Private Military Company - Revision history

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	'''~~KPrivate~~ military Companies''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as "t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.		'''Private military Companies''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as "t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.

	PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the [[Orion Arm]], engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in [[conflicts]], offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.		PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the [[Orion Arm]], engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in [[conflicts]], offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.

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	\|'''Rangda Peacekeeping Action Team'''		\|'''[[Rangda Peacekeeping Action Team]]'''
	\|Mercenary Company		\|Mercenary Company
	\|Mixed		\|Mixed

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	\|[[File:TorchfireLogo.png\|center\|100x100px]]		\|[[File:TorchfireLogo.png\|center\|100x100px]]
	\|'''Torchfire'''		\|'''[[Torchfire]]'''
	\|Mercenary Company		\|Mercenary Company
	\|Active		\|Active

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	=== '''Black''' ===		=== '''Black''' ===
	Black PMCs are truly independent, lacking sponsorship from any state or major institution. Operating completely outside of any legal framework, they are most often found on the Far Frontier, where oversight is limited and opportunities exist for free agents. With fewer resources than their state-backed counterparts, they typically field less sophisticated forces. Their independence however grants them far greater freedom in choosing clients, contracts, and methods.		Black PMCs are truly independent, lacking sponsorship from any state or major institution. Operating completely outside of any legal framework, they are most often found on the [[Far Frontier]], where oversight is limited and opportunities exist for free agents. With fewer resources than their state-backed counterparts, they typically field less sophisticated forces. Their independence however grants them far greater freedom in choosing clients, contracts, and methods.

	== '''Examples''' ==		== '''Examples''' ==
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	\|N/A		\|N/A
	\|Formed from remnants of the Commonwealth Army that emigrated to the [[Far Frontier]] in the aftermath of the [[Second Solar War]]. Later fought as a volunteer force in [[The Corporate War]]. Specializes in terrestrial special operations, assassinations and bounty hunting.		\|Formed from remnants of the Commonwealth Army that emigrated to the Far Frontier in the aftermath of the [[Second Solar War]]. Later fought as a volunteer force in [[The Corporate War]]. Specializes in terrestrial special operations, assassinations and bounty hunting.
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	\|[[File:TempFlag_Waving.png\|center\|100x100px]]		\|[[File:TempFlag_Waving.png\|center\|100x100px]]

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	'''~~Private~~ military Companies''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as "t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.		'''KPrivate military Companies''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as "t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.

	PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the [[Orion Arm]], engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in [[conflicts]], offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.		PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the [[Orion Arm]], engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in [[conflicts]], offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.
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	\|Mercenary Company		\|Mercenary Company
	\|Active		\|Active
	\|[[United Kingdom]]		\|[[File:TempFlag Waving.png\|45x45px]] [[United Kingdom]]
	\|[[Tank]] and armored fighting vehicle company with experience fielding full regiments in multiple peer-to-peer conflicts. Specializes in breakthrough operations and large-scale armored engagements, with particular expertise in tank-on-tank warfare.		\|[[Tank]] and armored fighting vehicle company with experience fielding full regiments in multiple peer-to-peer conflicts. Specializes in breakthrough operations and large-scale armored engagements, with particular expertise in tank-on-tank warfare.
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	'''Private military Companies''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as " t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.		'''Private military Companies''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as "t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.

	PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the [[Orion Arm]], engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in [[conflicts]], offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.		PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the [[Orion Arm]], engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in [[conflicts]], offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.

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	'''Private military ~~companies~~''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as " t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.		'''Private military Companies''' (PMC) are private business entities that deliver to consumers a wide spectrum of military and security services. Under international law the practice is commonly defined as " t''he Commercial act of physically protecting a person place or thing."'' PMCs typically refer to their personnel as '''contractors'''.

	PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the Orion Arm, engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in conflicts, offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.		PMCs operate on hundreds of worlds across the [[Orion Arm]], engaged in both internal and external security operations. Contractors may be used to train and equip clients, or serve as force multipliers in [[conflicts]], offering unique, or more advanced capabilities. Some PMCs have carved out niches by specializing in particular environments or forms of warfare.

	Broad questions remain about the legality of PMCs despite their expanding role across the Orion Arm. Many now rival the armed forces of small or middle powers in size and capability. Supporters argue they provide cost-effective solutions and point to notable successes, while critics highlight persistent issues of fraud, waste, and abuse. Though many governments regulate PMCs under specific frameworks, others ban their use outright, forcing these firms to operate in legal grey zones. The wider ramifications of the PMC industry remain under-researched, including how such organizations continue to influence the Cold War.		Broad questions remain about the legality of PMCs despite their expanding role across the Orion Arm. Many now rival the armed forces of [[Astropolitics\|small or middle powers]] in size and capability. Supporters argue they provide cost-effective solutions and point to notable successes, while critics highlight persistent issues of fraud, waste, and abuse. Though many governments regulate PMCs under specific frameworks, others ban their use outright, forcing these firms to operate in legal grey zones. The wider ramifications of the PMC industry remain under-researched, including how such [[organizations]] continue to influence the Cold War.

	== '''Major Types''' ==		== '''Major Types''' ==
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	=== '''White''' ===		=== '''White''' ===
	White PMCs operate legally and are openly affiliated with a national government, megacorporation, or non-state actor as an official extension of that organization. Their operations are sanctioned under international law, granting them access to greater funding, equipment, and logistical support.		White PMCs operate legally and are openly affiliated with a national government, [[megacorporation]], or [[Non-State Actor\|non-state actor]] as an official extension of that organization. Their operations are sanctioned under international law, granting them access to greater funding, equipment, and logistical support.

	=== '''Grey''' ===		=== '''Grey''' ===
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	\|Mixed		\|Mixed
	\|White		\|White
	\|[[File:SphereFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Co-Prosperity Sphere]]		\|[[File:SphereFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Co-Prosperity Sphere\|Sphere]]
	\|International anti-piracy contingent deployed to the New Canaan Corridor.		\|International anti-piracy contingent deployed to the [[New Canaan Corridor]].
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	\|'''White Guard'''		\|'''White Guard'''
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	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|Germany]]		\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|Germany]]
	\|Active along the Antares Gap, trains Axis-aligned states in asymmetrical warfare and Insurgency operations while under occupation; suspected of operating corsair fleets implicated in multiple attacks on COMINTERN forces.		\|Active along the [[Antares Gap]], trains [[Axis Powers\|Axis]]-aligned states in asymmetrical warfare and Insurgency operations while under occupation; suspected of operating corsair fleets implicated in multiple attacks on [[Communist Interstellar\|COMINTERN]] forces.
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	\|'''Byakko Logistics'''		\|'''[[Byakko Logistics]]'''
	\|Military Enterpriser		\|Military Enterpriser
	\|Mixed		\|Mixed
	\|White		\|White
	\|[[File:JapanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Empire of Japan\|Japan]]		\|[[File:JapanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Empire of Japan\|Japan]]
	\|Administers security contingents responsible for protecting facilities operated by the Kusari Group.		\|Administers security contingents responsible for protecting facilities operated by the [[Kusari Group]].
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	\|'''Tenth Legion'''		\|'''[[Tenth Legion]]'''
	\|Mercenary Company		\|Mercenary Company
	\|Mixed		\|Mixed
	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|[[File:ItalyFlag.jpg\|45x45px]] [[Italian Social Republic\|Italy]]		\|[[File:ItalyFlag.jpg\|45x45px]] [[Italian Social Republic\|Italy]]
	\|Operates extensive ground, aerospace, and interstellar forces, staged from forward-deployed starbases for sustained operations in disputed theaters. Officially based in Argentina, though widely suspected to be financed through Italian proxies.		\|Operates extensive ground, aerospace, and interstellar forces, staged from forward-deployed starbases for sustained operations in disputed theaters. Officially based in [[Argentina]], though widely suspected to be financed through Italian proxies.
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	\|'''Ala Centauro'''		\|'''[[Ala Centauro]]'''
	\|Mercenary Company		\|Mercenary Company
	\|Active		\|Active
	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|[[File:BrazilFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]]		\|[[File:BrazilFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]]
	\|Wings of aerospace craft with pilots and crews made up nearly exclusively of ex-Brazilian military personnel. Known to favor contracts targeting fascist aligned interests. Currently has a large number of its assets deployed to conflicts in the Elysian Fields.		\|Wings of aerospace craft with pilots and crews made up nearly exclusively of ex-Brazilian military personnel. Known to favor contracts targeting fascist aligned interests. Currently has a large number of its assets deployed to conflicts in the [[Elysian Fields]].
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	\|'''Torchfire'''		\|'''Torchfire'''
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	\|Black		\|Black
	\|N/A		\|N/A
	\|Formed from remnants of the Commonwealth Army that emigrated to the Far Frontier in the aftermath of the Second Solar War. Later fought as a volunteer force in ~~the~~ Corporate War. Specializes in terrestrial special operations, assassinations and bounty hunting.		\|Formed from remnants of the Commonwealth Army that emigrated to the [[Far Frontier]] in the aftermath of the [[Second Solar War]]. Later fought as a volunteer force in [[The Corporate War]]. Specializes in terrestrial special operations, assassinations and bounty hunting.
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	\|'''Flying Tigers'''		\|'''Flying Tigers'''
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	\|Active		\|Active
	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|United Kingdom		\|[[United Kingdom]]
	\|Tank and armored fighting vehicle company with experience fielding full regiments in multiple peer-to-peer conflicts. Specializes in breakthrough operations and large-scale armored engagements, with particular expertise in tank-on-tank warfare.		\|Tank and armored fighting vehicle company with experience fielding full regiments in multiple peer-to-peer conflicts. Specializes in breakthrough operations and large-scale armored engagements, with particular expertise in tank-on-tank warfare.
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	\|White		\|White
	\|[[File:AmericanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[United States of America\|United States]]		\|[[File:AmericanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[United States of America\|United States]]
	\|Subcontracted by the United States Army to provide security for occupation authorities and allied VIPs in high-risk areas. Functions as a heavily armed protective service in both terrestrial and orbital operations.		\|Subcontracted by the [[United States Army]] to provide security for occupation authorities and allied VIPs in high-risk areas. Functions as a heavily armed protective service in both terrestrial and orbital operations.
	\|}		\|}

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	\|Mixed		\|Mixed
	\|White		\|White
	\|[[File:SphereFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[~~Co-Prosperity Sphere\|\|~~Co-Prosperity Sphere]]		\|[[File:SphereFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Co-Prosperity Sphere]]
	\|International anti-piracy contingent deployed to the New Canaan Corridor.		\|International anti-piracy contingent deployed to the New Canaan Corridor.
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	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|\|Germany]]		\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|Germany]]
	\|Active along the Antares Gap, trains Axis-aligned states in asymmetrical warfare and Insurgency operations while under occupation; suspected of operating corsair fleets implicated in multiple attacks on COMINTERN forces.		\|Active along the Antares Gap, trains Axis-aligned states in asymmetrical warfare and Insurgency operations while under occupation; suspected of operating corsair fleets implicated in multiple attacks on COMINTERN forces.
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	\|White		\|White
	\|[[File:JapanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Empire of Japan\|\|Japan]]		\|[[File:JapanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Empire of Japan\|Japan]]
	\|Administers security contingents responsible for protecting facilities operated by the Kusari Group.		\|Administers security contingents responsible for protecting facilities operated by the Kusari Group.
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	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|\|Germany]]		\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|Germany]]
	[[File:SpainFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Spanish State\|\|Spain]]		[[File:SpainFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Spanish State\|Spain]]
	\|Combined-arms mercenary company fielding a sizeable interstellar fleet and terrestrial army. Experienced in training and professionalizing Axis-aligned militaries, with a strong record in advisory and support roles. Maintains a substantial intelligence wing.		\|Combined-arms mercenary company fielding a sizeable interstellar fleet and terrestrial army. Experienced in training and professionalizing Axis-aligned militaries, with a strong record in advisory and support roles. Maintains a substantial intelligence wing.
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	\|Mixed		\|Mixed
	\|White		\|White
	\|Co-Prosperity Sphere		\|[[File:SphereFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Co-Prosperity Sphere\|\|Co-Prosperity Sphere]]
	\|International anti-piracy contingent deployed to the New Canaan Corridor.		\|International anti-piracy contingent deployed to the New Canaan Corridor.
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	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|German Reich		\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|\|Germany]]
	\|Active along the Antares Gap, trains Axis-aligned states in asymmetrical warfare and Insurgency operations while under occupation; suspected of operating corsair fleets implicated in multiple attacks on COMINTERN forces.		\|Active along the Antares Gap, trains Axis-aligned states in asymmetrical warfare and Insurgency operations while under occupation; suspected of operating corsair fleets implicated in multiple attacks on COMINTERN forces.
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	\|White		\|White
	\|Japan		\|[[File:JapanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Empire of Japan\|\|Japan]]
	\|Administers security contingents responsible for protecting facilities operated by the Kusari Group.		\|Administers security contingents responsible for protecting facilities operated by the Kusari Group.
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	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|Italy		\|[[File:ItalyFlag.jpg\|45x45px]] [[Italian Social Republic\|Italy]]
	\|Operates extensive ground, aerospace, and interstellar forces, staged from forward-deployed starbases for sustained operations in disputed theaters. Officially based in Argentina, though widely suspected to be financed through Italian proxies.		\|Operates extensive ground, aerospace, and interstellar forces, staged from forward-deployed starbases for sustained operations in disputed theaters. Officially based in Argentina, though widely suspected to be financed through Italian proxies.
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	\|Active		\|Active
	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|Brazil		\|[[File:BrazilFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Federative Republic of Brazil\|Brazil]]
	\|Wings of aerospace craft with pilots and crews made up nearly exclusively of ex-Brazilian military personnel. Known to favor contracts targeting fascist aligned interests. Currently has a large number of its assets deployed to conflicts in the Elysian Fields.		\|Wings of aerospace craft with pilots and crews made up nearly exclusively of ex-Brazilian military personnel. Known to favor contracts targeting fascist aligned interests. Currently has a large number of its assets deployed to conflicts in the Elysian Fields.
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	\|Mixed		\|Mixed
	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|United States		\|[[File:AmericanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[United States of America\|United States]]
	\|Renowned mercenary company noted for its superior dogfighting ability, even when flying last-generation aerospace craft. Famed for operating from remote and austere hidden bases, it has become one of the most storied private aerospace forces of the Cold War.		\|Renowned mercenary company noted for its superior dogfighting ability, even when flying last-generation aerospace craft. Famed for operating from remote and austere hidden bases, it has become one of the most storied private aerospace forces of the Cold War.
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	\|Mixed		\|Mixed
	\|Grey		\|Grey
	\|German Reich		\|[[File:GermanyFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Greater German Reich\|\|Germany]]
	Spain		[[File:SpainFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[Spanish State\|\|Spain]]
	\|Combined-arms mercenary company fielding a sizeable interstellar fleet and terrestrial army. Experienced in training and professionalizing Axis-aligned militaries, with a strong record in advisory and support roles. Maintains a substantial intelligence wing.		\|Combined-arms mercenary company fielding a sizeable interstellar fleet and terrestrial army. Experienced in training and professionalizing Axis-aligned militaries, with a strong record in advisory and support roles. Maintains a substantial intelligence wing.
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	\|Support		\|Support
	\|White		\|White
	\|United States		\|[[File:AmericanFlag.png\|45x45px]] [[United States of America\|United States]]
	\|Subcontracted by the United States Army to provide security for occupation authorities and allied VIPs in high-risk areas. Functions as a heavily armed protective service in both terrestrial and orbital operations.		\|Subcontracted by the United States Army to provide security for occupation authorities and allied VIPs in high-risk areas. Functions as a heavily armed protective service in both terrestrial and orbital operations.
	\|}		\|}