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| Designation = Fourth Regulan Hussars
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| nickname = Kukri<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16, "Regulan Hussars"</ref>
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| Formed = [[2762]]<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp5">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 5: "Goals of the State"</ref><ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16: "Regulan Hussars"</ref>
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| Affiliation = [[Principality of Regulus]];<br>[[Free Worlds League]] (previous)
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The '''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' were formed shortly after the restriction on house army size was repealed by the [[Star League]].<ref>''Rolling Thunder'', p. 6</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Founding===
 
===Founding===
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The '''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' was founded in [[2762]] by [[Duke|Duchess]] [[Elsa Cameron-Jones]]<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp5"/><ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16"/> and initially almost exclusively from the Nepalese inhabitants of [[Muscida]].<ref name=FMFWL108>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 108, "4th Regulan Hussars Unit Profile"</ref> Shortly after its founding the Fourth launched an unannounced training exercise on the world of [[Cameron (FWL)|Cameron]], which at the time was the garrison world for the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[210th Jump Infantry Division]]. The Fourth's training exercise began before the regiment had received a number of basics, such as official regiment insignia, and the 210th acted on the belief that the Fourth were actually a pirate band; the two units nearly came into direct combat before the Fourth finally managed to prove its identity.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16"/>
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The Fourth Regulan Hussars was founded in [[2762]] by [[Duke|Duchess]] [[Elsa Cameron-Jones]]<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp5"/><ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16"/> and initially almost exclusively from the Nepalese inhabitants of [[Muscida]].<ref name=FMFWL108>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 108: "4th Regulan Hussars Unit Profile"</ref> Shortly after its founding the Fourth launched an unannounced training exercise on the world of [[Cameron (FWL)|Cameron]], which at the time was the garrison world for the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[210th Jump Infantry Division]]. The Fourth's training exercise began before the regiment had received a number of basics, such as official regiment insignia, and the 210th acted on the belief that the Fourth were actually a pirate band; the two units nearly came into direct combat before the Fourth finally managed to prove its identity.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16"/>
  
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Like its sister [[regiment]]s at the time, the Fourth Hussars were vocally supportive of the [[Captain-General]] and the regiment was flush with newly-manufactured equipment originating from the factories of the [[Marik Commonwealth]], a legacy of the Regulan Hussars' support for Captain-General [[Elise Marik]] during the [[Marik Civil War (28th c.)|Marik Civil war]] earlier in the century.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16"/>
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Like its sister [[regiment]]s at the time, the Fourth Hussars were vocally supportive of the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] and the regiment was flush with newly manufactured equipment originating from the factories of the [[Marik Commonwealth]], a legacy of the Regulan Hussars' support for Captain-General [[Elise Marik]] during the [[Marik Civil War (28th c.)|Marik Civil war]] earlier in the century.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16"/>
  
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Despite the loyalty displayed to the Captain-General by the Hussars, [[SAFE]] agents were still operating within the support personnel within the brigade in the 2760s; the [[Star League Intelligence Command]] had evidence showing the presence of those operatives, and believed that their presence was most likely a result of orders from [[Ewan Marik]] two decades earlier, following Duchess Cameron-Jones' refusal to send any of the Hussars regiments to Marik's show of force on [[Solaris]]<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16"/> following the attack on the ''[[Timothy Leary]]'' by the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] in [[2745]].<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp3">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 4, "Strategic Update"</ref>
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Despite the loyalty displayed to the Captain-General by the Hussars, [[SAFE]] agents were still operating within the support personnel within the brigade in the 2760s; the [[Star League Intelligence Command]] had evidence showing the presence of those operatives, and believed that their presence was most likely a result of orders from [[Ewan Marik]] two decades earlier, following Duchess Cameron-Jones' refusal to send any of the Hussars regiments to Marik's show of force on [[Solaris]]<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16"/> following the attack on the ''[[Timothy Leary]]'' by the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] in [[2745]].<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp3">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 4: "Strategic Update"</ref>
  
 
===Late Succession Wars===
 
===Late Succession Wars===
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In [[3005]] the Fourth witnessed how the [[Stapleton's Grenadiers]] intentionally destroyed crops and food stores on [[Fuentes]] leading to great suffering among the world's population, an action the Regulan unit saw as profoundly dishonorable. Subsequently the Fourth declared an official feud against the [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] unit that would last fifty years until the [[Operation Guerrero|Marik-Liao alliance]] of [[3057]].<ref name=FMFWL108></ref>
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In [[3005]] the Fourth witnessed how the [[Stapleton's Grenadiers]] intentionally destroyed crops and food stores on [[Fuentes]] leading to great suffering among the world's population, an action the Regulan unit saw as profoundly dishonorable. Subsequently the Fourth declared an official feud against the [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] unit that would last fifty years until the [[Operation Guerrero|Marik-Liao alliance]] of [[3057]].<ref name=FMFWL108 />
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One year later in June of [[3006]] the unit capitalized on [[Alessandro Steiner]]'s [[Operation CONCENTRATED WEAKNESS]], where the [[Lyran]] [[Archon]] left the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'s interior nearly undefended, by conducting a deep raid on the important world of [[Coventry]]. The green defenders were completely surprised and unable to prevent the Hussars seriously damaging the [[Coventry Metal Works]] until the planetary militia was finally able to drive them off.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 52</ref><ref name=rtp7>''Rolling Thunder'', p. 7</ref>
  
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One year later in June of [[3006]] the unit  capitalized on [[Alessandro Steiner]]'s [[Operation CONCENTRATED WEAKNESS]], where the [[Lyran]] [[Archon]] left the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'s interior nearly undefended, by conducting a deep raid on the important world of [[Coventry]]. The green defenders were completely surprised and unable to prevent the Hussars seriously damaging the [[Coventry Metal Works]] until the planetary militia was finally able to drive them off.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 52</ref>
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The angry [[LCAF]] sent [[Hsien's Hotheads]] to assault the Fourth, inflicting damage on the League unit before it was recalled to garrison duty. They spent the next seven years in garrison duty.<ref name=rtp7/>
  
 
===Anton's Revolt===
 
===Anton's Revolt===
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During [[Anton Marik]]'s revolt, the Fourth originally sided with Anton's troops. They landed on [[Nova Roma]] to support [[Wolf's Dragoons]] against the [[9th Marik Militia]], forcing the loyal unit off-world.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 20</ref> They then attacked [[Lungdo]] and [[Ohrensen]], bringing both those worlds to Anton's rebellion.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 23</ref> Once that was completed they moved to [[Drusibacken]] to prepare for an attack on [[Keystone]]<ref>''Historical: Brush War]'', p. 27</ref> but other events prevented that assault.
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During [[Anton Marik]]'s revolt, the Fourth originally sided with Anton's troops.<ref name=rtp7/> They landed on [[Nova Roma]] to support [[Wolf's Dragoons]] against the [[9th Marik Militia|Ninth Marik Militia]], forcing the loyal unit off-world.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 20</ref> They then attacked [[Lungdo]] and [[Ohrensen]], bringing both those worlds to Anton's rebellion.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 23</ref> Once that was completed they moved to [[Drusibacken]] to prepare for an attack on [[Keystone]]<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 27</ref> but other events prevented that assault.
  
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The Ninth Marik Militia and [[6th Marik Militia]] had withdrawn from their original garrison locations and landed on [[Vanra]]. Anton sent Alpha and Gamma Regiments of Wolf's Dragoons and the Fourth Regulan Hussars to remove those forces.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 29</ref> Once Gamma Regiment was fully engaged with the Ninth Marik Militia, the Fourth Regulan Hussars switched sides and attacked Gamma's rear. Gamma was able to get a message to Alpha Regiment and hold the Hussars in place until Alpha arrived. The Alphas tore through the Hussars, effectively destroying them.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 30</ref><ref name=FMFWL108/>
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The Ninth Marik Militia and [[6th Marik Militia|Sixth Marik Militia]] had withdrawn from their original garrison locations and landed on [[Vanra]]. Anton sent Alpha and Gamma Regiments of Wolf's Dragoons and the Fourth Regulan Hussars to remove those forces.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 29</ref> Once Gamma Regiment was fully engaged with the Ninth Marik Militia, the Fourth Regulan Hussars switched sides and attacked Gamma's rear. Gamma was able to get a message to Alpha Regiment and hold the Hussars in place until Alpha arrived. The Alphas tore through the Hussars, effectively destroying them.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 30</ref><ref name=FMFWL108/>
  
 
===3050 - 3060===
 
===3050 - 3060===
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The Fourth Regulan Hussars returned to the [[Muscida]] system in the 3060's. There the established a new training camp and began preparing their own replacements.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 158, "4th Regulan Hussars"</ref> The 'Mech regiment and aerospace wing were based on [[Avior]] in [[3067]] while their supporting infantry units were based on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]].<ref name="fmu162">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 162, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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The Fourth Regulan Hussars returned to the [[Muscida]] system in the 3060s. There the established a new training camp and began preparing their own replacements.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 158: "4th Regulan Hussars"</ref> The 'Mech regiment and aerospace wing were based on [[Avior]] in [[3067]] while their supporting infantry units were based on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]].<ref name="fmu162">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 162: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
  
 
===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
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The Fourth Hussars were a part of the task force sent to attack [[Gibson]] in August [[3073]], and suffered brutal casualties at the hands of the [[49th Shadow Division|Forty-ninth]] and [[52nd Shadow Division|Fifty-second Shadow Divisions]]. A number of units were destroyed completely, including the [[13th Stalking Horse|Thirteenth Stalking Horse]] and the [[Wild Geese]], but some survivors managed to escape by [[DropShip]] after the Wild Geese sold themselves to buy time. With the Regulan ground offensive firmly defeated, Word of Blake [[WarShip]]s appeared in-system and shattered the Regulan naval forces, with only a few survivors escaping.<ref name="JHS3076p31+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 31, p 34, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name="JHS3076p41">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 41-42, "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"</ref>
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The Fourth Hussars were a part of the task force sent to attack [[Gibson]] in August [[3073]], and suffered brutal casualties at the hands of the [[49th Shadow Division|Forty-ninth]] and [[52nd Shadow Division|Fifty-second Shadow Divisions]]. A number of units were destroyed completely, including the [[13th Stalking Horse|Thirteenth Stalking Horse]] and the [[Wild Geese]], but some survivors managed to escape by [[DropShip]] after the Wild Geese sold themselves to buy time. With the Regulan ground offensive firmly defeated, Word of Blake [[WarShip]]s appeared in-system and shattered the Regulan naval forces, with only a few survivors escaping.<ref name="JHS3076p31+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 31, 34: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref name="JHS3076p41">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 41–42: "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"</ref>
  
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In [[3077]] the Fourth Regulan Hussars landed on [[Diass]], which brought the [[Regulan Free States]] under the control of the [[Principality of Regulus]]. Backing up the [[1st Regulan Hussars]] and the [[2nd Regulan Hussars]], the Fourth Hussars launched a massive public relations effort to win over the Diassans. The most visible effort was from the Royal Gurkha infantry units that patrolled the cities. These troops went about unarmored and carrying only their ''kukri'' knives as armament. The trust that the Fourth's infantrymen placed in the good intentions of the Diassans went a long way to defusing the tension that had built up when the Fourth Regulan Hussars arrived.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50, "Regulus Ascending"</ref>
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In [[3077]] the Fourth Regulan Hussars landed on [[Diass]], which brought the [[Regulan Free States]] under the control of the [[Principality of Regulus]]. Backing up the [[1st Regulan Hussars|First Regulan Hussars]] and the [[2nd Regulan Hussars|Second Regulan Hussars]], the Fourth Hussars launched a massive public relations effort to win over the Diassans. The most visible effort was from the Royal Gurkha infantry units that patrolled the cities. These troops went about unarmored and carrying only their ''kukri'' knives as armament. The trust that the Fourth's infantrymen placed in the good intentions of the Diassans went a long way to defusing the tension that had built up when the Fourth Regulan Hussars arrived.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50: "Regulus Ascending"</ref>
  
 
The Fourth Regulan Hussars were still on Diass in [[3079]].<ref name=fr9>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref>
 
The Fourth Regulan Hussars were still on Diass in [[3079]].<ref name=fr9>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 9</ref>
  
 
===Dark Age===
 
===Dark Age===
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In [[3085]] the unit was stationed on [[Helios Minor]]<ref name=FM3085p92/> on the Principality's border with the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]. From there they had launched several raids against [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] and [[Manihiki]] to test the defender's skills.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 86</ref>
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In [[3085]] the unit was stationed on [[Hellos Minor]]<ref name=FM3085p92/> on the Principality's border with the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]. From there they had launched several raids against [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] and [[Manihiki]] to test the defender's skills.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 86</ref>
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The Fourth was used as the strike force against [[Aitutaki]] in [[3124]]. There the Hussars introduced the ''[[Sarath]]'' [[OmniMech]], and inflicted heavy losses on the defenders. The defenders mistook the Fourth's arrival for a raid rather than an assault to take the world. It took the arrival of the [[1st Free Worlds Guards|First Free Worlds Guards]] to eject the Fourth from Aitutaki.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 28</ref>
  
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The Fourth was used as the strike force against [[Aitutaki]] in [[3124]]. There the Hussars introduced the ''[[Sarath]]'' [[OmniMech]], and inflicted heavy losses on the defenders. The defenders mistook the Fourth's arrival for a raid rather than an assault to take the world. It took the arrival of the [[1st Free Worlds Guards]] to eject the Fourth from Aitutaki.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 28</ref>
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The Fourth tried to take Aitutaki again in [[3140]], but the [[3rd Free Worlds Guards|Third Free Worlds Guards]] were able to force the Fourth to withdraw with serious losses. They maintain a small training facility on [[Muscida]] where midlevel officers receive more training.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 110</ref> The Fourth was based on [[Harmony]] in 3145 to recover from their encounter with the Third Free Worlds Guards.<ref name="FM:3145p116"/>
  
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The Fourth tried to take Aitutaki again in [[3140]], but the [[3rd Free Worlds Guards]] were able to force the Fourth to withdraw with serious losses. They maintain a small training facility on [[Muscida]] where mid-level officers receive more training.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 110</ref> The Fourth was based on [[Harmony]] in 3145 to recover from their encounter with the Third Free Worlds Guards.<ref name="FM:3145p116"/>
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In 3146 the Fourth participated in [[Operation TRIUMVIR]] by attacking [[Kyeinnisan]] and elements of the [[1st Orloff Grenadiers|First Orloff Grenadiers]]. In October, the Fourth withdrew from the [[Oriente Protectorate]].<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 21–22</ref> In July [[3147]] the Fourth joined the First Regulan Hussars and [[30th Regulan Hussars|Thirtieth Regulan Hussars]] in an assault on [[Battle of Marik (3147)|Marik]]. They hoped to break a [[Clan Sea Fox]]-led economic blockade. The First and Fourth slammed into the [[Purifier Cluster (Clan Protectorate)|Purifier Cluster]], forcing the Clan Protectorate unit to withdraw. From there the Fourth veered off to attack the Winter Palace at Dormuth. The Winter Palace served as the seat of government for the Clan Protectorate. Defended by [[Shiva Keshik (Clan Protectorate)|Shiva Keshik]], the Clan unit inflicted medium losses on the Fourth, but had to withdraw when the Thirtieth Hussars reinforced the Fourth. [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Rikkard Nova Cat]] challenged Colonel [[Juliette Mejia]] to a single combat duel. In response she ordered concentrated fire on the Galaxy Commander's ''[[Firestarter]]''. Enraged, the Shiva Keshik slammed into the Fourth, forcing them to retreat.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 37</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 4th Regulan Hussars'''
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Fourth Regulan Hussars'''
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Gary Carter]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 109, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Gary Carter]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 109: "Deployment Table"</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Falco Palmero]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMFWL108/><ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp39>''Objective Raids'', p. 39, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3054"</ref><ref name="fmu162"/>
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| Colonel||[[Falco Palmero]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMFWL108/><ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp39>''Objective Raids'', p. 39: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3054"</ref><ref name="fmu162"/>
 
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| Colonel||[[Edmund Jhala]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p92>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 92, "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Edmund Jhala]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p92>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 92: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Juliette Mejia]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116: "Regulan Strategic Military Command"</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Jintara Damri]]||[[3152]]<ref name=EAp67-68>''Empire Alone'', pp. 67–68: "Unity through Cooperation"</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Juliette Mejia]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116, "Regulan Strategic Military Command"</ref>
 
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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For a number of years after its founding the Fourth attempted to find a strategic niche for itself, beginning with training for mobile warfare and quick-strike tactics.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp16"/>
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For a number of years after its founding the Fourth attempted to find a strategic niche for itself, beginning with training for mobile warfare and quick-strike tactics.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16"/>
  
 
In the thirty-first century the Fourth specialized in raiding and quick-strike tactics.<ref name=FMFWL108/>
 
In the thirty-first century the Fourth specialized in raiding and quick-strike tactics.<ref name=FMFWL108/>
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
=== 2765 ===
 
=== 2765 ===
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16, "Regimental Status"</ref>
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp16A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 16: "Regimental Status"</ref>
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:- At this point in time the Fourth were stationed on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]].
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:- At this time the Fourth were stationed on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]].
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=== 2786 - 2821===
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'''4th Regulan Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name= FSSp138 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 138</ref>
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=== 2786–2821===
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Tiber (FWL)]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 44 of its strength and was deployed at [[Cascade]]. <ref name= FSSp138/>
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=1SWp138>''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref>
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: Note: At this time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 44 of its strength and was deployed at [[Cascade]].<ref name=1SWp138/>
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=== 2830 ===
 
=== 2830 ===
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'''4th Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref>
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Promised Land]] with an operational readiness of 70 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
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: Note: At this time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Promised Land]] with an operational readiness of 70 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/>
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=== 2864 ===
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'''4th Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
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=== 2864 ===
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: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Avior]] with an operational readiness of 14 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98/>
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: Note: At this time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Avior]] with an operational readiness of 14 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/>
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
 
'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=HMp109/>
 
'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=HMp109/>
 
* CO: Colonel Gary Carter
 
* CO: Colonel Gary Carter
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:Note: At this time the regiment was a light unit that specialized in quick strike force that specialized in recon and deep penetration raids.<ref>''Rolling Thunder'', p. 4</ref>
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=== 3028 ===
 
=== 3028 ===
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'''4th Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name =HBSp86/>
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=HBSp86/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]]. <ref name =HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.86</ref>
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:Note: At this time the command was stationed on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]].<ref name=HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86</ref>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable) <ref name=20YUp57/>
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=20YU57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]]. <ref name=20YUp57/>
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:* CO: Colonel [[Falco Palmero]]<ref name=20YU57/>
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: Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Tiber]].<ref name=20YU57/>
  
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===3050-3054===
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===3054===
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Veteran/Questionable) <ref name=ORp39/>
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=ORp39/>
 
* CO: Colonel Falco Palmero
 
* CO: Colonel Falco Palmero
  
 
===3059-3067===
 
===3059-3067===
 
'''Fourth Hussars''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL108/><ref name="fmu162"/>
 
'''Fourth Hussars''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL108/><ref name="fmu162"/>
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* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel Falco Palermo
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* CO/First [[Battalion]]: Colonel Falco Palermo
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:* XO: [[Force Commander]] Tom Brunell
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:* XO: [[Force Commander]] [[Tom Brunell]]
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* 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Gilbert Powell
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* Second Battalion: Force Commander [[Gilbert Powell]]
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* 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Rie Earnest
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* Third Battalion: Force Commander [[Rie Earnest]]
  
 
'''Fourth Hussars Aerospace''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL108/><ref name="fmu162"/>
 
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* Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Stanislav Leben]]
  
 
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* Troop Commander: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Suzuki Yoshida]]
 
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* CO: Colonel Edmund Jhala
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'''Fourth Regulan Hussars''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p116"/>
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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Fourth Regulan Hussars
Formed 2762[1][2]
Nickname "Kukri"[2]
Affiliation Principality of Regulus;
Free Worlds League (previous)
Parent Command Regulan Hussars

The Fourth Regulan Hussars were formed shortly after the restriction on house army size was repealed by the Star League.[3]

History[edit]

Founding[edit]

The Fourth Regulan Hussars was founded in 2762 by Duchess Elsa Cameron-Jones[1][2] and initially almost exclusively from the Nepalese inhabitants of Muscida.[4] Shortly after its founding the Fourth launched an unannounced training exercise on the world of Cameron, which at the time was the garrison world for the Star League Defense Force's 210th Jump Infantry Division. The Fourth's training exercise began before the regiment had received a number of basics, such as official regiment insignia, and the 210th acted on the belief that the Fourth were actually a pirate band; the two units nearly came into direct combat before the Fourth finally managed to prove its identity.[2]

Like its sister regiments at the time, the Fourth Hussars were vocally supportive of the Captain-General and the regiment was flush with newly manufactured equipment originating from the factories of the Marik Commonwealth, a legacy of the Regulan Hussars' support for Captain-General Elise Marik during the Marik Civil war earlier in the century.[2]

Despite the loyalty displayed to the Captain-General by the Hussars, SAFE agents were still operating within the support personnel within the brigade in the 2760s; the Star League Intelligence Command had evidence showing the presence of those operatives, and believed that their presence was most likely a result of orders from Ewan Marik two decades earlier, following Duchess Cameron-Jones' refusal to send any of the Hussars regiments to Marik's show of force on Solaris[2] following the attack on the Timothy Leary by the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces in 2745.[5]

Late Succession Wars[edit]

In 3005 the Fourth witnessed how the Stapleton's Grenadiers intentionally destroyed crops and food stores on Fuentes leading to great suffering among the world's population, an action the Regulan unit saw as profoundly dishonorable. Subsequently the Fourth declared an official feud against the Capellan unit that would last fifty years until the Marik-Liao alliance of 3057.[4]

One year later in June of 3006 the unit capitalized on Alessandro Steiner's Operation CONCENTRATED WEAKNESS, where the Lyran Archon left the Commonwealth's interior nearly undefended, by conducting a deep raid on the important world of Coventry. The green defenders were completely surprised and unable to prevent the Hussars seriously damaging the Coventry Metal Works until the planetary militia was finally able to drive them off.[6][7]

The angry LCAF sent Hsien's Hotheads to assault the Fourth, inflicting damage on the League unit before it was recalled to garrison duty. They spent the next seven years in garrison duty.[7]

Anton's Revolt[edit]

During Anton Marik's revolt, the Fourth originally sided with Anton's troops.[7] They landed on Nova Roma to support Wolf's Dragoons against the Ninth Marik Militia, forcing the loyal unit off-world.[8] They then attacked Lungdo and Ohrensen, bringing both those worlds to Anton's rebellion.[9] Once that was completed they moved to Drusibacken to prepare for an attack on Keystone[10] but other events prevented that assault.

The Ninth Marik Militia and Sixth Marik Militia had withdrawn from their original garrison locations and landed on Vanra. Anton sent Alpha and Gamma Regiments of Wolf's Dragoons and the Fourth Regulan Hussars to remove those forces.[11] Once Gamma Regiment was fully engaged with the Ninth Marik Militia, the Fourth Regulan Hussars switched sides and attacked Gamma's rear. Gamma was able to get a message to Alpha Regiment and hold the Hussars in place until Alpha arrived. The Alphas tore through the Hussars, effectively destroying them.[12][4]

3050 - 3060[edit]

The Fourth Regulan Hussars returned to the Muscida system in the 3060s. There the established a new training camp and began preparing their own replacements.[13] The 'Mech regiment and aerospace wing were based on Avior in 3067 while their supporting infantry units were based on Tiber.[14]

Jihad[edit]

The Fourth Hussars were a part of the task force sent to attack Gibson in August 3073, and suffered brutal casualties at the hands of the Forty-ninth and Fifty-second Shadow Divisions. A number of units were destroyed completely, including the Thirteenth Stalking Horse and the Wild Geese, but some survivors managed to escape by DropShip after the Wild Geese sold themselves to buy time. With the Regulan ground offensive firmly defeated, Word of Blake WarShips appeared in-system and shattered the Regulan naval forces, with only a few survivors escaping.[15][16][17]

In 3077 the Fourth Regulan Hussars landed on Diass, which brought the Regulan Free States under the control of the Principality of Regulus. Backing up the First Regulan Hussars and the Second Regulan Hussars, the Fourth Hussars launched a massive public relations effort to win over the Diassans. The most visible effort was from the Royal Gurkha infantry units that patrolled the cities. These troops went about unarmored and carrying only their kukri knives as armament. The trust that the Fourth's infantrymen placed in the good intentions of the Diassans went a long way to defusing the tension that had built up when the Fourth Regulan Hussars arrived.[18]

The Fourth Regulan Hussars were still on Diass in 3079.[19]

Dark Age[edit]

In 3085 the unit was stationed on Hellos Minor[20] on the Principality's border with the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth. From there they had launched several raids against Atreus and Manihiki to test the defender's skills.[21]

The Fourth was used as the strike force against Aitutaki in 3124. There the Hussars introduced the Sarath OmniMech, and inflicted heavy losses on the defenders. The defenders mistook the Fourth's arrival for a raid rather than an assault to take the world. It took the arrival of the First Free Worlds Guards to eject the Fourth from Aitutaki.[22]

The Fourth tried to take Aitutaki again in 3140, but the Third Free Worlds Guards were able to force the Fourth to withdraw with serious losses. They maintain a small training facility on Muscida where midlevel officers receive more training.[23] The Fourth was based on Harmony in 3145 to recover from their encounter with the Third Free Worlds Guards.[24]

In 3146 the Fourth participated in Operation TRIUMVIR by attacking Kyeinnisan and elements of the First Orloff Grenadiers. In October, the Fourth withdrew from the Oriente Protectorate.[25] In July 3147 the Fourth joined the First Regulan Hussars and Thirtieth Regulan Hussars in an assault on Marik. They hoped to break a Clan Sea Fox-led economic blockade. The First and Fourth slammed into the Purifier Cluster, forcing the Clan Protectorate unit to withdraw. From there the Fourth veered off to attack the Winter Palace at Dormuth. The Winter Palace served as the seat of government for the Clan Protectorate. Defended by Shiva Keshik, the Clan unit inflicted medium losses on the Fourth, but had to withdraw when the Thirtieth Hussars reinforced the Fourth. Galaxy Commander Rikkard Nova Cat challenged Colonel Juliette Mejia to a single combat duel. In response she ordered concentrated fire on the Galaxy Commander's Firestarter. Enraged, the Shiva Keshik slammed into the Fourth, forcing them to retreat.[26]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Fourth Regulan Hussars
Colonel Gary Carter 3025[27]
Colonel Falco Palmero 3050 - 3067[4][28][29][14]
Colonel Edmund Jhala 3085[20]
Colonel Juliette Mejia 3145[24]
Colonel Jintara Damri 3152[30]

Tactics[edit]

For a number of years after its founding the Fourth attempted to find a strategic niche for itself, beginning with training for mobile warfare and quick-strike tactics.[2]

In the thirty-first century the Fourth specialized in raiding and quick-strike tactics.[4]

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[31]

- At this time the Fourth were stationed on Tiber.

2786–2821[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[32]

Note: At this time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Tiber. In 2821 the command was reduced to 44 of its strength and was deployed at Cascade.[32]

2830[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[33]

Note: At this time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Promised Land with an operational readiness of 70 percent.[33]

2864[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[33]

Note: At this time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Avior with an operational readiness of 14 percent.[33]

3025[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Veteran/Questionable)[27]

  • CO: Colonel Gary Carter
Note: At this time the regiment was a light unit that specialized in quick strike force that specialized in recon and deep penetration raids.[34]

3028[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[35]

Note: At this time the command was stationed on Tiber.[35]

3050[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[36]

Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Tiber.[36]

3054[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Veteran/Questionable)[29]

  • CO: Colonel Falco Palmero

3059-3067[edit]

Fourth Hussars (1 Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[4][14]

Fourth Hussars Aerospace (2 Squadrons/Regular/Questionable)[4][14]

Fourth Hussar Infantry (2 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[4][14]

- 2 Mechanized Infantry Battalions and 1 Jump Infantry Battalion

3079[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)[37]

Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Diass.[37] The Fourth Regulan Hussars were down to a third of their nominal strength.[19]

3085[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (1 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)[20]

3145[edit]

Fourth Regulan Hussars (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)[24]

  • CO: Colonel Juliette Mejia

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 5: "Goals of the State"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 16: "Regulan Hussars"
  3. ↑ Rolling Thunder, p. 6
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 108: "4th Regulan Hussars Unit Profile"
  5. ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 4: "Strategic Update"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 52
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Rolling Thunder, p. 7
  8. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 20
  9. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 23
  10. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 27
  11. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 29
  12. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 30
  13. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 158: "4th Regulan Hussars"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 162: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"
  15. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, pp. 31, 34: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  16. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 52: "The Jihad in Review"
  17. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, pp. 41–42: "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"
  18. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 50: "Regulus Ascending"
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 9
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 92: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3085"
  21. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 86
  22. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 28
  23. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 110
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 116: "Regulan Strategic Military Command"
  25. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 21–22
  26. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 37
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 109: "Deployment Table"
  28. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 57: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3050"
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Objective Raids, p. 39: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3054"
  30. ↑ Empire Alone, pp. 67–68: "Unity through Cooperation"
  31. ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 16: "Regimental Status"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 First Succession War, p. 138
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 Second Succession War, p. 98
  34. ↑ Rolling Thunder, p. 4
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 20 Year Update, p. 57: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 9

Bibliography[edit]

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