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The '''Lyran Alliance Armed Forces''', also known by the unfortunately acronym of '''LAAF''', is the military arm of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. Formed from [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]]'s Lyran State Command, the LAAF promotes a return to the military and tactical style of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]].
 
 
 
== Command Structure ==
 
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==Units of the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces==
 
 
 
The bulk of the LAAF TOE consists of pre-existing LCAF units who returned home upon the break-away of the Alliance from the Federated Commonwealth, though a small number of new and renamed formations exist.  Only [[BattleMech]] or mixed units are listed below - associated conventional assets are considered attached to these commands for convenience.
 
 
 
===Lyran Corps Formed After the Dissolution of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]===
 
 
 
===[[Alliance Guards]]===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
| rowspan="6"  width="25%"| '''[[Alliance Guards]]'''<br />Those [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]] [[RCT]]s who chose to remain in the Alliance after the break-away were renamed under the banner of the [[Alliance Guards]].  The brigade has not been re-equipped, and uses mostly outdated war materiel.  The paint scheme for Alliance Guards is brown and tan.
 
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| [[1st Alliance Guards]]<br />(disbanded - material went to the Alliance Jaegers)||
 
|-
 
| [[2nd Alliance Guards]]<br />(disbanded - material went to the Alliance Jaegers)||
 
|-
 
| [[3rd Alliance Guards]]||
 
|-
 
| [[4th Alliance Guards]]||
 
|-
 
| [[5th Alliance Guards]]||
 
|}
 
 
 
===[[Alliance Jaegers]]===
 
 
 
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| rowspan="6"  width="25%"|[[Image:Alliance Jaegers Insignia.png|center|Insignia of the Alliance Jaegers]]<br />'''[[Alliance Jaegers]]'''<br />Those [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]] [[RCT]]s who chose to remain in the Alliance after the break-away were renamed under the banner of the [[Alliance Guards]].  The brigade has not been re-equipped, and uses mostly outdated war materiel.  The paint scheme for Alliance Guards is brown and tan.
 
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|-
 
| [[1st Alarion Jaegers]]||
 
|-
 
| [[1st Bolan Jaegers]]||
 
|-
 
| [[1st Coventry Jaegers]]<br />(destroyed during [[FedCom Civil War]])||
 
|-
 
| [[1st Donegal Jaegers]]||
 
|-
 
| [[1st Skye Jaegers]]||
 
|}
 
 
 
===Pre-existing Lyran Commonwealth Corps===
 
 
 
===[[Arcturan Guards]]===
 
[[Image:Arcturan Guards Insignia.png|right|Insignia of the Arcturan Guards]]
 
The '''Arcturan Guards''' were the first [[Lyran]] national unit mustered to defend the nascent [[Lyran Commonwealth]].  Named for the original capital world of the Commonwealth, the Arcturan Guards traditionally recruited a plurality of their soldiers from [[Arcturus]].  However, these recruitment practices have been relaxed, especially because Arcturus is now mostly abandoned.  The brigade is traditionally well-equipped.  The parade color for the unit is flat white.
 
 
 
* [[8th Arcturan Guards]] (destroyed during [[Operation Revival]])
 
* [[11th Arcturan Guards]]
 
* [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
 
* [[17th Arcturan Guards]]
 
* [[19th Arcturan Guards]]
 
* [[20th Arcturan Guards]]
 
* [[23rd Arcturan Guards]]
 
* [[24th Arcturan Guards]] (destroyed during [[Operation Revival]])
 
* [[25th Arcturan Guards]]
 
 
 
===[[Lyran Guards]]===
 
[[Image:Lyran_Guars_Insignia.png|right|Insignia of the Lyran Guards]]
 
The '''Lyran Guards''' were the second [[Lyran]] brigade mustered after the formation of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].  Unlike the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces#Arcturan Guards|Arcturan Guards]], the Lyran Guards recruited its soldiers from across the Commonwealth, and, second only to the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces#Royal Guards|Royal Guards]], is the most prestigious commission in the [[LCAF]].  At its zenith, the Lyran Guards numbered 60 regiments.  The Lyran Guards paint their machines in Lyran blue and white.
 
 
 
* [[1st Lyran Guards]] (destroyed on [[Orkney]] by [[Clan Jade Falcon]])
 
* [[3rd Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[5th Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[6th Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[10th Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[11th Lyran Guards]] (disbanded after [[Operation Serpent]]?)
 
* [[13th Lyran Guards]] (deserted)
 
* [[14th Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[15th Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[19th Lyran Guards]] (destroyed on [[Jabuka]] by [[Clan Steel Viper]])
 
* [[24th Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[26th Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[30th Lyran Guards]] (deserted)
 
* [[32nd Lyran Guards]]
 
* [[36th Lyran Guards]]
 
 
 
===[[Lyran Regulars]]===
 
 
 
[[Image:Lyran Regulars Insignia.png|right|Insignia of the Lyran Regulars]]
 
 
 
Originally a Lyran national brigade (mustered, dibanded and remustered) used for hopeless missions, the '''Lyran Regulars''' were raised from [[Lyran]] veterans, hired mercenaries, the remnants of the [[Rim Worlds Republic Military]], and the remnants of the [[SLDF]] which remained in Lyran space.  The Lyran Regulars lack patronage, and specialize in tactics considered "unorthodox" within the LAAF.  As such, the Lyran Regulars are the only brigade lacking a political agenda.  The modern Lyran Regulars are basically a training cadre, and are poorly equipped.  The Lyran Regulars paint their equipment "drab green" (mottled between olive and pine green), with tan or khaki highlights.
 
 
 
* [[1st Lyran Regulars]] (destroyed during [[Operation Revival]])
 
* [[3rd Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[4th Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[5th Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[7th Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[8th Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[9th Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[10th Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[11th Lyran Regulars]]
 
* [[15th Lyran Regulars]]
 
 
 
===[[Royal Guards]]===
 
[[Image:Royal Guards Insignia.png|right|Insignia of the Royal Guards]]
 
The '''[[Lyran]] Royal Guards''' are the best equipped and most prestigious brigade within the LAAF, but mostly serve as the protectors of the [[Lyran]] government.  Each unit within the Royal Guards recruits by invitation only from soldiers of a particular parent state, meaning that each of the Royal Guards regiments represents the pinnacle of military prowess for either the [[Protectorate of Donegal]], the [[Federation of Skye]], or the [[Tamar Pact]].  The Royal Guards are also tasked with the protection of the Archon or Archon-Designate, and the [[Tharkad#The Triad|Triad]].  In fact, the [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] that stand constant garrison over the Lyran throne room are elements of the 1st Royal Guards.  The Royal Guards paint their machines a base of Lyran blue, with gold painted on the left and right side.
 
 
 
* [[1st Royal Guards]]
 
* [[2nd Royal Guards]]
 
* [[3rd Royal Guards]]
 
* [[4th Royal Guards]] (destroyed on [[Caledonia]], [[2848]])
 
 
 
===State-Sponsored Corps Predating the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]===
 
 
 
===[[Donegal Guards]]===
 
[[Image:Donegal Guards Insignia.png|right|Insignia of the Donegal Guards]]
 
The '''Donegal Guards''' predate the formation of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].  Originally the defensive force of the [[Protectorate of Donegal]], the Donegal Guards are a large and well supplied unit, mostly because the Protectorate of Donegal was not ravaged by the [[Succession Wars]].  Donegal Guards fight with dogged determination.  At its zenith, the brigade numbered 20 [[BattleMech]] regiments and an addition 80 regiments of conventional forces.  The Donegal Guards paint their [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] and [[Combat Vehicle|Combat Vehicles]] blue-gray.
 
 
 
* [[2nd Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[3rd Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[4th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[5th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[6th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[7th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[8th Donegal Guards]] (destroyed during the [[Jihad]])
 
* [[10th Donegal Guards]] (destroyed during [[Operation Revival]])
 
* [[11th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[12th Donegal Guards]] (destroyed during [[Operation Revival]])
 
* [[13th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[14th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[17th Donegal Guards]]
 
* [[24th Donegal Guards]] (destroyed during [[Operation Revival]])
 
 
 
===[[Skye Rangers]]===
 
[[Image:Skye Rangers Insignia.png|right|Insignia of the Skye Rangers]]
 
Predating the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], the '''Skye Rangers''' were the military of the [[Federation of Skye]].  The Skye Rangers have maintained close ties to its parent state, recruiting almost exclusively from the Federation.  As such, the unit frequently sides with the [[Duke of Porrima]], not the Archon.  Therefore, the brigades loyalties are questionable.  The brigade paints its [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] dark red with black arms, and highlights specific to the unit.
 
 
 
* [[4th Skye Rangers]]
 
* [[10th Skye Rangers]] (dissolved after the [[Battle of Coventry]])
 
* [[17th Skye Rangers]]
 
* [[22nd Skye Rangers]]
 
* [[Skye Guard]]
 
 
 
===State Corps/Brigades===
 
 
 
===[[Tamar Cavaliers]]===
 
 
 
The '''Tamar Cavaliers''' are a recently mustered unit.  Duke [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] raised the unit from his only fortune, with the mandate of liberating [[Tamar Pact]] worlds from [[The Clans]].  The Cavaliers use a red a silver paint scheme.
 
 
 
* [[Tamar Cavaliers]]
 
 
 
===Tikonov Republican Guard===
 
[[Image:Tikonov Republican Guard Insignia.png|right|Insignia of the Tikonov Republican Guard]]
 
Formed from the remnants of the [[CCAF]] stationed within the former [[Tikonov Commanlity]], the '''Tikonov Republican Guard''' was the garrison of the [[Tikonov Free Republic]], and was absorbed by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] after the assassination of Lord [[Pavel Ridzik]].  The units use a red and black paint scheme.
 
 
 
* [[1st Republican]] (destroyed during [[FedCom Civil War]])
 
* [[2nd Republican]] (destroyed during [[FedCom Civil War]])
 
* [[3rd Republican]] (destroyed during [[FedCom Civil War]])
 
* [[4th Republican]] (deserted during [[Operation Guerrero]])
 
* [[5th Republican]] (destroyed during [[Operation Guerrero]])
 
 
 
===Militias===
 
 
 
All Militias use pale blue with region-specific highlights.  Abreviations: APM, Alarion Province Militia; BPM, Bolan Province Militia; CPM, Coventry Province Militia;
 
 
 
Province Militias - interior garrisons
 
 
 
(APM, [[Alarion]]; BPM, [[Bolan]]; CPM, [[Coventry]]; SPM, [[Skye]]; DPM, [[Donegal]] - there is no DPM as of [[3062]])
 
 
 
* [[Alarion APM]]
 
* [[Carlisle APM]]
 
* [[Furillo BPM]]
 
* [[Coventry CPM]]
 
* [[Nekkar SPM]]
 
 
 
Theater Militias - border defenses
 
 
 
(CTM, [[Cavanaugh II]]; FTM, [[Freedom]]; MTM, [[Melissia]]; PTM, [[Pandora]]; TTM, [[Timbuktu]])
 
 
 
* [[Dar-Es-Salaam CTM]]
 
* [[Dixie CTM]]
 
* [[Penobscot CTM]]
 
* [[Accrington FTM]]
 
* [[Alexandria FTM]]
 
* [[Denebola FTM]]
 
* [[Lyons FTM]]
 
* [[Gacrux FTM]]
 
* [[Chahar MTM]]
 
* [[Neerabup MTM]]
 
* [[Ganatir MTM]]
 
* [[Kelenfold PTM]]
 
* [[Koniz PTM]]
 
* [[Alekseyvka TTM]]
 
* [[Florida TTM]]
 
* [[Teyvareb TTM]]
 
 
 
Militias destroyed during [[Operation Revival]] (TMM, Tamar March Militia)
 
 
 
* [[Hot Springs TMM]]
 
* [[Twycross TMM]]
 
* [[Wotan TMM]]
 
* [[Winfield's Regiment]]
 
 
 
== Military Academies ==
 
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The current military academies of the Lyran Alliance are:
 
 
 
* [[Alarion Naval Academy]] (ANA)
 
* [[Melissa Steiner Martial Academy of Bolan]] (MSMA)
 
* [[War College of Buena]]
 
* [[Coventry Military Academy]] (CMA)
 
* [[The Nagelring]]
 
* [[Royal New Capetown Military Academy]] (RNCMA)
 
* [[Sanglamore Academy]]
 
 
 
Former ones were:
 
* [[Military Academy of Somerset]]
 
* [[War College of Tamar]]
 
* [[Blackjack School of Conflict]]
 
* [[Flight Academy of Thorin]]
 
* [[Pandora College of Military Sciences]] (PCMS)
 
 
 
===Training Cadres===
 
 
 
* [[Buena War College Training Battalion]]
 
* [[Pandora College Training Battalion]]
 
* [[Royal New Capetown Training Battalion]]
 
* [[Somerset Academy Training Battalion]] (destroyed by [[Clan Jade Falcon]])
 
* [[Blackjack]] (destroyed by the Clans)
 
* [[Tamar]] (destroyed by the Clans)
 
* [[Tikonov]] (deserted during [[Operation Guerrero]])
 
* [[Sarna]] (deserted during [[Operation Guerrero]])
 
 
 
== Military Ranks ==
 
Most of the ranks of the LAAF are based on those of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]]. There have been some slight changes to insignia, but the titles of the ranks remain the same.
 
 
 
=== LAAF/LCAF Military Rank Insignia ===
 
{|class="wikitable"
 
|+ [[LAAF]] Military Rank Insignia
 
! Rank !! Post-[[Federated Commonwealth|FC]] Insignia !! Pre-[[Federated Commonwealth|FC]] Insignia
 
|-
 
! [[Private]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:PrivateLAAF.png|33x75px|link=Private|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Private, First Class]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:PrivateFirstClassLAAF.png|40x75px|link=Private First Class|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Corporal]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:CorporalLAAF.png|47x75px|link=Corporal|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Senior Corporal]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:SeniorCorporalLAAF.png|47x75px|link=Corporal|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Sergeant]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:SergeantLAAF.png|47x75px|link=Sergeant|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Staff Sergeant]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:StaffSergeantLAAF.png|63x75px|link=Staff Sergeant|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Sergeant Major]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:SergeantMajorLAAF.png|63x75px|link=Sergeant Major|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Staff Sergeant Major]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:StaffSergeantMajorLAAF.png|63x75px|link=|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Senior Sergeant Major]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:SeniorSergeantMajor.png|63x75px|link=|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Warrant Officer]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:WarrantOfficerLAAF.png|40x15px|link=Warrant Officer|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Warrant Officer First Class]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:WarrantOfficerFirstClassLAAF.png|46x22px|link=|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Senior Warrant Officer]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:SeniorWarrantOfficerLAAF.png|53x34px|link=|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Chief Warrant Officer]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:ChiefWarrantOfficerLAAF.png|59x44px|link=|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Cadet]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:Cadet-LAAF.png|63x55px|link=Cadet|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Leutnant]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:LeutnantLAAF.png|63x55px|link=Leutnant|]]
 
|-
 
! [[First Leutnant]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:FirstLeutnantLAAF.png|63x60px|link=Leutnant|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Hauptmann]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:Hauptmann.png|63x55px|link=Hauptmann|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Kommandant]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:KommandantLAAF.png|63x60px|link=Kommandant|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Hauptmann-Kommandant]]
 
|align="center"|[[Image:HauptmannKommandant.png|63x55px|link=Hauptmann-Kommandant|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Leutnant-Colonel]]<br>Leutnant-Kaptain
 
|align="center"|[[Image:LeutnantColonelLAAF.png|32x18px|link=Leutnant-Colonel|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Colonel]]<br>Kaptain
 
|align="center"|[[Image:ColonelLAAF.png|61x24px|link=Colonel|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Leutnant-General]]<br>Leutnant-Kommodore
 
|align="center"|[[Image:LeutnantGeneralLAAF.png|63x42px|link=Leutnant-General|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Hauptmann-General]]<br>Kommodore
 
|align="center"|[[Image:HauptmannGeneralLAAF.png|63x63px|link=Hauptmann-General|]]
 
|-
 
! [[Kommandant-General]]<br>Hauptmann-Kommodore
 
|align="center"|[[Image:KommandantGeneralLAAF.png|63x63px|link=Kommandant-General|]]
 
|-
 
! [[General]]<br>Admiral
 
|align="center"|[[Image:GeneralLAAF.png|63x63px|link=General|]]
 
|-
 
! [[General of the Armies]]<br>Fleet Admiral
 
|align="center"|[[Image:GeneralOfArmiesLAAF.png|63x63px|link=General of the Armies|]]
 
|}
 
 
 
==Lyran Alliance Standard Nomenclature==
 
This of the LAAF's listing for Tank/Combat Vehicles and Infantry regiments. The lists shows the initials that they use to identify the type of formation they represent. '''Example:''' 8th Royal Tharkad LI(R). Which the LI(R) which means 8th Royal Tharkad ''Light Infantry (Regiment).''<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'' page 43 - Standard LAAF Nonmenclature.</ref>
 
 
 
===Vehicle Type Formations===
 
*AB - Artillery Battalion
 
*ABY - Artillery Battery
 
*AG - Artillery Group
 
*ATR - Artillery Regiment
 
*AC(R) - Armored Cavalry (Regiment)
 
*AG - Armored Grenadiers
 
*AR - Armor Regiment
 
*ARR - Armored Regiment
 
*CR - Cavalry Regiment
 
*CA - Combat Auxiliary
 
*HA(R) - Heavy Armor (Regiment)
 
*HAY - Heavy Artillery
 
*LA(R) - Light Armor (Regiment)
 
*LT - Light Tank
 
*MG - Mounted Grenadiers
 
*PR - Panzer Regiment
 
*RR - Recon Regiment
 
*SR - Scout Regiment
 
*TR - Tank Regiment
 
 
 
===Infantry Type Formations===
 
*AI - Armored Infantry
 
*BAB - Battle Armor Battalion
 
*CMR - Commando Regiment
 
*FR - Front Recon
 
*HI(R) - Heavy Infantry (Regiment)
 
*IR - Infantry Regiment
 
*JI(R) - Jump Infantry (Regiment)
 
*JR - Jump Regiment
 
*LI(R) - Light Infantry (Regiment)
 
*MPR - Military Police Regiment
 
*MDR - Mounted Rifles
 
*MI(R) - Mechanized Infantry (Regiment)
 
*MR - Mechanized Rifles
 
*MRT - Mechanized Regiment
 
*MTR - Motorized Regiment
 
 
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
 
 
 
[[Category:Military organizations]]
 

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