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{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image         = [[Image:Federated Suns Lancers -Brigade logo.png|150px|Brigade insignia of the Federated Suns Lancers]]
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| image   = [[Image:Federated Suns Lancers.png|150px|Insignia of the Federated Suns Lancers]]
| Designation    = 4th Federated Suns Lancers
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| nickname =
| formed         = 3132
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| parent formation = [[Federated Suns Lancers]]
| Disbanded      =  
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| formed   = 3132
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 3145
| Nickname      =
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| unitname = 4th Federated Suns Lancers
| Affiliation    = Federated Suns
 
| Parent Command = [[Federated Suns Lancers]]
 
| Sub-Command    =
 
 
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}}
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The '''Fourth Federated Suns Lancers''' was formed as part of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] defensive rearmament program of [[3132]], where the [[Federated Suns Lancers]] were expanded into a full brigade.<ref name=FM3145p73>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 73 "Federated Suns Lancers"</ref>
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The '''Fourth Federated Suns Lancers''' was formed as part of the AFFS defensive rearmament program of [[3132]], where the [[Federated Suns Lancers]] were expanded into a full brigade.<ref name=FM3145p73>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 73 "Federated Suns Lancers"</ref>
  
 
The Fourth fought on [[Tikonov]] in [[3145]], but withdrew after suffering heavy losses in the first battle though managing to destroy [[Burr's Black Cobras]]. They were pulled back all the way to [[Exeter]] and out of the fight in order to refit.<ref name=FM3145p73/>
 
The Fourth fought on [[Tikonov]] in [[3145]], but withdrew after suffering heavy losses in the first battle though managing to destroy [[Burr's Black Cobras]]. They were pulled back all the way to [[Exeter]] and out of the fight in order to refit.<ref name=FM3145p73/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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The commanding officer as of [[3145]] was ''[[Leftenant General]]'' Wallace Glynn.<ref name=FM3145p92>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 92, "Federated Suns Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 4th Federated Suns Lancers'''
 
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| ||[[Torger McGaha]]||[[3145]] (as of May)<ref name=Walls>''The Walls of Tikograd''</ref>
 
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| ''[[Leftenant General]]''||[[Wallace Glynn]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p92>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 92, "Federated Suns Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
 
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|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The Fourth Lancers is a pure cavalry formation, with no unit in the entire command having a top cruising speed less than 60 km/h.
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The Second FSL is a pure cavalry formation, with no unit in the entire command having a top cruising speed less than 60 KPH
Given its lighter weight, the Fourth relies heavily on their aerospace screen to provide its heavy support.
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Given its lighter weight, the Fourth relies heavily on their aerospace screen to provide its heavy support.  
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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===3145===
 
===3145===
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers LCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p92/>
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers LCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p92/>
: CO: ''Leftenant General'' [[Wallace Glynn]]
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: CO: ''Leftenant General'' Wallace Glynn
  
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p92/>  
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p92/>  
: CO: ''[[Commodore]]'' [[Michelle Sanders]]
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: CO: ''[[Commodore]]'' Michelle Sanders
  
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p92/>  
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p92/>  
: CO: ''[[Major General]]'' [[Adam Henderson]]
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: CO: ''[[Major General]]'' Adam Henderson
  
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p92/>  
 
'''4th Federated Suns Lancers Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p92/>  
: CO: ''Major General'' [[Rose Cox (Federated Suns)|Rose Cox]]
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: CO: ''Major General'' Rose Cox
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==Notes==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[The Walls of Tikograd]]'' (in: ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'')
 
  
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Federated Suns Lancers, 04th]]
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Federated Suns Lancers, 04th]]

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