Achernar Republic Standing Guard

Achernar Republic Standing Guard
Previous Designation(s) Achernar Protectorate Militia
Achernar Sarna March Militia
Affiliation Republic of the Sphere
Parent Command Republic Standing Guard
Word of Blake Protectorate Militia
Sarna March Militia

Originally known as the Achernar Sarna March Militia. With the formation of the Republic of the Sphere, the planetary defense became a Republic Standing Guard unit.

History[edit]

The unit was defending Achenar in 3038.[citation needed]

After the 3057 Marik-Liao offensive that claimed much of the Sarna March, the Militia was placed under the control of the Capellan March Militia.[1]

During the FedCom Civil War, the Achernar CMM fought for Katherine Steiner-Davion. During the later waves of the Civil War, the Achernar CMM was heavily damaged. Achernar officially became part of the Capellan March Militia in 3067, after the FedCom Civil War ended.[1] The fighting of the Civil War reduced them to approximately half their pre–Civil War strength.[2]

Jihad[edit]

Achernar BattleMechs maintained a factory named the West Fabrication Facility on Achernar, which for a long time was a producer of IndustrialMechs. When the Word of Blake captured Achernar, it rebuilt some of the production lines within the West Fabrication Facility to produce either (or both of) the OSP-25 Osprey or OSP-26 Osprey BattleMech.[3][4] The West Fabrication Facility was completely destroyed in June 3077 when the Achernar Protectorate Militia ignored the surrender issued by the planetary governor to the allied coalition forces and instead dug in around the plant, forcing the task force on the Federated Suns front of Operation SCOUR to root out the militia from the factory complexes, leveling its facilities in the process.[5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Achernar Sarna March Militia
Leftenant General Walter Flostet 30503054[6][7]
Commanding Officers of the Achernar Capellan March Militia
Leftenant General Bruce Haas 3062[1]
Major General Terry Neudecker 3067[8]
Commanding Officers of the Achernar Protectorate Militia
Commanding Officers of the Achernar Republic Standing Guard
Legate Rudy Maks [9]
Legate Brion Stempres 3133[10]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

After a long history of trying to calm civil unrest, when necessary with force, they are experienced in urban fighting.[1]

Composition History[edit]

3040[edit]

Achernar Sarna March Militia (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[12]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Achernar.[12]

3050[edit]

Achernar Sarna March Militia (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[6]

  • CO: Leftenant General Waller Flostet[6]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Achernar.[6]

3054[edit]

Achernar Sarna March Militia (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[13]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Achernar.[13]

3062[edit]

Achernar Capellan March Militia (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)[1]

Achernar CMM Aerospace Wing (1 Wing/Green/Reliable)[1]

Achernar CMM Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Green/Reliable)[1]

Achernar CMM Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Green/Reliable)[1]

3067[edit]

Achernar Capellan March Militia (Veteran/Questionable)[8]

Achernar CMM Aerospace Wing (Veteran/Questionable)[8]

Achernar CMM Armor Brigade (Reliable/Questionable)[8]

Achernar CMM Infantry Brigade (Green/Questionable)[8]

3069[edit]

Achernar Protectorate Militia
Protectorate Militia Divisions were equipped with enough DropShip capacity for transportation, but not JumpShips.[14]

3133[edit]

Achernar Republic Standing Guard

  • Second Achernar Militia[15]
  • Fourth Armor[16]
  • Achernar Reserve Training Corps.[17]

References[edit]

  1. a b c d e f g h Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 113: "Militia Profile"
  2. Field Manual: Updates, p. 137: Achernar PDZ
  3. Technical Readout: 3085, p. 82: "Osprey"
  4. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 37: "Liberated Achernar"
  5. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"
  6. a b c d 20 Year Update, p. 24
  7. Objective Raids, p. 17: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  8. a b c d e Field Manual: Updates, p. 136: "Federated Suns Depolyment Table"
  9. A Call to Arms, p. 40
  10. A Call to Arms, p. 20
  11. Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 80: "Plainsman Medium Hover Tank - Notable Crews"
  12. a b Historical: War of 3039, p. 138
  13. a b c Objective Raids, p. 17
  14. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103
  15. A Call to Arms, p. 27
  16. A Call to Arms, ch. 11
  17. A Call to Arms, Prologue

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