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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{Update Needed|[[Rolling Thunder]]}} − | image = [[Image:Regulan Hussars.png|100 px|Brigade Logo of the Hussars in 2765]] + {{infoBoxStateUnit − | Designation = Sixth Regulan Hussars + | image = [[Image:Regulan Hussars.png|100 px|Brigade Logo of the Hussars in 2765]] − | Formed = [[2765]]<ref>''Rolling Thunder'', p. 6</ref> + | nickname = − | Disbanded = + | parent formation = [[Regulan Hussars]] − | Previous Designation = + | formed = 2784 − | Nickname = + | year = 3145 − | Affiliation = [[Principality of Regulus]];<br>[[Free Worlds League]] (previous)+ | unitname = Sixth Regulan Hussars − | Parent Command = [[Regulan Hussars]] − | Sub-Command = }} }} − The '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' was a regional BattleMech Regiment which served in the Free Worlds League province (and later microstate) of the [[Principality of Regulus]] and later [[Regulan Fiefs]]. + ==Unit Description== + The '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' was a regional BattleMech Regiment which served in Free Worlds League providence and micro-state [[Principality of Regulus]] and later [[Regulan Fiefs]]. ==History== ==History== === Succession Wars === === Succession Wars === − The Sixth was first formed in [[2784]], consisting of two battalions from the [[SLDF]]'s [[166th Mechanized Infantry Division]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16: "Regulan Hussars"</ref><ref name=FSW138>''First Succession War'', pp. 33, 75, 138: Formation of the Sixth Hussars and their early actions during the War</ref> + The Sixth was first formed in [[2784]], consisting of two battalions from the [[SLDF]]'s [[166th Mechanized Infantry Division]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16, "Regulan Hussars"</ref><ref name=FSW138>''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', pp. 33, 75, 138 - Formation of the Sixth Hussars and their early actions during the War.</ref> − After joining the Regulus forces, after few years in [[2786]], the Hussars had deployed to [[Muscida]], one noted actions during the war, was League's attack of [[Bella I]] in April [[2813]]. The Sixth was deployed with the [[Eighth Regulan Hussars]] as part a League attack group assigned to attack the planet. + After joining the Regulus's forces, after few years in [[2786]], the Hussars had deployed to [[Muscida]], + One noted actions during the war, was League's attack of [[Bella I]] in April [[2813]]. The Sixth was deployed with the [[Eighth Regulan Hussars]] as part an League attack group assigned to attack the planet. − The task force was built around the ''[[Carrack]]''-class transport, ''Histria Azure''. The operation was intended to fool the Lyran Garrison commander into thinking the Task Force was larger than it seemed. The Task Force's commander, Colonel Wendon McGaines, used coded signals the Sixth and Eighth that would be picked up by the Lyrans thinking there were two additional BattleMech regiments with the Task Force. The garrison commander ordered evacuation of key personal and preparation of Lyran troops to withdraw from the planet. + The task force was center around the [[Carrack]]-Class Transport, ''Histria Azure''. The operation centered around fooling the Lyran Garrison commander that Task Force was larger than they seemed. The Task Force's commander, Colonel Wendon McGaines, used coded signals the Sixth and Eighth that would be picked up by the Lyrans thinking there were two additional BattleMech regiments with the Task Force. The Garrison commander ordered evacuation of key personal and preparation of Lyran troops to withdraw from the planet. − Colonel McGaines ordered the Sixth and other troops to rush to the Lyran bases. The Regulans would attack the Lyran Commonwealth's bases and their fortified positions around the Bella I's capital. Combat would intensify around the Garrison's headquarters where a battalion's worth of 'Mechs and tanks would be loss fighting the Lyran, with them suffering equal losses. In the end the Lyrans were successfully fooled by McGaines' ruse and abandoned the planet. The Sixth would remain on planet until March [[2816]], where the unit would return to Regulus space due to League political fighting.<ref name=FSW138/> + Colonel McGaines ordered the Sixth and other troops to rush to the Lyran bases. The Regulans would attack the Lyran Commonweath's bases and their fortified positions around the Bella I's capital. Combat would intensify around the Garrison's headquarters where battalion worth of Mecha and tanks would be loss fighting the Lyran with they lost equally mount of troops. In end the Lyran had successfully been fooled by McGaines' ruse and abandoning the planet. The Sixth would remain on planet until March [[2816]], where the unit would return to Regulus space due to League political fighting.<ref name=FSW138/> − By the First Succession War's end in [[2821]], the unit had been reduced to 37 percent of its fighting strength and were stationed on [[Cerillos]].<ref name=FSW138/> While fighting in the [[Second Succession War]] would continue to reduce the Regiment's strength 14 percent of its fighting capacity.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 98: Sixth Regulan Hussars noted information during the war</ref> + By the First Succession War's end in [[2821]], the unit had been reduced to 37 percent of it's fighting strength and had take a position on [[Cerillos]].<ref name=FSW138/> While fighting in the [[Second Succession War]] would continue to reduce the Regiment's strength 14 percent of it's fighting capacity.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 98 - Sixth Regulan Hussar's noted information during the war.</ref> − The Sixth Regulan Hussars were traditionally loyal to the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]], however in the end this was their downfall. The Sixth had deployed to the world of [[Loric]] only to be abandoned by the Captain-General, who left them without support or supplies for two years. This neglect ultimately led to their destruction in [[2973]] that drove a wedge between the [[Regulan Hussars]] and the Captain-General, with the brigade's personal loyalty shifting to supporting the [[House Cameron-Jones|Cameron-Jones family]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p103">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 103: "Regulan Hussars"</ref> after a history of loyalty to House Marik that stretched back to the [[Marik Civil War (28th c.)|Marik Civil War]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16"/><ref>''Rolling Thunder'', p. 7</ref> + The Sixth Regulan Hussars were traditionally loyal to the [[Captain-General]], however in the end this was their downfall. The Sixth had deployed to the world of [[Loric]] only to be abandoned by the Captain-General, who left them without support or supplies for two years. This neglect ultimately led to their destruction in [[2973]] that drove a wedge between the [[Regulan Hussars]] and the Captain-General, with the brigade's personal loyalty shifting to supporting the [[Cameron-Jones]] family<ref name="HM(TFWL)p103">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p.103, "Regulan Hussars"</ref> after a history of loyalty to House Marik that stretched back to the [[Marik Civil War (28th c.)|Marik Civil War]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16"/> === The Jihad === === The Jihad === − The Sixth Regulan Hussars were re-formed from former [[Free Worlds League]] units that joined the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]]. They joined the Regulan Hussars after seeing the Word of Blake failing.<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> + The Sixth Regulan Hussars were reformed from former [[Free Worlds League]] units that joined the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]]. They joined the Regulan Hussars after seeing the Word of Blake failing.<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> − On the 1st of May [[3078]] the Sixth Regulan Hussars landed on the world of [[Molokai]] in the [[Principality of Gibson]] to free the world from forces loyal to the Word of Blake. The local military forces tentatively welcomed the Regulans as liberators;<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> unfortunately, the Regulans weren't wanted by the inhabitants, and the planet exploded into riots for several days after the Hussars arrived. The Blakists helped to fuel the riots by releasing footage of the [[Regulan Hussars]] using tactical nuclear weapons during campaigns for [[Futuna]], [[Newcastle]] and [[Norfolk]] in [[3077]], thereby tarring the Hussars with the same brush as the Blakists themselves. These riots were worsened by the alleged presence of several Blakist [[ROM]] units that were reputed to be waging a terror campaign by randomly kidnapping and executing anyone who supported the Coalition forces. The worsening situation on Molokai and the unwillingness of the local population to enter into any form of dialogue with the Hussars led to mounting speculation in the Regulan media that [[Colonel]] Lord Downes, the CO of the 6th, would be forced to assign [[BattleMech]]s to disrupt the escalating riots.<ref name="JHS:Tp79">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 79: "The Push Continues"</ref> + On the 1st of May [[3078]] the Sixth Regulan Hussars landed on the world of [[Molokai]] in the [[Principality of Gibson]] to free the world from forces loyal to the Word of Blake. The local military forces tentatively welcomed the Regulans as liberators;<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> unfortunately, the Regulans weren't wanted by the inhabitants, and the planet exploded into riots for several days after the Hussars arrived. The Blakists helped to fuel the riots by releasing footage of the [[Regulan Hussars]] using tactical nuclear weapons during campaigns for [[Futuna]], [[Newcastle]] and [[Norfolk]] in [[3077]], thereby tarring the Hussars with the same brush as the Blakists themselves. These riots were worsened by the alleged presence of several Blakist [[ROM]] units that were reputed to be waging a terror campaign by randomly kidnapping and executing anyone who supported the Coalition forces. The worsening situation on Molokai and the unwillingness of the local population to enter into any form of dialogue with the Hussars led to mounting speculation in the Regulan media that [[Colonel]] Lord Downes, the CO of the 6th, would be forced to assign [[BattleMech]]s to disrupt the escalating riots.<ref name="JHS:Tp79">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 79, "The Push Continues"</ref> − The Sixth Hussars were stationed on [[Regulus]] in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref> In [[3085]] they had been reassigned to [[Avior]].<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> + The Sixth Hussars were stationed on [[Regulus]] in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref> In [[3085]] they had been reassigned to [[Avior]].<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> ===Dark Age=== ===Dark Age=== Line 38:
Line 38: ==Officers== ==Officers== − {| class="wikitable"+ During their operational deployment to Molokai in 3078 the Sixth was commanded by [[Colonel]] [[Lord Downes]].<ref name="JHS:Tp79"/> As of [[3085]], the commanding officer was Colonel [[Paul DeVries]].<ref name="FM:3085p92">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 92, "Regulan Hussars"</ref> − |-+ − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank+ In [[3145]] the commanding officer is Colonel Darrick Jimenez.<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116, "Regulan Stategic Military Command"</ref> − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command − |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of 6th Regulan Hussars''' − |- − | [[Colonel]]||[[Lord Downes]]||[[3078]]<ref name="JHS:Tp79"/> − |- − | Colonel||[[Paul DeVries]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p92">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 92: "Regulan Hussars"</ref> − |- − | Colonel||[[Darrick Jimenez]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116: "Regulan Strategic Military Command"</ref> − |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== Line 57:
Line 46: ==Composition History== ==Composition History== − === 2786 - 2821=== + ===2786=== − '''6th Regulan Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=1SWp138>''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref> + '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' - (2 BattleMech Battalions) Regular/Questionable <ref name=FSW138/><ref name=FSW138/> − : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Muscida]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 37 of its strength and was deployed at [[Cerillos]].<ref name=1SWp138/>+ * 100% full strength, the average 'Mech weight was light. − + ===2821=== − === 2830 ===+ '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' - Regular/Questionable <ref name=FSW138/> − '''6th Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref>+ * 38% full strength, the average 'Mech weight was light. − : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Cerillos]] with an operational readiness of 67 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> − − === 2864 === − '''6th Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98/> − : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Cerillos]] with an operational readiness of 14 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> − − ===3079=== − '''Sixth Regulan Hussars ''' (Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name="frfwlm9">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref> − : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Regulus]].<ref name="frfwlm9"/> − ===3085=== ===3085=== − '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' - Green/Reliable<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> + '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' - Green/Reliable <ref name="FM:3085p92"/> * 1 [[Battalion]] * 1 [[Battalion]] − ===3145=== ===3145=== − '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' - Regular/Fanatical<ref name="FM:3145p116"/> + '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' - Regular/Fanatical <ref name="FM:3145p116"/> * 1 Battalion * 1 Battalion + + ==Notes== ==References== ==References== Line 91:
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| − | The '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' was a regional BattleMech Regiment which served in | + | ==Unit Description== |
| + | The '''Sixth Regulan Hussars''' was a regional BattleMech Regiment which served in Free Worlds League providence and micro-state [[Principality of Regulus]] and later [[Regulan Fiefs]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Succession Wars === | === Succession Wars === | ||
| − | The Sixth was first formed in [[2784]], consisting of two battalions from the [[SLDF]]'s [[166th Mechanized Infantry Division]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16 | + | The Sixth was first formed in [[2784]], consisting of two battalions from the [[SLDF]]'s [[166th Mechanized Infantry Division]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16, "Regulan Hussars"</ref><ref name=FSW138>''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', pp. 33, 75, 138 - Formation of the Sixth Hussars and their early actions during the War.</ref> |
| − | After joining the Regulus forces, after few years in [[2786]], the Hussars had deployed to [[Muscida]], | + | After joining the Regulus's forces, after few years in [[2786]], the Hussars had deployed to [[Muscida]], |
| + | One noted actions during the war, was League's attack of [[Bella I]] in April [[2813]]. The Sixth was deployed with the [[Eighth Regulan Hussars]] as part an League attack group assigned to attack the planet. | ||
| − | The task force was | + | The task force was center around the [[Carrack]]-Class Transport, ''Histria Azure''. The operation centered around fooling the Lyran Garrison commander that Task Force was larger than they seemed. The Task Force's commander, Colonel Wendon McGaines, used coded signals the Sixth and Eighth that would be picked up by the Lyrans thinking there were two additional BattleMech regiments with the Task Force. The Garrison commander ordered evacuation of key personal and preparation of Lyran troops to withdraw from the planet. |
| − | Colonel McGaines ordered the Sixth and other troops to rush to the Lyran bases. The Regulans would attack the Lyran | + | Colonel McGaines ordered the Sixth and other troops to rush to the Lyran bases. The Regulans would attack the Lyran Commonweath's bases and their fortified positions around the Bella I's capital. Combat would intensify around the Garrison's headquarters where battalion worth of Mecha and tanks would be loss fighting the Lyran with they lost equally mount of troops. In end the Lyran had successfully been fooled by McGaines' ruse and abandoning the planet. The Sixth would remain on planet until March [[2816]], where the unit would return to Regulus space due to League political fighting.<ref name=FSW138/> |
| − | By the First Succession War's end in [[2821]], the unit had been reduced to 37 percent of | + | By the First Succession War's end in [[2821]], the unit had been reduced to 37 percent of it's fighting strength and had take a position on [[Cerillos]].<ref name=FSW138/> While fighting in the [[Second Succession War]] would continue to reduce the Regiment's strength 14 percent of it's fighting capacity.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 98 - Sixth Regulan Hussar's noted information during the war.</ref> |
| − | The Sixth Regulan Hussars were traditionally loyal to the [[ | + | The Sixth Regulan Hussars were traditionally loyal to the [[Captain-General]], however in the end this was their downfall. The Sixth had deployed to the world of [[Loric]] only to be abandoned by the Captain-General, who left them without support or supplies for two years. This neglect ultimately led to their destruction in [[2973]] that drove a wedge between the [[Regulan Hussars]] and the Captain-General, with the brigade's personal loyalty shifting to supporting the [[Cameron-Jones]] family<ref name="HM(TFWL)p103">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p.103, "Regulan Hussars"</ref> after a history of loyalty to House Marik that stretched back to the [[Marik Civil War (28th c.)|Marik Civil War]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16"/> |
=== The Jihad === | === The Jihad === | ||
| − | The Sixth Regulan Hussars were | + | The Sixth Regulan Hussars were reformed from former [[Free Worlds League]] units that joined the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]]. They joined the Regulan Hussars after seeing the Word of Blake failing.<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> |
| − | On the 1st of May [[3078]] the Sixth Regulan Hussars landed on the world of [[Molokai]] in the [[Principality of Gibson]] to free the world from forces loyal to the Word of Blake. The local military forces tentatively welcomed the Regulans as liberators;<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59 | + | On the 1st of May [[3078]] the Sixth Regulan Hussars landed on the world of [[Molokai]] in the [[Principality of Gibson]] to free the world from forces loyal to the Word of Blake. The local military forces tentatively welcomed the Regulans as liberators;<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> unfortunately, the Regulans weren't wanted by the inhabitants, and the planet exploded into riots for several days after the Hussars arrived. The Blakists helped to fuel the riots by releasing footage of the [[Regulan Hussars]] using tactical nuclear weapons during campaigns for [[Futuna]], [[Newcastle]] and [[Norfolk]] in [[3077]], thereby tarring the Hussars with the same brush as the Blakists themselves. These riots were worsened by the alleged presence of several Blakist [[ROM]] units that were reputed to be waging a terror campaign by randomly kidnapping and executing anyone who supported the Coalition forces. The worsening situation on Molokai and the unwillingness of the local population to enter into any form of dialogue with the Hussars led to mounting speculation in the Regulan media that [[Colonel]] Lord Downes, the CO of the 6th, would be forced to assign [[BattleMech]]s to disrupt the escalating riots.<ref name="JHS:Tp79">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 79, "The Push Continues"</ref> |
| − | The Sixth Hussars were stationed on [[Regulus]] in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref> In [[3085]] they had been reassigned to [[Avior]].<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> | + | The Sixth Hussars were stationed on [[Regulus]] in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref> In [[3085]] they had been reassigned to [[Avior]].<ref name="FM:3085p92"/> |
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* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | ||
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