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| − | | | + | | Designation = Falcons |
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| + | | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[Silver Hawk Irregulars]] | ||
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| − | The '''Falcons''' regiment is a command from the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[Silver | + | The '''Falcons''' regiment is a command from the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[Silver Hawks Coalition]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Anton's Revolt=== | ===Anton's Revolt=== | ||
| − | The Falcons didn't participate in | + | The Falcons didn't participate in the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]]. Instead they remained on [[Callison]] as the garrison.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 36, 38</ref> |
===Fourth Succession War=== | ===Fourth Succession War=== | ||
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The Falcons were stationed on [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]] in [[3030]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86</ref> | The Falcons were stationed on [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]] in [[3030]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86</ref> | ||
| − | Known for their prowess against border raiders, the Falcons' luck ran out on [[Dubhe]] in [[3049]] when they were reduced to [[Battalion]] size by the [[17th Arcturan Guards|Seventeenth Arcturan Guards RCT]]. After rebuilding, the unit did not see action again until [[Operation Guerrero]].<ref name=FMFWL89>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 89 | + | Known for their prowess against border raiders, the Falcons' luck ran out on [[Dubhe]] in [[3049]] when they were reduced to [[Battalion]] size by the [[17th Arcturan Guards|Seventeenth Arcturan Guards RCT]]. After rebuilding, the unit did not see action again until [[Operation Guerrero]].<ref name=FMFWL89>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 89: "Falcons Unit Profile"</ref> |
===Operation Guerrero=== | ===Operation Guerrero=== | ||
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | After the [[Jihad]] the Falcons were stationed on [[Amity]] and [[Danais]]. They reported to the [[Marik Commonwealth]], but made it clear that their first loyalty was to the [[Silver | + | After the [[Jihad]] the Falcons were stationed on [[Amity]] and [[Danais]]. They reported to the [[Marik Commonwealth]], but made it clear that their first loyalty was to the [[Silver Hawks Coalition]]. In [[3079]] [[Corinne Marik]] made it clear to the Falcons that she intended to recapture several worlds that were claimed by the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=frfwlp8>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8</ref> |
===Dark Age=== | ===Dark Age=== | ||
===Operation Golden Dawn and Unit's Destruction=== | ===Operation Golden Dawn and Unit's Destruction=== | ||
| − | + | On March 25th, [[3081]], the Silver Hawk Irregulars were dispatched to [[New Hope]], where they recaptured the planet from control of the newly formed [[Republic of the Sphere]]. On April 3rd, Republican force belonging to [[Operation Golden Dawn]], over a three month period a large swath of ex–Free Worlds League worlds would be seized by Republic of the Sphere, ending with the destruction of the Falcons and its sister regiment Gryphons.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 16–17: Operation Golden Dawn "Silver Hawk Irregulars noted for being cause of the conflict, when and what world they took</ref> | |
| − | The remains of the Silver Hawk Coalition | + | The remains of the Silver Hawk Coalition refused to sign a peace treaty with the Republic. With the destruction of its military along with the Falcons. Undeclared peace was established, after the Stewart and Marik Commonwealth signed a treaty peace with them. The Republic would announce any effort to re-form the Falcons and Gryphons would considered an act of war.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 108: Silver Hawk Irregulars/Atrean Dragoons/Protectorate Guards - "Later sourcebook states that the Silver Hawks were destroyed and why they were not re-formed until later."</ref> |
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
| − | Despite being barred from | + | Despite being barred from re-forming, the Silver Hawk Irregulars were re-formed in [[3137]] by [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Anson Marik]] as part his efforts to build up his military. The Republic of the Sphere, now shredded by multiple invasions were unable to stop him or the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]. However, only a single unnamed regiment would be formed, leaving the Falcon name dormant.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 108: Silver Hawk Irregulars/Atrean Dragoons/Protectorate Guards - "Silver Hawk Irregulars re-formed, but not the Falcons"</ref> |
| + | |||
| + | ===IlClan Era and Rebirth=== | ||
| + | The reborn Silver Hawks Irregulars remained a single regiment until [[3151]]. Then, with financial support from the people of [[Alkes]] and [[New Hope]], and additional funds from the Covenant Worlds and House Stewart, the Cameron-Witherspoons spun off a single battalion as the basis of a new regiment. The original became the Gryphons, and the new unit, the Falcons. The new Gryphons, as they were focused on assault tactics, fielded heavier equipment than the Falcons.<ref>''Empire Alone'', p. 86</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==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 Falcons''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Michael Cameron-Witherspoon]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108: "FWL Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Diego Cameron-Witherspoon]]|| <ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57: "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMFWL89/> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Glendon Lorch]]||[[3050]] - [[3059]]<ref name=20YUp57/><ref name=FMFWL89/> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Johanna Dix]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Ian Cameron-Witherspoon]]||[[3139]]<ref name=TRtCc53>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 53</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | ===3017=== | ||
| + | '''Falcons''' | ||
| + | * Third Battalion | ||
| + | ** Able Company<ref name=AMoC>''A Measure of Clarity''</ref> | ||
| + | |||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
'''Falcons''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> | '''Falcons''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> | ||
| − | * CO: Colonel Michael Cameron-Witherspoon | + | * CO: Colonel Michael Cameron-Witherspoon |
| + | |||
| + | === 3028 === | ||
| + | '''Falcons''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HBSp86/> | ||
| + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Callison]].<ref name=HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86</ref> | ||
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | '''Falcons''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=20YUp57/> | + | '''Falcons''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=20YUp57/> |
| − | * CO: Colonel Glendon Lorch | + | :* CO: Colonel Glendon Lorch<ref name=20YUp57/> |
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Dubhe]].<ref name=20YUp57/> | ||
===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
'''Falcons''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | '''Falcons''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | ||
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: [[Colonel]] Glendon Lorch | * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: [[Colonel]] Glendon Lorch | ||
| − | ** XO: Force Commander Stanley Mercer | + | ** XO: [[Force Commander]] [[Stanley Mercer]] |
| − | * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Elias Gallagher | + | * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander [[Elias Gallagher]] |
| − | ** Beta Company is | + | ** Beta Company is airmobile - deploying ''[[Wasp]]'' and ''[[Stinger]]'' 'Mechs via [[Planetlifter]] aircraft. |
| − | * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Andreas Mousis | + | * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander [[Andreas Mousis]] |
'''Falcon Aerospace Wing: The Callison Defenders''' ([[Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | '''Falcon Aerospace Wing: The Callison Defenders''' ([[Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | ||
| − | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Vyacheslav Grodszinsky | + | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Vyacheslav Grodszinsky]] |
'''Falcon Recon 4''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | '''Falcon Recon 4''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | ||
| − | * Armor Commander: Force Commander Derry Larkin | + | * Armor Commander: Force Commander [[Derry Larkin]] |
'''3rd Callison''' (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | '''3rd Callison''' (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL89/> | ||
| − | * Troop Commander: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Willow | + | * Troop Commander: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Willow Johns]] |
===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
| − | + | '''Falcons''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="frfwlm8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8</ref> | |
| − | + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Amity]] and [[Danais]].<ref name="frfwlm8"/> The Falcons were at two thirds of their nominal strength.<ref name=frfwlp8/> | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| + | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[20 Year Update]]'' | + | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | + | * ''[[Empire Alone]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| − | *''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' |
| − | *''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | + | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' |
| + | * ''[[A Measure of Clarity]]'' (short story) | ||
| + | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]'' (novel) | ||
| + | |||
[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Falcons]] | [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Falcons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:43, 10 February 2024
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| Affiliation | Free Worlds League |
| Parent Command | Silver Hawk Irregulars |
The Falcons regiment is a command from the Free Worlds League's Silver Hawks Coalition.
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
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Anton's Revolt[edit]
The Falcons didn't participate in the Marik Civil War. Instead they remained on Callison as the garrison.[1]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
The unit saw little combat in the Fourth Succession War. Their homeworld, however, was conquered by the Hsien Hotheads for the Lyran Commonwealth.[2]
Andurien Secession[edit]
The Falcons were stationed on Alphard in 3030.[3]
Known for their prowess against border raiders, the Falcons' luck ran out on Dubhe in 3049 when they were reduced to Battalion size by the Seventeenth Arcturan Guards RCT. After rebuilding, the unit did not see action again until Operation Guerrero.[4]
Operation Guerrero[edit]
The Falcons liberated Callison as part of a Task Force in 3057.[4]
In 3067 the Falcons were stationed on Dubhe.[5]
Jihad[edit]
After the Jihad the Falcons were stationed on Amity and Danais. They reported to the Marik Commonwealth, but made it clear that their first loyalty was to the Silver Hawks Coalition. In 3079 Corinne Marik made it clear to the Falcons that she intended to recapture several worlds that were claimed by the Republic of the Sphere.[6]
Dark Age[edit]
Operation Golden Dawn and Unit's Destruction[edit]
On March 25th, 3081, the Silver Hawk Irregulars were dispatched to New Hope, where they recaptured the planet from control of the newly formed Republic of the Sphere. On April 3rd, Republican force belonging to Operation Golden Dawn, over a three month period a large swath of ex–Free Worlds League worlds would be seized by Republic of the Sphere, ending with the destruction of the Falcons and its sister regiment Gryphons.[7]
The remains of the Silver Hawk Coalition refused to sign a peace treaty with the Republic. With the destruction of its military along with the Falcons. Undeclared peace was established, after the Stewart and Marik Commonwealth signed a treaty peace with them. The Republic would announce any effort to re-form the Falcons and Gryphons would considered an act of war.[8]
Legacy[edit]
Despite being barred from re-forming, the Silver Hawk Irregulars were re-formed in 3137 by Captain-General Anson Marik as part his efforts to build up his military. The Republic of the Sphere, now shredded by multiple invasions were unable to stop him or the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth. However, only a single unnamed regiment would be formed, leaving the Falcon name dormant.[9]
IlClan Era and Rebirth[edit]
The reborn Silver Hawks Irregulars remained a single regiment until 3151. Then, with financial support from the people of Alkes and New Hope, and additional funds from the Covenant Worlds and House Stewart, the Cameron-Witherspoons spun off a single battalion as the basis of a new regiment. The original became the Gryphons, and the new unit, the Falcons. The new Gryphons, as they were focused on assault tactics, fielded heavier equipment than the Falcons.[10]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Falcons | |||
| Colonel | Michael Cameron-Witherspoon | 3025[11] | |
| Colonel | Diego Cameron-Witherspoon | [12][4] | |
| Colonel | Glendon Lorch | 3050 - 3059[12][4] | |
| Colonel | Johanna Dix | 3067[13] | |
| Colonel | Ian Cameron-Witherspoon | 3139[14] | |
Tactics[edit]
The light equipment is best used during fast battles and the officers at company level and above have the authority to act on their own when the situation is created.[4] They are known for their skill in small-unit battles.[15]
Composition History[edit]
3017[edit]
Falcons
- Third Battalion
- Able Company[16]
3025[edit]
Falcons (Green/Questionable)[11]
- CO: Colonel Michael Cameron-Witherspoon
3028[edit]
Falcons (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[17]
3050[edit]
Falcons (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[12]
3059[edit]
Falcons (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[4]
- CO/1st Battalion: Colonel Glendon Lorch
- 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Elias Gallagher
- Beta Company is airmobile - deploying Wasp and Stinger 'Mechs via Planetlifter aircraft.
- 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Andreas Mousis
Falcon Aerospace Wing: The Callison Defenders (Wing/Regular/Reliable)[4]
- Wing Commander: Commodore Vyacheslav Grodszinsky
Falcon Recon 4 (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)[4]
- Armor Commander: Force Commander Derry Larkin
3rd Callison (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)[4]
- Troop Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Willow Johns
3079[edit]
Falcons (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[18]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Amity and Danais.[18] The Falcons were at two thirds of their nominal strength.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, pp. 36, 38
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 87
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 89: "Falcons Unit Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 161
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 8
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, pp. 16–17: Operation Golden Dawn "Silver Hawk Irregulars noted for being cause of the conflict, when and what world they took
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 108: Silver Hawk Irregulars/Atrean Dragoons/Protectorate Guards - "Later sourcebook states that the Silver Hawks were destroyed and why they were not re-formed until later."
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 108: Silver Hawk Irregulars/Atrean Dragoons/Protectorate Guards - "Silver Hawk Irregulars re-formed, but not the Falcons"
- ↑ Empire Alone, p. 86
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108: "FWL Deployment Table"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 20 Year Update, p. 57: "FWLM Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 161: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Table"
- ↑ To Ride the Chimera, ch. 53
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 155
- ↑ A Measure of Clarity
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 8