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Line 1: + {{cleanup}} {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand − | image = [[Image:FedCom Corps 07th logo.png|150px]] + | image = [[File:Fccorp7.jpg]] − | Designation = Seventh FedCom RCT + | Designation = 7th FedCom RCT | formed = [[3039]] | formed = [[3039]] − | Disbanded = [[3066]] (destroyed) + | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Spectral Menace | Nickname = Spectral Menace − | Affiliation = [[Federated Commonwealth]]<br/>(3039 - 3062) + | Affiliation = Federated Commonwealth − ---- − [[Allies (FCCW)|Allies]]<br/>(3062 - 3066) | Parent Command = [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]] | Parent Command = [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]] | Sub-Command = | Sub-Command = }} }} + For much of its history, the '''Seventh FedCom RCT''' has been understrength, not reaching its full authorized strength until four years after it initially entered service. The Seventh FedCom was stationed in the [[St. Ives Compact]] for most of its service history. After the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]], they fought for [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. For much of its history, the '''Seventh FedCom RCT''' has been understrength, not reaching its full authorized strength until four years after it initially entered service. The Seventh FedCom was stationed in the [[St. Ives Compact]] for most of its service history. After the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]], they fought for [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. ==History== ==History== ===Formation and Capellan-St. Ives War=== ===Formation and Capellan-St. Ives War=== − Formed in [[3039]], less than a month prior to the invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]], the Seventh FedCom served as a false front for manpower, hiding the massive buildup elsewhere in preparation for the invasion. When it was first activated, the unit only consisted of about thirty percent of its actual rated strength, and would not achieve its full complement until [[3043]]. The Seventh FedCom was stationed on [[Nashuar]] in the [[St. Ives Compact]] and built up a strong relationship with the people of that nation over their many years of service there. + Formed in [[3039]], less than a month prior to the invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]], the Seventh FedCom served as a false front for manpower, hiding the massive build-up elsewhere in preparation for the invasion. When it was first activated, the unit only consisted of about thirty percent of its actual rated strength, and would not achieve its full complement until [[3043]]. The Seventh FedCom was stationed on [[Nashuar]] in the [[St. Ives Compact]] and built up a strong relationship with the people of that nation over there many years of service there. − When the [[Fifth Lyran Regulars]] were stationed on Nashuar in [[3060]] as SLDF peacekeepers under the orders of [[First Lord]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]], the Seventh FedCom, like the people of its nominal homeworld, were incensed. The two units butted heads constantly, with the Seventh seeing the Fifth Lyran Regulars as an invading force and a sign of growing troubles in the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. What started as barroom brawls led to open hostilities in [[3061]]. Combat between the two units began to be commonplace, small battles that quickly turned into costly, all-out firefights that few on either side walked away from. The skirmishing culminated in a single massive engagement's in Nashuar's Khingan Foothills region that forced the Lyrans off-world by April [[3062]]. The ferocity of the conflict was seen by many later historians as one of the first inklings of the FedCom Civil War that was to come, as the tactics employed and lack of mercy given by both sides were writ large in the later Civil War.<ref name=FCCWp19>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 19–20: "Nashuar"</ref> + When the [[5th Lyran Regulars]] were stationed on Nashuar in [[3060]] as SLDF peacekeepers under the orders of [[First Lord]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]], the Seventh FedCom, like the people of its nominal homeworld, were incensed. The two units butted heads constantly, with the Seventh seeing the Fifth Lyran Regulars as an invading force and a sign of growing troubles in the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. What started as barroom brawls led to open hostilities in [[3061]]. Combat between the two units began to be commonplace, small battles that quickly turned into costly, all-out firefights that few on either side walked away from. The skirmishing culminated in a single massive engagement's in Nashuar's Khingan Foothills region that forced the Lyrans off-world by April [[3062]]. The ferocity of the conflict was seen by many later historians as one of the first inklings of the FedCom Civil War that was to come, as the tactics employed and lack of mercy given by both sides were writ large in the later Civil War.<ref name=FCCWp19>''FedCom Civil War (Sourcebook)'', pp. 19 - 20, "Nashuar"</ref> − After the Fifth Lyran Regulars retreated, the Seventh FedCom continued to defend [[Nashuar]] as best they could. During the events of [[Black May]], most of the Seventh FedCom's senior officers and staff were killed by nerve gas released by [[Thuggee]] cultists, and command of the regiment fell to the most senior officer, [[Colonel]] [[Torri Hughes]] of the attached Seventh FedCom Armored Brigade. Soon after the war's end, the Seventh FedCom was relocated to [[Spica]], where Colonel Hughes was promoted to [[Leftenant General]] and the unit was assigned to act as that world's garrison force while it focused on rebuilding.<ref name=FMFSp95>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 95</ref> + After the Fifth Lyran Regulars retreated, the Seventh FedCom continued to defend [[Nashuar]] as best they could. During the events of [[Black May]], most of the Seventh FedCom's senior officers and staff were killed by nerve gas released by [[Thuggee]] cultists, and command of the regiment fell to the most senior officer, [[Colonel]] [[Torri Hughes]] of the attached Seventh FedCom Armored Brigade. Soon after the war's end, the Seventh FedCom was relocated to [[Spica]], where Colonel Hughes was promoted to [[Leftenant General]] and the unit was assigned to act as that world's garrison force while it focused on rebuilding. <ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 95</ref> ===FedCom Civil War=== ===FedCom Civil War=== {{seealso|Battle of Talon (3063)}} {{seealso|Battle of Talon (3063)}} − The Seventh FedCom remained on [[Spica]] for eight months, garrisoning the planet until they could be officially relieved by [[St. Ives Compact]] expatriate militia units. Once they were relieved, they moved to [[Alcyone]], where they relieved the [[Fifth Davion Guards]] and [[Third NAIS Cadre]] of their garrison duties and allowed those units to be redeployed elsewhere. The Seventh only remained on Alcyone long enough to finish its rebuilding process and was quickly ordered to move to [[Wernke#Wernke IIIa (Talon)|Talon]], in the [[Wernke]] system, in order to secure the [[Kallon Industries]] factory facilities there for [[Duke]] [[George Hasek]] and his ''[[Templar]]'' BattleMech pet project.<ref name=FCCWp82>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 82: "Talon"</ref> + The Seventh FedCom remained on [[Spica]] for eight months, garrisoning the planet until they could be officially relieved by [[St. Ives Compact]] expatriate militia units. Once they were relieved, they moved to [[Alcyone]], where they relieved the [[Fifth Davion Guards]] and [[Third NAIS Cadre]] of their garrison duties and allowed those units to be redeployed elsewhere. The Seventh only remained on Alcyone long enough to finish its rebuilding process and was quickly ordered to move to [[Wernke#Wernke_IIIa_.28Talon.29|Talon]], in the [[Wernke]] system, in order to secure the [[Kallon Industries]] factory facilities there for [[Duke]] [[George Hasek]] and his ''[[Templar]]'' BattleMech pet project.<ref name=FCCWp82>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 82, "Talon"</ref> − [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], also realizing the value of the factory, ordered [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Donna Iona]] and her [[Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] to the world to ensure the factories remained under [[Loyalist (FCCW)|Loyalist]] control. Marshal Iona beat the Seventh FedCom to the surface and quickly occupied the Kallon factory. When General Hughes arrived, she found no safe places for her unit to land outside the capital city of Portland and another city named Horgrave, well outside the mountainous regions where Kallon had located its factories and mining sites. As she was unclear on the Twenty-second's exact intentions and purposes on Talon, she requested further clarification on her orders from Duke Hasek, who attempted to order the Twenty-second off Talon, but to no avail. Marshal Iona had orders from the Marshal of the Armies himself and would not be moved, but communicated that she did not seek hostilities: her mission was simply to secure the factory and ensure no forces attempted to attack it. Until she was ordered otherwise or provoked, she would make no moves. + [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], also realizing the value of the factory, ordered [[Marshal]] [[Donna Iona]] and her [[Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] to the world to ensure the factories remained under [[Loyalist (FCCW)|Loyalist]] control. Marshal Iona beat the Seventh FedCom to the surface and quickly occupied the Kallon factory. When General Hughes arrived, she found no safe places for her unit to land outside the capital city of Portland and another city named Horgrave, well outside the mountainous regions where Kallon had located its factories and mining sites. As she was unclear on the Twenty-second's exact intentions and purposes on Talon, she requested further clarification on her orders from Duke Hasek, who attempted to order the Twenty-second off Talon, but to no avail. Marshal Iona had orders from the Marshal of the Armies himself and would not be moved, but communicated that she did not seek hostilities: her mission was simply to secure the factory and ensure no forces attempted to attack it. Until she was ordered otherwise or provoked, she would make no moves. − Working around these parameters, Duke Hasek had the Seventh remain in place and sent in a WarShip, an assault DropShip task force, marines, and a full aerospace wing to reinforce them. Unbeknownst to Marshal Iona and the Loyalists, the Duke had also given these reinforcements orders to intercept Kallon's outbound shipments when they reached orbit. When this plot was eventually discovered, a fight between the Seventh and Twenty-second's aerospace elements ensued, a battle that prompted Duke Hasek to order the ground forces of the Seventh to attack the factories.<ref name=FCCWp96>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 96: "Talon"</ref> Hughes launched her assault on 6 April, 3064, but found it a bloody and difficult struggle. The Twenty-second Avalon Hussars dug in and fortified for exactly this type of attack and they stymied her every advance, costing her valuable men and matériel. She was forced to request reinforcements from New Syrtis by the time she had entered the Kulmen Mountains where the factory was located.<ref name=FCCWp96/> + Working around these parameters, Duke Hasek had the Seventh remain in place and sent in a WarShip, an assault DropShip task force, marines, and a full aerospace wing to reinforce them. Unbeknownst to Marshal Iona and the Loyalists, the Duke had also given these reinforcements orders to intercept Kallon's outbound shipments when they reached orbit. When this plot was eventually discovered, a fight between the Seventh and Twenty-second's aerospace elements ensued, a battle that prompted Duke Hasek to order the ground forces of the Seventh to attack the factories.<ref name=FCCWp96>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 96, "Talon"</ref> Hughes launched her assault on 6 April, 3064, but found it a bloody and difficult struggle. The Twenty-second Avalon Hussars had been dug in and fortified for exactly this type of attack and they stymied her every advance, costing her valuable men and materiel. She was forced to request reinforcements from New Syrtis by the time she had entered the Kulmen Mountains where the factory was located.<ref name=FCCWp96/> − A Loyalist attack on New Syrtis dashed any hope Hughes had of receiving reinforcements and after a solid year of attempting to reach the factory, a devastating counterattack by the Hussars forced her to pull her forces back to Portland in November of 3065. For four more months, the Seventh sat, attempting to recover and refit while keeping an eye on the Twenty-second, until they received word from scouts: the Hussars were prepping their DropShips for launch. Major General Hughes received a priority order from Allied High Command informing her that the Loyalists had recalled the Hussars to the battle on New Avalon. They could not be allowed to leave Talon. Mustering her remaining forces, Hughes launched a suicidal attack on the Kallon factory, inserting the last of her forces via DropShip. Together they stormed the factory and managed to wipe out almost eighty percent of the defending Hussars and disable three-quarters of their DropShips before being annihilated by the Twenty-second's outer perimeter units, which had returned to reinforce the few defenders still standing at the factory.<ref name=FCCWp157>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 128, 142, 157–158: "Talon"</ref> + A Loyalist attack on New Syrtis dashed any hope Hughes had of receiving reinforcements and after a solid year of attempting to reach the factory, a devastating counterattack by the Hussars forced her to pull her forces back to Portland in November of 3065. For four more months, the Seventh sat, attempting to recover and refit while keeping an eye on the Twenty-second, until they received word from scouts: the Hussars were prepping their DropShips for launch. Major General Hughes received a priority order from Allied High Command informing her that the Loyalists had recalled the Hussars to the battle on New Avalon. They could not be allowed to leave Talon. Mustering her remaining forces, Hughes launched a suicidal attack on the Kallon factory, inserting the last of her forces via DropShip. Together they stormed the factory and managed to wipe out almost eighty percent of the defending Hussars and disable three-quarters of their DropShips before being annihilated by the Twenty-second's outer perimeter units, which had returned to reinforce the few defenders still standing at the factory.<ref name=FCCWp157>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', pp. 128, 142, 157-158, "Talon"</ref> ==Disbandment== ==Disbandment== − After being almost entirely wiped out at the Kallon factory complex, the Seventh FedCom RCT ceased to exist. What survivors that remained were quickly folded into other units that were desperate for reinforcements. The FedCom Corps, having tarnished their reputation, was dissolved and the Seventh FedCom RCT was never reconstituted in any form.<ref name=FMUp130>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 130: "Federated Commonwealth Corps"</ref> + After being almost entirely wiped out at the Kallon factory complex, the Seventh FedCom RCT ceased to exist. What survivors that remained were quickly folded into other units that were desperate for reinforcements. The FedCom Corps, having tarnished their reputation, was dissolved and the Seventh FedCom RCT was never reconstituted in any form. ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Seventh FedCom RCT''' + | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 7th FedCom RCT''' |- |- − | [[Hauptmann General]]||[[John Pickett|John Albion Pickett]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 29: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> - [[3054]]<ref name=ORp43/> + | [[Hauptmann General]]||[[John Albion Pickett]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 29, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> - [[3054]] |- |- − | [[Hauptmann General]]||Timothy Seiser||[[3054]]<ref name=ORp43/> - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFSp95/> + | [[Hauptmann General]]||Timothy Seiser||[[3054]]<ref name=ORp43/> - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS/> |- |- − | [[Leftenant General]]||[[Torri Hughes]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMFSp95/> - [[3063]] + | [[Leftenant General]]||[[Torri Hughes]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMFS/> - [[3063]] + |- + | [[Major General]]||Torri Hughes||[[3063]] - ??? |- |- − | [[Major General]]||Torri Hughes||[[3063]] - [[3066]]<ref name=FMUp130/> |} |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − The Seventh FedCom RCT does not believe in being subtle. Their version of tactics is flooding the battlefield with their equipment in hopes of overpowering their enemies with brute strength.<ref name=FMFSp95/> + The Seventh FedCom does not believe in being subtle. They just flood the battlefield with their equipment and overpower their enemies with their full strength.<ref name=FMFS/> ==Composition History== ==Composition History== ===3050=== ===3050=== − '''Seventh FedCom RCT''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=20yup29>''20 Year Update'', p. 29</ref> + '''7th FedCom RCT''' (Green/Reliable) <ref name=20yup29>''20-Year Update'', p. 29</ref> − :* CO: Hauptmann General John Albion Pickett<ref name=20yup29/> + :* CO: Hauptmann General John Albion Pickett <ref name=20yup29/> − :*Base: [[Nashuar]]<ref name=20yup29/> + :*Base: [[Nashuar]] <ref name=20yup29/> − ===3054=== + ===3054=== − '''Seventh FedCom RCT''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=ORp43>''Objective Raids'', p. 43</ref> + '''7th FedCom RCT''' (Green/Questionable) <ref name=ORp43>''Objective Raids'', p. 43</ref> :*CO: Hauptmann General Timothy Seiser<ref name=ORp43/> :*CO: Hauptmann General Timothy Seiser<ref name=ORp43/> :*Base: [[Nashuar]]<ref name=ORp43/> :*Base: [[Nashuar]]<ref name=ORp43/> − ===3062=== + ===3062=== − '''Seventh FedCom RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFSp95/> + '''7th FedCom RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> :*CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Torri Hughes]] :*CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Torri Hughes]] :*Base: [[Spica]] :*Base: [[Spica]] − :'''Seventh FedCom Regiment''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFSp95/> + :'''7th FedCom Regiment''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> − ::* CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] [[Pat Williams]] + ::* CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] Pat Williams − :::*XO: [[Major]] [[Lee Trebelhorne]] + :::*XO: [[Major]] Lee Trebelhorne − '''Seventh FedCom AeroSpace Brigade''' + :'''7th FedCom Armor Brigade''' (2 [[Regiment]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> − * CO: Major [[Andrew Means|Andrew "Jojo" Means]] + ::*CO: [[Leftenant General]] Torri Hughes + :::*XO: [[Captain]] Frederick Bally − :'''Seventh FedCom Armor Brigade''' (2 [[Regiment]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFSp95/> + :'''7th FedCom Infantry Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> − ::*CO: [[Leftenant General]] Torri Hughes+ ::* CO: Leftenant General Gus Streebach − :::*XO: [[Captain]] [[Frederick Bally]]+ :::*XO: Major Han Lo − ::*Seventh FedCom Heavy Armor: Leftenant General Torri Hughes − ::*Seventh FedCom Armored Cavalry: Leftenant Colonel [[Jeremiah Bellamy]] − − :'''Seventh FedCom Infantry Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFSp95/> − ::* CO: Leftenant General [[Gus Streebach]] − :::*XO: Major [[Han Lo]] − ::*First St. Ives Legionnaires: [[Colonel]] [[Thomas Overton]] − ::*Fourteenth FedCom Mechanized Infantry: Major [[Maia Poole]] − ::*Seventh FedCom Jump Infantry: Leftenant Colonel [[Gina Torres]] ==Notes== ==Notes== − * Like other FedCom RCTs, the Seventh primarily used the FedCom Corps crest, but has also decided upon its own insignia: a phantom warrior brandishing a sword. + * Like other FedCom RCTs, the Seventh primarily used the FedCom Corps crest, as well as a phantom warrior brandishing a sword for its insignia. − *The parade colors of the Seventh is the same as other FedCom Corps units, which is navy blue with gold banding on the arms and legs of 'Mechs. Gold is also used to highlight panels on the upper torsos of 'Mechs and turrets of armor units, resulting in a checkerboard pattern. + *The parade colors of the Seventh is the same as other FedCom Corps units, which is navy blue with gold banding on the arms and legs of 'Mechs. Gold is also used to highlight panels on the upper torsos of 'Mechs and turrets of armor units, resulting in a checkerboard pattern. ==References== ==References== Line 100:
Line 93: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' + *''[[20 Year Update]]'' − * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' + *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' − * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' − [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|FedCom RCT, 07th]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|FedCom RCT, 07th]]
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| − | | Disbanded = | + | | Disbanded = |
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| Nickname = Spectral Menace | | Nickname = Spectral Menace | ||
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For much of its history, the '''Seventh FedCom RCT''' has been understrength, not reaching its full authorized strength until four years after it initially entered service. The Seventh FedCom was stationed in the [[St. Ives Compact]] for most of its service history. After the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]], they fought for [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. | For much of its history, the '''Seventh FedCom RCT''' has been understrength, not reaching its full authorized strength until four years after it initially entered service. The Seventh FedCom was stationed in the [[St. Ives Compact]] for most of its service history. After the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]], they fought for [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Formation and Capellan-St. Ives War=== | ===Formation and Capellan-St. Ives War=== | ||
| − | Formed in [[3039]], less than a month prior to the invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]], the Seventh FedCom served as a false front for manpower, hiding the massive | + | Formed in [[3039]], less than a month prior to the invasion of the [[Draconis Combine]], the Seventh FedCom served as a false front for manpower, hiding the massive build-up elsewhere in preparation for the invasion. When it was first activated, the unit only consisted of about thirty percent of its actual rated strength, and would not achieve its full complement until [[3043]]. The Seventh FedCom was stationed on [[Nashuar]] in the [[St. Ives Compact]] and built up a strong relationship with the people of that nation over there many years of service there. |
| − | When the [[ | + | When the [[5th Lyran Regulars]] were stationed on Nashuar in [[3060]] as SLDF peacekeepers under the orders of [[First Lord]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]], the Seventh FedCom, like the people of its nominal homeworld, were incensed. The two units butted heads constantly, with the Seventh seeing the Fifth Lyran Regulars as an invading force and a sign of growing troubles in the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. What started as barroom brawls led to open hostilities in [[3061]]. Combat between the two units began to be commonplace, small battles that quickly turned into costly, all-out firefights that few on either side walked away from. The skirmishing culminated in a single massive engagement's in Nashuar's Khingan Foothills region that forced the Lyrans off-world by April [[3062]]. The ferocity of the conflict was seen by many later historians as one of the first inklings of the FedCom Civil War that was to come, as the tactics employed and lack of mercy given by both sides were writ large in the later Civil War.<ref name=FCCWp19>''FedCom Civil War (Sourcebook)'', pp. 19 - 20, "Nashuar"</ref> |
| − | After the Fifth Lyran Regulars retreated, the Seventh FedCom continued to defend [[Nashuar]] as best they could. During the events of [[Black May]], most of the Seventh FedCom's senior officers and staff were killed by nerve gas released by [[Thuggee]] cultists, and command of the regiment fell to the most senior officer, [[Colonel]] [[Torri Hughes]] of the attached Seventh FedCom Armored Brigade. Soon after the war's end, the Seventh FedCom was relocated to [[Spica]], where Colonel Hughes was promoted to [[Leftenant General]] and the unit was assigned to act as that world's garrison force while it focused on rebuilding.<ref name= | + | After the Fifth Lyran Regulars retreated, the Seventh FedCom continued to defend [[Nashuar]] as best they could. During the events of [[Black May]], most of the Seventh FedCom's senior officers and staff were killed by nerve gas released by [[Thuggee]] cultists, and command of the regiment fell to the most senior officer, [[Colonel]] [[Torri Hughes]] of the attached Seventh FedCom Armored Brigade. Soon after the war's end, the Seventh FedCom was relocated to [[Spica]], where Colonel Hughes was promoted to [[Leftenant General]] and the unit was assigned to act as that world's garrison force while it focused on rebuilding. <ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 95</ref> |
===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
{{seealso|Battle of Talon (3063)}} | {{seealso|Battle of Talon (3063)}} | ||
| − | The Seventh FedCom remained on [[Spica]] for eight months, garrisoning the planet until they could be officially relieved by [[St. Ives Compact]] expatriate militia units. Once they were relieved, they moved to [[Alcyone]], where they relieved the [[Fifth Davion Guards]] and [[Third NAIS Cadre]] of their garrison duties and allowed those units to be redeployed elsewhere. The Seventh only remained on Alcyone long enough to finish its rebuilding process and was quickly ordered to move to [[Wernke# | + | The Seventh FedCom remained on [[Spica]] for eight months, garrisoning the planet until they could be officially relieved by [[St. Ives Compact]] expatriate militia units. Once they were relieved, they moved to [[Alcyone]], where they relieved the [[Fifth Davion Guards]] and [[Third NAIS Cadre]] of their garrison duties and allowed those units to be redeployed elsewhere. The Seventh only remained on Alcyone long enough to finish its rebuilding process and was quickly ordered to move to [[Wernke#Wernke_IIIa_.28Talon.29|Talon]], in the [[Wernke]] system, in order to secure the [[Kallon Industries]] factory facilities there for [[Duke]] [[George Hasek]] and his ''[[Templar]]'' BattleMech pet project.<ref name=FCCWp82>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 82, "Talon"</ref> |
| − | [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], also realizing the value of the factory, ordered [[ | + | [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Jackson Davion]], also realizing the value of the factory, ordered [[Marshal]] [[Donna Iona]] and her [[Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] to the world to ensure the factories remained under [[Loyalist (FCCW)|Loyalist]] control. Marshal Iona beat the Seventh FedCom to the surface and quickly occupied the Kallon factory. When General Hughes arrived, she found no safe places for her unit to land outside the capital city of Portland and another city named Horgrave, well outside the mountainous regions where Kallon had located its factories and mining sites. As she was unclear on the Twenty-second's exact intentions and purposes on Talon, she requested further clarification on her orders from Duke Hasek, who attempted to order the Twenty-second off Talon, but to no avail. Marshal Iona had orders from the Marshal of the Armies himself and would not be moved, but communicated that she did not seek hostilities: her mission was simply to secure the factory and ensure no forces attempted to attack it. Until she was ordered otherwise or provoked, she would make no moves. |
| − | Working around these parameters, Duke Hasek had the Seventh remain in place and sent in a WarShip, an assault DropShip task force, marines, and a full aerospace wing to reinforce them. Unbeknownst to Marshal Iona and the Loyalists, the Duke had also given these reinforcements orders to intercept Kallon's outbound shipments when they reached orbit. When this plot was eventually discovered, a fight between the Seventh and Twenty-second's aerospace elements ensued, a battle that prompted Duke Hasek to order the ground forces of the Seventh to attack the factories.<ref name=FCCWp96>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 96 | + | Working around these parameters, Duke Hasek had the Seventh remain in place and sent in a WarShip, an assault DropShip task force, marines, and a full aerospace wing to reinforce them. Unbeknownst to Marshal Iona and the Loyalists, the Duke had also given these reinforcements orders to intercept Kallon's outbound shipments when they reached orbit. When this plot was eventually discovered, a fight between the Seventh and Twenty-second's aerospace elements ensued, a battle that prompted Duke Hasek to order the ground forces of the Seventh to attack the factories.<ref name=FCCWp96>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 96, "Talon"</ref> Hughes launched her assault on 6 April, 3064, but found it a bloody and difficult struggle. The Twenty-second Avalon Hussars had been dug in and fortified for exactly this type of attack and they stymied her every advance, costing her valuable men and materiel. She was forced to request reinforcements from New Syrtis by the time she had entered the Kulmen Mountains where the factory was located.<ref name=FCCWp96/> |
| − | A Loyalist attack on New Syrtis dashed any hope Hughes had of receiving reinforcements and after a solid year of attempting to reach the factory, a devastating counterattack by the Hussars forced her to pull her forces back to Portland in November of 3065. For four more months, the Seventh sat, attempting to recover and refit while keeping an eye on the Twenty-second, until they received word from scouts: the Hussars were prepping their DropShips for launch. Major General Hughes received a priority order from Allied High Command informing her that the Loyalists had recalled the Hussars to the battle on New Avalon. They could not be allowed to leave Talon. Mustering her remaining forces, Hughes launched a suicidal attack on the Kallon factory, inserting the last of her forces via DropShip. Together they stormed the factory and managed to wipe out almost eighty percent of the defending Hussars and disable three-quarters of their DropShips before being annihilated by the Twenty-second's outer perimeter units, which had returned to reinforce the few defenders still standing at the factory.<ref name=FCCWp157>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 128, 142, | + | A Loyalist attack on New Syrtis dashed any hope Hughes had of receiving reinforcements and after a solid year of attempting to reach the factory, a devastating counterattack by the Hussars forced her to pull her forces back to Portland in November of 3065. For four more months, the Seventh sat, attempting to recover and refit while keeping an eye on the Twenty-second, until they received word from scouts: the Hussars were prepping their DropShips for launch. Major General Hughes received a priority order from Allied High Command informing her that the Loyalists had recalled the Hussars to the battle on New Avalon. They could not be allowed to leave Talon. Mustering her remaining forces, Hughes launched a suicidal attack on the Kallon factory, inserting the last of her forces via DropShip. Together they stormed the factory and managed to wipe out almost eighty percent of the defending Hussars and disable three-quarters of their DropShips before being annihilated by the Twenty-second's outer perimeter units, which had returned to reinforce the few defenders still standing at the factory.<ref name=FCCWp157>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', pp. 128, 142, 157-158, "Talon"</ref> |
==Disbandment== | ==Disbandment== | ||
| − | After being almost entirely wiped out at the Kallon factory complex, the Seventh FedCom RCT ceased to exist. What survivors that remained were quickly folded into other units that were desperate for reinforcements. The FedCom Corps, having tarnished their reputation, was dissolved and the Seventh FedCom RCT was never reconstituted in any form. | + | After being almost entirely wiped out at the Kallon factory complex, the Seventh FedCom RCT ceased to exist. What survivors that remained were quickly folded into other units that were desperate for reinforcements. The FedCom Corps, having tarnished their reputation, was dissolved and the Seventh FedCom RCT was never reconstituted in any form. |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 7th FedCom RCT''' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Hauptmann General]]||[[ | + | | [[Hauptmann General]]||[[John Albion Pickett]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 29, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> - [[3054]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Hauptmann General]]||Timothy Seiser||[[3054]]<ref name=ORp43/> - [[3062]]<ref name= | + | | [[Hauptmann General]]||Timothy Seiser||[[3054]]<ref name=ORp43/> - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS/> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Leftenant General]]||[[Torri Hughes]]||[[3062]]<ref name= | + | | [[Leftenant General]]||[[Torri Hughes]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMFS/> - [[3063]] |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Major General]]||Torri Hughes||[[3063]] - ??? | ||
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|} | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | The Seventh FedCom | + | The Seventh FedCom does not believe in being subtle. They just flood the battlefield with their equipment and overpower their enemies with their full strength.<ref name=FMFS/> |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''7th FedCom RCT''' (Green/Reliable) <ref name=20yup29>''20-Year Update'', p. 29</ref> |
| − | :* CO: Hauptmann General John Albion Pickett<ref name=20yup29/> | + | :* CO: Hauptmann General John Albion Pickett <ref name=20yup29/> |
| − | :*Base: [[Nashuar]]<ref name=20yup29/> | + | :*Base: [[Nashuar]] <ref name=20yup29/> |
| − | ===3054=== | + | ===3054=== |
| − | ''' | + | '''7th FedCom RCT''' (Green/Questionable) <ref name=ORp43>''Objective Raids'', p. 43</ref> |
:*CO: Hauptmann General Timothy Seiser<ref name=ORp43/> | :*CO: Hauptmann General Timothy Seiser<ref name=ORp43/> | ||
:*Base: [[Nashuar]]<ref name=ORp43/> | :*Base: [[Nashuar]]<ref name=ORp43/> | ||
| − | ===3062=== | + | ===3062=== |
| − | ''' | + | '''7th FedCom RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> |
:*CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Torri Hughes]] | :*CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Torri Hughes]] | ||
:*Base: [[Spica]] | :*Base: [[Spica]] | ||
| − | :''' | + | :'''7th FedCom Regiment''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> |
| − | ::* CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] | + | ::* CO: [[Leftenant Colonel]] Pat Williams |
| − | :::*XO: [[Major]] | + | :::*XO: [[Major]] Lee Trebelhorne |
| − | ''' | + | :'''7th FedCom Armor Brigade''' (2 [[Regiment]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> |
| − | * CO: | + | ::*CO: [[Leftenant General]] Torri Hughes |
| + | :::*XO: [[Captain]] Frederick Bally | ||
| − | :''' | + | :'''7th FedCom Infantry Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS/> |
| − | + | ::* CO: Leftenant General Gus Streebach | |
| − | + | :::*XO: Major Han Lo | |
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| − | ::* CO: Leftenant General | ||
| − | :::*XO: Major | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * Like other FedCom RCTs, the Seventh primarily used the FedCom Corps crest, | + | * Like other FedCom RCTs, the Seventh primarily used the FedCom Corps crest, as well as a phantom warrior brandishing a sword for its insignia. |
| − | *The parade colors of the Seventh is the same as other FedCom Corps units, which is navy blue with gold banding on the arms and legs of 'Mechs. Gold is also used to highlight panels on the upper torsos of 'Mechs and turrets of armor units, resulting in a checkerboard pattern. | + | *The parade colors of the Seventh is the same as other FedCom Corps units, which is navy blue with gold banding on the arms and legs of 'Mechs. Gold is also used to highlight panels on the upper torsos of 'Mechs and turrets of armor units, resulting in a checkerboard pattern. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | + | *''[[20 Year Update]]'' |
| − | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook) | + | *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' |
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|FedCom RCT, 07th]] | [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|FedCom RCT, 07th]] | ||