Old Worlds Assault Battalion

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Composed of highly trained picked troops, they are legendary for their high level of effectiveness and their interplanetary strike range. They have organic transport. These units are not typically under fleet control within the Old Worlds. A single transport with eight drop ships can move the battalion of 720 soldiers.

Command Group[edit]

with 16 men Command Post 2 Command Grav Sleds

Occationally attached from outside Forward Combat Support Units

Mess Platoon
Maintenance Platoon
Supply Platoon
Medical Platoon

(2) Interface Assault Troops[edit]

with (8) 90 ton Dropships w/16 flight crew and 112 men each
(2) Cavalry Platoons w/(8) Light 6x6 Wheeled APCs 3 crew, 8 dismounts, VRF Gauss gun, TAC Missiles, 88 men
(1) 10cm RAM Mortar Platoon, 4 SP carriers with 3 crew each, 12 men
(1) Armored Platoon (4) Hover MBTs with 3 crew, Single Lens Pulse Laser, TAC Missiles, 5mm mini-gun, 12 men

Drop Assault Group[edit]

w/ 480 men with TL–12 drop capsules, 4mm Gauss rifle w/4cm RAM GL, Combat Armor, 0.1kg Helmet Radios, Grav Belts in
(4) Drop infantry Companies
120 men each, a total of 12 platoons of 40 men each

Each Platoon has four squads of ten men each. Each platoon has:

(4) Imported TL–13 X-Ray Laser Rifle Snipers/platoon 1/10 man squad
(4) TAC Missile Launchers, AT Heap and AA hi performance HE
(4) Medics w/kits, rely on Drop Ships for evac of wounded
(4) PGMP-12s see Plasma Weapons
(4) Gauss LMGs
There are a total of (10) Cooks for the group
(5) Field Kitchen Modules, assault capsule dropped with a basic load of food and supplies
(8) Remote VRF sentry guns, assault capsule dropped, 23 fire phases of ammo included
(8) Remote 20 tube MRLS, 12cm long range rockets, auto loaders with 20 battery rounds of rockets, assault capsule dropped, can be recovered and reloaded

Commando Drop Ships

DS-0106622-400000-04000-0 MCr. 96.5     90 tons
Bearing            2                                 Crew 46
Batteries          2                                TL 12
Cargo: 0.1 ton Fuel: 5.4 tons  EP: 5.4 Agility: 0
Craft: 4 x 4T APCs
Fuel Treatment:   Fuel Scoops  
Architects Fee: MCr 0.965   Cost in Quantity: MCr 77.2

Commando Class Troop Transports

TT-J1333F3-490000-88006-0 MCr. 6,495.302     9,000 tons
Bearing     1     11  6                    Crew 803
Batteries   1     11  6                    TL 12
Cargo: 27 tons Fuel: 2,970 tons  EP: 270 Agility: 2   Marines: 720   Drop Capsules: 80 (plus 400 Ready)
Craft: 8 x 90T Dropships
Fuel Treatment:   Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification
Architects Fee: MCr 64.951   Cost in Quantity: MCr 5,196.242