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2nd Crucis Lancers

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History

Formation


During the First Succession War, the Lancers successfully attacked Capra. [1]

Fourth Succession War

In the Fourth Succession War they attacked Tikonov with the other Crucis Lancer RCTs. After securing the planet, they moved on to attack Tigress with the 3rd Crucis Lancers. Once Tigress fell, the 2nd Crucis remained to garrison the planet.[2]

Other sources claims that the 2nd was disbanded due to heavy prior losses against the Draconis Combine, and did not participate at all.[3]

War of 3039

During the War of 3039, the Second Crucis Lancers moved to Galatia III in preparation for combat against the Draconis Combine. Those plans were put on hold, and eventually canceled. After the war, the Second returned to their garrison post on Tikonov.[4]

Clan Invasion

The second spent the time during the Clan Invasion on raiding and harassing Clan Jade Falcon rear territory.[3]

Operation Guerrero

The Second Crucis Lancers didn't participate in Operation Guerrero.[citation needed]

Operation Bulldog

The Second Crucis Lancers didn't participate in Operation Bulldog.[citation needed]

Civil War

At the start of the FedCom Civil War, the homeworld of the 2nd Crucis Lancers was Timbiqui. They moved to Cavanaugh II to deter Free Worlds League adventurism. On their way back to Timbiqui, they attacked Bolan. Expecting to face the 1st Bolan Jaegers, they were shocked when the Dixie CTM ambushed them. Two-thirds of the Lancers' Third 'Mech battalion was destroyed. The Lancers' First Battalion, supported by two conventional regiments, smashed into the CTM and inflicted heavy casualties. The Lancers were only stopped when the Bolan Jaegers reinforced the CTM. Once the Jaegers had engaged the Lancers, the Lancers' Second Battalion hit the Dixie CTM's opposite flank, throwing them into chaos. The Lancers destroyed about half of the CTM's strength. The Second Crucis Lancers took some losses of their own, however, and withdrew to Halfway when they realized they couldn't take Bolan.[5]

On Halfway the Second Crucis Lancers joined Victor Steiner-Davion. He quickly reassigned them to counter the Jade Falcon Incursion as part of Operation Audacity.[6] The two combat commands of the Second Crucis Lancers arrived on Chapultepec. There they sparred with the Jade Falcon's Omega Galaxy before leaving the world.[7] As part of Operation Audacity the Second Lancers hit Beta VII. There they destroyed the Jade Solahma Cluster.[8] The Second Crucis Lancers then relocated to Machida to rest and rebuild before returning to the Federated Suns.[9]

After returning to the Federated Suns, they were stationed on Pitkin.[10]

Jihad

After the destruction of the 3rd Crucis Lancers, the conventional assets of that unit were reassigned to the Second and Seventh Crucis Lancer RCTs.[11]

After receiving their new recruits, the Second Crucis Lancers broke into three LCT sized commands and garrisoned worlds on the Federated Suns-Draconis Combine and Federated Suns-Outworlds Alliance borders. These commands are headquartered on Pitkin and Delos IV.[12]

Officers

As of 3062 the commanding officer was General Sung[13]. In 3067 General Julius Gramstad commanded the 2nd Crucis Lancers.[14]

Tactics

Skilled in guerrilla warfare and orbital drops.[13]

Composition

3062

2nd Crucis Lancers (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[13]

- A understrength regiment, with a dozen of Clan-based 'Mechs

2nd Crucis Lancers Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[13]

  • CO: Light Commodore Schoener Liljestraand
  • 3rd Crucis Lancers Aero Wing
  • 4th Crucis Lancers Aero Wing

2nd Crucis Lancers Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[13]

  • CO: Major General Edward Cook
    • Aide: Leftenant Colonel J. G. Julion
  • 4th Crucis Lancers Armoured Regiment - Colonel: Anna Ortiz-Sandoval
  • 6th Crucis Lancers Armoured Regiment - Colonel: La Grange Ingram
  • 2nd Crucis Lancers Artillery Battalion - Leftenant Colonel: Randy Palen

2nd Crucis Lancers Infantry Brigade (4 Regiments/Green/Reliable)[13]

  • CO: Major General Charity Jessman
  • 4th Crucis Lancers Infantry Regiment - Colonel: Don Schmidt
  • 3rd Crucis Lancers Mechanized Infantry Regiment - Colonel Joelle La Mere
  • 4th Crucis Lancers Mechanized Infantry Regiment - Colonel Lyons Freeman
  • 2nd Crucis Lancers Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant Colonel: Karl Lim

- The 2nd Jump includes two Companies of Cavalier Battle Armor

3079

In 3079 the Second was understrength, reaching only two-thirds of it's pre-Jihad strength. These losses were made up for by the inclusion of the survivors of the 3rd Crucis Lancers. Though the Princess-Regent promised to rebuild the Crucis Lancers as a whole, they realized that this would take a long time given the state of the Federated Suns. The Second reorganized itself as a trio of LCTs, which allow it to garrison several worlds.[12]

Notes

NAIS Atlas vol 1, and Era Report: 3052 conflicts on how the 2nd spent the 4th Succession War.[2], [3]


Rules

References

  1. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised p. 58
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Era Report: 3052, p. 26
  4. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138
  5. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 84
  6. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 128
  7. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 114
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 117
  9. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 185
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 141
  11. ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 46
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Field Report: AFFS, p. 11
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 68, "2nd Cucis Lancers Unit Profile"
  14. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 141

Bibliography

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