1st Kittery Borderers

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1st Kittery Borderers
Formed Late 3010s
Disbanded 3068[1] (destroyed)
Nickname The Pride of Kittery
Affiliation Federated Suns
Parent Command AFFS

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The First Kittery Borderers were formed from a reinforced planetary garrison to deter Capellan raiding during the Succession Wars. Despite initially being a defensive unit, they gained a great deal of experience raiding the Capellans instead and were considered an elite force at their height.


History

Formation

Like the First Aragon Borderers, the unit was created by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns as response to heavy raiding from Capellan Confederation along the border of the Capellan March. When the unit was first formed it was patterned after its sister unit on New Aragon, being comprised of an overstrength planetary militia equipped with BattleMechs and tasked with the defense of a protruding pocket of Federated Suns territory. After their formation, they were paired with the newly-formed First Kittery Training Battalion, and often loaned 'Mechs to the battalion's training officers despite many of the Borderers having a dim view of non-academy graduates receiving MechWarrior training.[2]

By 3024, the unit had blooded themselves against Capellan military raiders and had begun to grow in experience.[3] Soon they began raiding the Capellans back and quickly formed a deep rivalry with the St. Ives Armored Cavalry.[citation needed]

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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]

Fourth Succession War

The First Kittery Borderers did not participate in the Fourth Succession War, and remained posted on Kittery for the duration of that conflict.[4]

War of 3039

After the McCarron's Armored Cavalry attacked Alcyone in July of 3039, the local PDZ commander deployed the Capellan March Militia and the First Kittery Borderers to intercept more raids from the "Big Mac." Thanks to poor signals intelligence, however, neither unit was able to successfully track them.[5] The First Kittery Borderers staged at Lee to plan and regroup. Expecting that Kathil would likely be a tempting target, the Borderers and the Alcyone CMM snuck into that system via a pirate point, made planetfall in August, and set about creating defenses. When the Second Armored Cavalry landed on 2 September, the Eighth Syrtis Fusiliers greeted them while the Borderers and CMM forces stayed hidden. The Fusiliers skirmished with the Second Armored Cavalry and lured both the First and Second regiments down to the planet as reinforcements. Once the entire mercenary regiment had set down, the command of the Fusiliers signaled the Borderers and Alcyone CMM. Seeing the size of the AFFS opposition, the Big Mac quickly decided to beat a hasty retreat on 10 September, after both sides sustained moderate losses.[5] Their task complete, the Borderers returned to Kittery, where they remained until the end of the war.

Clan Invasion


Operation Guerrero


Operation Bulldog


Civil War


Jihad

On November 9th, 3068[1] the Word of Blake's 13th Division assaulted Kittery, claiming to be acting on behalf of the Capellan Confederation. The First Kittery Borderers, along with the Kittery Training Battalion, were shattered in the resulting assault, with most survivors of the two units rounded up and either executed or forced into re-education camps.[6] With the planet now transferred to the control of a joint Capellan-Blakist force, the Kittery Borderers were considered to have been entirely destroyed.[1] By 3079, the Federated Suns had still not heard any word of survivors from the unit, despite the world having been liberated by Devlin Stone's resistance movement for some time.[7]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 1st Kittery Borderers
Colonel Vivian Dulers 3025[3]
Colonel Leslie Casey 3050 - 3054[8][9]
Leftenant General Deedee Faulkner 3062[10] - 3067[11]
Leftenant General Dalen Trent 3067[11] -

Notable Personnel

Active during the Fourth Succession War, Lt. Olin piloted a Clint that he had captured from the St. Ives Armored Cavalry. After defeating it in battle, he traded its pilot back to the Capellans for a spare gyro for it. Though he held many nontraditional personal views on the military and the Federated Suns, he nevertheless was a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. He commanded one of the best scout lances in the Borderers, specializing in large area recons and hit and run tactics.[12]

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.[10]

Composition History

3025

1st Kittery Borderers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[13]

3040

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

3050

1st Kittery Borderers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [14]

3054

1st Kittery Borderers (/Regular/Reliable) [15]

  • CO: Colonel Leslie Casey [15]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Kittery. [15]

3062

1st Kittery Borderers (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: Leftenant General Deedee Faulkner
  • Base: Kittery

Note: The Borderers field mostly older-model refitted Medium BattleMechs.

19th Kittery Armored Regiment (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)[10]
Note: Though now considered a Regular Army unit, the regiment does not receive supplies like one.
12th Kittery Air Guard (2 Wings/Regular/Reliable)[10]
Note: Composed mostly of Light and Medium Aerospace fighters.

3067

1st Kittery Borderers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[11]

19th Kittery Armored Regiment (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[11]
12th Kittery Air Guard (Wing/Veteran/Fanatic)[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
  2. ↑ Warrior: En Garde, p. 8, Lt. Andrew Redburn remarks to Major Justin Allard that the Borderers had lent Justin a Valkyrie while rest of the cadets cadre only received Stingers for their training exercise.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137, 146 (pdf version)
  4. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas, Volume 1, p. 11, Operation RAT unit list
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Historical: War of 3039, pp. 124, 135
  6. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 26, "Kittery Liberated!"
  7. ↑ Field Report: AFFS
  8. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 21
  9. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 14
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 50, "1st Kittery Borders Unit Profile"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 125, 138
  12. ↑ Technical Readout: Succession Wars, p. 56, "Leftenant Steve D. Olin
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 135, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 20 Year Update, p. 21
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Objective Raids, p. 14

Bibliography

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