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−	| image         = [[File:Ceti Hussars 3rd logo 3062.png]]	+	| image   = [[File:Cetihussars3.png]]
−	| Designation    = Third Ceti Hussars	+	| nickname = Three of Spades
−	| formed         = [[2783]]<ref name="FSWp33"/>	+	| parent formation = [[Ceti Hussars]]
−	| Disbanded      =	+	| formed   = [[2783]]<ref name="FSWp33"/>
−	| Previous Designation =	+	| year    = 3062
−	| Nickname      = Three of Spades	+	| unitname = Third Ceti Hussars
−	| Affiliation    = [[Federated Suns]]
−	| Parent Command = [[Ceti Hussars]]
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	===Formation===		===Formation===
−	Like the [[Second Ceti Hussars]], the Third Ceti Hussars formed from [[Star League Defense Force]] troops who preferred to remain in the [[Inner Sphere]]. The Third was originally formed from members of the SLDF's [[199th Dragoon Regiment]], [[396th Dragoon Regiment]], and [[250th BattleMech Division]].<ref name=FMFS65/><ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind"</ref> The 250th BattleMech Division - originally a part of the SLDF [[LVIII Corps (Star League)|LVIII Corps]] within the [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]]<ref name="TSLp154">''The Star League'', p. 154: "Seventh Army"</ref> - fractured when [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] launched the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]; in addition to the battalion that joined the AFFS as a part of the Ceti Hussars, other elements formed the [[Screaming Eagles]] mercenary command and accepted a contract from the Federated Suns.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 105: "Screaming Eagles"</ref> The 199th Dragoon Regiment and 396th Dragoon Regiments were both elements of the SLDF [[18th Army (Star League)|Eighteenth Army]] by the time elements of the regiments chose to defect to the AFFS in [[2785]]<ref name="FSWp33"/> - the Third Ceti Hussars having been founded in [[2783]], when the first battalion was recruited from the 250th<ref name="FSWp33"/> - but while the 396th had begun the [[Amaris Civil War]] as a part of the Eighteenth Army (serving within [[XLV Corps (Star League)|XLV Corps]])<ref name=SL156>''The Star League'', p. 156: "Eighteenth"</ref> the 199th had originally been a part of [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]] within the [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]],<ref name="FM:SLDFp236">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 236: "LXVII Corps"</ref><ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157: "Twentieth Army"</ref> and had presumably been transferred into the Eighteenth Army at some point during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].	+	Like the [[Second Ceti Hussars]], the Third Ceti Hussars formed from [[Star League Defense Force]] troops who preferred to remain in the [[Inner Sphere]]. The Third was originally formed from members of the SLDF's [[199th Dragoon Regiment]], [[396th Dragoon Regiment]], and [[250th BattleMech Division]].<ref name=FMFS65/><ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33, "Those Left Behind"</ref> The 250th BattleMech Division - originally a part of the SLDF [[LVIII Corps (Star League)|LVIII Corps]] within the [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]]<ref name="TSLp154">''The Star League'', p. 154, "Seventh Army"</ref> - fractured when [[Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] launched the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]; in addition to the battalion that joined the AFFS as a part of the Ceti Hussars, other elements formed the [[Screaming Eagles]] mercenary command and accepted a contract from the Federated Suns.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 105, "Screaming Eagles"</ref> The 199th Dragoon Regiment and 396th Dragoon Regiments were both elements of the SLDF [[18th Army (Star League)|Eighteenth Army]] by the time elements of the regiments chose to defect to the AFFS in [[2785]]<ref name="FSWp33"/> - the Third Ceti Hussars having been founded in [[2783]], when the first battalion was recruited from the 250th<ref name="FSWp33"/> - but while the 396th had begun the [[Amaris Civil War]] as a part of the Eighteenth Army (serving within [[XLV Corps (Star League)|XLV Corps]])<ref name=SL156>''The Star League'', p. 156, "Eighteenth"</ref> the 199th had originally been a part of [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]] within the [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]],<ref name="FM:SLDFp236">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 236, "LXVII Corps"</ref><ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Twentieth Army"</ref> and had presumably been transferred into the Eighteenth Army at some point during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].
	=== Second Succession War ===		=== Second Succession War ===
−	In October [[2829]] the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] and Third Ceti Hussars landed on [[Axton]] as a part of [[Operation RAIN]] - one of two offensives into the Capellan Confederation being conducted simultaneously (the other being [[Operation SUN]]). The defending [[Third Liao Lancers]] fought a handful of minor clashes, despite being heavily outnumbered, before deciding to withdraw rather than be destroyed.<ref name="SSWp28">''Second Succession War'', p. 28: "The Suns-Confederation Front"</ref>	+	In October [[2829]] the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] and Third Ceti Hussars landed on [[Axton]] as a part of [[Operation RAIN]] - one of two offensives into the Capellan Confederation being conducted simultaneously (the other being [[Operation SUN]]). The defending [[Third Liao Lancers]] fought a handful of minor clashes, despite being heavily outnumbered, before deciding to withdraw rather than be destroyed.<ref name="SSWp28">''Second Succession War'', p. 28, "The Suns-Confederation Front"</ref>
−	In [[2838]] the [[Free Worlds League Military]] was struggling under the combination of the [[ComStar]] [[interdiction]] of the [[Free Worlds League]] and Parliament's efforts to choke off funding to the military. Both the [[Capellan Confederation]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] had taken advantage of the League's woes to make military gains, with the [[LCAF]] expanding two major salients into the League with ruthless efficiency. However, in 2838 the [[FWLM forces]] fighting a tenacious defense in the League systems of the former Terran Hegemony found their [[LCAF]] opponents being hampered by expeditions from the [[Draconis Combine]] and Federated Suns, both looking to make gains of their own from the weakened League. [[Castor]] was one of the systems caught up in this - the LCAF had landed the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]] on the planet to destroy the defending FWLM garrison and occupy the world, only to have the Third Ceti Hussars land on the world later to try and claim it for the Federated Suns. Although the LCAF managed to rebuff the Ceti Hussars and finally claim Castor in spring 2839, by the time they had secured the world the interdiction had ended.<ref name="SSWp44">''Second Succession War'', p. 44: "The Four-Front War: Operation COOKIE JAR and the ComStar War (2837-2842)"</ref>	+	In [[2838]] the [[Free Worlds League Military]] was struggling under the combination of the [[ComStar]] [[interdiction]] of the [[Free Worlds League]] and Parliament's efforts to choke off funding to the military. Both the [[Capellan Confederation]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] had taken advantage of the League's woes to make military gains, with the [[LCAF]] expanding two major salients into the League with ruthless efficiency. However, in 2838 the [[FWLM forces]] fighting a tenacious defense in the League systems of the former Terran Hegemony found their [[LCAF]] opponents being hampered by expeditions from the [[Draconis Combine]] and Federated Suns, both looking to make gains of their own from the weakened League. [[Castor]] was one of the systems caught up in this - the LCAF had landed the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]] on the planet to destroy the defending FWLM garrison and occupy the world, only to have the Third Ceti Hussars land on the world later to try and claim it for the Federated Suns. Although the LCAF managed to rebuff the Ceti Hussars and finally claim Castor in spring 2839, by the time they had secured the world the interdiction had ended.<ref name="SSWp44">''Second Succession War'', p. 44, "The Four-Front War: Operation COOKIE JAR and the ComStar War (2837-2842)"</ref>
	=== Third Succession War ===		=== Third Succession War ===
−	As of [[3025]], the Third Hussars were based on [[Immenstadt]] in the [[Capellan March]].<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'' p. 137: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>	+	As of [[3025]], the Third Hussars were based on [[Immenstadt]] in the [[Capellan March]].<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'' p. 137, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
	The Third Ceti Hussars raided [[Weisau]] at some point in the [[Third Succession War]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 58</ref>		The Third Ceti Hussars raided [[Weisau]] at some point in the [[Third Succession War]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 58</ref>
	===Fourth Succession War===		===Fourth Succession War===
−	The Third Ceti Hussars were one of the many regiments to participate in [[Operation THOR]] in August [[3027]], a large-scale military exercise conducted in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] both as a genuine training exercise and as part of clandestine preparations for the impending [[Fourth Succession War]]. The Third were defeated on [[Thorin]] by the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] [[Second Royal Guards]], a defeat that was considered a high point for the [[LCAF]].<ref name="NAISv1p8">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 8: "Operations GALAHAD and THOR"</ref> When the Fourth Succession War began in earnest in [[3028]] the Third Ceti Hussars - like many AFFS and LCAF units - were still in place on a world assigned to them during the training exercises, rather than their homeworld; while the Third's homeworld was [[Immenstadt]], they had remained in place on [[Manapire]], waiting for the war to begin. The Third weren't active participants in the first four waves of the war, however, nor did they participate in [[Operation AMBUSH]].<ref name="NAISv1p11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11: "Operation RAT"</ref>	+	The Third Ceti Hussars were one of the many regiments to participate in [[Operation THOR]] in August [[3027]], a large-scale military exercise conducted in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] both as a genuine training exercise and as part of clandestine preparations for the impending [[Fourth Succession War]]. The Third were defeated on [[Thorin]] by the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] [[Second Royal Guards]], a defeat that was considered a high point for the [[LCAF]].<ref name="NAISv1p8">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 8, "Operations GALAHAD and THOR"</ref> When the Fourth Succession War began in earnest in [[3028]] the Third Ceti Hussars - like many AFFS and LCAF units - were still in place on a world assigned to them during the training exercises, rather than their homeworld; while the Third's homeworld was [[Immenstadt]], they had remained in place on [[Manapire]], waiting for the war to begin. The Third weren't active participants in the first four waves of the war, however, nor did they participate in [[Operation AMBUSH]].<ref name="NAISv1p11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11, "Operation RAT"</ref>
	===War of 3039===		===War of 3039===
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	===Civil War===		===Civil War===
−	As of 3062, the homeworld of the Third Ceti Hussars RCT was [[Manapire]]. During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the Third Hussars didn't participate in [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. In fact they remained out of the Civil War fighting completely. This put them in the perfect place to defend the [[Capellan March]] when it was attacked by [[Taurian Concordat]] forces. Leading a task force that consisted of themselves and the [[Lexington Combat Group]], the Third Ceti Hussars destroyed the [[Red Chasseurs]] and [[2nd Taurian Lancers]] on [[Bromhead]]. They then went on to Midale and forced the [[Concordat Commandos]] to retreat. On [[Lindsay]] they destroyed the [[Pleiades Lancers]], and then relocated to [[Brockway]] where they smashed the [[Hyades Light Infantry]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 127: "3rd Ceti Hussars"</ref> After that the Third continued to hold Brockway for the Federated Suns.<ref name="fmu138">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>	+	As of 3062, the homeworld of the Third Ceti Hussars RCT was [[Manapire]]. During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the Third Hussars didn't participate in [[Operation: Sovereign Justice]]. In fact they remained out of the Civil War fighting completely. This put them in the perfect place to defend the [[Capellan March]] when it was attacked by [[Taurian Concordat]] forces. Leading a task force that consisted of themselves and the [[Lexington Combat Group]], the Third Ceti Hussars destroyed the [[Red Chasseurs]] and [[2nd Taurian Lancers]] on [[Bromhead]]. They then went on to Midale and forced the [[Concordat Commandos]] to retreat. On [[Lindsay]] they destroyed the [[Pleiades Lancers]], and then relocated to [[Brockway]] where they smashed the [[Hyades Light Infantry]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 127, "3rd Ceti Hussars"</ref> After that the Third continued to hold Brockway for the Federated Suns.<ref name="fmu138">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
	===Jihad===		===Jihad===
	The Third was stationed on [[Taygeta]] when the [[CCAF]]'s [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]] landed there in [[3069]]. Consisting of the [[First St. Ives Lancers]], [[Second St. Ives Lancers]], and the [[Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiments, Task Force Light Horse (as the Capellan formation was known) inflicted heavy losses on the Hussars. The Hussars withdrew to [[New Syrtis]], where they hoped to rebuild. However the CCAF sent their two other Task Forces to that system, and the Third was effectively destroyed.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 20</ref> The survivors were routed to [[New Hessen]] to reinforce the Second Ceti Hussars, with the promise that the Third would be rebuilt.<ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 10</ref>		The Third was stationed on [[Taygeta]] when the [[CCAF]]'s [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]] landed there in [[3069]]. Consisting of the [[First St. Ives Lancers]], [[Second St. Ives Lancers]], and the [[Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiments, Task Force Light Horse (as the Capellan formation was known) inflicted heavy losses on the Hussars. The Hussars withdrew to [[New Syrtis]], where they hoped to rebuild. However the CCAF sent their two other Task Forces to that system, and the Third was effectively destroyed.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 20</ref> The survivors were routed to [[New Hessen]] to reinforce the Second Ceti Hussars, with the promise that the Third would be rebuilt.<ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 10</ref>
−	The Third Ceti Hussars were reestablished in orbit around [[Althea's Choice]]. As part of [[Operation MATADOR]] they fought alongside the [[2nd Ceti Hussars]] and destroyed the [[Red Chasseurs]] Second Battalion.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 54</ref> This fighting was bitter, and the Third took heavy losses. Only the fact that most of the survivors were combat veterans saved it from being disbanded again.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 58</ref> In [[3085]] the Third Ceti served as the garrison for [[Amber Grove]].<ref name=FM3085p73/>	+	The Third Ceti Hussars were re-established in orbit around [[Althea's Choice]]. As part of [[Operation MATADOR]] they fought alongside the [[2nd Ceti Hussars]] and destroyed the [[Red Chasseurs]] Second Battalion.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 54</ref> This fighting was bitter, and the Third took heavy losses. Only the fact that most of the survivors were combat veterans saved it from being disbanded again.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 58</ref> In [[3085]] the Third Ceti served as the garrison for [[Amber Grove]].<ref name=FM3085p73/>
	===Dark Age===		===Dark Age===
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	| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Joseph Goff]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HD137/>		| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Joseph Goff]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HD137/>
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−	| [[Hauptmann General]]||[[Kellie Lee-Merrow]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=20Yp21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15: "Federated Commonwealth"</ref> <ref name=FMFS65>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 65: "3rd Ceti Hussars Unit Profile"</ref><ref name="fmu138"/>	+	| [[Hauptmann General]]||[[Kellie Lee-Merrow]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=20Yp21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth"</ref> <ref name=FMFS65>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 65, "3rd Ceti Hussars Unit Profile"</ref><ref name="fmu138"/>
	|-		|-
−	| [[Major General]]||[[Edward Miemi|Edward James Miemi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p73>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 73: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>	+	| [[Major General]]||[[Edward James Miemi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p73>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 73, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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	==Composition History==		==Composition History==
−	=== 2786–2821 ===	+	=== 2786 ===
−	'''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>	+	'''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
−	:- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Cumberland]] and were operating at full-battalion strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>In 2821 the unit was stationed on [[Logandale]] and were operating at just over a battalion in strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>	+	:- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Cumberland]] and were operating at full-battalion strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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		+	=== 2821 ===
		+	'''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134"/>
		+	:- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Logandale]] and were operating at just over a battalion in strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
	=== 2830 ===		=== 2830 ===
−	'''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Regiment/egular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>	+	'''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">'''Second succession War'', p. 94, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
	:- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment and had rebuilt to two battalions in size. The Hussars were stationed on [[Axton]].<ref name="SSWp94"/>		:- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment and had rebuilt to two battalions in size. The Hussars were stationed on [[Axton]].<ref name="SSWp94"/>
	=== 2864 ===		=== 2864 ===
−	'''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"/>	+	'''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
	:- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Clovis]], and had been reduced to less than two companies in size.<ref name="SSWp94"/>		:- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Clovis]], and had been reduced to less than two companies in size.<ref name="SSWp94"/>
	===3025===		===3025===
−	'''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HD137/>	+	'''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HD137/>
−	:* CO: Marshal Joseph Goff<ref name=HD137/>	+	* CO: Marshal Joseph Goff
−	:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Immenstadt]]. <ref name=HD137/>
	===3040===		===3040===
−	'''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p136/>	+	'''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 136</ref>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Manapire]].  <ref name = HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136</ref>
	===3050===		===3050===
−	'''3rd Ceti Hussars RCT ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup21/>	+	'''Third  Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20Yp21/>
−	:* CO: Hauptmann General [[Kellie Lee-Merrow]] <ref name = 20yup21/>	+	: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Manapire]]. <ref name=20Yp21/>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Manapire]]. <ref name = 20yup21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21</ref>	+
−		+	===3054===
−	===3054===	+	'''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=ORp15/>
−	'''3rd Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regiment//Regular/Reliable) <ref name = OpjRp15/>	+	* CO: Hauptmann General Kellie Lee-Merrow
−	:* CO: Hauptmann General Kellie Lee-Merrow <ref name = OpjRp15/>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Manapire]].  <ref name = OpjRp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15</ref>
	===3062===		===3062===
	'''Combat Command Alpha''' (3 [[Regiment]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>		'''Combat Command Alpha''' (3 [[Regiment]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>
−	* CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Roman Do Linh]]	+	* CO: [[Leftenant General]] Roman Do Linh
−	:* Aide: Leftenant General [[Cyrus Guthman]]	+	:* Aide: Leftenant General Cyrus Guthman
	- Split into sub-command units<br>		- Split into sub-command units<br>
	- The largest command field's one Regiment with heavy fire support  '[[Mech]]s<br>		- The largest command field's one Regiment with heavy fire support  '[[Mech]]s<br>
−	- The smaller commands include [[battle armor]] and [[Infantry|mechanized infantry]] groups	+	- The smaller commands include [[Battle Armor]] and [[Infantry|Mechanized Infantry]] groups
	'''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Group''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMFS65/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Group''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMFS65/>
−	* CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] [[Rene Donahue]]	+	* CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] Rene Donahue
	'''Combat Command Bravo''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Unreliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>		'''Combat Command Bravo''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Unreliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>
−	* CO: Major General [[Femi Naeem]]	+	* CO: Major General Femi Naeem
−	:* Aide: Leftenant General [[Brent Jameson]]	+	:* Aide: Leftenant General Brent Jameson
	- A mix of medium 'Mech,- Armor,- Mechanized units		- A mix of medium 'Mech,- Armor,- Mechanized units
	'''Combat Command Charlie''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>		'''Combat Command Charlie''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>
−	* CO: Leftenant General [[Billy Rickgauer]]	+	* CO: Leftenant General Billy Rickgauer
−	:* Aide: [[Colonel]] [[Miriam Olson]]	+	:* Aide: [[Colonel]] Miriam Olson
	- The same unit mix how the Bravo Command		- The same unit mix how the Bravo Command
−	'''Third Ceti Hussars Artillery Group''' (3 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>	+	'''Third Ceti Hussars Artillery Group''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/>
−	* CO: Colonel [[Lucien Lewis-Peron]]	+	* CO: Colonel Lucien Lewis-Peron
−	:* Aide: [[Captain]] [[Diane Shaul]]	+	:* Aide: [[Captain]] Diane Shaul
−	- Equipped with more than one hundred artillery tubes and other missile and air-defense platforms	+	- Equiped with nearly one hundred artillery tubes
	===3067===		===3067===
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	'''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>
−	* CO: Colonel [[Craig Anthony]]	+	* CO: Colonel Craig Anthony
	'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Alpha''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Alpha''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>
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	'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Bravo''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Bravo''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>
−	* CO: Major General [[Eta Bel-Qoun]]	+	* CO: Major General Eta Bel-Qoun
	'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Charlie''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Charlie''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/>
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	'''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
−	* CO: Colonel [[Symeonu Aukes]]	+	* CO: Colonel Symeonu Aukes
	'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Alpha''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Alpha''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
−	* CO: Major General [[Yoav Errol]]	+	* CO: Major General Yoav Errol
	'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Beta''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p73/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Beta''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
−	* CO: Leftenant General [[Idra Oirschotten]]	+	* CO: Leftenant General Idra Oirschotten
	'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Charlie''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>		'''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Charlie''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
−	* CO: Leftenant General [[Herodin Grosse]]	+	* CO: Leftenant General Herodin Grosse
		+
		+	==Notes==
	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
−	Camodavioncetihussars.png|[[Partisan]] tank in 3rd Ceti Hussars colors	+	Image:CetiHussars.jpg|[[Partisan]] tank in 3rd Ceti Hussars colors
	</gallery>		</gallery>
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
−	{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
	* ''[[20 Year Update]]''		* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
	* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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	* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
	* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''		* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
−	* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''	+	* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
	* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''		* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
	* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''		* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
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{{infoBoxStateUnit | image = [[File:Cetihussars3.png]] | nickname = Three of Spades | parent formation = [[Ceti Hussars]] | formed = [[2783]]<ref name="FSWp33"/> | year = 3062 | unitname = Third Ceti Hussars }} ==History== The '''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' were part of the Ceti Hussars brigade, formed with the purpose of conducting short raids. {{cn}} ===Formation=== Like the [[Second Ceti Hussars]], the Third Ceti Hussars formed from [[Star League Defense Force]] troops who preferred to remain in the [[Inner Sphere]]. The Third was originally formed from members of the SLDF's [[199th Dragoon Regiment]], [[396th Dragoon Regiment]], and [[250th BattleMech Division]].<ref name=FMFS65/><ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33, "Those Left Behind"</ref> The 250th BattleMech Division - originally a part of the SLDF [[LVIII Corps (Star League)|LVIII Corps]] within the [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]]<ref name="TSLp154">''The Star League'', p. 154, "Seventh Army"</ref> - fractured when [[Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] launched the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]; in addition to the battalion that joined the AFFS as a part of the Ceti Hussars, other elements formed the [[Screaming Eagles]] mercenary command and accepted a contract from the Federated Suns.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 105, "Screaming Eagles"</ref> The 199th Dragoon Regiment and 396th Dragoon Regiments were both elements of the SLDF [[18th Army (Star League)|Eighteenth Army]] by the time elements of the regiments chose to defect to the AFFS in [[2785]]<ref name="FSWp33"/> - the Third Ceti Hussars having been founded in [[2783]], when the first battalion was recruited from the 250th<ref name="FSWp33"/> - but while the 396th had begun the [[Amaris Civil War]] as a part of the Eighteenth Army (serving within [[XLV Corps (Star League)|XLV Corps]])<ref name=SL156>''The Star League'', p. 156, "Eighteenth"</ref> the 199th had originally been a part of [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]] within the [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]],<ref name="FM:SLDFp236">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 236, "LXVII Corps"</ref><ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Twentieth Army"</ref> and had presumably been transferred into the Eighteenth Army at some point during the [[Hegemony Campaign]]. === Second Succession War === In October [[2829]] the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] and Third Ceti Hussars landed on [[Axton]] as a part of [[Operation RAIN]] - one of two offensives into the Capellan Confederation being conducted simultaneously (the other being [[Operation SUN]]). The defending [[Third Liao Lancers]] fought a handful of minor clashes, despite being heavily outnumbered, before deciding to withdraw rather than be destroyed.<ref name="SSWp28">''Second Succession War'', p. 28, "The Suns-Confederation Front"</ref> In [[2838]] the [[Free Worlds League Military]] was struggling under the combination of the [[ComStar]] [[interdiction]] of the [[Free Worlds League]] and Parliament's efforts to choke off funding to the military. Both the [[Capellan Confederation]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] had taken advantage of the League's woes to make military gains, with the [[LCAF]] expanding two major salients into the League with ruthless efficiency. However, in 2838 the [[FWLM forces]] fighting a tenacious defense in the League systems of the former Terran Hegemony found their [[LCAF]] opponents being hampered by expeditions from the [[Draconis Combine]] and Federated Suns, both looking to make gains of their own from the weakened League. [[Castor]] was one of the systems caught up in this - the LCAF had landed the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]] on the planet to destroy the defending FWLM garrison and occupy the world, only to have the Third Ceti Hussars land on the world later to try and claim it for the Federated Suns. Although the LCAF managed to rebuff the Ceti Hussars and finally claim Castor in spring 2839, by the time they had secured the world the interdiction had ended.<ref name="SSWp44">''Second Succession War'', p. 44, "The Four-Front War: Operation COOKIE JAR and the ComStar War (2837-2842)"</ref> === Third Succession War === As of [[3025]], the Third Hussars were based on [[Immenstadt]] in the [[Capellan March]].<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'' p. 137, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref> The Third Ceti Hussars raided [[Weisau]] at some point in the [[Third Succession War]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 58</ref> ===Fourth Succession War=== The Third Ceti Hussars were one of the many regiments to participate in [[Operation THOR]] in August [[3027]], a large-scale military exercise conducted in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] both as a genuine training exercise and as part of clandestine preparations for the impending [[Fourth Succession War]]. The Third were defeated on [[Thorin]] by the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] [[Second Royal Guards]], a defeat that was considered a high point for the [[LCAF]].<ref name="NAISv1p8">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 8, "Operations GALAHAD and THOR"</ref> When the Fourth Succession War began in earnest in [[3028]] the Third Ceti Hussars - like many AFFS and LCAF units - were still in place on a world assigned to them during the training exercises, rather than their homeworld; while the Third's homeworld was [[Immenstadt]], they had remained in place on [[Manapire]], waiting for the war to begin. The Third weren't active participants in the first four waves of the war, however, nor did they participate in [[Operation AMBUSH]].<ref name="NAISv1p11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11, "Operation RAT"</ref> ===War of 3039=== Elements of the Third faced the [[4th Ghost Regiment]] on [[Rochester]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 140</ref> ===Clan Invasion=== {{Sectionstub}} ===Operation Guerrero=== {{Sectionstub}} ===Operation Bulldog=== {{Sectionstub}} ===Civil War=== As of 3062, the homeworld of the Third Ceti Hussars RCT was [[Manapire]]. During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the Third Hussars didn't participate in [[Operation: Sovereign Justice]]. In fact they remained out of the Civil War fighting completely. This put them in the perfect place to defend the [[Capellan March]] when it was attacked by [[Taurian Concordat]] forces. Leading a task force that consisted of themselves and the [[Lexington Combat Group]], the Third Ceti Hussars destroyed the [[Red Chasseurs]] and [[2nd Taurian Lancers]] on [[Bromhead]]. They then went on to Midale and forced the [[Concordat Commandos]] to retreat. On [[Lindsay]] they destroyed the [[Pleiades Lancers]], and then relocated to [[Brockway]] where they smashed the [[Hyades Light Infantry]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 127, "3rd Ceti Hussars"</ref> After that the Third continued to hold Brockway for the Federated Suns.<ref name="fmu138">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> ===Jihad=== The Third was stationed on [[Taygeta]] when the [[CCAF]]'s [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]] landed there in [[3069]]. Consisting of the [[First St. Ives Lancers]], [[Second St. Ives Lancers]], and the [[Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiments, Task Force Light Horse (as the Capellan formation was known) inflicted heavy losses on the Hussars. The Hussars withdrew to [[New Syrtis]], where they hoped to rebuild. However the CCAF sent their two other Task Forces to that system, and the Third was effectively destroyed.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 20</ref> The survivors were routed to [[New Hessen]] to reinforce the Second Ceti Hussars, with the promise that the Third would be rebuilt.<ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 10</ref> The Third Ceti Hussars were re-established in orbit around [[Althea's Choice]]. As part of [[Operation MATADOR]] they fought alongside the [[2nd Ceti Hussars]] and destroyed the [[Red Chasseurs]] Second Battalion.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 54</ref> This fighting was bitter, and the Third took heavy losses. Only the fact that most of the survivors were combat veterans saved it from being disbanded again.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 58</ref> In [[3085]] the Third Ceti served as the garrison for [[Amber Grove]].<ref name=FM3085p73/> ===Dark Age=== The Third Ceti Hussars took [[Yuris]] from the Capellan Confederation in the [[Victoria War]]. In November they reinforced the AFFS troops on [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]], teaming up with the [[Syrtis Avengers]] to prevent [[Warrior House Kamata]] from rallying the [[CCAF]] defenders.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 53</ref> The Third was on [[Deshler]] when ''[[Ryuken-go]]'' arrived and wiped them out.<ref>''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'', pp. 61, 75</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Ceti Hussars''' |- | [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Joseph Goff]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HD137/> |- | [[Hauptmann General]]||[[Kellie Lee-Merrow]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=20Yp21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth"</ref> <ref name=FMFS65>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 65, "3rd Ceti Hussars Unit Profile"</ref><ref name="fmu138"/> |- | [[Major General]]||[[Edward James Miemi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p73>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 73, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |} ==Tactics== The entire RCT breaks into smaller subunits at battalion level and above with the goal to give an enemy too many targets and overwhelm him with sheer numbers.<ref name=FMFS65/> ==Composition History== === 2786 === '''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref> :- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Cumberland]] and were operating at full-battalion strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> === 2821 === '''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134"/> :- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Logandale]] and were operating at just over a battalion in strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> === 2830 === '''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">'''Second succession War'', p. 94, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref> :- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment and had rebuilt to two battalions in size. The Hussars were stationed on [[Axton]].<ref name="SSWp94"/> === 2864 === '''Third Ceti Hussars''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"/> :- At this point in time the Hussars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Clovis]], and had been reduced to less than two companies in size.<ref name="SSWp94"/> ===3025=== '''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HD137/> * CO: Marshal Joseph Goff ===3040=== '''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 136</ref> ===3050=== '''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20Yp21/> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Manapire]]. <ref name=20Yp21/> ===3054=== '''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=ORp15/> * CO: Hauptmann General Kellie Lee-Merrow ===3062=== '''Combat Command Alpha''' (3 [[Regiment]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/> * CO: [[Leftenant General]] Roman Do Linh :* Aide: Leftenant General Cyrus Guthman - Split into sub-command units<br> - The largest command field's one Regiment with heavy fire support '[[Mech]]s<br> - The smaller commands include [[Battle Armor]] and [[Infantry|Mechanized Infantry]] groups '''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Group''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMFS65/> * CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] Rene Donahue '''Combat Command Bravo''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Unreliable)<ref name=FMFS65/> * CO: Major General Femi Naeem :* Aide: Leftenant General Brent Jameson - A mix of medium 'Mech,- Armor,- Mechanized units '''Combat Command Charlie''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/> * CO: Leftenant General Billy Rickgauer :* Aide: [[Colonel]] Miriam Olson - The same unit mix how the Bravo Command '''Third Ceti Hussars Artillery Group''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS65/> * CO: Colonel Lucien Lewis-Peron :* Aide: [[Captain]] Diane Shaul - Equiped with nearly one hundred artillery tubes ===3067=== '''Third Ceti Hussars RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/> * CO: General Kellie Lee-Merrow '''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/> * CO: Colonel Craig Anthony '''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Alpha''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/> * CO: Major General Roman Do Linh '''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Bravo''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/> * CO: Major General Eta Bel-Qoun '''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Charlie''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="fmu138"/> * CO: Major General Billy Rickgauer ===3085=== '''Third Ceti Hussars LCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/> * CO: Major General Edward James Miemi '''Third Ceti Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/> * CO: Colonel Symeonu Aukes '''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Alpha''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/> * CO: Major General Yoav Errol '''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Beta''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p73/> * CO: Leftenant General Idra Oirschotten '''Third Ceti Hussars Combat Command Charlie''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/> * CO: Leftenant General Herodin Grosse ==Notes== ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:CetiHussars.jpg|[[Partisan]] tank in 3rd Ceti Hussars colors </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' * ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' [[Category: Federated Suns Commands|Ceti Hussars, 03rd]]

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