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| Designation = Thirty-fourth Marik Militia | | Designation = Thirty-fourth Marik Militia | ||
| formed = [[2766]]<ref name="FR:2765p10"/>-[[2786]]<ref name="FSWp138"/><br>[[3057]] | | formed = [[2766]]<ref name="FR:2765p10"/>-[[2786]]<ref name="FSWp138"/><br>[[3057]] | ||
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| − | + | The '''Thirty-fourth Marik Militia''' was a [[BattleMech]] regiment in service with the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. | |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
=== First Succession War === | === First Succession War === | ||
| − | The | + | The Thirty-fourth Marik Militia was one of a dozen regiments of the [[Marik Militia]] to be raised in the period between the eruption of the [[Amaris Civil War]] in [[2765]]<ref name="FR:2765p10">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10: "Marik Militia"</ref> and the onset of the [[First Succession War]] in [[2786]],<ref name="FSWp138"/> and when the [[Free Worlds League]] annexed a number of [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds in [[2785]] the Thirty-fourth was assigned as the garrison for [[Denebola]], along with a pair of ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvettes to serve as a naval picket for the system. The relatively light garrison was a result of how heavily deployed the [[Free Worlds League Military]] was - a result of the combined stresses of heavy fighting on the border with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], the ongoing annexation of former Hegemony worlds, and the invasion of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="FSWp29">''First Succession War'', p. 29: "Lyran Commonwealth Gains"</ref> |
The Thirty-fourth took up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[282nd Mechanized Infantry Division]], and were soon sparring with pro-Hegemony guerrillas active on Denebola, losing a company of [[BattleMech]]s to the guerrillas by [[2786]]. The Lyran Commonwealth invaded Denebola in [[2786]], deploying the [[Fourteenth Lyran Guards]] as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers, the [[LCS Odessa|LCS ''Odessa'']] and [[LCS Porrima|LCS ''Porrima'']]. Despite being outgunned, the [[Francisco|FWLS ''Francisco'']] and her sister ship gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the ''Odessa'' to destroy the ''Francisco'' outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the Thirty-fourth to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.<ref name="FSWp29"/> | The Thirty-fourth took up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[282nd Mechanized Infantry Division]], and were soon sparring with pro-Hegemony guerrillas active on Denebola, losing a company of [[BattleMech]]s to the guerrillas by [[2786]]. The Lyran Commonwealth invaded Denebola in [[2786]], deploying the [[Fourteenth Lyran Guards]] as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers, the [[LCS Odessa|LCS ''Odessa'']] and [[LCS Porrima|LCS ''Porrima'']]. Despite being outgunned, the [[Francisco|FWLS ''Francisco'']] and her sister ship gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the ''Odessa'' to destroy the ''Francisco'' outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the Thirty-fourth to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.<ref name="FSWp29"/> | ||
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | As of [[3067]], they were headquartered on [[Amity]].<ref name=FMUp160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160 | + | As of [[3067]], they were headquartered on [[Amity]].<ref name=FMUp160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> The 34th Marik Militia was part of [[Operation Broken Fist]], the defense of the Free Worlds League against invading forces from the Lyran Commonwealth's Skye and Bolan Provinces.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 80</ref> By [[3079]] they had overcome their inexperience and become a stalwart defensive unit. Splitting into two smaller commands, they garrisoned the [[Tamarind District]] worlds [[Epsilon]] and [[Nockatunga]].<ref name=frfwl11>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 11</ref> |
| − | The relentless pace of Lyran assaults on worlds protected by the Thirty-fourth eventually led to disaster. In mid to late [[3079]] the Thirty-fourth was soundly defeated at Epsilon by the [[4th Lyran Regulars]] and [[8th Lyran Regulars]],<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 102</ref> suffering severe losses before they could escape to the friendly system of [[Promised Land]].<ref name="FM:3085p89"/> The 34th would be defeated again on Nockatunga in early September 3079 by the [[4th Alliance Guards]] and was forced to retreat to limit collateral damage.<ref name="J:FRp24+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', | + | The relentless pace of Lyran assaults on worlds protected by the Thirty-fourth eventually led to disaster. In mid- to late [[3079]] the Thirty-fourth was soundly defeated at Epsilon by the [[4th Lyran Regulars]] and [[8th Lyran Regulars]],<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 102</ref> suffering severe losses before they could escape to the friendly system of [[Promised Land]].<ref name="FM:3085p89"/> The 34th would be defeated again on Nockatunga in early September 3079 by the [[4th Alliance Guards]] and was forced to retreat to limit collateral damage.<ref name="J:FRp24+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 24–25: "Lyran Aggressors Press Into League Territory"</ref> Shortly thereafter, the Free Worlds League was disbanded following the final vote of the Free Worlds League Parliament in January 3079.<ref name="J:FRp24">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 24: "Item 2"</ref> This shocking event, coupled with the unit's losses, drove morale to an all-time low. For the next five years, any rumor of a deployment to a front line sparked numerous desertions.<ref name="FM:3085p89">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 89</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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! 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 34th Marik Militia''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 34th Marik Militia''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Colonel]]||[[William Adams ( | + | | [[Colonel]]||[[William Adams (34th Marik Militia)|William Adams]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMFWL69>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 69: "34th Marik Militia Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=FMUp160/> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Colonel||[[Rumi Vyse]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p93>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 93 | + | | Colonel||[[Rumi Vyse]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p93>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 93: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
=== 2786 === | === 2786 === | ||
| − | '''Thirty-fourth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138 | + | '''Thirty-fourth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"</ref> |
:- At this point in time the Thirty-fourth was a medium-weight command and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp138"/> The unit was destroyed during the war. | :- At this point in time the Thirty-fourth was a medium-weight command and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp138"/> The unit was destroyed during the war. | ||
| − | === | + | ===3059–3067=== |
'''Thirty-fourth Marik Militia''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL69/><ref name=FMUp160/> | '''Thirty-fourth Marik Militia''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL69/><ref name=FMUp160/> | ||
* CO/First [[Battalion]]: Colonel William Adams | * CO/First [[Battalion]]: Colonel William Adams | ||
| − | :* XO: [[Force Commander]] Rumi Vyse | + | :* XO: [[Force Commander]] [[Rumi Vyse]] |
| − | * Second Battalion: Force Commander Nicholas Bryce | + | * Second Battalion: Force Commander [[Nicholas Bryce]] |
| − | * Third Battalion: Force Commander David "Dragon" Cotteril | + | * Third Battalion: Force Commander [[David Cotteril|David "Dragon" Cotteril]] |
'''Sixty-seventh Independent Air Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL69/><ref name=FMUp160/> | '''Sixty-seventh Independent Air Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL69/><ref name=FMUp160/> | ||
| − | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Cleophas Galliard | + | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Cleophas Galliard]] |
===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
| − | The assault by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and ongoing raids reduced the Thirty-fourth to about seventy percent of its pre-Jihad strength.<ref name=frfwl11/> | + | '''Thirty-Fourth Marik Militia ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=“frfwlm11“>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 11</ref> |
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Epsilon]] and [[Nockatunga]].<ref name=“frfwlm11“/> The assault by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and ongoing raids reduced the Thirty-fourth to about seventy percent of its pre-Jihad strength.<ref name=frfwl11/> | ||
===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
| − | '''Thirty-fourth Marik Militia''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> | + | '''Thirty-fourth Marik Militia''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> |
* CO: Colonel Rumi Vyse | * CO: Colonel Rumi Vyse | ||
| − | '''Thirty-fourth Militia Aerospace''' (Wing/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> | + | '''Thirty-fourth Militia Aerospace''' (Wing/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> |
| − | * CO: [[Captain]] Myghal Ward | + | * CO: [[Captain]] [[Myghal Ward]] |
| − | '''Twelfth Promised Land Armor Regiment''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> | + | '''Twelfth Promised Land Armor Regiment''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> |
| − | * CO: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Toni Knezevic | + | * CO: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Toni Knezevic]] |
| − | '''Third Promised Land Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> | + | '''Third Promised Land Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> |
| − | * CO: Lieutenant Colonel Radzim Carrara | + | * CO: Lieutenant Colonel [[Radzim Carrara]] |
| − | == | + | ==Notes== |
| − | + | * Special rules for the Thirty-fourth Marik Militia can be found in ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147: "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref> | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]'' |
| + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 17:04, 15 February 2024
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| Thirty-fourth Marik Militia | |
| Formed | 2766[1]-2786[2] 3057 |
| Affiliation | Free Worlds League |
| Parent Command | Marik Militia |
The Thirty-fourth Marik Militia was a BattleMech regiment in service with the Free Worlds League Military.
Contents
History[edit]
First Succession War[edit]
The Thirty-fourth Marik Militia was one of a dozen regiments of the Marik Militia to be raised in the period between the eruption of the Amaris Civil War in 2765[1] and the onset of the First Succession War in 2786,[2] and when the Free Worlds League annexed a number of Terran Hegemony worlds in 2785 the Thirty-fourth was assigned as the garrison for Denebola, along with a pair of Vincent-class corvettes to serve as a naval picket for the system. The relatively light garrison was a result of how heavily deployed the Free Worlds League Military was - a result of the combined stresses of heavy fighting on the border with the Lyran Commonwealth, the ongoing annexation of former Hegemony worlds, and the invasion of the Capellan Confederation.[3]
The Thirty-fourth took up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the Star League Defense Force 282nd Mechanized Infantry Division, and were soon sparring with pro-Hegemony guerrillas active on Denebola, losing a company of BattleMechs to the guerrillas by 2786. The Lyran Commonwealth invaded Denebola in 2786, deploying the Fourteenth Lyran Guards as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of Commonwealth-class light cruisers, the LCS Odessa and LCS Porrima. Despite being outgunned, the FWLS Francisco and her sister ship gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the Odessa to destroy the Francisco outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the Thirty-fourth to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.[3]
At the request of Colonel Hoshi DeWitt, the commanding officer of the Fourteenth, the Odessa and Porrima moved into orbit above Denebola and subjected the Thirty-fourth's base to a two-hour orbital bombardment that destroyed more than half the Marik forces outright. Two companies of mixed armor and infantry forces from the Thirty-fourth went to ground and would spend months engaged in raids and resistance against the Fourteenth Lyran Guards, but the bulk of the survivors from the Thirty-fourth surrendered within two days of the Fourteenth's landing.[3]
Reactivation[edit]
The Thirty-fourth Marik Militia was reactivated in 3057.
Operation GUERRERO[edit]
During Operation GUERRERO, the Thirty-fourth Marik Militia captured Pollux.[4] There they faced off against a militia regiment of infantry and armor.[5]
Operation BULLDOG[edit]
The Thirty-fourth did not participate in Operation BULLDOG.
Jihad[edit]
As of 3067, they were headquartered on Amity.[6] The 34th Marik Militia was part of Operation Broken Fist, the defense of the Free Worlds League against invading forces from the Lyran Commonwealth's Skye and Bolan Provinces.[7] By 3079 they had overcome their inexperience and become a stalwart defensive unit. Splitting into two smaller commands, they garrisoned the Tamarind District worlds Epsilon and Nockatunga.[8]
The relentless pace of Lyran assaults on worlds protected by the Thirty-fourth eventually led to disaster. In mid- to late 3079 the Thirty-fourth was soundly defeated at Epsilon by the 4th Lyran Regulars and 8th Lyran Regulars,[9] suffering severe losses before they could escape to the friendly system of Promised Land.[10] The 34th would be defeated again on Nockatunga in early September 3079 by the 4th Alliance Guards and was forced to retreat to limit collateral damage.[11] Shortly thereafter, the Free Worlds League was disbanded following the final vote of the Free Worlds League Parliament in January 3079.[12] This shocking event, coupled with the unit's losses, drove morale to an all-time low. For the next five years, any rumor of a deployment to a front line sparked numerous desertions.[10]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 34th Marik Militia | |||
| Colonel | William Adams | 3059 - 3067[5][6] | |
| Colonel | Rumi Vyse | 3085[13] | |
Tactics[edit]
The reactivated Thirty-fourth was too new to have any tactical specialties prior to the Jihad.[5]
Composition History[edit]
2786[edit]
Thirty-fourth Marik Militia (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[2]
- - At this point in time the Thirty-fourth was a medium-weight command and was operating at full strength.[2] The unit was destroyed during the war.
3059–3067[edit]
Thirty-fourth Marik Militia (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)[5][6]
- CO/First Battalion: Colonel William Adams
- Second Battalion: Force Commander Nicholas Bryce
- Third Battalion: Force Commander David "Dragon" Cotteril
Sixty-seventh Independent Air Wing (1 Wing/Regular/Reliable)[5][6]
- Wing Commander: Commodore Cleophas Galliard
3079[edit]
Thirty-Fourth Marik Militia (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[14]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Epsilon and Nockatunga.[14] The assault by the Lyran Commonwealth and ongoing raids reduced the Thirty-fourth to about seventy percent of its pre-Jihad strength.[8]
3085[edit]
Thirty-fourth Marik Militia (Regular/Questionable)[13]
- CO: Colonel Rumi Vyse
Thirty-fourth Militia Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Reliable)[13]
- CO: Captain Myghal Ward
Twelfth Promised Land Armor Regiment (Green/Questionable)[13]
Third Promised Land Infantry Brigade (Green/Reliable)[13]
- CO: Lieutenant Colonel Radzim Carrara
Notes[edit]
- Special rules for the Thirty-fourth Marik Militia can be found in First Succession War.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 10: "Marik Militia"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 First Succession War, p. 138: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 First Succession War, p. 29: "Lyran Commonwealth Gains"
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 68
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 69: "34th Marik Militia Unit Profile"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Field Manual: Updates, p. 160: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 80
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 11
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 102
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 89
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, pp. 24–25: "Lyran Aggressors Press Into League Territory"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 24: "Item 2"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 93: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 11
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 147: "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"