2nd Freemen (Rasalhague Dominion)

Second Freemen
Formed	Early 3070s
Affiliation	Rasalhague Dominion
Parent Command	Taiga Galaxy

The Second Freemen was a combat unit that served both the Free Rasalhague Republic and later Rasalhague Dominion under the direct command of Clan Ghost Bear.

History

The Second was a shock-troop unit for the FRR. They fought pirates, rescued hostages, and conducted reprisal raids. Typically they took high casualties during these operations, but accepted these losses as the price of doing the job. Frequently this resulted in the death of more-experienced soldiers who tried to take on more tasks than they could complete.

The Jihad, Joining the Ghost Bear's Dominion, and Rebellion

When the Free Rasalhague Republic joined the Ghost Bear Dominion, the unit was added as part of the Clan's touman.

Ice Hellion Raids of 3076

In early 3076 during the Jihad, the Second Freemen helped to fight off Clan Ice Hellion raids in the Dominion. Half completed its conversion to a true Clan Cluster, they fought notably on Pinnacle and Damian. The unit was one of three clusters of former Rasalhague troops who had responded to series of multiple interplanetary raids. The Second had teamed up with the Third Drakøn and Second Kavalleri. It was around Damian's capital city is where they began to put stop to renegade Hellions. The Cluster size Hellion troops fought the understrength ex-KungsArmé troops to a standstill, when the fighting moved to the wooded outskirts of the capital city where Second Freemen and other troops managed put down the Hellion's raids despite the damage incurred in the fighting.

Rasalhague Rebellion

The unit was reorganized into a Clan style Cluster around this same time. In October 3076, warriors from the Second refused to return to their base and participate in the Trials of Position mandated by the merger of the Republic with Clan Ghost Bear. The unit would rebel against the reorganization with the First Kavalleri, where they would face their own countrymen in a standoff. In November the First Tyr would be dispatch to Trondheim to meet with the rebels of Second Freemen. However, talks between the two ex-KungsArmé units would devolve into open warfare. In the resulting battle, the Second Freemen were all but destroyed with only six MechWarriors left alive, none of its BattleMechs left operation. Those surviving members of the Second Freemen would later be court-martialed for their rebellious act. By December, the rebuilding Second Freemen began, with the unit's name kept on the rolls of the Dominion due to unit's past defense of rebellion and keeping peace with the Clan's civilian population. By 3079, the Second's new members worked hard to improve their unit's image in the eyes of their countrymen.

Early Dark Age Era

The Second Combine-Dominion War

By late 3090s, tensions were running high between Clan Nova Cat and Dominion. A noticeably decline in relations through trials conducted between two forces, would cause the Ghost Bear's lead Dominion become increasingly less civil and devolving into ignoring zellbrigen and turning into outright hatred. The Second Freemen would not be called up to serve as part of the Clan's offensive into Irece Prefecture in 3099, when other two clusters of its Galaxy would be called upon to invade fight the Draconis Combine and try to exterminate Clan Nova Cat. Prior to the outbreak of war the unit would be built up, along with other Clusters of the KungsArmé to five Trinaries of 'Mechs and equipment.

Late Dark Age Era

By the late Dark Ages, the Second had become the historical core of the Taiga Galaxy, due unit remaining active since founding of the Free Rasalhague Republic. The Second had retained ruthless attitude in protecting Rasalhague Dominion and keep it "Free."

The Second Freemen Cluster faced the Hell's Horses Ninety-first Mechanized Assault Cluster in 3143. The Ninety-first landed on Gunzburg and the Second's artillery forced the Horses to seek cover. The Horse Cluster used several QuadVees, and these were able to hide in nearby woods, but this cost them six Arion QuadVee crews.

Officers

Rank	Name	Command
Commanding Officers of the 2nd Freemen Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)
Commanding Officers of the 2nd Freemen Cluster Andrew Hellbear (Ghost Bear Dominion)
Commanding Officers of the 2nd Freemen Cluster (Rasalhague Dominion)

Tactics

• 3145 - Second Freemen by 3145, like other Freemen Clusters try to corral and isolate elements of opposing force, then use Star of Huitzilopochtli guided by Binary worth scout vehicles to destroy them.

Composition History

3076

Second Freemen (Cluster) (Regular/Reliable for Clan, Fanatical for Republic)

• Unit Note: Loyalties for the unit are divided due to the recent merger of the Dominion and Free Rasalhague Republic. Stationed on Orestes, the unit's fighting strength as of December 3076 was at 15 percent fighting strength. This was due to its destructive rebellion against Clan leadership.

3079

Second Freemen (Cluster) (Regular/Reliable)

• Unit Note: The Second was stationed on Goito, and was at 30 percent of its fighting strength, with only 5 percent numbers having OmniMechs.

3085

Second Freemen (Cluster) (Regular/Loyalty)

• Unit Note: Fitted out with Second Line technology, the unit was stationed on Holmsbu as of 3085. It was at 45 percent of its fighting strength, with 15 percent its numbers consisting of OmniMechs. The unit was process of slowly being rebuilt after its rebellion in 3076.

3145

Second Freemen (Cluster) (Regular/Reliable)

• Unit Note: Stationed on Gunzburg in 3145, the unit was at 90 percent of its fighting strength and had no OmniMechs among its ranks, while having access to Second-Line Clan equipment.

Notes

• Special Rules for the 2nd Freemen can be found in Field Manual: 3145, p. 209, and Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 69.

Bibliography

• Combat Manual: Kurita
• Field Manual: Updates
• Field Report: Clans
• Jihad: Final Reckoning
• Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
• Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans
• Technical Readout: 3150