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| type = Sourcebook
 
| type = Sourcebook
 
| publisher = [[FASA]]
 
| publisher = [[FASA]]
| year = 1 January 2000
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| year = 1 January, 2000
 
| pages = 160
 
| pages = 160
 
| productioncode = 1717
 
| productioncode = 1717
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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation''''' was the seventh in the Field Manual series. The book detailed the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]], including a brief history of the [[Capellan Confederation]] the focused on the smallest [[Successor State]]'s post–[[3025]] existence, unit descriptions, synopses of major military training centers, and a description of the ways in which the CCAF's military bureaucracy works. After the fictional descriptions, the book detailed new rules for [[BattleTech]] and, for the first time, ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]''. It wrapped up with new equipment and new units that made use of that equipment.
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'''''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation''''' was the seventh in the Field Manual series. The book detailed the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]], including a brief history of the [[Capellan Confederation]] the focused on the smallest [[Successor State]]'s post-[[3025]] existence, unit descriptions, synopses of major military training centers, and a description of the ways in which the CCAF's military bureaucracy works. After the fictional descriptions, the book detailed new rules for [[BattleTech]] and, for the first time, ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]''. It wrapped up with new equipment and new units that made use of that equipment.
 
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''FM:CC'' updated the Confederation to [[3063]]. It also brought the [[Capellan-St. Ives War|Capellan–St. Ives War]] to its final conclusion.
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''FM:CC'' updated the Confederation to [[3063]]. It also brought the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]] to its final conclusion.
  
 
==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
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*::[[Victoria Academy of Arms and Technology]]
 
*::[[Victoria Academy of Arms and Technology]]
 
*::[[Warrior House Orders]]
 
*::[[Warrior House Orders]]
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* CCAF Rosters
 
* CCAF Rosters
 
*:[[Capellan Hussars]]
 
*:[[Capellan Hussars]]
 
::[[Red Lancers]]
 
::[[Red Lancers]]
::[[Prefectorate Guard]]
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::[[Prefectorate Guard]]
::[[Holdfast Guard]]
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::[[Holdfast Guard]]
::[[Dynasty Guard]]
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::[[Dynasty Guard]]
 
*:[[Warrior House]] Orders
 
*:[[Warrior House]] Orders
::[[Warrior House Imarra]]
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::[[Warrior House Imarra]]
::[[Warrior House Kamata]]
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::[[Warrior House Kamata]]
::[[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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::[[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
::[[Warrior House Lu Sann]]
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::[[Warrior House Lu Sann]]
::[[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]]
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::[[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]]
::[[Warrior House Fujita]]
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::[[Warrior House Fujita]]
::[[Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai]]
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::[[Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai]]
 
::[[Warrior House Ijori]]
 
::[[Warrior House Ijori]]
 
*The [[Death Commandos]]
 
*The [[Death Commandos]]
::[[Death Commandos]]
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::[[Death Commandos]]
 
*[[Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
 
*[[Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
::[[2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
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::[[2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
::[[3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Third Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
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::[[3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
::[[5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
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::[[5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
::[[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Sixth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
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::[[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
::[[7th Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Seventh Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
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::[[7th Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]
 
*:[[Capellan Defense Force]]
 
*:[[Capellan Defense Force]]
::[[1st Capellan Defense Force|First Capellan Defense Force]]
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::[[1st Capellan Defense Force]]
::[[2nd Capellan Defense Force|Second Capellan Defense Force]]
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::[[2nd Capellan Defense Force]]
 
*:[[Liao Cháng-Chéng]]
 
*:[[Liao Cháng-Chéng]]
::[[Kamakura's Hussars]]
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::[[Kamakura's Hussars]]
 
::[[Renshield's Dragoons]]
 
::[[Renshield's Dragoons]]
 
::[[Vong's Grenadiers]]
 
::[[Vong's Grenadiers]]
::[[Syn's Hussars]]
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::[[Syn's Hussars]]
 
*:[[Victoria Commonality Rangers]]
 
*:[[Victoria Commonality Rangers]]
::[[Kingston's Rangers]]
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::[[Kingston's Rangers]]
::[[Sung's Rangers]]
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::[[Sung's Rangers]]
 
*:[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
 
*:[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
::[[McCarron's Command Battalion]]
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::[[McCarron's Command Battalion]]
::[[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry|First McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
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::[[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
::[[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Second McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
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::[[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
::[[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
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::[[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
::[[4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
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::[[4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
::[[5th McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Fifth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
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::[[5th McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
 
*:[[Citizens' Honored]]
 
*:[[Citizens' Honored]]
::[[4th Tau Ceti Rangers|Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]]
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::[[4th Tau Ceti Rangers]]
::[[15th Dracon|Fifteenth Dracon]]
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::[[15th Dracon]]
::[[Lockhardt's Ironsides]]
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::[[Lockhardt's Ironsides]]
::[[Laurel's Legion]]
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::[[Laurel's Legion]]
 
*:[[Capellan Brigade]]
 
*:[[Capellan Brigade]]
 
::[[Ambermarle's Highlanders]]
 
::[[Ambermarle's Highlanders]]
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::[[Shin Legion (Brigade)|Shin Legion]]
 
::[[Shin Legion (Brigade)|Shin Legion]]
 
*:[[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]]
 
*:[[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]]
::[[1st St. Ives Lancers|First St. Ives Lancers]]
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::[[1st St. Ives Lancers]]
::[[2nd St. Ives Lancers|Second St. Ives Lancers]]
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::[[2nd St. Ives Lancers]]
 
::[[St. Ives Academy Training Group]]
 
::[[St. Ives Academy Training Group]]
 
*:[[St. Ives Sentinels]]
 
*:[[St. Ives Sentinels]]
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::[[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]]
 
::[[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]]
 
*:[[St. Ives Janissaries]]
 
*:[[St. Ives Janissaries]]
::[[1st Janissaries|First Janissaries]]
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::[[1st Janissaries]]
::[[2nd Janissaries|Second Janissaries]]
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::[[2nd Janissaries]]
 
*:[[Free Capella]]
 
*:[[Free Capella]]
 
::[[Blackwind Lancers]]
 
::[[Blackwind Lancers]]
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
According to a post on the forums at www.classicbattletech.com (lost when the forums were hacked in 2011) by BattleTech author [[Camille Klein]] (posting as AcidQueen), the FM:CC author, [[Loren Coleman]] asked if she could supply him with names for unit commanders.  She provided him with the names of numerous BattleTech fans who had been active on the Usenet rec.games.mecha group.  A keyword search of rec.games.mecha archives resulted in matches for the following FM:CC personnel:
 
According to a post on the forums at www.classicbattletech.com (lost when the forums were hacked in 2011) by BattleTech author [[Camille Klein]] (posting as AcidQueen), the FM:CC author, [[Loren Coleman]] asked if she could supply him with names for unit commanders.  She provided him with the names of numerous BattleTech fans who had been active on the Usenet rec.games.mecha group.  A keyword search of rec.games.mecha archives resulted in matches for the following FM:CC personnel:
* Red Lancers Second Battalion Commander Drew Patterson<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/drew$20patterson%7Csort:date</ref>
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* Red Lancers 2nd Battalion Commander Drew Patterson<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/drew$20patterson%7Csort:date</ref>
* Red Lancers Third Battalion Commander Peter Smith<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/peter$20smith%7Csort:date</ref>
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* Red Lancers 3rd Battalion Commander Peter Smith<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/peter$20smith%7Csort:date</ref>
 
* Dynasty Guard CO Eric Salzman<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Eric$20Salzman%7Csort:date</ref>
 
* Dynasty Guard CO Eric Salzman<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Eric$20Salzman%7Csort:date</ref>
 
* Dynasty Guard XO Jordan Weiss (for [[Jordan Weisman]])
 
* Dynasty Guard XO Jordan Weiss (for [[Jordan Weisman]])
* Sixth Capellan Reserve Cavalry Second Battalion Commander Jeremy Kubasik (for [[Christopher Kubasik]])
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* 6th Capellan Reserve Cavalry 2nd Battalion Commander Jeremy Kubasik (for [[Christopher Kubasik]])
* Seventh Capellan Reserve Cavalry XO Shawna White (Camille's sister)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Shawna%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/L_iKhPjFkeY/XFOn_SmhmGUJ</ref>
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* 7th Capellan Reserve Cavalry XO Shawna White (Camille's sister)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Shawna%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/L_iKhPjFkeY/XFOn_SmhmGUJ</ref>
* First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace Wing Commander Alec Bain (Camille's husband)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Alec$20Bain%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/M3eZYnKg4YY/OdoOblgIRBQJ</ref>
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* 1st Capellan Defense Force Aerospace Wing Commander Alec Bain (Camille's husband)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Alec$20Bain%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/M3eZYnKg4YY/OdoOblgIRBQJ</ref>
* Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry, Third Battalion Commander Lance Hawkins (aka [[Øystein Tvedten]])<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Lance$20Hawkins%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/mMIeRa5jTmo/dZRI5_jpQRcJ</ref>
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* 3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry, 3rd Battalion Commander Lance Hawkins (aka [[Øystein Tvedten]])<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Lance$20Hawkins%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/mMIeRa5jTmo/dZRI5_jpQRcJ</ref>
* Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry "Carson's Cavaliers" CO Richard Carson<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Richard$20Carson%7Csort:date</ref>
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* 4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry "Carson's Cavaliers" CO Richard Carson<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Richard$20Carson%7Csort:date</ref>
* Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry Second Battalion Commander Dave Stansel (David Stansel-Gardner)
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* 4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry 2nd Battalion Commander Dave Stansel (David Stansel-Gardner)
* Fifteenth Dracon XO Clint Swereda<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Clint$20Swereda%7Csort:date</ref>
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* 15th Dracon XO Clint Swereda<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Clint$20Swereda%7Csort:date</ref>
* Harloc Raiders Second Battalion Commander Michael Zabkar (Mike Zabkar on rgm)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Mike$20Zabkar%7Csort:date</ref>
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* Harloc Raiders 2nd Battalion Commander Michael Zabkar (Mike Zabkar on rgm)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Mike$20Zabkar%7Csort:date</ref>
* Harloc Raiders Third Battalion Commander Adam Olsen<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Adam$20Olsen%7Csort:date</ref>
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* Harloc Raiders 3rd Battalion Commander Adam Olsen<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Adam$20Olsen%7Csort:date</ref>
 
* St. Cyr's Armored Hussars XO Ian Hayes<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Ian$20Hayes%7Csort:date</ref>
 
* St. Cyr's Armored Hussars XO Ian Hayes<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Ian$20Hayes%7Csort:date</ref>
* Second St. Ives Lancers Air Lancers Wing Commander Brett Lonewolf (David "LoneWolf" Williams)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/david$20t.$20williams$2C$20lonewolf%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/uygSTGSDYoI/CyGv4pimcmUJ</ref>
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* 2nd St. Ives Lancers Air Lancers Wing Commander Brett Lonewolf (David "LoneWolf" Williams)<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/david$20t.$20williams$2C$20lonewolf%7Csort:date/rec.games.mecha/uygSTGSDYoI/CyGv4pimcmUJ</ref>
 
* Blackwind Lancers CO [[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]]<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Warner$20Doles%7Csort:date</ref>
 
* Blackwind Lancers CO [[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]]<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.mecha/Warner$20Doles%7Csort:date</ref>
  
 
Author Loren Coleman also created a number of CCAF commanders with Asian-sounding names that were actually phonetic puns:
 
Author Loren Coleman also created a number of CCAF commanders with Asian-sounding names that were actually phonetic puns:
 
* Protectorate Guard, Air Guard Wing Commander Nu Phang Gull (Newfangled)
 
* Protectorate Guard, Air Guard Wing Commander Nu Phang Gull (Newfangled)
* House Imarra, First Company Commander Su Mur Kald (Summer Cold)
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* House Imarra, 1st Company Commander Su Mur Kald (Summer Cold)
 
* House Hiritsu Master Ty Wu Non (Tie One On)
 
* House Hiritsu Master Ty Wu Non (Tie One On)
* House Ijori, Third Company Commander Meh So Hung (Me So Hung)
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* House Ijori, 3rd Company Commander Meh So Hung (Me So Hung)
* Second Capellan Reserve Cavalry CO Mai Tee Phyn (Mighty Fine)
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* 2nd Capellan Reserve Cavalry CO Mai Tee Phyn (Mighty Fine)
* Sixth Capellan Reserve Cavalry "Arcade Rangers" CO Ni Tehn Dho (Nintendo)
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* 6th Capellan Reserve Cavalry "Arcade Rangers" CO Ni Tehn Dho (Nintendo)
 
* Kamakura's Hussars XO Kan Ai Phyr (Can I Fire?)
 
* Kamakura's Hussars XO Kan Ai Phyr (Can I Fire?)
 
* Syn's Hussars CO Syn Sum Orr (Sin Some More)
 
* Syn's Hussars CO Syn Sum Orr (Sin Some More)
* Third Victoria Home Guard CO Pan Ti Lun (Panty Line)
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* 3rd Victoria Home Guard CO Pan Ti Lun (Panty Line)
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
 
[[Category:Sourcebooks]]
 
[[Category:Sourcebooks]]

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