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Line 26: ===Succession Wars=== ===Succession Wars=== − The Fifth, like other Fusiliers, has become very loyal to the Hasek family. The Fifth fought with valor staving off many raids and conducting their own through this era.<ref name=FMFS105/> In [[2974]], the Fifth raided [[Spica]] and inflicted heavy losses on the militia.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 14</ref> + The Fifth, like other Fusiliers, has become very loyal to the Hasek family. The Fifth fought with valor staving off many raids and conducting their own through this era.<ref name=FMFS105/> In [[2974]] the Fifth raided [[Spica]] and inflicted heavy losses on the militia.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 14</ref> − However, the unit became fanatically loyal to Duke [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] during his reign ([[3013]]–[[3029]]).<ref name=FMFS105/> + However, the unit became fanatically loyal to Duke [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] during his reign ([[3013]]-[[3029]]).<ref name=FMFS105/> − During the [[Fourth Succession War]], Michael Hasek-Davion was murdered on Sian. After his death the unit's loyalty to the Federated Suns came under question. It was secretly decided to make an example of the unit, as a warning to others loyal to [[Michael Hasek-Davion]].<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 133–134: "Hanse Davion announced to his general staff that chose to destroy the Fifth as example to others who would turn their loyalties against him and the FedSuns"</ref> + During the [[Fourth Succession War|Fourth Succession War]], Michael Hasek-Davion was murdered on Sian. After his death the unit's loyalty to the Federated Suns came under question. It was secretly decided to make an example of the unit, as a warning to others loyal to [[Michael Hasek-Davion]].<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 133–134: "Hanse Davion announced to his general staff that chose to destroy the Fifth as example to others who would turn their loyalties against him and the FedSuns"</ref> Both regiments of the Crater Cobras were assigned to take [[Sarna]] by the Capellan Operations Command (COC), the senior military Headquarters in the [[Capellan March]]; the lead formation in the attack on Sarna was the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] [[RCT]], supported by both of the Crater Cobras regiments, the [[Second Screaming Eagles]] and fifteen conventional regiments. The capture of Sarna was intended to serve several purposes; the COC were keen to impress [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] with their initiative, due to their perception of the Prince being largely unimpressed by the COC up to that point in the war; Sarna was also believed to be ideally located to act as a logistics center and jumping-off point for future invasion waves.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 44–51: "Sarna"</ref> Both regiments of the Crater Cobras were assigned to take [[Sarna]] by the Capellan Operations Command (COC), the senior military Headquarters in the [[Capellan March]]; the lead formation in the attack on Sarna was the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] [[RCT]], supported by both of the Crater Cobras regiments, the [[Second Screaming Eagles]] and fifteen conventional regiments. The capture of Sarna was intended to serve several purposes; the COC were keen to impress [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] with their initiative, due to their perception of the Prince being largely unimpressed by the COC up to that point in the war; Sarna was also believed to be ideally located to act as a logistics center and jumping-off point for future invasion waves.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 44–51: "Sarna"</ref> Line 36:
Line 36: Unfortunately for the Federated Suns forces, their information on the military defenses on Sarna was six months out of date. Sarna was a tricky target to begin with; although Operation RAT was proving to be a great success, Sarna was still three jumps from the front lines, and would require the invasion forces to stop and recharge twice in barren systems. Sarna also held little military value beyond being the administrative capital of the [[Sarna Commonality]], and the COC didn't count on the rash actions of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, who were angry over being left out of the earlier stages of Operation RAT and who were increasingly obsessed with exacting vengeance on the [[Capellan Confederation]] for the execution of [[Duke]] [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] by [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]] earlier in the war.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> Unfortunately for the Federated Suns forces, their information on the military defenses on Sarna was six months out of date. Sarna was a tricky target to begin with; although Operation RAT was proving to be a great success, Sarna was still three jumps from the front lines, and would require the invasion forces to stop and recharge twice in barren systems. Sarna also held little military value beyond being the administrative capital of the [[Sarna Commonality]], and the COC didn't count on the rash actions of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, who were angry over being left out of the earlier stages of Operation RAT and who were increasingly obsessed with exacting vengeance on the [[Capellan Confederation]] for the execution of [[Duke]] [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] by [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]] earlier in the war.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> − Sarna had diminished in importance during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] as its industry and population dwindled, and at the time of the invasion, the population numbered a mere two billion, compared to the nine billion residents at the height of the [[Star League era]]. The Cobras and the other elements of the invasion forces based their initial drop zones on the information available, which indicated that only two of the five continents on Sarna - Jacarlos and Canoshal - were of any military importance, due largely to the bulk of Sarna's remaining industries being located on those two continents. At the time of the invasion the weather on both continents was hot and humid, and the marshes on Jacarlos had become pits occupied by predatory reptiles and hungry insects. The Cobras were assigned two drop zones, codenamed "Nova" and "Supernova"; Nova was a drop zone on Canoshal, near Nito City and a major communications area, while Supernova was close to the eastern coastal mountains on Jacarlos close to Canoshal. The Supernova drop zone was intended to place the Cobras south of the city of Catalonia and near Svoboda, an industrial center. The Screaming Eagles were assigned a drop zone named "Blackhole" near the city of Backtal, north of Nova on Canoshal, while the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers were assigned their requested target - Drop Zone "Pulsar", close to Sarna, the planetary capital city.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> + Sarna had diminished in importance during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] as its industry and population dwindled, and at the time of the invasion, the population numbered a mere two billion, compared to the nine billion residents at the height of the [[Star League era]]. The Cobras and the other elements of the invasion forces based their initial drop zones on the information available, which indicated that only two of the five continents on Sarna - Jacarlos and Canoshal - were of any military importance, due largely to the bulk of Sarna's remaining industries being located on those two continents. At the time of the invasion the weather on both continents was hot and humid, and the mashes on Jacarlos had become pits occupied by predatory reptiles and hungry insects. The Cobras were assigned two drop zones, codenamed "Nova" and "Supernova"; Nova was a drop zone on Canoshal, near Nito City and a major communications area, while Supernova was close to the eastern coastal mountains on Jacarlos close to Canoshal. The Supernova drop zone was intended to place the Cobras south of the city of Catalonia and near Svoboda, an industrial center. The Screaming Eagles were assigned a drop zone named "Blackhole" near the city of Backtal, north of Nova on Canoshal, while the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers were assigned their requested target - Drop Zone "Pulsar", close to Sarna, the planetary capital city.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> − The attack on Sarna began inauspiciously when the ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]] [[Nigel (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|FSS ''Nigel'']] suffered a jump drive failure in the second barren system the invasion force were navigating en route to Sarna. The [[DropShip]]s transported by the ''Nigel'' had to be reassigned to other JumpShips, and engineers from other vessels transferred to the ''Nigel'' to help with repairs. The invasion force pressed on towards Sarna, leaving the ''Nigel'' behind to catch up later, and didn't learn until months later that the ''Nigel'' was lost in an explosion that killed all those still aboard her.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> + The attack on Sarna began inauspiciously when the ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]] [[Nigel|FSS ''Nigel'']] suffered a jump drive failure in the second barren system the invasion force were navigating en route to Sarna. The [[DropShip]]s transported by the ''Nigel'' had to be reassigned to other JumpShips, and engineers from other vessels transferred to the ''Nigel'' to help with repairs. The invasion force pressed on towards Sarna, leaving the ''Nigel'' behind to catch up later, and didn't learn until months later that the ''Nigel'' was lost in an explosion that killed all those still aboard her.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> − After arriving in the Sarna system, the aggressive behavior of General [[Gordon Hartstone]], the combat commander of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, combined with a lack of military intelligence about the garrison on the planet cost the invading Federated Suns forces dearly. Hartstone had his DropShips accelerate towards Sarna at high speed, faster than the DropShips transporting the other forces, intent on arriving two days early and thereby giving his Fusiliers the chance to make their mark in the invasion. What the invasion forces were unaware of was that all four regiments of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] were on Sarna, and the Fusiliers dropped in their midst. The initial landing zone was intended to be just north of the Gray River, but the proposed landing site proved untenable due to heavy mud and floodwater left over from local flooding, forcing the Fusiliers' DropShips to ground on higher ground to the northwest. As the Fusiliers deployed, the empty DropShips in orbit detected more than a hundred [[aerospace fighter]]s converging on the Fusiliers position, forcing the DropShips in orbit to land on Sarna after destroying the defending AFFS aerospace fighters. The Capellan fighters then began an intense strafing and bombing campaign, savaging the Fusiliers attached aerospace wing and ground forces. The Second and Third Battalions of the Fusiliers were subjected to intense fighter attack with heavy casualties, while the First Battalion was harassed by fast-moving [[Savannah Master]] hovercraft. Even with supporting fire from the grounded DropShips, the Fusiliers losses were catastrophic; after shattering the three 'Mech battalions with aerospace forces and ambushes and leaving just a company of Fusilier 'Mechs fleeing into deep forest under the cover of forest fires behind them, the Big Mac used their aerospace fighters to destroy the bulk of the Fusiliers ten supporting regiments, with just two regiments surviving. Ten of the twenty DropShips that transported the conventional forces to Sarna were destroyed; the crews of six of the destroyed DropShips, the [[Calona|FSS ''Calona'']], [[Deborah (Individual DropShip)|FSS ''Deborah'']], [[Hasek (Individual DropShip)|FSS ''Hasek'']], [[Haversham (Individual DropShip)|FSS ''Haversham'']], [[Minos|FSS ''Minos'']], and [[Parker (Individual DropShip)|FSS ''Parker'']], could have survived if they had abandoned the Fusiliers, but instead chose to fight until destroyed.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/><ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 115, 121: "1st Battalion gets ambushed in swamps by the Cavalry's [[Savannah Master|Savannah Masters]]"</ref><ref name=FMFS105/> + After arriving in the Sarna system, the aggressive behavior of General [[Gordon Hartstone]], the combat commander of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, combined with a lack of military intelligence about the garrison on the planet cost the invading Federated Suns forces dearly. Hartstone had his DropShips accelerate towards Sarna at high speed, faster than the DropShips transporting the other forces, intent on arriving two days early and thereby giving his Fusiliers the chance to make their mark in the invasion. What the invasion forces were unaware of was that all four regiments of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] were on Sarna, and the Fusiliers dropped in their midst. The initial landing zone was intended to be just north of the Gray River, but the proposed landing site proved untenable due to heavy mud and floodwater left over from local flooding, forcing the Fusiliers' DropShips to ground on higher ground to the northwest. As the Fusiliers deployed, the empty DropShips in orbit detected more than a hundred [[aerospace fighter]]s converging on the Fusiliers position, forcing the DropShips in orbit to land on Sarna after destroying the defending AFFS aerospace fighters. The Capellan fighters then began an intense strafing and bombing campaign, savaging the Fusiliers attached aerospace wing and ground forces. The Second and Third Battalions of the Fusiliers were subjected to intense fighter attack with heavy casualties, while the First Battalion was harassed by fast-moving [[Savannah Master]] hovercraft. Even with supporting fire from the grounded DropShips, the Fusiliers losses were catastrophic; after shattering the three 'Mech battalions with aerospace forces and ambushes and leaving just a company of Fusilier 'Mechs fleeing into deep forest under the cover of forest fires behind them, the Big Mac used their aerospace fighters to destroy the bulk of the Fusiliers ten supporting regiments, with just two regiments surviving. Ten of the twenty DropShips that transported the conventional forces to Sarna were destroyed; the crews of six of the destroyed DropShips, the [[Calona|FSS ''Calona'']], [[Deborah|FSS ''Deborah'']], [[Hasek (Individual DropShip)|FSS ''Hasek'']], [[Haversham|FSS ''Haversham'']], [[Minos|FSS ''Minos'']] and [[Parker|FSS ''Parker'']], could have survived if they had abandoned the Fusiliers, but instead chose to fight until destroyed.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/><ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 115, 121: "1st Battalion gets ambushed in swamps by the Cavalry's [[Savannah Master|Savannah Masters]]"</ref><ref name=FMFS105/> − In [[3042]], the Fifth raided the [[Suzano]] system, held by the [[Free Worlds League]]. The Fusiliers fought the [[First Free Worlds Legionnaires]], who had only been operational for six months. Despite the Fusiliers outnumbering the Legionnaires, they never controlled the conflict and the Legionnaires drove them from the world.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 36</ref> + In [[3042]] the Fifth raided the [[Suzano]] system, held by the [[Free Worlds League]]. The Fusiliers fought the [[1st Free Worlds Legionnaires]], who had only been operational for six months. Despite the Fusiliers outnumbering the Legionnaires, they never controlled the conflict and the Legionnaires drove them from the world.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 36</ref> ===FedCom Civil War=== ===FedCom Civil War=== Line 48:
Line 48: ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== − During the [[Jihad]] the Fifth took massive losses during [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] and [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]]. They invaded [[Ares (system)|Ares]] as part of Sovereign Justice and fought the [[Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiment. Between the Fourth McCarron and a surprise assault by the [[Blackwind Lancers]], the Fifth was almost completely destroyed.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 224</ref> By the end of the [[Jihad]], barely a battalion of 'Mechs were left and the supporting regiments were in similar shape. The High Command redesignated the Syrtis Fusiliers units as [[Light Combat Team]]s for the foreseeable future. This redesignation meant that the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers are close to full strength. The reclassification also allows the High Command to produce defensive units that are not likely to start new conflicts before the [[AFFS]] has recovered from the previous one. They recently received a company's worth of [[Hauberk]] battle armor suits.<ref name="fra15">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 15</ref> + During the [[Jihad]] the Fifth took massive losses during [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] and [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]]. They invaded [[Ares (planet)|Ares]] as part of Sovereign Justice and fought the [[Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiment. Between the Fourth McCarron and a surprise assault by the [[Blackwind Lancers]], the Fifth was almost completely destroyed.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 224</ref> By the end of the [[Jihad]], barely a battalion of 'Mechs were left and the supporting regiments were in similar shape. The High Command redesignated the Syrtis Fusiliers units as [[Light Combat Team]]s for the foreseeable future. This redesignation meant that the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers are close to full strength. The reclassification also allows the High Command to produce defensive units that are not likely to start new conflicts before the [[AFFS]] has recovered from the previous one. They recently received a company's worth of [[Hauberk]] battle armor suits.<ref name="fra15">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 15</ref> ===Dark Age=== ===Dark Age=== Line 74:
Line 74: | General||[[Fortino Agassi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p69>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 69: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | General||[[Fortino Agassi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p69>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 69: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |- |- − | [[Major General]]||[[Jock Sergeant]]||-[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p78">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 78</ref>+ | [[Brevet Leftenant General]]||[[Jara Dahar]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p89">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 89: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> − |- − | [[Brevet Leftenant General]]||[[Jara Dahar]]||[[3145]]-<ref name="FM:3145p89">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 89: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> |- |- |} |} Line 110:
Line 108: '''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HD136/> '''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HD136/> :* CO: Marshal Tamara Hasek<ref name=HD136/> :* CO: Marshal Tamara Hasek<ref name=HD136/> − :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kittery]].<ref name=HD136/> The 'Mech regiment contains heavy-weight designs.<ref name=HD139>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 139</ref> + :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kittery]].<ref name=HD136/> The Mech regiment contains heavyweight designs. <ref name=HD139>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 139 </ref> ===3040=== ===3040=== Line 128:
Line 126: ===3062=== ===3062=== '''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> '''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> − * CO: [[Colonel]] [[Serena Thompson-Hasek]] + * CO: [[Colonel]] Serena Thompson-Hasek − :* Aide: [[Major]] [[Fortino Agassi]] + :* Aide: [[Major]] Fortino Agassi − :* AeroSpace CO: [[Rear Admiral]] [[Lew Froelich]] : Note: supported by four aerospace fighter [[wing]]s : Note: supported by four aerospace fighter [[wing]]s :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor [[Brigade]]''' (2 Regiments/Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS105/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor [[Brigade]]''' (2 Regiments/Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS105/> − :* CO: Major General [[Jing-Quo Lucifer]] + :* CO: Major General Jing-Quo Lucifer − :* Aide: Major [[Sarah-Brynn Smith]] + :* Aide: Major Sarah-Brynn Smith − :* 65th [[New Syrtis]] Armored Regiment - Colonel [[Caanan Doyle]] + :* 6Fifth [[New Syrtis]] Armored Regiment - Colonel: Caanan Doyle − :* 3rd [[Jaipur]] Armored Regiment - Colonel [[Theresa McGinty]] + :* 3rd [[Jaipur]] Armored Regiment - Colonel: Theresa McGinty − :* 2933rd Federation Artillery [[Battalion]] - Major [[Bobby Tapp]] + :* 2933rd Federation Artillery [[Battalion]] - Major: Bobby Tapp : Note: Equipped with some missile platforms : Note: Equipped with some missile platforms :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> − :* CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Ho Tingh]] + :* CO: [[Leftenant General]] Ho Tingh − :* Aide: Major [[Al Pressman]] + :* Aide: Major Al Pressman − :* 584th Syrtis Infantry Regiment - Colonel [[Beria Nikolayivich]] + :* 584th Syrtis Infantry Regiment - Colonel Beria Nikolayivich − :* 20th [[Hobbs]] Mechanized Infantry - Leftenant Colonel [[Eustachia Tobin]] + :* 20th [[Hobbs]] Mechanized Infantry - Colonel Eustachia Tobin − :* 6th [[Talon (BattleMech)|Talon]] Mechanized Regiment - Colonel [[Sherry Bork]] + :* 6th [[Talon (BattleMech)|Talon]] Mechanized Regiment - Colonel Sherry Bork − :* Royal [[Deifenbaker]] Mounted Rifles - Colonel [[Benton Frasier]] + :* Royal [[Deifenbaker]] Mounted Rifles - Colonel Benton Frasier − :* 245th Syrtis Jump Regiment - Colonel [[Terrence LaCasse]] + :* 245th Syrtis Jump Regiment - Colonel: Terrence LaCasse : Note: Each Regiment with artillery spotters : Note: Each Regiment with artillery spotters Line 156:
Line 153: :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp138/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp138/> − :* CO: Leftenant General [[Raheem Idzikowski]] + :* CO: Leftenant General Raheem Idzikowski :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp138/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp138/> − :* CO: Major General [[Francesca Ziyal]] + :* CO: Major General Francesca Ziyal :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMUp138/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMUp138/> − :* CO: Major General [[Dorf Coburn]] + :* CO: Major General Dorf Coburn ===3079=== ===3079=== Line 173:
Line 170: :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> − :* CO: [[Rear Admiral]] [[Axel Müller]] + :* CO: [[Rear Admiral]] Axel Müller :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> − :* CO: Major General [[Lara Morozov]] + :* CO: Major General Lara Morozov :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> − :* CO: Major General [[Cecelia Barsby]] + :* CO: Major General Cecelia Barsby ===3145=== ===3145=== Line 186:
Line 183: :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> − :* CO: [[Commodore]] [[Lionel Underwood]] + :* CO: [[Commodore]] Lionel Underwood :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> − :* CO: Leftenant General [[Carroll Butler]] + :* CO: Leftenant General Carroll Butler :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> − :* CO: Leftenant General [[Freda Nash]] + :* CO: Leftenant General Freda Nash ==Gallery== ==Gallery==
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| − | The Fifth, like other Fusiliers, has become very loyal to the Hasek family. The Fifth fought with valor staving off many raids and conducting their own through this era.<ref name=FMFS105/> In [[2974]] | + | The Fifth, like other Fusiliers, has become very loyal to the Hasek family. The Fifth fought with valor staving off many raids and conducting their own through this era.<ref name=FMFS105/> In [[2974]] the Fifth raided [[Spica]] and inflicted heavy losses on the militia.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 14</ref> |
| − | However, the unit became fanatically loyal to Duke [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] during his reign ([[3013]] | + | However, the unit became fanatically loyal to Duke [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] during his reign ([[3013]]-[[3029]]).<ref name=FMFS105/> |
| − | During the [[Fourth Succession War]], Michael Hasek-Davion was murdered on Sian. After his death the unit's loyalty to the Federated Suns came under question. It was secretly decided to make an example of the unit, as a warning to others loyal to [[Michael Hasek-Davion]].<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 133–134: "Hanse Davion announced to his general staff that chose to destroy the Fifth as example to others who would turn their loyalties against him and the FedSuns"</ref> | + | During the [[Fourth Succession War|Fourth Succession War]], Michael Hasek-Davion was murdered on Sian. After his death the unit's loyalty to the Federated Suns came under question. It was secretly decided to make an example of the unit, as a warning to others loyal to [[Michael Hasek-Davion]].<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 133–134: "Hanse Davion announced to his general staff that chose to destroy the Fifth as example to others who would turn their loyalties against him and the FedSuns"</ref> |
Both regiments of the Crater Cobras were assigned to take [[Sarna]] by the Capellan Operations Command (COC), the senior military Headquarters in the [[Capellan March]]; the lead formation in the attack on Sarna was the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] [[RCT]], supported by both of the Crater Cobras regiments, the [[Second Screaming Eagles]] and fifteen conventional regiments. The capture of Sarna was intended to serve several purposes; the COC were keen to impress [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] with their initiative, due to their perception of the Prince being largely unimpressed by the COC up to that point in the war; Sarna was also believed to be ideally located to act as a logistics center and jumping-off point for future invasion waves.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 44–51: "Sarna"</ref> | Both regiments of the Crater Cobras were assigned to take [[Sarna]] by the Capellan Operations Command (COC), the senior military Headquarters in the [[Capellan March]]; the lead formation in the attack on Sarna was the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] [[RCT]], supported by both of the Crater Cobras regiments, the [[Second Screaming Eagles]] and fifteen conventional regiments. The capture of Sarna was intended to serve several purposes; the COC were keen to impress [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] with their initiative, due to their perception of the Prince being largely unimpressed by the COC up to that point in the war; Sarna was also believed to be ideally located to act as a logistics center and jumping-off point for future invasion waves.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 44–51: "Sarna"</ref> | ||
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Unfortunately for the Federated Suns forces, their information on the military defenses on Sarna was six months out of date. Sarna was a tricky target to begin with; although Operation RAT was proving to be a great success, Sarna was still three jumps from the front lines, and would require the invasion forces to stop and recharge twice in barren systems. Sarna also held little military value beyond being the administrative capital of the [[Sarna Commonality]], and the COC didn't count on the rash actions of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, who were angry over being left out of the earlier stages of Operation RAT and who were increasingly obsessed with exacting vengeance on the [[Capellan Confederation]] for the execution of [[Duke]] [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] by [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]] earlier in the war.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> | Unfortunately for the Federated Suns forces, their information on the military defenses on Sarna was six months out of date. Sarna was a tricky target to begin with; although Operation RAT was proving to be a great success, Sarna was still three jumps from the front lines, and would require the invasion forces to stop and recharge twice in barren systems. Sarna also held little military value beyond being the administrative capital of the [[Sarna Commonality]], and the COC didn't count on the rash actions of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, who were angry over being left out of the earlier stages of Operation RAT and who were increasingly obsessed with exacting vengeance on the [[Capellan Confederation]] for the execution of [[Duke]] [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] by [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]] earlier in the war.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> | ||
| − | Sarna had diminished in importance during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] as its industry and population dwindled, and at the time of the invasion, the population numbered a mere two billion, compared to the nine billion residents at the height of the [[Star League era]]. The Cobras and the other elements of the invasion forces based their initial drop zones on the information available, which indicated that only two of the five continents on Sarna - Jacarlos and Canoshal - were of any military importance, due largely to the bulk of Sarna's remaining industries being located on those two continents. At the time of the invasion the weather on both continents was hot and humid, and the | + | Sarna had diminished in importance during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] as its industry and population dwindled, and at the time of the invasion, the population numbered a mere two billion, compared to the nine billion residents at the height of the [[Star League era]]. The Cobras and the other elements of the invasion forces based their initial drop zones on the information available, which indicated that only two of the five continents on Sarna - Jacarlos and Canoshal - were of any military importance, due largely to the bulk of Sarna's remaining industries being located on those two continents. At the time of the invasion the weather on both continents was hot and humid, and the mashes on Jacarlos had become pits occupied by predatory reptiles and hungry insects. The Cobras were assigned two drop zones, codenamed "Nova" and "Supernova"; Nova was a drop zone on Canoshal, near Nito City and a major communications area, while Supernova was close to the eastern coastal mountains on Jacarlos close to Canoshal. The Supernova drop zone was intended to place the Cobras south of the city of Catalonia and near Svoboda, an industrial center. The Screaming Eagles were assigned a drop zone named "Blackhole" near the city of Backtal, north of Nova on Canoshal, while the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers were assigned their requested target - Drop Zone "Pulsar", close to Sarna, the planetary capital city.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> |
| − | The attack on Sarna began inauspiciously when the ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]] [[Nigel | + | The attack on Sarna began inauspiciously when the ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]] [[Nigel|FSS ''Nigel'']] suffered a jump drive failure in the second barren system the invasion force were navigating en route to Sarna. The [[DropShip]]s transported by the ''Nigel'' had to be reassigned to other JumpShips, and engineers from other vessels transferred to the ''Nigel'' to help with repairs. The invasion force pressed on towards Sarna, leaving the ''Nigel'' behind to catch up later, and didn't learn until months later that the ''Nigel'' was lost in an explosion that killed all those still aboard her.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/> |
| − | After arriving in the Sarna system, the aggressive behavior of General [[Gordon Hartstone]], the combat commander of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, combined with a lack of military intelligence about the garrison on the planet cost the invading Federated Suns forces dearly. Hartstone had his DropShips accelerate towards Sarna at high speed, faster than the DropShips transporting the other forces, intent on arriving two days early and thereby giving his Fusiliers the chance to make their mark in the invasion. What the invasion forces were unaware of was that all four regiments of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] were on Sarna, and the Fusiliers dropped in their midst. The initial landing zone was intended to be just north of the Gray River, but the proposed landing site proved untenable due to heavy mud and floodwater left over from local flooding, forcing the Fusiliers' DropShips to ground on higher ground to the northwest. As the Fusiliers deployed, the empty DropShips in orbit detected more than a hundred [[aerospace fighter]]s converging on the Fusiliers position, forcing the DropShips in orbit to land on Sarna after destroying the defending AFFS aerospace fighters. The Capellan fighters then began an intense strafing and bombing campaign, savaging the Fusiliers attached aerospace wing and ground forces. The Second and Third Battalions of the Fusiliers were subjected to intense fighter attack with heavy casualties, while the First Battalion was harassed by fast-moving [[Savannah Master]] hovercraft. Even with supporting fire from the grounded DropShips, the Fusiliers losses were catastrophic; after shattering the three 'Mech battalions with aerospace forces and ambushes and leaving just a company of Fusilier 'Mechs fleeing into deep forest under the cover of forest fires behind them, the Big Mac used their aerospace fighters to destroy the bulk of the Fusiliers ten supporting regiments, with just two regiments surviving. Ten of the twenty DropShips that transported the conventional forces to Sarna were destroyed; the crews of six of the destroyed DropShips, the [[Calona|FSS ''Calona'']], [[Deborah | + | After arriving in the Sarna system, the aggressive behavior of General [[Gordon Hartstone]], the combat commander of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers, combined with a lack of military intelligence about the garrison on the planet cost the invading Federated Suns forces dearly. Hartstone had his DropShips accelerate towards Sarna at high speed, faster than the DropShips transporting the other forces, intent on arriving two days early and thereby giving his Fusiliers the chance to make their mark in the invasion. What the invasion forces were unaware of was that all four regiments of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] were on Sarna, and the Fusiliers dropped in their midst. The initial landing zone was intended to be just north of the Gray River, but the proposed landing site proved untenable due to heavy mud and floodwater left over from local flooding, forcing the Fusiliers' DropShips to ground on higher ground to the northwest. As the Fusiliers deployed, the empty DropShips in orbit detected more than a hundred [[aerospace fighter]]s converging on the Fusiliers position, forcing the DropShips in orbit to land on Sarna after destroying the defending AFFS aerospace fighters. The Capellan fighters then began an intense strafing and bombing campaign, savaging the Fusiliers attached aerospace wing and ground forces. The Second and Third Battalions of the Fusiliers were subjected to intense fighter attack with heavy casualties, while the First Battalion was harassed by fast-moving [[Savannah Master]] hovercraft. Even with supporting fire from the grounded DropShips, the Fusiliers losses were catastrophic; after shattering the three 'Mech battalions with aerospace forces and ambushes and leaving just a company of Fusilier 'Mechs fleeing into deep forest under the cover of forest fires behind them, the Big Mac used their aerospace fighters to destroy the bulk of the Fusiliers ten supporting regiments, with just two regiments surviving. Ten of the twenty DropShips that transported the conventional forces to Sarna were destroyed; the crews of six of the destroyed DropShips, the [[Calona|FSS ''Calona'']], [[Deborah|FSS ''Deborah'']], [[Hasek (Individual DropShip)|FSS ''Hasek'']], [[Haversham|FSS ''Haversham'']], [[Minos|FSS ''Minos'']] and [[Parker|FSS ''Parker'']], could have survived if they had abandoned the Fusiliers, but instead chose to fight until destroyed.<ref name="NAIS4SW2p44"/><ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 115, 121: "1st Battalion gets ambushed in swamps by the Cavalry's [[Savannah Master|Savannah Masters]]"</ref><ref name=FMFS105/> |
| − | In [[3042]] | + | In [[3042]] the Fifth raided the [[Suzano]] system, held by the [[Free Worlds League]]. The Fusiliers fought the [[1st Free Worlds Legionnaires]], who had only been operational for six months. Despite the Fusiliers outnumbering the Legionnaires, they never controlled the conflict and the Legionnaires drove them from the world.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 36</ref> |
===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | During the [[Jihad]] the Fifth took massive losses during [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] and [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]]. They invaded [[Ares ( | + | During the [[Jihad]] the Fifth took massive losses during [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] and [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]]. They invaded [[Ares (planet)|Ares]] as part of Sovereign Justice and fought the [[Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] regiment. Between the Fourth McCarron and a surprise assault by the [[Blackwind Lancers]], the Fifth was almost completely destroyed.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 224</ref> By the end of the [[Jihad]], barely a battalion of 'Mechs were left and the supporting regiments were in similar shape. The High Command redesignated the Syrtis Fusiliers units as [[Light Combat Team]]s for the foreseeable future. This redesignation meant that the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers are close to full strength. The reclassification also allows the High Command to produce defensive units that are not likely to start new conflicts before the [[AFFS]] has recovered from the previous one. They recently received a company's worth of [[Hauberk]] battle armor suits.<ref name="fra15">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 15</ref> |
===Dark Age=== | ===Dark Age=== | ||
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| General||[[Fortino Agassi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p69>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 69: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | | General||[[Fortino Agassi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p69>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 69: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | ||
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| − | + | | [[Brevet Leftenant General]]||[[Jara Dahar]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p89">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 89: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> | |
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'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HD136/> | '''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HD136/> | ||
:* CO: Marshal Tamara Hasek<ref name=HD136/> | :* CO: Marshal Tamara Hasek<ref name=HD136/> | ||
| − | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kittery]].<ref name=HD136/> The | + | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kittery]].<ref name=HD136/> The Mech regiment contains heavyweight designs. <ref name=HD139>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 139 </ref> |
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
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===3062=== | ===3062=== | ||
'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> | '''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> | ||
| − | * CO: [[Colonel]] | + | * CO: [[Colonel]] Serena Thompson-Hasek |
| − | :* Aide: [[Major]] | + | :* Aide: [[Major]] Fortino Agassi |
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: Note: supported by four aerospace fighter [[wing]]s | : Note: supported by four aerospace fighter [[wing]]s | ||
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor [[Brigade]]''' (2 Regiments/Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS105/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor [[Brigade]]''' (2 Regiments/Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS105/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Major General | + | :* CO: Major General Jing-Quo Lucifer |
| − | :* Aide: Major | + | :* Aide: Major Sarah-Brynn Smith |
| − | :* | + | :* 6Fifth [[New Syrtis]] Armored Regiment - Colonel: Caanan Doyle |
| − | :* 3rd [[Jaipur]] Armored Regiment - Colonel | + | :* 3rd [[Jaipur]] Armored Regiment - Colonel: Theresa McGinty |
| − | :* 2933rd Federation Artillery [[Battalion]] - Major | + | :* 2933rd Federation Artillery [[Battalion]] - Major: Bobby Tapp |
: Note: Equipped with some missile platforms | : Note: Equipped with some missile platforms | ||
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS105/> | ||
| − | :* CO: [[Leftenant General]] | + | :* CO: [[Leftenant General]] Ho Tingh |
| − | :* Aide: Major | + | :* Aide: Major Al Pressman |
| − | :* 584th Syrtis Infantry Regiment - Colonel | + | :* 584th Syrtis Infantry Regiment - Colonel Beria Nikolayivich |
| − | :* 20th [[Hobbs]] Mechanized Infantry - | + | :* 20th [[Hobbs]] Mechanized Infantry - Colonel Eustachia Tobin |
| − | :* 6th [[Talon (BattleMech)|Talon]] Mechanized Regiment - Colonel | + | :* 6th [[Talon (BattleMech)|Talon]] Mechanized Regiment - Colonel Sherry Bork |
| − | :* Royal [[Deifenbaker]] Mounted Rifles - Colonel | + | :* Royal [[Deifenbaker]] Mounted Rifles - Colonel Benton Frasier |
| − | :* 245th Syrtis Jump Regiment - Colonel | + | :* 245th Syrtis Jump Regiment - Colonel: Terrence LaCasse |
: Note: Each Regiment with artillery spotters | : Note: Each Regiment with artillery spotters | ||
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:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp138/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp138/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Leftenant General | + | :* CO: Leftenant General Raheem Idzikowski |
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp138/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp138/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Major General | + | :* CO: Major General Francesca Ziyal |
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMUp138/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMUp138/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Major General | + | :* CO: Major General Dorf Coburn |
===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
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:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> | ||
| − | :* CO: [[Rear Admiral]] | + | :* CO: [[Rear Admiral]] Axel Müller |
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Major General | + | :* CO: Major General Lara Morozov |
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p69/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Major General | + | :* CO: Major General Cecelia Barsby |
===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
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:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> | ||
| − | :* CO: [[Commodore]] | + | :* CO: [[Commodore]] Lionel Underwood |
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Leftenant General | + | :* CO: Leftenant General Carroll Butler |
:'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> | :'''Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/> | ||
| − | :* CO: Leftenant General | + | :* CO: Leftenant General Freda Nash |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||