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| − | | image | + | | Designation = Sixth Orloff Grenadiers |
| − | | | + | | formed = [[2840]] |
| − | | | + | | Disbanded = |
| − | | | + | | Previous Designation = |
| − | | | + | | Nickname = The Lucky Sixth |
| − | | | + | | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] |
| + | | Parent Command = [[Orloff Grenadiers]] | ||
| + | | Sub-Command = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
| − | Built from survivors of the destroyed [[4th Orloff Grenadiers|Fourth Grenadiers]] and new troops. Has a reputation for being lucky.<ref name=FMFWL103>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 103 | + | Built from survivors of the destroyed [[4th Orloff Grenadiers|Fourth Grenadiers]] and new troops. Has a reputation for being lucky.<ref name=FMFWL103>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 103: "6th Orloff Grenadiers Unit Profile"</ref> |
| − | The Sixth was sent to [[Irian]] in March [[2842]] as part of a task force to | + | The Sixth was sent to [[Irian]] in March [[2842]] as part of a task force to relieve the planet's defenders, who were under [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] assault. There, they managed to lure the heavier and more experienced [[7th Donegal Guards|Seventh Donegal Guards]] into a trap.<ref name=FMFWL103/> |
===Anton's Revolt=== | ===Anton's Revolt=== | ||
| − | The Sixth Orloff Grenadiers attacked [[Tiber]] in [[3015]]. There they faced off against the Ducal Guard, loyal to [[Anton Marik]]. The Sixth and [[8th Orloff Grenadiers]] combined their forces and destroyed the rebel unit. This victory didn't come easily however; The Orloff Grenadiers lost nearly half their strength.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 30</ref> Shortly thereafter, the Sixth and Eighth Grenadiers recaptured [[Sophie's World]] from the rebels, and then landed on [[Emris IV]] where they destroyed the [[18th Marik Militia]] and the Fifth Ducal Guard.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 32</ref> | + | The Sixth Orloff Grenadiers attacked [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]] in [[3015]]. There they faced off against the Ducal Guard, loyal to [[Anton Marik]]. The Sixth and [[8th Orloff Grenadiers]] combined their forces and destroyed the rebel unit. This victory didn't come easily however; The Orloff Grenadiers lost nearly half their strength.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 30</ref> Shortly thereafter, the Sixth and Eighth Grenadiers recaptured [[Sophie's World]] from the rebels, and then landed on [[Emris IV]] where they destroyed the [[18th Marik Militia]] and the Fifth Ducal Guard.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 32</ref> |
===Fourth Succession War=== | ===Fourth Succession War=== | ||
During [[Operation Dagger]], the Sixth defeated the mercenary [[Knights of St. Cameron|1st Knights of St. Cameron]] on the Lyran world of [[Poulsbo]].<ref name=FMFWL103/> | During [[Operation Dagger]], the Sixth defeated the mercenary [[Knights of St. Cameron|1st Knights of St. Cameron]] on the Lyran world of [[Poulsbo]].<ref name=FMFWL103/> | ||
| − | === | + | === 3030s through 3050s === |
| − | The Sixth Orloff Grenadiers didn't participate in the [[Andurien Secession]] or [[Operation Guerrero]]. Instead during this time they defended Cerillos (their baseworld) against attacks from the [[42nd Avalon Hussars]] and troops from the [[Circinus Federation]]. In [[3058]] the Sixth was ordered to discourage further adventurism by the Federation. They landed on Circinus like the wrath of a vengeful | + | The Sixth Orloff Grenadiers didn't participate in the [[Andurien Secession]] or [[Operation Guerrero]]. Instead during this time they defended Cerillos (their baseworld) against attacks from the [[42nd Avalon Hussars]] and troops from the [[Circinus Federation]]. In [[3058]] the Sixth was ordered to discourage further adventurism by the Federation. They landed on Circinus like the wrath of a vengeful deity, inflicting massive losses on the [[McIntyre House Guard]] before returning to their baseworld.<ref name=FMFWL103/> In several cases they timed their strikes to occur after similar raids by the [[Lyran Alliance]]'s [[Teyvareb TTM]].<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 120</ref> |
===Operation Bulldog=== | ===Operation Bulldog=== | ||
| − | The Sixth didn't participate in [[Operation Bulldog]]. In the late | + | The Sixth didn't participate in [[Operation Bulldog]]. In the late 3060s the unit was targeted by many pirate raids and retaliatory strikes by the Circinus Federation. As of [[3067]], they hadn't taken any action to dissuade these attacks and were having difficulty responding to them.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 157</ref> |
| − | ===Jihad=== | + | ===The Jihad=== |
| − | During the [[Jihad]] the Sixth Orloff Grenadiers were shattered by mercenaries employed by the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 13</ref> | + | In 3070, the Sixth was scheduled to assist the [[1st Free Worlds Guards]] during their assault on [[Syrma]]. Unfortunately they never arrived, and the First was forced to withdraw.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 24: "Retreat"</ref> During the [[Jihad]] the Sixth Orloff Grenadiers were shattered by mercenaries employed by the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 13</ref> The Sixth had fallen back from Alliance space to station [[Asuncion]] when they found themselves under attack by the mercenary unit [[Barrett's Fusiliers]]. The Fusiliers had been stationed on the nearby world of [[Zion]] when the other major unit on the planet, the [[3rd Free Worlds Guards]] lifted off Zion without orders to launch an attack into Capellan space. As the League dissolved into chaos, the Fusiliers were told by the planetary government on Zion that as a temporary measure, the Zion government would be assuming control of their contract, and ordered the Fusiliers to secure Asuncion and put down a rebellion on that planet.<ref name="MSUp29">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 29: "Barrett's Fusiliers"</ref> |
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| + | The Fusiliers were surprised by the presence of the Sixth on Asuncion, announced when the Sixth's air wing intercepted the Fusiliers soon after their arrival at a local pirate point. The Fusiliers' air forces punched through the Sixth's fighter screen, and the mercenaries landed and deployed around the Plains of Schakondra, southwest of the planetary capital and north of the Forest of Kendra. This strength of this cautious approach was buoyed by the Fusiliers deploying a 'Mech battalion and significant artillery assets within the Forest. Colonel Loge soon met the Fusiliers in a fierce combat action, despite coming under a significant artillery barrage from the mercenaries' hidden artillery assets, followed by bombardment from heavy bombers when Loge ordered the Sixth to charge through the artillery barrage to engage the Fusiliers.<ref name="MSUp29"/> | ||
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| + | The mercenaries charged in turn, with two mercenary 'Mech battalions attempting to push the Sixth back against the edge of the Forest and thereby limit their mobility and ability to maneuver; the Fusiliers' armored cavalry circled the Sixth to attack the Sixth's secondary forces, while the Fusiliers' third battalion emerged from the Forest and completed the encirclement of the Sixth. With mounting casualties and her support cut off, Colonel Loge called for a ceasefire; Colonel Barrett allowed the surviving personnel from the Sixth to leave Asuncion, but claimed all of their equipment, effectively destroying the Sixth as a combat formation. The Fusiliers then imposed martial law on Asuncion in the name of the Zion government and rebuilt using the seized equipment while waiting for new elections to be held on the world.<ref name="MSUp29"/> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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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 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 6th Orloff Grenadiers''' | ||
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| + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Hosan Chilung]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 109: "FWL Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Patricia Loge]]||[[3050]] - [[3070]]<ref name=FMFWL103/><ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57: "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="MSUp29"/> | ||
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| + | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | === 2786 - 2821=== | ||
| + | '''6th Orloff Grenadiers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=1SWp138>''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref> | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Pavia]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 46 of its strength and was deployed at [[Calloway VI]].<ref name=1SWp138/> | ||
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| + | === 2830 === | ||
| + | '''6th Orloff Grenadiers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=2SWp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref> | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Elnath]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === 2864 === | ||
| + | '''6th Orloff Grenadiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98/> | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Ramen II]] with an operational readiness of 26 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===3025=== | ||
| + | '''6th Orloff Grenadiers''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HMp109/> | ||
| + | * CO: Colonel Hosan Chilung | ||
| + | |||
| + | === 3028 === | ||
| + | '''6th Orloff Grenadiers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HBSp86/> | ||
| + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Cerillos]].<ref name=HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 86</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===3050=== | ||
| + | '''6th Orloff Grenadiers''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=20YUp57/> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel [[Patricia Loge]] | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Cerillos]]. | ||
| + | |||
===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
'''6th Orloff Grenadiers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL103/> | '''6th Orloff Grenadiers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL103/> | ||
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel Patricia Loge | * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel Patricia Loge | ||
| − | + | :* XO: [[Force Commander]] [[Jamie Kemp]] | |
| − | * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Chan Tai Keong | + | * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander [[Chan Tai Keong]] |
| − | * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Eduard McGrath | + | * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander [[Eduard McGrath]] |
'''6th Orloff Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL103/> | '''6th Orloff Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFWL103/> | ||
| − | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Stefan De Haan | + | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Stefan De Haan]] |
'''53rd Regulan Light Armor''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL103/> | '''53rd Regulan Light Armor''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL103/> | ||
| − | * Armor Commander: Force Commander Bimalakshu Chaudrey | + | * Armor Commander: Force Commander [[Bimalakshu Chaudrey]] |
| − | '''9th Guerreros a Caballo''' (1 Regiment/Regular/ | + | '''9th Guerreros a Caballo''' (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFWL103/> |
| − | * Troop Commander: [[ | + | * Troop Commander: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Homer Constantinou]] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | + | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Orloff Grenadiers, | + | [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Orloff Grenadiers, 06th]] |
Latest revision as of 12:17, 21 January 2024
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| Sixth Orloff Grenadiers | |
| Formed | 2840 |
| Nickname | The Lucky Sixth |
| Affiliation | Free Worlds League |
| Parent Command | Orloff Grenadiers |
Contents
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
Built from survivors of the destroyed Fourth Grenadiers and new troops. Has a reputation for being lucky.[1]
The Sixth was sent to Irian in March 2842 as part of a task force to relieve the planet's defenders, who were under Lyran assault. There, they managed to lure the heavier and more experienced Seventh Donegal Guards into a trap.[1]
Anton's Revolt[edit]
The Sixth Orloff Grenadiers attacked Tiber in 3015. There they faced off against the Ducal Guard, loyal to Anton Marik. The Sixth and 8th Orloff Grenadiers combined their forces and destroyed the rebel unit. This victory didn't come easily however; The Orloff Grenadiers lost nearly half their strength.[2] Shortly thereafter, the Sixth and Eighth Grenadiers recaptured Sophie's World from the rebels, and then landed on Emris IV where they destroyed the 18th Marik Militia and the Fifth Ducal Guard.[3]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
During Operation Dagger, the Sixth defeated the mercenary 1st Knights of St. Cameron on the Lyran world of Poulsbo.[1]
3030s through 3050s[edit]
The Sixth Orloff Grenadiers didn't participate in the Andurien Secession or Operation Guerrero. Instead during this time they defended Cerillos (their baseworld) against attacks from the 42nd Avalon Hussars and troops from the Circinus Federation. In 3058 the Sixth was ordered to discourage further adventurism by the Federation. They landed on Circinus like the wrath of a vengeful deity, inflicting massive losses on the McIntyre House Guard before returning to their baseworld.[1] In several cases they timed their strikes to occur after similar raids by the Lyran Alliance's Teyvareb TTM.[4]
Operation Bulldog[edit]
The Sixth didn't participate in Operation Bulldog. In the late 3060s the unit was targeted by many pirate raids and retaliatory strikes by the Circinus Federation. As of 3067, they hadn't taken any action to dissuade these attacks and were having difficulty responding to them.[5]
The Jihad[edit]
In 3070, the Sixth was scheduled to assist the 1st Free Worlds Guards during their assault on Syrma. Unfortunately they never arrived, and the First was forced to withdraw.[6] During the Jihad the Sixth Orloff Grenadiers were shattered by mercenaries employed by the Word of Blake.[7] The Sixth had fallen back from Alliance space to station Asuncion when they found themselves under attack by the mercenary unit Barrett's Fusiliers. The Fusiliers had been stationed on the nearby world of Zion when the other major unit on the planet, the 3rd Free Worlds Guards lifted off Zion without orders to launch an attack into Capellan space. As the League dissolved into chaos, the Fusiliers were told by the planetary government on Zion that as a temporary measure, the Zion government would be assuming control of their contract, and ordered the Fusiliers to secure Asuncion and put down a rebellion on that planet.[8]
The Fusiliers were surprised by the presence of the Sixth on Asuncion, announced when the Sixth's air wing intercepted the Fusiliers soon after their arrival at a local pirate point. The Fusiliers' air forces punched through the Sixth's fighter screen, and the mercenaries landed and deployed around the Plains of Schakondra, southwest of the planetary capital and north of the Forest of Kendra. This strength of this cautious approach was buoyed by the Fusiliers deploying a 'Mech battalion and significant artillery assets within the Forest. Colonel Loge soon met the Fusiliers in a fierce combat action, despite coming under a significant artillery barrage from the mercenaries' hidden artillery assets, followed by bombardment from heavy bombers when Loge ordered the Sixth to charge through the artillery barrage to engage the Fusiliers.[8]
The mercenaries charged in turn, with two mercenary 'Mech battalions attempting to push the Sixth back against the edge of the Forest and thereby limit their mobility and ability to maneuver; the Fusiliers' armored cavalry circled the Sixth to attack the Sixth's secondary forces, while the Fusiliers' third battalion emerged from the Forest and completed the encirclement of the Sixth. With mounting casualties and her support cut off, Colonel Loge called for a ceasefire; Colonel Barrett allowed the surviving personnel from the Sixth to leave Asuncion, but claimed all of their equipment, effectively destroying the Sixth as a combat formation. The Fusiliers then imposed martial law on Asuncion in the name of the Zion government and rebuilt using the seized equipment while waiting for new elections to be held on the world.[8]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 6th Orloff Grenadiers | |||
| Colonel | Hosan Chilung | 3025[9] | |
| Colonel | Patricia Loge | 3050 - 3070[1][10][8] | |
Tactics[edit]
In any engagement the entire unit splits into three smaller combined arms units (each composed of a battalion of 'Mechs, mechanized infantry, and light armor) and uses this to maximize confusion.[1]
Composition History[edit]
2786 - 2821[edit]
6th Orloff Grenadiers (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[11]
- Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Pavia. In 2821 the command was reduced to 46 of its strength and was deployed at Calloway VI.[11]
2830[edit]
6th Orloff Grenadiers (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[12]
- Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Elnath with an operational readiness of 74 percent.[12]
2864[edit]
6th Orloff Grenadiers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[12]
- Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Ramen II with an operational readiness of 26 percent.[12]
3025[edit]
6th Orloff Grenadiers (Veteran/Fanatical)[9]
- CO: Colonel Hosan Chilung
3028[edit]
6th Orloff Grenadiers (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[13]
3050[edit]
6th Orloff Grenadiers (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[10]
- CO: Colonel Patricia Loge
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Cerillos.
3059[edit]
6th Orloff Grenadiers (1 Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[1]
- CO/1st Battalion: Colonel Patricia Loge
- 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Chan Tai Keong
- 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Eduard McGrath
6th Orloff Aerospace (1 Wing/Regular/Fanatical)[1]
- Wing Commander: Commodore Stefan De Haan
53rd Regulan Light Armor (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[1]
- Armor Commander: Force Commander Bimalakshu Chaudrey
9th Guerreros a Caballo (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[1]
- Troop Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Homer Constantinou
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 103: "6th Orloff Grenadiers Unit Profile"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 30
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 32
- ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 120
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 157
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 24: "Retreat"
- ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 13
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 29: "Barrett's Fusiliers"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 109: "FWL Deployment Table"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 20 Year Update, p. 57: "FWLM Deployment Table"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 First Succession War, p. 138
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Second Succession War, p. 98
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86