During
the Liao-Marik invasion, the Liaoist rebels on Carver V met
stiffer opposition than they had expected from the planetary
garrison, which consisted mainly of aged MechWarriors and
vehicles. The garrison troops used Carver's scattered terrain to
their advantage, fighting off Liao attacks and then melting away
from pursuers. To aid the rebels, the Free Worlds League
government sent a mercenary heavy aerospace unit - Angels of No
Mercy - to eliminate the Carver garrison. Within two weeks of
their arrival, the Angels drove the garrison force out of the
capital of Korce, inflicting heavy damage.
As
pro-Liao forces entered the capital, Marik sympathizers led by
sleeper agents attacked them. The pro-Marik forces believed that
the Angels had come to help them take Carver V for the Free
Worlds League. The Liaoist army fought back fiercely, while the
Angels declined to offer aid to either side. They had been hired
to destroy the Federated Commonwealth garrison; that job done,
they moved on in search of new employment.