Editing 5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry

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| Designation = Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry
| Formed = [[2752]]–[[2765]]<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>
| Disbanded = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname = Xieng Khouang Tigers (2765);<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/><br>Apprentices of Warlock
| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]
| Parent Command = [[Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
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The '''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' is a reserve [[regiment]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]] that, like its sister units, spends most of its time rotating between homeworlds in a defensive posture.

==History==
=== Formation ===
The Capellan Reserve Cavalry formed during the years between the repeal of the [[Star League]] [[Council Edict of 2650]] in [[2572]] and the eruption of the [[Amaris Coup]]. The [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] had expanded rapidly, as did the militaries of the other [[Great House]]s, and the Capellan Reserve Cavalry was the last of the [[CCAF]] [[brigade]]s to form (or re-form) prior to the Coup. Between 2572 and [[2765]] the Reserve Cavalry mustered seven new regiments, with the intention that the Reserve Cavalry would act as rapid reinforcements to other units and as a source of replacement personnel for frontline commands. Like the other regiments within the Reserve Cavalry, the Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry was an odd combination of volunteer corps, training cadre and militia, with standing orders for the junior [[Colonel]] in charge of the Fifth to subordinate his command to place it at the full disposal of any frontline command it served alongside. This allowed the Fifth to act as a synergistic part of the superior formation, free of internal power struggles or conflicts.<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 16: "Confederation Reserve Cavalry"</ref>

The Fifth was one of the heavier regiments within the Reserve Cavalry, and was composed almost entirely of new recruits, who were full of patriotism, vigor and fiery enthusiasm.<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>

=== Third Succession War ===
The Fifth was stationed on [[Tsinghai]] and [[Larsha]] at the end of the [[Third Succession War]].<ref name=citation105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 105: "Regimental Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>

===Fourth Succession War===
Tsinghai was attacked during the Seventh Wave of [[Operation RAT]]; in contrast with the thirteen other Capellan worlds annexed with little difficulty during this wave, Tsinghai had a front-line garrison, consisting of a battalion from the Fifth and the First Battalion of [[Preston's Lancers]]. Without much time to plan, the Capellan Operations Command of the AFFS attempted to use numbers to compensate for a lack of information and planning time, and deployed two regiments of the [[Twelfth Vegan Rangers]] — [[Gamma Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Gamma]] and [[Delta Regiment (12th vegan Rangers)|Delta Regiments]] — and the complete [[Twentieth Avalon Hussars]] [[Regimental Combat Team]]. The task force landed on Tsinghai on the 8th of December, with the Vegan Rangers targeting the Cavalry while the Twentieth Hussars engaged Preston's Lancers. The Rangers were able to bracket the Cavalry troops in a long valley, using numbers to their advantage and outflanking the Cavalry; the Cavalry had luck on their side, and were able to fight through to their [[DropShip]]s and abandon Tsinghai after losing only half their strength.<ref name="4SWv2p59A">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 59: "Tsinghai"</ref>

Preston's Lancers were able to avoid being encircled by the Hussars, breaking through the Hussars' line, but were soon being attacked by the Hussars' [[aerospace fighter]]s and a regiment of [[hovertank]]s. The Lancers retreated into the Hornatio Valley, a twisting river valley, with the Hussars in close pursuit. The Lancers launched several ambushes against the more numerous Hussar forces, until the Hussars dispatched a [['Mech]] battalion and an armored regiment around to the river delta and used their other forces to drive the Lancers towards them. The Hussars' trap was successful, and after two days of combat in the river delta a single [[company]] of Lancers managed to escape, leaving the planet under Federated Suns control.<ref name="4SWv2p59A"/>

===''Xin Sheng'' Campaign===
At some point during the war the 5th Reserve faced off against the [[1st Janissaries]] on either Warlock or [[Tantara]] as conflicting accounts of the location exist.<ref name=citation22/><ref name=citation72>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 72: "5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry Unit Profile"</ref> Warlock is an arctic planet<ref name>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 152: Warlock</ref> therefore it is likely that it is the correct site for the battle. After heavy fighting the 5th Reserve retreated to await reinforcements but regained the initiative when joined by a regiment of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]].

In [[3064]], the 5th Reserve faced pirates while on regular rotation to [[Zanzibar]]. While the regiment was on Zanzibar raiding actions by the ''[[Shen-sè Tian]]'' pirate band forced the Cavalry to redeploy in battalion strength. A green battalion of the Cavalry subsequently fought two battalions of pirates commanded by Pirate-Major Kerry Wung on [[Muridox]] and handily defeated them using combined armed tactics.<ref name=citation22>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 22: "5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry"</ref>

===Jihad===
During the opening part of the [[Jihad]] the Fifth CRC was part of the Capellan counterattack after [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]].<ref name="frcc11"/> They first landed on [[Imalda]] and, assisted by elements of the [[Death Commandos]], faced the [[21st Illician Rangers]] from the [[Illician Lancers]] mercenary brigade. The 21st Rangers were forced to fight a guerrilla campaign due to lack of supplies, striking back more than once at the more numerous Capellan forces before the supply situation forced them to withdraw to [[Sendalor]].<ref name="MSUp73">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 73: "Illician Lancers"</ref> After defeating the Lancers, the Fifth CRC moved on to [[New Westin]], where they [[Battle of New Westin (3068)|defeated]] the [[Jie Fang Legion|''Jie Fang'' Legion]]. The fighting took a heavy toll on the Fifth, and they redeployed to new garrison stations on [[Foot Fall]], [[Mandate]], and [[Remshield]] after returning to Capellan space.<ref name="frcc11">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 11</ref>

The Fifth Reserve Cavalry is unique among its peers in that every battalion has been reorganized into the Capellan [[Augmented Battalion]] formations (other CCAF units typically have a single Augmented Battalion). This provides a great deal of tactical flexibility.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 28</ref> In 3085 the Fifth Reserve Cavalry was garrison for [[Jonathan]].<ref name=FM3085p34/>

===Dark Age===
As part of [[Operation CELESTIAL SPEAR]] the Fifth was assigned to [[Wei]] alongside the [[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry]], [[4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry]], and [[Warrior House Kamata]] to try to disrupt [[Kai Allard-Liao]] on his parade of vengeance.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusades'', p. 23</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||Romanov||[[2996]]<ref name=HVT>''High-Value Target''</ref>

|-
| Colonel||[[Odelia Mitschke]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name=20Yp62>''20 Year Update'', p. 62: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp41>''Objective Raids'', p. 41: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Ariana Song|Ariana "Rhi" Song]]||[[3063]] - [[3085]]<ref name=citation72/><ref name=FMUp32>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 32: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=FM3085p34>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 34: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
During the fight on Warlock, the 5th Reserve placed hidden infantry units on the field of battle which revealed themselves at the height of the main attack and hit the distracted enemy from an unexpected quarter.<ref name=citation72/>

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>
:- At this point in time the Fifth was stationed on [[Repulse]].<ref name="FR2765:CCAFp16"/>

=== 2786–2821 ===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) - Deployment Table"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Fifth was a heavy-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Repulse.<ref name="FSWp135"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at half-strength, and was stationed on [[Lurgatan]].<ref name="FSWp135"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Lurgatan]] with an operational readiness of 104 percent.<ref name=2SWp95/>

=== 2864 ===
'''5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp95/>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Lurgatan]] with an operational readiness of 77 percent.<ref name=2SWp95/>

===3025===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=citation105/>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tsinghai]] and also on [[Larsha]].<ref name=citation105/>

=== 3028 ===
'''5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (2 Battalions/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HBSp88/>
:Note: At this point in time the command were stationed on [[Tsinghai]] and [[Larsha]].<ref name=HBSp88>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 88</ref>

===3050===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)<ref name=20Yp62/>
:* CO: ''Colonel'' Odelia Mitschke
:Note: The command was deployed at [[Yuris]]<ref name=20Yp62/> and [[Larsha]].<ref name=20Yp62/>

===3054===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)<ref name=ORp41/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Odelia Mitschke

===3063–3067===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry (The Wardens)''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=citation72/><ref name=FMUp32/>
* CO/1st Battalion: ''Sang-shao'' Rhi Song
* XO/2nd Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Richard Ashington
* 3rd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' Makura Masushta
- No separate Command [[Company]]

'''Fifth Reserve Air Corps''' (1 [[Flight]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=citation72/><ref name=FMUp32/>
* Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-sao-shao]]'' Arik Ivanov

'''Fifth Reserve Armor Corps (Dalia's Shield)''' (1 [[Regiment]])<ref name=citation72/><ref name=FMUp32/>
* Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Dalia Jo Raihn

'''Fifth Reserve Auxiliary Forces''' (1 Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name=citation72/><ref name=FMUp32/>
* Infantry Commander: ''[[Sao-shao]]'' Que Dim Pahn
- Two Companies of anti-'Mech trained Jump troops, 1 Artillery Company<br>
- All Jump troops skilled as artillery spotters

===3079===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=frccaf11>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 11</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Foot Fall]], [[Mandate]] and [[Remshield]].<ref name=frccaf11/> The fighting during the [[Jihad]] claimed approximately one quarter of the Fifth's strength.<ref name="frcc11"/>

===3085===
'''Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Rhi Song

'''Fifth Reserve Air Corps''' (Flight/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Kong-sao-shao'' Kirby Lynch

'''Fifth Reserve Armor Corps''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Kui Nung Ip

'''Fifth Reserve Auxiliary Forces''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Sao-shao'' Yuk Fai Ng

==References==
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==Bibliography==
<div class="desktop-3-col">
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[High-Value Target]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
</div>


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