Editing 8th Avalon Hussars

{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
| image          = [[Image:Avalon Hussars.jpg|150px]]
| Designation    = Eighth Avalon Hussars LCT
| formed         = ca. 2317–2360<ref name="FR:FS2765p8">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 8: "Avalon Hussars"</ref>
| Disbanded      = [[Third Succession War]]
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = 2765: The Anvil Droppers<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp8to10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', pp. 8–10: "Avalon Hussars"</ref><br />3145: The Fighting Destriers
| Affiliation    = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Avalon Hussars]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

The '''Eighth Avalon Hussars''' were a military unit of the AFFS.

==History==
=== Founding ===
The Avalon Hussars were initially founded as a brigade of approximately eight regiments around the time of the founding of the Federated Suns in [[2317]]; the [[4th Avalon Hussars|Fourth]] and '''Eighth Avalon Hussars''' were designated as the assault backups to the original brigade, and the first regiment to be founded following the destruction of an existing regiment was the [[Ninth Avalon Hussars]], founded to replace the [[Third Avalon Hussars]], who were destroyed in the 2360s. The original role of the Eighth would continue to affect the makeup and structure of the regiment until at least as late as the Star League era.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>

=== Third Succession War ===
Although the Eighth Avalon Hussars survived the Second Succession War,<ref name="SSWp94"/> only eight regiments of the Hussars were still active in 3025, all as [[Regimental Combat Team]]s, and the Eighth was not among them,<ref name="HD(TFS)p140">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 140 (PDF edition): "Avalon Hussars"</ref> indicating that the Eighth was destroyed or disbanded at some point during the [[Third Succession War]].

=== The Dark Age ===
In [[3104]] the Eighth Avalon Hussars [[LCT]] was stationed on the world of [[Spica]] when it was attacked by the [[Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]. Knowing that they couldn't win a direct engagement with the Third, the Hussars instead planned and executed an ambush on the Third that saw the Eighth's 'Mechs used as bait. Commanded directly by [[General]] [[Stasi Ivanova]], the Eighth's 'Mechs led the Third into a valley while the Hussars' hovertanks harassed the Armored Cavalry. When the Third's vanguard entered the valley it came under sustained fire from a company of [[Destrier|Destrier Siege Vehicles]] assigned to the Hussars and was swiftly destroyed; the Hussars then counterattacked while the [[Ballista]] trailers attached to the Destriers launched missile artillery at the Third, and the Third was driven offworld.<ref name="TRO:3145FSp28">''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 28: "Destrier Siege Vehicle"</ref>

During the CCAF attacks of 3146-3150, the Eighth was stationed on [[Kathil]].<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 18</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 8th Avalon Hussars'''
|-
| [[General]]||[[Stasi Ivanova]]||[[3104]]<ref name="TRO:3145FSp28"/>
|-
| [[Leftenant General]]||[[Marek Dzuiba]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p89">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 89: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
=== Star League ===
During the Star League era the Eighth was still a noticeably heavier unit than most within the Avalon Hussars, as was its sister unit, the Fourth; this was a direct legacy of the role both units had originally occupied during the formation of the Hussars.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>

All of the Avalon Hussars were required to focus on being both flexible and mobile, with every regiment required to be capable of deploying within eight hours, although many of the Hussars struggled to actually achieve this. The Fourth was supported by an aerospace wing, although the wing was primarily attached to the Second to provide ground support. Unusually for a Hussars regiment, the Fourth also maintained a permanent artillery battery, as did the Eighth, despite this being a deviation from the Hussars combat doctrine.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>

==Composition History==
===2765===
'''Eighth Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp8to10/>
:- At this point in time the Fourth were stationed on [[Anguilla]].<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp8to10/>

=== 2786–2821 ===
'''Eighth Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Hussars were an assault-weight regiment stationed on Anguilla and were operating at four-battalion strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> In 2821 the unit were operating at roughly two-thirds of the strength of a standard regiment.<ref name="FSWp134"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Eighth Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Hussars were a heavy-weight regiment and had rebuilt to the point that they were operating at approximately three and a half battalion strength. The Hussars were stationed on Anguilla.<ref name="SSWp94"/>

=== 2864 ===
'''Eighth Avalon Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
:- At this point in time the Hussars were a medium-weight regiment stationed on Anguilla, and had been reduced to approximately four-fifths of the strength of a standard regiment.<ref name="SSWp94"/>

===3145===
'''Eighth Avalon Hussars LCT''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
* CO: Leftenant General Marek Dzuiba

'''Eighth Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
* CO: [[Commodore]] [[Norma Long]]

'''Eighth Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
* CO: Leftenant General [[Terry Patterson]]

'''Eighth Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p89"/>
* CO: Leftenant General [[William Martinez]]

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''


[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Avalon Hussars, 08th]]