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| − | | | + | | Designation = Thirteenth Marik Militia |
| − | | | + | | formed = [[2755]]–[[2760]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90"/><br>2980<ref name="KHp6">''The Kell Hounds'', p. 6</ref> |
| − | + | | Disbanded = | |
| − | | | + | | Previous Designation = |
| − | | | + | | Nickname = Lucky Thirteenth |
| + | | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[Marik Militia]] | ||
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| − | The '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' was a [[BattleMech]] regiment serving in the [[Free Worlds League]]. | + | |
| + | The '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' was a [[BattleMech]] regiment serving in the [[Free Worlds League]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
| − | The Thirteenth | + | The Marik Militia [[brigade]] was formed in the early [[twenty-third century]] as the primary offensive and defensive brigade of the newly formed [[Free Worlds League]] and mustered nineteen regiments in strength when the [[Star League]] Council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10: "Marik Militia"</ref> The Marik Militia then expanded to twenty-eight regiments in strength<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/> between [[2755]] and [[2760]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 90: "Marik Militia"</ref> following the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650,<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/> and the Thirteenth Marik Militia was one of the nine new regiments formed in this five-year period.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90"/> |
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| + | Like the other regiments of the brigade, the Thirteenth was dedicated to serving and defending the people of the League, rather than serving the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]], a distinction that separated the Militia from other federal formations such as the [[Atrean Dragoons]] and [[Free Worlds Guards]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/> | ||
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| + | The Thirteenth remained a popular unit with both the commoners within the Free Worlds League and the peerage because of their public dedication to the people of the League, and like the other regiments of the Militia often acted as training grounds for troops across the League. A significant number of the personnel who would serve in other more prestigious federal units and various provincial forces within the League would actually begin their careers in the Thirteenth or another of the Marik Militia regiments.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/> | ||
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| + | === First Succession War === | ||
| + | During the [[First Succession War]] the Thirteenth performed as part of the vanguard of the [[FWLM]]'s operations, successfully striking the [[Aldebaran]] shipyards in the [[Capellan Confederation]] as a part of the first Free Worlds League offensive of the War.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 90: "Marik Militia"</ref> The Militia continued to receive favorable recognition throughout the war. Following near-destruction on a failed raid on [[Hesperus II]] at some point during the First Succession War,<ref name=FMFWL61/> the Thirteenth was either disbanded or deactivated as a combat command prior to the end of the War.<ref name="FSWp138"/> | ||
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| + | === Second Succession War === | ||
| + | The Thirteenth was completely reconstituted utilizing the remnants of other forces devastated in the just-concluded [[ComStar War]] (waged between [[2837]] and [[2838]]). Following a decade of stellar performance, the Thirteenth regained its previous reputation.<ref name=FMFWL61/> | ||
=== Third Succession War === | === Third Succession War === | ||
| − | In June 3012 two mercenary units in the employ of the [[LCAF]], [[Snord's Irregulars]] and the [[Kell Hounds]] launched a joint attack on [[Castor]]. The mission was to find and destroy a rumored stockpile of old nuclear weapons, and to give the Kell Hounds some combat experience in the process (their first combat mission in fact);<ref name=KH5>''The Kell Hounds'', p. 5</ref> [[Cranston Snord]] also intended to try and acquire a collection of [[w:Fabergé egg|Fabergé eggs]] believed to be on Castor, and to have the Irregulars humiliate the [[Thirtieth Marik Militia]]. According to subsequent commentary from Captain Jonathan Taylor, Thirteenth Marik Militia, Second battalion, First company, Cranston Snord personally destroyed his ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' during that joint raid, indicating that at least elements of the Thirteenth Marik Militia were involved in the fighting.<ref name=RSI38>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 38 | + | In June 3012 two mercenary units in the employ of the [[LCAF]], [[Snord's Irregulars]] and the [[Kell Hounds]] launched a joint attack on [[Castor]]. The mission was to find and destroy a rumored stockpile of old nuclear weapons, and to give the Kell Hounds some combat experience in the process (their first combat mission in fact);<ref name=KH5>''The Kell Hounds'', p. 5</ref> [[Cranston Snord]] also intended to try and acquire a collection of [[w:Fabergé egg|Fabergé eggs]] believed to be on Castor, and to have the Irregulars humiliate the [[Thirtieth Marik Militia]]. According to subsequent commentary from Captain Jonathan Taylor, Thirteenth Marik Militia, Second battalion, First company, Cranston Snord personally destroyed his ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' during that joint raid, indicating that at least elements of the Thirteenth Marik Militia were involved in the fighting.<ref name=RSI38>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 38: "Raid on Bordon"</ref> The attackers managed to identify and destroy the weapons cache just before the defenders could use the nuclear weapons on the attackers with the intent of framing them for using them. By lucky chance, Cranston Snord, while looking for the Fabergé eggs, apprehended Colonel Nage of the Thirteenth Marik Militia in the open market of Alfagemini City and also ultimately managed to secure nine Fabergé eggs for the Irregulars' museum on [[Clinton]].<ref name="KHp5">''The Kell Hounds'', p. 5</ref> |
==== Anton's Revolt ==== | ==== Anton's Revolt ==== | ||
| − | Prior to the outbreak of the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] ([[3014]]-[[3015]]), the Thirteenth was stationed on [[ | + | Prior to the outbreak of the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] ([[3014]]-[[3015]]), the Thirteenth was stationed on [[Dieudonné]], from where they first engaged the rebel forces in November 3014, sustaining light casualties.<ref name=HBW-33>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 33: "Free Worlds League Military (April-July 3014)"</ref><ref name=HBW-36>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 36: "Free Worlds League Military (August-December 3014)"</ref> |
=== Fourth Succession War === | === Fourth Succession War === | ||
| − | In [[3029]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Thirteenth saw action once more against Snord's Irregulars, unsuccessfully defending against a raid on [[Bordon]].<ref>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', pp. | + | In [[3029]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Thirteenth saw action once more against Snord's Irregulars, unsuccessfully defending against a raid on [[Bordon]].<ref>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', pp. 38–39: "Raid on Bordon"</ref><ref name=FMFWL61/> |
=== Andurien Secession === | === Andurien Secession === | ||
| − | By [[3028]], the Thirteenth Marik Militia was stationed on [[Irian]].<ref name=HBW-86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86 | + | By [[3028]], the Thirteenth Marik Militia was stationed on [[Irian]].<ref name=HBW-86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86: "Phase One: 3030 - 3034"</ref> In [[3033]], during the [[Andurien Secession]], the Thirteenth took part in operations on the world of [[Wasat]]. This wasn't a serious attempt to take the world, but rather a way for [[Thomas Marik]] to gain political support at home and disrupt the [[Sarna March]] by interrupting the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s attempts to absorb the world.<ref name=HBW-86/><ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 65: "Wasat and Oliver (October)"</ref> In [[3036]] the Thirteenth Marik Militia led forces loyal to [[Duncan Marik]] onto Andurien soil by attacking [[Ingonish]]. They were supported by the [[Third Free Worlds Guards]] and the [[Iron Guard]] regiments against a few rebel regiments.<ref name=HBW-88>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 88: "Phase Two: 3035 - 3040"</ref><ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 72: "Ingonish (January)"</ref><ref name=FMFWL61/> |
===Clan Invasion=== | ===Clan Invasion=== | ||
| − | In [[3047]], the Militia saw action against the [[Seventeenth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]].<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 57 | + | In [[3047]], the Militia saw action against the [[Seventeenth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]].<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 57: "17th Arcturan Guards RCT: The Kezla Rams"</ref> By [[3050]], the Militia was stationed on Irian again.<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 56: "Marik Militia"</ref> They were still on Irian as of [[3054]].<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 38: "Marik Militia"</ref> |
===Operation GUERRERO=== | ===Operation GUERRERO=== | ||
| − | During [[Operation GUERRERO]] the Thirteenth Militia returned to Wasat, this time accompanied by the [[Fourth Oriente Hussars]], [[Second Sirian Lancers]], and [[Twenty-first Centauri Lancers]]. They captured the world, destroying the [[Second Republican]] in the process. Following two weeks of combat, they provided a company to perform security operations due to the ramping up of tensions between the near-mutinous Lancers and the [[LCCC]].<ref name=FMFWL61>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 61 | + | During [[Operation GUERRERO]] the Thirteenth Militia returned to Wasat, this time accompanied by the [[Fourth Oriente Hussars]], [[Second Sirian Lancers]], and [[Twenty-first Centauri Lancers]]. They captured the world, destroying the [[Second Republican]] in the process. Following two weeks of combat, they provided a company to perform security operations due to the ramping up of tensions between the near-mutinous Lancers and the [[LCCC]].<ref name=FMFWL61>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 61: "13th Marik Militia: Lucky 13th"</ref> After these events they returned to their homeworld, Irian.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112: "Marik Militia"</ref> |
| − | In [[3059]], [[SAFE]] rated the loyalty of the Thirteenth as "questionable", primarily due to the | + | In [[3059]], [[SAFE]] rated the loyalty of the Thirteenth as "questionable", primarily due to the support for Duncan Marik twenty years earlier but also for the lack of political support many members showed to Captain-General Thomas Marik due to his overtures of peace to neighboring states. Their view tended towards the expansionist during what was seen as a time of opportunity to do so.<ref name=FMFWL61/> By [[3067]] SAFE maintained this "questionable" rating, though with the caveat of their complete loyalty when it came to the FWL overall.<ref name=FMU-149/> |
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | As of [[3067]] the Thirteenth were still guarding [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] on Irian.<ref name=FMU-149>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 149 | + | As of [[3067]] the Thirteenth were still guarding [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] on Irian.<ref name=FMU-149>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 149: "13th Marik Militia"</ref> At some point during the [[Jihad]] the Thirteenth joined the [[Word of Blake]]. Stationed on [[Chara]] in September and October [[3077]] alongside the [[Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and the [[Steel Guard]], the Thirteenth faced off against [[Clan Wolf in Exile]]'s [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Beta Galaxy]] when the Free Worlds League front of [[Operation SCOUR]] deployed Group IV to seize Chara. The Thirteenth inflicted serious losses on the Wolves before the coalition forces retreated off-world.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48: "Chara Operational Report"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==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 | ||
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| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 13th Marik Militia''' | ||
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| + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Ruger Nage]]||[[3011]] - [[3012]]<ref name=BSKHSLB>''BattleCorps Scenarios: Scenario: Kell Hounds Scenario - Lowering the Boom''</ref><ref name="KHp5"/> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Chang Janewicz]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108: "Marik Militia"</ref> | ||
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| + | | Colonel||[[Lloyd Reissing]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=20YUp56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56: "Marik Militia"</ref><ref name=FMU-160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160: "Marik Militia"</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | The Militia was adept in covert-landings and small-unit operations behind enemy lines, as well as liberation missions, siege operations and riot control.<ref name=FMFWL61/><ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 130 | + | The Militia was adept in covert-landings and small-unit operations behind enemy lines, as well as liberation missions, siege operations and riot control.<ref name=FMFWL61/><ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 130: "13th Marik Militia (D)"</ref> |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | === 2765 === | ||
| + | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/> | ||
| + | :- At this point in time the Thirteenth was stationed on [[Mackenzie]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/> | ||
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| + | === 2786 === | ||
| + | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp138"/> | ||
| + | :- At this point in time the Thirteenth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and based on [[Rochelle]].<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"</ref> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name="FSWp138"/> | ||
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| + | === 2830 === | ||
| + | '''13th Marik Militia''' | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was re-formed.<ref name=2SWp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref> | ||
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| + | === 2864 === | ||
| + | '''13th Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98/> | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Acubens]] with an operational readiness of 27 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> | ||
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===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
'''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> | ||
| − | * CO: Colonel [[Chang Janewicz]] | + | * CO: Colonel [[Chang Janewicz]] |
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| + | === 3028 === | ||
| + | '''13th Marik Militia''' (Regiment\Regular\Questionable)<ref name=HBSp86/> | ||
| + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Irian]].<ref name=HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86</ref> | ||
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name= | + | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p140/> |
| + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Menkalinan]].<ref name=HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref> | ||
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=20YUp56/> | + | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=20YUp56/> |
| − | * CO: Colonel [[Lloyd Reissing]] | + | :* CO: Colonel [[Lloyd Reissing]]<ref name=20YUp56/> |
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Irian]].<ref name=20YUp56/>> | ||
===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
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* Note: the heavy armor of the Seventeenth supports the Thirteenth in on-Irian operations only, as its primary mission is the defense of the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited facility.<ref name=FMFWL61/> | * Note: the heavy armor of the Seventeenth supports the Thirteenth in on-Irian operations only, as its primary mission is the defense of the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited facility.<ref name=FMFWL61/> | ||
| − | '''Forty-third and Forty- | + | '''Forty-third and Forty-fourth Irian Mechanized Infantry''' (2 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL61/> |
* Troop Commander: [[Colonel]] [[Mykelti Winston]] | * Troop Commander: [[Colonel]] [[Mykelti Winston]] | ||
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'''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable/95% strength)<ref name=FMU-149/><ref name=FMU-160/> | '''Thirteenth Marik Militia''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable/95% strength)<ref name=FMU-149/><ref name=FMU-160/> | ||
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: [[Colonel]] Lloyd Reissing | * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: [[Colonel]] Lloyd Reissing | ||
| − | * Second Battalion | + | * Second Battalion |
* Third Battalion | * Third Battalion | ||
| − | * Fourth Battalion | + | * Fourth Battalion |
'''Thirteenth Militia Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Questionable/110% strength)<ref name=FMU-160/> | '''Thirteenth Militia Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Questionable/110% strength)<ref name=FMU-160/> | ||
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* Troop Commander: Colonel [[London McCall]] | * Troop Commander: Colonel [[London McCall]] | ||
| − | ==Regimental Mech Paint Scheme== | + | ==Regimental 'Mech Paint Scheme== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:13th Marik Militia Panther.jpg|A ''[[Panther]]'' in regimental colors | Image:13th Marik Militia Panther.jpg|A ''[[Panther]]'' in regimental colors | ||
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* The Thirteenth was recorded as having been "decimated during a disastrous raid on the Lyran world of Hesperus" in the years following its First Succession War debut, per ''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 61. The unit was then rebuilt following FWLM operations during the [[ComStar War]] (2837-38). The Thirteenth Marik Militia unit article in the ''Field Manual'' specifically references the decimation as occurring during a 'raid', but that may refer to the [[Hesperus_II#Third_battle|Third Battle of Hesperus II]] of March 2789, where the FWL lost the [[FWLS Devastator|FWLS ''Devastator'']], though no ground units are mentioned in that particular event in ''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)''. Until further clarification as to the date of the unit's near-destruction, this historical point will be noted here. | * The Thirteenth was recorded as having been "decimated during a disastrous raid on the Lyran world of Hesperus" in the years following its First Succession War debut, per ''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 61. The unit was then rebuilt following FWLM operations during the [[ComStar War]] (2837-38). The Thirteenth Marik Militia unit article in the ''Field Manual'' specifically references the decimation as occurring during a 'raid', but that may refer to the [[Hesperus_II#Third_battle|Third Battle of Hesperus II]] of March 2789, where the FWL lost the [[FWLS Devastator|FWLS ''Devastator'']], though no ground units are mentioned in that particular event in ''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)''. Until further clarification as to the date of the unit's near-destruction, this historical point will be noted here. | ||
| − | * It should be noted that different years have been given for the 3011/3012 raid on Castor conducted by Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds. The history section of the ''Kell Hounds'' sourcebook is ambiguous, noting on p. 5 that the raid was planned in 3011 and then narrating how Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds approached Castor from two directions around 7 June, without stating a year. On page 7, however, it is | + | * It should be noted that different years have been given for the 3011/3012 raid on Castor conducted by Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds. The history section of the ''Kell Hounds'' sourcebook is ambiguous, noting on p. 5 that the raid was planned in 3011 and then narrating how Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds approached Castor from two directions around 7 June, without stating a year. On page 7, however, it is stated that the Kell Hounds only returned from the mission in the fall of 3012. In the sourcebook's scenario section, the two scenarios referring to the Clinton battle on pp. 30–31 ("Lowering the Boom") and 56 ("Delta Romeo") are both dated 15 June 3012. Similarly, Capt. Taylor states he fought the Kell Hounds and Snord's Irregulars on Clinton in 3012.<ref name=RSI38/> When [[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Kell Hounds Scenario - Lowering the Boom|Lowering the Boom]] was republished via [[BattleCorps]] in 2008 the timestamp was changed to 7 June 3011; whilst this seems to be an oversight based on p. 5 of the Kell Hounds sourcebook, the reprinted BattleCorps scenario is the more recent publication, and the dates in that source have been given primacy in this article. |
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| + | ==Rules== | ||
| + | <div class="gamerules"> | ||
| + | === First Succession War === | ||
| + | * As a Marik Militia regiment the Thirteenth receives no modifiers to die rolls when generating forces on RAT tables during the First Succession War.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147: "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]'' | * ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Kell Hounds]]'' | * ''[[The Kell Hounds]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Kell Hounds Scenario - Lowering the Boom|Lowering the Boom]]'' (BattleCorps scenario) | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]'' | * ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' |
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[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Marik Militia, 13th]] | [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Marik Militia, 13th]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 10 February 2024
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| Thirteenth Marik Militia | |
| Formed | 2755–2760[1] 2980[2] |
| Nickname | Lucky Thirteenth |
| Affiliation | Free Worlds League |
| Parent Command | Marik Militia |
The Thirteenth Marik Militia was a BattleMech regiment serving in the Free Worlds League.
Contents
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
The Marik Militia brigade was formed in the early twenty-third century as the primary offensive and defensive brigade of the newly formed Free Worlds League and mustered nineteen regiments in strength when the Star League Council issued the Council Edict of 2650.[3] The Marik Militia then expanded to twenty-eight regiments in strength[3] between 2755 and 2760[1] following the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650,[3] and the Thirteenth Marik Militia was one of the nine new regiments formed in this five-year period.[1]
Like the other regiments of the brigade, the Thirteenth was dedicated to serving and defending the people of the League, rather than serving the Captain-General, a distinction that separated the Militia from other federal formations such as the Atrean Dragoons and Free Worlds Guards.[3]
The Thirteenth remained a popular unit with both the commoners within the Free Worlds League and the peerage because of their public dedication to the people of the League, and like the other regiments of the Militia often acted as training grounds for troops across the League. A significant number of the personnel who would serve in other more prestigious federal units and various provincial forces within the League would actually begin their careers in the Thirteenth or another of the Marik Militia regiments.[3]
First Succession War[edit]
During the First Succession War the Thirteenth performed as part of the vanguard of the FWLM's operations, successfully striking the Aldebaran shipyards in the Capellan Confederation as a part of the first Free Worlds League offensive of the War.[1] The Militia continued to receive favorable recognition throughout the war. Following near-destruction on a failed raid on Hesperus II at some point during the First Succession War,[4] the Thirteenth was either disbanded or deactivated as a combat command prior to the end of the War.[5]
Second Succession War[edit]
The Thirteenth was completely reconstituted utilizing the remnants of other forces devastated in the just-concluded ComStar War (waged between 2837 and 2838). Following a decade of stellar performance, the Thirteenth regained its previous reputation.[4]
Third Succession War[edit]
In June 3012 two mercenary units in the employ of the LCAF, Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds launched a joint attack on Castor. The mission was to find and destroy a rumored stockpile of old nuclear weapons, and to give the Kell Hounds some combat experience in the process (their first combat mission in fact);[6] Cranston Snord also intended to try and acquire a collection of Fabergé eggs believed to be on Castor, and to have the Irregulars humiliate the Thirtieth Marik Militia. According to subsequent commentary from Captain Jonathan Taylor, Thirteenth Marik Militia, Second battalion, First company, Cranston Snord personally destroyed his Centurion during that joint raid, indicating that at least elements of the Thirteenth Marik Militia were involved in the fighting.[7] The attackers managed to identify and destroy the weapons cache just before the defenders could use the nuclear weapons on the attackers with the intent of framing them for using them. By lucky chance, Cranston Snord, while looking for the Fabergé eggs, apprehended Colonel Nage of the Thirteenth Marik Militia in the open market of Alfagemini City and also ultimately managed to secure nine Fabergé eggs for the Irregulars' museum on Clinton.[8]
Anton's Revolt[edit]
Prior to the outbreak of the Marik Civil War (3014-3015), the Thirteenth was stationed on Dieudonné, from where they first engaged the rebel forces in November 3014, sustaining light casualties.[9][10]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
In 3029 during the Fourth Succession War, the Thirteenth saw action once more against Snord's Irregulars, unsuccessfully defending against a raid on Bordon.[11][4]
Andurien Secession[edit]
By 3028, the Thirteenth Marik Militia was stationed on Irian.[12] In 3033, during the Andurien Secession, the Thirteenth took part in operations on the world of Wasat. This wasn't a serious attempt to take the world, but rather a way for Thomas Marik to gain political support at home and disrupt the Sarna March by interrupting the Lyran Commonwealth's attempts to absorb the world.[12][13] In 3036 the Thirteenth Marik Militia led forces loyal to Duncan Marik onto Andurien soil by attacking Ingonish. They were supported by the Third Free Worlds Guards and the Iron Guard regiments against a few rebel regiments.[14][15][4]
Clan Invasion[edit]
In 3047, the Militia saw action against the Seventeenth Arcturan Guards RCT.[16] By 3050, the Militia was stationed on Irian again.[17] They were still on Irian as of 3054.[18]
Operation GUERRERO[edit]
During Operation GUERRERO the Thirteenth Militia returned to Wasat, this time accompanied by the Fourth Oriente Hussars, Second Sirian Lancers, and Twenty-first Centauri Lancers. They captured the world, destroying the Second Republican in the process. Following two weeks of combat, they provided a company to perform security operations due to the ramping up of tensions between the near-mutinous Lancers and the LCCC.[4] After these events they returned to their homeworld, Irian.[19]
In 3059, SAFE rated the loyalty of the Thirteenth as "questionable", primarily due to the support for Duncan Marik twenty years earlier but also for the lack of political support many members showed to Captain-General Thomas Marik due to his overtures of peace to neighboring states. Their view tended towards the expansionist during what was seen as a time of opportunity to do so.[4] By 3067 SAFE maintained this "questionable" rating, though with the caveat of their complete loyalty when it came to the FWL overall.[20]
Jihad[edit]
As of 3067 the Thirteenth were still guarding Irian BattleMechs Unlimited on Irian.[20] At some point during the Jihad the Thirteenth joined the Word of Blake. Stationed on Chara in September and October 3077 alongside the Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires and the Steel Guard, the Thirteenth faced off against Clan Wolf in Exile's Beta Galaxy when the Free Worlds League front of Operation SCOUR deployed Group IV to seize Chara. The Thirteenth inflicted serious losses on the Wolves before the coalition forces retreated off-world.[21]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 13th Marik Militia | |||
| Colonel | Ruger Nage | 3011 - 3012[22][8] | |
| Colonel | Chang Janewicz | 3025[23] | |
| Colonel | Lloyd Reissing | 3050 - 3067[24][25] | |
Tactics[edit]
The Militia was adept in covert-landings and small-unit operations behind enemy lines, as well as liberation missions, siege operations and riot control.[4][26]
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
Thirteenth Marik Militia (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[3]
2786[edit]
Thirteenth Marik Militia (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[5]
- - At this point in time the Thirteenth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and based on Rochelle.[5] The unit was destroyed during the war.[5]
2830[edit]
13th Marik Militia
- Note: At this point in time the unit was re-formed.[27]
2864[edit]
13th Marik Militia (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[27]
- Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Acubens with an operational readiness of 27 percent.[27]
3025[edit]
Thirteenth Marik Militia (Regular/Questionable)[23]
- CO: Colonel Chang Janewicz
3028[edit]
13th Marik Militia (Regiment\Regular\Questionable)[28]
3040[edit]
Thirteenth Marik Militia (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[29]
- Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Menkalinan.[29]
3050[edit]
Thirteenth Marik Militia (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[24]
- CO: Colonel Lloyd Reissing[24]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Irian.[24]>
3059[edit]
Thirteenth Marik Militia (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[4]
- CO/1st Battalion: Colonel Lloyd Reissing
- Second Battalion: Force Commander Gabby Moive
- Third Battalion: Force Commander Kelsey Birch
Thirteenth Militia Aerospace (1 Wing/Regular/Questionable)[4]
- Wing Commander: Commander Ashleigh Standton
Seventeenth Irian Armor (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[4]
- Armor Commander: Force Commander Leon Schaech
- Note: the heavy armor of the Seventeenth supports the Thirteenth in on-Irian operations only, as its primary mission is the defense of the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited facility.[4]
Forty-third and Forty-fourth Irian Mechanized Infantry (2 Regiment/Green/Reliable)[4]
- Troop Commander: Colonel Mykelti Winston
3067[edit]
Thirteenth Marik Militia (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable/95% strength)[20][25]
Thirteenth Militia Aerospace (1 Wing/Regular/Questionable/110% strength)[25]
- Wing Commander: Commander Ashleigh Standton
Seventeenth Irian Armor (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable/100% strength)[25]
- Armor Commander: Force Commander Leon Schaech
Forty-third Irian Mechanized Infantry (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable/95% strength)[25]
- Troop Commander: Colonel Mykelti Winston
Forty-fourth Irian Mechanized Infantry (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable/100% strength)[25]
- Troop Commander: Colonel London McCall
Regimental 'Mech Paint Scheme[edit]
A Panther in regimental colors
Notes[edit]
- The Thirteenth was recorded as having been "decimated during a disastrous raid on the Lyran world of Hesperus" in the years following its First Succession War debut, per Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 61. The unit was then rebuilt following FWLM operations during the ComStar War (2837-38). The Thirteenth Marik Militia unit article in the Field Manual specifically references the decimation as occurring during a 'raid', but that may refer to the Third Battle of Hesperus II of March 2789, where the FWL lost the FWLS Devastator, though no ground units are mentioned in that particular event in House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth). Until further clarification as to the date of the unit's near-destruction, this historical point will be noted here.
- It should be noted that different years have been given for the 3011/3012 raid on Castor conducted by Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds. The history section of the Kell Hounds sourcebook is ambiguous, noting on p. 5 that the raid was planned in 3011 and then narrating how Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds approached Castor from two directions around 7 June, without stating a year. On page 7, however, it is stated that the Kell Hounds only returned from the mission in the fall of 3012. In the sourcebook's scenario section, the two scenarios referring to the Clinton battle on pp. 30–31 ("Lowering the Boom") and 56 ("Delta Romeo") are both dated 15 June 3012. Similarly, Capt. Taylor states he fought the Kell Hounds and Snord's Irregulars on Clinton in 3012.[7] When Lowering the Boom was republished via BattleCorps in 2008 the timestamp was changed to 7 June 3011; whilst this seems to be an oversight based on p. 5 of the Kell Hounds sourcebook, the reprinted BattleCorps scenario is the more recent publication, and the dates in that source have been given primacy in this article.
Rules[edit]
First Succession War[edit]
- As a Marik Militia regiment the Thirteenth receives no modifiers to die rolls when generating forces on RAT tables during the First Succession War.[30]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 90: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ The Kell Hounds, p. 6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 10: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 61: "13th Marik Militia: Lucky 13th"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 First Succession War, p. 138: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"
- ↑ The Kell Hounds, p. 5
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 38: "Raid on Bordon"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Kell Hounds, p. 5
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 33: "Free Worlds League Military (April-July 3014)"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 36: "Free Worlds League Military (August-December 3014)"
- ↑ Rhonda's Irregulars, pp. 38–39: "Raid on Bordon"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86: "Phase One: 3030 - 3034"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 65: "Wasat and Oliver (October)"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 88: "Phase Two: 3035 - 3040"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 72: "Ingonish (January)"
- ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 57: "17th Arcturan Guards RCT: The Kezla Rams"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 56: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 38: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 112: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 149: "13th Marik Militia"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 48: "Chara Operational Report"
- ↑ BattleCorps Scenarios: Scenario: Kell Hounds Scenario - Lowering the Boom
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 20 Year Update, p. 56: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 Field Manual: Updates, p. 160: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 130: "13th Marik Militia (D)"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Second Succession War, p. 98
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 147: "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- Cranston Snord's Irregulars
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League
- Field Manual: Lyran Alliance
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report 2765: FWLM
- First Succession War
- Historical: Brush Wars
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Marik (The Free Worlds League)
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- The Kell Hounds
- Lowering the Boom (BattleCorps scenario)
- Objective Raids
- Rhonda's Irregulars
- Second Succession War