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−	The FCM was in a relatively poor state for much of the [[Jihad]], a key factor in the decision made by the Coalition to augment its military with privateer bands through letters of marque<ref name="M&M:TSCDp47"/> - a tactic that proved to be a disaster for the neighboring [[Malagrotta Cooperative]].<ref name="JHS:3076p51">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51: "Under New Management"</ref> Despite the problems with obtaining supplies the First was able to grow through the addition of [[Combat Vehicle|armor forces]] and a sizable infantry detachment. In [[3073]] the First expanded further following the Coalition's acquisition of two battalions' worth of [[Inner Sphere Standard (Battle Armor)|Inner Sphere Standard battle armor]].<ref name="M&M:TSCDp47"/>	+	The FCM was in a relatively poor state for much of the [[Jihad]], a key factor in the decision made by the Coalition to augment its military with privateer bands through letters of marque<ref name="M&M:TSCDp47"/> - a tactic that proved to be a disaster for the neighboring [[Malagrotta Cooperative]].<ref name="JHS:3076p51">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51: "Under New Management"</ref> Despite the problems with obtaining supplies the First was able to grow through the addition of [[Combat Vehicle|armor forces]] and a sizable infantry detachment. In [[3073]] the First expanded further following the Coalition's acquisition of two battalions' worth of [[Inner Sphere Standard (battle armor)|Inner Sphere Standard battle armor]].<ref name="M&M:TSCDp47"/>
	In [[3076]] the First was on [[Filtvelt]] when the Strychnine Slavers pirate band raided the [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]] factory. The pirates rapidly overcame the factory defenses and looted it. The Militia wasn't able to respond in time, and the Slavers escaped.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 11</ref> However, they did stop a second band of Slavers from kidnapping the personnel at the Coalition Armory factory.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 12</ref> Shortly thereafter the joined the [[Thumpers Assault Battalion]] in a raid on [[Tortuga Prime]]. While the First secured the landing zone with conventional infantry and armor assets, the Thumpers began their raid. The Tortugan Militia surrounded the landing zone and detonated several chemical weapons. These weapons killed most of the infantry and armor crews, but the MechWarriors and DropShip crews were able to survive.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', pp. 6, 16–17</ref> These chemical weapons were a surprise to the pirates, who were angered and withdrew from the field. This allowed the First's survivors and Thumpers to leave Tortuga.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 6</ref>		In [[3076]] the First was on [[Filtvelt]] when the Strychnine Slavers pirate band raided the [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]] factory. The pirates rapidly overcame the factory defenses and looted it. The Militia wasn't able to respond in time, and the Slavers escaped.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 11</ref> However, they did stop a second band of Slavers from kidnapping the personnel at the Coalition Armory factory.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 12</ref> Shortly thereafter the joined the [[Thumpers Assault Battalion]] in a raid on [[Tortuga Prime]]. While the First secured the landing zone with conventional infantry and armor assets, the Thumpers began their raid. The Tortugan Militia surrounded the landing zone and detonated several chemical weapons. These weapons killed most of the infantry and armor crews, but the MechWarriors and DropShip crews were able to survive.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', pp. 6, 16–17</ref> These chemical weapons were a surprise to the pirates, who were angered and withdrew from the field. This allowed the First's survivors and Thumpers to leave Tortuga.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 6</ref>

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[image:Filtvelt Flag.jpg|150px]] | Designation = First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia | Formed = [[3072]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = First Filtvelt Defenders | Affiliation = [[Filtvelt Coalition]] | Parent Command = [[Filtvelt Citizen's Militia]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== ===Formation=== The '''First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia''' - also known as the First Filtvelt Defenders - was established on the 20th of February [[3072]] when the [[Filtvelt Coalition]] seceded from the [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="JHS:3072p78">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 78: "Declaration of Principles"</ref> and was formed as a part of the [[Filtvelt Citizen's Militia]] (FCM), a major formation in the newborn [[Filtvelt Defensive Army]].<ref name="JHS:3072p79">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 79: "Filtvelt Announces Formation of Citizens' Militia"</ref> The basis around which the First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia was constructed was the training [[battalion]] of the [[Filtvelt Academy]], a unit that was poorly equipped to begin with. This core was augmented with the planetary garrisons of some of the twenty-one worlds that initially seceded from the Federated Suns, but initially the entire FCM could only muster two battalions of [[BattleMech]]s, and those were mostly older 'Mechs discarded by other, better-equipped formations. The Coalition had little by way of military manufacturing to make up the shortfall, being reliant on the products produced by a subsidiary of the [[Quikscell Company]] and a small [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion|Cal-Boeing]] production line.<ref name="M&M:TSCDp47">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 47: "Filtvelt Citizen's Militia"</ref> ===The Jihad=== The FCM was in a relatively poor state for much of the [[Jihad]], a key factor in the decision made by the Coalition to augment its military with privateer bands through letters of marque<ref name="M&M:TSCDp47"/> - a tactic that proved to be a disaster for the neighboring [[Malagrotta Cooperative]].<ref name="JHS:3076p51">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51: "Under New Management"</ref> Despite the problems with obtaining supplies the First was able to grow through the addition of [[Combat Vehicle|armor forces]] and a sizable infantry detachment. In [[3073]] the First expanded further following the Coalition's acquisition of two battalions' worth of [[Inner Sphere Standard (battle armor)|Inner Sphere Standard battle armor]].<ref name="M&M:TSCDp47"/> In [[3076]] the First was on [[Filtvelt]] when the Strychnine Slavers pirate band raided the [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]] factory. The pirates rapidly overcame the factory defenses and looted it. The Militia wasn't able to respond in time, and the Slavers escaped.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 11</ref> However, they did stop a second band of Slavers from kidnapping the personnel at the Coalition Armory factory.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 12</ref> Shortly thereafter the joined the [[Thumpers Assault Battalion]] in a raid on [[Tortuga Prime]]. While the First secured the landing zone with conventional infantry and armor assets, the Thumpers began their raid. The Tortugan Militia surrounded the landing zone and detonated several chemical weapons. These weapons killed most of the infantry and armor crews, but the MechWarriors and DropShip crews were able to survive.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', pp. 6, 16–17</ref> These chemical weapons were a surprise to the pirates, who were angered and withdrew from the field. This allowed the First's survivors and Thumpers to leave Tortuga.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 6</ref> By [[3079]] the various FCM brigades including the First had expanded substantially, although the primary expansion was through large contingents of homegrown infantry forces, rather than BattleMechs, but the various units all lacked experience. Criticisms of the lack of experience and training within FCM were valid, but the Militia didn't lack for determination; with so many local troops in its ranks, the Militia was literally fighting to defend the homes of its soldiers.<ref name="FR:Pp14">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 14: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref> The First, having been constructed around the Academy training battalion, were regarded as having the best leadership cadre within the FCM at this point, but the unit was still rather lackluster, as the manpower incorporated from the training battalion largely consisted of those not cut out for service in a premier [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] unit. Regarded by most outside intelligence organizations as being a group of enthusiastic and talented amateurs, the First was guilty of being unimaginative, unable to compensate using the textbook-derived learning that predominated in the First against opponents who had years of actual field experience. The First was more capable than many [[Periphery]] units, particularly thanks to the battle armor forces provided years before, but needed time and experience to temper it.<ref name="FR:Pp14"/> ===The Dark Age=== Still structured and organized around the [[Regimental Combat Team]] model, the First continued to grow slowly in the period immediately after the Jihad, partly because of the conscious decision by the [[Coalition High Command]] to channel new graduates from the Filtvelt Academy into the [[Second Filtvelt Citizen's Militia|Second]] and [[Third Filtvelt Citizen's Militia]] as a way of improving the quality of those units. While the First demonstrated an average level of skill and ability their combat performance up to [[3085]] had been poor, in part because of their reliance on prepared defenses, which more experienced opponents simply circumvented.<ref name="FM:3085p146">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 146: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref> By 3145 these soldiers were more experienced, and trained continually in the [[Light Combat Team]] model of the [[AFFS]]. The First took the LCT idea to a new extreme, building its teams around 'Mech companies. This allowed them to separate out into smaller, faster units that could easily handle the various terrain types present on [[Broken Wheel]], their garrison world.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 197</ref> As of April [[3146]] the First was reported as fighting against four pirate bands in its jurisdiction.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 19: "Piracy has reached 'unacceptable levels'"</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 1st Filtvelt Citizen's Militia''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Erich Lebeau]]||[[3076]]<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 8</ref> |- | Colonel||[[Andreas Mulyran]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p151"/> |- | Colonel||[[Vanessa Kinzer]]||[[3145]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== ===3085=== The tactics used by the first were largely derived from textbook learning and lacked the imagination that practical field experience could bring.<ref name="FM:3085p146"/> ==Composition History== ===3079=== '''First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR:Pp14"/><br> In 3079 the First was based across the worlds of [[Hephzibah]], [[Redondo]] and [[Vaucluse]] and was operating at seventy percent of full strength. Thirty percent of the unit was using advanced equipment.<ref name="FR:Pp14"/> ===3085=== '''First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p151">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 151: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref> :* CO: Colonel Andreas Mulyran. In 3085 the First was based on [[Filtvelt]] and had increased to eighty percent of full strength, with thirty-five percent of the unit using advanced equipment.<ref name="FM:3085p151"/> ==Rules== <div class="gamerules"> === 3076 === When deployed as the scenario's Defender on any Coalition world, the First gains the [[Overrun Combat]] and [[Forcing the Initiative]] special ability. They also receive a +1 Initiative bonus.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga'', p. 8</ref> === 3145 === * When deployed in company strength or less, the First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia gains a +1 Initiative bonus.<ref name="FM:3145p211">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 211: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref> * When deploying a force that includes BattleMechs, vehicles and infantry the First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia gains a +1 Initiative bonus. This bonus is in addition to any bonus arising from deploying at company strength or below, for a maximum possible total +2 bonus.<ref name="FM:3145p211"/> </div> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Historical Turning Points: Tortuga]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' [[Category: Filtvelt Coalition Commands|Filtvelt Citizen's Militia, 01st]]

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