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−	| image          = [[Image:FedCom Corps -Brigade logo.png|150px]]	+	| image          = [[file:fed-com-corp.png|150px]]
	| Designation    =  Federated Commonwealth Corps		| Designation    =  Federated Commonwealth Corps
	| formed        = 3028		| formed        = 3028
−	| Disbanded      = 3067	+	| Disbanded      =
	| Previous Designation =		| Previous Designation =
	| Nickname      = FedCom Corps		| Nickname      = FedCom Corps
−	| Affiliation    = [[Federated Commonwealth]]	+	| Affiliation    = Federated Commonwealth
	| Parent Command = [[AFFC]]/[[AFFS]]		| Parent Command = [[AFFC]]/[[AFFS]]
	| Sub-Command    =		| Sub-Command    =
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−	Outfitted with the finest equipment and with personnel from all parts of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the '''Federated Commonwealth Corps''' represented the first new units belonging solely to the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]]. The fortunes of the FedCom RCTs have mirrored those of their nation: the collapse of the Federated Commonwealth and the bitter and divisive role the Corps played in the following [[FedCom Civil War]] led to their disgrace and ultimate disbandment.	+
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		+	Outfitted with the finest equipment and with personnel from all parts of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the '''Federated Commonwealth Corps''' represented the first new units belonging solely to the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]]. The fortunes of the FedCom RCTs has mirrored the nation of their birth, the collapse of the Commonwealth and the bitter and divisive role the Corps played in the [[FedCom Civil War]] leading to their disbandment.
		+	</onlyinclude>
	==History==		==History==
−	The Federated Commonwealth Corps's origins stem from the initial spirit of joint cooperation that led to the founding of the Federated Commonwealth in [[3055]].  Their first unit, originally titled the First Federated Commonwealth BattleMech Regiment, was created from [[Melissa Steiner]]'s wedding gift to [[Hanse Davion]] of a regiment of [[BattleMech]]s.  It was a mixed unit of both Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth academy graduates, and soon saw action during the later days of the [[Fourth Succession War]].	+	The Federated Commonwealth Corps origins stem from the initial formation of the Federated Commonwealth, with the first unit being created from [[Melissa Steiner]]'s wedding gift to [[Hanse Davion]] of a regiment of [[BattleMech]]s, seeing action during the [[Fourth Succession War]].
−	By [[3057]], the FedCom Corps had formed enough new units to reach a total of twelve complete [[RCT]]s.<ref name=FMUp130/>  Unfortunately, the [[Operation Guerrero|Marik-Liao Invasion of 3057]] and [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s secession from the Federated Commonwealth to form the [[Lyran Alliance]] shattered the Corps. Those FedCom RCTs stationed in Lyran space were either disbanded to bolster other units such as the [[Alliance Jaegers]] or rechristened as the '''[[Alliance Guards]]'''.<ref name=FMLAp44/>  With Katherine's rise to power, the units' joint Lyran and Suns heritage began to put stress on their cohesion.  Their loyalties fragmenting, the Federated Commonwealth Corps quickly polarized into pro-Katherine and pro-Victor camps, and they were consequently involved in some of the bitterest fighting of the FedCom Civil War.  The actions of the 8th FedCom RCT in particular are remembered as the first flashpoint that led to active warfare in that conflict.<ref name=FMUp130/>	+	By [[3057]] the Corps had reached a total of 12 complete [[RCT]]s, when the [[Operation Guerrero|Marik-Liao Invasion of 3057]] and [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s secession of the [[Lyran Alliance]] shattered the Corps. Those FedCom RCTs stationed in the Lyran half of that former state were either broken up to bolster other units such as the [[Alliance Jaegers]] or kept intact but renamed under the banner of the '''[[Alliance Guards]]'''. With Katherine's rise to rule of both the Alliance and the rump Federated Commonwealth, the loyalties of the remaining FedCom Corps began to fragment badly and the FedCom RCTs and Alliance Guards were involved in some of the most bitter fighting during the FedCom Civil War, the actions of the 8th FedCom remembered as the trigger for active warfare in the conflict.
−	At the end of the FedCom Civil War, the Federated Commonwealth Corps lay shattered and destroyed.  Of the twelve initial RCTs, five had been absorbed into the Lyran Commonwealth's armed forces, four had been completely destroyed, and two had been folded into Federated Suns mercenary and armed forces units as reinforcements. In a twist of irony only the First FedCom RCT, the very wedding gift that had spurred the creation of the Corps, remained intact.  Although its loyalty was held in question for years to come, the unit was renamed the [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]] and integrated into the [[AFFS]], marking the end of the Federated Commonwealth Corps.	+	After the end of the FedCom Civil War and the renaming of the Davion half of the shattered nation back to the [[Federated Suns]], the remains of shattered FedCom Corps units were folded into other Davion units mauled in that conflict. The sole exception was the intact and relatively untainted 1st FedCom RCT, Melissa Steiner's wedding gift, which was renamed as the [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]].
	==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
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	| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Federated Commonwealth Corps'''		| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Federated Commonwealth Corps'''
	|-		|-
−	|[[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[James Sandoval]]||[[3030]] - [[3037]]<ref name=FMFSp90/>
−	|-
−	|Marshal||[[Alistair Venger]]||[[3037]]<ref name=FMFSp90/> - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 135: "Federated Suns Forces"</ref>
	|}		|}
	==Tactics==		==Tactics==
−	Different for each unit.	+	Different per Unit.
	==Units of the Federated Commonwealth Corps==		==Units of the Federated Commonwealth Corps==
−	:*[[1st FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]])<ref name=FMUp130/>	+	:*[[1st FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[2nd FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3057]] during [[Operation Guerrero]])<ref name=FMUp130/><ref name=FMFWL>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 17</ref>	+	:*[[2nd FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[3rd FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3063]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]])<ref name=FMUp130/><ref name=FCCWp58>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 51–53, 58–59, 95</ref>	+	:*[[3rd FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[4th FedCom RCT]] (disbanded and folded into the [[Alliance Jaegers]])<ref name=FMLAp44/>	+	:*[[4th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[5th FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3074]], survivors folded into the [[12th Vegan Rangers]] and [[Davion Heavy Guards]])<ref name=IotB>''Isle of the Blessed'', Book 1, ch. 6: "The Book of Lilith"</ref>	+	:*[[5th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[6th FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3063]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]])<ref name=FMUp130>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 130: "Federated Commonwealth Corps"</ref><ref name=FCCWp58/>	+	:*[[6th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[7th FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3066]], survivors reinforced other [[AFFS]] units after the [[FedCom Civil War]])<ref name=FMUp130/>	+	:*[[7th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[8th FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3064]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]])<ref name=FMUp130/><ref name=FCCWp58/>	+	:*[[8th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[9th FedCom RCT]] (disbanded and folded into the [[Alliance Jaegers]])<ref name=FMLAp44/>	+	:*[[9th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[10th FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[5th Alliance Guards]])<ref name=FMLAp44>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 44–47: "Alliance Guards"</ref>	+	:*[[10th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[11th FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[3rd Alliance Guards]])<ref name=FMLAp44/>	+	:*[[11th FedCom RCT]]
−	:*[[12th FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[4th Alliance Guards]])<ref name=FMLAp44/>	+	:*[[12th FedCom RCT]]
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		+	==Notes==
		+	:* The 1st FedCom RCT became the 1st Federated Suns Lancers.<ref name=FMUp130/>
		+	:* The 2nd FedCom RCT was destroyed in [[3057]].
		+	:* The 3rd FedCom RCT was destroyed in [[3063]].<ref name=FMUp130/><ref name=FCCWp58>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 58-59</ref>
		+	:* The 5th FedCom RCT was disbanded after the Jihad.
		+	:* The 6th FedCom RCT was destroyed during the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=FMUp130>''Field Manual Updates'', p. 130, "Federated Commonwealth Corps"</ref>
		+	:* The 7th FedCom RCT was disbanded to reinforce other [[AFFS]] units after the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=FMUp130/>
		+	:* The 8th FedCom RCT was destroyed during the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=FMUp130/>
		+	:* The 10th FedCom RCT became the 5th Alliance Guards.
		+	:* The 11th FedCom RCT became the 3rd Alliance Guards.
		+	:* The 12th FedCom RCT became the 4th Alliance Guards.
	==Color Scheme and Corps Insignia==		==Color Scheme and Corps Insignia==
−	The parade colors of the Federated Commonwealth Corps were navy blue with gold banding on the arms and legs. The gold was also used to create a checkerboard patterned highlight on select panels on the torsos of 'Mechs and the turrets of armored vehicles. In an attempt to invoke the spirit of unity in which the Corps was created, their insignia is an amalgamation of both Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth imagery: the Davion sword is laid over the Steiner mailed fist, which rests on the traditional Federated Sunburst.<ref name=FMFSp90>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', pp. 90–96: "The Federated Commonwealth Corps"</ref>	+	The parade colors of the Federated Commonwealth Corps was navy blue with gold banding on the arms and legs. Gold is also used on the upper torso of the 'Mechs and the turrets of armor units to highlight panels, resulting in a checkerboard pattern. The insignia of the Federated Commonwealth RCTs was a hybrid of that used by the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth; the backdrop is the Davion Sunburst, over which is set the mailed fist of House Steiner, and in front that the Davion Sword.
	<gallery>		<gallery>
−	Enforcer III (1st FedCom RCT) FMFS.jpg|''[[Enforcer III]]'' in the parade colors of the 1st FedCom RCT	+	Image:FedComRCT.jpg|Parade colors of the 1st FedCom RCT
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	== Unit Insignia ==		== Unit Insignia ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
−	FedCom Corps 01st logo.png|1st FedCom RCT	+	Image:Fccorp1.jpg|1st FedCom RCT
−	FedCom Corps 03rd logo.png|3rd FedCom RCT	+	Image:Fccorp3.jpg|3rd FedCom RCT
−	FedCom Corps 05th logo.png|5th FedCom RCT	+	Image:Fccorp5.jpg|5th FedCom RCT
−	FedCom Corps 06th logo.png|6th FedCom RCT	+	Image:Fccorp6.jpg|6th FedCom RCT
−	FedCom Corps 07th logo.png|7th FedCom RCT	+	Image:Fccorp7.jpg|7th FedCom RCT
−	FedCom Corps 08th logo.png|8th FedCom RCT	+	Image:Fccorp8.jpg|8th FedCom RCT
	</gallery>		</gallery>
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[20 Year Update]]''	+	*''[[20-Year Update]]''
−	* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''	+	*''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''	+	*''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''	+	*''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''	+	*''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''	+	*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]
−	* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]
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{{refimprove}} {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[file:fed-com-corp.png|150px]] | Designation = Federated Commonwealth Corps | formed = 3028 | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = FedCom Corps | Affiliation = Federated Commonwealth | Parent Command = [[AFFC]]/[[AFFS]] | Sub-Command = }} <onlyinclude> Outfitted with the finest equipment and with personnel from all parts of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the '''Federated Commonwealth Corps''' represented the first new units belonging solely to the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]]. The fortunes of the FedCom RCTs has mirrored the nation of their birth, the collapse of the Commonwealth and the bitter and divisive role the Corps played in the [[FedCom Civil War]] leading to their disbandment. </onlyinclude> ==History== The Federated Commonwealth Corps origins stem from the initial formation of the Federated Commonwealth, with the first unit being created from [[Melissa Steiner]]'s wedding gift to [[Hanse Davion]] of a regiment of [[BattleMech]]s, seeing action during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. By [[3057]] the Corps had reached a total of 12 complete [[RCT]]s, when the [[Operation Guerrero|Marik-Liao Invasion of 3057]] and [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s secession of the [[Lyran Alliance]] shattered the Corps. Those FedCom RCTs stationed in the Lyran half of that former state were either broken up to bolster other units such as the [[Alliance Jaegers]] or kept intact but renamed under the banner of the '''[[Alliance Guards]]'''. With Katherine's rise to rule of both the Alliance and the rump Federated Commonwealth, the loyalties of the remaining FedCom Corps began to fragment badly and the FedCom RCTs and Alliance Guards were involved in some of the most bitter fighting during the FedCom Civil War, the actions of the 8th FedCom remembered as the trigger for active warfare in the conflict. After the end of the FedCom Civil War and the renaming of the Davion half of the shattered nation back to the [[Federated Suns]], the remains of shattered FedCom Corps units were folded into other Davion units mauled in that conflict. The sole exception was the intact and relatively untainted 1st FedCom RCT, Melissa Steiner's wedding gift, which was renamed as the [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]]. ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Federated Commonwealth Corps''' |- |} ==Tactics== Different per Unit. ==Units of the Federated Commonwealth Corps== :*[[1st FedCom RCT]] :*[[2nd FedCom RCT]] :*[[3rd FedCom RCT]] :*[[4th FedCom RCT]] :*[[5th FedCom RCT]] :*[[6th FedCom RCT]] :*[[7th FedCom RCT]] :*[[8th FedCom RCT]] :*[[9th FedCom RCT]] :*[[10th FedCom RCT]] :*[[11th FedCom RCT]] :*[[12th FedCom RCT]] ==Notes== :* The 1st FedCom RCT became the 1st Federated Suns Lancers.<ref name=FMUp130/> :* The 2nd FedCom RCT was destroyed in [[3057]]. :* The 3rd FedCom RCT was destroyed in [[3063]].<ref name=FMUp130/><ref name=FCCWp58>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 58-59</ref> :* The 5th FedCom RCT was disbanded after the Jihad. :* The 6th FedCom RCT was destroyed during the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=FMUp130>''Field Manual Updates'', p. 130, "Federated Commonwealth Corps"</ref> :* The 7th FedCom RCT was disbanded to reinforce other [[AFFS]] units after the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=FMUp130/> :* The 8th FedCom RCT was destroyed during the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=FMUp130/> :* The 10th FedCom RCT became the 5th Alliance Guards. :* The 11th FedCom RCT became the 3rd Alliance Guards. :* The 12th FedCom RCT became the 4th Alliance Guards. ==Color Scheme and Corps Insignia== The parade colors of the Federated Commonwealth Corps was navy blue with gold banding on the arms and legs. Gold is also used on the upper torso of the 'Mechs and the turrets of armor units to highlight panels, resulting in a checkerboard pattern. The insignia of the Federated Commonwealth RCTs was a hybrid of that used by the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth; the backdrop is the Davion Sunburst, over which is set the mailed fist of House Steiner, and in front that the Davion Sword. <gallery> Image:FedComRCT.jpg|Parade colors of the 1st FedCom RCT </gallery> == Unit Insignia == <gallery> Image:Fccorp1.jpg|1st FedCom RCT Image:Fccorp3.jpg|3rd FedCom RCT Image:Fccorp5.jpg|5th FedCom RCT Image:Fccorp6.jpg|6th FedCom RCT Image:Fccorp7.jpg|7th FedCom RCT Image:Fccorp8.jpg|8th FedCom RCT </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== *''[[20-Year Update]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Update]]'' *''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|FedCom RCT]]

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