Editing Field Manual: Free Worlds League

{{InfoBoxBook
| image = Fmfwl.JPG
| name = Field Manual: Free Worlds League
| product development = [[Bryan Nystul]]
| primary writing = [[Chris Hartford]]
| cover = [[Doug Chaffee]]
| illustrations = [[Tom Baxa]] <br /> [[Joel Biske]] <br /> [[John Bridegroom]] <br /> [[Scott James]] <br /> [[Lewis Larosa]] <br /> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br /> [[Chris Moeller]] <br /> [[Brad McDevitt]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] <br /> [[Mike Nielsen]] <br /> [[Chris Palm]] <br /> [[Christina Wald]] <br /> [[Matt Wilson]] <br /> [[Loston Wallace]]
| era = [[Clan Invasion era]] <br /> [[Civil War era]]
| type = Sourcebook
| publisher = [[FASA]]
| year = 1997
| pages = 160
| production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=143 1699]
| ISBN = 1555603165
}}

==Description==
'''''Field Manual: Free Worlds League''''' is primarily a treatise on the [[Free Worlds League Military]], so it contains information on line units, major military academies, and how the [[FWLM]] works, including the role of the [[Captain-General]]. It examines the differences between regional forces and federal forces and provides a brief history of the [[Free Worlds League]] up to [[3058]]. The source book also contains information on creating scenarios, integrating Free Worlds units into scenarios, specialized rules on creating Free Worlds League characters in [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]. Finally, FM:FWL introduced for the first time the [[Light Gauss Rifle]], [[Inner Sphere]] versions of the [[Ultra AC/10]] and [[ER Small Laser|ER Small]] and [[ER Medium Laser|Medium Laser]]s, as well as some special [[LRM]] munitions. It then included new [['Mech]] variants that incorporated these weapons, as well as the FWL-produced OmniMech], the ''[[Perseus]]'' and their own home-brewed [[WarShip]]s.
 
==From the back cover==
{{quote|''Spared from the ravages of the [[Clan invasion]], the [[Free Worlds League]] flourished as an arms supplier to the embattled legions of the [[Inner Sphere]]. [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Halas|Thomas Marik]] patiently guided the [[Free Worlds League Military]] through a long-overdue reformation as the troops of his Great House rivals battled the invaders. Bolstered by the League's powerful military-industrial complex, the FWLM now stands as one of the largest and best-equipped forces in the Inner Sphere.''

''This classified field manual, seized from the League's [[SAFE|intelligence organization]], reveals the inner workings of the FWLM, from the humble [[Marik Militia]] to the elite [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]].''

''An invaluable resource for both allies and enemies of the League, the BattleTech ''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'' provides a complete survey of House Marik's military. The manual includes dossiers that describe the history, officers and tactics of all FWLM [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s; special rules that reflect the unique capabilities of each regiment; new weapons, equipment, exclusive FWLM BattleMechs and more.''}}

==Contents==
* Brothers in Arms
* Introduction

* A [[House Marik|House]] Divided
** Politics of Command
** Crisis and Renaissance
*** Provincial Forces
*** Mercenary Forces
*** [[Word of Blake Militia]]

* The Eagle's Talons
** FWLM Chain of Command
** Types of Units

** The Modern FWLM
** Uniforms and Insignia
** Awards and Decorations

* The Hatchlings
** Academies and Universities

* FWLM Rosters
** Troop Distinctions
** League Troops
*** [[Free Worlds Legionnaires]]: The Bold Experiment
*** [[Free Worlds Guards]]: Old Glory
*** [[Atrean Hussars]]: Phoenix from the Ashes
*** [[Atrean Dragoons]]
*** [[Marik Militia]]: Mailed Fist in a Velvet Glove
*** [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
** Provincial Forces
*** [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
*** [[Protectorate Guard]]: Marcer Lords
*** [[Sirian Lancers]]: The Fury
*** [[Silver Hawk Irregulars]]: Disorganized Chaos
*** [[Oriente Hussars]]: By the Sword Divided
*** [[Stewart Dragoons]]: Loyalty Unbound
*** [[Orloff Grenadiers]]: Warrior Tradition
*** [[Regulan Hussars]]: War to the Knife

* [[Free Worlds League Military]]

* Ships of the Line: FWLM Fleet
** The Operational Fleet
** Renovation/Construction

* Rules
** Creating Scenarios
** Unit Generation
** FWLM Regiments
** Training
** FWLM [[Battle Armor]]
*** ''[[Longinus]]'' Battle Armor
*** ''[[Achileus]]'' Light Battle Armor
** New Equipment
*** LRM Special Munitions
*** [[ER Small Laser|ER Small]] and [[ER Medium Laser|Medium Laser]]s
*** [[Ultra AC/10]]
*** [[Light Gauss Rifle]]
** FWLM [[OmniMech]] Configurations
*** F9-OF ''[[Firestarter]]''
*** BJ2-OE ''[[Blackjack]]''
*** P1 ''[[Perseus]]''
** New [[WarShip]]s
*** ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class Corvette
*** ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class Heavy Cruiser
*** ''[[Eagle (WarShip)|Eagle]]''-class Frigate
*** ''[[Thera]]''-class Carrier
** Index of [[Regiment]]s

* Index

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