5th Syrtis Fusiliers
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Contents
History
Early History
The regiment was once part of the Hasek family's private army until the Five Prince Era ended with the Davion Civil War. They were re-organized with other units of Hasek's army into 5th Syrtis Fusiliers. The unit was noted for its hatred of the Capellan Confederation. The homeworld of the 5th is Lee.[citation needed]
Succession Wars
The unit, like other Fusilers, has become very loyal to the Hasek family. The 5th fought with valor staving off many raids and conducting their own through this era.[citation needed]
However, the unit became fanatically loyal to Duke Michael Hasek-Davion during his reign (3013-3029).[citation needed]
During the Fourth Succesion War, Michael Hasek-Davion was murdered on Sian. After his death the unit's loyality to the Federated Suns came under question. It was secretly decided to make an example of unit, warning to others loyal to Michael Hasek-Davion.[1]
On May 27th, 3029 - The 5th was deployed to Sarna and by order of General Gordon Hartstone they were directed to heavy burn their dropships in order to arrive ahead of their supporting mercenary units. The unit was ambushed at its dropzone by 4 regiments of McCarron's Armored Cavalry. The majority of unit was slaughtered with less than a battalion surviving, compounded by General Hartstone's capture.[2]
During the Jihad the Fifth took massive losses during Operation Sovereign Justice and Operation Thunderstrike. By the end of the Jihad, barely a battalion of 'Mechs were left and the supporting regiments were in similar shape. The High Command re-designated the Syrtis Fusiliers units as Light Combat Teams for the forseeable future. This re-designation meant that the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers are close to full strength. The re-classification also allows the High Command to produce defensive units that are not likely to start new conflicts before the AFFS has recovered from the previous one. They recently received a company's worth of Hauberk battle armor suits.[3]
Officers
As of 3025 the commanding officer was Marshal Tamara Hasek.[4]
As of 3062 the Commanding Officer was Major General Jing-Quo Lucifer.[5]
Tactics
The RCT uses long range bombardments to pin the enemy in place for the follow-up assault of smaller cavalry units which destroy lesser targets parts the cover of their comrades.
The shift from a full RCT to a LCT has forced the Fifth's commanders to create new tactics and strategies. Unfortunately they are not as proficient in these tactics as the command would like.[3]
Composition History
3062
5th Syrtis Fusiliers (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[5]
- CO: Colonel Serena Thompson-Hasek
- Supported by 4 Wings Aerospace Fighters
5th Syrtis Fusiliers Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Green/Fanatical)[5]
- CO: Major General Jing-Quo Lucifer
- 65th New Syrtis Armored Regiment - Colonel: Caanan Doyle
- 3rd Jaipur Armored Regiment - Colonel: Theresa McGinty
- 2933rd Federation Artillery Battalion - Major: Bobby Tapp
- Equipped with some Missile Platforms
5th Syrtis Fusiliers Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Green/Reliable)[5]
- CO: Leftenant General Ho Tingh
- 584th Syrtis Infantry Regiment - Colonel Beria Nikolayivich
- 20th Hobbs Mechanized Infantry - Colonel Eustachia Tobin
- 6th Talon Mechanized Regiment - Colonel Sherry Bork
- Royal Deifenbaker Mounted Rifles - Colonel Benton Frasier
- 245th Syrtis Jump Regiment - Colonel: Terrence LaCasse
- Each Regiment with artillery spotters
3079
The Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers are at 90% of their full strength as an LCT.[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ Warrior: Coupé pp. 133-134 - "Hanse Davion announced to his general staff that chose to destroy the 5th as example to other who would turn their loyalities against him and the FedSuns".
- ↑ Warrior: Coupé, p. 115, 121 - "1st Battalion gets ambushed in swamps by the Cavalry's Savannah Masters".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Report: AFFS, p. 15
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137 (pdf version), "Alcyone PDZ"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 105, "5th Syrtis Unit Profile"