LCAF Military Assets

The Lyran Commonwealth could supply their military with some of the best equipment available. Even in the darkest hour the units field some of the heaviest machines. After the cooperation of with the AFFS the tacticacs changed. Discript below are the individual arms and an overview od the common TO&E.

Battlemech

Because they were the second state which could produce Battlemechs and with its huge heavy industry the common mech units compromise many heavy to assault designs. Every major combat command include since the war of 3039 a lighting company, with the purpose to train the entire command in mobile combat tactic, also combined arms. During Operation Revival the LCAF suffer heavy loses which were replaced by foreign desings. But this trend was only temporaly.

Element	Subunits	Total Strength
Lance		4 'Mechs
Company	3 Lances	12'Mechs
Battalion	9 Lances	36'Mechs
Reinforced Battalion	12 Lances + 1 Lance	52'Mechs
Regiment	36 Lances + 3 Lances	120'Mechs
Reinforced Regiment	48 Lances + 3 Lances	156'Mechs

Aerospace

The LCAF regarde their fighters as little more than ground support and the uprades getting only during the FedCom Civil War to the units. O The standard design receive many weapons updates and some new design were also developed during the Jihad to awnser the increased demand for naval support.

The standard unit can divide in two categories: indepent or "buddy duty".

Indepent = Wing sized formation with integral jumpship and dropship support.

"buddy duty" = assigned to specific ground command as air support and for escort duties.

The Jumpships and Dropships are usualy organized into squadrons of 2 to six vessel or more. Every fleet could count on wing sized formation for defense duties.

Fighter TOE
Element	Subunits	Total Strength
Lance
2 Fighters
Squadron	3 Lances	6 Fighters
Wing	9 Lances	18 Fighters
Reinforced Wing	12 Lances	24 Fighters
Regiment	27 Lances	54 Fighters

Armor

The tanks played always an integral role in the army. Often operating independently and forming combat groups at regiments level and above. With its economical migth the Lyran Alliance can produce combat vehicle in large quanteties. The all units fall in one of three categories:

Sturmregimenter

Kampfregimenter

Aufklärungsregimenter

Sturmregimenter: The formations includes the heaviest available conventioanl tanks, because they have the duty to break enemy lines and siege duty. Only armor and sheer weapons power are the only solution .

Kampfregimenter: The units are the multi role commands. From lighning raids, to flanking manuevers and defensive engagements the vehicles can handle all tasks. They trade brute force for speed.

Einsatzregimenter: Thats are normal Kampfregimenter with integrated VTOL air support.

Aufklärungsregimenter: Task with field recoinnasance the vehicle are field sophisticated equipment. Special forces and other pathfinders cooperate in some cases with the larger formation.

Armor TOE
Element	Subunits	Total Strength
Platoon
4 Vehicle
Company	2 - 3 Platoons	8 - 12 Vehicles
Battalion	6 - 9 Platoons	24 - 36 Vehicles
Reinforced Battalion	8 - 12 Platoons + 1 Platoon	36 - 52 Vehicles
Regiment	24 - 36 Platoons	72 - 108 Vehicles
Reinforced Regiment	36 - 39 Platoons	108 - 156 Vehicles

Infantry

The common trooper are the largest portion of the regular army. The high command divide the soliders in 6 categories:

Foot

Jump

Motorized

Mechanized

Special Forces

Battle Armor

Foot Soldier

Often found in defensiv position, because of their leack of integral transport assets. In the right enviroment like urban terrain they can hold their own.

Jump Soldier

In contrast to the first categories the soldiers are experts in fast deployment in urban terrain or enviroment with obstacles. The formations are smaller then the other command. Common unis inludes 3 Platoons.

Motorized

The commands are equipped with some vehicles for transport duties. Often making raids they must receive rapidly because they have no armor protection.

Mechanized

With a mix of APC and IVFs the units are used for assault operation and quick response duties to.

Special Forces

As the elite of the conventional infantry every member must crucial entrance requirements and is equipped with the best available equipment. After some times most soldiers serve the state as Lohegrin od Loki operator.

Battle Armor:

With a tendency to heavy quad assult BA's, the LAAF assigned every frontline command Battle Armors at battalion strength or above when necessary.

Battletech TOE
Element	Subunits	Total Strength
Squad		7 troopers
Platoon	3 - 4 Squads	21 - 28 troopers
Company	9 - 12 Squads + 1 Squad	70 - 91 troopers
Battalion	27-36 Squads + 3 - 4 Squads	231 - 301 troopers
Regiment
763 - 994 troopers
Brigade
1626 - 3976 troopers