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| − | | image = | + | | image = [[Image:Marik Militia.jpg|150px|Insignia of the Marik Militia]] |
| − | | nickname = The Temple Guard<ref name= | + | | nickname = The Temple Guard<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp10">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p.10, "Marik Militia"</ref> |
| parent formation = [[Marik Militia]] | | parent formation = [[Marik Militia]] | ||
| − | | formed = | + | | formed = 2752-2765<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp10"/> |
| year = 2765 | | year = 2765 | ||
| − | | unitname = | + | | unitname = Twenty-second Marik Militia |
}} | }} | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | === Formation === | ||
| + | The Twenty-second Marik Militia was one of nine [[regiment]]s of the Marik Militia to be reactivated or reconstituted after the [[Star League Council]] repealed the [[Council Edict of 2650]] in [[2752]].<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp10"/> | ||
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| + | === First Succession War === | ||
| + | The Twenty-second was one of the regiments of the Marik Militia that took part in [[Captain-General]] [[Kenyon Marik]]'s famous "path to [[Sarna]]" offensive in the opening stages of the First Succession War. Operating alongside the [[Thirty-seventh Marik Militia]], the Twenty-second landed on [[Wazan]] during the third wave of the campaign in May [[2787]], escorted by the ''[[Atreus (WarShip class)|Atreus]]''-class battleship [[FWLS Ragusa|FWLS ''Ragusa'']] and the ''[[Lola]]''-class [[destroyer]]s [[Minsck|FWLS ''Minsck'']] and [[Warsaw|FWLS ''Warsaw'']].<ref name="FSWp55A">''First Succession War'', p. 55-56, "Corey and Wazan"</ref> | ||
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| + | The Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh faced no opposition during their landings, and swiftly captured the spaceport at Rumallah before capturing the capital city itself, during which the two Militia regiments fought minor clashes with local security and militia forces. The location of Wazan's primary defensive force was confirmed shortly afterwards, when reconnaissance forces scouting the industrial city of Asuwayda came under attack from the [[Eighth Liao Lancers]], a regiment that League intelligence assessments had placed on [[Old Kentucky]]. The Lancers forces swiftly broke off contact, but [[Colonel]] [[Daphan Hullbright]] - Commanding OFficer of the Twenty-second and lead officer among the ground forces - suspected that the Lancers were attempting to lure her forces into a trap, with references to death trap tactics used by the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] during the [[Age of War]] firmly in mind.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> | ||
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| + | Hullbright ordered a number of overflights of Asuwayda, which revealed the presence of [[lance]]s of Capellan [[BattleMech]]s scattered throughout the city, along with armor holding major intersections within the city. The overflights also revealed streets that were empty of civilian traffic near buildings with active heat sources inside that were indicative of BattleMechs lurking in wait. While the defensive arrangements followed what appeared to be standard doctrine for urban defense, Hullbright couldn't shake the feeling that her forces were being baited, and was unwilling to lead the Militia into the teeth of the Lancer defenses and conduct street-by-street fighting for a city of limited value when set against the overall priorities of the Sarna campaign. Hullbright dispersed the Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh in [[battalion]]s around the city outskirts, assigning them into positions where they could cover major roadways, before ordering her [[aerospace fighter]]s to firebomb the city, while her artillery forces launched a heavy bombardment in support of the bombing.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> | ||
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| + | The attack on Asuwayda was launched without warning, to preserve the element of surprise; it was also viciously efffective, forcing the Lancers to abandon prepared positions, with many of the Lancer 'Mechs and vehicles running directly into the kill zones established by the Militia. The battle left Wazan in Hullbright's hands, but she and the other senior officers on the ground were left with the lingering feeling that the invasion had still been too easy. Between a third and half of the Lancer forces were unaccounted for, and Wazan was soon gripped by a combination of labor strikes, protests and resistance attacks, with the survivors from the Lancers supporting the efforts of the various resistance cells.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> | ||
| − | = | + | With the resistance on Wazan making it difficult for HUllbright to exercise control over the system, additional troops were requested to bolster the efforts of the Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh. The [[Fortieth Marik Militia]] were redeployed from [[Chamdo]] in response, arriving at Wazan in September 2787. It took until November for the combined Militia regiments to quash the bulk of the resistance cells and effectively wipe out the Lancers. The Militia regiments were preparing to redeploy again when the [[CCAF]] launched dramatic ambushes at both Wazan and [[Corey]]; a Capellan naval task force led by the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class [[battlecruiser]] [[Zulfiqar|CCS ''Zulfiqar'']] jumped into the system and engaged the FWLN task force. The ''Ragusa'', ''Minsck'' and ''Warsaw'' wer eall destroyed, although they did manage to cripple the Capellan destroyer [[Khalzan|CCS ''Khalzan'']]. Trapped on Wazan, and unaware that the [[Maskirovka]] had cracked the current FWLM ciphers, the Thirty-seventh and the other regiments on Wazan requested additional naval support and instructions.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> |
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| + | The Twenty-second would be stuck under the Capellan naval blockade of Wazan for more than a year, as the [[New Delos Massacre]] and the subsequent atrocities at [[Calloway VI]] made the war between the League and the Confederation considerably nastier and more personal for all involved. It wasn't until the large-scale ground and naval battle at Calloway VI that cost the life of [[Chancellor]] [[Barbara Liao]] that the Capellan military strength in the region was eroded enough that the League could break the blockades at Corey and Wazan and free the Twenty-second and the other pinned regiments up for further offensive actions against the Confederation.<ref name="FSWp60">''First Succession War'', p. 60, "Losing Ground"</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==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 22nd Marik Militia''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Daphan Hullbright]]||[[2787]]<ref name="FSWp55A"/> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | ==Tactics== | ||
| + | Unknown. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Composition History== |
| − | + | === 2765 === | |
| + | '''Twenty-second Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10, "Regimental Status"</ref> | ||
| + | :- At this point in time the Twenty-second was stationed on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp10"/> | ||
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| + | === 2786 === | ||
| + | '''Twenty-second Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138, "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM) - Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | :- At this point in time the Twenty-second was an assault-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Nova Roma]].<ref name="FSWp138"/> | ||
| + | === 2821 === | ||
| + | '''Twenty-second Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp138"/> | ||
| + | :- At this point in time the Twenty-second was an assault-weight regiment operating at two-fifths of full strength, and was stationed on [[Elnath]].<ref name="FSWp138"/> | ||
| − | == | + | === 2830 === |
| − | + | '''22nd Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref> | |
| − | '''22nd Marik Militia''' (Regiment/ | + | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Castor]] with an operational readiness of 95 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> The unit was destroyed during the war. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> |
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
<div class="gamerules"> | <div class="gamerules"> | ||
===Game Rules=== | ===Game Rules=== | ||
| − | + | ==== First Succession War ==== | |
| + | * As a Marik Militia unit the Twenty-second receives no modifier to Random Attribution Table rolls during the First Succession War.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147, "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]] | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]] |
| − | + | * ''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | |
| − | [[Category: | + | * ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' |
| + | [[Category: Free Worlds League Commands|Marik Militia, 22nd]] | ||
Revision as of 07:25, 21 June 2019
Contents
History
Formation
The Twenty-second Marik Militia was one of nine regiments of the Marik Militia to be reactivated or reconstituted after the Star League Council repealed the Council Edict of 2650 in 2752.[1]
First Succession War
The Twenty-second was one of the regiments of the Marik Militia that took part in Captain-General Kenyon Marik's famous "path to Sarna" offensive in the opening stages of the First Succession War. Operating alongside the Thirty-seventh Marik Militia, the Twenty-second landed on Wazan during the third wave of the campaign in May 2787, escorted by the Atreus-class battleship FWLS Ragusa and the Lola-class destroyers FWLS Minsck and FWLS Warsaw.[2]
The Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh faced no opposition during their landings, and swiftly captured the spaceport at Rumallah before capturing the capital city itself, during which the two Militia regiments fought minor clashes with local security and militia forces. The location of Wazan's primary defensive force was confirmed shortly afterwards, when reconnaissance forces scouting the industrial city of Asuwayda came under attack from the Eighth Liao Lancers, a regiment that League intelligence assessments had placed on Old Kentucky. The Lancers forces swiftly broke off contact, but Colonel Daphan Hullbright - Commanding OFficer of the Twenty-second and lead officer among the ground forces - suspected that the Lancers were attempting to lure her forces into a trap, with references to death trap tactics used by the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces during the Age of War firmly in mind.[2]
Hullbright ordered a number of overflights of Asuwayda, which revealed the presence of lances of Capellan BattleMechs scattered throughout the city, along with armor holding major intersections within the city. The overflights also revealed streets that were empty of civilian traffic near buildings with active heat sources inside that were indicative of BattleMechs lurking in wait. While the defensive arrangements followed what appeared to be standard doctrine for urban defense, Hullbright couldn't shake the feeling that her forces were being baited, and was unwilling to lead the Militia into the teeth of the Lancer defenses and conduct street-by-street fighting for a city of limited value when set against the overall priorities of the Sarna campaign. Hullbright dispersed the Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh in battalions around the city outskirts, assigning them into positions where they could cover major roadways, before ordering her aerospace fighters to firebomb the city, while her artillery forces launched a heavy bombardment in support of the bombing.[2]
The attack on Asuwayda was launched without warning, to preserve the element of surprise; it was also viciously efffective, forcing the Lancers to abandon prepared positions, with many of the Lancer 'Mechs and vehicles running directly into the kill zones established by the Militia. The battle left Wazan in Hullbright's hands, but she and the other senior officers on the ground were left with the lingering feeling that the invasion had still been too easy. Between a third and half of the Lancer forces were unaccounted for, and Wazan was soon gripped by a combination of labor strikes, protests and resistance attacks, with the survivors from the Lancers supporting the efforts of the various resistance cells.[2]
With the resistance on Wazan making it difficult for HUllbright to exercise control over the system, additional troops were requested to bolster the efforts of the Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh. The Fortieth Marik Militia were redeployed from Chamdo in response, arriving at Wazan in September 2787. It took until November for the combined Militia regiments to quash the bulk of the resistance cells and effectively wipe out the Lancers. The Militia regiments were preparing to redeploy again when the CCAF launched dramatic ambushes at both Wazan and Corey; a Capellan naval task force led by the Black Lion-class battlecruiser CCS Zulfiqar jumped into the system and engaged the FWLN task force. The Ragusa, Minsck and Warsaw wer eall destroyed, although they did manage to cripple the Capellan destroyer CCS Khalzan. Trapped on Wazan, and unaware that the Maskirovka had cracked the current FWLM ciphers, the Thirty-seventh and the other regiments on Wazan requested additional naval support and instructions.[2]
The Twenty-second would be stuck under the Capellan naval blockade of Wazan for more than a year, as the New Delos Massacre and the subsequent atrocities at Calloway VI made the war between the League and the Confederation considerably nastier and more personal for all involved. It wasn't until the large-scale ground and naval battle at Calloway VI that cost the life of Chancellor Barbara Liao that the Capellan military strength in the region was eroded enough that the League could break the blockades at Corey and Wazan and free the Twenty-second and the other pinned regiments up for further offensive actions against the Confederation.[3]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 22nd Marik Militia | |||
| Colonel | Daphan Hullbright | 2787[2] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
2765
Twenty-second Militia (Regiment/Green/Fanatical)[4]
2786
Twenty-second Militia (Regiment/Green/Fanatical)[5]
- - At this point in time the Twenty-second was an assault-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Nova Roma.[5]
2821
Twenty-second Marik Militia (Regiment/Green/Fanatical)[5]
- - At this point in time the Twenty-second was an assault-weight regiment operating at two-fifths of full strength, and was stationed on Elnath.[5]
2830
22nd Marik Militia (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) [6]
- Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Castor with an operational readiness of 95 percent. [6] The unit was destroyed during the war. [6]
Rules
Game Rules
First Succession War
- As a Marik Militia unit the Twenty-second receives no modifier to Random Attribution Table rolls during the First Succession War.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedFR:2765FWLMp10 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 First Succession War, p. 55-56, "Corey and Wazan"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 60, "Losing Ground"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 10, "Regimental Status"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 First Succession War, p. 138, "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM) - Deployment Table"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 ’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 147, "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"