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Mech forces
The FWLM prefers to use all mech classes equal with some exception for special mission. The common regiment is medium to heavy weight and some companies or larger formations are created with a single task like scouting or assault. [1] The available Mech desgins are a mix from local produced classic machines with upgraded equipment or Mechs from other nations. That changed with the arrival of the Clans. The DCMS and Federated Commonwealth bought the Mechs produced in the League in exchange for new designs, material or knowlege/technology. [1]. The Legue produced also field refit kits to bring the armies of Inner Sphere to an level were it could hold the line against the advancing Clan forces. The DCMS started their own industrial programm to build their own machines. The surplus of the refits went to the units within the Free World Legaue and in only seven years over 60 percent of the FWLM mechforces include some form of advanced technology. The FWL could aquire the technology to build their own IS omni mech like the Perseus or the foreign Blackjack machine to.[1] The standard FWLM unit follows the struture of the SDLF. [1]
Unit | Subunit | Strength |
---|---|---|
Lance (CO: Lieutnant) [2] |
0 | 4 |
Company (CO: Captain) [2] |
3 lances | 12 |
Battalion (CO: Force Commander) [2] |
3 companies | 36 |
Reinforced Battalion (CO: Force Commander)[2] |
4 companies | 48 |
Regiment (CO: Colonel) [3] |
3 battalions | 108 |
Reinforced Regiment (CO: Colonel) [3] |
4 battalions | 144 |
Aerospace forces
The FWLM fighter are among the most developed machines in the Inner Sphere. The industry provide a broad range of designs for many task like interception or as scouting over large areas. [1] The military scientsts and weapons developer testing also new equipment for the next generation of fighter throughout the league. The FWLM categorize their units in to two groups: the attached and also the independent units. [4]
- Attached units are part of larger formation, where they provide cover againest enemy fighter or provide close air support for the ground units. [4]
The 18 fighters are commanded by an commodore and when they have no transport assets by an lietnant commander. - Independent units are devided in to Intependent Fighter Wing and Free worlds Fleets.
- The Intependent Fighter Wing containts normly 18 fighters with its own intergral transport assets. The CO is an commodore.
- The Fleets consists of 3 to 6 Jumpships and their Dropships. [4] A admiral command that fleet usualy.
- Attached units are part of larger formation, where they provide cover againest enemy fighter or provide close air support for the ground units. [4]
Unit | Subunit | Strength |
---|---|---|
Lance (CO:Lieutenant)[5] |
0 | 2 |
Squadron (CO:Lieutenant Commander) [6] |
3 lances | 6 |
Wing (CO:Commodore) [5] |
3 squadrons | 18 |
Reinforced Wing (CO:Commodore)[5] |
4 squadrons | 24 |
Regiment (CO:Admiral) [7] |
3 wings | 54 |
Armor Forces
The common League tank unit can varied in its compostion and size. That depense on the nature of origin. The Leauge sponsored troops get the best equipment and training, in contrast some of the provincinal troops could ony field outdated material. [4] Large formation above battalion level are uncommon outside of combat formation and will be breakdown into smaller sub units when needed. [4]
The FWLM divide their armor troops into two different categories: heavy tanks regiments and light tankt/patrol units.
- Heavy tanks regiments
- The common unit field from 60 to 80 combat vehicle and further around 20 to 30 vehicle for transport purposes. The material of the command depends from its assignment. Frontline units how are part of an Mech formation get the best available equipment and on the other end garrison units how provide security on back water worlds only the outcast. [8]
- light tankt/patrol unit
Unit | Subunit | Strength |
---|---|---|
Platoon (CO:Seargeant)[2] |
0 | 4-6 |
Company (CO:Captian) [2] |
2-3 platoons | 10-15 |
Squadron (Battalion) (CO:Force Commander) [5] |
2-3 companies | 30-45 |
Regiment (CO:Lieutnant Colonel)[5] |
2-3 squadrons | 80-120 |
Infantry Forces
Within the Free Worlds military 5 different kinds of Infatry exist. The Line Infantry, Static Defense Unit and Battle Armor fall under the autority of the High Command [8]. The two remaining: Special Operation and Liberation Unit get their oders from the SAFE[8]
- Line Infantry
- The majority of the leagues Infantry formations are categorized as such a unit and with its hugh numbers (1,800 at regiment level and over 7000 soldiers at division level) suprised many enemies which believed the unit was smaller.[8] With the modern equipment and the advance training they could also hold the line against tanks and even mechs.[8]
- Static Defense Unit (SDU)
- The unit are not so well equiped or trained like the line infantry. Such commands are stationed as garrison forces through out the League. Some difficults arise when a commander from the line infantry with lower rank but the overall authoriy give orders to officers from the sSDU with a higher rank.
- Special Operation
- The members of the elite formation are selected from the regular formation. Every new member must have 36 month of troops service to get accepted into the training. The following training train the soldiers in many inew skills. After succesfull graduation of the course the trooper get assigment to 1 of the six regiments. The commandos are deployed only in sqaud or platonn size when needed.[8]
- Liberation Unit (LU)
- The League Military used the small units (not larger then 150 men) to seed chaos among its enemies. In preparation for larger military actions the units infiltrate hostile planets. On the surfarce the use terrorist tactics to harass the local defender until the regular mech forces arrive [8]
- Battle Armor
- The battle armor was established as a new infantry branch after the arrival of the clans. With the help of the Word of Blake the engineers could developed several armor types for specific missions. The Longinus battle armor is used to combat mech formations. [8] In contrast the lightweight Achilleus battle armor is often used within the special operation commands. The regular battle armor unit has its own integral transport assets and further mission attached support units.
- Eagle Corps
- The Eagle Corps are under direct control of the SAFE. The unit had access to Mechs and are trained semilar like the Special Operation of the army. [8]
Unit | Subunit | Strength |
---|---|---|
Squad (CO:Corporal)[2] |
0 | 7 |
Platoon (CO:Sergeant) [2] |
4 squads | 28 |
Company (CO:Lieutenant) [2] |
4 platoons | 112 |
Battalion (CO:Force Commander)[5] |
4 companies | 448 |
Regiment (CO:Lieutnant Colonel)[5] |
4 battalions | 1,792 |
Devision (CO:Lieutnant Colonel)[5] |
4-5 regiments | 7,000 - 9,000 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: Free Worlds League P.18
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.22
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.21
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.19 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "FMFWLp19" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.23
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.97
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.74
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.20
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League p.89