42nd Avalon Hussars
Contents
History
Succession Wars
The unit conducted multiple raids in 2985, hitting Capellan worlds of Genoa and Fletcher. In Battle of Fletcher, the 42nd tangled with Kingston's Rangers, where they fought a brutal battle with them which became seige of Fletcher. Hussars's Marauders proved be turing factor of the battle, help Kingston decide give battle up and extract from the planet after taking 60% caualties.[1]
When the elements of the 42nd raided Genoa, they fought newly formed Trimaldi's Secutors. The raid when well, but cost the unit its three of its Locust light 'Mechs.[2]
Reactivation
On June 22nd 3020 Hanse Davion issued the order for the crippled 34th Avalon Hussars and the damaged 36th Avalon Hussars to be combined into the New 42nd Avalon Hussars.
Officers
As of 3062 the Commanding Officer was Leutnant-General Edwin May
Tactics
Composition
3062
'Mech Regiment
- 42nd Avalon Hussars (reinforced)
- CO: Leutnant-General Edwin May
- 42nd Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade - Lut.-Gen. Manoj Kujawa
- 40th Federation Attack Wing
- 160th Crucis Interceptor Wing
- 42nd Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade - CO: Lut.-Gen. Kirby Pethan
- 68th Avalon Heavy Armor Regiment - Colonel Norbert Kozey
- 201st Light Armor Regiment - Colonel: Ernest McCluskey
- 222nd Lyran Recon Regiment - Lut.-Col. L.Samuel Henes
- 7th F-C Armor Regiment - Colonel Reuben Caliteux
- 83rd Federation Artillery Regiment - Colonel Reubena Prochnow
- 42nd Avalon Hussars Infantry Regiment - Leutnant-General Sara Steiner-Dauer
- 19th F-C Battle Armor Battalion - Lut.-Gen. Hu Xin
- 61st Avalon Rangers - Colonel Robert Proeber
- 13th Northfield Commandos - Colonel Malachi Enge
- 109th Federation Mechanized Infantry - Colonel Nain Corriveau
- 111th Tamar Mechanized Infantry Regiment - Colonel Brian Elvinn
- 49th Alliance Jump Regiment - Lut.Col. Lorenzo Grahovac
- 598th New Avalon Mechanized Rifles - Lut.-Col. Amanda King
Unit Notes
As of 3062, the unit Homeworld for the 42nd was Poulsbo.
Bibliography
- House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
- Field Manual: Federated Suns
- Irrepleacable BattleCorps story by Jason Hansa