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Line 16: == History == == History == − In the wake of the [[Jihad]] the Andurien Rangers were primarily a defensive organization; with the government of the Duchy of Andurien trying to build positive relationships with neighboring states through economic and political cooperation, the main purpose of the Rangers was to dissuade aggression from those same neighbors. Tested several times by [[3081]], the Rangers proved to be tenacious defenders with a considerable bite when attacked, but as of [[3081]] the brigade lacked sufficient support and numbers to go on the offensive.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The Andurien Rangers were formed with a great deal of conventional unit support. They also made use of [[RetroTech]] designs from [[Lopez]].<ref name="FR:FWLMp12">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 12, "Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> This organization and equipment was well-suited to the Rangers' defensive role. + In the wake of the [[Jihad]] the Andurien Rangers were primarily a defensive organization; with the government of the Duchy of Andurien trying to build positive relationships with neighboring states through economic and political cooperation, the main purpose of the Rangers was to dissuade aggression from those same neighbors. Tested several times by [[3081]], the Rangers proved to be tenacious defenders with a considerable bite when attacked, but as at [[3081]] the brigade lacked sufficient support and numbers to go on the offensive.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The Andurien Rangers were formed with a great deal of conventional unit support. They also made use of [[RetroTech]] designs from [[Lopez]].<ref name="FR:FWLMp12">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 12, "Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> This organization and equipment was well-suited to the Rangers' defensive role. == Officers == == Officers == Line 27:
Line 27: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Andurien Rangers''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Andurien Rangers''' |- |- − | [[Major General]]||[[Tracy Fenton]]||mid-[[3081]]<ref name="J:FRp91"/> + | [[Major General]]||[[Tracey Fenton]]||mid-[[3081]]<ref name="J:FRp91"/> |- |- |} |} Line 33:
Line 33: == Organization == == Organization == === 3081 === === 3081 === − The [[BattleMech]] element of the Rangers was rebuilding from the effects of the [[Jihad]] more slowly than the AeroSpace arm, which prompted the Rangers CO, [[Major General]] [[Tracy Fenton]] to reorganize the regiments to reflect the greater proportion of conventional regiments now present in each unit.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> + The [[BattleMech]] element of the Rangers was rebuilding from the effects of the [[Jihad]] more slowly than the AeroSpace arm, which prompted the Rangers CO, [[Major General]] [[Tracey Fenton]] to reorganize the regiments to reflect the greater proportion of conventional regiments now present in each unit.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The biggest change was the expansion of each regiment to a strength of four [[battalion]]s, rather than the standard three. Of those four battalions, one was intended to be a purely-BattleMech equipped force. The remaining three battalions were combined-arms units at a company level; each company of three lances was formed from one BattleMech lance, one vehicle lance, and one infantry lance. The infantry lance was intended to be equipped with [[battle armor]], but as the Duchy lacked native production lines for battle armor, many of the units weren't equipped as such. Those units that could muster battle armor were usually equipped with imported [[Longinus]] and [[Theseus]] battlesuits.<ref name="J:FRp91"/> The biggest change was the expansion of each regiment to a strength of four [[battalion]]s, rather than the standard three. Of those four battalions, one was intended to be a purely-BattleMech equipped force. The remaining three battalions were combined-arms units at a company level; each company of three lances was formed from one BattleMech lance, one vehicle lance, and one infantry lance. The infantry lance was intended to be equipped with [[battle armor]], but as the Duchy lacked native production lines for battle armor, many of the units weren't equipped as such. Those units that could muster battle armor were usually equipped with imported [[Longinus]] and [[Theseus]] battlesuits.<ref name="J:FRp91"/>
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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | In the wake of the [[Jihad]] the Andurien Rangers were primarily a defensive organization; with the government of the Duchy of Andurien trying to build positive relationships with neighboring states through economic and political cooperation, the main purpose of the Rangers was to dissuade aggression from those same neighbors. Tested several times by [[3081]], the Rangers proved to be tenacious defenders with a considerable bite when attacked, but as | + | In the wake of the [[Jihad]] the Andurien Rangers were primarily a defensive organization; with the government of the Duchy of Andurien trying to build positive relationships with neighboring states through economic and political cooperation, the main purpose of the Rangers was to dissuade aggression from those same neighbors. Tested several times by [[3081]], the Rangers proved to be tenacious defenders with a considerable bite when attacked, but as at [[3081]] the brigade lacked sufficient support and numbers to go on the offensive.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The Andurien Rangers were formed with a great deal of conventional unit support. They also made use of [[RetroTech]] designs from [[Lopez]].<ref name="FR:FWLMp12">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 12, "Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> This organization and equipment was well-suited to the Rangers' defensive role. |
== Officers == | == Officers == | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Andurien Rangers''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Andurien Rangers''' | ||
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== Organization == | == Organization == | ||
=== 3081 === | === 3081 === | ||
| − | The [[BattleMech]] element of the Rangers was rebuilding from the effects of the [[Jihad]] more slowly than the AeroSpace arm, which prompted the Rangers CO, [[Major General]] [[ | + | The [[BattleMech]] element of the Rangers was rebuilding from the effects of the [[Jihad]] more slowly than the AeroSpace arm, which prompted the Rangers CO, [[Major General]] [[Tracey Fenton]] to reorganize the regiments to reflect the greater proportion of conventional regiments now present in each unit.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> |
The biggest change was the expansion of each regiment to a strength of four [[battalion]]s, rather than the standard three. Of those four battalions, one was intended to be a purely-BattleMech equipped force. The remaining three battalions were combined-arms units at a company level; each company of three lances was formed from one BattleMech lance, one vehicle lance, and one infantry lance. The infantry lance was intended to be equipped with [[battle armor]], but as the Duchy lacked native production lines for battle armor, many of the units weren't equipped as such. Those units that could muster battle armor were usually equipped with imported [[Longinus]] and [[Theseus]] battlesuits.<ref name="J:FRp91"/> | The biggest change was the expansion of each regiment to a strength of four [[battalion]]s, rather than the standard three. Of those four battalions, one was intended to be a purely-BattleMech equipped force. The remaining three battalions were combined-arms units at a company level; each company of three lances was formed from one BattleMech lance, one vehicle lance, and one infantry lance. The infantry lance was intended to be equipped with [[battle armor]], but as the Duchy lacked native production lines for battle armor, many of the units weren't equipped as such. Those units that could muster battle armor were usually equipped with imported [[Longinus]] and [[Theseus]] battlesuits.<ref name="J:FRp91"/> | ||