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Red Hessians
| Red Hessians | |
| Origin | |
| Alignment | {{{alignment}}} |
| Profile | |
| Date of founding | 700 A.S. A.S. |
| Date of dissolution | still active A.S. |
| Founder(s) | Former Daumann miners |
| Current leader(s) | unknown |
| Base of operations | Vogtland Base, Dresden |
| Primary role | |
| Terrorism, Piracy | |
| Secondary role | |
| Expanding influence, halting Corsair advance | |
The Red Hessians are a large unlawful group mostly comprised of disillusioned miners and political dissidents, originally formed to eliminate the corporations that have exploited them for so long.
Synopsis
Red Hessians are the third largest unlawful group in Sirius, outnumbered only by the two warring Hispanian factions in the Omicron systems (Outcasts and Corsairs). They operate mostly in Rheinland and the Omega sector, although raids sometimes take them as far as the Cambridge system in Bretonia. The group is known to attack corporate shipping all across Rheinland, looting and dealing in stolen goods as well as smuggling diamonds to fund their extensive operations. Their large umbrella of influence almost completely encompasses the Dresden and Omega-11 systems, with roaming packs of fighters a frequent sight to any passers by. Dresden is expected to fall under complete Hessian control as soon as the corporate mining stations there finally run out of concentrated mining areas.
However the most likely reason for their notoriety in the criminal underworld would be their endless conflict with the Corsairs, notably manifested in the visibly split system of Omega-5. Divided into two sides, the no mans land in the middle is frequently host to savage battles between both factions.
The Hessians are a part of the Outcast alliance against Corsairs.
History
Further information: History of Rheinland#Popular Revolution
The formation of the Hessian movement
The Hessians are recorded to have formed in 700 A.S. They originated from a group of miners disillusioned at the result of the Popular Revolution of 672 A.S. and the lackluster treatment of Daumann and Kruger worker abuse. Despite the push by the Bundschuh opposition in the government to investigate any and all actions of the two companies during the last few years, the majority had decided to settle on ratifying a Workers' Rights Convention and placing reparations on the two companies in order to gain the support of the wealthy Rheinland industrialists in charge. Enraged at this decision, many Dresden miners abandoned their stations in an attempt to restart the revolution. With far less general support this time around, they were eventually forced to leave their posts and retreat into the asteroid fields from which they would later stage attacks on transports in the area in an attempt to halt the diamond mining industry once again.
With the political fiasco of 700 A.S. which forced the Bundschuh movement back underground, the Red Hessians began their campaign of widespread raids on corporate shipping, no longer just for the ideological principle but to build up their own power base, facilities and power in Dresden as well as it's adjacent systems. With the number of disillusioned individuals in Rheinland rising every day, their ranks quickly swelled from a small group of vigilantes into an extensive rebellion controlling most of Dresden space.
Expansion
In an effort to secure more ground, expansion soon followed. Conducting their usual recon of Dresden, Red Hessian patrols stumbled upon a conveniently placed jump hole to Omega-11 around the year 709 A.S. It didn't take long for raiders to pour into the Daumann controlled system. The unprepared Daumann shippers were taken completely by surprise, with rumours following that the Hessians managed to shut down the diamond shipping from Omega-11 for a full month, before the corporates gathered enough security force to at least push the rebels out of the trade route.
Construction of new bases soon followed. By 712 A.S. Freital base was in full operation, and attracting many people to it by the prospect of quick wealth and hard retribution. With the discovery of the Omega-5 system, first contact with the Corsairs was established. Neither of the factions cared much about the other, up until Hessians started to converge on Corsair raiding grounds.
Hessian-Corsair War (740 A.S.)
The Trenches of Omega-5
The first recorded conflict between Hessian and Corsair units occured in the year 731 A.S. The Hessian raiders participating in the event had reported the fight had been initiated over the contents of their cargo holds, which were liberated from a Bretonian diamond transport in Omega-3. Many other minor fights over stolen goods were reported during the next five years, although no official military action was taken by either side. Hessian fighters were instructed to avoid Corsair patrols if possible. This state of passive hostility was a prelude to the beginning of the actual war, which would begin in earnest in nine years.
At the start of the year 740 A.S. a large Corsair fleet moved into Omega-5 from their Leon base in Omega-41, quickly advancing to Ronneburg where the first battle took place with the Hessians pressed into a desperate defense. While the initial Corsair assault was unsuccessful, the attackers preserved their initiative for an entire year, until a large Hessian force defeated the Corsair advance during the final siege of Ronneburg, and pushed them back towards Cadiz.
This successful Hessian defense marked the start of the long stalemate, where for the next seventy years large forces from both sides would engage in a string of battles that would eventually obliterate the central area of the system inbetween the Hessian and Corsair bases. That area, cleared of all asteroids and littered with wrecks, would become known as the Hammen Hole.
The Casablanca Campaign
Present Day
Diplomacy
| Allies |
| LWB |
| Bundschuh |
| Mollys |
| Outcasts |
| Enemies |
| Corsairs |
| Bounty Hunters |
| Rheinland Federal Police |
| Rheinland Military |
| Daumann Heavy Construction |
| Kruger Minerals |
| Bretonia Armed Forces |
| House Shippers |
