Editing Andurien Rangers

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision		Your text
Line 16:		Line 16:
	== History ==		== History ==
−	In the wake of the [[Jihad]] the Andurien Rangers were primarily a defensive organization; with the government of the Duchy of Andurien trying to build positive relationships with neighboring states through economic and political cooperation, the main purpose of the Rangers was to dissuade aggression from those same neighbors. Tested several times by [[3081]], the Rangers proved to be tenacious defenders with a considerable bite when attacked, but as of [[3081]] the brigade lacked sufficient support and numbers to go on the offensive.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The Andurien Rangers were formed with a great deal of conventional unit support. They also made use of [[RetroTech]] designs from [[Lopez]].<ref name="FR:FWLMp12">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 12, "Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> This organization and equipment was well-suited to the Rangers' defensive role.	+	In the wake of the [[Jihad]] the Andurien Rangers were primarily a defensive organization; with the government of the Duchy of Andurien trying to build positive relationships with neighboring states through economic and political cooperation, the main purpose of the Rangers was to dissuade aggression from those same neighbors. Tested several times by [[3081]], the Rangers proved to be tenacious defenders with a considerable bite when attacked, but as at [[3081]] the brigade lacked sufficient support and numbers to go on the offensive.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The Andurien Rangers were formed with a great deal of conventional unit support. They also made use of [[RetroTech]] designs from [[Lopez]].<ref name="FR:FWLMp12">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 12, "Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> This organization and equipment was well-suited to the Rangers' defensive role.
	== Officers ==		== Officers ==

Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in!

{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:AndurienRangers.png|150px|Andurien Rangers]] | Designation = Andurien Rangers | Formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Duchy of Andurien]] | Parent Command = [[Andurien Defense Force]] | Sub-Command = [[1st Andurien Rangers]]<br>[[2nd Andurien Rangers]]<br>[[3rd Andurien Rangers]]<br>[[4th Andurien Rangers]]<br>[[5th Andurien Rangers]]<br>[[7th Andurien Rangers]] }} <onlyinclude> With the collapse of the [[Free Worlds League]] during the Blakist [[Jihad]], the [[Duchy of Andurien]] formed their own new provincial force, the '''Andurien Rangers''', around defecting units from the [[Free Worlds Legionnaires]].<ref name="M&Mp82">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 82, "Andurien Rangers"</ref> The first three Andurien Ranger regiments were formed around these former Free Worlds League commands.<ref name="FR:FWLMp12"/> </onlyinclude> == History == In the wake of the [[Jihad]] the Andurien Rangers were primarily a defensive organization; with the government of the Duchy of Andurien trying to build positive relationships with neighboring states through economic and political cooperation, the main purpose of the Rangers was to dissuade aggression from those same neighbors. Tested several times by [[3081]], the Rangers proved to be tenacious defenders with a considerable bite when attacked, but as at [[3081]] the brigade lacked sufficient support and numbers to go on the offensive.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The Andurien Rangers were formed with a great deal of conventional unit support. They also made use of [[RetroTech]] designs from [[Lopez]].<ref name="FR:FWLMp12">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 12, "Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> This organization and equipment was well-suited to the Rangers' defensive role. == Officers == {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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 Andurien Rangers''' |- | [[Major General]]||[[Tracy Fenton]]||mid-[[3081]]<ref name="J:FRp91"/> |- |} == Organization == === 3081 === The [[BattleMech]] element of the Rangers was rebuilding from the effects of the [[Jihad]] more slowly than the AeroSpace arm, which prompted the Rangers CO, [[Major General]] [[Tracy Fenton]] to reorganize the regiments to reflect the greater proportion of conventional regiments now present in each unit.<ref name="J:FRp91">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 91, "The Duchy Of Andurien"</ref> The biggest change was the expansion of each regiment to a strength of four [[battalion]]s, rather than the standard three. Of those four battalions, one was intended to be a purely-BattleMech equipped force. The remaining three battalions were combined-arms units at a company level; each company of three lances was formed from one BattleMech lance, one vehicle lance, and one infantry lance. The infantry lance was intended to be equipped with [[battle armor]], but as the Duchy lacked native production lines for battle armor, many of the units weren't equipped as such. Those units that could muster battle armor were usually equipped with imported [[Longinus]] and [[Theseus]] battlesuits.<ref name="J:FRp91"/> While the ground forces within the Rangers were having trouble rebuilding, no such problems were experienced by the Rangers AeroSpace arm; the production lines within Andurien was able to rapidly equip its forces with state of the art [[aerospace fighter]]s. In [[3085]], the formation of the Fifth Rangers and the creation of the [[1st Andurien Guards|First Andurien Guards]] prevented the rest of the Andurien Rangers from expanding to the planned seventy-two BattleMechs. The First through Fourth Rangers therefore only fielded a battalion's worth of BattleMechs.<ref name="FM:3085p79+"/> Elements of the Andurien Rangers raided the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Altorra]]. They faced a Home Guard battalion of heavy armor outside a city named Tepali. They took some losses from airstrikes by conventional aircraft, but were able to lay siege to the city. The Rangers only withdrew when the [[CCAF]] sent reinforcements to Altorra.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 48, "Saroyan Jump Bomer"</ref> === 3145 === The Andurien Rangers were organized into three battalions of troops. Each battalion consisted of an armor company, BattleMech company, and an infantry company. As a result, the Rangers are more familiar with combined arms tactics than the other two Andurien brigades.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 112, "Andurien Rangers"</ref> ==Tactics== Different per Unit. == Units of the Andurien Rangers == * [[First Andurien Rangers]]<ref name="FM:3085p79+">''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 79-80, "Andurien Defense Force"</ref><ref name="FM:3145p117">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 117, "Free Worlds League Military - Andurien Defense Force"</ref> * [[Second Andurien Rangers]]<ref name="FM:3085p79+"/><ref name="FM:3145p117"/> * [[Third Andurien Rangers]]<ref name="FM:3085p79+"/><ref name="FM:3145p117"/> * [[Fourth Andurien Rangers]]<ref name="FM:3085p79+"/><ref name="FM:3145p117"/> * [[Fifth Andurien Rangers]]<ref name="FM:3085p79+"/><ref name="FM:3145p117"/> * [[Seventh Andurien Rangers]]<ref name="FM:3145p117"/> == Colors and Unit Insignia == As a part of asserting the independence of the Duchy of Andurien from the constraints of the [[Free Worlds League]], Duchess [[Dalma Humphreys]] restored the colors and insignia of Andurien. This put Rangers personnel back into white and buff uniforms, a change the Rangers wore with pride.<ref name="J:FRp91"/> When it comes to 'Mechs, all Ranger regiments dropped the purple highlights from their paint scheme, now simply using white with green accents on the arms and legs.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p.79</ref> <gallery> AndurienRangers.png|Andurien Rangers Brigade insignia Andurien Rangers 02nd logo.png|2nd Andurien Rangers insignia </gallery> == References == <references /> == Bibliography == * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]'' [[Category:Andurien Commands|Andurien Rangers]]

Summary:

Please note that all contributions to BattleTechWiki are considered to be released under the GNU FDL 1.2 (see BattleTechWiki:Copyrights for details). If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To edit this page, please answer the question that appears below (more info):

A MechWarrior drives a __________ (full name)

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Advanced templates:

Editing: {{Merge}}   {{Moratorium}}   {{Otheruses| | | }}

Notices: {{NoEdit}}   {{Sign}}   {{Unsigned|name}}   {{Welcome}}

Administration: {{Essay}}   {{Policy}}   {{Procedure}}

Template used on this page:

• Template:InfoBoxMilitaryCommand (edit)