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| − | | nickname = ''Albion''
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| − | | parent formation = [[Stormhammers]]
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| − | | year = 3134
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| − | | unitname = Lyran Rangers
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The 4th Skye Rangers military regiment was a [[House Steiner]] house unit. The regiment has strong ties with [[Federation of Skye]] seperatist movement known as [[Free Skye]] in the [[31st Century]]. The unit nicknamed ''Albion'' was taken from the name for the JumpShip freighter that brought the founder of Federation of Skye, [[Ian McQuiston]], to the planet of [[Skye]].<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 63 - "Nicknames" - 4th Skye Ranger original nickname.</ref>
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| − | ===Fourth Succession War===
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| − | ====Draconis Combine Incursion of 3029====
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| − | The Rangers had sat out much of the war due the the political unrest caused by their region's leader, [[Duke]] [[Aldo Lestrade]]. However, Ryde Theather, [[Margrave]] of [[Ryde]], General Jack Sphire manage to dispatched the 4th Rangers to fend off the [[Draconis Combine|Draconis Combine's]] [[Theodore Kurita]] push to take the mostly undefended worlds of the Federation of Skye from Lyran hands.
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| − | The unit was deployed in [[3029]], where the regiment was split between two of the three worlds threaten worlds; [[Kimball II]] and [[Korephoros]].
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| − | On Kimball II, the Rangers dove into the [[3rd Dieron Regulars]] in May 28th. During the surprise attack in the weaken unit which had recently losts Commanding Officer in early raid on Lyons. The Rangers managed successfully to run the Regulars off the planet.
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| − | The other half of the Rangers, attacked the larger [[17th Benjamin Regulars]] on Kornephoros where they engaged in deadly game which ultimately ran off that world.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 71 - "Ryde Theater" - The Fourth Skye Rangers action fending of Combine forces at great odds.</ref>
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| − | ===War of 3039===
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| − | ===Clan Invasion===
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| − | ===Operation Guerrero===
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| − | ===Operation Bulldog===
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| − | ===FedCom Civil War===
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| − | ===FedCom Civil War===
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| − | ====15th Battle for Hesperus II====
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| − | In [[3065]] the 4th Skye Rangers, the [[17th Skye Rangers]], the [[22nd Skye Rangers]] and the [[32nd Lyran Guards]] tried to conquer [[Hesperus II]], but were beaten back by the [[Grey Death Legion]], [[15th Lyran Guards]] and [[36th Lyran Guards]]. Despite wrecking havoc with both sides of the battlefield, General von Frisch was weary seeing his people mauled by consistent fighting. So the Rangers conducted unauthorized withdrawl from Hesperus as Free Skye General Maria Esteban landed her own forces to attempt unseat the defenders of the planet.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 163-164 - "Wave Six" - Hesperus - von Frisch fed up with blood shed pulls his troops from Hesperus.</ref>
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| − | In June 3066, the unit arrived in Skye system as Loyalist aligned [[11th Arcturan Guards]] & [[1st Alarion Jaegers]] hunted down Free Skye's own [[1st Skye Jaegers]]. von Frisch signal both sides of the conflict that his force was neutral and had shedded enough blood for Free Skye movement.
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| − | However, shortly after arriving, General von Frisch had received a flash communication from his Duke [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] from prison on [[Donegal]]. Signalling that he has "requested" that the move his force to Tharkad to join the ''pan-Lyran'' coalition force.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 164 - "Wave Six" - Skye - 4th Ranger receive word from Duke Roberts after arriving at Skye, to join Peter Steiner-Davion's pan-Lyran force take retake Tharkad.</ref>
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| − | ===Pan-Lyran Coalition to take Tharkad===
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| − | The Rangers arrived in January of [[3067]] as part of Duke Roberts contributation to the Pan-Lyran Coalition of units fighting to free Tharkad from Katrina Steiner-Davion's rule. General [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] had pardon the Duke and his military in effort to unified forces from all over the Alliance to his cause.
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| − | The Rangers major efforts during fight on Tharkad was set between the cities of Nagelring and Tharkad City during the During the Battle of the Wash. General Peter Steiner-Davion had ordered the Rangers to lure out the 11th Arcturan Guard. The Guards were part of the Loyalist reserve force position. The Rangers succeeded in luring the Arcturans out of position, which lead to the weaking of Nondi Steiner's offensive. This action allowed for Peter's forces strike the [[66th Division (ComStar)|66th Division]] and help end the battle in favor of Steiner-Davion's forces.
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| − | ===Jihad===
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| − | ===Republic of the Sphere===
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| − | After the formation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] and the Sphere wide down-sizing of military assets the Fourth where mostly decommissioned and the remaining active elements re-designated as the '''Republic Skye Militia''' and used as a planetary reserve<ref name=SH1>Storm Hammers MW:DA Dossier</ref>.
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| − | ===Dark Age===
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| − | After the fall of the [[HPG]] network in [[3132]] Landgrave [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner]] seized the opportunity to try and break away from the Republic, Re-activating the unit as a front-line fighting unit once more under the new title of the '''Lyran Rangers'''<ref name=SH1>Storm Hammers MW:DA Dossier</ref>.
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| − | ==Officers==
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| − | In [[3025]] the CO was [[Hauptmann-Kommandant]] Kathleen Heany.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 119 - "Unit Deployment Table".</ref>
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| − | In [[3065]] the CO was [[Leftenant-General]] [[William Harrison von Frisch]].
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| − | ==Tactics==
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| − | Due to it's brillant commanding officer, the whole 4th Skye Rangers RCT have derived a taste for imaginative tactics, rather than brute force. The whole unit is trained in variety of tactics and can adapt to every situation. In battle, the 4th Skye Rangers RCT tries to lure the enemy into a trap, rather than engaging them openly.
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| − | ==Organization==
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| − | ===3062 Composition===
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| − | *4th Skye Rangers ([[BattleMech]] [[Regiment]]) - CO: Leutnant-General William Harrison von Frisch
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| − | *4th Skye Rangers AeroSpace [[Brigade]] - CO: Kaptain Alman Jackson
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| − | **91st Skye Air Wing
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| − | **113rd Skye Air Wing
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| − | *4th Skye Armor Brigade (3 Regiments) - CO: Colonel Hanson Lourdes
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| − | **19th Skye AR - CO: Colonel Duggan Brennan
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| − | **44th Skye LA(R) - CO: Colonel Archibald Myles
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| − | **22nd Eaton AC(R) - CO: Colonel Louis Badogilo
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| − | *4th Skye Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments) - CO: Colonel Dwayne Corelli
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| − | **191st Skye LI (R) - CO: Colonel Candance Lawhead
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| − | **21st Summer HI (R) - CO: Colonel Harper Timmons
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| − | **11th Skye MR (R) - CO: Colonel Morgwen Luchenko
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| − | **19th Alphecca MTR - CO: Colonel Rowan Thomas
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| − | **3rd Skye CMR - CO: Colonel Shane Welsch
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| − | ==Color Scheme==
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| − | Their unit sign is a sketchy map of the great-british islands, in blue and green.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | *''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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| − | *''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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| − | *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
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| − | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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| − | *''[[The Dying Time]]'' (MechWarrior Novel)
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| − | *''[[Endgame]]'' (Novel)
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