Pleiades Hussars

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History

Second Star League Era

The Pleides Hussars benefitted from Grover Shraplen's assumption of the Protectorship of the Taurian Concordat, in defiance of their actual proficiency and experience; this favouritism was an extension of the efforts Shraplen had made to cultivate a good relationship with the Hussars while they were stationed on his previous holding, MacLeod's Land. Extended a great deal of responsibility and trust by the new Protector, the Pleiades Hussars received some of the first upgrade packages of advanced technology introduced to the Concordat, and had actively continued to both defend worlds in and around the Hyades Cluster while continuing to engage in active brinkmanship with the AFFS.[1]

In the late 3050s and early 3060s, this active brinkmanship saw the Hussars perform three times as many reconnaissance maneuvers along the Concordat/Suns border - and into the Federated Suns proper - as any other regiment, and resulted in the Hussars and the Federated Suns military staring at each other across numerous potential battlefields. The Hussars were involved in at least eight narrowly-avoided major incidents as a result of their activities, and in the majority of cases either the Hussars had backed down to avoid giving the FedSuns forces an excuse to launch an invasion, or the FedSuns forces had backed down to avoid appearing as the aggressors to the other members of the Second Star League. In 3062 or 3063 the brinkmanship went a step to far, and the First and Third Battalions of the Pleiades Hussars found themselves engaged in an actual battle with the 11th Avalon Hussars RCT on Midale. Both battalions took heavy damage, with the Third Battalion effectively destroyed; as the Hussars regrouped, Colonel Maxwell Albritten decided to fold the survivors and equipment from the Third into the First Battalion, bringing the First back up to strength but leaving the Hussars short a battalion.[1]

The Jihad

Following the invasion of the Federated Suns in 3074 III Corps lost more than a quarter of its operational strength by 3079. Based out of the world of Merope within the Pleiades Cluster, the Hussars were holding firm but at only 70% of full strength.[2]

Post-Jihad Era

It was reported that as a result of the combat seen during the extended war with the Federated Suns and then in Operation MATADOR the Pleiades Hussars had been reduced to roughly half of their established strength by mid-3081. Despite the level of losses taken, the Hussars were actually one of the highest-strength units in the Taurian Defense Force at this point.[3]

Officers

As of 3025 the commanding officer was Colonel Jamison Firth.[4]

As of 3050 to 3054 the commanding officer was Colonel Boris Tharn.[5][6]

As of 3064 to 3067 the commanding officer of the unit was Colonel Albritten, a close friend to Protector Grover Shraplen.[7][8]

As of 3085 the Commanding officer was Comptroller Maxwell Albritten.[9]

Tactics

The Hussars like open field warfare.[7]

Composition History

3025

The Pleiades Husars (3 Battalions)[4]

  • CO: Colonel Jamison Firth
  • 1st Battalion (Regular/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Boris Tharn
  • 2nd Battalion (Regular/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Robert Taylor
  • 3rd Battalion (Green/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Elena Barkley

3050

The Pleiades Hussars (3 Battalions)[5]

  • C0: Colonel Boris Tharn
  • 1st Battalion (Regular/Questionable) - CO: Subaltern Walter Oehlers
  • 2nd Battalion (Green/Questionable) - CO: Subaltern Arthur Lehman
  • 3rd Battalion (Green/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Gene Lind

3054

The Pleiades Hussars (3 Battalions)[6]

  • C0: Colonel Boris Tharn
  • 1st Battalion (Regular/Questionable) - CO: Subaltern Thomas Tepper
  • 2nd Battalion (Green/Questionable) - CO: Subaltern Francis Whitten
  • 3rd Battalion (Green/Questionable) - CO: Subaltern Gene Lind

3064

Pleiades Hussars (1 Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[1]

  • CO: Colonel Maxwell Albritten
- The 3rd Battalion was totally destroyed on Midale, and the 2nd Battalion is currently related as Green.

Pleiades Seventh Air Division (1 Wing/Regular/Fanatical)[1]

  • Wing Commander: Cornet Dianne Gaul
- The Wing is mainly used for escort duties and is one of the few Taurian AeroSpace units to be permanently attached to a 'Mech regiment.

Four-Seventeen, Jansen's Armored Brigade (1 Battalion/Green/Questionable)[1]

  • Armor Commander: Subaltern Rom Lann
- The 417th was only on temporary assignment to the Hussars, and there were rumours of bad blood between the armored forces and the 'Mech battalions following the action on Midale, although the exact reasons for this rumoured bad blood are unclear.

12th Pleiades Infantry (2 Battalions/Regular/Fanatical)[7]

  • Infantry Commander: Brigadier Leo McCoy
- Founded in the Pleiades, just like the Hussars themselves, the 12th has a long history of serving alongside the Hussars and the bonds between both units are strong. In addition to providing field combat support, the large medical staff within the 12th includes jump-qualified personnel and was responsible for extracting injured MechWarriors from downed 'Mechs in the field.

3067

Pleiades Hussars (1 Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[8]

  • CO: Colonel Maxwell Albritten

Pleiades Seventh Air Division (1 Wing/Veteran/Fanatical)[8]

Four-Seventeen (1 Battalion/Regular/Questionable)[8]

  • Armor Commander: Subaltern Rom Lann

12th Pleiades Infantry (2 Battalions/Regular/Fanatical)[8]

  • Infantry Commander: Colonel Steve Milner

3079

Pleiades hussars (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[2]

  • Although the Hussars had been reduced to 70% of operational strength, 30% of the equipment in use by the regiment featured advanced technology at this point.

3085

Pleiades Hussars (Elite/Fanatical)[9]

  • CO: Comptroller Maxwell Albritten

Pleiades Seventh Air Division (Wing/Elite/Fanatical)[9]

Four-Seventeen (1 Battalion/Veteran/Questionable)[9]

  • CO: Subaltern Rina Koizumi

17th Pleiades Infantry (Regular/Fanatical)[9]

  • CO: Colonel Brant Jadyn

Notes

Rules

  • When using BV to determine the composition of forces, 10% of the BV allocated to the Pleiades Hussars must either be spent on infantry or lost.[10]
  • If at any time the Pleiades Hussars find themselves outnumbered by odds of two-to-one or greater, the Hussars gain the Overrun Combat special ability.[10]
  • If at any time the Pleiades Hussars find themselves outnumbered by odds of two-to-one or greater, the Hussars gain a +2 Initiative Bonus.[10]
  • Any characters assigned to the Pleiades Hussars gain the Disadvantage Quick/Hatred of House Davion.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 62, "Pleiades Hussars: The Challenge of Brinkmanship"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Report: Periphery, p. 12, "Taurian Concordat"
  3. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 115, "Taurian Concordat"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Periphery (1988), p. 81, "TDF Deployment Table - 3025"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 20 Year Update, p. 77, TDF Deployment Table - 3050
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Objective Raids, p. 49, "TDF Deployment Table - 3054"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 62, "Pleiades Hussars Unit Profile"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 202, "TDF Deployment Table - 3067"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 150, "TDF Deployment Table - 3085"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 152, "III Corps"

Bibliography

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