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| Designation = Federated Commonwealth Corps | | Designation = Federated Commonwealth Corps | ||
| formed = 3028 | | formed = 3028 | ||
| − | | Disbanded = | + | | Disbanded = 3067 |
| 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 | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Federated Commonwealth Corps origins stem from the initial | + | 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]]. |
| − | By [[3057]] the Corps had | + | 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/> |
| − | + | 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. | |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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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''' | ||
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| + | |[[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[James Sandoval]]||[[3030]] - [[3037]]<ref name=FMFSp90/> | ||
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| + | |Marshal||[[Alistair Venger]]||[[3037]]<ref name=FMFSp90/> - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 135: "Federated Suns Forces"</ref> | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | Different | + | Different for each unit. |
==Units of the Federated Commonwealth Corps== | ==Units of the Federated Commonwealth Corps== | ||
| − | :*[[1st FedCom RCT]] | + | :*[[1st FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[1st Federated Suns Lancers]])<ref name=FMUp130/> |
| − | + | :*[[2nd FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3057]] during [[Operation Guerrero]])<ref name=FMUp130/><ref name=FMFWL>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 17</ref> | |
| − | :*[[ | + | :*[[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> |
| − | + | :*[[4th FedCom RCT]] (disbanded and folded into the [[Alliance Jaegers]])<ref name=FMLAp44/> | |
| − | + | :*[[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> | |
| − | : | + | :*[[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/> |
| − | :*[[ | + | :*[[7th FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3066]], survivors reinforced other [[AFFS]] units after the [[FedCom Civil War]])<ref name=FMUp130/> |
| − | + | :*[[8th FedCom RCT]] (destroyed in [[3064]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]])<ref name=FMUp130/><ref name=FCCWp58/> | |
| − | + | :*[[9th FedCom RCT]] (disbanded and folded into the [[Alliance Jaegers]])<ref name=FMLAp44/> | |
| − | + | :*[[10th FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[5th Alliance Guards]])<ref name=FMLAp44>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 44–47: "Alliance Guards"</ref> | |
| − | :*[[ | + | :*[[11th FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[3rd Alliance Guards]])<ref name=FMLAp44/> |
| − | + | :*[[12th FedCom RCT]] (re-formed as [[4th Alliance Guards]])<ref name=FMLAp44/> | |
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==Color Scheme and Corps Insignia== | ==Color Scheme and Corps Insignia== | ||
| − | The parade colors of the Federated Commonwealth Corps | + | 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> |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Enforcer III (1st FedCom RCT) FMFS.jpg|''[[Enforcer III]]'' in the parade colors of the 1st FedCom RCT | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Unit Insignia == | == Unit Insignia == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | FedCom Corps 01st logo.png|1st FedCom RCT | |
| − | + | FedCom Corps 03rd logo.png|3rd FedCom RCT | |
| − | + | FedCom Corps 05th logo.png|5th FedCom RCT | |
| − | + | FedCom Corps 06th logo.png|6th FedCom RCT | |
| − | + | FedCom Corps 07th logo.png|7th FedCom RCT | |
| − | + | FedCom Corps 08th logo.png|8th FedCom RCT | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[20 | + | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: | + | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' |
| − | *''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]] | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| + | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]] | ||
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|FedCom RCT]] | [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|FedCom RCT]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:58, 3 November 2023
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| Federated Commonwealth Corps | |
| Formed | 3028 |
| Disbanded | 3067 |
| Nickname | FedCom Corps |
| Affiliation | Federated Commonwealth |
| Parent Command | AFFC/AFFS |
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.
Contents
History[edit]
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 BattleMechs. 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.
By 3057, the FedCom Corps had formed enough new units to reach a total of twelve complete RCTs.[1] Unfortunately, the 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.[2] 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.[1]
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.
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
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| Commanding Officers of the Federated Commonwealth Corps | |||
| Marshal | James Sandoval | 3030 - 3037[3] | |
| Marshal | Alistair Venger | 3037[3] - 3062[4] | |
Tactics[edit]
Different for each unit.
Units of the Federated Commonwealth Corps[edit]
- 1st FedCom RCT (re-formed as 1st Federated Suns Lancers)[1]
- 2nd FedCom RCT (destroyed in 3057 during Operation Guerrero)[1][5]
- 3rd FedCom RCT (destroyed in 3063 during the FedCom Civil War)[1][6]
- 4th FedCom RCT (disbanded and folded into the Alliance Jaegers)[2]
- 5th FedCom RCT (destroyed in 3074, survivors folded into the 12th Vegan Rangers and Davion Heavy Guards)[7]
- 6th FedCom RCT (destroyed in 3063 during the FedCom Civil War)[1][6]
- 7th FedCom RCT (destroyed in 3066, survivors reinforced other AFFS units after the FedCom Civil War)[1]
- 8th FedCom RCT (destroyed in 3064 during the FedCom Civil War)[1][6]
- 9th FedCom RCT (disbanded and folded into the Alliance Jaegers)[2]
- 10th FedCom RCT (re-formed as 5th Alliance Guards)[2]
- 11th FedCom RCT (re-formed as 3rd Alliance Guards)[2]
- 12th FedCom RCT (re-formed as 4th Alliance Guards)[2]
Color Scheme and Corps Insignia[edit]
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.[3]
Enforcer III in the parade colors of the 1st FedCom RCT
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Unit Insignia[edit]
1st FedCom RCT
3rd FedCom RCT
5th FedCom RCT
6th FedCom RCT
7th FedCom RCT
8th FedCom RCT
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Field Manual: Updates, p. 130: "Federated Commonwealth Corps"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, pp. 44–47: "Alliance Guards"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Federated Suns, pp. 90–96: "The Federated Commonwealth Corps"
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 135: "Federated Suns Forces"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 17
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 FedCom Civil War, pp. 51–53, 58–59, 95
- ↑ Isle of the Blessed, Book 1, ch. 6: "The Book of Lilith"