4th Kavalleri
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- This article is about the FRR regiment. For the unit reformed by Clan Ghost Bear, see 4th Kavalleri (Rasalhague Dominion).
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| Fourth Kavalleri | |
| Formed | Prior to 3049 |
| Disbanded | 3072 (disbanded) |
| Nickname | Their Own Worst Enemy[1] Tomtens Släde[2] |
| Affiliation | Free Rasalhague Republic |
| Parent Command | Kavalleri |
The Fourth Kavalleri was a light weight and reconnaissance BattleMech Regiment, which was a military formation serving the Free Rasalhague Republic.[3]
Contents
Unit History[edit]
Formation[edit]
After the Ronin War of 3034, the Kavalleri brigade was expanded, which led to the formation of the Fourth Kavalleri.[4][5]
Clan Invasion and its Effects[edit]
In 3049, descendants of the SLDF returned and began their invasion of the Periphery and the Inner Sphere. During the Clan Invasion which would ensue for next four years, the Fourth Kavalleri would on Al Hillah during the conflict.[6] The unit would suffer despite being the only surviving Kavalleri brigade unit to remain intact, from psychological problems. Unit morale would plummet over the decade since the Invasion, as false rumors of the unit being weak and unready for combat poisoned them. The unit's sagging morale would prove to be so highly infectious, that the Överbefälhavare would block any transfer of unit personnel to other regiments out of fear these troopers would spread these negative feelings. By 3062, the Överbefälhavare Christian Månsdottir's efforts to retrain and treat the unit's morale and confidence issues had finally shown promise. These efforts had started with the Kavalleri's Överste Cizek, who had suffered from shattering of the unit's confidence in them. The Överbefälhavare then had the unit schedule a raid into Clan Wolf space to further bolster their self-confidence.[7]
Raid in Clan Wolf space and years leading to the Jihad[edit]
In 3063, after much preparation the Fourth Kavalleri launched a raiding campaign into Clan Wolf's Occupation Zone. Their mission objective was to resupply resistance cells within Clan Wolf's space. The Kavalleri first struck Altenmarkt, where they resupplied several resistance cells on planet. After leaving the planet, before Clan Wolf's elements of Alpha Galaxy could intercept them, they would surprise the Wolves. Instead of withdrawing back to the Republic, Överste Cizek led the unit deeper into the Occupation Zone. They landed on Diosd, where the unit hooked up with the resistance groups on planet and gave them supplies. They then turned their guns against the Wolves' garrison force where they defeated them handily. With frontline troops of the Wolves closing in on him, Cizek ordered the Kavalleri to withdraw back to the Republic. The unit would return and be greeted as heroes, helping to bolster their own morale and that of the Republic. Their incursion and following ones conducted by other Republic units would rally anti-ComStar sentiment and voicing the push to oust them.[8]
The Jihad and absorption the Republic[edit]
In January 3068, the Republic would be attacked by the Word of Blake. They would lay siege against some of its key worlds of Tukayyid and later Orestes. With Republic in turmoil, it was unclear how Fourth Kavalleri responded to the invasion by the Blakist. However, in 3070, Elected-Prince and Star Colonel Ragnar Magnusson would arrive with Clan Ghost Bear forces to force off the Blakist attacks against the Republic. The long missing Prince would negotiate and convinces its people and government to join the Ghost Bear Dominion, under his Clan's protection. The Republic's government would agree after meeting with Ghost Bear officials to merge the Republic into the Ghost Bear Dominion.[9]
In 3072, Clan Ghost Bear and KungsArmé under the guidance of General Margrethe Minuit and Elected Prince and saKhan Ragnar Magnusson would dismantle the regiment along with other KungsArmé units. The Regiment would be remade into a Clan second-line Cluster, the Fourth Kavalleri Cluster.[10][11]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 4th Kavalleri | |||
| Överste | Jeffery Cizek | 3050 - 3067[12][13][8][14] | |
Tactics[edit]
The Fourth Kavalleri cannot adapt in any specific tactic, however their 'Mech force light and medium weights allows them to perform proficiently in scouting and reconnaissance work.[15][2]
Composition History[edit]
3050[edit]
4th Kavalleri (BattleMech Regiment)
- CO: Överste Jeffery Cizek
Unit Note: Stationed on Lothan, the regiment was as of 3050 were considered to be Regulars in skill, but fanatical in their loyalty to the Republic.[16]
3054[edit]
4th Kavalleri (2 BattleMech Battalions)
- 1st Battalion - CO: Överste Jeffery Cizek
- 3rd Battalion - CO: Överste Dolores Gunderson
Unit Note: Kavalleri's Battalions would be spread in two locations as of 3054. Its 1st Battalion would be stationed on Al Hillah, while its 3rd Battalion was stationed on Orestes.[17]
3062[edit]
4th Kavalleri (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[18]
- CO/1st Battalion: Överste Jeffery Cizek
- 2nd Battalion - CO: Överste-Löjtnant Jane Maginot
- 3rd Battalion - CO: Överste-Löjtnant Sung Kim
The unit gained a large quantity of Beowulf BattleMechs as part of its 3062 refitting.
4th Kavalleri Aerospace (Company/Regular/Questionable)[18]
- CO: Major Sara Belkov
1st Al Hillah Lancers (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[18]
- CO: Överste Marty Vercammen
3rd Al Hillah Assault Infantry (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[18]
- CO: Överste Jay Sharov
3067[edit]
4th Kavalleri (Veteran/Reliable)[14]
- CO: Overste Jeffery Cizek
4th Kavalleri Aerospace Company (Regular/Reliable)[14]
- CO: Major Sara Belkov
1st Al Hillah Lancers (Green/Reliable)[14]
- CO: Overste Marty Vercammen
3rd Al Hillah Assault Infantry Regiment (Regular/Reliable)[14]
- CO: Overste Jay Sharov
Also See[edit]
Notes[edit]
- Special rules of the Fourth Kavalleri can be found in Field Manual: ComStar.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 73
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 70
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 72: Unit's post–Clan Invasion description mention in fluff
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 120: 4th Kavalleri was not formed prior to events of the Ronin War
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 51: The unit shown formed as of 3050 prior to events of Clan Invasion
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 51: unit stationed on Al Hillah noted as of 3050
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 73: Unit info as of 3062, and its background info of its situation
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 91–92: Unit update and events involving them
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 105: Respect and Pride & ComStar Out! - News feeds show the progressive change in Republic and accepting the invitation to join the Ghost Bear Dominion
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 113: Unit dismantled and remade into Clan Cluster, process explained
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 105: KungsArmé/Polar Galaxy - Newly re-formed 4th Kavalleri on roster of Clan Galaxy as a Cluster
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 51: Deployment Table with commanding officer noted as of 3050
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 73: Commanding officer as of 3062 noted
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 100: "Kungsarme Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 72: Tactics - Unit's method of combat noted
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 51: Deployment Table of the Free Rasalhague Republic as of 3050 - Regiment's status as of 3050
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 44: Unit status as of 3054, including some detail on its active Battalions and its officers' names
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 73: "4th Kavalleri Unit Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 142: Rules Annex - Original specific rules for 4th Kavalleri