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KungsArmé

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The Royal Rasalhague Army, or KungsArmé, is the military arm of the Free Rasalhague Republic.

History


Technology of the KungsArmé

Due to its position between the Lyran Commonwealth and the Draconis Combine and the Even Scale Policy, upon its formation the KungsArmé was dominated by LCAF and DCMS equipment, such as the Commando, Panther, Dragon and Zeus BattleMechs.

After the Clan Invasion and the loss of Terra to the Word of Blake, ComStar assisted in bolstering Rasalhague military manufacturing, resulting in co-production agreements to produce a number of classic Star League designs and as well as new designs such as the Beowulf and Viking BattleMechs, Huscarl OmniFighter and Kobold Battle Armor which appeared in equal numbers in both the Com Guard and KungsArmé.

The equipment composition of the KungsArmé only become more eclectic after the annexation of the Republic into the Ghost Bear Dominion, with both large numbers of second-line Clan 'Mech designs and Word of Blake machines taken as battle salvage during the Jihad appearing in their ranks.

Command Structure

Drakøns

The Drakøns are the KungsArmé Heavy BattleMech regiments, and thus formed the "trooper" units of the Rasalhague military.

Freemen

The Freemen were Medium BattleMech regiments of the KungsArmé.

Hussars

The Hussars were once the KungsArmé's Light-Medium regiments.

Kavalleri

The Kavalleri were designed primarily for scouting and mobility.


Gunzburg Eagles

The only Assault weight regiment after the dissolution of the 1st Tyr, the Gunzburg Eagles was destroyed during the Clan Invasion but ultimately rebuilt after the integration into the Ghost Bear Touman.

1st Tyr Regiment

Unique among the KungsArmé for existing prior to the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic, the 1st Tyr was originally a Lyran Commonwealth funded Assault BattleMech regiment manned by Tyr freedom fighters which saw action during the Fourth Succession War before being disbanded after the Ronin Wars, only to be revived as a symbol of rebirth after the Clan Invasion.

Units of the GBD KungsArmé (3076)

With the absorption of the Free Rasalhague Republic into the Ghost Bear Dominion, the KungsArmé was likewise integrated into the Clan Ghost Bear Touman. To assist with their eventual full merger into the Bears Touman and disbandment of the KungsArmé, the surviving regiments of the old KungsArmé were split into Clusters, with newly formed units named after ones lost during the Clan Invasion.[1][2]

Tundra Galaxy

CO: General (Galaxy Commander) Rhett Weaver
XO: Star Colonel Hjalmer Olsen

  • 1st Drakøn - Veteran/Reliable (Fanatical) Orestes 70%
  • 3rd Drakøn - Veteran/Questionable (Fanatical) Rasalhague 60%
  • 1st Hussars - Regular/Reliable (Fanatical) Pinnacle 65%
  • 3rd Hussars - Green/Questionable (Reliable) Orestes 25%

Taiga Galaxy

CO: General (Galaxy Commander) Jeffery Cizek
XO: Star Colonel Signa Pegrem

  • 1st Freemen - Elite/Reliable (Fanatical) Soverzene 60%
  • 2nd Freemen - Regular/Reliable (Fanatical) Orestes 15%
  • 3rd Freeman - Veteran/Questionable (Reliable) Engadin 60%

Polar Galaxy

CO: General (Galaxy Commander) Amy Findlay
XO: Star Colonel Terje Pedersen

  • 1st Kavalleri - Regular/Questionable (Reliable) Satalice 45%
  • 2nd Kavalleri - Regular/Reliable (Reliable) Krenice 70%
  • 3rd Kavalleri - Veteran/Reliable (Reliable) Polcenigo 70%
  • 4th Kavalleri - Veteran/Reliable (Fanatical) Ueda 75%

Rasalhague Galaxy

CO: saKhan Ragnar Magnusson
XO: Star Colonel Hanssen Månsdottir

Military Academies


Military Ranks

The ranks of the KungsArmé are roughly equivalent to those of the old SLDF, save for the fact they are in Swedish. Ranks are listed below in Swedish first, English second.

KungsArmé Military Ranks And Insignia
Rank Insignia
Menig (Private) FreeRasalhague-Menig.png
Korpral (Corporal) FreeRasalhague-Korpral.png
Sergeant (Sergeant) FreeRasalhague-Sergeant.png
Fanjunkare (Sergeant Major) FreeRasalhague-SergeantMajor.png
Löjtnant (Lieutenant) FreeRasalhague-Lieutenant.png
Kapten (Captain) FreeRasalhague-Captain.png
Major (Major) FreeRasalhague-Major.png
Överste-Löjtnant (Lieutenant-Colonel) FreeRasalhague-LtCol.png
Överste (Colonel) FreeRasalhague-Colonel.png
Generalmajor (Major General) FreeRasalhague-MajorGeneral.png
General (General) FreeRasalhague-General.png
Överbefälhavare (Commander in Chief) FreeRasalhague-CINC.png

Pilots of 'Mechs are called Kavellrists, ancient Swedish for cavalry soldier. The Swedish word for Regiment is Regimente, Battalion is Bataljon, and Company is Besattning.

References

  1. Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 104 - "State of the Homelands"
  2. Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 112 - "The Bear’s Claws: Key Dominion Military Commands"

Bibliography