5th Syrtis Fusiliers

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History

Early History

The regiment was once part of the Hasek family's private army until the Five Prince Era ended with the Davion Civil War. They were re-organized with other units of Hasek's army into 5th Syrtis Fusiliers. The unit was noted for its hatred of the Capellan Confederation. The homeworld of the 5th is Lee.[citation needed]

Succession Wars

The unit, like other Fusilers, has become very loyal to the Hasek family. The 5th fought with valor staving off many raids and conducting their own through this era.[1] In 2974 the Fifth raided Spica and inflicted heavy losses on the militia.[2]

However, the unit became fanatically loyal to Duke Michael Hasek-Davion during his reign (3013-3029).[1]

During the Fourth Succesion War, Michael Hasek-Davion was murdered on Sian. After his death the unit's loyalty to the Federated Suns came under question. It was secretly decided to make an example of the unit, as a warning to others loyal to Michael Hasek-Davion.[3]

On May 27th, 3029 - The 5th was deployed to Sarna and by order of General Gordon Hartstone they were directed to heavy burn their DropShips in order to arrive ahead of their supporting mercenary units. The unit was ambushed at its dropzone by 4 regiments of McCarron's Armored Cavalry. The majority of the unit was slaughtered with less than a battalion surviving, compounded by General Hartstone's capture.[4][1]

In 3042 the Fifth raided the Suzano system, held by the Free Worlds League. The Fusiliers fought the 1st Free Worlds Legionnaires, who had only been operational for six months. Despite the Fusiliers outnumbering the Legionnaires, they never controlled the conflict and the Legionnaires drove them from the world.[5]

FedCom Civil War

The Fifth was assigned to Axton where they attempted to destroy the 5th FedCom RCT. They were driving the Fifth FedCom off the world when that unit turned and used atomic weapons to destroy elements of the Fifth Fusiliers. With so much damage to the world, the Fifth Fusiliers let the Fifth FedCom escape, and remained behind to assist in cleanup and rebuilding efforts on Axton. Later in the war, a small brigade of the Fifth would attack Small World to disrupt the actions of the 17th Arcturan Guard.[6][7] They then relocated to Jaipur to rebuild.[8]

Jihad

During the Jihad the Fifth took massive losses during Operation Sovereign Justice and Operation Thunderstrike. They invaded Ares as part of Sovereign Justice and fought the 4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry regiment. Between the Fourth McCarron and a surprise assault by the Blackwind Lancers, the Fifth was almost completely destroyed.[9] By the end of the Jihad, barely a battalion of 'Mechs were left and the supporting regiments were in similar shape. The High Command re-designated the Syrtis Fusiliers units as Light Combat Teams for the forseeable future. This re-designation meant that the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers are close to full strength. The re-classification also allows the High Command to produce defensive units that are not likely to start new conflicts before the AFFS has recovered from the previous one. They recently received a company's worth of Hauberk battle armor suits.[10]

Dark Age

The Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers were sent to Salem to rebuild. After six years of rebuilding, they were able to bring their conventional forces up to their full allotment. Many experienced soldiers from the 1st Syrtis Fusiliers transferred into the Fifth, allowing the Fifth to maintain a high experience level.[11]

Officers

As of 3025 the commanding officer was Marshal Tamara Hasek.[12]

As of 3050 to 3054 the commanding officer was Hauptmann General Nathaniel Hasek.[13][14]

As of 3062 to 3067 the commanding officer was Colonel Serena Thompson-Hasek, she promoted later as General.[1][8]

As of 3085 the commanding officer was General Fortino Agassi.[15]

Tactics

The RCT uses long range bombardments to pin the enemy in place for the follow-up assault of smaller cavalry units which destroy lesser targets parts the cover of their comrades.[1]

The shift from a full RCT to a LCT has forced the Fifth's commanders to create new tactics and strategies. Unfortunately they are not as proficient in these tactics as the command would like.[10]

Composition History

3025

5th Syrtis Fusiliers RCT (Regular/Questionable)[12]

  • CO: Marshal Tamara Hasek

3040

5th Syrtis Fusiliers RCT (Green/Reliable)[16]

3050 to 3054

5th Syrtis Fusiliers RCT (Green/Reliable)[13][14]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Nathaniel Hasek

3062

5th Syrtis Fusiliers (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[1]

  • Aide: Major Fortino Agassi

- Supported by 4 Wings Aerospace Fighters

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Green/Fanatical)[1]

  • CO: Major General Jing-Quo Lucifer
  • Aide: Major Sarah-Brynn Smith
  • 65th New Syrtis Armored Regiment - Colonel: Caanan Doyle
  • 3rd Jaipur Armored Regiment - Colonel: Theresa McGinty
  • 2933rd Federation Artillery Battalion - Major: Bobby Tapp

- Equipped with some Missile Platforms

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Green/Reliable)[1]

  • Aide: Major Al Pressman
  • 584th Syrtis Infantry Regiment - Colonel Beria Nikolayivich
  • 20th Hobbs Mechanized Infantry - Colonel Eustachia Tobin
  • 6th Talon Mechanized Regiment - Colonel Sherry Bork
  • Royal Deifenbaker Mounted Rifles - Colonel Benton Frasier
  • 245th Syrtis Jump Regiment - Colonel: Terrence LaCasse

- Each Regiment with artillery spotters

3067

5th Syrtis Fusiliers RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[8]

  • CO: General Serena Thompson-Hasek

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[8]

  • CO: Leftenant General Raheem Idzikowski

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[8]

  • CO: Major General Francesca Ziyal

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade (Regular/Questionable)[8]

  • CO: Major General Dorf Coburn

3079

The Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers are at 90% of their full strength as an LCT.[10]

3085

5th Syrtis Fusiliers LCT (Veteran/Questionable)[15]

  • CO: General Fortino Agassi

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Aerospace Brigade (Regular/Reliable)[15]

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[15]

  • CO: Major General Lara Morozov

5th Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade (Regular/Questionable)[15]

  • CO: Major General Cecelia Barsby

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 105, "5th Syrtis Fusiliers Unit Profile"
  2. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 14
  3. ↑ Warrior: Coupé pp. 133-134 - "Hanse Davion announced to his general staff that chose to destroy the 5th as example to others who would turn their loyalties against him and the FedSuns".
  4. ↑ Warrior: Coupé, p. 115, 121 - "1st Battalion gets ambushed in swamps by the Cavalry's Savannah Masters".
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 36
  6. ↑ Field Manual: Updates', p. 132
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 80
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Field Manual: Update, p. 138, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 224
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Field Report: AFFS, p. 15
  11. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 63
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136 (pdf version), "Alcyone PDZ"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 20 Year Update, p. 21, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Objective Raids, p. 14, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 69, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
  16. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 136

Bibliography

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