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| image         = [[File:Deneb Light Cavalry 15th logo.png|150px|Insignia of the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry]]
| nickname = The Whip Bears
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| Designation    = Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT
| parent formation = [[Deneb Light Cavalry]]
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| Disbanded      = 3067
| year    = 3062
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| unitname = 15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT
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| Nickname      = The Whip Bears
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| Affiliation    = Federated Suns
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| Parent Command = [[Deneb Light Cavalry]]
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==History==
 
==History==
As of [[3025]], the '''15th Deneb Light Cavalry''' was stationed on [[Verlo]]. <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns'' p.137</ref>
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As of [[3025]], the '''Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry''' was stationed on [[Verlo]]. <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns'' p.137</ref>
  
 
They were upgraded to [[RCT]] status in [[3027]]. By [[3062]], their homeworld was [[Demeter]]. <ref name=FMFS89>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 89, "15th Deneb Light Cavalry Unit Profile"</ref>
 
They were upgraded to [[RCT]] status in [[3027]]. By [[3062]], their homeworld was [[Demeter]]. <ref name=FMFS89>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 89, "15th Deneb Light Cavalry Unit Profile"</ref>
  
 
===FedCom Civil War===
 
===FedCom Civil War===
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the 15th faced off against the pro-[[Victor Steiner-Davion|Victor]] [[5th Crucis Lancers]]. The triggering event was the loss of a 15th DLC Combat Command. Thinking that the 5th Crucis Lancers were responsible, the 15th attacked. The 5th Lancers destroyed their supplies however, and after three weeks the 15th DLC had to withdraw.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', pp. 31-32</ref>
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the 15th faced off against the pro-[[Victor Steiner-Davion|Victor]] [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]]. The triggering event was the loss of a Fifteenth DLC Combat Command. Thinking that the Fifth Crucis Lancers were responsible, the Fifteenth attacked. The Fifth Lancers destroyed their supplies however, and after three weeks the Fifteenth DLC had to withdraw.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', pp. 31-32</ref>
  
The 15th landed on [[Algol]] just in time to see the destruction of the [[2nd Republican]] at the hands of the 12th Vegan Rangers [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta]] and [[Gamma Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Gamma]] regiments. The 12th Vegan Ranger regiments then turned their attention to the 15th DLC, trying to destroy them. The Vegan Rangers were reinforced by the 5th Crucis Lancers, who had followed the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry to Algol. The Deneb Light Cavalry and the other Loyalist regiments slowly began to overwhelm the pro-Victor forces.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', pp. 54-55</ref> Unfortunately for the 15th, the 12th Vegan Rangers [[Alpha Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Alpha regiment]] arrived on Algol, and tipped the balance of power. The 15th, now reinforced with the survivors of the Republican Guard regiments, left Algol in October.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 81</ref>
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The Fifteenth landed on [[Algol]] just in time to see the destruction of the [[2nd Republican|Second Republican]] at the hands of the [[Twelfth Vegan Rangers]]' [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta]] and [[Gamma Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Gamma]] regiments. The Ranger regiments then turned their attention to the Fifteenth DLC, trying to destroy them. The Vegan Rangers were reinforced by the Fifth Crucis Lancers, who had followed the Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry to Algol. The Deneb Light Cavalry and the other Loyalist regiments slowly began to overwhelm the pro-Victor forces.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', pp. 54-55</ref> Unfortunately for the Fifteenth, the Twelfth Vegan Rangers [[Alpha Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Alpha regiment]] arrived on Algol, and tipped the balance of power. The Fifteenth, now reinforced with the survivors of the Republican Guard regiments, left Algol in October.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 81</ref>
  
Arriving on [[Tikonov]], the 15th faced the [[Davion Assault Guards]]. The Assault Guards inflicted serious losses on the Light Cavalry unit, forcing them to pull back. The 15th seized Fort Pavel Ridzik and held off Allied forces. Shortly after this the [[6th Crucis Lancers]] surrounded the fort and began bombarding it.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 142</ref> After Fort Pavel Ridzik was breached, the 15th DLC evacuated Tikonov and went to [[Marlette]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 159</ref> There they would surrender to Victor's Allied forces.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 172</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 130</ref>
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Arriving on [[Tikonov]], the Fifteenth faced the [[Davion Assault Guards]]. The Assault Guards inflicted serious losses on the Light Cavalry unit, forcing them to pull back. The Fifteenth seized Fort Pavel Ridzik and held off Allied forces. Shortly after this the [[6th Crucis Lancers|Sixth Crucis Lancers]] surrounded the fort and began bombarding it.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 142</ref> After Fort Pavel Ridzik was breached, the Fifteenth DLC evacuated Tikonov and went to [[Marlette]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 159</ref> There they would surrender to Victor's Allied forces on the 20th of February [[3067]], but only after months of fighting, having fallen back with the other Loyalist forces from the cities of Hedon's Path and Jaweh into the Norret Mountain range. The Fifteenth were the last major Loyalist unit to survive on Marlette, as the battles in February claimed first the [[1st Republican|First Republican]], then the [[Marlette Crucis March Militia]], and finally the [[5th Lyran Guards|Fifth Lyran Guards]] before finally cornering the Fifteenth - and it was only after the capture of Marshal [[Michael Lipstein]] that the surviving elements of the regiment surrendered.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 172</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 130</ref>
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===Aftermath of the Jihad===
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The Fifteenth wasn't listed as an active combat command at the beginning of the [[Jihad]], and the entirety of the [[Deneb Light Cavalry]] brigade to survive the Jihad ended up either being converted into planetary militia forces for [[Deneb Kaitos]] and other nearby systems,<ref name="FM:3085p183">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 183, "Independent Units"</ref> or were gifted to the newly-formed [[Republic of the Sphere]], becoming part of the [[Republic Armed Forces]].<ref name="FM:3085p167">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 167, "Forces Gifted to the Republic"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
As of 3025, the commanding officer was [[Marshal]] Henry Quentin.<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns'', p. 137, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
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As of [[3054]] to [[3062]], the commanding officer was [[Hauptmann General]] Michael Lipstein, he held later the rank of an [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]].<ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMFS89/>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry'''
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| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Henry Quentin]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns'', p. 137, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Hauptmann General]]||[[Michael Lipstein]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name=20yup21/><ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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| Marshal||Michael Lipstein||[[3062]]<ref name=FMFS89/>
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HD137/>
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HD137/>
 
:* CO: Marshal Henry Quentin <ref name=HD137/>
 
:* CO: Marshal Henry Quentin <ref name=HD137/>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Verlo]]. <ref name=HD137/>
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:Note: At this point, the unit was stationed on [[Verlo]].<ref name=HD137/> The 'Mech regiment contains an additional battalion with heavy-weight designs.<ref name=HD139>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 139</ref>
  
 
===3040===
 
===3040===
''' 15th DLC RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 136</ref>
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''' 15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p136/>
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:Note: At this point the command was stationed on [[Verlo]].  <ref name = HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p.136</ref>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20yup21>''20-Year Update'', p. 21</ref>  
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'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup21/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Verlo]]. <ref name=20yup21/>
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:* CO: Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein <ref name = 20yup21/>
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:Note: At this point the command was stationed on [[Verlo]]. <ref name = 20yup21>''20 Year Update'', p. 21</ref>
  
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=ORp15/>
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'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = ORp15/>
* CO: Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein
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:* CO: Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein <ref name = ORp15/>
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:Note: At this point the command was stationed on [[Verlo]].  <ref name = ORp15/>
  
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS89/>
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS89/>
 
* CO: Marshal Michael Lipstein
 
* CO: Marshal Michael Lipstein
** Aide: [[Leftenant General]] Nicole Haswell
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** Aide: [[Leftenant General]] [[Nicole Haswell]]
  
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry Aerospace Brigade''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]))<ref name=FMFS89/>
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry Aerospace Brigade''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]))<ref name=FMFS89/>
* CO: Leftenant General Ian Beske
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* CO: Leftenant General [[Ian Beske]]
 
* only one, unnamed Wing  
 
* only one, unnamed Wing  
 
- The Wing operates independly
 
- The Wing operates independly
  
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry Armor Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS89/>
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry Armor Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS89/>
* CO: Leftenant General Kirpal Bath
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* CO: Leftenant General [[Kirpal Bath]]
** Aide: [[Kommandant]] Eva de la Rua
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** Aide: [[Kommandant]] [[Eva de la Rua]]
* 24th Deneb Light Armor - Leftenant General: Kirpal Bath
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* 24th Deneb Light Armor - Leftenant General Kirpal Bath
* 11th Deneb Recon Regiment - Leftenant General: Michel Saunders
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* 11th Deneb Recon Regiment - Leftenant General [[Michel Saunders]]
- The 11th use ultra-light vehicles like the ''[[Savannah Master]]''
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- The 11th use ultralight vehicles like the ''[[Savannah Master]]''
  
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry Infantry Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFS89/>
 
'''15th Deneb Light Cavalry Infantry Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFS89/>
* CO: Lft. General Burim Jashari
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* CO: Lft. General [[Burim Jashari]]
** Aide: Kommandant Sweeny Robins
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** Aide: Kommandant [[Sweeny Robins]]
* 11th [[Verlo]] Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Herbert Austin
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* 11th [[Verlo]] Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General [[Herbert Austin]]
* 12th Verlo Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Pam Barton
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* 12th Verlo Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General [[Pam Barton]]
 
 
==Notes==
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
  
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Deneb Light Cavalry, 15th]]
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Deneb Light Cavalry, 15th]]
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Deneb Light Cavalry, 15th]]

Latest revision as of 23:55, 27 March 2024

Insignia of the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry
Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT
Disbanded 3067
Nickname The Whip Bears
Affiliation Federated Suns
Parent Command Deneb Light Cavalry


History[edit]

As of 3025, the Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry was stationed on Verlo. [1]

They were upgraded to RCT status in 3027. By 3062, their homeworld was Demeter. [2]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

During the FedCom Civil War, the 15th faced off against the pro-Victor Fifth Crucis Lancers. The triggering event was the loss of a Fifteenth DLC Combat Command. Thinking that the Fifth Crucis Lancers were responsible, the Fifteenth attacked. The Fifth Lancers destroyed their supplies however, and after three weeks the Fifteenth DLC had to withdraw.[3]

The Fifteenth landed on Algol just in time to see the destruction of the Second Republican at the hands of the Twelfth Vegan Rangers' Beta and Gamma regiments. The Ranger regiments then turned their attention to the Fifteenth DLC, trying to destroy them. The Vegan Rangers were reinforced by the Fifth Crucis Lancers, who had followed the Fifteenth Deneb Light Cavalry to Algol. The Deneb Light Cavalry and the other Loyalist regiments slowly began to overwhelm the pro-Victor forces.[4] Unfortunately for the Fifteenth, the Twelfth Vegan Rangers Alpha regiment arrived on Algol, and tipped the balance of power. The Fifteenth, now reinforced with the survivors of the Republican Guard regiments, left Algol in October.[5]

Arriving on Tikonov, the Fifteenth faced the Davion Assault Guards. The Assault Guards inflicted serious losses on the Light Cavalry unit, forcing them to pull back. The Fifteenth seized Fort Pavel Ridzik and held off Allied forces. Shortly after this the Sixth Crucis Lancers surrounded the fort and began bombarding it.[6] After Fort Pavel Ridzik was breached, the Fifteenth DLC evacuated Tikonov and went to Marlette.[7] There they would surrender to Victor's Allied forces on the 20th of February 3067, but only after months of fighting, having fallen back with the other Loyalist forces from the cities of Hedon's Path and Jaweh into the Norret Mountain range. The Fifteenth were the last major Loyalist unit to survive on Marlette, as the battles in February claimed first the First Republican, then the Marlette Crucis March Militia, and finally the Fifth Lyran Guards before finally cornering the Fifteenth - and it was only after the capture of Marshal Michael Lipstein that the surviving elements of the regiment surrendered.[8][9]

Aftermath of the Jihad[edit]

The Fifteenth wasn't listed as an active combat command at the beginning of the Jihad, and the entirety of the Deneb Light Cavalry brigade to survive the Jihad ended up either being converted into planetary militia forces for Deneb Kaitos and other nearby systems,[10] or were gifted to the newly-formed Republic of the Sphere, becoming part of the Republic Armed Forces.[11]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry
Marshal Henry Quentin 3025[12]
Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein 3050 - 3054[13][14]
Marshal Michael Lipstein 3062[2]

Tactics[edit]

Like the other Deneb Light Cavalry RCTs, the 15th DLC used their superior speed and mobility to outmaneuver their foes, which is rather surprising, since the 15th Deneb Light Cavalry is a heavy 'Mech regiment.[2]

Composition History[edit]

3025[edit]

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Marshal Henry Quentin [12]
Note: At this point, the unit was stationed on Verlo.[12] The 'Mech regiment contains an additional battalion with heavy-weight designs.[15]

3040[edit]

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[16]

Note: At this point the command was stationed on Verlo. [16]

3050[edit]

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [13]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein [13]
Note: At this point the command was stationed on Verlo. [13]

3054[edit]

15th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [14]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Michael Lipstein [14]
Note: At this point the command was stationed on Verlo. [14]

3062[edit]

15th Deneb Light Cavalry (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[2]

15th Deneb Light Cavalry Aerospace Brigade (1 Wing))[2]

  • CO: Leftenant General Ian Beske
  • only one, unnamed Wing

- The Wing operates independly

15th Deneb Light Cavalry Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[2]

- The 11th use ultralight vehicles like the Savannah Master

15th Deneb Light Cavalry Infantry Brigade (2 Regiments/Regular/Questionable)[2]

References[edit]

  1. House Davion (The Federated Suns p.137
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 89, "15th Deneb Light Cavalry Unit Profile"
  3. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), pp. 31-32
  4. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), pp. 54-55
  5. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 81
  6. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 142
  7. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 159
  8. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 172
  9. Field Manual: Updates, p. 130
  10. Field Manual: 3085, p. 183, "Independent Units"
  11. Field Manual: 3085, p. 167, "Forces Gifted to the Republic"
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 House Davion (The Federated Suns, p. 137, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 20 Year Update, p. 21
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Objective Raids, p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  15. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 139
  16. 16.0 16.1 Historical: War of 3039, p.136

Bibliography[edit]