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| By the end of the Age of War and throughout the Reunification War the [[Rim Worlds Army]] was notionally based around three brigades of regular forces, with House Amaris' household forces forming another subcommand within the RWA. The RWA claimed a total strength of some twenty-five combined arms regiments but was heavily dependent on conventional armor and infantry, with a total [[BattleMech]] strength of approximately five to six regiments, but the BattleMechs possessed by the Republic were distributed amongst the various regular formations in [[company]] and [[battalion]] strength. When civil war broke out in the Republic in 2575 the chain of command was effectively shattered, with units either remaining loyal to [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]], declaring their support for the [[Rim Provisional Government]] and [[Rift Republican Army]] or splitting along partisan lines.<ref name="H:RWp43">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 43, "The Rim Worlds Army (RWA) and Rift Republican Army (RRA)"</ref> | | By the end of the Age of War and throughout the Reunification War the [[Rim Worlds Army]] was notionally based around three brigades of regular forces, with House Amaris' household forces forming another subcommand within the RWA. The RWA claimed a total strength of some twenty-five combined arms regiments but was heavily dependent on conventional armor and infantry, with a total [[BattleMech]] strength of approximately five to six regiments, but the BattleMechs possessed by the Republic were distributed amongst the various regular formations in [[company]] and [[battalion]] strength. When civil war broke out in the Republic in 2575 the chain of command was effectively shattered, with units either remaining loyal to [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]], declaring their support for the [[Rim Provisional Government]] and [[Rift Republican Army]] or splitting along partisan lines.<ref name="H:RWp43">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 43, "The Rim Worlds Army (RWA) and Rift Republican Army (RRA)"</ref> |
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− | The space naval component of the Rim Worlds Army had a notional strength of seventeen [[WarShips]] in 2575. The actual operational naval strength was significantly lower than this, as a number of ships were undergoing refits.<ref name="H:RWp43"/> By the onset of operations in the Republic by [[Task Force MAILED FIST]] as they implemented [[Operation MAILED FIST]] - the [[Star League]] intervention in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris - the active Rim Worlds Army fleet had been reduced to nine ships, two of which were destroyers and seven were corvettes. One corvette was destroyed in action at [[Finmark]] in [[2586]]; the remaining WarShips remained out of the conflict until [[Admiral]] [[Hakim Wbika]] launched a successeful strike at an SLDF transport fleet in the [[Newtown Square]] system in January [[2588]]. Wbika's raid saw nineteen SLDF [[JumpShip]]s and twenty-four [[DropShip]]s destroyed before the convoy escort cruiser [[Rapacious (Vessel)|SLS ''Rapacious'']] and [[Alacrity (Vessel)|SLS ''Alacrity'']] engaged and destroyed or crippled both destroyers and three corvettes, leaving a single RWA corvette the only survivor of the engagement.<ref name="H:RWp135">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 135, "Newtown Shoals: Sharks Among Minnows (January 2588)"</ref>
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− | * 52x [[Pinto (WarShip class)|Pinto]]-class Corvettes
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− | * 65x [[Riga (WarShip)|Riga]] I-class Frigates
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| :* [[6th Amaris Legionnaires|Sixth Amaris Legionnaires]]<ref name=HRUWp154/> - destroyed on [[Helbrent]]<ref name=HRUWp154/> ([[2582]]) by the Eleventh Royal Division<ref name=HRUWp153/> | | :* [[6th Amaris Legionnaires|Sixth Amaris Legionnaires]]<ref name=HRUWp154/> - destroyed on [[Helbrent]]<ref name=HRUWp154/> ([[2582]]) by the Eleventh Royal Division<ref name=HRUWp153/> |
| :* [[7th Amaris Legionnaires|Seventh Amaris Legionnaires]]<ref name=HRUWp154/> - destroyed on [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]]<ref name=HRUWp155/> ([[2596]]) by VIII Corps, the Fourth Royal Guards and elements of the 2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps.<ref name=HRUWp153/> | | :* [[7th Amaris Legionnaires|Seventh Amaris Legionnaires]]<ref name=HRUWp154/> - destroyed on [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]]<ref name=HRUWp155/> ([[2596]]) by VIII Corps, the Fourth Royal Guards and elements of the 2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps.<ref name=HRUWp153/> |
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| + | The space naval component of the Rim Worlds Army had a notional strength of seventeen [[WarShips]] in 2575. The actual operational naval strength was significantly lower than this, as a number of ships were undergoing refits.<ref name="H:RWp43"/> By the onset of operations in the Republic by [[Task Force MAILED FIST]] as they implemented [[Operation MAILED FIST]] - the [[Star League]] intervention in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris - the active Rim Worlds Army fleet had been reduced to nine ships, two of which were destroyers and seven were corvettes. One corvette was destroyed in action at [[Finmark]] in [[2586]]; the remaining WarShips remained out of the conflict until [[Admiral]] [[Hakim Wbika]] launched a successeful strike at an SLDF transport fleet in the [[Newtown Square]] system in January [[2588]]. Wbika's raid saw nineteen SLDF [[JumpShip]]s and twenty-four [[DropShip]]s destroyed before the convoy escort cruiser [[Rapacious (Vessel)|SLS ''Rapacious'']] and [[Alacrity (Vessel)|SLS ''Alacrity'']] engaged and destroyed or crippled both destroyers and three corvettes, leaving a single RWA corvette the only survivor of the engagement.<ref name="H:RWp135">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 135, "Newtown Shoals: Sharks Among Minnows (January 2588)"</ref> |
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| :* Second Amaris Dragoons | | :* Second Amaris Dragoons |
| :* Third Amaris Dragoons | | :* Third Amaris Dragoons |
− | :* Fourth Amaris Dragoons - The first unit to arrive in the [[Terran Hegemony]] after [[Richard Cameron II|Richard Cameron]] asked [[Stefan Amaris]]'s help in garrisoning the Hegemony.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 80</ref> The unit employed a nuclear device to destroy the [[Royal Black Watch|Black Watch Highlanders]], a portion of the First Lord's bodyguard unit, during the takeover of [[Terra]].<ref>The Star League, p. 83</ref><ref>''Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)'', p. 17</ref> | + | :* Fourth Amaris Dragoons - The first unit to arrive in the [[Terran Hegemony]] after [[Richard Cameron II|Richard Cameron]] asked [[Stefan Amaris]]'s help in garrisoning the Hegemony.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 80</ref> The unit employed nuclear devices to destroy a portion of the [[Royal Black Watch|Black Watch Highlanders]], the First Lord's bodyguard unit, during the takeover of [[Terra]].<ref>The Star League, p. 83</ref><ref>''Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)'', p. 17</ref> |
| :* Fifth Amaris Dragoons | | :* Fifth Amaris Dragoons |
| :* Sixth Amaris Dragoons | | :* Sixth Amaris Dragoons |
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| =====Amaris Regulars===== | | =====Amaris Regulars===== |
− | :* [[1st Amaris Regulars Division]] | + | :* [[1st Amaris Regulars Division|First Amaris Regulars]] |
− | :* [[2nd Amaris Regulars Division]] | + | :* [[2nd Amaris Regulars Division|Second Amaris Regulars]] |
− | :* [[4th Amaris Regulars Division]] | + | :* [[4th Amaris Regulars Division|Fourth Amaris Regulars]] |
− | :* [[6th Amaris Regulars Division]] | + | :* [[6th Amaris Regulars Division|Sixth Amaris Regulars]] |
− | :* [[9th Amaris Regulars Division]] | + | :* [[9th Amaris Regulars Division|Ninth Amaris Regulars]] |
− | :* [[11th Amaris Regulars Division]] | + | :* [[11th Amaris Regulars Division|Eleventh Amaris Regulars]] |
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| =====Amaris Republican Guards===== | | =====Amaris Republican Guards===== |
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− | :* [[1st Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[First Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[2nd Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Second Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[3rd Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Third Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[4th Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Fourth Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[5th Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Fifth Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[6th Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Sixth Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[7th Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Seventh Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[8th Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Eighth Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[9th Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Ninth Patriots Division]] |
− | :* [[10th Patriots Division]] | + | :* [[Tenth Patriots Division]] |
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| =====Associated Mercenary Units===== | | =====Associated Mercenary Units===== |
| + | :* [[Black Horse Carabineers]] |
| + | :* [[Burning Tygers]]<ref name=HLoTV2p77/> |
| + | :* [[Cutler's Vagabonds]] |
| + | :* [[Darabont's Damned]] |
| :* [[Greenhaven Gestapo]]<ref name=HLoTV2p77>''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'', p.77</ref> | | :* [[Greenhaven Gestapo]]<ref name=HLoTV2p77>''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'', p.77</ref> |
− | :* [[Burning Tygers]]<ref name=HLoTV2p77/> | + | :* [[Jacob's Firebrands]] |
− | :* [[The Tartan Brigade]]<ref name=HLoTV2p79>''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'', p.79</ref>
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| :* [[Second Legion of Fire]] <ref name=HLoTV1p78/> | | :* [[Second Legion of Fire]] <ref name=HLoTV1p78/> |
| :* [[Team Q]]<ref name=HLoTV2p77/> | | :* [[Team Q]]<ref name=HLoTV2p77/> |
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| + | By April [[2765]], the Rim Worlds Navy had grown to include more than 270 WarShips according to the [[Star League Intelligence Command]]. The Rim Worlds Navy was notably light, focused on Corvettes, Frigates and Destroyers, with only a few cruisers and battleships known to serve in the navy.<ref name="FR2765p4">''Field Report 2765: Peirphery'', p. 4, "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref> |
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| + | * 32x [[Bonaventure]]-class Corvettes |
| + | * 52x [[Pinto (WarShip class)|Pinto]]-class Corvettes |
| + | * 30x [[Vigilant]]-class Corvettes |
| + | * 65x [[Riga (WarShip)|Riga]] I-class Frigates |
| + | * 18x [[Carson]]-class Destroyers |
| + | * 40x [[Essex I]]-class Destroyers |
| + | * 21x [[Lola I]]-class Destroyers |
| + | * 1x [[Naga (WarShip)|Naga]]-class Destroyers |
| + | * 1x [[Dart (WarShip class)|Dart]]-class Light Cruiser |
| + | * 2x [[Aegis]]-class Heavy Cruisers |
| + | * 3x [[Avatar (WarShip)|Avatar]]-class Heavy Cruisers |
| + | * 7x [[Monsoon]]-class Battleships |
| + | * 3x [[Stefan Amaris (WarShip)|Stefan Amaris]]-class Battleships |
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