2nd Alliance Air Wing
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| Second Alliance Air Wing | |
| Formed | 2902 |
| Nickname | The Thunderbirds |
| Affiliation | Outworlds Alliance |
| Parent Command | Alliance Military Corps |
Contents
History[edit]
What started as the only regiment of Dneiper Planetary Militia had grown to a full wing by 2902. The unit has remained on Dneiper and is still fanatical about protecting the planet and the surrounding systems from pirate incursions.
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 2nd Alliance Air Wing | |||
| Chairman | Philip Definne | 3025[1] | |
| Chairman | Devon Newman | 3062[2] | |
| Chairman | Vicente Gupta | 3145[3] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
3025[edit]
Second Air Regiment[1]
- CO: Chairman Philip Definne
First Air Wing (Regular/Fanatical)[1]
- CO: Chairman Jorge Aguillez
Second Air Wing (Regular/Reliable)[1]
- CO: Chairman Sando Ipar
Third Air Wing (Regular/Reliable)[1]
3062[edit]
Second Wing Command Regiment (Red Lightning) (4 Squadrons/Elite/Fanatical)[4]
- CO: Chairman Devon Newman
- Composed of older fighter designs using Star League tech, but the CO and his wingman pilot brand new S-4 Sai fighters.
Second Wing Second Regiment (Blue Lightning) (3 Squadrons/Elite/Reliable)[5]
- CO: Chairman Diana Wilkens
- A recurring morale problem is being investigated as being caused by an enemy of state.
Second Wing Third Regiment (Green Lightning) (3 Squadrons/Elite/Fanatical)[6]
- CO: Chairman David Dohney
- Built around light fighters the unit is almost always used for scouting and bombing missions, rather than interception and dogfighting.
First Long Road Legion Command Battalion (Shooting Stars) (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)[7]
- CO: Chairman Seymore Hares
- The unit is composed mostly of medium 'Mechs with the occasional fast heavy sprinkled in. Around ten percent of the unit has received upgrade kits, but more are expected by the end of the year.
Second Long Road Legion Second Battalion (Rising Stars) (Battalion/Green/Questionable)[8]
- CO: Chairman Pete Roper
- Because of the influx of new recruits the CO has had a difficult time of keeping the unit's morale up. A request to the Military Review Board is pending.
Third Long Road Legion Third Battalion (Shining Stars) (Battalion/Green/Questionable)[9]
- CO: Chairman Jason Wilson
- Morale issues have been overcome by not letting the unit become complacent and constantly busy.
3145[edit]
Second Alliance Air Wing Command Regiment (Elite/Fanatical)[3]
- CO: Chairman Vicente Gupta
Second Regiment (Veteran/Fanatical)[3]
- CO: Chairman Maximiano Mendes
Third Regiment (Elite/Fanatical)[3]
- CO: Chairman Heriberto Dortch
Notes[edit]
Game Notes[edit]
The Second Wing/First Long Road Legion receive a +1 Initiative bonus when both ground and aerospace assets of the units are active. Second Wing fighters receive a -1 to-hit modifier when performing dive-bombing and level-bombing attacks.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Periphery 1st Edition, p.115
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 94
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. 174, "Clan Force Deployments - Alliance Militia Corps"
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 94
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 94
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 94
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 94
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 94
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 94
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 153