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The '''First Fronc Cuirassiers''' were the main offensive unit of the Fronc Reaches. Where the [[Colonial Marshals]] worked within the borders of the Reaches, the Cuirassiers would deploy against hostile forces on external worlds as well.<ref name=otpfrp12/>
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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Formation===
 
===Formation===
The '''First Fronc Cuirassiers''' were formed by the [[Fronc Reaches]] in order to provide additional defense. To attract troops, they promised land and property to [[dispossessed]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s and small [[mercenary]] commands.<ref>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 11</ref>[[Derek's Devils]] and the other former mercenaries came together and started training on the landhold of Colonel Derek Hudsenn. There they developed their small-unit tactics, with an eye to repelling pirate raids. Enough MechWarriors had arrived to build a second battalion.<ref name=fm3085-147>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 147</ref>
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The First Fronc Cuirassiers were formed by the [[Fronc Reaches]] in order to provide additional defense. To attract troops, they promised land and property to [[dispossessed]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s and small [[mercenary]] commands.<ref>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 11</ref> [[Derek's Devils]] and the other former mercenaries came together and started training on the landhold of Colonel Derek Hudsenn. There they developed their small-unit tactics, with an eye to repelling pirate raids. Enough MechWarriors had arrived to build a second battalion.<ref name=fm3085-147>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 147</ref>
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In [[3085]] elements of the 1st Fronc Cuirassiers were primarily stationed across [[Rockwellawan]] and [[Portland]],<ref name=FM3085p152>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 152: "Lesser Periphery Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> but they also had lances stationed on several other nearby worlds for additional defense.<ref name=fm3085-147/> By [[3088]] however the entire unit was based on Rockwellawan.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches'', p. 4</ref> This wasn't useful however, as [[Calderon's Commando]] pirate unit landed on the world in force and destroyed the Cuirassiers base and the [[Sentinelry Academy]]. The First couldn't stop the pirates as they had deployed around the Interstellar Agriculture plant on the world. At the plant, the First was more successful, driving off the Commando and allowing them to escape with documents that would later lead the pirates into a trap.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches'', p. 8</ref>
  
In [[3085]] elements of the 1st Fronc Cuirassiers were primarily stationed across [[Rockwellawan]] and [[Portland]],<ref name=FM3085p152>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 152, "Lesser Periphery Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> but they also had lances stationed on several other nearby worlds for additional defense.<ref name=fm3085-147/> The lessons learned by the First during the Jihad would shape their organization and tactics in the thirty-second century; by [[3145]] the individual sub-commands had been dissolved, and the First had instead organized itself around mixed small formations consisting of a single [[BattleMech]], a pair of [[Combat Vehicle|tanks]], an infantry platoon and a single [[aerospace fighter]]. These formations then operated independently, most often on the worlds of [[McEvans' Sacrifice]] and [[Portland]].
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The lessons learned by the First during the Jihad would shape their organization and tactics in the thirty-second century; by [[3145]] the individual sub-commands had been dissolved, and the First had instead organized itself around mixed small formations consisting of a single [[BattleMech]], a pair of [[Combat Vehicle|tanks]], an infantry platoon and a single [[aerospace fighter]]. These formations then operated independently, most often on the worlds of [[McEvans' Sacrifice]] and [[Portland]].
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Jody Rudawski]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p152/>
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3085===
 
===3085===
'''First Fronc Cuirassiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>    
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'''First Fronc Cuirassiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>
* CO: Colonel Jody Rudawski
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* CO: Colonel [[Jody Rudawski]]
  
'''First Fronc Air''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>    
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'''First Fronc Air''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>
* CO: [[Air Master]] Sawyl Herrman
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* CO: [[Air Master]] [[Sawyl Herrman]]
  
'''First Fronc Armor''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>    
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'''First Fronc Armor''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>
* CO: Colonel Eibhear Yong
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* CO: Colonel [[Eibhear Yong]]
  
'''Forst Fronc Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>    
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'''First Fronc Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p152/>
* CO: Colonel Marc Norup
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* CO: Colonel [[Marc Norup]]
  
 
===3145===
 
===3145===
'''First Fronc Cuirassiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p203">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203, "Fronc Reaches"</ref>
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'''First Fronc Cuirassiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p203">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203: "Fronc Reaches"</ref>
* CO: Colonel Camille Speccoria
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* CO: Colonel [[Camille Specoria]]
  
'''First Fronc Air''' (Wing/Reliable/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>    
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'''First Fronc Air''' (Wing/Reliable/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>
* CO: Air Master Chester Blair
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* CO: Air Master [[Chester Blair]]
  
 
'''First Fronc Armor''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>
 
'''First Fronc Armor''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>
* CO: Colonel Barry Marshall
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* CO: Colonel [[Barry Marshall]]
  
'''Forst Fronc Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>
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'''First Fronc Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>
* CO: Colonel Christie Flowers
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* CO: Colonel [[Christie Flowers]]
  
The First Fronc Cuirassiers BattleMech and armor regiments were both operating at three-quarters of full strength at this point in time; the Air Wing was operating at eighty percent, while the infantry regiment was at ninety percent strength. The First were deployed across McEvan<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>
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The First Fronc Cuirassiers BattleMech and armor regiments were both operating at three-quarters of full strength at this point in time; the Air Wing was operating at eighty percent, while the infantry regiment was at ninety percent strength. The First were deployed across McEvans.<ref name="FM:3145p203"/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches]]''
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[[Category:Fronc Reaches Commands|Fronc Reaches Sentinels, 01st Fronc Cuirassiers]]
 
[[Category:Fronc Reaches Commands|Fronc Reaches Sentinels, 01st Fronc Cuirassiers]]

Latest revision as of 06:26, 4 April 2023

First Fronc Cuirassiers Insignia.png
First Fronc Cuirassiers
Affiliation Fronc Reaches
Parent Command Fronc Reaches Sentinels

The First Fronc Cuirassiers were the main offensive unit of the Fronc Reaches. Where the Colonial Marshals worked within the borders of the Reaches, the Cuirassiers would deploy against hostile forces on external worlds as well.[1]

History[edit]

Formation[edit]

The First Fronc Cuirassiers were formed by the Fronc Reaches in order to provide additional defense. To attract troops, they promised land and property to dispossessed MechWarriors and small mercenary commands.[2] Derek's Devils and the other former mercenaries came together and started training on the landhold of Colonel Derek Hudsenn. There they developed their small-unit tactics, with an eye to repelling pirate raids. Enough MechWarriors had arrived to build a second battalion.[3]

In 3085 elements of the 1st Fronc Cuirassiers were primarily stationed across Rockwellawan and Portland,[4] but they also had lances stationed on several other nearby worlds for additional defense.[3] By 3088 however the entire unit was based on Rockwellawan.[5] This wasn't useful however, as Calderon's Commando pirate unit landed on the world in force and destroyed the Cuirassiers base and the Sentinelry Academy. The First couldn't stop the pirates as they had deployed around the Interstellar Agriculture plant on the world. At the plant, the First was more successful, driving off the Commando and allowing them to escape with documents that would later lead the pirates into a trap.[6]

The lessons learned by the First during the Jihad would shape their organization and tactics in the thirty-second century; by 3145 the individual sub-commands had been dissolved, and the First had instead organized itself around mixed small formations consisting of a single BattleMech, a pair of tanks, an infantry platoon and a single aerospace fighter. These formations then operated independently, most often on the worlds of McEvans' Sacrifice and Portland.

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 1st Fronc Cuirassiers
Colonel Jody Rudawski 3085[4]
Colonel Derek Hudsenn 3085[1]
Colonel Camille Specoria 3145[7]

Tactics[edit]

The First Fronc Cuirassiers specialized in small unit tactics to more effectively drive off the pirates that frequently raid the Reaches.[3]

Composition History[edit]

3085[edit]

First Fronc Cuirassiers (Regular/Reliable)[4]

First Fronc Air (Wing/Green/Reliable)[4]

First Fronc Armor (Green/Questionable)[4]

First Fronc Infantry (Regular/Reliable)[4]

3145[edit]

First Fronc Cuirassiers (Regular/Reliable)[7]

First Fronc Air (Wing/Reliable/Questionable)[7]

First Fronc Armor (Veteran/Reliable)[7]

First Fronc Infantry (Regular/Reliable)[7]

The First Fronc Cuirassiers BattleMech and armor regiments were both operating at three-quarters of full strength at this point in time; the Air Wing was operating at eighty percent, while the infantry regiment was at ninety percent strength. The First were deployed across McEvans.[7]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches, p. 12
  2. Field Report: Periphery, p. 11
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 147
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Field Manual: 3085, p. 152: "Lesser Periphery Deployment Table - 3085"
  5. Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches, p. 4
  6. Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches, p. 8
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Field Manual: 3145, p. 203: "Fronc Reaches"

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