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The '''Fighting Shamrocks''' were a mercenary military command that formed during the Fourth Succession War.

==History==
The unit takes its name from a former merc command and was founded during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The Shamrocks started out as scouts for the [[Black Warriors]] in the [[Circinus Federation]], but broke contract after a horrendous raid on the [[Federated Commonwealth]] planet [[Teyvareb]] in 3054.

After breaking away from the Black Warriors, the Shamrocks signed on with the Commonwealth to counter any invasion from the [[Marian Hegemony]] along its border. During a joint operation with other merc forces to find and destroy a hidden pirate base, the supporting [[Gray's Ghosts]] went rogue. These actions would cost the Shamrocks one lance and would end with the commander swearing an oath to hunt down the treacherous unit.

During the [[Jihad]], the command would receive spare parts and upgrades for independent operations throughout WoB territory.

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Fighting Shamrocks'''
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| [[Captain]]||[[Angus O'Leary]]|| [[3058]] - [[3085]]<ref name=p2ndE:p68/><ref name=FMMercsp113/><ref name=FM3085p160>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 160: "Notable Mercenary Forces Deployment Table"</ref>
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|}

==Tactics==
The unit makes rapid advances and withdrawals.

==Mercenary Rating==
'''Dragoon Rating: D'''

==Composition History==
===3058===
'''Fighting Shamrocks''' (1 [[BattleMech]] [[Company]]|Regular|Questionable)<ref name=p2ndE:p68>''Periphery (2nd Edition)'', p. 68: Fighting Shamrocks</ref>
* CO: [[Captain]] Angus O'Leary

===3059===
'''The Fighting Shamrocks''' (Company/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMMercsp113/>
:* CO: Captain Angus O'Leary<ref name=FMMercsp113/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Thadora's Land]].<ref name=FMMercsp113>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 113</ref>

===3067===
'''Fighting Shamrocks''' (1 [[BattleMech]] [[Company]])
* CO/Able Lance: [[Captain]] Angus O'Leary
- Medium to Assault-class 'Mechs
* XO/Charlie Lance: [[Lieutenant]] Phaedra Weldon
- Recon unit (fast, maneuverable light 'Mechs)

'''Adders''' (1 [[Infantry]] Company)
* CO: Captain McGregor Williamson
* XO: Lieutenant Josephina Archer
- Specializes in recon and security, each can work independently

===3085===
'''The Fighting Shamrocks''' (1 Company/Regular/Questionable)
* CO: Captain Angus O'Leary
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Manotick]] under contract with the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]].<ref name=FM3085p160/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]''
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery (2nd Edition)]]''

[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]

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