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Line 14: {{Sectionstub}} {{Sectionstub}} − ===Third Succession War=== + ===Anton's Revolt=== − The Third raided the Lyran planet [[Ford]] in April [[3022]]. There, they experienced heavy losses as it appeared that the Commonwealth had received information about the coming attack and put their forces into ambush awaiting the Third. The Lancers were driven off world without completing their objectives.<ref>''Abandonment''</ref> + {{Sectionstub}} ===Fourth Succession War=== ===Fourth Succession War=== Line 28:
Line 25: Between [[3040]] and [[3044]] the Third rebuilt their troops and equipment. This included taking in some former [[Andurien]] troops.<ref name=FMFWL87/> Between [[3040]] and [[3044]] the Third rebuilt their troops and equipment. This included taking in some former [[Andurien]] troops.<ref name=FMFWL87/> − ===Operation GUERRERO=== + ===Operation Guerrero=== − The Third defeated militia forces on [[Castor]] during [[Operation GUERRERO]] in autumn [[3057]].<ref name=FMFWL87/> + The Third defeated militia forces on [[Castor]] during [[Operation Guerrero]] in autumn [[3057]].<ref name=FMFWL87/> − ===Operation BULLDOG=== + ===Operation Bulldog=== − Around the same time as [[Operation BULLDOG]], the Third Sirian Lancers liberated worlds of the [[Sirian Holds]] from the crazed [[Alisendar Gyrn]]. In 3067 the Third served as the repository of all Sirian Lancers who weren't citizens of the Sirian Concordance. Though considered "outsiders" by the other two Sirian Lancer units, the Third Lancers shared their comrades' disappointment and distrust of the Free Worlds League and its Captain-General.<ref name="fmu154">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 154</ref> + Around the same time as [[Operation Bulldog]], the Third Sirian Lancers liberated worlds of the [[Sirian Holds]] from the crazed Alexander Gyrn. In 3067 the Third served as the repository of all Sirian Lancers who weren't citizens of the Sirian Concordance. Though considered "outsiders" by the other two Sirian Lancer units, the Third Lancers shared their comrade's disappointment and distrust of the Free Worlds League and Captain General.<ref name="fmu154">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 154</ref> ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== − When Coalition forces led by [[Devlin Stone]] arrived to liberate New Home in March [[3078]] they expected to find the Third Sirian Lancers on the planet, along with the [[Forty-third shadow Division]]; the Forty-third promptly fought an extended and deadly series of cat-and-mouse games with the Coalition command group, delaying the liberation of the world.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The Forty-third kept the stalemate in place until the middle of April, at which point a Blakist fleet used a near-planet jump to jump into the New Home system and deploy two more Shadow Divisions onto the planet. The resulting two-week battle saw the allied forces take heavy damage as they attempted to eradicate the three Shadow Divisions. The New Home campaign cost the allies two WarShips and more than three regiments of ground troops before the planet was finally in coalition hands,<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> but also saw the Forty-third, [[45th Shadow Division|Forty-fifth]] and [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]]s destroyed<ref name="J:FRp125">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 125, "Shadow Divisions"</ref> along with a Blakist-suborned [[WarShip]], the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class [[Lioness|CSJ ''Lioness'']].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref> + When Coalition forces led by [[Devlin Stone]] arrived to liberate New Home in March [[3078]] they expected to find the Third Sirian Lancers on the planet, along with the [[Forty-third shadow Division]]; the Forty-third promptly fought an extended and deadly series of cat-and-mouse games with the Coalition command group, delaying the liberation of the world.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The Forty-third kept the stalemate in place until the middle of April, at which point a Blakist fleet used a near-planet jump to jump into the New Home system and deploy two more Shadow Divisions onto the planet. The resulting two-week battle saw the allied forces take heavy damage as they attempted to eradicate the three Shadow Divisions. The New Home campaign cost the allies two WarShips and more than three regiments of ground troops before the planet was finally in coalition hands,<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> but also saw the Forty-third, [[45th Shadow Division|Forty-fifth]] and [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]]s destroyed<ref name="J:FRp125">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 125, "Shadow Divisions"</ref> along with a Blakist-suborned [[WarShip]], the ''[[York (WarShip)|York]]''-class [[Lioness|CSJ ''Lioness'']].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref> − The Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh Shadow Divisions had arrived at a pirate point dangerously close to New Home as Stone's forces were burning towards the surface, resulting in the coalition forces having to find shelter as the two newly arrived [[Shadow Division]]s rapidly put them under siege. [[Stone's Lament]] worked to try and block the Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh from the remainder of the task force, while the [[Battle Corps Legion]] made a desperate attempt to prevent the Forty-third from joining forces with their brethren.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> Despite the coalition defense, they would probably have been wiped out if not for the [[Clan Nova Cat]] ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[NCS Promise]]<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> operating under the command of [[Star Admiral]] [[Alice Lenardon]],<ref name="JHS:Tp86+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 86-87, "Chaos Eternal: Sticky Situation"</ref> who deliberately put the ''Promise'' in a position where the ''Lioness'' could destroy it, but from which it could also drop a pinpoint orbital bombardment on the Forty-seventh Shadow Division as the ''Manei Domini'' risked a move into open terrain to try and flank Stone's Lament. The ''Promise'' was lost, but the bombardment combined with a savage counterattack by the Lament allowed Stone's forces to carry the day, but the ''Manei Domini'' forces fell back into the cities and forced the coalition forces to pursue them.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73-74, "Victory At New Home"</ref> Also lost during the battle for New Home was the ''Aegis''-class [[Principle|NCS ''Principle'']].<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16, "Fleet"</ref> + The Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh Shadow Divisions had arrived at a pirate point dangerously close to New Home as Stone's forces were burning towards the surface, resulting in the coalition forces having to find shelter as the two newly arrived [[Shadow Division]]s rapidly put them under siege. [[Stone's Lament]] worked to try and block the Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh from the remainder of the task force, while the [[Battle Corps Legion]] made a desperate attempt to prevent the Forty-third from joining forces with their brethren.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> Despite the coalition defense, they would probably have been wiped out if not for the [[Clan Nova Cat]] ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Promise|NCS ''Promise'']]<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> operating under the command of [[Star Admiral]] [[Alice Lenardon]],<ref name="JHS:Tp86+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 86-87, "Chaos Eternal: Sticky Situation"</ref> who deliberately put the ''Promise'' in a position where the ''Lioness'' could destroy it, but from which it could also drop a pinpoint orbital bombardment on the Forty-seventh Shadow Division as the ''Manei Domini'' risked a move into open terrain to try and flank Stone's Lament. The ''Promise'' was lost, but the bombardment combined with a savage counterattack by the Lament allowed Stone's forces to carry the day, but the ''Manei Domini'' forces fell back into the cities and forced the coalition forces to pursue them.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73-74, "Victory At New Home"</ref> Also lost during the battle for New Home was the ''Aegis''-class [[Principle|NCS ''Principle'']].<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16, "Fleet"</ref> − The remainder of the ground campaign was largely over after 29 hours of brutal cityfighting, as the coalition fought block by block against the Blakist forces. The fighting was so intense - and damaging - that the Battle Corps Legion and the Nova Cat [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Sigma Galaxy]] took over seventy percent losses, and both escaped lightly compared to the [[Second FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] and ''[[Ryuken-roku]]'', which were effectively destroyed during the fighting.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> Considered to have been destroyed in action,<ref name="FM:3085p75">''Field Manual: 3085'', p.75, "Heroes of a Shattered House"</ref> the Lancers claimed to have been fighting for the freedom and protection of the [[Sirian Concordance]], before surrendering to the Coalition. The survivors requested to be integrated into the [[Republic Armed Forces]], with the expectation of being allowed to join as many other commands had, but instead discovered that the Coalition intended to try a number of their officers as war criminals. The surviving Lancers chose to flee, seeking sanctuary in the [[Principality of Rasalhague]] and swearing loyalty to [[Titus Cameron-Jones]]. Whilst skeptical, Titus' gave the survivors the opportunity to prove their loyalty, rechristening the Third as the [[Fourteenth Regulan Hussars]] and dispatching them and the survivors of two other regiments of Sirian Lancers in his genocidal campaign against the Word of Blake.<ref name="FM:3085p87">''Field Manual: 3085'', p.87, "Fourteenth Regulan Hussars"</ref> + The remainder of the ground campaign was largely over after 29 hours of brutal cityfighting, as the coalition fought block by block against the Blakist forces. The fighting was so intense - and damaging - that the BattleCorps Legion and the Nova Cat [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Sigma Galaxy]] took over seventy percent losses, and both escaped lightly compared to the [[Second FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] and ''[[Ryuken-roku]]'', which were effectively destroyed during the fighting.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> Considered to have been destroyed in action,<ref name="FM:3085p75">''Field Manual: 3085'', p.75, "Heroes of a Shattered House"</ref> the Lancers claimed to have been fighting for the freedom and protection of the [[Sirian Concordance]], before surrendering to the Coalition. The survivors requested to be integrated into the [[Republic Armed Forces]], with the expectation of being allowed to join as many other commands had, but instead discovered that the Coalition intended to try a number of their officers as war criminals. The surviving Lancers chose to flee, seeking sanctuary in the [[Principality of Rasalhague]] and swearing loyalty to [[Titus Cameron-Jones]]. Whilst skeptical, Titus' gave the survivors the opportunity to prove their loyalty, rechristening the Third as the [[Fourteenth Regulan Hussars]] and dispatching them and the survivors of two other regiments of Sirian Lancers in his genocidal campaign against the Word of Blake.<ref name="FM:3085p87">''Field Manual: 3085'', p.87, "Fourteenth Regulan Hussars"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== − {| class="wikitable"+ In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Alexander Zander.<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref> − |- + − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank+ In [[3050]] the commanding officer is [[Colonel]] [[Helen Thrall]].<ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref> − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name+ − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command+ As of [[3059]] the commanding officer was Colonel Sally Hoffman, one of the Andurien additions to the Third (she formerly served as a [[Lance]] Commander in the [[5th Defenders of Andurien|Fifth Defenders of Andurien]].<ref name=FMFWL87/><br> − |-+ − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Sirian Lancers'''+ In [[3067]] Colonel Inga Sukhabhai is the commanding officer of the 3rd Sirian Lancers.<ref name=FMU161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161, "Free World Military Deployment Table"</ref> She's biased against any non-Sirian, which has led to a severe morale problem.<ref name="fmu154"/> − |- − | [[Lieutenant Colonel]]||[[Alexander Zander]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref> − |- − | [[Colonel]]||[[Helen Thrall]]||[[3050]] - [[3053]]<ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref> − |- − | Colonel||[[Sally Hoffman]]||[[3059]]<ref name=FMFWL87/> − |- − | Colonel||[[Inga Sukhabhai]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMU161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161, "Free World Military Deployment Table"</ref> − |- − |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== Line 64:
Line 51: ==Composition History== ==Composition History== − ===2821=== + === 2786 - 2821=== − '''3rd Sirian Lancers ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name= FSSp138 >''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref> + '''3rd Sirian Lancers ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name= FSSp138 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 138</ref> : Note: At this point in time the ight-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] but its strength was reduced to 68 percent. <ref name= FSSp138/> : Note: At this point in time the ight-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] but its strength was reduced to 68 percent. <ref name= FSSp138/> === 2830 === === 2830 === − '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98 </ref> + '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] with an operational readiness of 129 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] with an operational readiness of 129 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> === 2864 === === 2864 === Line 77:
Line 64: ===3025=== ===3025=== '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> − * CO: Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Zander + * CO: Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Zander − === 3028 === − '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name =HBSp86/> − :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Megrez]]. <ref name =HBSp86>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.86</ref> ===3050=== ===3050=== Line 89:
Line 73: ===3059 to 3067=== ===3059 to 3067=== '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> − * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel [[Sally Hoffman]] + * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel Sally Hoffman − ** XO: [[Force Commander]] [[Inga Sukhabhai]] + ** XO: [[Force Commander]] Inga Sukhabhai − * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander [[Frances Ormonde]] + * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Frances Ormonde − * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander [[Allesandro Amemocci]] + * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Allesandro Amemocci '''3rd Sirian Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> '''3rd Sirian Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> − * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] [[Karl Drewe]] + * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Karl Drewe '''4th Sirius Volunteer Armor''' (1 Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> '''4th Sirius Volunteer Armor''' (1 Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> − * Armor Commander: Force Commander [[Donald Ingles]] + * Armor Commander: Force Commander Donald Ingles '''9th Sirian Pioneers''' (1 Battalion of Engineers/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> '''9th Sirian Pioneers''' (1 Battalion of Engineers/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> − * Troop Commander: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Anne Elgar]] + * Troop Commander: [[Lt. Colonel]] Anne Elgar - Allways the commanding officer is changed in 3067, the other CO's of the Lancers are the same as in 3059. - Allways the commanding officer is changed in 3067, the other CO's of the Lancers are the same as in 3059. + + ==Notes== ==References== ==References== Line 109:
Line 95: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' − * ''[[Abandonment]]''+ * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]' − * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' − [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Sirian Lancers, 3rd]] [[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Sirian Lancers, 3rd]]
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Between [[3040]] and [[3044]] the Third rebuilt their troops and equipment. This included taking in some former [[Andurien]] troops.<ref name=FMFWL87/> | Between [[3040]] and [[3044]] the Third rebuilt their troops and equipment. This included taking in some former [[Andurien]] troops.<ref name=FMFWL87/> | ||
| − | ===Operation | + | ===Operation Guerrero=== |
| − | The Third defeated militia forces on [[Castor]] during [[Operation | + | The Third defeated militia forces on [[Castor]] during [[Operation Guerrero]] in autumn [[3057]].<ref name=FMFWL87/> |
| − | ===Operation | + | ===Operation Bulldog=== |
| − | Around the same time as [[Operation | + | Around the same time as [[Operation Bulldog]], the Third Sirian Lancers liberated worlds of the [[Sirian Holds]] from the crazed Alexander Gyrn. In 3067 the Third served as the repository of all Sirian Lancers who weren't citizens of the Sirian Concordance. Though considered "outsiders" by the other two Sirian Lancer units, the Third Lancers shared their comrade's disappointment and distrust of the Free Worlds League and Captain General.<ref name="fmu154">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 154</ref> |
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | When Coalition forces led by [[Devlin Stone]] arrived to liberate New Home in March [[3078]] they expected to find the Third Sirian Lancers on the planet, along with the [[Forty-third shadow Division]]; the Forty-third promptly fought an extended and deadly series of cat-and-mouse games with the Coalition command group, delaying the liberation of the world.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The Forty-third kept the stalemate in place until the middle of April, at which point a Blakist fleet used a near-planet jump to jump into the New Home system and deploy two more Shadow Divisions onto the planet. The resulting two-week battle saw the allied forces take heavy damage as they attempted to eradicate the three Shadow Divisions. The New Home campaign cost the allies two WarShips and more than three regiments of ground troops before the planet was finally in coalition hands,<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> but also saw the Forty-third, [[45th Shadow Division|Forty-fifth]] and [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]]s destroyed<ref name="J:FRp125">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 125, "Shadow Divisions"</ref> along with a Blakist-suborned [[WarShip]], the ''[[York (WarShip | + | When Coalition forces led by [[Devlin Stone]] arrived to liberate New Home in March [[3078]] they expected to find the Third Sirian Lancers on the planet, along with the [[Forty-third shadow Division]]; the Forty-third promptly fought an extended and deadly series of cat-and-mouse games with the Coalition command group, delaying the liberation of the world.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The Forty-third kept the stalemate in place until the middle of April, at which point a Blakist fleet used a near-planet jump to jump into the New Home system and deploy two more Shadow Divisions onto the planet. The resulting two-week battle saw the allied forces take heavy damage as they attempted to eradicate the three Shadow Divisions. The New Home campaign cost the allies two WarShips and more than three regiments of ground troops before the planet was finally in coalition hands,<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> but also saw the Forty-third, [[45th Shadow Division|Forty-fifth]] and [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]]s destroyed<ref name="J:FRp125">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 125, "Shadow Divisions"</ref> along with a Blakist-suborned [[WarShip]], the ''[[York (WarShip)|York]]''-class [[Lioness|CSJ ''Lioness'']].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref> |
| − | The Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh Shadow Divisions had arrived at a pirate point dangerously close to New Home as Stone's forces were burning towards the surface, resulting in the coalition forces having to find shelter as the two newly arrived [[Shadow Division]]s rapidly put them under siege. [[Stone's Lament]] worked to try and block the Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh from the remainder of the task force, while the [[Battle Corps Legion]] made a desperate attempt to prevent the Forty-third from joining forces with their brethren.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> Despite the coalition defense, they would probably have been wiped out if not for the [[Clan Nova Cat]] ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[NCS Promise]]<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> operating under the command of [[Star Admiral]] [[Alice Lenardon]],<ref name="JHS:Tp86+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 86-87, "Chaos Eternal: Sticky Situation"</ref> who deliberately put the ''Promise'' in a position where the ''Lioness'' could destroy it, but from which it could also drop a pinpoint orbital bombardment on the Forty-seventh Shadow Division as the ''Manei Domini'' risked a move into open terrain to try and flank Stone's Lament. The ''Promise'' was lost, but the bombardment combined with a savage counterattack by the Lament allowed Stone's forces to carry the day, but the ''Manei Domini'' forces fell back into the cities and forced the coalition forces to pursue them.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73-74, "Victory At New Home"</ref> Also lost during the battle for New Home was the ''Aegis''-class [[Principle|NCS ''Principle'']].<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16, "Fleet"</ref> | + | The Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh Shadow Divisions had arrived at a pirate point dangerously close to New Home as Stone's forces were burning towards the surface, resulting in the coalition forces having to find shelter as the two newly arrived [[Shadow Division]]s rapidly put them under siege. [[Stone's Lament]] worked to try and block the Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh from the remainder of the task force, while the [[Battle Corps Legion]] made a desperate attempt to prevent the Forty-third from joining forces with their brethren.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> Despite the coalition defense, they would probably have been wiped out if not for the [[Clan Nova Cat]] ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Promise|NCS ''Promise'']]<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> operating under the command of [[Star Admiral]] [[Alice Lenardon]],<ref name="JHS:Tp86+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 86-87, "Chaos Eternal: Sticky Situation"</ref> who deliberately put the ''Promise'' in a position where the ''Lioness'' could destroy it, but from which it could also drop a pinpoint orbital bombardment on the Forty-seventh Shadow Division as the ''Manei Domini'' risked a move into open terrain to try and flank Stone's Lament. The ''Promise'' was lost, but the bombardment combined with a savage counterattack by the Lament allowed Stone's forces to carry the day, but the ''Manei Domini'' forces fell back into the cities and forced the coalition forces to pursue them.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73-74, "Victory At New Home"</ref> Also lost during the battle for New Home was the ''Aegis''-class [[Principle|NCS ''Principle'']].<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16, "Fleet"</ref> |
| − | The remainder of the ground campaign was largely over after 29 hours of brutal cityfighting, as the coalition fought block by block against the Blakist forces. The fighting was so intense - and damaging - that the | + | The remainder of the ground campaign was largely over after 29 hours of brutal cityfighting, as the coalition fought block by block against the Blakist forces. The fighting was so intense - and damaging - that the BattleCorps Legion and the Nova Cat [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Sigma Galaxy]] took over seventy percent losses, and both escaped lightly compared to the [[Second FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] and ''[[Ryuken-roku]]'', which were effectively destroyed during the fighting.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/> Considered to have been destroyed in action,<ref name="FM:3085p75">''Field Manual: 3085'', p.75, "Heroes of a Shattered House"</ref> the Lancers claimed to have been fighting for the freedom and protection of the [[Sirian Concordance]], before surrendering to the Coalition. The survivors requested to be integrated into the [[Republic Armed Forces]], with the expectation of being allowed to join as many other commands had, but instead discovered that the Coalition intended to try a number of their officers as war criminals. The surviving Lancers chose to flee, seeking sanctuary in the [[Principality of Rasalhague]] and swearing loyalty to [[Titus Cameron-Jones]]. Whilst skeptical, Titus' gave the survivors the opportunity to prove their loyalty, rechristening the Third as the [[Fourteenth Regulan Hussars]] and dispatching them and the survivors of two other regiments of Sirian Lancers in his genocidal campaign against the Word of Blake.<ref name="FM:3085p87">''Field Manual: 3085'', p.87, "Fourteenth Regulan Hussars"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | + | In [[3025]] the unit is commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Alexander Zander.<ref name=HMp108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref> | |
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| − | + | In [[3050]] the commanding officer is [[Colonel]] [[Helen Thrall]].<ref name=20YUp57>''20 Year Update'', p. 57, "FWLM Deployment Table"</ref> | |
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| − | + | As of [[3059]] the commanding officer was Colonel Sally Hoffman, one of the Andurien additions to the Third (she formerly served as a [[Lance]] Commander in the [[5th Defenders of Andurien|Fifth Defenders of Andurien]].<ref name=FMFWL87/><br> | |
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| − | + | In [[3067]] Colonel Inga Sukhabhai is the commanding officer of the 3rd Sirian Lancers.<ref name=FMU161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161, "Free World Military Deployment Table"</ref> She's biased against any non-Sirian, which has led to a severe morale problem.<ref name="fmu154"/> | |
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==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| − | ===2821=== | + | === 2786 - 2821=== |
| − | '''3rd Sirian Lancers ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name= FSSp138 > | + | '''3rd Sirian Lancers ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name= FSSp138 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 138</ref> |
: Note: At this point in time the ight-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] but its strength was reduced to 68 percent. <ref name= FSSp138/> | : Note: At this point in time the ight-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] but its strength was reduced to 68 percent. <ref name= FSSp138/> | ||
=== 2830 === | === 2830 === | ||
| − | '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98> | + | '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref> |
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] with an operational readiness of 129 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Procyon]] with an operational readiness of 129 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/> | ||
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'''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> | '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=HMp108/> | ||
| − | * CO: Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Zander | + | * CO: Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Zander |
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===3059 to 3067=== | ===3059 to 3067=== | ||
'''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | '''3rd Sirian Lancers''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | ||
| − | * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel | + | * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Colonel Sally Hoffman |
| − | ** XO: [[Force Commander]] | + | ** XO: [[Force Commander]] Inga Sukhabhai |
| − | * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander | + | * 2nd Battalion: Force Commander Frances Ormonde |
| − | * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander | + | * 3rd Battalion: Force Commander Allesandro Amemocci |
'''3rd Sirian Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | '''3rd Sirian Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | ||
| − | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] | + | * Wing Commander: [[Commodore]] Karl Drewe |
'''4th Sirius Volunteer Armor''' (1 Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | '''4th Sirius Volunteer Armor''' (1 Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | ||
| − | * Armor Commander: Force Commander | + | * Armor Commander: Force Commander Donald Ingles |
'''9th Sirian Pioneers''' (1 Battalion of Engineers/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | '''9th Sirian Pioneers''' (1 Battalion of Engineers/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMFWL87/><ref name=FMU161/> | ||
| − | * Troop Commander: [[ | + | * Troop Commander: [[Lt. Colonel]] Anne Elgar |
- Allways the commanding officer is changed in 3067, the other CO's of the Lancers are the same as in 3059. | - Allways the commanding officer is changed in 3067, the other CO's of the Lancers are the same as in 3059. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]' | |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]] | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | ||
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