Editing 1st Tyr

{{otheruses|the FRR regiment|the unit reformed by Clan Ghost Bear|1st Tyr Assault (Rasalhague Dominion)}}

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| Designation = First Tyr
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| Disbanded = [[3068]] (destroyed)
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| Affiliation = [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
| Parent Command = [[KungsArmé]]
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The '''First Tyr Regiment''' was formed as the first [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]] of what would become the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]. Initially it was conceived as a resistance unit. It would later become a [[combined-arms]] regiment in the 3050s and 3060s, prior to the Republic's absorption by the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]. Throughout its history, it was rated an elite-skilled unit.

==History==
===Formation===
Several years before the Free Rasalhague Republic was formed, the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] had secretly formed the First Tyr BattleMech regiment. This unit consisted of Assault 'Mechs manned by Rasalhagian exiles and refugees. The LCAF first deployed this regiment during the [[Fourth Succession War]], where they were able to secretly capture [[Kirchbach]]. This victory encouraged civil disobedience among the Rasalhague natives, helping to incite revolts and free worlds from the rule of the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=FM:Cp74>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 74: "1st Tyr: A Phoenix Emerges"</ref>

In [[3029]], Lyran leaders invited the leaders of the Rasalhague independence movement known as the Tyr to [[Tamar]]. The leaders that came were impressed and agreed to work with the Lyran government. The unit participated in last days of the war conducting strikes and guerrilla warfare in support of the Lyran offensive. The unit then went into hiding after the war, while marshaling political support to secure Rasalhague independence.<ref name=FM:Cp74/>

===Ronin War===
After independence was achieved in [[3034]], rogue Draconis Combine military units which were stationed in the former Rasalhague Military District began to attack the Republic. These forces were declared [[Ronin (Faction)|ronin]] by Coordinator [[Takashi Kurita]]. The First Tyr had recently been reactivated prior to the beginning of hostilities as a garrison unit for the planet of [[Rasalhague]].

====Rasalhague====
At dawn of 14 March, the First Tyr's infantry assets arrived at former Rasalhagian Warlord [[Marcus Kurita]]'s palatial estate to arrest him. However, they were ambushed by [[Combat Vehicle|Armor]] assets of the [[Eighth Rasalhague Regulars]] as they were trying to transfer [[Marcus Kurita]] to the [[ISF]] authorities. The ISF personnel had called on the Regulars' fellow garrison unit, the [[Twelfth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]], to help stop the now rogue Combine unit.  Unfortunately, the Cadre was involved with the rogue Kurita noble and attacked the parade staging/review area.  Their brief exchange of shooting would result in them hitting a fuel truck, which resulted in the killing of seven civilians. This would devastate the grandstand that was to be used to announce the formation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]].

The First Tyr's BattleMechs arrived on scene and shattered the Twelfth Sun Zhang. They then proceeded to the spaceport after the Eighth Rasalhague had successfully rescued their leader, Marcus Kurita.  The two rogue Combine units were caught by surprise at the First Tyr's fury over the death of Rasalhagian citizens, but both units put up stiff resistance as they withdrew.  The remains of both the Twelfth Sun Zhang and Eighth Regulars managed to reach waiting DropShips. The First Tyr then secured the spaceport and one of Marcus's malfunctioning DropShips, which forced some rogue elements to flee into the wild.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 104: "Rasalhague" - First actions of the Ronin War for 1st Tyr</ref>

The First Tyr's units had been pulled back to reinforce the defenses of the capital city. Survivors of the ronin units that had been garrisoned on Rasalhague split up into three guerrilla groups. The first group headed towards the [[Hakkøn Mining]] complex and attempted to hijack a ''[[Mule]]''-class DropShip, to make their way to the planet of [[Predlitz]] where other ronin forces were gathering. The second guerrilla group, consisting of a mix of two companies of infantry and BattleMechs, managed to travel to the heavy forests of Skand and succeeded in staying out of sight of the First Tyr.

In May, a small third guerrilla group, led by the Eighth Rasalhague Regular's executive officer ''[[Chu-sa]]'' Harry Volre, attempted to attack the capital. His force, consisting of his command lance of 'Mechs and a company of vehicles, tried to slip through an old industrial complex.  However, they were spotted by city police, which allowed a company of Heavy BattleMechs to surround the ronin troops.  In the firefight, ''Chu-sa'' Volre was killed in the cockpit of his ''[[Charger]]''.  This led to the surrender of the remaining ronin troops to the First Tyr.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 107: "Rasalhague" - 1st Tyr fighting guerrilla forces on Rasalhague</ref>  The first guerrilla group was spotted by satellite while marching at night across the desert. When they reached Hakkøn Mining, they found a company of First Tyr's elite BattleMechs awaiting them. The unit surrendered to them, with some members committing ''seppuku'' and the remainder being sent to Luthien for trial and execution.  The last of the ronin forces were located in July within the Forest of Skand. After deserters from the forest guerrillas were captured and made to reveal their former comrades location, Combine troops and Republic forces firebombed the location, eliminating the last remaining ronin fighting force on Rasalhague.

This freed up the First Tyr to help eliminate the other rebel forces that had managed to head to Predlitz.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 110: "Rasalhague" - 1st Tyr with help combine forces manage eliminate on-world ronins</ref>

====Predlitz====
The First Tyr arrived on Predlitz in early June, attempting to engage the ronin forces holding the planet.  However, due to its regiment being made up with strictly heavy and assault BattleMechs, the unit were not able to corner the lighter ronin machines of the Eighth Rasalhague and Twelfth Sun Zhang.  After three weeks of trying to engage the enemy, the [[Second Sword of Light]] arrived to assist the Republic regiment. The Second Sword contacted the First Tyr after assaulting Predlitz's moon, Krakau, destroying the ronin militia base there. Then Second Sword, in concert with First Tyr, conducted combat drop on to of the Kalitz spaceport, where ronin forces put up a stiff resistance. The Combine's DropShip, ''[[Osaka]]'', was damaged in the fighting.  It was then that General [[Christian Månsdottir|Månsdottir]], commanding First Tyr, pulled both units from the fighting, in order to better preserve both regiments for a better opportunity to finish off the renegade ronin forces.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 111: "Predlitz" - 1st Tyr arrives in long chase with ronin troops on planet</ref>

In early August, the Second Sword managed slip elements of its own force into the two ronin regiment's rear operating areas.  This caused the two units move, precisely, into a waiting First Tyr hiding in ambush. Artillery fire launched at General Månsdottir's command drove the ''ronin'' forces into guns of the regiment's BattleMechs. During the fighting, Bravo Company of the Tyr's Second Battalion was noted for taking out two companies of ronin 'Mechs.<ref name=20YUp49>''20 Year Update'', p. 49: "Performance"</ref>  The action finalized the destruction of most of the Twelfth Sun Zhang units on planet, with only a lance's worth of forces slipping away. Three weeks of salvage work resulted in the discovery of the missing ronin MechWarriors, which included the Eighth Rasalhague's commander, ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Sven Johannsen]]. It was learned that survivors had slipped away to a hidden DropShip and made their way to join survivors of the Eighth on Predlitz's moon.  Republic forces in the form of the newly formed [[2nd Drakøns (Free Rasalhague Republic)|Second Drakøns]] arrived to relieve the First Tyr. General Månsdottir had them redirected to Krakau where they finished off the remains of the Eighth Rasalhague.  

With the arrival of the relief forces, Månsdottir deployed his people to [[Radstadt]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 115: "Predlitz" - 1st Tyr and 2nd Sword finish off majority of ronin forces in Predlitz system and head to Radstadt</ref>

Elements of the unit were also split off to help elsewhere.

====Gunzburg====
Elements of the First Tyr were dispatched to assist the fighting on [[Gunzburg]] in September. During the final stages of the battle on the planet, the Tyr's executive officer, [[Tor Miraborg]], was ambushed by the remains of the ronin armor unit known as the 211th Mechanized Assault regiment. Miraborg, General Månsdottir's best friend, was badly injured in the ambush that took down his lance.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 97: "211th Mechanized Assault command takes down Tor Miraborg in ambush and is not helped by 1st Tyr's mercenary support"</ref> The First Tyr's attached mercenary force, [[Dragon's Breath (Mercenary Command)|Dragon's Breath]], used a clause of their contract to get out of the fighting due to heavy damage.

====Radstadt====
In October, the First Tyr arrived on planet. The [[1st Kavalleri (Free Rasalhague Republic)|First Kavalleri]] had been fighting for months with elements of ronin from the [[603rd Tank Regiment|603rd Tank]] and [[49th Mechanized Tank]] regiments.  Having destroyed the 49th Mechanized and both units transportation assets in initial raid in August.  However, the Republic tank regiment had been outflanked the 603rd's maneuvering which led them into city.  Troubles with the mercenary unit [[Vincent's Vigilantes]], allowed the ronin forces to prolong the battle for the planet. The Tyr managed hunt down the renegade tank unit and mop up the remaining fighting on the planet.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 117–118: "Situation on Radstadt and 1st Tyr resolving it"</ref>

===Deactivation and rebirth===
After the war's conclusion, the First Tyr was decommissioned and its members were promoted to other positions in the military and had also taken positions in Republic's government.

Decades later, the [[Clan Invasion]] wrought havoc in the barely twenty-year-old Republic, resulting in the Republic being reduced to a single province of only seven worlds.  Former commander and current Elected Prince-Regent, Christian Månsdottir, reinstated the First Tyr as a symbol of rebirth in the wake of the invasion by the clans.

This unit, unlike its first incarnation as a 'Mech regiment, the new First Tyr re-formed as a smaller battalion consisting of assault BattleMechs,<ref name=FM:Cp142>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 142: "Rules - 1st Tyr"</ref> with three supporting formation making up the rest of the size. The unit became a symbol of strength for the Republic. The First Tyr's command lance comprised captured Clan [[OmniMechs]] help bolster the unit's image of strength. The unit by [[3062]], had conducted several raids into Clan space, to show its abilities.<ref name=FM:Cp74/>

By the late 3060s, the unit had expanded to two battalions of Assault 'Mechs, with only the limitation of keeping the unit's elite status preventing it  from becoming a full regiment.  The unit's supporting forces, were also bolstered . While stationed near the [[Janesek Industries]] plant on [[Orestes]], the Tyr's aerospace assets were expanded to a full wing of fighters which included the new [[Huscarl]] [[OmniFighter]]. The infantry regiment received [[Inner Sphere Standard (Battle Armor)]] suits from the [[Lyran Alliance]]. The infantry also serve double duty acting as the Elected Prince's bodyguards.<ref name=FM:Up93>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 93: "1st Tyr"</ref>

===Jihad and destruction===
In November [[3068]], [[Word of Blake]] forces raided [[Orestes]]. The First Tyr was caught by surprise and suffered heavy damage along with its fellow garrison unit, ComStar's [[104th Division (ComStar)|104th Division]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 11: "Timeline of the Jihad" - Republic's 1st Tyr and 104th Com Guard Division are ravaged by WoB Raiders</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 16, 18: "Blake's Judgement" - Blakist propaganda gloats over its destruction of the First Tyr and its main target, ComStar</ref> Reports the unit was destroyed by bombardment by the raiding force's WarShip.<ref name=JS:BDp59>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 59: "The Raging Bear"</ref>

===Legacy===
After the First Tyr's destruction, Clan Ghost Bear had absorbed the remaining unoccupied worlds of the Free Rasalhague Republic. As part of a campaign to help native Rasalhagians feel comfortable with their new Ghost Bear protectors, newly instituted [[Cluster]]s were created with old KungsArmé names, including the [[1st Tyr Assault (Rasalhague Dominion)|First Tyr Assault Cluster]].<ref name=JS:BDp59/>

==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
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! colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | Commanding Officers of the 1st Tyr
|-
| ''[[Överste]]'' || [[Christian Månsdottir]] || [[3027]]<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 96: "Christian Månsdottir profile" - names him commanding officer during Ronin War</ref>
|-
| ''[[Överste-Löjtnant]]'' || [[Hanssen Månsdottir]] || [[3062]]<ref name=FM:Cp74/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
After the unit's reactivation in mid-3050s, the unit been trained in defensive tactics against faster opponents. By learning how get into the enemy's flank and rear, this allows the units assault 'Mechs to effectively bring their firepower to bear against enemy attempts to outflank them.<ref name=FM:Cp74/>

==Composition History==
===3027===
*One BattleMech [[Regiment]] - CO: General [[Christian Månsdottir]]
**Unit was noted for its being fitted out with Lyran heavy and assault BattleMechs

===3062–3067===
'''First Tyr''' (2 Battalions/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:Up93>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 93: "1st Tyr"</ref><ref name=FM:Up100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100: "Kungsarme Deployment Table"</ref>
* CO: ''Överste-Löjtnant'' [[Hanssen Månsdottir]]
** XO: [[Major]] [[Jeff Mink|Jeff X. Mink]]

'''First Orestes Lancers''' ([[Wing (Formation)|Wing]]/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:Up93/><ref name=FM:Up100/>
* CO: Major [[Susan Plante]]

'''Fourth Orestes Armor Battalion''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:Up100/>
* CO: Major [[Patrick Jops]]

'''Second Orestes Motorized Infantry Battalion''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:Up100/>
* CO: Major [[Chris Kotis]]

==Notes==
After the Free Rasalhague Republic was absorbed by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in [[3068]], the KungsArmé was integrated into the Bear's touman of troops. A new formation, the [[1st Tyr Assault (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Tyr Assault Cluster]] was raised among new galaxies formed with the KungsArmé integration.<ref name=JS:BDp59/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''

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