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| image     = [[File:12th Vegan Rangers (Alpha Regiment).jpg|150px]]
| image = [[File:Alpha Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers) logo.svg|150px]]
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| unitname  = Alpha Regiment: The Concrete Crushers
| Designation = Alpha Regiment
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| year      = 3067
| Formed =
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| commander = Colonel Margaret Smythe
| Disbanded =
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| jumpships = yes
| Previous Designation =
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| dropships = yes
| Nickname = The Concrete Crushers
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| aero      = yes
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]
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| armor    = yes
| Parent Command = [[12th Vegan Rangers]]
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| infantry  = no
| Sub-Command =
 
 
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The Twelve Vegan Rangers' Alpha Regiment traces its history back to the original unit that helped [[Duke]] Lawrence Nelson reclaim his homeworld. They have fought in some of the most important campaigns of the Succession Wars.
 
The Twelve Vegan Rangers' Alpha Regiment traces its history back to the original unit that helped [[Duke]] Lawrence Nelson reclaim his homeworld. They have fought in some of the most important campaigns of the Succession Wars.
  
===Third Succession War===
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At the end of the [[Third Succession War]] they fought on [[Galtor III]].<ref name=FMMR108/>
 
 
At the end of the [[Third Succession War]] they fought on [[Galtor III]] as the main force of the [[AFFS]] forces defending the planet.<ref name=FMMR108/> The unit suffered 45% casualties during the operation,<ref name=TGCp45/> and after the campaign It was sent to [[Verde]] for rest and refit.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Galtor'', p. 13 "IN THE BEAR'S DEN"</ref>
 
  
 
===Fourth Succession War===
 
===Fourth Succession War===
 
During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Twelfth assisted the [[Davion Light Guards]] during their assault on [[St. Andre]].<ref name=FMMR108/>
 
During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Twelfth assisted the [[Davion Light Guards]] during their assault on [[St. Andre]].<ref name=FMMR108/>
 
 
===War of 3039===
 
===War of 3039===
 
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===Clan Invasion===
 
===Clan Invasion===
 
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===FedCom Civil War===
 
===FedCom Civil War===
 
During the [[FedCom Civil War]] Alpha Regiment inflicted heavy casualties on the [[3rd FedCom RCT]] before jumping to [[Algol]] to assist the other Vegan Ranger regiments. They destroyed the defending [[Tikonov Republican Guards]] on that world, and then redeployed to [[Addicks]] to force the [[10th Ghost]] and [[12th Ghost]] off-world.<ref name=FMMR108/>
 
During the [[FedCom Civil War]] Alpha Regiment inflicted heavy casualties on the [[3rd FedCom RCT]] before jumping to [[Algol]] to assist the other Vegan Ranger regiments. They destroyed the defending [[Tikonov Republican Guards]] on that world, and then redeployed to [[Addicks]] to force the [[10th Ghost]] and [[12th Ghost]] off-world.<ref name=FMMR108/>
 
 
===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
 
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Traditionally the commander of Alpha Regiment commands the entire 12th Vegan Rangers brigade.
 
Traditionally the commander of Alpha Regiment commands the entire 12th Vegan Rangers brigade.
 
{| 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
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| [[Duke]]||[[Lawrence Helmund Nelson]]||[[2829]]
 
| [[Duke]]||[[Lawrence Helmund Nelson]]||[[2829]]
 
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| [[General]]||[[Margrave]] [[Sheridan Douglass]]||[[3024]] - [[3048]]<ref name="FMR107">''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 107 12th Vegan Rangers</ref><ref name="CMM-70">''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 70, 12th Vegan Rangers</ref>
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| [[General]]||[[Sheridan Douglass]]||[[3024]] - [[3048]]<ref name="FMR107">''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 107 12th Vegan Rangers</ref><ref name="CMM-70">''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 70, 12th Vegan Rangers</ref>
 
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| General||[[Tom Stancel]]||3048 - [[3067]]<ref name="CMM-70"/><ref name=FMMR108/>
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| General||[[Tom Stancel]]||3048 - [[3054]]<ref name="CMM-70"/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| General||[[Miller al-Nahib]]||[[3085]] - [[3116]]
 
| General||[[Miller al-Nahib]]||[[3085]] - [[3116]]
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Alpha Regiment specializes in urban assault and defense, but are also adept all-rounders as befits their elite status.  The Rangers of Alpha take precautions to minimize collateral damage and civilian casualties when fighting in cities, choosing to fight their engagements in industrial zones, spaceports, or empty highways when possible. During the [[FedCom Civil War]], they adapted to the technique of using rapid hot drops to surprise and flank their enemies.<ref name=FMMR108/>
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The unit is experienced in urban fighting, but they avoid every civilian casualty possible. During the last fights in the [[FedCom Civil War]] they surprised the enemy with combat drops.
  
 
==Support==
 
==Support==
The techs can repair all damage that can occur.
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The techs can repair all damages that can occur.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3024===
 
===3024===
'''Alpha Regiment''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=TGCp13>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 13 "Phase One Units"</ref><ref name=TGCp45>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 45-46 "12th Vegan Rangers, Alpha Regiment"</ref>
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'''Alpha Regiment'''<ref name=TGCp13>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 13 "Phase One Units"</ref>
:* CO: [[Margrave]] [[Sheridan Douglass]]
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* Regimental BattleGroup
:*Base: [[Edwards]]
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* Bragg's Battalion
 
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* Johnston's Battalion
<u>Regment TO&E</u>
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* McCulloch's Battalion
* '''Regimental BattleGroup''':
 
**Assault 'Mech Lance (Elite, Reinforced)
 
**Assault 'Mech Lance (Elite)
 
**Heavy 'Mech Lance (Elite)
 
**[[Combat Vehicle|Truck]] [[company]]
 
 
 
* '''Merino's Squadron''':
 
**Heavy Aerospace Flight (Elite)
 
**Light Aerospace Flight (Elite)
 
**Light Aerospace Flight (Elite)
 
 
 
:;  Hoover Recovery: (armor company)
 
:;  Tracked Company: (armor)
 
:;  DropShip Defense: (2x 'Mech lances and one armor lance)
 
:;  Bragg's [[Battalion]]
 
:* Battalion Headquarters ('Mech)
 
:* Cullom's [[Company]] ('Mech)
 
:* O'Donnell's Company ('Mech)
 
:* Summer's Company ('Mech)
 
:;  Johnston's Battalion
 
:* Battalion Headquarters ('Mech)
 
:* Brennon's Company ('Mech)
 
:* Mandell's Company ('Mech)
 
:* Dargis' Company ('Mech)
 
:;  McCulloch's Battalion
 
:* Battalion Headquarters ('Mech)
 
:* Murphy's Company ('Mech)
 
:* Kellem's Company ('Mech)
 
:* O'Toole's Company ('Mech)
 
  
 
===3040===
 
===3040===
'''Alpha Regiment''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p141/>
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'''Alpha Regiment''' (Elite/Reliable) <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 141 </ref>
:*CO: [[Margrave]] [[Sheridan Douglass]]
 
:*Base: [[Campertown]]<ref name = HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141 ''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref>
 
 
 
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
'''Alpha Regiment ''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name = 20yup23/>
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'''Alpha Regiment''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable) <ref name=20yup23>''20-Year Update'', p. 23</ref>  
:* CO: [[General]] [[Tom Stancel]]<ref name = 20yup23/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Campertown]]. <ref name=20yup23/>
:*Base: [[Campertown]]<ref name = 20yup23>''20 Year Update'', p. 23</ref>
 
  
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
'''Alpha Regiment''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name = ORp17/>
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'''Alpha Regiment''' (Elite/Reliable) <ref name=ORp17>''Objective Raids'', p. 17</ref>
:* CO: [[General]] [[Tom Stancel]]<ref name = ORp17/>
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* CO: General Tom Stancel
:*Base: [[Campertown]]<ref name = ORp17>''Objective Raids'', p. 17</ref>
 
 
 
===3059===
 
'''Alpha Regiment ''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name= FMMercsp108/>
 
:*CO: [[General]] [[Tom Stancel]]<ref name= FMMercsp108/>
 
:*Base: [[New Aragon]].<ref name = FMMercsp108 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 108</ref>
 
  
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
'''Alpha Regiment''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR108>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 108 - "Unit Profile"</ref>
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'''Alpha Regiment'''(1 [[Regiment]]/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR108>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 108 - "Unit Profile"</ref>
:* CO: [[General]] [[Tom Stancel]]
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* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: [[General]] Tom Stancel
:* XO: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] Margaret Smythe
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** XO: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] Margaret Smythe's
:; First Battalion
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- The 1st Battalion fields mostly heavy and assault designs.
:*CO: [[General]] [[Tom Stancel]]
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* 2nd Battalion: [[Major]] Chris Jenkins
:Note: First Battalion fields mostly heavy and assault 'Mechs and is led by the Regimental Commander.
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- The 2nd Battalion contains machines of all classes.
:; Second Battalion
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* 3rd Battalion: Major John McCulloch
:*CO: [[Major]] Chris Jenkins
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- The 3rd Battalion has jump-capable 'Mechs over 50 tons.
:Note: Second Battalion does not maintain a specialty, and utilizes 'Mechs of all weight classes.
 
:; Third Battalion
 
:*CO: [[Major]] John McCulloch
 
:Note: Third Battalion specializes in jump-capable 'Mechs that are over 50 tons.
 
  
'''First Vegan Attack Wing''' (1 [[Wing]]/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMMR108/>
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'''1st Vegan Attack Wing'''(1 [[Wing]]/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMMR108/>
:*CO: [[Major]] Hrothgar Greene
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* Wing Commander: Major Hrothgar Greene
:Note: All three squadrons (White, Grey, and Black) field medium fighters like the ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|Corsair]]''.
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- All three squadrons (White,Grey and Black squadrons) contains medium fighters like the corsair, which has some upgrades.
  
'''First Vegan Armored Regiment''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR108/>
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'''1st Vegan Armored Regiment'''(Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR108/>
:*CO: [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] Iain Mullaley
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* Armor Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel Iain Mullaley
:Note: All three battalions of the First have two heavy armor companies and one light armor company each.
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- All three battalion contains each 2 companies of heavy + 1 light company.
  
 
==Individual Combat units==
 
==Individual Combat units==
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* McCulloch's Battalion: Kellem's Company - 1 heavy lance (veteran), 2 light lances (regular)
 
* McCulloch's Battalion: Kellem's Company - 1 heavy lance (veteran), 2 light lances (regular)
 
* McCulloch's Battalion: O'Toole's Company - 2 medium lances (regular), 1 light lance (veteran)
 
* McCulloch's Battalion: O'Toole's Company - 2 medium lances (regular), 1 light lance (veteran)
 
<div class="gamerules">
 
 
==Game Rules==
 
===Historical Turning Points: Galtor===
 
The Twelfth Vegan Rangers' Alpha Regiment gains a +2 to Initiative when fighting in darkness. They also ignore the standard +2 penalty to To-Hit numbers when fighting in the dark.<ref name=HTPGp7>''Historical Turning Points: Galtor'', p. 7 "Alpha Regiment, Twelfth Vegan Rangers"</ref>
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
* ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]''
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*''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
 
* ''[[The Galtor Campaign]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Vegan Rangers, 12th Alpha]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Vegan Rangers, 12th Alpha]]

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