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The '''[[1st Kittery Borderers]]''' emerged as an elite garrison during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].  Originally a bolstered garrison, the Borderers have participated in raiding the [[Capellan Confederation]] for quite some time.  The traditional enemies of the Borderers were the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]]; despite the friendship between the [[St. Ives Compact]] and the [[Federated Suns]], it took 30 years before the Borderers had let go of traditional hatreds.  No longer an elite unit, the Borderers were the personal vanguard of Kuan-Yin Allard Liao during her mercy missions to the Compact.{{cn}}
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==Unit Description==
 
The unit was created as response to heavy raiding from [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
When the unit was first formed, it was pattered after the [[1st Aragon Borderers]]. As a combined-arms regiment, with its third battalion consisting of mix Infantry & [[Armored]] units.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'' - Unit Descriptions</ref> The unit formation was to provide military formations strong enough to withstand heavy raiding from the House Liao.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
===Late Succession Wars===
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===Formation===
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The unit was created as response to heavy raiding from [[Capellan Confederation]].
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When the unit was first formed, it was pattered after the [[1st Aragon Borderers]]. As a combined-arms regiment, with its third battalion consisting of mix Infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|Armored]] units.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. ??{{cn}}, "Unit Descriptions"</ref> The unit formation was to provide military formations strong enough to withstand heavy raiding from the House Liao.
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In [[3024]], the unit had proven itselves against various Capellan [[Warrior House]] units attacking Kittery.{{cn}} 
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The Borderers was responsible to handling 'Mechs to the newly formed 1st Kittery Training Battalion in [[3026]].  The unit at the time did not have good impression on non-academy graduates receiving [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] training.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', p. 8, "Lt. [[Andrew Redburn]] remarks to Major [[Justin Allard]] that ''the Borderers'' had lend Justin a ''[[Valkyrie]]'' while rest of the cadets received ''[[Stinger|Stingers]]'' for training exercise".</ref>
  
In [[3024]], the unit had proven itselves against various Capellan [[Warrior House]] units attacking Kittery. 
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===4th Succession War===
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The Borderers was responsible to handling 'Mechs to the newly formed 1st Kittery Training Battalion in [[3026]].  The unit at the time did not have good impression on non-academy graduates receiving [[MechWarrior]] training.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'' page 8 - Lt. [[Andrew Redburn]] remarks to Major [[Justin Allard]] that ''the Borderers'' had lend Justin a ''[[Valkyrie]]'' while rest of the cadets received ''[[Stinger|Stingers]]'' for training exercise.</ref>
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===War of 3039===
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===Clan Invasion===
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===Operation Guerrero===
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===Operation Bulldog===
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===Civil War===
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===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
In Late [[3068]], the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[13th Division (Word of Blake)|13th Division]] assaulted the [[Kittery]].  The 1st Kittery, was shattered by the fighting along with the [[Kittery Training Battalion]]. Survivors of the units were rounded up put in reeducation camps.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'' page 26 - Kittery Liberated! article.</ref>
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Claiming to be acting on behalf of the Capellan Confederation, on the 9th of November [[3068]]<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[13th Division (Word of Blake)|13th Division]] assaulted [[Kittery]].  The 1st Kittery Borderers were shattered in the fighting along with the [[Kittery Training Battalion]]. Survivors of the units were rounded up put in re-education camps<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 26, "Kittery Liberated!" - article.</ref> and the Kittery Borderers were considered to have been destroyed as a unit.<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Kittery Borderers'''
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Vivian Dulers]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HDsb137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 137 (pdf version), "Alcyone PDZ"</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Leslie Casey]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name=20yr21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21</ref><ref name=MWobraidp14/>
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|[[Leftenant General]]||[[Deedee Faulkner]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMFS50>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 50, "1st Kittery Borders Unit Profile"</ref>
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As of [[3025]] the Commanding Officer was [[Colonel]] Vivian Dulers
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==Tactics==
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The unit is unmatched on their homeworld, because they have detailed knowledge of the planet`s geography and topography . When the command meets the enemy on other planets, their combat skills and tactics are generally successful.<ref name=FMFS50/>
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==Composition History==
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===3025===
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'''1st Kittery Borderers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HDsb137/>
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:*CO: Colonel Vivian Dulers<ref name=HDsb137/>
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kittery]]. <ref name=HDsb137/>
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:* Combined-Arms Regiment{{cn}}
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:* 2 Battalions - (BattleMechs)
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:* 1 Battalion - (Mixed Infantry & Tank/Vehicle Units)
  
As of [[3062]] the Commanding Officer was [[Leftenant General]] Deedee Faulkner
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=== 3040 ===
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'''1st Kittery Borderers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p135/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Kittery]].  <ref name = HWo3039p135>''Historical: War of 3039'', p.135</ref>
  
==Tactics==
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===3050===
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'''1st Kittery Borderers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20yr21/>
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: Note:  At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kittery]].  <ref name=20yr21/>
  
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===3054===
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'''1st Kittery Borderers''' (Regular/Reliable) <ref name=MWobraidp14 > Objective Raids, p. 14</ref>
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:*CO: Colonel Leslie Casey <ref name=MWobraidp14/>
  
==Composition==
 
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
'Mech [[Regiment]]
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'''1st Kittery Borderers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS50/>
* 1st Kittery Borderers
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* CO: Leftenant General Deedee Faulkner
Armor
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- Mostly refited medium '[[Mech]]s
* 19th Kittery Armored Regiment
 
Aerospace
 
* 12th Kittery Air Guard (Two [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]])
 
  
==Notes==
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'''19th Kittery Armored Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS50/>
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* CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] Pamela Li-Ting
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- Supplied like a garisson unit
  
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'''12th Kittery Air Guard''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS50/>
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* CO: [[Light Commodore]] Daut Jemeil
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- The second Wing, is upgrated from light to medium fighters
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
*[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]
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*[[Field Manual: Updates]]
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*[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
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* ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' (Novel)
  
 
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Kittery Borderers, 1st]]

Revision as of 17:32, 26 July 2019

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The 1st Kittery Borderers emerged as an elite garrison during the Succession Wars. Originally a bolstered garrison, the Borderers have participated in raiding the Capellan Confederation for quite some time. The traditional enemies of the Borderers were the St. Ives Armored Cavalry; despite the friendship between the St. Ives Compact and the Federated Suns, it took 30 years before the Borderers had let go of traditional hatreds. No longer an elite unit, the Borderers were the personal vanguard of Kuan-Yin Allard Liao during her mercy missions to the Compact.[citation needed]


History

Formation

The unit was created as response to heavy raiding from Capellan Confederation. When the unit was first formed, it was pattered after the 1st Aragon Borderers. As a combined-arms regiment, with its third battalion consisting of mix Infantry and Armored units.[1] The unit formation was to provide military formations strong enough to withstand heavy raiding from the House Liao.

In 3024, the unit had proven itselves against various Capellan Warrior House units attacking Kittery.[citation needed]

The Borderers was responsible to handling 'Mechs to the newly formed 1st Kittery Training Battalion in 3026. The unit at the time did not have good impression on non-academy graduates receiving MechWarrior training.[2]

4th Succession War


War of 3039


Clan Invasion


Operation Guerrero


Operation Bulldog


Civil War


Jihad

Claiming to be acting on behalf of the Capellan Confederation, on the 9th of November 3068[3] the Word of Blake's 13th Division assaulted Kittery. The 1st Kittery Borderers were shattered in the fighting along with the Kittery Training Battalion. Survivors of the units were rounded up put in re-education camps[4] and the Kittery Borderers were considered to have been destroyed as a unit.[3]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 1st Kittery Borderers
Colonel Vivian Dulers 3025[5]
Colonel Leslie Casey 3050 - 3054[6][7]
Leftenant General Deedee Faulkner 3062[8]

Tactics

The unit is unmatched on their homeworld, because they have detailed knowledge of the planet`s geography and topography . When the command meets the enemy on other planets, their combat skills and tactics are generally successful.[8]

Composition History

3025

1st Kittery Borderers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[5]

  • CO: Colonel Vivian Dulers[5]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Kittery. [5]
  • Combined-Arms Regiment[citation needed]
  • 2 Battalions - (BattleMechs)
  • 1 Battalion - (Mixed Infantry & Tank/Vehicle Units)

3040

1st Kittery Borderers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[9]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Kittery. [9]

3050

1st Kittery Borderers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [6]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Kittery. [6]

3054

1st Kittery Borderers (Regular/Reliable) [7]

  • CO: Colonel Leslie Casey [7]

3062

1st Kittery Borderers (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[8]

  • CO: Leftenant General Deedee Faulkner

- Mostly refited medium 'Mechs

19th Kittery Armored Regiment (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)[8]

- Supplied like a garisson unit

12th Kittery Air Guard (2 Wings/Regular/Reliable)[8]

- The second Wing, is upgrated from light to medium fighters

References

  1. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. ??[citation needed], "Unit Descriptions"
  2. Warrior: En Garde, p. 8, "Lt. Andrew Redburn remarks to Major Justin Allard that the Borderers had lend Justin a Valkyrie while rest of the cadets received Stingers for training exercise".
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
  4. Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 26, "Kittery Liberated!" - article.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137 (pdf version), "Alcyone PDZ"
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 20 Year Update, p. 21
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Objective Raids, p. 14
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 50, "1st Kittery Borders Unit Profile"
  9. 9.0 9.1 Historical: War of 3039, p.135

Bibliography