Regional Structure LCAF

Overview

The layout of the Lyran Commonwealth and later the Lyran Alliance changed over the decades. At the beginning of the thirty-first century, the High Command divided the state in different regional commands. The fusion with the Federated Suns to the Federated Commonwealth led to the development of a similar structure like in the Suns. With the split in the 3050 the new Alliance recreate the system as a combination of both systems.

3025

The LCAF divide the realm into thirteen equal pieces. An inner ring of 4 district are the last line of defenses (usually 4 commands) against enemy forces. An outer circle of 13 Theaters of Operation are the obstacles against invasion attempts of the neighbors. A normal Theater fields 5 regiment sized command. The dimensions are 30 parsecs to 18 parsecs. The title Margrave is assigned to each of the frontline commanding officers. The title is nonheritable and is used by the Archon to enforce his will with the use of the Margrave as military ruler. The responsibility includes all planets within the theater. After the death of the Margrave, their children retain a baronage and preferred entry to one of the academies.

Border	Theater of Operation	Commanding Officer + Aide	Strength
Draconis Combine	Trellshire Theater	General Jerry Troka (Margrave of Trellshire Theater) Kommandant-General Kevin Dranby	6 regiments 2 battalions
	Tamar Theater	General Nondi Steiner (Margrave of Tamar Theater) Kommandant-General Mitch Felspar	10 regiments
	Ryde Theater	General Jack Sphire (Margrave of Ryde Theater) Kommandant-General Rainer Poulin	7 regiments 1 battalion
Free Worlds League	Wyatt Theater	General Victor Joss (Margrave of Wyatt Theater) Hauptmann-General Sarah Joss	6 regiments
	Ford Theater	General Stephen Neil (Margrave of Ford Theater) Kommandant-General Tyron Brickly	6 regiments
	Cavanaugh Theater	General Iris Steiner (Margrave of Cavanaugh Theater) (Duchess of Furillo) Kommandant-General Mitchell Henders	6 regiments
Periphery	Timbuktu Theater	General Donald Groves (Margrave of Timbuktu Theater) Kommandant-General Richards Okidala	5 regiments
	Main Street Theater	General Phillip Gronv (Margrave of Main Street Theater) Hauptmann-General Isak Berrymann	5 regiments
	Bone Theater	General Marti Lyons (Margrave of Bone Theater) Kommandant-General Olaf Dinesen	6 regiments
Military District 1 (Alarion)		Hauptmann-General Mark Kostic Leutnant-General Fay Nichols	4 regiments
Military District 2 (Coventry)		Hauptmann-General Mona Fleury Hauptmann-General Tatyana O'Timmons	4 regiments
Military District 3 (Hesperus II)		Hauptmann-General Cliff Byas Leutnant-General John Weldon	4 regiments
Military District 4 (Tharkad)		Hauptmann-General Francis Bergsma Leutnant-General Dean Forney	5 regiments 1 company

3050

From the end of the Fourth Succession War until the start of the War of 3039 the High Command developed a unique system to handle the regional military matters. The Davion System (Marches + Polymorphous Defense Zone [PDZ]) and the Steiner structure (Military Theaters + Districts) were merged to one:

• The command replaced the PDZ, but is only one third of a former Theater.
• Operation Area is the new name for Theater (Lyran) respectively Combat Theater (Suns).
• 2 - 3 of such Operation Areas form a march of in the Lyran part of the Federated Commonwealth, because the Davion Marches doesn't change.

The new structure of the Lyran half.

March	Parts
Sarna March	conquered Liao planets 4 FWL planets
Tamar March	Bone Theater Trellshire Theater Tamar Theater
Skye March	Federation of Skye FWL planets
Tamarind March	Ford Theater Cavanaugh Theater
Periphery March	Timbuktu Theater Main Street Theater

Bibliography

• 20 Year Update
• Field Manual: Lyran Alliance
• House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)