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	During the Star League era all of the Avalon Hussars were required to focus on being both flexible and mobile, with every regiment required to be capable of deploying within eight hours, although many of the Hussars struggled to actually achieve this.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 8: "Avalon Hussars"</ref>		During the Star League era all of the Avalon Hussars were required to focus on being both flexible and mobile, with every regiment required to be capable of deploying within eight hours, although many of the Hussars struggled to actually achieve this.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 8: "Avalon Hussars"</ref>
−	By the [[thirty-first century]] the Forty-second Avalon Hussars were experts in preparing a battlefield, they often used minefields and prepared positions to maximize the damage they could inflict on the enemy.<ref name=FMFS58/>	+	By the Thirty-first century the Forty-second Avalon Hussars were experts in preparing a battlefield, they often used minefields and prepared positions to maximize the damage they could inflict on the enemy.<ref name=FMFS58/>
	==Composition History==		==Composition History==

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Avalon Hussars 42nd logo.png|150px]] | Designation = Forty-second Avalon Hussars | formed = early [[2600s]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Sons of the Federation | Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]] | Parent Command = [[Avalon Hussars]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== === Star League Era === Originally established in the first half of the twenty-seventh century, the '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars''' was staffed entirely with personnel who had the distinction of being the children of veterans from the [[Avalon Hussars]] brigade. The Forty-second was one of many [[Avalon Hussars]] regiments to be deactivated following the issue of the [[Council Edict of 2650]] by the Star League Council that restricted the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to maintain.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 9: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> The Forty-second was reactivated in [[2755]] as part of the widespread buildup of military forces by the various Great Houses following the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650. The [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] recruited from the descendants of Avalon Hussars personnel once again to staff the reactivated Forty-second, but as late as [[2765]] the regiment was unfortunately still proving that pride in personal and unit heritage were no substitute for ability, and despite being very loyal to the [[Federated Suns]] the Forty-second barely qualified as a regular unit.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9"/> In [[2784]] the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] recruited a [[regiment]] of [[Star League Defense Force]] personnel from the [[200th Mechanized Infantry Division]],<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind"</ref> one of the [[division]]s within [[XLVII Corps (Star League)|XLVII Corps]],<ref name="TSLp158">''The Star League'', p. 158: "Twentieth Army"</ref> a part of the [[Twentieth Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]],<ref name="FSWp33"/><ref name="TSLp158"/> and which was disbanded following heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name="TSLp158"/> The [[AFFS]] merged the personnel from the 200th into the [[Forty-first Avalon Hussars|Forty-first]] and Forty-second Avalon Hussars.<ref name="FSWp33"/> === First Succession War === During the [[First Succession War]] the Forty-second Avalon Hussars were stationed on [[Quentin]]. They were caught totally unprepared for the [[Second Legion of Vega]]'s arrival and the large number of ''[[Panther]]'' BattleMechs. The Hussars had to give up the world despite having more firepower due to the losses inflicted by the Legion of Vega.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 30</ref> The Forty-second were subsequently destroyed before the end of the War, one of seven Avalon Hussars regiments to be destroyed during the conflict.<ref name="FSWp134"/> === Third Succession War === The unit conducted multiple raids in [[2985]], hitting [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] worlds of [[Genoa]] and [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]]. During the Battle of Fletcher, the Forty-second tangled with [[Kingston's Legionnaires]], the Hussars' [[Marauder|''Marauder''s]] proved to be the turning factor of the battle, inflicting over 60% casualties before the Legionnaires could be extracted.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 85: "Kingston's Legionnaires" - Siege of Fletcher, Avalon Hussars hammer the Legionnaires.</ref> When the elements of the Forty-second raided Genoa, they fought the newly-formed [[Trimaldi's Secutors]]. The raid went well, but cost the unit three of its ''[[Locust]]'' light 'Mechs.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 86: "Trimaldi's Secutors attempt to fend off raid from elements of the Forty-second Avalon Hussars".</ref> The unit was sent in a raid against the [[House Liao|Liao]] world of [[Thomas]], where they again fought against the Trimaldi's Secutors, as well as the [[mercenary|merc]] unit the [[Waco Rangers]]. The battle was struggle, when Duke of Thomas, Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]] took command of Capellan forces and inflicted considerable damage against the Hussars. Among the unit's losses were its entire lance of ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' BattleMechs to the Secutors.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 86: "Siege of Thomas".</ref> On June 22nd, [[3020]] [[Hanse Davion]] issued the order for the crippled [[Thirty-fourth Avalon Hussars]] and the damaged [[Thirty-sixth Avalon Hussars]] to be combined into the new '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars'''.<ref name=FMFS58/><ref>''Irreplaceable''</ref> ===Fourth Succession War=== As they were an inexperienced unit, the Forty-second remained on their homeworld of [[Fallon II]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> This position also allowed them to guard against strikes from the [[Draconis Combine]]. ===Clan Invasion=== Moved to [[Poulsbo]] after the [[Skye Crisis]] in [[3034]]. There they secured the area against external threats and insured that the production facilities on [[Son Hoa]] stayed open.<ref name=FMFS58>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 58: "Forty-second Avalon Hussars Unit Profile"</ref> ===Civil War=== After forming close ties with their Lyran counterparts, but predominantly staffed by [[Federated Suns]] citizens, the Forty-second spent most of the [[FedCom Civil War]] on Poulsbo. They were respected by their Lyran counterparts, and not harassed through most of the conflict. Towards the end of the fight, the Forty-second repelled the [[Penobscot CTM]] from taking [[Timbiqui]], and then followed the CTM to [[Cavanaugh II]]. There, the Forty-second destroyed the Penobscot CTM. The Hussars then joined up with the pro-Victor forces already on the world (the [[Tenth Lyran Regulars]] and ComStar's [[182nd Division (ComStar)|182nd Division]] to plan how they would take it.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 162</ref> After the FedCom Civil War, they redeployed to their new duty station on [[Mayetta]].<ref name=FMU141>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 141: "Mayetta PDZ"</ref> The Forty-second's personnel were also the unofficial distributors of new brews from the Raasch Brewhaus, a brewery on Timbiqui.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 126</ref> ===Jihad=== The Forty-second spent much of the [[Jihad]] garrisoning [[Tikonov]] after the world was attacked by [[Word of Blake]] and [[CCAF]] nuclear weapons.<ref name="fra9">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 9</ref> The Forty-second was directly involved in the reconstitution of the [[First Avalon Hussars|First]] and [[Second Avalon Hussars]]; while the two units were forming, the Forty-second adopted a kind of "big brother" role to the two formations, moving constantly around the border of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] with one or other unit in tow. Under the guidance and watchful eye of the Forty-second, both new formations coalesced into cohesive [[Light Combat Team]]s while gaining valuable combat experience and gathering information of importance to the allied Coalition. By [[3085]] the Forty-second had been reassigned to [[Shoreham]], close to the border with the Capellan Confederation.<ref name="FM:3085p57">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 57: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> Unfortunately for the Forty-second, despite their experience, a recent raid performed by a battalion from the [[First Capellan Defense Force]] which struck at Shoreham saw the Forty-second comprehensively outmaneuvered in their heavier machines, before the First CDF escaped with a haul of coolant and autocannon ammunition.<ref name="FM:3085p29">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 29: "Capellan Defense Force"</ref> ===Dark Age=== During the [[Victoria War]] the Forty-second faced elements of [[Warrior House Kamata]] on [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]], outside the [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] plant.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 54</ref> The Warrior House 'Mechs exploited a gap between the Forty-second LCT and [[Sixth Syrtis Fusiliers]] LCT and destroyed two dozen [[AFFS]] 'Mechs.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 44</ref> They also faced elements of the [[Dieron Regulars]] on [[Helm]], where they tried several times to breach a defensive line. The Hussars fought hard, but were unable to dislodge the [[DCMS]] troops.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 46</ref> In 3145 they were on [[Helen]] where they faced two [[DCMS]] regiments. They allegedly came close to defeating the invaders, but had to scatter into the planet's uninhabited areas to survive. Rumors suggested that the survivors were still carrying on a guerrilla campaign.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 74</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Forty-second Avalon Hussars''' |- | [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Henry Offendahl]]||[[3020]]-[[3025]]<ref name=HD136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136 (PDF version): "Bremond PDZ"</ref> |- | Marshal||[[Edward Valos]]||[[3039]]<ref name=H:Wo39p53>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 53</ref> |- | [[Hauptmann-General]]||[[Roger Waters]]||[[3050]]-[[3056]]<ref name=20Yp28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp20>''Objective Raids'', p. 20: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref> |- | [[Leftenant General]]||[[Edwin May]]||3056 - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS58/><ref name=FMU141/> |- | [[General]]||[[Brooke Hasey]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p70>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 70: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== During the Star League era all of the Avalon Hussars were required to focus on being both flexible and mobile, with every regiment required to be capable of deploying within eight hours, although many of the Hussars struggled to actually achieve this.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 8: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> By the Thirty-first century the Forty-second Avalon Hussars were experts in preparing a battlefield, they often used minefields and prepared positions to maximize the damage they could inflict on the enemy.<ref name=FMFS58/> ==Composition History== ===2765=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 10: "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref> :- At this point in time the Forty-second was stationed on [[New Mendham]].<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10/> In common with the other regiments of the Avalon Hussars the Forty-second had an attached aerospace wing, although these forces were primarily tasked to provide ground support rather than escort duties.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/> === 2786 === '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref> :- At this point in time the Hussars were a heavy-weight regiment stationed on [[New Mendham]] and were operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> The unit was destroyed during the conflict. ===3025=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HD136/> :* CO: Marshal Henry Offendahl<ref name=HD136/> :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Fallon II]].<ref name=HD136/> The Mech regiment contains five 'Mech battalions.<ref name=HD138>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138</ref> ===3040=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p135/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Fallon II]].<ref name=HWo3039p135>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 135</ref> ===3050=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20yup28/> :* CO: Hauptmann General Roger Waters<ref name=20yup28/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Poulsbo]].<ref name=20yup28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28</ref> ===3054=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=ORp20/> :* CO: Hauptmann General Roger Waters<ref name=ORp20/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Poulsbo]].<ref name=ORp20/> ===3062=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars''' (reinforced [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS58/> : CO: [[Leutnant-General]] [[Edwin May]] :: Aide: [[Colonel]] [[Brooke Hasey]] :Note: A full battalion of Heavy and Assault 'Mechs '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Aerospace [[Brigade]]'''<ref name=FMFS58/> : CO: Leutnant-General [[Manoj Kujawa]] ::* Fortieth Federation Attack [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]] ::* 160th Crucis Interceptor Wing '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS58/> : CO: Leutnant-General [[Kirby Pethan]] :: Aide: Colonel [[Jeremiah Lietzau]] ::* Sixty-eighth Avalon Heavy Armor Regiment: [[Colonel]] [[Norbert Kozey]] ::* Eighty-third Federation Artillery Regiment: Colonel [[Reubena Prochnow]] ::* 201st Light Armor Regiment: Colonel [[Ernest McCluskey]] ::* 222nd Lyran Recon Regiment: [[Leutnant-Colonel]] [[L. Samuel Henes]] ::* Seventh F-C Armor Regiment: Colonel [[Reuben Caliteux]] :Note: One Artillery Regiment '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Infantry Regiment''' (7 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS58/> : CO: [[Leutnant-General]]: [[Sara Steiner-Dauer]] :: Aide: Colonel [[Kirk Suchenko]] ::* Nineteenth F-C Battle Armor Battalion: Leutnant-General [[Hu Xin]] ::* Sixty-first Avalon Rangers: Colonel [[Robert Proeber]] ::* Thirteenth [[Northfield]] Commandos: Colonel [[Malachi Enge]] ::* 109th Federation Mechanized Infantry: Colonel [[Nain Corriveau]] ::* 111th [[Tamar]] Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[Brian Elvinn]] ::* Forty-ninth Alliance Jump Regiment: Leutnant-Colonel [[Lorenzo Grahovac]] ::* 598th New Avalon Mechanized Rifles: Leutnant-Colonel [[Amanda King]] : Note: the Forty-second contains a full [[battle armor]] [[battalion]], specialized in covert operations behind enemy lines. ===3067=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU141/> * CO: General Edwin May '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMU141/> * CO: [[Major General]] Manoj Kujawa '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU141/> * CO: Major General Kirby Pethan '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMU141/> * CO: Major General [[Sarah Steiner-Dauer]] ===3079=== '''Forty-Second Avalon Hussars LCT ''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=“fraffs9“>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 9</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Shoreham]].<ref name=“fraffs9“/> After the horrors of the [[Jihad]], the Forty-second found itself reduced from a reinforced regiment to a two battalion formation. The unique fire support assault 'Mech battalion was replaced by a unit of assault armor. The two remaining 'Mech battalions are full of heavy 'Mechs. (The two battalions reassigned by the High Command formed the core of the [[First Avalon Hussars]] and [[Second Avalon Hussars]].) Overall, the unit was only 15% below its pre-Jihad strength.<ref name="fra9"/> ===3085=== '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars LCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p70/> * CO: General Brooke Hasey '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p70/> * CO: [[Commodore]] [[Skip Clancey]] '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p70/> * CO: Leftenant General [[Sparkle Reid]] '''Forty-second Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p70/> * CO: Leftenant General [[Percy Roux]] ==Unit Notes== * A formation date of the first half of the twenty-seventh century has been entered for the Forty-second based on it being one of the regiments deactivated after the Council Edict of 2650, while being listed numerically after the [[Thirty-fourth Avalon Hussars]], a regiment known to have been formed in the early twenty-seventh century.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9"/> * As of 3062, the homeworld for the Forty-second was [[Poulsbo]]. After the FedCom Civil War they were redeployed to [[Mayetta]].<ref name=FMU141/> In [[3079]] the Forty-second was the garrison for [[Shoreham]].<ref name="fra9"/> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]'' * ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' * ''[[Irreplaceable]]'' (short story) * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]'' </div> [[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Avalon Hussars, 42nd]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Avalon Hussars, 42nd]]

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