverine
:**Sergeant Amanda Tambor TBT-5N Trebuchet
:**Corporal Francisco Gutiérrez GRF-1N Griffin
:Reconnaissance Company (Demi-Company/Veteran/Reliable)
:*Demi-Company
:**Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Underwood PXH-1 Phoenix Hawk
:**Major Belinda Hershell FS9-H Firestarter
:**Captain Leon Alberquet COM-2D Commando
:**Lieutenant Olaf Steegensson 
:**Sergeant Dylan Ward LCT-1M Locust
:**Sergeant Franz Richtofen 
===3039===
Crowe's Bloody Buccaneers (Reinforced Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)
:*CO: Colonel Bayard Crowe
:First Company (Company/Elite/Reliable)
:*Command Lance
:**Colonel Bayard Crowe BLR-1G BattleMaster / AS7-D Atlas / BL-6-KNT Black Knight
:**Major Chelsea Vandrel KGC-000 King Crab / MAD-3R Marauder
:**Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Chekhov STK-3F Stalker / CPLT-C1 Catapult
:**Lieutenant Colonel Booker Harris AWS-8Q Awesome / WHM-6R Warhammer
:*Heavy Lance
:**Lieutenant Colonel Rebecca Worton 
:**Captain Lukas Vollermann ARC-2R Archer
:**Sergeant Major Marcus Bernstadt 
:**Master Sergeant Cynthia Katzwell WHM-6R Warhammer
:*Medium Lance
:**Major Florence Engel WVR-6M Wolverine
:**Lieutenant Theodore Morshower HBK-4P Hunchback
:**Staff Sergeant Frida Stroud CRB-20 Crab
:**Sergeant Alec Reyes TBT-5N Trebuchet
:Second Company (Company/Veteran/Reliable)
:*Command Lance
:**Lieutenant Colonel Jorge González AWS-8T Awesome
:**Major Abhishek Tamboli GHR-5H Grasshopper
:**Captain Lewis Thurgood QKD-5A Quickdraw
:**Master Sergeant Spencer Forrest KTO-18 Kintaro
:*Heavy Lance
:**Major Guillaume Renaud CPLT-K2 Catapult
:**Captain Horatio Vanderbilt ON1-VA Orion
:**Sergeant First Class Franklin Portsmith 
:**Sergeant Pierre Aguillard 
:*Medium Lance
:**Major Alexei Kopalyev WVR-6M Wolverine
:**Lieutenant Jens Dufort SHD-2H Shadow Hawk
:**Sergeant First Class Francisco Gutiérrez GRF-1N Griffin
:**Corporal Andrew Ferdinand 
:Third Company (Company/Regular/Reliable)
:*Command Lance
:**Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Murphy CHP-1N Champion
:**Captain Alexis Frank GHR-5H Grasshopper
:**Lieutenant Raymond Hoover CN9-A Centurion
:**Sergeant Blake Beauregard 
:*Medium Lance
:**Captain Felix Vernier WVR-6R Wolverine
:**Lieutenant Richard Weller CN9-AL Centurion
:**Sergeant Sean Mitchell 
:**Corporal Clint Sanderson 
:*Medium Lance
:**Lieutenant Aaron Grant GRF-1S Griffin
:**Sergeant Abdirizak Longowski SHD-2D Shadow Hawk
:**Corporal Anne Polk TBT-5N Trebuchet
:**Corporal Griffith Sturrock CN9-A Centurion
:Reconnaissance Company (Expanded Company/Elite/Reliable)
:*Command Lance
:**Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Underwood PXH-1 Phoenix Hawk
:**Captain Stewart Redmoor 
:**Sergeant Major Dylan Ward LCT-1M Locust
:**Sergeant First Class Morgan Sherwood LCT-1M Locust
:*Reconnaissance Lance
:**Lieutenant Colonel Belinda Hershell-Underwood 
:**Major Kyle Green FS9-H Firestarter
:**Sergeant First Class Michael Rickenbacher COM-1D Commando
:**Staff Sergeant William Owens JVN-10F Javelin
:*Reconnaissance Lance
:**Major Leon Alberquet 
:**Captain Natasha Tupolev FS9-H Firestarter
:**Sergeant First Class Franz Richtofen JVN-10N Javelin
:**Staff Sergeant Anton Fontagne COM-2D Commando
:*Reconnaissance Lance
:**Major Olaf Steegensson JR7-D Jenner
:**Captain Samuel Watkins 
:**Sergeant First Class Ryuko Masada SDR-5D Spider
:**Sergeant Peter Thorpe LCT-3V Locust
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