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Fourth Marik Protectors | |
Formed | c. 3085 [1] |
Disbanded | 14 March 3152 [2] |
Previous Designation(s) | Eighteenth Marik Militia[1] |
Nickname | The Rose of Connaught[3] |
Affiliation | Mercenary |
Parent Command | Marik Protectors |
Contents
History[edit]
Largely formed from the disbanded Eighteenth Marik Militia, Force Commander Halle Frazier chose to carry on the traditions of that unit even as the Free Worlds League dissolved. These traditions were maintained well-into the thirty-second century, with the unit continuing to use a red rose as their logo, and calling themselves the Red Rose of Connaught.[1][3]
Originally painting their 'Mechs silver with a red trim,[1] by 3145 the unit had reverted to the old paint scheme of the Marik Militia, painting their mechs purple with red and blue highlights.[3]
On 14 March, 3152, Captain-General Nikol Marik announced that the Fourth had agreed to rejoin the FWLM, re-forming the Eighteenth Marik Militia as the first unit in a reborn Marik Militia.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the Fourth Marik Protectors | |||
Force Commander | Halle Frazier | 3085[4] | |
Colonel | Garrett Watkins | 3145[5] |
Other Unit Members[edit]
- Staff Sergeant Mike Archer, tank commander during the Dark Age.[6]
Tactics[edit]
By 3145, the Fourth Marik Protectors had chosen to emphasize aerospace fighters over more conventional units, fielding the largest number of aerospace fighters of the Marik Protectors, often allowing them to fend off pirates without their ground units ever having to open fire.[5]
Composition History[edit]
3085[edit]
Fourth Marik Protectors (Battalion/Green/Questionable)[4]
- CO: Force Commander Halle Frazier
Fourth Marik Aerospace Wing (Green/Reliable)[4]
- CO: Captain Yanus Rijnder
3145[edit]
Fourth Marik Protectors (Regular/Questionable)[5]
- CO: Colonel Garrett Watkins
Fourth Marik Aerospace Wing (Regular/Reliable)[5]
Fourth Marik Armor Brigade (Veteran/Questionable)[5]
- CO: Colonel Toby Foster
Fourth Marik Infantry Brigade (Green/Questionable)[5]
- CO: Colonel Forrest Moran
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Manual: 3085, p. 90
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Empire Alone, p. 69
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 114
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 93: "Independent Commands"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Field Manual: 3145, p. 117: "Free Worlds League Military - Independent Commands"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 31, p. 6: "Harrier Heavy Hover Tank (Re-Laser) - Notable Vehicles and Crews"