Federated Commonwealth Corps

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Federated Commonwealth Corps
Formed	3028
Disbanded	3072 (disbanded)
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.

History

The Federated Commonwealth Corps' 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. 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. With Katherine's rise to power, the units' joint Lyran and FedSun 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 most bitter 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.

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

Rank	Name	Command
Commanding Officers of the Federated Commonwealth Corps
Marshal	James Sandoval	3030 - 3037
Marshal	Alistair Venger	3037 - 3062

/==Tactics== Different per Unit.

Units of the Federated Commonwealth Corps

• 1st FedCom RCT _{(became the 1st Federated Suns Lancers)}
• 2nd FedCom RCT _{(destroyed in 3057 during Operation Guerrero)}
• 3rd FedCom RCT _{(destroyed in 3063 during the FedCom Civil War)}
• 4th FedCom RCT _{(disbanded and folded into the Alliance Jaegers)}
• 5th FedCom RCT _{(disbanded after the Jihad and folded into the 12th Vegan Rangers)}
• 6th FedCom RCT _{(destroyed in 3063 during the FedCom Civil War)}
• 7th FedCom RCT _{(disbanded to reinforce other AFFS units after the FedCom Civil War)}
• 8th FedCom RCT _{(destroyed in 3064 during the FedCom Civil War)}
• 9th FedCom RCT _{(disbanded and folded into the Alliance Jaegers)}
• 10th FedCom RCT _{(became the 5th Alliance Guards)}
• 11th FedCom RCT _{(became the 3rd Alliance Guards)}
• 12th FedCom RCT _{(became the 4th Alliance Guards)}

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.

• FedComRCT.jpg

  Parade colors of the 1st FedCom RCT

Unit Insignia

• Fccorp1.jpg

  1st FedCom RCT

• Fccorp3.jpg

  3rd FedCom RCT

• Fccorp5.jpg

  5th FedCom RCT

• Fccorp6.jpg

  6th FedCom RCT

• Fccorp7.jpg

  7th FedCom RCT

• Fccorp8.jpg

  8th FedCom RCT

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