Editing Field Manual: Free Worlds League

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| image               = Fmfwl.JPG
| name                = Field Manual: Free Worlds League
| type                = Sourcebook
| author              = 
| development         = [[Bryan Nystul]]
| primarywriting      = [[Chris Hartford]]
| pages               = 160
| cover               = [[Doug Chaffee]]
| interiorart         = 
| illustrations = [[Tom Baxa]]<br>[[Joel Biske]]<br>[[John Bridegroom]]<br>[[Scott James]]<br>[[Lewis LaRosa]]<br>[[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br>[[Chris Moeller]]<br>[[Brad McDevitt]]<br>[[Jim Nelson]]<br>[[Mike Nielsen]]<br>[[Chris Palm]]<br>[[Christina Wald]]<br>[[Matt Wilson]]<br>[[Loston Wallace]]
| publisher = [[FASA]]
| productioncode      = 1699
| year                = 1997
| ISBN10              = 1555603165
| ISBN13              = 
| MSRP                = 
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Clan Invasion era]] <br /> [[Civil War era]]
| timeline            = 1 January [[3059]]
| series              = Field Manuals
| precededby          = ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
| followedby          = ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]''
}}
==Description==
'''''Field Manual: Free Worlds League''''' is primarily a treatise on the [[Free Worlds League Military]], so it contains information on line units, major military academies, and how the [[FWLM]] works, including the role of the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]]. It examines the differences between regional forces and federal forces and provides a brief history of the [[Free Worlds League]] up to [[3058]]. The sourcebook also contains information on creating scenarios, integrating Free Worlds units into scenarios, specialized rules on creating Free Worlds League characters in [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]. Finally, FM:FWL introduced for the first time the [[Light Gauss Rifle]], [[Inner Sphere]] versions of the [[Ultra AC/10]] and [[ER Small Laser|ER Small]] and [[ER Medium Laser|Medium Laser]]s, as well as some special [[LRM]] munitions. It then included new [['Mech]] variants that incorporated these weapons, as well as the FWL-produced [[OmniMech]], the ''[[Perseus]]'' and their own home-brewed [[WarShip]]s.

The trademarked title is ''BattleTech Field Manual: Free Worlds League''.

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''Spared from the ravages of the [[Clan invasion]], the [[Free Worlds League]] flourished as an arms supplier to the embattled legions of the [[Inner Sphere]]. [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Halas|Thomas Marik]] patiently guided the [[Free Worlds League Military]] through a long-overdue reformation as the troops of his Great House rivals battled the invaders. Bolstered by the League's powerful military-industrial complex, the FWLM now stands as one of the largest and best-equipped forces in the Inner Sphere.''

''This classified field manual, seized from the League's [[SAFE|intelligence organization]], reveals the inner workings of the FWLM, from the humble [[Marik Militia]] to the elite [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]].''

''An invaluable resource for both allies and enemies of the League, the BattleTech ''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'' provides a complete survey of House Marik's military. The manual includes dossiers that describe the history, officers and tactics of all FWLM [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s; special rules that reflect the unique capabilities of each regiment; new weapons, equipment, exclusive FWLM BattleMechs and more.''}}

==Contents==
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* ''[[Brothers in Arms]]'' (short story)
* Introduction

* A [[House Marik|House]] Divided
** Politics of Command
** Crisis and Renaissance
*** Provincial Forces
*** Mercenary Forces
*** [[Word of Blake Militia]]

* The Eagle's Talons
** FWLM Chain of Command
** Types of Units

:* The Modern FWLM
:* Uniforms and Insignia
:* Awards and Decorations

* The Hatchlings
** Academies and Universities

* FWLM Rosters
** Troop Distinctions
** League Troops
*** [[Free Worlds Legionnaires]]: The Bold Experiment
:[[1st Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
:[[2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
:[[3rd Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
:[[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
:[[5th Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
:[[6th Free Worlds Legionnaires]]
:[[7th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] 
*** [[Free Worlds Guards]]: Old Glory
:[[1st Free Worlds Guards]]
:[[2nd Free Worlds Guards]]
:[[3rd Free Worlds Guards]] 
*** [[Atrean Hussars]]: Phoenix from the Ashes

*** [[Atrean Dragoons]]
:[[1st Atrean Dragoons]]
:[[11th Atrean Dragoons]]
:[[12th Atrean Dragoons]] 
*** [[Marik Militia]]: Mailed Fist in a Velvet Glove
:[[1st Marik Militia]]
:[[2nd Marik Militia]]
:[[4th Marik Militia]]
:[[5th Marik Militia]]
:[[6th Marik Militia]]
:[[9th Marik Militia]]
:[[10th Marik Militia]]
:[[13th Marik Militia]]
:[[15th Marik Militia]]
:[[18th Marik Militia]]
:[[20th Marik Militia]]
:[[23rd Marik Militia]]
:[[25th Marik Militia]]
:[[30th Marik Militia]]
:[[31st Marik Militia]]
:[[34th Marik Militia]] 
*** [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
:[[1st Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
:[[2nd Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
** Provincial Forces
*** [[Fusiliers of Oriente]]
:[[Ducal Guard]]
:[[1st Fusiliers of Oriente]]
:[[2nd Fusiliers of Oriente]]
:[[3rd Fusiliers of Oriente]]
:[[4th Fusiliers of Oriente]]
:[[5th Fusiliers of Oriente]] 
*** [[Protectorate Guard]]: Marcer Lords
:[[Iron Guard]]
:[[Steel Guard]] 
*** [[Sirian Lancers]]: The Fury
:[[1st Sirian Lancers]]
:[[2nd Sirian Lancers]]
:[[3rd Sirian Lancers]] 
*** [[Silver Hawk Irregulars]]: Disorganized Chaos
:[[Falcons]]
:[[Gryphons]] 
*** [[Oriente Hussars]]: By the Sword Divided
:[[1st Oriente Hussars]]
:[[2nd Oriente Hussars]]
:[[3rd Oriente Hussars]]
:[[4th Oriente Hussars]]
:[[5th Oriente Hussars]]
:[[6th Oriente Hussars]] 
*** [[Stewart Dragoons]]: Loyalty Unbound
:[[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]]
:[[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] 
*** [[Orloff Grenadiers]]: Warrior Tradition
:[[1st Orloff Grenadiers]]
:[[6th Orloff Grenadiers]]
:[[8th Orloff Grenadiers]] 
*** [[Regulan Hussars]]: War to the Knife
:[[1st Regulan Hussars]]
:[[2nd Regulan Hussars]]
:[[4th Regulan Hussars]]
:[[5th Regulan Hussars]]
:[[9th Regulan Hussars]] 
* [[Free Worlds League Military]]

* Ships of the Line: FWLM Fleet
** The Operational Fleet
** Renovation/Construction

* Rules
** Creating Scenarios
** Unit Generation
** FWLM Regiments
** Training
** FWLM [[battle armor]]
*** ''[[Longinus]]'' battle armor
*** ''[[Achileus]]'' light battle armor
** New Equipment
*** LRM Special Munitions
*** [[ER Small Laser|ER Small]] and [[ER Medium Laser|Medium Laser]]s
*** [[Ultra AC/10]]
*** [[Light Gauss Rifle]]
** FWLM [[OmniMech]] Configurations
*** F9-OF ''[[Firestarter (OmniMech)|Firestarter]]''
*** BJ2-OE ''[[Blackjack (OmniMech)|Blackjack]]''
*** P1 ''[[Perseus]]''
** New [[WarShip]]s
*** ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class Corvette
*** ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class Heavy Cruiser
*** ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class Frigate
*** ''[[Thera]]''-class Carrier
** Index of [[Regiment]]s

* Index
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