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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxStateUnit − | image = [[File:Skyerangers22nd.png|150px]] + | image = [[File:Skyerangers22nd.png]] − | Designation = Twenty-second Skye Rangers + | nickname = Sabres (2765)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', pp. 18-19, "Skye Rangers" - Regimental Status</ref><br>The Virgins or Katrina's Bonnie Bairns' (3025)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61, "Regimental Nicknames"</ref> − | formed = + | parent formation = [[Skye Rangers]] − | Disbanded = [[3073]]<ref name="JHS3076p33"/><ref name="FR:LAAFp15"/>+ | formed = − | Previous Designation = + | disbanded = 3073<ref name="JHS3076p33"/><ref name="FR:LAAFp15"/> − | Nickname = Sabres (2765)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', pp. 18–19: "Skye Rangers" - Regimental Status</ref><br>The Virgins or Katrina's Bonnie Bairns' (3025)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61: "Regimental Nicknames"</ref>+ | year = 3062 − | Affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]] + | unitname = Twenty-second Skye Rangers − | Parent Command = [[Skye Rangers]] − | Sub-Command = }} }} Line 15:
Line 13: ===Succession Wars=== ===Succession Wars=== − In [[3013]] the Twenty-second tried to defend diamond storehouse from a raid by the [[Ninth Rasalhague Regulars]]. They were unsuccessful, and the Regulars made off with large amounts of diamonds for use in manufacturing [['Mech]] armor.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 74</ref> + In [[3013]] the Twenty-second tried to defend diamond storehouse from a raid by the [[Ninth Rasalhague Regulars]]. They were unsuccessful, and the Regulars made off with large amounts of diamonds for use in [['Mech]] armor.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 74</ref> − As of [[3025]], the green-ranked unit was stationed on [[Fatima]].<ref name=hs118/> In [[3027]] the newly-graduated [[Thomas Hogarth]] would be posted to the Twenty-second CO's command staff.<ref name="MM">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 92: "House Steiner - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - Thomas Hogarth"</ref> + As of [[3025]], the green-ranked unit was stationed on [[Fatima]].<ref name=hs118/> In [[3027]] newly-graduated [[Thomas Hogarth]] would be posted to the Twenty-second CO's command staff. <ref name="MM">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 92 "House Steiner - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - Thomas Hogarth"</ref> − During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Twenty-second Skye Rangers successfully captured the Draconis Combine-held worlds of [[Al Hillah]] on its own during the first wave of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], later joining the [[3rd Donegal Guards]] and [[4th Lyran Regulars]] to capture [[Grumium]] in the follow-up wave.<ref name=FSWMA1-45>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 45: Operation Götterdämmerung - 22nd Skye Rangers"</ref> + During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Twenty-second Skye Rangers successfully captured the Draconis Combine-held worlds of [[Al Hillah]] on its own during the first wave of [[Operation Götterdämmerung]], later joining the [[3rd Donegal Guards]] and [[4th Lyran Regulars]] to capture [[Grumium]] in the follow-up wave. <ref name=FSWMA1-45>''Fourth Succession War: Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 45 Operation Götterdämmerung - 22nd Skye Rangers"</ref> ===War of 3039 to Falcon Incursion=== ===War of 3039 to Falcon Incursion=== − Its loyalty to [[Tharkad]] regarded questionably by the LCAF High Command following the Fourth Succession War, the Twenty-second Skye Rangers were not slated for offensive operations during the [[War of 3039]], remaining stationed on Fatima during the bulk of the conflict. After local pirates and slavers took advantage of the redeployment of other Lyran units from the Commonwealth's [[Periphery]] border to the Combine front to repeatedly raid the world of [[Engadine]], the LCAF responded by transferring the Twenty-second to the planet, serving as a focal point for the defense of the region. Never a strong unit, the Twenty-second struggled to improve upon its general level of experience against the scattered low level pirate raiders it encountered, hampered by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and later [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] using the Twenty-second as a sink unit and assigned their malcontents to the regiment.<ref name=20YU-28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28: "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth (Deployment as of 3050) - Periphery March - Main Street Theater - Neerabup Command - 22nd Skye Rangers"</ref><ref name=MWobraidp21>''Objective Raids'', p. 21</ref><br><ref name=OTPFI-4>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 4</ref> + Its loyalty to [[Tharkad]] regarded questionably by the LCAF High Command following the Fourth Succession War, the Twenty-second Skye Rangers were not slated for offensive operations during the [[War of 3039]], remaining stationed on Fatima during the bulk of the conflict. After local pirates and slavers took advantage of the redeployment of other Lyran units from the Commonwealth's [[Periphery]] border to the Combine front to repeatedly raid the world of [[Engadine]], the LCAF responded by transferring the Twenty-second to the planet, serving as a focal point for the defense of the region. Never a strong unit, the Twenty-second struggled to improve upon its general level of experience against the scattered low level pirate raiders it encountered, hampered by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and later [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] using the Twenty-second as a sink unit and assigned their malcontents to the regiment. <ref name=20YU-28>''20 Year Updatye'', p. 28 "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth (Deployment as of 3050) - Periphery March - Main Street Theater - Neerabup Command - 22nd Skye Rangers"</ref> <ref name=MWobraidp21/> <ref name=OTPFI-4>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 4</ref> While many observers expected the Twenty-second to fold easily when the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] attacked the world in [[3058]], but instead they fought well, holding the Falcons off for six days. They were poised to push the [[2nd Falcon Jaegers (Clan Jade Falcon)|Second Falcon Jaegers]] off the world when the [[7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventh Falcon Regulars]] dropped behind them. Though eventually defeated the Falcons were so impressed that they took the survivors as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 8</ref> After the withdrawal from [[Coventry]] these bondsmen were released and returned to the Alliance.<ref name=FMLA102/> While many observers expected the Twenty-second to fold easily when the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] attacked the world in [[3058]], but instead they fought well, holding the Falcons off for six days. They were poised to push the [[2nd Falcon Jaegers (Clan Jade Falcon)|Second Falcon Jaegers]] off the world when the [[7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventh Falcon Regulars]] dropped behind them. Though eventually defeated the Falcons were so impressed that they took the survivors as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 8</ref> After the withdrawal from [[Coventry]] these bondsmen were released and returned to the Alliance.<ref name=FMLA102/> − To rebuild the unit, the LAAF High Command decided to merge the survivors of the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]], destroyed during the Falcon invasion of [[Coventry]], with the survivors of the Twenty-second. While officially the LAAF choose to retain the Twenty-second over the more prestigious Tenth was because of the green unit's intact command staff, observers from [[Free Skye]] have pointed out the decision was an attempt by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] to bury the fact [[Caradoc Trevena|that elements]] of the Tenth were involved in [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s successful ejection of the Jade Falcon's from Coventry. This allowed the regiment to rebuild quickly, but integration issues troubled the unit.<ref name=FMLA102/> + To rebuild the unit, the LAAF High Command decided to merge the survivors of the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]], destroyed during the Falcon invasion of [[Coventry]], with the survivors of the Twenty-second. While officially the LAAF choose to retain the Twenty-second over the more prestigious Tenth was because of the green unit's intact command staff, observers from [[Free Skye]] have pointed out the decision was an attempt by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] to bury the fact [[Caradoc Trevena|that elements]] of the Tenth were involved in [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s successful ejection of the Jade Falcon's from Coventry.This allowed the regiment to rebuild quickly, but integration issues troubled the unit.<ref name=FMLA102/> ===FedCom Civil War=== ===FedCom Civil War=== − The Twenty-second spent most of the [[FedCom Civil War]] moving towards [[Skye]]. In the first wave they moved to [[Miquelon]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 69</ref> They then moved to [[Krievci]]<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 89</ref> before landing on [[Cameron (LC)|Cameron]] in the third wave.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 105</ref> In [[3065]] the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]] tried to conquer the important industrial world of [[Hesperus II]], alongside the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]], the Twenty-second Skye Rangers and the [[32nd Lyran Guards|Thirty-second Lyran Guards]], but were beaten back by the [[Gray Death Legion]], [[Fifteenth Lyran Guards]] and [[36th Lyran Guards|36th Skye Guards]]. The Skye forces had to retreat.<ref>''FedCom Civil War''</ref> + The Twenty-second spent most of the [[FedCom Civil War]] moving towards [[Skye]]. In the first wave they moved to [[Miquelon]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 69</ref> They then moved to [[Krievci]]<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 89</ref> before landing on [[Cameron (LC)|Cameron]] in the third wave.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 105</ref> In [[3065]] the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]] tried to conquer the important industrial world of [[Hesperus II]], alongside the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]], the Twenty-second Skye Rangers and the [[32nd Lyran Guards|Thirty-second Lyran Guards]], but were beaten back by the [[Gray Death Legion]], [[Fifteenth Lyran Guards]] and [[36th Lyran Guards|36th Skye Guards]]. The Skye forces had to retreat.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)''</ref> − After the FedCom Civil War the Twenty-second survived as an active command, despite being grossly understrength, because of the direct influence of [[Duke]] [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] and the weakness of the central Lyran government. By [[3067]] the Twenty-second was still only able to field a reinforced company of 'Mechs, but Duke Kelswa-Steiner insisted on retaining the command on the active rolls in recognition of its service to Free Skye.<ref name="FM:Up173">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 173: "Skye Rangers"</ref> The Twenty-second was stationed on Skye at the eve of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="FM:Up177"/> + After the FedCom Civil War the Twenty-second survived as an active command, despite being grossly under-strength, because of the direct influence of [[Duke]] [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] and the weakness of the central Lyran government. By [[3067]] the Twenty-second was still only able to field a reinforced company of 'Mechs, but Duke Kelswa-Steiner insisted on retaining the command on the active rolls in recognition of its service to Free Skye.<ref name="FM:Up173">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 173, "Skye Rangers"</ref> The Twenty-second was stationed on Skye at the eve of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="FM:Up177"/> ===The Jihad=== ===The Jihad=== − In September [[3073]] the [[Fifty-second Shadow Division]] attacked [[Caledonia]], wiping out the defending Twenty-second Rangers;<ref name="JHS:3076p33">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 33: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> according to intelligence obtained by the [[Draconis Combine]] noble [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], famed for his espionage network, the Fifty-second specifically hunted down and killed every single member of the Twenty-second during the attack.<ref name="JHS3076p33">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12: "On the Precipice"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp15">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 15: "Skye Rangers"</ref> It was subsequently confirmed that the Twenty-second had been destroyed by [[Apollyon]] and the Fifty-second Shadow Division, which had dropped directly on top of the Rangers, who were attempting to rebuild on Caledonia; the only survivors of the attack were the Twenty-second's administration staff.<ref name="FR:LAAFp15"/> + In September [[3073]] the [[Fifty-second Shadow Division]] attacked [[Caledonia]], wiping out the defending Twenty-second Rangers;<ref name="JHS:3076p33">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 33, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> according to intelligence obtained by the [[Draconis Combine]] noble [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], famed for his espionage network, the Fifty-second specifically hunted down and killed every single member of the Twenty-second during the attack.<ref name="JHS3076p33">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12, "On The Precipice"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp15">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 15, "Skye Rangers"</ref> It was subsequently confirmed that the Twenty-second had been destroyed by [[Apollyon]] and the Fifty-second Shadow Division, which had dropped directly on top of the Rangers, who were attempting to rebuild on Caledonia; the only survivors of the attack were the Twenty-second's administration staff.<ref name="FR:LAAFp15"/> ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name Line 45:
Line 43: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 22nd Skye Rangers''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 22nd Skye Rangers''' |- |- − |[[Colonel]] + |{{LyranRankInline|Colonel}} − |[[Ivan Petroff]] + |[[Ivan Petroff]]<ref name=hs118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> − |[[3025]]<ref name=hs118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>+ |[[3025]] |- |- − |Colonel + |{{LyranRankInline|Colonel}} − |[[Francisco de Argall]] + |[[Francisco de Argall]].<ref name=FMLA102>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 102, "22nd Skye Rangers Unit Profile"</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 12</ref> − | [[3042]] to [[3067]]<ref name=20yup28/><ref name=OpjRp21/><ref name=FMLA102>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 102: "22nd Skye Rangers Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=FM:Up177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177: "Skye Province"</ref>+ | [[3058]] to [[3065]] |} |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − They preferred surprise attacks. Contrary to most other Lyran BattleMech units, they fielded a lot of light 'Mechs.<ref name=FMLA102/> + They prefer surprise attacks. Contrary to most other Lyran units, they have a lot of light Mechs.<ref name=FMLA102/> ==Composition History== ==Composition History== ===2765=== ===2765=== '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> − :- At this point in time the 22nd Rangers was stationed on [[Tsukude]].<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> + :- At this point in time the 22nd Rangers was stationed on [[Tsukude]]. <ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> === 2786 - 2821=== === 2786 - 2821=== − '''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=1SWp139>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref> + '''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name= FSSp139 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139</ref> − : Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Tsukude]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 56 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Kannon]].<ref name=1SWp139/> + : Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Tsukude]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 56 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Kannon]]. <ref name= FSSp139/> === 2830 === === 2830 === − '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp100>''Second Succession War'', p. 100</ref> + '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp100>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 100 </ref> − : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 0 percent.<ref name=2SWp100/> + : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 0 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/> − === 2864 === + === 2864 === − '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp100/> + '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp100/> − : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 47 percent.<ref name=2SWp100/> + : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 47 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/> ===3025=== ===3025=== − '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=hs118/><br> + '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=hs118/><br> − :* CO: Colonel Ivan Petroff<br>+ CO: Colonel Ivan Petroff<br> − :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Fatima]]. ===3040=== ===3040=== − '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p138/> + '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 138 "Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Skye Rangers - 22nd Skye Rangers</ref> − :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Engadine]].<ref name=HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138</ref> ===3050=== ===3050=== − '''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup28/> + '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=20yup22>''20-Year Update'', p. 22</ref> − :* CO: Leftenant General [[Francisco de Argall]]<ref name=20yup28/>+ : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Engadine]]. <ref name=20yup22/> − :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Engadme]].<ref name=20yup28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28</ref> ===3054=== ===3054=== − '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=OpjRp21/> + '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Green/Questionable) <ref name=MWobraidp21>''Objective Raids'', p. 21</ref><br> − :* CO: Leftenant General Francisco de Argall<ref name=OpjRp21/>+ CO: Leutnant General Francisco de Argall<br> − :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Engadine]].<ref name=OpjRp21>''Objective Raids'', p. 21</ref> ===3062=== ===3062=== '''22nd Skye Rangers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> '''22nd Skye Rangers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall<br> CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall<br> − * Aide: Leutnant Colonel [[Don Nix]]<br>+ Aide: Leutnant Colonel Don Nix<br> '''22nd Skye Air Wing''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> '''22nd Skye Air Wing''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> − CO: Kaptain [[Paulo Velisarios]]<br> + CO: Kaptain Paulo Velisarios<br> − * Aide: Leutnant-Kaptain [[Elizabeth Parrish]]<br> === 3067 === === 3067 === − '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177: "Skye Province"</ref><br> + '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177, "Skye Province"</ref><br> − CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br> + CO: Colonel Ballade Randonee<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br> '''22nd Skye Aerospace Wing''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br> '''22nd Skye Aerospace Wing''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br> Line 111:
Line 104: ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> − ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' − * ''[[The Dying Time]]'' (novel) * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' + * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' − * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' − * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' Line 127:
Line 117: * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]'' * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]'' − * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' + * ''[[The Dying Time]]'' (novel) * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' − + * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' + * ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' [[Category:Lyran Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]] [[Category:Lyran Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]]
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| − | In [[3013]] the Twenty-second tried to defend diamond storehouse from a raid by the [[Ninth Rasalhague Regulars]]. They were unsuccessful, and the Regulars made off with large amounts of diamonds for use in | + | In [[3013]] the Twenty-second tried to defend diamond storehouse from a raid by the [[Ninth Rasalhague Regulars]]. They were unsuccessful, and the Regulars made off with large amounts of diamonds for use in [['Mech]] armor.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 74</ref> |
| − | As of [[3025]], the green-ranked unit was stationed on [[Fatima]].<ref name=hs118/> In [[3027]] | + | As of [[3025]], the green-ranked unit was stationed on [[Fatima]].<ref name=hs118/> In [[3027]] newly-graduated [[Thomas Hogarth]] would be posted to the Twenty-second CO's command staff. <ref name="MM">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 92 "House Steiner - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - Thomas Hogarth"</ref> |
| − | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Twenty-second Skye Rangers successfully captured the Draconis Combine-held worlds of [[Al Hillah]] on its own during the first wave of [[Operation | + | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Twenty-second Skye Rangers successfully captured the Draconis Combine-held worlds of [[Al Hillah]] on its own during the first wave of [[Operation Götterdämmerung]], later joining the [[3rd Donegal Guards]] and [[4th Lyran Regulars]] to capture [[Grumium]] in the follow-up wave. <ref name=FSWMA1-45>''Fourth Succession War: Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 45 Operation Götterdämmerung - 22nd Skye Rangers"</ref> |
===War of 3039 to Falcon Incursion=== | ===War of 3039 to Falcon Incursion=== | ||
| − | Its loyalty to [[Tharkad]] regarded questionably by the LCAF High Command following the Fourth Succession War, the Twenty-second Skye Rangers were not slated for offensive operations during the [[War of 3039]], remaining stationed on Fatima during the bulk of the conflict. After local pirates and slavers took advantage of the redeployment of other Lyran units from the Commonwealth's [[Periphery]] border to the Combine front to repeatedly raid the world of [[Engadine]], the LCAF responded by transferring the Twenty-second to the planet, serving as a focal point for the defense of the region. Never a strong unit, the Twenty-second struggled to improve upon its general level of experience against the scattered low level pirate raiders it encountered, hampered by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and later [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] using the Twenty-second as a sink unit and assigned their malcontents to the regiment.<ref name=20YU-28>''20 Year | + | Its loyalty to [[Tharkad]] regarded questionably by the LCAF High Command following the Fourth Succession War, the Twenty-second Skye Rangers were not slated for offensive operations during the [[War of 3039]], remaining stationed on Fatima during the bulk of the conflict. After local pirates and slavers took advantage of the redeployment of other Lyran units from the Commonwealth's [[Periphery]] border to the Combine front to repeatedly raid the world of [[Engadine]], the LCAF responded by transferring the Twenty-second to the planet, serving as a focal point for the defense of the region. Never a strong unit, the Twenty-second struggled to improve upon its general level of experience against the scattered low level pirate raiders it encountered, hampered by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and later [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] using the Twenty-second as a sink unit and assigned their malcontents to the regiment. <ref name=20YU-28>''20 Year Updatye'', p. 28 "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth (Deployment as of 3050) - Periphery March - Main Street Theater - Neerabup Command - 22nd Skye Rangers"</ref> <ref name=MWobraidp21/> <ref name=OTPFI-4>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 4</ref> |
While many observers expected the Twenty-second to fold easily when the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] attacked the world in [[3058]], but instead they fought well, holding the Falcons off for six days. They were poised to push the [[2nd Falcon Jaegers (Clan Jade Falcon)|Second Falcon Jaegers]] off the world when the [[7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventh Falcon Regulars]] dropped behind them. Though eventually defeated the Falcons were so impressed that they took the survivors as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 8</ref> After the withdrawal from [[Coventry]] these bondsmen were released and returned to the Alliance.<ref name=FMLA102/> | While many observers expected the Twenty-second to fold easily when the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] attacked the world in [[3058]], but instead they fought well, holding the Falcons off for six days. They were poised to push the [[2nd Falcon Jaegers (Clan Jade Falcon)|Second Falcon Jaegers]] off the world when the [[7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventh Falcon Regulars]] dropped behind them. Though eventually defeated the Falcons were so impressed that they took the survivors as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 8</ref> After the withdrawal from [[Coventry]] these bondsmen were released and returned to the Alliance.<ref name=FMLA102/> | ||
| − | To rebuild the unit, the LAAF High Command decided to merge the survivors of the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]], destroyed during the Falcon invasion of [[Coventry]], with the survivors of the Twenty-second. While officially the LAAF choose to retain the Twenty-second over the more prestigious Tenth was because of the green unit's intact command staff, observers from [[Free Skye]] have pointed out the decision was an attempt by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] to bury the fact [[Caradoc Trevena|that elements]] of the Tenth were involved in [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s successful ejection of the Jade Falcon's from Coventry. This allowed the regiment to rebuild quickly, but integration issues troubled the unit.<ref name=FMLA102/> | + | To rebuild the unit, the LAAF High Command decided to merge the survivors of the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]], destroyed during the Falcon invasion of [[Coventry]], with the survivors of the Twenty-second. While officially the LAAF choose to retain the Twenty-second over the more prestigious Tenth was because of the green unit's intact command staff, observers from [[Free Skye]] have pointed out the decision was an attempt by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] to bury the fact [[Caradoc Trevena|that elements]] of the Tenth were involved in [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s successful ejection of the Jade Falcon's from Coventry.This allowed the regiment to rebuild quickly, but integration issues troubled the unit.<ref name=FMLA102/> |
===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
| − | The Twenty-second spent most of the [[FedCom Civil War]] moving towards [[Skye]]. In the first wave they moved to [[Miquelon]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 69</ref> They then moved to [[Krievci]]<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 89</ref> before landing on [[Cameron (LC)|Cameron]] in the third wave.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 105</ref> In [[3065]] the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]] tried to conquer the important industrial world of [[Hesperus II]], alongside the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]], the Twenty-second Skye Rangers and the [[32nd Lyran Guards|Thirty-second Lyran Guards]], but were beaten back by the [[Gray Death Legion]], [[Fifteenth Lyran Guards]] and [[36th Lyran Guards|36th Skye Guards]]. The Skye forces had to retreat.<ref>''FedCom Civil War''</ref> | + | The Twenty-second spent most of the [[FedCom Civil War]] moving towards [[Skye]]. In the first wave they moved to [[Miquelon]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 69</ref> They then moved to [[Krievci]]<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 89</ref> before landing on [[Cameron (LC)|Cameron]] in the third wave.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 105</ref> In [[3065]] the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]] tried to conquer the important industrial world of [[Hesperus II]], alongside the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]], the Twenty-second Skye Rangers and the [[32nd Lyran Guards|Thirty-second Lyran Guards]], but were beaten back by the [[Gray Death Legion]], [[Fifteenth Lyran Guards]] and [[36th Lyran Guards|36th Skye Guards]]. The Skye forces had to retreat.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)''</ref> |
| − | After the FedCom Civil War the Twenty-second survived as an active command, despite being grossly | + | After the FedCom Civil War the Twenty-second survived as an active command, despite being grossly under-strength, because of the direct influence of [[Duke]] [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] and the weakness of the central Lyran government. By [[3067]] the Twenty-second was still only able to field a reinforced company of 'Mechs, but Duke Kelswa-Steiner insisted on retaining the command on the active rolls in recognition of its service to Free Skye.<ref name="FM:Up173">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 173, "Skye Rangers"</ref> The Twenty-second was stationed on Skye at the eve of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="FM:Up177"/> |
===The Jihad=== | ===The Jihad=== | ||
| − | In September [[3073]] the [[Fifty-second Shadow Division]] attacked [[Caledonia]], wiping out the defending Twenty-second Rangers;<ref name="JHS:3076p33">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 33 | + | In September [[3073]] the [[Fifty-second Shadow Division]] attacked [[Caledonia]], wiping out the defending Twenty-second Rangers;<ref name="JHS:3076p33">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 33, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> according to intelligence obtained by the [[Draconis Combine]] noble [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], famed for his espionage network, the Fifty-second specifically hunted down and killed every single member of the Twenty-second during the attack.<ref name="JHS3076p33">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12, "On The Precipice"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp15">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 15, "Skye Rangers"</ref> It was subsequently confirmed that the Twenty-second had been destroyed by [[Apollyon]] and the Fifty-second Shadow Division, which had dropped directly on top of the Rangers, who were attempting to rebuild on Caledonia; the only survivors of the attack were the Twenty-second's administration staff.<ref name="FR:LAAFp15"/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | |- | + | |- |
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 22nd Skye Rangers''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 22nd Skye Rangers''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | |{{LyranRankInline|Colonel}} |
| − | |[[Ivan Petroff | + | |[[Ivan Petroff]]<ref name=hs118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | + | |[[3025]] | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |Colonel | + | |{{LyranRankInline|Colonel}} |
| − | |[[Francisco de Argall]] | + | |[[Francisco de Argall]].<ref name=FMLA102>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 102, "22nd Skye Rangers Unit Profile"</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 12</ref> |
| − | + | | [[3058]] to [[3065]] | |
|} | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | They | + | They prefer surprise attacks. Contrary to most other Lyran units, they have a lot of light Mechs.<ref name=FMLA102/> |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> | ||
| − | :- At this point in time the 22nd Rangers was stationed on [[Tsukude]].<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> | + | :- At this point in time the 22nd Rangers was stationed on [[Tsukude]]. <ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/> |
=== 2786 - 2821=== | === 2786 - 2821=== | ||
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name= | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name= FSSp139 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139</ref> |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Tsukude]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 56 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Kannon]].<ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Tsukude]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 56 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Kannon]]. <ref name= FSSp139/> |
=== 2830 === | === 2830 === | ||
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name= | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp100>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 100 </ref> |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 0 percent.<ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 0 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/> |
| − | === 2864 === | + | === 2864 === |
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name= | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp100/> |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 47 percent.<ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 47 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/> |
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' ( | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=hs118/><br> |
| − | + | CO: Colonel Ivan Petroff<br> | |
| − | |||
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' ( | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 138 "Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Skye Rangers - 22nd Skye Rangers</ref> |
| − | |||
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name= | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=20yup22>''20-Year Update'', p. 22</ref> |
| − | + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Engadine]]. <ref name=20yup22/> | |
| − | :Note: At this point in time the | ||
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' ( | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Green/Questionable) <ref name=MWobraidp21>''Objective Raids'', p. 21</ref><br> |
| − | + | CO: Leutnant General Francisco de Argall<br> | |
| − | |||
===3062=== | ===3062=== | ||
'''22nd Skye Rangers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> | ||
CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall<br> | CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall<br> | ||
| − | + | Aide: Leutnant Colonel Don Nix<br> | |
'''22nd Skye Air Wing''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> | '''22nd Skye Air Wing''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA102/><br> | ||
| − | CO: Kaptain | + | CO: Kaptain Paulo Velisarios<br> |
| − | |||
=== 3067 === | === 3067 === | ||
| − | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177 | + | '''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177, "Skye Province"</ref><br> |
| − | CO: Colonel | + | CO: Colonel Ballade Randonee<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br> |
'''22nd Skye Aerospace Wing''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br> | '''22nd Skye Aerospace Wing''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]'' | * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[The Dying Time]]'' (novel) |
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' | |
| + | * ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]] | [[Category:Lyran Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]] | ||
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]] | [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Skye Rangers, 22nd]] | ||