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==History==
 
==History==
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Created from the ashes of the [[Defenders of Andurien]] after the [[Andurien Secession]], the '''[[Free Worlds Legionnaires]]''' were carefully vetted to ensure loyalty to the Free Worlds League as a whole. They also inherited the tradition of combined-arms warfare from the Defenders.
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Created from the ashes of the [[Defenders of Andurien]] after the [[Andurien Secession]], the '''Free Worlds Legionnaires''' were carefully vetted to ensure their loyalty to the [[Free Worlds League]] as a whole. They also inherited the tradition of combined-arms warfare from the Defenders. <ref name=FMFWLp35/> <br />
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Over the years the brigade was expanded to 8 commands. All members underwent a fierce screening by [[SAFE]] to ensure that the soldiers were loyal first to the League and second to the provinces. The fanatical loyalty was answered when the [[LCCC]] rebuilt the destroyed  Humphreys Training Academy, renaming it the [[Legionary Training Academy]]. Since the reopening all students get a slot after their successful graduation. <ref name=FMFWLp35/>
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==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Free Worlds Legionnaires'''
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| [[General]]||[[Calderon Benge]]||[[3049]] -<ref name=20YUp56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref><ref name=FMFWLp35/>
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===Other Officers===
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* [[General]] [[Adolf Tauber]], aide to the commander from [[3059]] to [[3067]].<ref name=FMFWLp111>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 111: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3059"</ref><ref name=FMUp159>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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* General [[Dean McKeown]], aide to the commander in [[3050]].<ref name=20YUp56/>
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==Tactics==
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Different per Unit.
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==Forces==
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Over 70 percent of the commands within the brigades are upgraded. Two commands fields IS build OmniMechs and one unit (the 4th Legionnaires) spotted some Clan tech to. The supply situation is good and only a few higher ranking formaions have a better priority. <ref name=FMFWLp35/>
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==Units of the Free Worlds Legionnaires==
 
==Units of the Free Worlds Legionnaires==
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*[[7th Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
 
*[[7th Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
 
*[[8th Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
 
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*[[9th Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
  
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==Color Schemes and Unit Insignia==
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==Notes==
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:*The 1st Legionnaires defected from the League during the [[Jihad]]; renamed the [[1st Andurien Rangers]] when they pledged loyalty to the [[Duchy of Andurien]].
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:*The 5th Legionnaires defected from the League during the [[Jihad]]; renamed the [[2nd Andurien Rangers]] when they pledged loyalty to the [[Duchy of Andurien]].
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:*The 9th Legionnaires were formed just prior to the [[Jihad]]; renamed the [[3rd Andurien Rangers]] when they pledged loyalty to the [[Duchy of Andurien]].
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==Uniforms==
 
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Image:Free Worlds Legionnairesa.jpg|Legionnaire brigade insignia.
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Image:FWLegionnaires Officer.jpg|A Free Worlds Legionnaires [[Captain]] in his Uniform
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Image:Freeworldslegionnaires1st.png|1st Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
 
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Image:Freeworldslegionnaires2nd.png|2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
 
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Image:Freeworldslegionnaires3rd.png|3rd Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
 
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Image:Freeworldslegionnaires4th.png|4th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
 
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Image:Freeworldslegionnaires5th.png|5th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
 
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Image:Freeworldslegionnaires6th.png|6th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
 
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Image:Freeworldslegionnaires7th.png|7th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
 
 
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</gallery>
  
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==Color Schemes and Unit Insignia==
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Image:Camomarikfreeworldsleague.png|A 3rd Free World Legionnaires ''[[Orion]]''
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Free Worlds Legionnaires -Brigade logo.png|Legionnaire brigade insignia.
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Free Worlds Legionnaires 1st logo.png|1st Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
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Free Worlds Legionnaires 2nd logo.png|2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
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Free Worlds Legionnaires 3rd logo.png|3rd Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
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Free Worlds Legionnaires 4th logo.png|4th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
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Andurien Rangers 02nd logo.png|5th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
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Free Worlds Legionnaires 6th logo.png|6th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
  
  
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 16 March 2024

Insignia of the Free Worlds Legionnaires
Free Worlds Legionnaires
Formed 3042
Nickname The Bold Experiment[1]
Affiliation Free Worlds League
Parent Command Free Worlds League Military


History[edit]

Created from the ashes of the Defenders of Andurien after the Andurien Secession, the Free Worlds Legionnaires were carefully vetted to ensure their loyalty to the Free Worlds League as a whole. They also inherited the tradition of combined-arms warfare from the Defenders. [1]
Over the years the brigade was expanded to 8 commands. All members underwent a fierce screening by SAFE to ensure that the soldiers were loyal first to the League and second to the provinces. The fanatical loyalty was answered when the LCCC rebuilt the destroyed Humphreys Training Academy, renaming it the Legionary Training Academy. Since the reopening all students get a slot after their successful graduation. [1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Free Worlds Legionnaires
General Calderon Benge 3049 -[2][1]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

Different per Unit.

Forces[edit]

Over 70 percent of the commands within the brigades are upgraded. Two commands fields IS build OmniMechs and one unit (the 4th Legionnaires) spotted some Clan tech to. The supply situation is good and only a few higher ranking formaions have a better priority. [1]


Units of the Free Worlds Legionnaires[edit]

Notes[edit]

Uniforms[edit]

  • A Free Worlds Legionnaires Captain in his Uniform

Color Schemes and Unit Insignia[edit]

  • A 3rd Free World Legionnaires Orion

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  • Legionnaire brigade insignia.

  • 1st Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.

  • 2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.

  • 3rd Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.

  • 4th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.

  • 5th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.

  • 6th Free Worlds Legionnaires insignia.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 35
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 20 Year Update, p. 56: "Free Worlds League Military"
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 111: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3059"
  4. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 159: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"

Bibliography[edit]

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