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The unit that would evolve into the '''Pandora Cavaliers''' was originally the '''Pandora College Training Battalion'''.
  
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==History==
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The Pandora Training Battalion began operations in 3032. Initially training MechWarriors and armor crews, the unit later added infantry cadets. In 3054, the training battalion integrated battle armor troopers, still quite rare at the time.<ref name=FMLAp122>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 122: "Pandora Training Battalion"</ref>
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===Clan Invasion===
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In [[3054]] the [[Quikscell Company]] plant on [[Pandora]] was guarded by the Pandora College Training Battalion.<ref name=ORp56>''Objective Raids'', p. 56: "One-site Defending Units"</ref>
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===FedCom Civil War===
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]], after the [[Third Lyran Guards]] were transferred to defend other worlds closer to the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]], [[Clan Jade Falcon]] struck Pandora in [[3064]]. The Pandora College Training Battalion and a few militia regiments were the only [[Lyran Alliance]] forces on-world. While fighting valiantly, the Training Battalion and militia forces lasted three weeks before the planet was captured by the Falcons' [[124th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|124th Striker]] and [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Eyrie]] [[Cluster]]s.<ref name=MM134>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 135: "Clan Jade Falcon Key Worlds"</ref> The training battalion was destroyed.<ref name=FCWp117>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 117</ref>
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===Jihad===
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When the Jade Falcons joined the [[Stone's Coalition|Coalition]] against the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], they returned the last survivors of the Pandora College Training Battalion to the [[LAAF]] as a peace offering. These warriors had become quite skilled, but the Falcons found them too independent to work within [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|their ''touman'']]. While the ten [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] were quickly matriculated elsewhere, the LAAF maintained the rest of the Battalion as a overflow cadre for other academies.
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In [[3079]] the battalion was based on [[Crimond]].<ref name=FRLAAF-16>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 16</ref>
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===Republic Era - Pandora Cavaliers===
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Lacking an associated academy to call it home after the Jihad's conclusion, the Pandora College Training Battalion was assigned to the newly-formed [[Lyran Reserves]] brigade along with other orphaned Lyran commands. Inspired by the rebirth of the [[Tamar Cavaliers]], brigade commander [[Hauptmann-General]] [[Daniel Bishop]] chose to remake the Training Battalion as a line unit, the Pandora Cavaliers.
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Due to its former role as a training cadre and the large number of still green academy recruits in its TOE, the LCAF utilized the Cavaliers as an extended training force, running cadets through it before transfer to other units. While any other unit might resent this treatment, seeing it as a continuation of its past the Cavaliers consider it an honor and heavily embrace their "foster soldiers".
  
==History==
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As of [[3085]], the Cavaliers were stationed on [[Kandersteg]] in the [[Arc-Royal Theater]].<ref name=FM3085-103>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 103: "The Lyran Commonwealth - Lyran Reserves - Pandora Cavaliers"</ref><ref name=FM3085-109>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 109: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (Deployment as of 31 October 3085) - Arc-Royal Theater"</ref>
  
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===Dark Age Era===
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Like the Tamar Cavaliers, the Pandora Cavaliers were reportedly destroyed in a series of tit-for-tat raids on the Clan border early in the [[thirty-second century]], implicitly prior to [[3133]].<ref name=FM3145p130>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 130</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==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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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Pandora College Training Battalion'''
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Cyrus Hubbard]]||[[3050]]<ref name=ORp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22: "Lyran Commonwealth State Command"</ref><ref name=FM3085-109/>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Pandora Cavaliers'''
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| Colonel||Cyrus Hubbard||[[3085]]<ref name=ORp22/><ref name=FM3085-109/>
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|-
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|}
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
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Unknown.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
===3054===
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===3040===
Pandora College Training Battalion (Green/Reliable) <ref name=MWobraidp22 > ''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>  
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'''Pandora College Training Battalion''' (Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 138</ref>
:*CO: Kommandant Cyrus Hubbard <ref name=MWobraidp22/>
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: Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Pandora]].<ref name=HWO3039/>
  
==Notes==
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===3050===
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'''Pandora College Training Battalion''' (Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name=20yup26/>
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* CO: Kommandant [[Cyrus Hubbard]]<ref name=20yup26/>
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: Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Pandora]].<ref name=20yup26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26</ref>
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===3054===
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'''Pandora College Training Battalion''' (Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name=OpjRp22/>
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* CO: Kommandant Cyrus Hubbard<ref name=OpjRp22/>
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: Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Pandora]].<ref name=OpjRp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>
  
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===3079===
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'''Pandora Training Battalion''' (Battalion/Green/Reliable)<ref name="frlcaf16">'' Field Report: FWLM'', p. 16</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Crimond]].<ref name="frlcaf16"/>
  
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===3085===
==Rules==
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'''Pandora Cavaliers''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085-109/>
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* CO: Colonel Cyrus Hubbard
  
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'''Pandora Cavaliers Air Wing''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085-109/>
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* CO: [[Kaptain]] [[Matteo Abrams]]
  
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
  
==Bibliography==
 
*[[Objective Raids]]
 
  
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[[Category:Lyran Commands|Pandora Cavaliers]]

Latest revision as of 04:25, 15 March 2024

Pandora College of Military Sciences logo.png
Pandora College Training Battalion
Formed 3032
Disbanded prior to 3133
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth
Parent Command Pandora College of Military Sciences,
Lyran Reserves

The unit that would evolve into the Pandora Cavaliers was originally the Pandora College Training Battalion.

History[edit]

The Pandora Training Battalion began operations in 3032. Initially training MechWarriors and armor crews, the unit later added infantry cadets. In 3054, the training battalion integrated battle armor troopers, still quite rare at the time.[1]

Clan Invasion[edit]

In 3054 the Quikscell Company plant on Pandora was guarded by the Pandora College Training Battalion.[2]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

During the FedCom Civil War, after the Third Lyran Guards were transferred to defend other worlds closer to the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, Clan Jade Falcon struck Pandora in 3064. The Pandora College Training Battalion and a few militia regiments were the only Lyran Alliance forces on-world. While fighting valiantly, the Training Battalion and militia forces lasted three weeks before the planet was captured by the Falcons' 124th Striker and Jade Falcon Eyrie Clusters.[3] The training battalion was destroyed.[4]

Jihad[edit]

When the Jade Falcons joined the Coalition against the Word of Blake Jihad, they returned the last survivors of the Pandora College Training Battalion to the LAAF as a peace offering. These warriors had become quite skilled, but the Falcons found them too independent to work within their touman. While the ten MechWarriors were quickly matriculated elsewhere, the LAAF maintained the rest of the Battalion as a overflow cadre for other academies.

In 3079 the battalion was based on Crimond.[5]

Republic Era - Pandora Cavaliers[edit]

Lacking an associated academy to call it home after the Jihad's conclusion, the Pandora College Training Battalion was assigned to the newly-formed Lyran Reserves brigade along with other orphaned Lyran commands. Inspired by the rebirth of the Tamar Cavaliers, brigade commander Hauptmann-General Daniel Bishop chose to remake the Training Battalion as a line unit, the Pandora Cavaliers.

Due to its former role as a training cadre and the large number of still green academy recruits in its TOE, the LCAF utilized the Cavaliers as an extended training force, running cadets through it before transfer to other units. While any other unit might resent this treatment, seeing it as a continuation of its past the Cavaliers consider it an honor and heavily embrace their "foster soldiers".

As of 3085, the Cavaliers were stationed on Kandersteg in the Arc-Royal Theater.[6][7]

Dark Age Era[edit]

Like the Tamar Cavaliers, the Pandora Cavaliers were reportedly destroyed in a series of tit-for-tat raids on the Clan border early in the thirty-second century, implicitly prior to 3133.[8]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Pandora College Training Battalion
Colonel Cyrus Hubbard 3050[9][7]
Commanding Officers of the Pandora Cavaliers
Colonel Cyrus Hubbard 3085[9][7]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3040[edit]

Pandora College Training Battalion (Battalion/Green/Reliable)[10]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Pandora.[10]

3050[edit]

Pandora College Training Battalion (Battalion/Green/Reliable)[11]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Pandora.[11]

3054[edit]

Pandora College Training Battalion (Battalion/Green/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Kommandant Cyrus Hubbard[12]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Pandora.[12]

3079[edit]

Pandora Training Battalion (Battalion/Green/Reliable)[13]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Crimond.[13]

3085[edit]

Pandora Cavaliers (Green/Reliable)[7]

  • CO: Colonel Cyrus Hubbard

Pandora Cavaliers Air Wing (Green/Reliable)[7]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 122: "Pandora Training Battalion"
  2. Objective Raids, p. 56: "One-site Defending Units"
  3. Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 135: "Clan Jade Falcon Key Worlds"
  4. FedCom Civil War, p. 117
  5. Field Report: LAAF, p. 16
  6. Field Manual: 3085, p. 103: "The Lyran Commonwealth - Lyran Reserves - Pandora Cavaliers"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 109: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (Deployment as of 31 October 3085) - Arc-Royal Theater"
  8. Field Manual: 3145, p. 130
  9. 9.0 9.1 Objective Raids, p. 22: "Lyran Commonwealth State Command"
  10. 10.0 10.1 Historical: War of 3039 , p. 138
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 20 Year Update, p. 26
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Objective Raids, p. 22
  13. 13.0 13.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 16

Bibliography[edit]