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Line 4: | Designation = Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry | Designation = Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry | Formed = ca. 3028 | Formed = ca. 3028 − | Disbanded = [[3144]] (destroyed)<ref name=FM:3145p71>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 71: "Debacle at Palmyra"</ref> + | Disbanded = [[3078]] | Previous Designation = Cunningham's Commandos | Previous Designation = Cunningham's Commandos | Nickname = | Nickname = Line 15:
Line 15: '''Cunningham's Commandos''' was a [[mercenary unit]] that was created in the wake of the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=MSU47>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 47</ref> Around [[3071]], at the height of their power, they consisted of two regiments that each consisted of three [['Mech]] [[battalion]]s, two [[combat vehicle|armor]] battalions and one [[jump infantry]] battalion.<ref name=MSU47/> '''Cunningham's Commandos''' was a [[mercenary unit]] that was created in the wake of the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=MSU47>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 47</ref> Around [[3071]], at the height of their power, they consisted of two regiments that each consisted of three [['Mech]] [[battalion]]s, two [[combat vehicle|armor]] battalions and one [[jump infantry]] battalion.<ref name=MSU47/> − The heavily damaged command eventually merged into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[3076]] as the '''[[2nd Federated Suns Armored Cavalry|Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]]''',<ref name=JHS19>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19</ref><ref name=FRAFFS20>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 20</ref> and were effectively destroyed in [[3078]] before being rebuilt and then destroyed again in [[3143]] during the [[Palmyra Disaster]].<ref name=JHS74>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 74</ref><ref name=FM:3145p71/> + The heavily damaged command eventually merged into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[3076]] as the '''[[2nd Federated Suns Armored Cavalry|Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]]''',<ref name=JHS19>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19; ''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 20</ref> and were wiped out in [[3078]].<ref name=JHS74>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 74</ref> ==History== ==History== Line 30:
Line 30: The jump-off point into the War of 3039 for Cunningham's Commandos was [[Benet III]].<ref name=HW39-140/> Because of having been on New Aberdeen previously, the mercenaries were sent to support an organized uprising there that was part of the War of 3039 between March and July [[3039]].<ref name=HW39-50/> The mercenaries took governor Yamada into protective custody when insurgents threatened to kill him, ending up between the fronts of what amounted to a local civil war that had exploded like a powder keg by July.<ref name=HW39-101>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 101</ref> The jump-off point into the War of 3039 for Cunningham's Commandos was [[Benet III]].<ref name=HW39-140/> Because of having been on New Aberdeen previously, the mercenaries were sent to support an organized uprising there that was part of the War of 3039 between March and July [[3039]].<ref name=HW39-50/> The mercenaries took governor Yamada into protective custody when insurgents threatened to kill him, ending up between the fronts of what amounted to a local civil war that had exploded like a powder keg by July.<ref name=HW39-101>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 101</ref> − When the [[Draconis Combine]] sent reinforcements (the [[12th Galedon Regulars]]), ''[[Sho-sho]]'' Yamada negotiated a solution by which the Combine forces would enact a joint peacekeeping mission together with the mercenaries, disarming citizens and imprisoning the worst offenders. Order was restored within three months.<ref name=HW39-101/> + When the [[Draconis Combine]] sent reinforcements (the [[12th Galedon Regulars]]), ''[[Sho-sho]]'' Yamada moderated a solution by which the Combine forces would enact a joint peacekeeping mission together with the mercenaries, disarming citizens and imprisoning the worst offenders. Order was restored within three months.<ref name=HW39-101/> Cunningham's Commandos left New Aberdeen in early December and returned to the posting on Novaya Zemlya after the war.<ref name=HW39-140/> They were charged with aiding the enemy, but acquitted following a communiqué from Yamada to the AFFS high command.<ref name=HW39-101/> Cunningham's Commandos left New Aberdeen in early December and returned to the posting on Novaya Zemlya after the war.<ref name=HW39-140/> They were charged with aiding the enemy, but acquitted following a communiqué from Yamada to the AFFS high command.<ref name=HW39-101/> Line 50:
Line 50: At one point in ca. 3076 Cunningham's Commandos were mauled in a [[Taurian Concordat]] attack and subsequently reorganized, folding into a single regiment; they forged an agreement with the AFFS to become a line regiment.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 47</ref> At one point in ca. 3076 Cunningham's Commandos were mauled in a [[Taurian Concordat]] attack and subsequently reorganized, folding into a single regiment; they forged an agreement with the AFFS to become a line regiment.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 47</ref> − They were known as the [[2nd FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] by [[3076]], partaking in the retaking of [[Schedar]]. Thanks to the sacrifice of the mercenary unit [[Wilson's Hussars]], they managed to flank the blakist forces and drive them off world.<ref name=JHS19/><ref name=FRAFFS20/> They were effectively destroyed in combat against the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Shadow Divisions]] on [[New Home]] in [[3078]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 74</ref> + They were known as the [[2nd FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] by [[3076]], partaking in the retaking of [[Schedar]]<ref name=JHS19/><ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 20</ref> and were reportedly wiped out in combat against the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Shadow Divisions]] on [[New Home]] in [[3078]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 74</ref> − − ===Palmyra=== − The Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry, reconstituted at some point after the end of the [[Jihad]], were among the thirteen Federated Suns military commands destroyed in the 3143 Palmyra Disaster.<ref name=FM:3145p71/> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 83:
Line 80: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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| Designation = Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry | | Designation = Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry | ||
| Formed = ca. 3028 | | Formed = ca. 3028 | ||
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| Previous Designation = Cunningham's Commandos | | Previous Designation = Cunningham's Commandos | ||
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'''Cunningham's Commandos''' was a [[mercenary unit]] that was created in the wake of the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=MSU47>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 47</ref> Around [[3071]], at the height of their power, they consisted of two regiments that each consisted of three [['Mech]] [[battalion]]s, two [[combat vehicle|armor]] battalions and one [[jump infantry]] battalion.<ref name=MSU47/> | '''Cunningham's Commandos''' was a [[mercenary unit]] that was created in the wake of the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=MSU47>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 47</ref> Around [[3071]], at the height of their power, they consisted of two regiments that each consisted of three [['Mech]] [[battalion]]s, two [[combat vehicle|armor]] battalions and one [[jump infantry]] battalion.<ref name=MSU47/> | ||
| − | The heavily damaged command eventually merged into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[3076]] as the '''[[2nd Federated Suns Armored Cavalry|Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]]''',<ref name=JHS19>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19 | + | The heavily damaged command eventually merged into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[3076]] as the '''[[2nd Federated Suns Armored Cavalry|Second Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]]''',<ref name=JHS19>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19; ''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 20</ref> and were wiped out in [[3078]].<ref name=JHS74>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 74</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The jump-off point into the War of 3039 for Cunningham's Commandos was [[Benet III]].<ref name=HW39-140/> Because of having been on New Aberdeen previously, the mercenaries were sent to support an organized uprising there that was part of the War of 3039 between March and July [[3039]].<ref name=HW39-50/> The mercenaries took governor Yamada into protective custody when insurgents threatened to kill him, ending up between the fronts of what amounted to a local civil war that had exploded like a powder keg by July.<ref name=HW39-101>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 101</ref> | The jump-off point into the War of 3039 for Cunningham's Commandos was [[Benet III]].<ref name=HW39-140/> Because of having been on New Aberdeen previously, the mercenaries were sent to support an organized uprising there that was part of the War of 3039 between March and July [[3039]].<ref name=HW39-50/> The mercenaries took governor Yamada into protective custody when insurgents threatened to kill him, ending up between the fronts of what amounted to a local civil war that had exploded like a powder keg by July.<ref name=HW39-101>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 101</ref> | ||
| − | When the [[Draconis Combine]] sent reinforcements (the [[12th Galedon Regulars]]), ''[[Sho-sho]]'' Yamada | + | When the [[Draconis Combine]] sent reinforcements (the [[12th Galedon Regulars]]), ''[[Sho-sho]]'' Yamada moderated a solution by which the Combine forces would enact a joint peacekeeping mission together with the mercenaries, disarming citizens and imprisoning the worst offenders. Order was restored within three months.<ref name=HW39-101/> |
Cunningham's Commandos left New Aberdeen in early December and returned to the posting on Novaya Zemlya after the war.<ref name=HW39-140/> They were charged with aiding the enemy, but acquitted following a communiqué from Yamada to the AFFS high command.<ref name=HW39-101/> | Cunningham's Commandos left New Aberdeen in early December and returned to the posting on Novaya Zemlya after the war.<ref name=HW39-140/> They were charged with aiding the enemy, but acquitted following a communiqué from Yamada to the AFFS high command.<ref name=HW39-101/> | ||
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At one point in ca. 3076 Cunningham's Commandos were mauled in a [[Taurian Concordat]] attack and subsequently reorganized, folding into a single regiment; they forged an agreement with the AFFS to become a line regiment.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 47</ref> | At one point in ca. 3076 Cunningham's Commandos were mauled in a [[Taurian Concordat]] attack and subsequently reorganized, folding into a single regiment; they forged an agreement with the AFFS to become a line regiment.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 47</ref> | ||
| − | They were known as the [[2nd FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] by [[3076]], partaking in the retaking of [[Schedar]] | + | They were known as the [[2nd FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] by [[3076]], partaking in the retaking of [[Schedar]]<ref name=JHS19/><ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 20</ref> and were reportedly wiped out in combat against the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Shadow Divisions]] on [[New Home]] in [[3078]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 74</ref> |
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||