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[[File:Outworlds Alliance logo.png|thumb|right|Crest of the Outworlds Alliance]]
 
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The '''Alliance Military Corps''' (abbreviated '''AMC''') is the military arm of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] in the 31st Century. Founded as a pacifistic and largely agrarian nation, the Outworlds Alliance had no standing national military force until the 26th century.
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The '''Alliance Military Corps''' (abbreviated '''AMC''') is the military arm of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] in the [[thirty-first century]]. Founded as a pacifistic and largely agrarian nation, the Outworlds Alliance had no standing national military force until the [[twenty-sixth century]].
  
 
== Organization ==
 
== Organization ==
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The Alliance Military Corps is split into three branches:<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', pp. 87-88</ref>
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The Alliance Military Corps is split into three branches:<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', pp. 87–88</ref>
 
* [[Alliance Aerospace Arm]] (AAA) - The Alliance's most prestigious branch, it consists of aerospace assets.
 
* [[Alliance Aerospace Arm]] (AAA) - The Alliance's most prestigious branch, it consists of aerospace assets.
 
* [[Alliance Ground Defense Arm]] (AGDA) - The Alliance's ground based combat forces.
 
* [[Alliance Ground Defense Arm]] (AGDA) - The Alliance's ground based combat forces.
 
* [[Alliance Service Arm]] (ASA) - All other military functions are handled by the ASA.
 
* [[Alliance Service Arm]] (ASA) - All other military functions are handled by the ASA.
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===Aerospace organization===
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At some point{{cn}}{{when}}, the Alliance Military Corps switched the hierarchy for aerospace wings and aerospace regiments as a way to confuse Inner Sphere intelligence analysts.
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After that point{{cn}}{{when}}, the typical Alliance Military Corps aerospace hierarchy was
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Unit name !! Unit composition !! Total number of elements
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| Flight || 2 aerospace fighters || 2 aerospace fighters
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|-
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| Squadron || 3 flights || 6 aerospace fighters
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|-
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| Regiment || 3 squadrons + command flight || 20 aerospace fighters
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|-
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| Wing || 3 regiments + command flight || 62 aerospace fighters
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|}
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Thus, a typical Alliance aerospace regiment is actually the same strength as a typical Inner Sphere aerospace wing, and a typical Alliance aerospace wing is actually the same strength as a typical Inner Sphere aerospace regiment.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
  
 
=== Age of War ===
 
=== Age of War ===
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Until the rise of piracy and banditry that resulted from the mass drawdowns of the various [[Inner Sphere]] militaries as a result of the formation of the [[Star League]], the [[Outworlds Alliance]] had no need of a state-level military force, and the Alliance was such a remote nation that it was only in the early to mid-26th century that the Outworlds Alliance had expanded to the point where its border worlds were within easy jump distance of the outer borders of the [[Draconis Combine]] and [[Federated Suns]]. Up to this point, each world within the Alliance was responsible for its own defense, and generally maintained nothing more than a local constabulary backed up by a loose militia of able-bodied volunteers who stepped up during times of emergency.<ref name="H:RWp108">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 108, "Something From Nothing"</ref>
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Until the rise of piracy and banditry that resulted from the mass drawdowns of the various [[Inner Sphere]] militaries as a result of the formation of the [[Star League]], the [[Outworlds Alliance]] had no need of a state-level military force, and the Alliance was such a remote nation that it was only in the early to mid-twenty-sixth century that the Outworlds Alliance had expanded to the point where its border worlds were within easy jump distance of the outer borders of the [[Draconis Combine]] and [[Federated Suns]]. Up to this point, each world within the Alliance was responsible for its own defense, and generally maintained nothing more than a local constabulary backed up by a loose militia of able-bodied volunteers who stepped up during times of emergency.<ref name="H:RWp108">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 108: "Something from Nothing"</ref>
  
 
=== Reunification War ===
 
=== Reunification War ===
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The nascent [[Star League]] deployed armed troops onto a number of Outworlds Alliance worlds as "peacekeepers" in [[2572]], ostensibly to provide "mutual defense and protection" against the pirates and bandits that had appeared as a result of the formation of the League in [[2571]].<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106, "Inevitable Hell"</ref> These troops were actually deployed in response to the decision by the new [[President of the Outworlds Alliance]], [[Grigori Avellar]], to order the creation of the [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] and a crash armament program, and were intended to eliminate the threat posed by the Alliance [[BattleMech]] forces, such as they were.<ref name="H:RWp108"/>
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The nascent [[Star League]] deployed armed troops onto a number of Outworlds Alliance worlds as "peacekeepers" in [[2572]], ostensibly to provide "mutual defense and protection" against the pirates and bandits that had appeared as a result of the formation of the League in [[2571]].<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106: "Inevitable Hell"</ref> These troops were actually deployed in response to the decision by the new [[President of the Outworlds Alliance]], [[Grigori Avellar]], to order the creation of the [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] and a crash armament program, and were intended to eliminate the threat posed by the Alliance [[BattleMech]] forces, such as they were.<ref name="H:RWp108"/>
  
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The Outworlds Alliance Militia was initially recruited largely from foreigners rather than native Alliance members, with the Militia actively hiring trained armed forces personnel who had been retired from service for various reasons by the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]], and the Militia was equipped predominantly with armored vehicles supplemented by a small number of companies of light and medium [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] purchased illicitly by the Alliance in the run up to the [[Reunification War]]. Negotiations with [[Alexander Davion]] following the discovery of under-the-table procurement of military hardware from [[Federated Suns]] armament companies led ultimately to a clandestine treaty that exchanged twelve underdeveloped but water-rich Alliance border worlds for continuing supplies of matériel and ultimately, in [[2581]], the [[Pitcairn Legion]], a three-[[Regiment]] formation of experienced [[AFFS]] personnel and equipment acting notionally as mercenaries within the Alliance Militia.<ref name="H:RWp109-10">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 109-110, "Davion Diplomacy" & "Alliance Preparations"</ref>
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The Outworlds Alliance Militia was initially recruited largely from foreigners rather than native Alliance members, with the Militia actively hiring trained armed forces personnel who had been retired from service for various reasons by the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]], and the Militia was equipped predominantly with armored vehicles supplemented by a small number of companies of light and medium [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] purchased illicitly by the Alliance in the run up to the [[Reunification War]]. Negotiations with [[Alexander Davion]] following the discovery of under-the-table procurement of military hardware from [[Federated Suns]] armament companies led ultimately to a clandestine treaty that exchanged twelve underdeveloped but water-rich Alliance border worlds for continuing supplies of matériel and ultimately, in [[2581]], the [[Pitcairn Legion]], a three-[[Regiment]] formation of experienced [[AFFS]] personnel and equipment acting notionally as mercenaries within the Alliance Militia.<ref name="H:RWp109-10">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 109–110: "Davion Diplomacy" & "Alliance Preparations"</ref>
  
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In [[2582]] the Outworlds Alliance Militia obtained a significant quantity of BattleMechs from the defeat of the [[SLDF]] [[37th Royal Brigade]] on [[Haynesville]],<ref name="H:RWp119">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 119, "Haynesville"</ref> which allowed the Militia to form two new BattleMech regiments, the [[Santiago Carabiniers]] and the [[Pitkin Lancers]]. The Militia also managed to form two BattleMech regiments from salvage and Federated Suns sources in late 2582, the [[Alliance Borderers]] and the [[Alliance Grenadiers]].<ref name="H:RWp42">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 42, "Notable Units"</ref>
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In [[2582]] the Outworlds Alliance Militia obtained a significant quantity of BattleMechs from the defeat of the [[SLDF]] [[Thirty-seventh Royal Brigade]] on [[Haynesville]],<ref name="H:RWp119">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 119: "Haynesville"</ref> which allowed the Militia to form two new BattleMech regiments, the [[Santiago Carabiniers]] and the [[Pitkin Lancers]]. The Militia also managed to form two BattleMech regiments from salvage and Federated Suns sources in late 2582, the [[Alliance Borderers]] and the [[Alliance Grenadiers]].<ref name="H:RWp42">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 42: "Notable Units"</ref>
  
 
==== Composition ====
 
==== Composition ====
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Commander: [[Chairman]] [[Welkens Nordd]]<ref name="H:RWp107">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 107, "Outworlds Alliance Militia"</ref><br />
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Commander: [[Chairman]] [[Welkens Nordd]]<ref name="H:RWp107">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 107: "Outworlds Alliance Militia"</ref><br />
 
Initial Force Strength:
 
Initial Force Strength:
 
* BattleMech Regiments: 1 (increasing to 3 in [[2582]])
 
* BattleMech Regiments: 1 (increasing to 3 in [[2582]])
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These units are active during the [[Reunification War]] campaign against the Outworlds Alliance, which lasted from [[2581]] to [[2585]].<ref name="H:RWp107"/><ref name="H:RWp42"/>
 
These units are active during the [[Reunification War]] campaign against the Outworlds Alliance, which lasted from [[2581]] to [[2585]].<ref name="H:RWp107"/><ref name="H:RWp42"/>
  
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==== 1st Alliance BattleMech Regiment ====  
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==== First Alliance BattleMech Regiment ====
 
{{main|1st Alliance BattleMech Regiment}}
 
{{main|1st Alliance BattleMech Regiment}}
  
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==== Alliance Armored Corps ====
 
==== Alliance Armored Corps ====
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The [[Alliance Armored Corps]] consisted of four armored divisions each of which was largely identical in composition and initially manned predominantly by experienced combat troops recruited from nations outside the Outworlds Alliance.<ref name="H:RWp110">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 110, "Alliance Preparations"</ref>
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The [[Alliance Armored Corps]] consisted of four armored divisions each of which was largely identical in composition and initially manned predominantly by experienced combat troops recruited from nations outside the Outworlds Alliance.<ref name="H:RWp110">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 110: "Alliance Preparations"</ref>
  
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===== 1st Armored Division =====
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===== First Armored Division =====
 
{{main|1st Armored Division}}
 
{{main|1st Armored Division}}
  
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===== 2nd Armored Division =====  
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===== Second Armored Division =====
 
{{main|2nd Armored Division}}
 
{{main|2nd Armored Division}}
  
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===== 3rd Armored Division =====  
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===== Third Armored Division =====
 
{{main|3rd Armored Division}}
 
{{main|3rd Armored Division}}
  
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===== 4th Armored Division =====  
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===== Fourth Armored Division =====
 
{{main|4th Armored Division}}
 
{{main|4th Armored Division}}
  
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{{main|Pitcairn Legion}}
 
{{main|Pitcairn Legion}}
  
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== Star League And The Succession Wars ==
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== Star League, the Succession Wars, and beyond ==
 
===Deployment Status===
 
===Deployment Status===
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In [[2750]] the OAM had a strength of five BattleMech [[regiments]] and four [[WarShips]]. As of [[2765]] the OAM officially had a military strength of eleven BattleMech regiments, each supported by two armor and three infantry regiments,<ref name="FR2765:Pp17">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 17, "Outworlds Alliance"</ref> plus fifteen ''[[Pinto (WarShip class|Pinto]]''-class corvettes led by the [[Pulsar|OAS ''Pulsar'']] commanded by [[Chairman]] [[Arthur Ingelmann]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4, "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref> In truth, the Militia's strength was bolstered by a substantial contingent from the [[Secret Army]] formed and trained by [[Stefan Amaris]], and when the [[Periphery Uprising]] erupted full-force, the military strength of the Militia and Secret Army detachments combined amounted to some nineteen [[division]]s, composed of some seventy-two conventional regiments and one hundred 'Mech regiments in addition to the fifteen ''Pintoes''.<ref name="H:LoTV1p50">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 50, "Territorial State Troop Strength"</ref>
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In [[2750]] the OAM had a strength of five BattleMech [[regiments]] and four [[WarShips]]. As of [[2765]] the OAM officially had a military strength of eleven BattleMech regiments, each supported by two armor and three infantry regiments,<ref name="FR2765:Pp17">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 17: "Outworlds Alliance"</ref> plus fifteen ''[[Pinto (WarShip class)|Pinto]]''-class corvettes led by the [[Pulsar (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|OAS ''Pulsar'']] commanded by [[Chairman]] [[Arthur Ingelmann]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref> In truth, the Militia's strength was bolstered by a substantial contingent from the [[Secret Army]] formed and trained by [[Stefan Amaris]], and when the [[Periphery Uprising]] erupted full-force, the military strength of the Militia and Secret Army detachments combined amounted to some nineteen [[division]]s, composed of some seventy-two conventional regiments and one hundred 'Mech regiments in addition to the fifteen ''Pintos''.<ref name="H:LoTV1p50">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 50: "Territorial State Troop Strength"</ref>
  
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Mercenaries are employed for garrison duty or limited defensive contracts. Some mercenary units are hired by business interests in the Alliance.  
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Mercenaries are employed for garrison duty or limited defensive contracts. Some mercenary units are hired by business interests in the Alliance.
  
 
During the [[Jihad]] [[Clan Snow Raven]] began forming close ties with the Outworlds Alliance. Working towards a merger similar to that of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] with the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Snow Ravens assumed control of the AMC. Though the Ravens anticipated taking complete control and retiring all the Alliance Military Corps, the realities of the Jihad led to Alliance formations serving alongside Raven front-line forces.<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 23</ref>
 
During the [[Jihad]] [[Clan Snow Raven]] began forming close ties with the Outworlds Alliance. Working towards a merger similar to that of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] with the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Snow Ravens assumed control of the AMC. Though the Ravens anticipated taking complete control and retiring all the Alliance Military Corps, the realities of the Jihad led to Alliance formations serving alongside Raven front-line forces.<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 23</ref>
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=== Historical Units of the Outworlds Alliance Militia: Star League ===
 
=== Historical Units of the Outworlds Alliance Militia: Star League ===
 
The following units had been openly mustered by the Outworlds Alliance Militia during the Star League era, but had been destroyed or disbanded by the end of the [[Third Succession War]].
 
The following units had been openly mustered by the Outworlds Alliance Militia during the Star League era, but had been destroyed or disbanded by the end of the [[Third Succession War]].
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==== Alpheratz Guards ====
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{{main|Alpheratz Guards}}
  
 
==== Baliggora Fusiliers ====
 
==== Baliggora Fusiliers ====
 
{{main|Baliggora Fusiliers}}
 
{{main|Baliggora Fusiliers}}
  
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==== Blommestein Demons ====  
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==== Blommestein Demons ====
 
{{main|Blommestein Demons}}
 
{{main|Blommestein Demons}}
  
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=== Active Units ===
 
=== Active Units ===
  
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These units are active as of [[3079]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p 203</ref><ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 24</ref>
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These units are active as of [[3079]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 203</ref><ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 24</ref>
  
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==== 1st Alliance Air Wing ====
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==== First Alliance Air Wing ====
 
{{main|1st Alliance Air Wing}}
 
{{main|1st Alliance Air Wing}}
  
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==== 2nd Alliance Air Wing ====
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==== Second Alliance Air Wing ====
 
{{main|2nd Alliance Air Wing}}
 
{{main|2nd Alliance Air Wing}}
  
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==== 3rd Alliance Air Wing ====
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==== Third Alliance Air Wing ====
 
{{main|3rd Alliance Air Wing}}
 
{{main|3rd Alliance Air Wing}}
  
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==== 4th Alliance Air Wing ====
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==== Fourth Alliance Air Wing ====
 
{{main|4th Alliance Air Wing}}
 
{{main|4th Alliance Air Wing}}
  
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==== 5th Alliance Air Wing ====
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==== Fifth Alliance Air Wing ====
 
{{main|5th Alliance Air Wing}}
 
{{main|5th Alliance Air Wing}}
  
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{{main|Alliance Grenadiers}}
 
{{main|Alliance Grenadiers}}
  
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==== 1st Long Road Legion====
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==== First Long Road Legion====
 
{{main|1st Long Road Legion}}
 
{{main|1st Long Road Legion}}
  
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==== 2nd Long Road Legion====
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==== Second Long Road Legion====
 
{{main|2nd Long Road Legion}}
 
{{main|2nd Long Road Legion}}
  
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== Ranks ==
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==Ranks==
  
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="500"
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="500"
 
|+ [[Alliance Military Corps]] Insignia
 
|+ [[Alliance Military Corps]] Insignia
 
! Rank !! Insignia !! Responsibility
 
! Rank !! Insignia !! Responsibility
 
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|-
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| colspan="3" |<u>Enlisted Ranks</u>: <br/>The ranks are more for administration matters for military duties. Every soldier with an enlisted rank serves a minimum of 48 months. <ref name=p1stp113 >''Periphery 1st Edition'' p.113 </ref>
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| colspan="3" | <u>Enlisted Ranks</u>:<br/>The ranks are more for administration matters for military duties. Every soldier with an enlisted rank serves a minimum of 48 months.<ref name=p1stp113>''The Periphery'', p. 113</ref>
 
|-
 
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! [[Recruit#Outworlds Alliance|Defender]]
 
! [[Recruit#Outworlds Alliance|Defender]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Defender.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Defender.png]]
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| This rank is given to new members of the AMC. The rank is also known as ''Defender of the State''.<ref name=FMPp89>''Field Manual: Periphery'' p.89 </ref>
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| This rank is given to new members of the AMC. The rank is also known as ''Defender of the State''.<ref name=FMPp89>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 89</ref>
 
|-
 
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! [[Corporal#Outworlds Alliance|Protector]]
 
! [[Corporal#Outworlds Alliance|Protector]]
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! [[Sergeant#Outworlds_Alliance|Guardian]]
 
! [[Sergeant#Outworlds_Alliance|Guardian]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Guardian.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Guardian.png]]
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|After 24 months of service, and without any dark spots in his/her records, the soldier receives the rank of Guardian. The complete rank is called ''Guardian of the State''.<ref name=FMPp89/>  
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|After 24 months of service, and without any dark spots in his/her records, the soldier receives the rank of Guardian. The complete rank is called ''Guardian of the State''.<ref name=FMPp89/>
 
|-
 
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! [[Preceptor]]
 
! [[Preceptor]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Preceptor.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Preceptor.png]]
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|This rank is reserved for soldiers without any entries in their record and after 36 months as a soldier of the AMC. <ref name=FMPp89/>
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|This rank is reserved for soldiers without any entries in their record and after 36 months as a soldier of the AMC.<ref name=FMPp89/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="3" |<u>Officer Ranks</u>: <br/>The officer aspirant must be nominated by his representative within the parliament. Furthermore, the Military Review Board must also give their approval.<ref name=p1stp113/>
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| colspan="3" | <u>Officer Ranks</u>:<br/>The officer aspirant must be nominated by his representative within the parliament. Furthermore, the Military Review Board must also give their approval.<ref name=p1stp113/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Supervisor]]
 
! [[Supervisor]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Supervisor.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Supervisor.png]]
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|This is the first rank with responsibility for an entire unit at a lance level. The officer could command an infantry platoon or fighter lance. <ref name=p1stp113/>
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|This is the first rank with responsibility for an entire unit at a lance level. The officer could command an infantry platoon or fighter lance.<ref name=p1stp113/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Captain#Outworlds Alliance|Section Leader]]
 
! [[Captain#Outworlds Alliance|Section Leader]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-SectionLeader.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-SectionLeader.png]]
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|The officer commands, at this level, a company-sized unit (BattleMech, vehicle, or infantry) or a fighter squadron. <ref name=HBMPp139>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'' p.139 </ref>
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|The officer commands, at this level, a company-sized unit (BattleMech, vehicle, or infantry) or a fighter squadron.<ref name=HBMPp139>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 139</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Director]]
 
! [[Director]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Director.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Director.png]]
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|The director rank is responsible for a battalion (BattlMech, vehicle, infantry, or mixed units) or an entire aerospace fighter regiment. <ref name=HBMPp139/>
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|The director rank is responsible for a battalion (BattleMech, vehicle, infantry, or mixed units) or an entire aerospace fighter regiment.<ref name=HBMPp139/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Chairman]]
 
! [[Chairman]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Chairman.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Chairman.png]]
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|This is the highest rank available in the AMC. Officers at this rank are in charge of a whole regiment or a wing. <ref name=HBMPp139/>
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|This is the highest rank available in the AMC. Officers at this rank are in charge of a whole regiment or a wing.<ref name=HBMPp139/>
 
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'''Aerospace Uniform'''
 
'''Aerospace Uniform'''
  
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The Alliance Aerospace Uniform is an olive green flightsuit with a green and gold helmet. When outside of their fighters, pilots wear a white blouse trimmed in gold with dark green trousers. A brown leather jacket is worn when cold weather occurs. It is adorned with patches showing the wearer's squadron, rank, fighter, symbol and wings of their unit.<ref>Field Manual:Periphery p.89-90</ref>
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The Alliance aerospace uniform is an olive green flight suit with a green and gold helmet. When outside of their fighters, pilots wear a white blouse trimmed in gold with dark green trousers. A brown leather jacket is worn when cold weather occurs. It is adorned with patches showing the wearer's squadron, rank, fighter, symbol and wings of their unit.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', pp. 89–90</ref>
  
 
'''Ground Uniform'''
 
'''Ground Uniform'''
  
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The uniform is a dark-green fatigue with gold trimming. The equipment used by infantry mostly comes from Kurita or Davion.<ref>Field Manual:Periphery p.89</ref>
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The uniform is dark-green fatigues with gold trimming. The equipment used by infantry mostly comes from Kurita or Davion.<ref name=FMPp89>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 89</ref>
  
 
'''Naval Uniform'''
 
'''Naval Uniform'''
  
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There is no known uniform for naval crews. Most personnel wear whatever they wish. The uniform may range from causal to military style.
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There is no known uniform for naval crews. Most personnel wear whatever they wish. The uniform may range from casual to military style.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''
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[[Category:Military Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Military Organizations]]

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Crest of the Outworlds Alliance

The Alliance Military Corps (abbreviated AMC) is the military arm of the Outworlds Alliance in the thirty-first century. Founded as a pacifistic and largely agrarian nation, the Outworlds Alliance had no standing national military force until the twenty-sixth century.

Organization[edit]

The Alliance Military Corps is split into three branches:[1]

Aerospace organization[edit]

At some point[citation needed][when?], the Alliance Military Corps switched the hierarchy for aerospace wings and aerospace regiments as a way to confuse Inner Sphere intelligence analysts.

After that point[citation needed][when?], the typical Alliance Military Corps aerospace hierarchy was

Unit name Unit composition Total number of elements
Flight 2 aerospace fighters 2 aerospace fighters
Squadron 3 flights 6 aerospace fighters
Regiment 3 squadrons + command flight 20 aerospace fighters
Wing 3 regiments + command flight 62 aerospace fighters

Thus, a typical Alliance aerospace regiment is actually the same strength as a typical Inner Sphere aerospace wing, and a typical Alliance aerospace wing is actually the same strength as a typical Inner Sphere aerospace regiment.

History[edit]

Age of War[edit]

Until the rise of piracy and banditry that resulted from the mass drawdowns of the various Inner Sphere militaries as a result of the formation of the Star League, the Outworlds Alliance had no need of a state-level military force, and the Alliance was such a remote nation that it was only in the early to mid-twenty-sixth century that the Outworlds Alliance had expanded to the point where its border worlds were within easy jump distance of the outer borders of the Draconis Combine and Federated Suns. Up to this point, each world within the Alliance was responsible for its own defense, and generally maintained nothing more than a local constabulary backed up by a loose militia of able-bodied volunteers who stepped up during times of emergency.[2]

Reunification War[edit]

The nascent Star League deployed armed troops onto a number of Outworlds Alliance worlds as "peacekeepers" in 2572, ostensibly to provide "mutual defense and protection" against the pirates and bandits that had appeared as a result of the formation of the League in 2571.[3] These troops were actually deployed in response to the decision by the new President of the Outworlds Alliance, Grigori Avellar, to order the creation of the Outworlds Alliance Militia and a crash armament program, and were intended to eliminate the threat posed by the Alliance BattleMech forces, such as they were.[2]

The Outworlds Alliance Militia was initially recruited largely from foreigners rather than native Alliance members, with the Militia actively hiring trained armed forces personnel who had been retired from service for various reasons by the nations of the Inner Sphere, and the Militia was equipped predominantly with armored vehicles supplemented by a small number of companies of light and medium BattleMechs purchased illicitly by the Alliance in the run up to the Reunification War. Negotiations with Alexander Davion following the discovery of under-the-table procurement of military hardware from Federated Suns armament companies led ultimately to a clandestine treaty that exchanged twelve underdeveloped but water-rich Alliance border worlds for continuing supplies of matériel and ultimately, in 2581, the Pitcairn Legion, a three-Regiment formation of experienced AFFS personnel and equipment acting notionally as mercenaries within the Alliance Militia.[4]

In 2582 the Outworlds Alliance Militia obtained a significant quantity of BattleMechs from the defeat of the SLDF Thirty-seventh Royal Brigade on Haynesville,[5] which allowed the Militia to form two new BattleMech regiments, the Santiago Carabiniers and the Pitkin Lancers. The Militia also managed to form two BattleMech regiments from salvage and Federated Suns sources in late 2582, the Alliance Borderers and the Alliance Grenadiers.[6]

Composition[edit]

Commander: Chairman Welkens Nordd[7]
Initial Force Strength:

  • BattleMech Regiments: 1 (increasing to 3 in 2582)
  • Armor Regiments: 32
  • Infantry Regiments: 49
  • Aerospace Regiments: 4

Historical Units of the Outworlds Alliance Militia: Age of War[edit]

These units are active during the Reunification War campaign against the Outworlds Alliance, which lasted from 2581 to 2585.[7][6]

First Alliance BattleMech Regiment[edit]

Main article: 1st Alliance BattleMech Regiment

Pitkin Lancers[edit]

Main article: Pitkin Lancers

(from 2582 onward)

Santiago Carabiniers[edit]

Main article: Santiago Carabiniers

(from 2582 onward)

Alliance Borderers[edit]

Main article: Alliance Borderers

(from 2583 onward)

Alliance Grenadiers[edit]

Main article: Alliance Grenadiers

(from 2583 onward)

Alliance Armored Corps[edit]

The Alliance Armored Corps consisted of four armored divisions each of which was largely identical in composition and initially manned predominantly by experienced combat troops recruited from nations outside the Outworlds Alliance.[8]

First Armored Division[edit]
Main article: 1st Armored Division
Second Armored Division[edit]
Main article: 2nd Armored Division
Third Armored Division[edit]
Main article: 3rd Armored Division
Fourth Armored Division[edit]
Main article: 4th Armored Division

The Pitcairn Legion[edit]

Main article: Pitcairn Legion

Star League, the Succession Wars, and beyond[edit]

Deployment Status[edit]

In 2750 the OAM had a strength of five BattleMech regiments and four WarShips. As of 2765 the OAM officially had a military strength of eleven BattleMech regiments, each supported by two armor and three infantry regiments,[9] plus fifteen Pinto-class corvettes led by the OAS Pulsar commanded by Chairman Arthur Ingelmann.[10] In truth, the Militia's strength was bolstered by a substantial contingent from the Secret Army formed and trained by Stefan Amaris, and when the Periphery Uprising erupted full-force, the military strength of the Militia and Secret Army detachments combined amounted to some nineteen divisions, composed of some seventy-two conventional regiments and one hundred 'Mech regiments in addition to the fifteen Pintos.[11]

Mercenaries are employed for garrison duty or limited defensive contracts. Some mercenary units are hired by business interests in the Alliance.

During the Jihad Clan Snow Raven began forming close ties with the Outworlds Alliance. Working towards a merger similar to that of Clan Ghost Bear with the Free Rasalhague Republic, the Snow Ravens assumed control of the AMC. Though the Ravens anticipated taking complete control and retiring all the Alliance Military Corps, the realities of the Jihad led to Alliance formations serving alongside Raven front-line forces.[12]

Historical Units of the Outworlds Alliance Militia: Star League[edit]

The following units had been openly mustered by the Outworlds Alliance Militia during the Star League era, but had been destroyed or disbanded by the end of the Third Succession War.

Alpheratz Guards[edit]

Main article: Alpheratz Guards

Baliggora Fusiliers[edit]

Main article: Baliggora Fusiliers

Blommestein Demons[edit]

Main article: Blommestein Demons

Cerberus Watch[edit]

Main article: Cerberus Watch

Onverwacht Guards[edit]

Main article: Onverwacht Guards

Ramora Regulars[edit]

Main article: Ramora Regulars

Trader Sentinels[edit]

Main article: Trader Sentinels

Units of the Alliance Military Corps[edit]

Active Units[edit]

These units are active as of 3079.[13][14]

First Alliance Air Wing[edit]

Main article: 1st Alliance Air Wing

Second Alliance Air Wing[edit]

Main article: 2nd Alliance Air Wing

Third Alliance Air Wing[edit]

Main article: 3rd Alliance Air Wing

Fourth Alliance Air Wing[edit]

Main article: 4th Alliance Air Wing

Fifth Alliance Air Wing[edit]

Main article: 5th Alliance Air Wing

Avellar Guard[edit]

Main article: Avellar Guard

Alliance Borderers[edit]

Main article: Alliance Borderers

Alliance Grenadiers[edit]

Main article: Alliance Grenadiers

First Long Road Legion[edit]

Main article: 1st Long Road Legion

Second Long Road Legion[edit]

Main article: 2nd Long Road Legion

Ranks[edit]

Alliance Military Corps Insignia
Rank Insignia Responsibility
Enlisted Ranks:
The ranks are more for administration matters for military duties. Every soldier with an enlisted rank serves a minimum of 48 months.[15]
Defender OA-Defender.png This rank is given to new members of the AMC. The rank is also known as Defender of the State.[16]
Protector OA-Protector.png The next higher rank is Protector and is earned after 12 months of service to the state. The official rank is Protector of the Homeland.[16]
Guardian OA-Guardian.png After 24 months of service, and without any dark spots in his/her records, the soldier receives the rank of Guardian. The complete rank is called Guardian of the State.[16]
Preceptor OA-Preceptor.png This rank is reserved for soldiers without any entries in their record and after 36 months as a soldier of the AMC.[16]
Officer Ranks:
The officer aspirant must be nominated by his representative within the parliament. Furthermore, the Military Review Board must also give their approval.[15]
Supervisor OA-Supervisor.png This is the first rank with responsibility for an entire unit at a lance level. The officer could command an infantry platoon or fighter lance.[15]
Section Leader OA-SectionLeader.png The officer commands, at this level, a company-sized unit (BattleMech, vehicle, or infantry) or a fighter squadron.[17]
Director OA-Director.png The director rank is responsible for a battalion (BattleMech, vehicle, infantry, or mixed units) or an entire aerospace fighter regiment.[17]
Chairman OA-Chairman.png This is the highest rank available in the AMC. Officers at this rank are in charge of a whole regiment or a wing.[17]

Uniforms[edit]

Aerospace Uniform

The Alliance aerospace uniform is an olive green flight suit with a green and gold helmet. When outside of their fighters, pilots wear a white blouse trimmed in gold with dark green trousers. A brown leather jacket is worn when cold weather occurs. It is adorned with patches showing the wearer's squadron, rank, fighter, symbol and wings of their unit.[18]

Ground Uniform

The uniform is dark-green fatigues with gold trimming. The equipment used by infantry mostly comes from Kurita or Davion.[16]

Naval Uniform

There is no known uniform for naval crews. Most personnel wear whatever they wish. The uniform may range from casual to military style.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, pp. 87–88
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 108: "Something from Nothing"
  3. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 106: "Inevitable Hell"
  4. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, pp. 109–110: "Davion Diplomacy" & "Alliance Preparations"
  5. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 119: "Haynesville"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 42: "Notable Units"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 107: "Outworlds Alliance Militia"
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 110: "Alliance Preparations"
  9. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 17: "Outworlds Alliance"
  10. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 50: "Territorial State Troop Strength"
  12. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 23
  13. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 203
  14. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 24
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 The Periphery, p. 113
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 89
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 139
  18. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, pp. 89–90

Bibliography[edit]

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