Editing 6th Marik Militia

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| Designation    = Sixth Marik Militia
| formed         = 2241<ref name=er2750p48>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 48</ref>
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Keystone Yeomanry
| Affiliation    = [[Free Worlds League]]
| Parent Command = [[Marik Militia]]
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==History==
===Formation===
The '''Sixth Marik Militia''' was formed in [[2241]]. Intended to anchor other units in their division, the Sixth was designated a "keystone" unit by the [[LCCC]]. This designation, along with the fact that most of their heavy vehicles carried [[LRM]] launchers, led to their name. The Sixth was one of the first [[FWLM]] units to receive 'Mechs, but retained their battlefield role. The first battalion was equipped exclusively with [[Assault 'Mech]]s while the other two battalions were equipped with a mix of [[Heavy 'Mech|heavy]] and assault 'Mechs. Since these units had a low ground speed, the Sixth trained extensively in making combat drops.<ref name=er2750p48/> The Sixth Marik Militia would serve the League for centuries. Like the other regiments of the brigade, the Third was dedicated to serving and defending the people of the League, rather than serving the [[Captain-General]], a distinction that separated the Militia from other federal formations such as the [[Atrean Dragoons]] and [[Free Worlds Guards]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10, "Marik Militia"</ref>

===Reunification War===
The Sixth Marik Militia was one of six regiments chosen to serve in the [[Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]] formed in [[2581]]<ref name="H:RWp152">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 152, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)</ref> to support the [[Star League Defense Force]] when the [[Star League]] decided to intervene in the civil war that had been raging inside the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] since [[2575]].<ref name="H:RWp131">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 131, "False Starts (2579-81)</ref>

The Second Marik Auxiliary Corps incorporated the Sixth Marik Militia and a sister regiment, the [[2nd Marik Militia|Second Marik Militia]], as well as the [[2nd Regulan Hussars|Second Regulan Hussars]], [[2nd Defenders of Andurien|Second Defenders of Andurien]] and the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|First]] and [[2nd Fusiliers of Oriente|Second Brigades]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]. The 2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps was one of a number of Corps that made up [[Task Force MAILED FIST]], the military component of [[Operation MAILED FIST]], the Star League operation within the Rim Worlds Republic between [[2581]] and [[2596]].<ref name="H:RWp152"/><ref name="H:RWp153">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 153, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"</ref>

The Sixth Marik Militia sent the bulk of Operation MAILED FIST operating alongside the Second Marik Militia and the First Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente; together, the three regiments would conduct campaigns in the [[Star's End]] system in [[2581]], on [[Stirling]] in [[2583]], [[Viborg]] in [[2588]], [[Marisura]] in [[2589]], [[Barcelona]] in [[2591]], [[Gotterdammerung]] in [[2592]], [[Bensinger]] in [[2594]] and [[Crellacor]] in [[2595]]. In addition to these campaigns the Sixth also fought alongside the Fusiliers on [[Kladnitsa]] in [[2584]], the only battle the Second Marik Militia missed - the Second remained on Stirling that year.<ref name="H:RWp152"/><ref name="H:RWp153"/>

The Star's End campaign was one of the first systems to be designated as a target for the Star League forces; still considered a newly-colonized system in the late twenty-sixth century, the population of the Star's End system numbered less than five thousand but was considered a strategically significant system. As a result, it merited a strong garrison, and during the early years of the civil war within the Rim Worlds Republic that garrison was a battalion from the [[5th Amaris Fusiliers|Fifth Amaris Fusiliers]]. The Fifth were considered to be loyal to [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] but with no idea of how these loyalist forces would react, Task Force MAILED FIST was forced to treat the Fusiliers with suspicion.<ref name="H:RWp132">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132, "Persistence, Treeline, Star's End and Black Earth (May-December 2581)"</ref>

The Sixth Marik Militia and the other [[FWLM]] units entered the Star's End system in May 2581. Unsure of what resistance to expect, if any, the [[Free Worlds League]] forces were surprised to find no visible military presence when they entered the system. The colonies had all been established on various asteroids along with the military garrison, all of which had gone dark to evade detection; with no charts of the system to draw on, the [[SLDF]] forces were forced to survey the system for themselves, a long, laborious fourteen-month task. Despite the difficulties in surveying the system, the Star's End system was declared to be secure in June or July, and the SLDF began to establish a fleet base in the system that ironically became the single biggest customer for the local mining colonies. The SLDF also established a supply depot on Novo Cressidas, the one habitable world in the system.<ref name="H:RWp132"/>

In addition to facing the Fifth Amaris Fusiliers at Star's End, the Sixth Marik Militia would also come into conflict with the [[3rd Amaris Fusiliers|Third Amaris Fusiliers]] on Viborg, the [[7th Amaris Fusiliers|Seventh Amaris Fusiliers]] on Marisura and the [[3rd Amaris Legionnaires|Third Amaris Legionnaires]] on Stirling.<ref name="H:RWp154">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 154, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)</ref><ref name="H:RWp155">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 155, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"</ref> While many of the campaigns were fought against local militia and partisan forces rather than line regiments from the [[Rim Worlds Army]], the Sixth Marik Militia found that the overall campaign became increasingly difficult after the atrocities performed by the [[Draconis Auxiliary Corps]] when they captured [[Nightwish]] in mid-2584 resulted in a massive increase in resistance from local forces and partisans and increasingly rebellious populations.<ref name="H:RWp134">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134, "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"</ref>

The Sixth Marik Militia and their companion units from the 2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps operated largely independently of the other units within Task Force MAILED FIST; the exceptions to this were on Marisura, where they operated alongside the [[1st Arkab Legion|First Arkab Legion]] and the [[4th Proserpina Hussars|Fourth Proserpina Hussars]] from the Draconis Auxiliary Corps, on Barcelona where the forces of the [[Lyran Auxiliary Corps]] and the [[31st Armor Division|Thirty-First Armor Division]] were also deployed - with the FWLM forces being on the periphery of the event known as the [[Day of Rage]] - and lastly on Bensinger, where the Sixth fought alongside the [[17th Royal Division|Seventeenth Royal Division]].<ref name="H:RWp152"/><ref name="H:RWp153"/>

===Star League Era===
When the [[Star League]] Council issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]] limiting the size of the military maintained by each [[Great House]] the Sixth was one of nineteen active regiments within the Marik Militia. Like the other regiments of the Militia, the Sixth remained a popular unit with both the commoners within the League and the peerage because of their public dedication to the people of the League, and like the other regiments of the Militia often acted as training grounds for troops across the League. A significant number of the personnel serving in other more prestigious federal units and various provincial forces within the League had actually begun their careers in the Sixth or another of the Marik Militia regiments.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/> In [[2749]] the Sixth was deployed to [[Blue Sava]] in response to rising tensions with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=er2750p48/>

===Anton's Revolt===
Together with the [[9th Marik Militia|Ninth Marik Militia]], defended [[Emris IV]] against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in [[3014]] during the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]], holding out for three weeks before conceding defeat. Wolf's Dragoons [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma Regiment]] was stopped completely by the Sixth's assault battalion, the Death Watch Brigade.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 21</ref> They then redeployed to [[Sophie's World]] and [[Vanra]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 35</ref>

=== Third Succession War ===
In [[2901]] the Sixth launched an attack on Loric, supported by a large force of [[DropShip]]s and [[aerospace fighter]]s, which successfully crippled the defending Steiner forces. The attack would become known as one of the most successful operations in the history of the [[Marik Militia]] [[brigade]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 90, "Marik Militia"</ref>

===Fourth Succession War===
Anticipated a call-up for [[Fourth Succession War|Operation Dagger]] in [[3028]], but wasn't activated.<ref name=FMFWL58>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 58, "6th Marik Militia Unit Profile"</ref>

===Andurien Secession===
Captured a former [[Defenders of Andurien]] base on [[Scarborough]] in [[3032]].<ref name=FMFWL58/>

Made occasional raids on [[Shiro III]] and [[Palladaine]] between 3032 and [[3038]].<ref name=FMFWL58/>

Landed on [[Conquista]] with the [[Atrean Hussars]] and [[2nd Free Worlds Guards|Second Free Worlds Guards]] in a failed attempt to capture the [[5th Defenders of Andurien|Fifth Defenders of Andurien]]. This campaign led to bad blood between the Sixth and the Hussars.<ref name=FMFWL58/>

===Operation Guerrero===
During [[Operation Guerrero]], they attacked [[Talitha]] with the [[Atrean Hussars]] and the [[Iron Guard]].<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 74</ref>

===Jihad===
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the Sixth was deployed to the [[Lyran Alliance]] world of [[Arcadia (LC)|Arcadia]] in an attempt to rescue [[Kristen's Krushers]]. They drove the [[Second Donegal Guards]] off-world, but couldn't rescue all of the Krushers.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 148</ref>

In March [[3068]] the Sixth Marik Militia was destroyed on [[Megrez]]<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 77 "Skye, Bolan Forces hit Three Worlds"</ref> by three Lyran commands who left few survivors.<ref name="JS:TBDp21">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 21, "Überschatten"</ref>

==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 6th Marik Militia'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Saj Rahal]]||[[3014]]<ref name=HBWp21>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 21–22: "Emris IV"</ref>
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Boris Ames-Marik]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWL Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[David Kyster]]||[[3050]]-[[3067]]<ref name=20YUp56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMFWL58/><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160</ref>
|-
|}

===Other Officers===
* [[Force Commander]] [[Ethan Epstein]], battalion commander during [[Anton's Revolt]].<ref name=HBWp21/>
* [[Captain]] [[Dick Dickson|Dick "Diver" Dickson]], company commander during [[Anton's Revolt]].<ref name=HBWp21/>

==Tactics==
=== Star League Era ===
In [[2765]] the Sixth was one of the heaviest BattleMech regiments in the entire Free Worlds League Military in terms of average weight, and it had continued to train and equip for assault operations, a specialty it had been practicing for almost five and a half centuries.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10"/>

=== Clan Invasion Era ===
The command use the advantages of the combined arms to its best efforts. During landing operation the double strength fighter branch provide air cover and air superiority for the entire brigade. 2 Battalions form the front line because the flanks and backyard are covered by the conventional forces, which also provide reconnaissance for the rest of the brigade. Should ever show the enemy a weak spot the reserve battalion will be ready to do its best to bring the enemies off balance.<ref name=FMFWL58/>

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''Sixth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10, "Regimental Status"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Sixth was stationed on [[Hamilton (FWL)|Hamilton]].<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10A"/>

=== 2786 ===
'''Sixth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp138"/>
:- At this point in time the Sixth was a light-weight regiment operating at full strength and based on [[Hamilton (FWL)|Hamilton]].<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138, "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"</ref>

=== 2821 ===
'''Sixth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp138"/>
:- At this point in time the Sixth was a light-weight regiment operating at just below half-strength, and was located on [[Shui-pào]].<ref name="FSWp138"/>
=== 2830 ===
'''6th Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref>
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Shui-pào]] with an operational readiness of 75 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
=== 2864 ===	
'''6th Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Shui-pào]] with an operational readiness of 27 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>


===3025===
'''Sixth Marik Militia''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HMp108/>
* CO: Colonel Boris Ames-Marik
=== 3028 ===
'''6th Marik Militia'''(Regiment\Veteran\Fanatical)<ref name =HBSp86/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Holt]].  <ref name =HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.86</ref>

===3050===
'''Sixth Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=20YUp56/>
:* CO: Colonel David Kyster <ref name=20YUp56/>
: Note:  At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Holt]]. <ref name=20YUp56/>

===3059===
'''Sixth Marik Militia''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL58/>
* CO/First [[Battalion]]: [[Colonel]] David Kyster
** XO: Force Commander Jan Sinclair
* Second Battalion : Force Commander Ulric Ferand
* Third Battalion: Force Commander Shuzo Matsuoka

'''Sixth Militia Aerospace''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL58/>
* Wing Commander: [[Commodore]]  Dario Avila

- The Beta Wing is a mix of Aerospace Fighters, [[VTOL]]s and Atmospheric Fighters

'''Twenty-third Marik Reconnaissance Regiment''' (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL58/>
* Armor Commander: Force Commander Liu Shau

'''Nineteenth [[Megrez]] Home Guard'''(1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL58/>
* Troop Commander: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] Greg Solis

==Notes==
It was noted in ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' that the [[1st Marik Militia|First]] and [[Third Marik Militia]]s earned enough salvage during the Reunification War campaign against the Magistracy of Canopus to form a sixth regiment.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 90, "Marik Militia"</ref> However, as the formation of the Sixth Marik Militia has been confirmed as 2241 in at least one more recent sourcebook<ref name=er2750p48/> the sixth regiment references in ''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'' has either been retconned or it refers to another regiment from within the Marik Militia.

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== Rules ==
=== 2750 ===
The Sixth Marik Militia of the late Star League period was highly trained in planetary assaults and combat drops. To reflect this, they receive a +1 modifier to their Combat Drops rolls. They can also make use of the Overrun Combat and Forcing the Initiative [[Force Specific Rules]]. When rolling random Lance type, add a +3 modifier.<ref name=er2750p141>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 141</ref>

=== First Succession War ===
* As a Marik Militia regiment the Sixth receives no modifiers to die rolls when generating forces on RAT tables during the First Succession War.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147, "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''

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