Alliance Borderers
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Unit Description
The unit was a Combined Arms Armor and Infantry formation that was in service of the Outworlds Alliance on Ramora.
History
Formation
The Alliance Borderers and their sister regiment, the Alliance Grenadiers, were formed during the Reunification War, primarily from salvage obtained from Star League forces or equipment purchased covertly from Federated Suns sources. The Borderers formed in late 2582 on Alpheratz and first saw combat during the battles for Lushann, where the Borderers fought alongside the Pitkin Lancers, 3rd Armored Division and 4th Armored Division against the SLDF V Corps, preventing the Star League from conquering this important industrial world during the Star League invasion of the Outworlds Alliance.[1]
In 3025 the Borderers were distributed across the worlds of Ramora, Coraines and Mitchella, acting as a quick reaction force against external aggressors; while the Borderers were a single regiment, each Alliance world maintained between two and four battalions of militia forces, and the Borderers were still a 3-battalion strong regiment, giving them one additional battalion over their sister regiment, the Grenadiers.[2]
Border Raid of 3071
In late 3071, the unit was warned that Ramora was about to be raided. House Davion's mercenary unit, the Screaming Eagles, had deployed three Battalions worth of BattleMechs to attack the planet. The Borderers defended, along with a Clan Snow Raven trinary from the 6th Battle Cluster. The Borderers were destroyed along with their Clan allies in course of battle. [3]
Officers
- As of 3025, the commanding officer was Chairman Uriah Jum.[2]
- As of 3067, the commanding officer was Chairman Fitzroy Candly.
Tactics
In 3025, the Borderers were effective when operating alongside BattleMech troops, but relied on superior infantry and armor tactics to win if faced with superior firepower.[2]
Composition History
3025
The Alliance Borderers [4]
- CO: Chairman Uriah Jum
- 1st Battalion (Regular/Reliable) - CO: Chairman Fitzroy Candly
- 2nd Battalion (Regular/Reliable) - CO: Chairman Oieper Denby
- 3rd Battalion (Green/Questionable) - CO: Chairman Heloise Moranl
In 3025, the Borderers had infantry, armor and DropShip support, but no organic fighter or JumpShip support.
3067
Alliance Borderers (Combined Arms Regiment)[5]
- Command Battalion (Armor Unit) - CO: Chairman Fitzroy Candly
- 2nd Battalion (Armor Unit) - CO: Chairman Ross Hibler
- 3rd Battalion (Infantry Unit) - CO: Chairman Russell Potter
Notes
The unit was equipped with a Clan Oro Heavy Tank in its Command Battalion. The unit Chairman managed to have unit's equipment updated with double heat sinks and extended range lasers on its vehicles.[6]
The unit's formation is unclear, however the earlier Field Manual: Periphery does not list the Alliance Borderers whilst Field Manual: Updates does.
Historical: Reunification War indicates on page 42 that the Alliance Borderers received their baptism of fire on Cerberus, against the Star League 4th Division and 5th Division. However, this is contradicted by other entries within the same book for the battles on Cerberus and the unit deployment tables, which indicate that the Borderers fought on Lushann, and that the Alliance Grenadiers fought on Cerberus. This has been raised as errata on the official Catalyst Game Labs forum.[1][7][8]
Rules
Reunification War
- When randomly generating forces each Alliance Borderer lance or platoon may roll for equipment twice on the SLDF table and once on the Federated Suns table.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Periphery (1st Edition), p. 114-115, "Unit Profiles" and "BattleMech Regiment Deployment Table"
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update p. 105 - Screaming Eagles - unit history include the battle on Ramora and Borderer's destruction.
- ↑ Periphery 1st Edition, p.115, "Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates p. 203, "Alliance Military Corp" - Deployment Table includes details of the Alliance Borderers.
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates p. 196 - Alliance Borderers - Unit brief information about its upgrades.
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 42, "Alliance Borderers"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 123, "Cerberus and the Baby Killers"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 183, "Outworlds Alliance"