Editing Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia

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| Designation = Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia
| Formed = [[2754]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp21">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 21: "Federated Suns March Militias"</ref>
| Disbanded = [[2992]]<ref name="FM:3085p67">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 67: "Hortense Periphery March Militia LCT"</ref>
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| Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Crucis March Militia]]
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The '''Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia''' was responsible for defending the worlds of the Broken Wheel Combat Region and Broken Wheel Polymorphous Defense Zone.

==History==
=== Formation ===
In common with the other March Militias found across the [[Federated Suns]], the '''Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia''' or Broken Wheel CrMM was formed in [[2754]] as a result of the [[Preparedness Act]] enacted by [[First Prince]] [[Richard Davion]] in [[2735]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp3">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 3: "Strategic Update"</ref> Richard established a formal training program aimed at increasing the general readiness level of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] reserve forces and formalized the structure of the March Militias, bringing the planetary militias into a common structure.<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

Richard established a system whereby each of the Marches within the Federated Suns conducted internal wargames every two years, with those wargames being inspired by the [[Martial Olympiad]] conducted by the [[Star League Defense Force]] every four years. Each March Militia was formed as an ad hoc [[brigade]] drawing on the winners from each planetary militia across each Combat Region. These ad hoc brigades then competed against each other at a March level to earn the title of "Best Prepared" March Militia within each of the three Marches.<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

The wargames proved to be very popular and by [[2750]] the prestige that was associated with the "Best Prepared" title inspired troops in every combat region to give their best effort, with some commands making plans years in advance to try and ensure that they were ready. After the close of the 2754 games First Prince [[John Davion]] activated all of the combat region commands as federal troops and formed them into the March Militias; while this move was controversial and provoked a flurry of judicial cases opposing the creation of the commands, it also added twenty [[BattleMech]]-equipped combat commands to the AFFS in a single stroke. Many of the planets that provided troops for the games were resentful of having their best militia troops pressed into federal service, and it would be [[2763]] before the last of the cases worked its way through the courts. With the final ruling going in favor of Prince John, he then moved to allay many of the fears expressed by the planets involved by laying down specific instructions that the March Militias wouldn't be deployed outside their home combat regions except under a small number of very rare and clearly-defined exceptions.<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>

Like the other Crucis March Militias the Broken Wheel CrMM was well-equipped, much more so than the average [[Capellan March Militia]] or [[Draconis March Militia]], and soon established a constant training regimen. The Broken Wheel CrMM was highly active, leading to a readiness level greater than might have been expected of a militia formation, and acted as a mobile reserve for the Broken Wheel Combat Region and a staging ground through which planetary militia soldiers could move on into the AFFS, while retiring AFFS personnel moved into the March Militia to pass on their knowledge and experience.<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/> The Broken Wheel CrMM was one of ten March Militia brigades founded within the Crucis March in 2754, with the other nine being the [[Anjin Muerto Crucis March Militia|Anjin Muerto]], [[Bastian Crucis March Militia|Bastian]], [[Islamabad Crucis March Militia|Islamabad]], [[Kestrel Crucis March Militia|Kestrel]], [[Malagrotta Crucis March Militia|Malagrotta]], [[Marlette Crucis March Militia|Marlette]], [[New Avalon Crucis March Militia|New Avalon]], [[Point Barrow Crucis March Militia|Point Barrow]] and [[Tsamma Crucis March Militia]]s.<ref name="FR2765:FSp22A"/>

=== Third Succession War ===
The Broken Wheel CrMM was destroyed in [[2992]] when the Militia's ''[[Monolith]]''-class [[JumpShip]] disintegrated during a jump. It would be more than ninety years before the Broken Wheel CrMM was replaced due to the number of higher-priority units that needed funding more urgently, and even when the Broken Wheel CrMM was finally replaced the new Militia was named for the planet [[Hortense]] because [[Broken Wheel]] was no longer a Federated Suns world, having instead broken away and joined the [[Filtvelt Coalition]] during the [[Jihad]].<ref name="FM:3085p67"/>

=== Jihad ===
On October [[3069]], an unknown pirate band struck the PDZ capital of Broken Wheel. Using a force of [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMechs (one ''[[Battle Hawk]]'' and two other 'Mechs), half a dozen [[Patron|Patron LoaderMechs]] and six [[Plainsman]] the pirates where able to hold back metropolitan police forces while they ransacked a total of nineteen banks and currency exchanges in New Porter, leaving prior to the arrival of the [[Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia]]. The pirates' DropShip easily outpaced the older aerospace fighters available to the militia.<ref name=Broken_Wheel>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/10/3069]: "Pirates Strike Broken Wheel"''</ref>

==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia'''
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==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:FSp22A">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 22: "Regimental Status"</ref>
:- One BattleMech regiment<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- Two armor regiments<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- Three infantry regiments<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- One mobile artillery battalion<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- Two aerospace wings, each of eighteen [[aerospace fighter]]s<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/>
:- The Broken Wheel CrMM was stationed on [[Lackland]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR2765:FSp22A"/><ref name="FR2765:FSp29">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Armed Forces Federated Suns Deployment Map 2765"</ref>

=== 2786–2821 ===
'''Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the Militia was a light-weight unit operating at full regimental strength, and was based on Lackland.<ref name="FSWp134"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at just over half-strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Broken Wheel CrMM''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Broken Wheel]] with an operational readiness of 123 percent.<ref name=2SWp95/>

=== 2864 ===
'''Broken Wheel CrMM''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp95/>
: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Broken Wheel]] with an operational readiness of 98 percent.<ref name=2SWp95/>

==Notes==
* ''Field Report 2765: AFFS'' attributes the Preparedness Act of 2735 to both [[Richard Davion]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp3"/> and [[Roger Davion (27th c.)|Roger Davion]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp21"/> Because other sources indicate that Richard Davion was First Prince in 2735, and that Roger Davion died in 2703, the latter attribution is probably an error.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Pirates Strike Broken Wheel|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 31/10/3069: "Pirates Strike Broken Wheel"]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''

[[Category: Federated Suns Militia Commands|Crucis March Militia, Broken Wheel]]