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| 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>
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| Designation    = Twenty-second Skye Rangers
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| parent formation = [[Skye Rangers]]
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| Disbanded      = [[3073]]<ref name="JHS3076p33"/><ref name="FR:LAAFp15"/>
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| 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>
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===Succession Wars===
 
===Succession Wars===
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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 [['Mech]] armor.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 74</ref>
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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 manufacturing [['Mech]] armor.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 74</ref>
  
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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>
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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>
  
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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>
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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>
  
 
===War of 3039 to Falcon Incursion===
 
===War of 3039 to Falcon Incursion===
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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>  
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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>
  
 
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/>
  
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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/>
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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===
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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>
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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>
  
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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"/>
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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"/>
  
 
===The Jihad===
 
===The Jihad===
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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"/>
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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==
 
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|[[Colonel]]
 
|[[Colonel]]
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|[[Ivan Petroff]]<ref name=hs118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
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|[[Ivan Petroff]]
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|[[3025]]
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|[[3025]]<ref name=hs118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
 
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|Colonel
 
|Colonel
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|[[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>
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|[[Francisco de Argall]]
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| [[3058]] to [[3065]]
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| [[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>
 
|}
 
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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They prefer surprise attacks. Contrary to most other Lyran units, they have a lot of light Mechs.<ref name=FMLA102/>
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They preferred surprise attacks. Contrary to most other Lyran BattleMech units, they fielded 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/>
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:- At this point in time the 22nd Rangers was stationed on [[Tsukude]]. <ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/>
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:- At this point in time the 22nd Rangers was stationed on [[Tsukude]].<ref name=FR:2765LCAFpp18-19/>
 
=== 2786 - 2821===
 
=== 2786 - 2821===
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'''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name= FSSp139 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139</ref>
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'''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=1SWp139>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref>
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: 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/>
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: 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/>
 
=== 2830 ===
 
=== 2830 ===
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp100>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 100 </ref>
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp100>''Second Succession War'', p. 100</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 0 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 0 percent.<ref name=2SWp100/>
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=== 2864 ===
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=== 2864 ===
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp100/>
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp100/>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 47 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp100/>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Kannon]] with an operational readiness of 47 percent.<ref name=2SWp100/>
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
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===3040===
 
===3040===
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name = HWo3039p138/>
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p138/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Engadine]]. <ref name = HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 </ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Engadine]].<ref name=HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138</ref>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=20yup22>''20-Year Update'', p. 22</ref>  
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'''22nd Skye Rangers ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup28/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Engadine]]. <ref name=20yup22/>
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:* CO: Leftenant General [[Francisco de Argall]]<ref name=20yup28/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Engadme]].<ref name=20yup28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28</ref>
  
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Green/Questionable) <ref name=MWobraidp21>''Objective Raids'', p. 21</ref><br>
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=OpjRp21/>
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CO: Leutnant General Francisco de Argall<br>
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:* CO: Leftenant General Francisco de Argall<ref name=OpjRp21/>
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: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>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel Don Nix<br>
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* 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>
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CO: Kaptain Paulo Velisarios<br>
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CO: Kaptain [[Paulo Velisarios]]<br>
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* Aide: Leutnant-Kaptain [[Elizabeth Parrish]]<br>
  
 
=== 3067 ===
 
=== 3067 ===
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177, "Skye Province"</ref><br>
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'''22nd Skye Rangers''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up177">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177: "Skye Province"</ref><br>
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CO: Colonel Ballade Randonee<ref name="FM:Up177"/><br>
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CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall<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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* ''[[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]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[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)]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]''
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* ''[[The Dying Time]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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−
* ''[[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]]

Latest revision as of 02:29, 8 April 2024

Skyerangers22nd.png
Twenty-second Skye Rangers
Disbanded 3073[1][2]
Nickname Sabres (2765)[3]
The Virgins or Katrina's Bonnie Bairns' (3025)[4]
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth
Parent Command Skye Rangers

History[edit]

The Twenty-second Skye Rangers were stationed on Tsukude in 2765. They took up station there after the 21st Skye Rangers were involved in heavy fighting with two Draconis Combine regiments.[3]

Succession Wars[edit]

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.[5]

As of 3025, the green-ranked unit was stationed on Fatima.[6] In 3027 the newly-graduated Thomas Hogarth would be posted to the Twenty-second CO's command staff.[7]

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.[8]

War of 3039 to Falcon Incursion[edit]

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.[9][10]
[11]

While many observers expected the Twenty-second to fold easily when the 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 Second Falcon Jaegers off the world when the Seventh Falcon Regulars dropped behind them. Though eventually defeated the Falcons were so impressed that they took the survivors as bondsmen.[12] After the withdrawal from Coventry these bondsmen were released and returned to the Alliance.[13]

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 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.[13]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

The Twenty-second spent most of the FedCom Civil War moving towards Skye. In the first wave they moved to Miquelon.[14] They then moved to Krievci[15] before landing on Cameron in the third wave.[16] 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 Thirty-second Lyran Guards, but were beaten back by the Gray Death Legion, Fifteenth Lyran Guards and 36th Skye Guards. The Skye forces had to retreat.[17]

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.[18] The Twenty-second was stationed on Skye at the eve of the Jihad.[19]

The Jihad[edit]

In September 3073 the Fifty-second Shadow Division attacked Caledonia, wiping out the defending Twenty-second Rangers;[20] 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.[1][2] 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.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 22nd Skye Rangers
Colonel Ivan Petroff 3025[6]
Colonel Francisco de Argall 3042 to 3067[21][22][13][19]

Tactics[edit]

They preferred surprise attacks. Contrary to most other Lyran BattleMech units, they fielded a lot of light 'Mechs.[13]

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[3]

- At this point in time the 22nd Rangers was stationed on Tsukude.[3]

2786 - 2821[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[23]

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.[23]

2830[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[24]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Kannon with an operational readiness of 0 percent.[24]

2864[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[24]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Kannon with an operational readiness of 47 percent.[24]

3025[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[6]

  • CO: Colonel Ivan Petroff
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Fatima.

3040[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[25]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Engadine.[25]

3050[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[21]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Engadme.[21]

3054[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[22]

  • CO: Leftenant General Francisco de Argall[22]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Engadine.[22]

3062[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[13]
CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall

22nd Skye Air Wing (2 Squadrons/Regular/Questionable)[13]
CO: Kaptain Paulo Velisarios

3067[edit]

22nd Skye Rangers (Veteran/Questionable)[19]
CO: Colonel Francisco de Argall[19]

22nd Skye Aerospace Wing (Veteran/Questionable)[19]
CO: Kaptain Paulo Velisarios[19]

Notes[edit]

For the attack on Hesperus II in 3065, they were equipped with 3 Overlord-class DropShips.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 12: "On the Precipice"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Report: LAAF, p. 15: "Skye Rangers"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Field Report 2765: LCAF, pp. 18–19: "Skye Rangers" - Regimental Status
  4. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 61: "Regimental Nicknames"
  5. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 74
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 118 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table"
  7. ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 92: "House Steiner - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - Thomas Hogarth"
  8. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 45: Operation Götterdämmerung - 22nd Skye Rangers"
  9. ↑ 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"
  10. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 21
  11. ↑ Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 4
  12. ↑ Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 8
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 102: "22nd Skye Rangers Unit Profile"
  14. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 69
  15. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 89
  16. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 105
  17. ↑ FedCom Civil War
  18. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 173: "Skye Rangers"
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177: "Skye Province"
  20. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 33: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 20 Year Update, p. 28
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Objective Raids, p. 21
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 First Succession War, p. 139
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Second Succession War, p. 100
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 138

Bibliography[edit]

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