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The 2nd Ariana Fusiliers are a [[Capellan Confederation]] unit that is considered a newcomer in comparison to other [[Succession Wars era|Succession War Era]] forces. It is the sister unit to the [[1st Ariana Fusiliers]].
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The '''Second Ariana Fusiliers''' was a [[Capellan Confederation]] BattleMech regiment formed during the [[First Succession War]] and thus sometimes considered a newcomer in comparison to many older units that date back to the [[Star League]] era. It was the sister unit to the [[First Ariana Fusiliers]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The unit saw actions during the [[First Succession War|1st Succession War]] on Chesterton 18 [[2812]] where it suffered heavy damage to its 'Mech Lances thanks to [[House Davion|Davion]] [[Aerospace fighters]].<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 83 - "2nd Ariana Fusiliers unit profile".</ref>
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=== First Succession War ===
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The Second Ariana Fusiliers formed in [[2799]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p83"/> The Second saw action during the [[First Succession War]] on [[Chesterton]] where they lost several lances to [[House Davion|Davion]] [[aerospace fighters]] in [[2812]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p83">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 83: "2nd Ariana Fusiliers"</ref> The Second lost more than two [[battalion]]s of troops on Chesterton, as did their sister regiment, the [[First Ariana Fusiliers]], levels of casualties that were typical of those [[CCAF]] regiments in the initial exchanges as the Confederation tried to reclaim the Chesterton worlds.<ref name="FSWp97">''First Succession War'', p. 97: "Liao's Last Play: The Battle For Chesterton"</ref> This led to the Second being consolidated into a single oversized battalion in the aftermath of the campaign.<ref name="HB:HLp29">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 29: "Debacle at Chesterton"</ref> [[Vincent's Commandos]] and [[Cochraine's Goliaths]] took similarly heavy losses, as did the attached conventional forces.<ref name="FSWp97"/>
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=== Second Succession War ===
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The unit was then devastated and almost reduced to the point of existing only on paper while defending [[Tikonov]] in [[2832]]-[[2833]] against House Davion's [[Ceti Hussars]]. The regiment's transport was sent to more prestigious frontline units, effectively stranding the remaining Second Ariana Fusiliers on Tikonov and [[Algol]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p83"/>
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=== Third Succession War ===
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In [[2987]] the unit once again defended Tikonov against a Davion invasion. Despite their numerical disadvantage, the Second Ariana Fusiliers survived and were rewarded for their resilient service with salvaged Davion 'Mechs. The regiment was then reorganized into a mobile field force. No longer strictly a defensive formation, the unit was sent on occasional raids into the [[Capellan March]] early in the [[thirty-first century]] to pave the way for planned future offensives into the region.<ref name="HL(TCC)p83"/>
  
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The unit was then devastated while defending [[Tikonov]] and reduced to the point of only existing on paper after a series of raids between [[2832]]-[[2833]] by elements of House Davion's [[Ceti Hussars]].
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In [[3008]] the Second Ariana Fusiliers were sent to defend [[New Aragon]], which the Capellan Confederation had just recently taken from the [[Federated Suns]]. The Davion counterattack (which included elements of the [[Avalon Hussars]], [[Crucis Lancers]] and the mercenary [[Wolf's Dragoons]]) forced the [[House Liao|Liao]] troops off-planet after heavy fighting.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 11: Battle of New Aragon</ref>
  
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The regiment, for most of its time during the Succession Wars, was thinly spread on the worlds of Tikonov and [[Algot]]. With a status rating of regular its [[JumpShip]] capacities were stripped and sent to elite frontline units.
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During the long years of the Third Succession War, the Eighth Company of the [[Twentieth Avalon Hussars]] - a.k.a. "The Crazy Eights" - developed a rivalry with the Second Fusiliers' Third Battalion, who the Crazy Eights frequently defeated.<ref name=SOTCEp2-3>''Spotlight On: The Crazy Eights'', pp. 2–3</ref>
  
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The 2nd Ariana successfully defended a brutal raid against Tikonov in [[2987]]. The unit was rewarded for its resilient service with salvage from the Davion units it slaughtered.  They were then re-organized into a mobile field force. Despite being considered a defensive formation, the regiment was sent on raids into the [[Capellan March]] to pave the way for future offensives into the region.
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=== Fourth Succession War ===
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The unit was destroyed in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. During the failed defense of [[Tikonov]], the Second Ariana Fusiliers fought hard against the [[First Crucis Lancers]] Regimental Combat Team, dealing heavy damage on the Davion tank and infantry regiments, but themselves lost more than a battalion of 'Mechs, as well as their commander. The remaining Fusiliers retreated off Tikonov, only to be destroyed a few months later on [[Algot]] during [[Operation RIPOSTE]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 30 and 89–90</ref>
  
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In the [[4th Succession War]] the unit’s 1st battalion was destroyed in the failed defense of [[Tikonov]] although the other two battalion escaped only to be destroyed later on [[Algot]] during [[4th Succession War#Operations Risposte and Ambush|Operation Riposte]].
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Upon hearing of their old foes' demise, The Crazy Eights indulged in a riotous and debauched 'memorial' which required every military policeman on [[Styk]] to put down.<ref name=SOTCEp2-3/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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*As of [[3025]] the 2nd’s commanding officer was Colonel Syngin Volcane.
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Second Ariana Fusiliers'''
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Syngin Volcane]]||[[3025]]<ref name="HL(TCC)p83"/>
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==Composition==
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
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===3025===
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==Composition History==
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*'''1st Battalion''' ([[Battalion]]/Regular/Questionable)
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=== 2821 ===
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** CO: - Major Fiona King
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'''Second Ariana Fusiliers''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"</ref>
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:- At this point in time the Fusiliers were a medium-weight regiment based on [[Sonnia]], and had been reduced to barely more than a battalion in strength.<ref name="FSWp135"/>
  
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*'''2nd Battalion''' ([[Battalion]]/Regular/Questionable)
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=== 2830 ===
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** CO: Major Edmund Yare
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'''Second Ariana Fusiliers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=2ndSSp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Alrescha]] with an operational readiness of 95 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp95/>
  
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*'''3rd Battalion''' ([[Battalion]]/Regular/Questionable)
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=== 2864 ===
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** CO: Major Samuel Stark
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'''Second Ariana Fusiliers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=2ndSSp95/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Alrescha]] with an operational readiness of 65 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp95/>
  
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The unit has primarily salvaged BattleMechs and other equipment with no primary concentration in any one design.
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===3025===
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'''Second Ariana Fusiliers''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name="HL(TCC)p83"/>
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*CO: Colonel Syngin Volcane<ref name="HL(TCC)p83"/>
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:*First Battalion: [[Major]] [[Fiona King]]
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:*Second Battalion: Major [[Edmund Yare]]
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:*Third Battalion: Major [[Samuel Stark]]
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:- The Fusiliers was largely equipped with salvaged BattleMechs and other equipment with no concentration in any particular design.
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tikonov]].<ref name=HLCCp105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105</ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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The unit is noted to not suffer from the “Bad Luck” attributed to the 1st Ariana Fusiliers.
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The unit is noted to not suffer from the “Bad Luck” attributed to the First Ariana Fusiliers.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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*''[[Warrior: Riposte]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
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*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Spotlight On: The Crazy Eights]]''
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* ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]''
  
  
 
[[Category: Capellan Confederation Commands|Ariana Fusiliers, 2nd]]
 
[[Category: Capellan Confederation Commands|Ariana Fusiliers, 2nd]]

Latest revision as of 23:13, 11 April 2023

Ccaf2ndarianafusiliers.png
Second Ariana Fusiliers
Formed 2799[1]
Disbanded 3028[2]
Affiliation Capellan Confederation
Parent Command Chesterton Reserves

The Second Ariana Fusiliers was a Capellan Confederation BattleMech regiment formed during the First Succession War and thus sometimes considered a newcomer in comparison to many older units that date back to the Star League era. It was the sister unit to the First Ariana Fusiliers.

History[edit]

First Succession War[edit]

The Second Ariana Fusiliers formed in 2799.[1] The Second saw action during the First Succession War on Chesterton where they lost several lances to Davion aerospace fighters in 2812.[1] The Second lost more than two battalions of troops on Chesterton, as did their sister regiment, the First Ariana Fusiliers, levels of casualties that were typical of those CCAF regiments in the initial exchanges as the Confederation tried to reclaim the Chesterton worlds.[3] This led to the Second being consolidated into a single oversized battalion in the aftermath of the campaign.[4] Vincent's Commandos and Cochraine's Goliaths took similarly heavy losses, as did the attached conventional forces.[3]

Second Succession War[edit]

The unit was then devastated and almost reduced to the point of existing only on paper while defending Tikonov in 2832-2833 against House Davion's Ceti Hussars. The regiment's transport was sent to more prestigious frontline units, effectively stranding the remaining Second Ariana Fusiliers on Tikonov and Algol.[1]

Third Succession War[edit]

In 2987 the unit once again defended Tikonov against a Davion invasion. Despite their numerical disadvantage, the Second Ariana Fusiliers survived and were rewarded for their resilient service with salvaged Davion 'Mechs. The regiment was then reorganized into a mobile field force. No longer strictly a defensive formation, the unit was sent on occasional raids into the Capellan March early in the thirty-first century to pave the way for planned future offensives into the region.[1]

In 3008 the Second Ariana Fusiliers were sent to defend New Aragon, which the Capellan Confederation had just recently taken from the Federated Suns. The Davion counterattack (which included elements of the Avalon Hussars, Crucis Lancers and the mercenary Wolf's Dragoons) forced the Liao troops off-planet after heavy fighting.[5]

During the long years of the Third Succession War, the Eighth Company of the Twentieth Avalon Hussars - a.k.a. "The Crazy Eights" - developed a rivalry with the Second Fusiliers' Third Battalion, who the Crazy Eights frequently defeated.[6]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

The unit was destroyed in the Fourth Succession War. During the failed defense of Tikonov, the Second Ariana Fusiliers fought hard against the First Crucis Lancers Regimental Combat Team, dealing heavy damage on the Davion tank and infantry regiments, but themselves lost more than a battalion of 'Mechs, as well as their commander. The remaining Fusiliers retreated off Tikonov, only to be destroyed a few months later on Algot during Operation RIPOSTE.[7]

Upon hearing of their old foes' demise, The Crazy Eights indulged in a riotous and debauched 'memorial' which required every military policeman on Styk to put down.[6]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Second Ariana Fusiliers
Colonel Syngin Volcane 3025[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2821[edit]

Second Ariana Fusiliers (Green/Questionable)[8]

- At this point in time the Fusiliers were a medium-weight regiment based on Sonnia, and had been reduced to barely more than a battalion in strength.[8]

2830[edit]

Second Ariana Fusiliers (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[9]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Alrescha with an operational readiness of 95 percent.[9]

2864[edit]

Second Ariana Fusiliers (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[9]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Alrescha with an operational readiness of 65 percent.[9]

3025[edit]

Second Ariana Fusiliers (Regular/Questionable)[1]

  • CO: Colonel Syngin Volcane[1]
- The Fusiliers was largely equipped with salvaged BattleMechs and other equipment with no concentration in any particular design.
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Tikonov.[10]

Notes[edit]

The unit is noted to not suffer from the “Bad Luck” attributed to the First Ariana Fusiliers.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 83: "2nd Ariana Fusiliers"
  2. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, pp. 89–91
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 First Succession War, p. 97: "Liao's Last Play: The Battle For Chesterton"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 29: "Debacle at Chesterton"
  5. ↑ Wolf's Dragoons, p. 11: Battle of New Aragon
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Spotlight On: The Crazy Eights, pp. 2–3
  7. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, pp. 30 and 89–90
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 First Succession War, p. 135: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Second Succession War, p. 95
  10. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 105

Bibliography[edit]

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