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Line 1: − {{Update Needed|[[Spotlight On: Schmidt's Petraries]]}} + {{infoBoxStateUnit − + | image = − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand+ | nickname = − | image = [[File:Regional Defense Force 1.png|150px]] + | parent formation = [[Hanseatic Security Force]] − | Designation = Regional Defense Force 1+ | formed = − | Formed = + | year = 3079 − | Disbanded = + | unitname = Regional Defense Force 1 − | Previous Designation = − | Nickname = − | Affiliation = [[Hanseatic League]] − | Parent Command = [[Hanseatic Security Force]] − | Sub-Command = }} }} ==History== ==History== − '''Regional Defense Force 1''' (RDF 1) was formed as a part of the creation of the [[Hanseatic Security Force]] following attempts by a number of colonies to throw off the influences of the [[Hanseatic League]] [[Council of Merchants]] in or around [[2920]].<ref name="FM:Pp135">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 135: "Hanseatic League"</ref> + '''Regional Defense Force 1''' (RDF 1) was formed as a part of the creation of the [[Hanseatic Security Force]] following attempts by a number of colonies to throw off the influences of the [[Hanseatic League]] [[Council of Merchants]] in or around [[2920]].<ref name="FM:Pp135">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 135, "Hanseatic League"</ref> − After attempting to enforce a period of isolation from external influences across the League, the Council of Merchants changed tack in [[3011]] and decided to declare three worlds to be open worlds, accessible to all. Those worlds were [[Bergen]], [[Bruges]] and [[Lübeck]];<ref name="FM:Pp135"/> responsibility for protecting those worlds along with the Hanseatic capital world, [[Bremen (HL)|Bremen]], and the heart of the League fell to RDF 1.<ref name="FM:Pp137">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137: "Regional Defense Force 1"</ref> + After attempting to enforce a period of isolation from external influences across the League, the Council of Merchants changed tack in [[3011]] and decided to declare three worlds to be open worlds, accessible to all. Those worlds were [[Bergen]], [[Bruges]] and [[Lübeck]];<ref name="FM:Pp135"/> responsibility for protecting those worlds along with the Hanseatic capital world, [[Bremen (HL)|Bremen]], and the heart of the League fell to RDF 1.<ref name="FM:Pp137">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137, "Regional Defense Force 1"</ref> − As a result, by the mid-3060s RDF 1 was amongst the most experienced of the HSF units, in part because personnel for RDF 1 were drawn from the other units of the HSF;<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> it was also the most prestigious of the HSF commands and received the best equipment.<ref name="FM:Pp137A">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137: "Hanseatic Security Force Units"</ref> RDF 1 took its role as protectors of the heartland seriously, constantly practicing defensive scenarios ranging from small raids to full-scale [[Clan]] invasions. While the exercises show the limitations in RDF 1's ability, the skill of those in RDF 1 was unquestionable and highlighted that any outside force attempting to invade the League's core worlds would suffer substantial casualties.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> + As a result, by the mid-3060s RDF 1 was amongst the most experienced of the HSF units, in part because personnel for RDF 1 were drawn from the other units of the HSF;<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> it was also the most prestigious of the HSF commands and received the best equipment.<ref name="FM:Pp137A">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137, "Hanseatic Security Force Units"</ref> RDF 1 took its role as protectors of the heartland seriously, constantly practising defensive scenarios ranging from small raids to full-scale [[Clan]] invasions. While the exercises show the limitations in RDF 1's ability, the skill of those in RDF 1 was unquestionable and highlighted that any outside force attempting to invade the League's core worlds would suffer substantial casualties.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> − In addition to these defensive exercises, RDF 1 also practiced ceremonial drills, and a [[lance]] of [[BattleMech]]s is permanently stationed outside the Council of Merchants building on Bremen.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> + In addition to these defensive exercises, RDF 1 also practised ceremonial drills, and a [[lance]] of [[BattleMech]]s is permanently stationed outside the Council of Merchants building on Bremen.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> − By [[3067]], the Captain-General of RDF 1, [[Albert Snow]], had been promoted to the position of head of the entire HSF; under his replacement,<ref name="FM:Up200"/> Captain-General [[James Hock]],<ref name="FM:Up204">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 204: "Hanseatic League"</ref> RDF 1 had been undergoing a vigorous training regimen as well as receiving the best equipment the Hanseatic League could provide to re-equip with.<ref name="FM:Up200">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 200: "Hanseatic League"</ref> + By [[3067]] the Captain-General of RDF 1, [[Albert Snow]], had been promoted to the position of head of the entire HSF; under his replacement,<ref name="FM:Up200"/> Captain-General [[James Hock]],<ref name="FM:Up204">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 204, "Hanseatic League"</ref> RDF 1 had been undergoing a vigorous training regime as well as receiving the best equipment the Hanseatic League could provide to re-equip with.<ref name="FM:Up200">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 200, "Hanseatic League"</ref> − In [[3076]],<ref name=FRP>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 5: "Peripheral Quotes"</ref> during the Jihad, RDF 1 and [[Regional Defense Force 3|RDF 3]] launched a combined attack on [[Clan Diamond Shark]] forces within the [[Chainelane Isles]]; the result was an unmitigated disaster, with the Diamond Sharks destroying a quarter of RDF 1's 'Mech regiment and inflicting more than fifty percent casualties on RDF 3 before the two RDFs limped back to Hanseatic space. As a result, by [[3079]] RDF 1 was focused completely on rebuilding.<ref name="FR:Pp18">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 18: "Deep Periphery Forces"</ref>+ During the Jihad RDF 1 and [[Regional Defense Force 3|RDF 3]] launched a combined attack on the [[Clan Diamond Shark]] forces within the [[Chainlaine Isles]]; the result was an unmitigated disaster, with the Diamond Sharks destroying a quarter of RDF 1's 'Mech regiment and inflicting more than fifty percent casualties on RDF 3 before the two RDFs limped back to Hanseatic space. As a result, by [[3079]] RDF 1 was focussed completely on rebuilding.<ref name="FR:Pp18">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 18, "Deep Periphery Forces"</ref> − − In January [[3140]], the Scorpion Empire attacked the Hanseatic League. RDF 1 redeployed to Bremen as a defensive force.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 11: "Wave 1"</ref> In April<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 31</ref> they landed on [[Lübeck]] and counterattacked Seeker Galaxy. Outweighing the Fourth Scorpion Seekers, the RDF quickly shattered the Clan formation. They outflanked and outmaneuvered the Seekers at every turn, eventually killing [[Loremaster]] [[Kalara Yeh]] and forcing the Galaxy to retreat. The RDF then returned to Bremen.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 12</ref> − − Joining forces with RDF 3, RDF 1 was on Bremen when Alpha Galaxy and Seeker Galaxy arrived in July 3140. RDF 1 mostly faced Alpha Galaxy. Eventually RDF 3 had to disengage from Seeker Galaxy, which left RDF 1 to face the two Scorpion Galaxies alone. They held an extensive series of defensive works and refused to give them up. This allowed Alpha Galaxy Elementals to bypass the defenders and capture the [[Council of Merchants]] on October 12. The Council detonated a failsafe which destroyed the Council building and much of the capital city. The Hanseatic League's Captain-Marshal, as the only surviving Council member, ordered the Hansa to surrender.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', pp. 13, 34</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== − {| class="wikitable"+ In [[3064]] the senior Captain-General of RDF 1 was Albert Snow, cousin of the head of the Council of Merchants, [[Liam Snow]]. Despite allegations that Albert's rise to command RDF 1 was a part of his cousin's rise to power within the Council, Albert was an able commander and popular with his troops.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> − |- − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command − |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Regional Defense Force 1''' − |- − | Captain-General||[[Albert Snow]]||[[3064]]<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> − |- − | Captain-General||[[James Hock]]||[[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up204"/> − |- − | Captain-General || [[Helga Bauer]] || [[3110]]?<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 10</ref> − |- − | Captain-General || [[Anja Weissenegger]] || [[3140]]<ref name=otphcp22>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 22: "Regional Defense Force 1"</ref> − |- − |} − ===Other Unit Officers ===+ by 3067 Albert Snow had been promoted out of RDF 1 and replaced by James Hock.<ref name="FM:Up204"/> − * [[Captain]] [[Reginald Jonvelson]] in [[3076]].<ref name=FRP>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 5: "Peripheral Quotes"</ref> ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − RDF 1 specializes in defensive warfare aimed at protecting the heart of the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> + RDF 1 specialises in defensive warfare aimed at protecting the heart of the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> − − In 3140 they were specialists in melee combat and using overwhelming force to destroy a foe.<ref name=otphcp22/> ==Composition History== ==Composition History== − In common with all of the RDF brigades RDF 1 was a combined arms force, and standard deployments for sub-units drawn from RDF 1 typically consisted of a 'Mech [[company]] reinforced by one or two [[battalion]]s of armor and infantry.<ref name="FM:Pp136">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 136: "Structure"</ref> + In common with all of the RDF brigades RDF 1 was a combined arms force, and standard deployments for sub-units drawn from RDF 1 typically consisted of a 'Mech [[company]] reinforced by one or two [[battalion]]s of armor and infantry.<ref name="FM:Pp136">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 136, "Structure"</ref> ===3064=== ===3064=== Line 77:
Line 49: '''Regional Defense Force 1''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:Pp18"/> '''Regional Defense Force 1''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:Pp18"/> * 1 BattleMech Regiment * 1 BattleMech Regiment − - At this point in time RDF 1 was at seventy-five percent of full strength following the disastrous battles in the [[Chainelane Isles]], but twenty-five percent of RDF 1 was using upgraded technology. + - At this point in time RDF 1 was at seventy-five percent of full strength following the disastrous battles in the Chainlaine Isles, but twenty-five percent of RDF 1 was using upgraded technology. - Conventional forces are not listed within ''Field Report: Periphery'', leaving the strength of the RDF 1 conventional forces unknown. - Conventional forces are not listed within ''Field Report: Periphery'', leaving the strength of the RDF 1 conventional forces unknown. − ===3140=== + ==Rules== − '''Regional Defense Force 1''' (Elite)<ref name=otphcp22/> − * 1 heavy BattleMech regiment − * 1 assault combat vehicle regiment − * 1 battlesuit infantry regiment − <div class="gamerules"> <div class="gamerules"> − + ===Game Rules=== − ==Game Rules== + ====3064==== − ===3064=== + * RDF 1 uses the Hanseatic League column of the ''Random 'Mech Assignment Table'' within ''Field Manual: Periphery''.<ref name="FM:Pp155+">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 155-156, "Hanseatic League"</ref> − * RDF 1 uses the Hanseatic League column of the ''Random 'Mech Assignment Table'' within ''Field Manual: Periphery''.<ref name="FM:Pp155+">''Field Manual: Periphery'', pp. 155–156: "Hanseatic League"</ref> * Units from RDF 1 receive a +1 Initiative bonus when fighting on the core worlds of the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> * Units from RDF 1 receive a +1 Initiative bonus when fighting on the core worlds of the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> * Units from RDF 1 receive a -2 Initiative penalty when fighting outside the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> * Units from RDF 1 receive a -2 Initiative penalty when fighting outside the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> − * ''MechWarrior 3'' RPG characters from RDF 1 gain Protocol/Hanseatic League +1.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> + * ''MechWarrrior 3'' RPG characters from RDF 1 gain Protocol/Hanseatic League +1.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> − − ===3140=== − * RDF 1 can use the Overrun Combat and Tactical Experts (Physical) special command abilities. − * When choosing units for vehicle regiment the controlling player can choose half of the units, selecting from any Star League or Succession Wars era vehicle that weighs 80 or more tons.<ref name=otphcp22/> </div> </div> Line 107:
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | '''Regional Defense Force 1''' (RDF 1) was formed as a part of the creation of the [[Hanseatic Security Force]] following attempts by a number of colonies to throw off the influences of the [[Hanseatic League]] [[Council of Merchants]] in or around [[2920]].<ref name="FM:Pp135">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 135 | + | '''Regional Defense Force 1''' (RDF 1) was formed as a part of the creation of the [[Hanseatic Security Force]] following attempts by a number of colonies to throw off the influences of the [[Hanseatic League]] [[Council of Merchants]] in or around [[2920]].<ref name="FM:Pp135">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 135, "Hanseatic League"</ref> |
| − | After attempting to enforce a period of isolation from external influences across the League, the Council of Merchants changed tack in [[3011]] and decided to declare three worlds to be open worlds, accessible to all. Those worlds were [[Bergen]], [[Bruges]] and [[Lübeck]];<ref name="FM:Pp135"/> responsibility for protecting those worlds along with the Hanseatic capital world, [[Bremen (HL)|Bremen]], and the heart of the League fell to RDF 1.<ref name="FM:Pp137">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137 | + | After attempting to enforce a period of isolation from external influences across the League, the Council of Merchants changed tack in [[3011]] and decided to declare three worlds to be open worlds, accessible to all. Those worlds were [[Bergen]], [[Bruges]] and [[Lübeck]];<ref name="FM:Pp135"/> responsibility for protecting those worlds along with the Hanseatic capital world, [[Bremen (HL)|Bremen]], and the heart of the League fell to RDF 1.<ref name="FM:Pp137">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137, "Regional Defense Force 1"</ref> |
| − | As a result, by the mid-3060s RDF 1 was amongst the most experienced of the HSF units, in part because personnel for RDF 1 were drawn from the other units of the HSF;<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> it was also the most prestigious of the HSF commands and received the best equipment.<ref name="FM:Pp137A">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137 | + | As a result, by the mid-3060s RDF 1 was amongst the most experienced of the HSF units, in part because personnel for RDF 1 were drawn from the other units of the HSF;<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> it was also the most prestigious of the HSF commands and received the best equipment.<ref name="FM:Pp137A">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 137, "Hanseatic Security Force Units"</ref> RDF 1 took its role as protectors of the heartland seriously, constantly practising defensive scenarios ranging from small raids to full-scale [[Clan]] invasions. While the exercises show the limitations in RDF 1's ability, the skill of those in RDF 1 was unquestionable and highlighted that any outside force attempting to invade the League's core worlds would suffer substantial casualties.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> |
| − | In addition to these defensive exercises, RDF 1 also | + | In addition to these defensive exercises, RDF 1 also practised ceremonial drills, and a [[lance]] of [[BattleMech]]s is permanently stationed outside the Council of Merchants building on Bremen.<ref name="FM:Pp137"/> |
| − | By [[3067]] | + | By [[3067]] the Captain-General of RDF 1, [[Albert Snow]], had been promoted to the position of head of the entire HSF; under his replacement,<ref name="FM:Up200"/> Captain-General [[James Hock]],<ref name="FM:Up204">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 204, "Hanseatic League"</ref> RDF 1 had been undergoing a vigorous training regime as well as receiving the best equipment the Hanseatic League could provide to re-equip with.<ref name="FM:Up200">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 200, "Hanseatic League"</ref> |
| − | + | During the Jihad RDF 1 and [[Regional Defense Force 3|RDF 3]] launched a combined attack on the [[Clan Diamond Shark]] forces within the [[Chainlaine Isles]]; the result was an unmitigated disaster, with the Diamond Sharks destroying a quarter of RDF 1's 'Mech regiment and inflicting more than fifty percent casualties on RDF 3 before the two RDFs limped back to Hanseatic space. As a result, by [[3079]] RDF 1 was focussed completely on rebuilding.<ref name="FR:Pp18">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 18, "Deep Periphery Forces"</ref> | |
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| − | + | by 3067 Albert Snow had been promoted out of RDF 1 and replaced by James Hock.<ref name="FM:Up204"/> | |
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| − | In common with all of the RDF brigades RDF 1 was a combined arms force, and standard deployments for sub-units drawn from RDF 1 typically consisted of a 'Mech [[company]] reinforced by one or two [[battalion]]s of armor and infantry.<ref name="FM:Pp136">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 136 | + | In common with all of the RDF brigades RDF 1 was a combined arms force, and standard deployments for sub-units drawn from RDF 1 typically consisted of a 'Mech [[company]] reinforced by one or two [[battalion]]s of armor and infantry.<ref name="FM:Pp136">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 136, "Structure"</ref> |
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| − | - At this point in time RDF 1 was at seventy-five percent of full strength following the disastrous battles in the | + | - At this point in time RDF 1 was at seventy-five percent of full strength following the disastrous battles in the Chainlaine Isles, but twenty-five percent of RDF 1 was using upgraded technology. |
- Conventional forces are not listed within ''Field Report: Periphery'', leaving the strength of the RDF 1 conventional forces unknown. | - Conventional forces are not listed within ''Field Report: Periphery'', leaving the strength of the RDF 1 conventional forces unknown. | ||
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| − | ===3064=== | + | * RDF 1 uses the Hanseatic League column of the ''Random 'Mech Assignment Table'' within ''Field Manual: Periphery''.<ref name="FM:Pp155+">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 155-156, "Hanseatic League"</ref> |
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* Units from RDF 1 receive a +1 Initiative bonus when fighting on the core worlds of the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> | * Units from RDF 1 receive a +1 Initiative bonus when fighting on the core worlds of the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> | ||
* Units from RDF 1 receive a -2 Initiative penalty when fighting outside the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> | * Units from RDF 1 receive a -2 Initiative penalty when fighting outside the Hanseatic League.<ref name="FM:Pp155+"/> | ||
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