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| Designation    = Mobile Fire
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| year      = 3067
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| commander = Donald Moore
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==History==
 
==History==
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A long established unit the commander put his support behind [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] and paid a high prize for their loaylity at the hands of pro-Victor forces ([[Archer's Avengers]] on [[Odessa]]). The unit received pardon and served later as garrison force of several planets on the clan border.
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===Fourth Succession War===
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In November 3028 the [[LCAF]] ordered the two mercenary commands of Mobile Fire and [[Bad Dream]] to challenge the [[22nd Rasalhague Regulars]] on [[Gunzburg]] as part of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> The defending Twenty-second went underground and avoided contact with the Steiner employed mercenaries. After several weeks the mercenaries set a trap. The CO of Mobile Fire sent a message to the Bad Dream command, stating that most of his forces were sick from a local illness. The Regulars intercepted the message and gathered their forces to strike at the weakened invaders. When the Rasalhague Regulars advanced the abandoned camp, the 'Mechs of Mobile Fire emerged from the nearby swamps. When the Bad Dream advanced from the rear, the CO of the surrounded [[DCMS]] unit ordered his troops to surrender. However, the CO of the Rasalhague Regulars committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 63</ref>
  
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==Officer==
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===FedCom Civil War===
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Donald Moore will lead the command as other family members before him when he is ready.
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As a long established Lyran mercenary unit, Mobile Fire put their support behind [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] and paid a high price for their loyalty at the hands of pro-Victor forces ([[Archer's Avengers]] on [[Odessa]]). The unit received a pardon and later served as the garrison force of several planets on the [[Clan Occupation Zones|Clan border]].<ref name=FM:MRp91>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 91: "Mobile FireUnit Profile"</ref>
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===Jihad===
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The unit broke off negotiations to extend their contract with the LCAF and left their garrison post on the Lyran world of [[New Earth]] to work for the [[Word of Blake]] (who attacked New Earth mere days later). Mobile Fire was subsequently branded Rogue by the [[MRBC]]. The unit attacked [[Imbros III]] on behalf of the Word of Blake in March [[3069]].<ref>''Blake Ascending'', pp. 171, 208</ref>
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==Officers==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Mobile Fire'''<ref name=TRO3039p92>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 92: "SturmFeur Heavy Tank"</ref>
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|-
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Quintin Moore]]||[[3025]] - [[3039]]<ref name=HSp79/>
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| Colonel||[[Fred Laurencin]]||[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=20YUp28/><ref name=<ref name=ORp20>''Objective Raids'', p. 20: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref><ref name=FM:MRp91/>
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|-
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|}
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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The unit divide it self in three demibattalions:
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The unit was internally divided into three demi-battalions with their own specializations:  
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* 1st Batt: speed and stealth
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* 1st Battalion: Speed and stealth
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* 2nd Batt: skilled in bad weather conditions
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* 2nd Battalion: Inclement weather conditions
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* 3rd Batt:is skillied in defensive engagements
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* 3rd Battalion: Defensive engagements
  
 
==Support==
 
==Support==
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The most  repairs is handled by the technical staff and has no own transport assets.
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Most repairs are handled by the technical staff and the unit has no transport assets.<ref name=FM:MRp91/>
  
 
==Dragoon Ratings==
 
==Dragoon Ratings==
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
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'''Dragoon Rating: C-'''
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'''Dragoon Rating: C-'''<ref name=FM:MRp91/>
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==Composition History==
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===3025===
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'''Mobile Fire''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HSp79>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 79</ref>
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:* CO: Colonel Quintin Moore
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Canal]].
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===3040===
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'''Mobile Fire''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p141/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Son Hoa]].<ref name=HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref>
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===3050===
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'''Mobile Fire''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20YUp28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28: "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth"</ref>
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* CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin
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:Note: At this point in time the command was split between [[Khon Kaen]], [[Madiun]], and [[Son Hoa]].
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===3054===
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'''Mobile Fire''' (Regiment)<ref name=ORp20/>
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* CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin
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===3050===
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'''Mobile Fire''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20yup>''20 Year Update'', p. 28</ref>
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:* CO: CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin<ref name=20yup/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Khon Kaen]], [[Madiun]] and [[Son Hoa]].<ref name=20yup/>
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===3054===
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'''Mobile Fire''' (/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=OpjRp20/>
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:* CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin<ref name=OpjRp20/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Khon Kaen]], [[Madiun]] and [[Son Hoa]].<ref name=OpjRp20>''Objective Raids'', p. 20</ref>
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===3059===
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'''Mobile Fire''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMercsp109/>
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:* CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin<ref name=FMMercsp109/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Lyndon]].<ref name=FMMercsp109>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 109</ref>
  
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==Composition==
 
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
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'''Mobile Fire'''(1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)
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'''Mobile Fire''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:MRp91/>
 
* CO/Armor: [[Colonel]] Fred Laurencin
 
* CO/Armor: [[Colonel]] Fred Laurencin
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** 1st [[Battalion]]: [[Major]] Angela Davies
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:* 1st Battalion: [[Major]] Angela Davies
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** 2nd Battalion: Major Theodore Jacobs
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:* 2nd Battalion: Major [[Theodore Jacobs]]
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** 3rd Battalion: Major Paul Moore  
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:* 3rd Battalion: Major Paul Moore
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- 3 vehicle battalions contains tracked, hover and wheeled designs, supported by a command company
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- 3 vehicle battalions contain tracked, hover and wheeled designs, supported by a command company
  
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'''Mobile 'Mechs'''(1 Regiment/Green/Questionable)
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'''Mobile 'Mechs''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:MRp91/>
 
* 1st Battalion: Major Garth Rivers
 
* 1st Battalion: Major Garth Rivers
 
* XO/2nd Battalion: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Donald Moore
 
* XO/2nd Battalion: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Donald Moore
 
* 3rd Battalion: Major Carol Creed
 
* 3rd Battalion: Major Carol Creed
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- Mainly light/mediums supported by fast heavys.
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- Mainly light/mediums supported by fast heavies.
  
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'''Air Mobile'''(1 Wing/Green/Questionable)
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'''Air Mobile''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:MRp91/>
 
* Wing Commander: Major Yuri Vasavanovich
 
* Wing Commander: Major Yuri Vasavanovich
 
- Mainly ''[[Lucifer]]''s supported by 8 ''[[Eisensturm]]''s.
 
- Mainly ''[[Lucifer]]''s supported by 8 ''[[Eisensturm]]''s.
  
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''' 1st Security Division'''(1 Reinforced Battalion/Green/Questionable)
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''' 1st Security Division''' (1 Reinforced Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:MRp91/>
 
* Infantry Commander: Major Vance Redding
 
* Infantry Commander: Major Vance Redding
 
- Provide security for the rest of the command. They contain 3 [[battle armor]] squads.
 
- Provide security for the rest of the command. They contain 3 [[battle armor]] squads.
  
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==Notes==
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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*''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p.91 - "Unit Profile"
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Mobile Fire]]

Latest revision as of 02:01, 4 April 2024

MobileFire.jpg
Mobile Fire
Affiliation Mercenary
Parent Command Independent

History[edit]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

In November 3028 the LCAF ordered the two mercenary commands of Mobile Fire and Bad Dream to challenge the 22nd Rasalhague Regulars on Gunzburg as part of Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG.[1] The defending Twenty-second went underground and avoided contact with the Steiner employed mercenaries. After several weeks the mercenaries set a trap. The CO of Mobile Fire sent a message to the Bad Dream command, stating that most of his forces were sick from a local illness. The Regulars intercepted the message and gathered their forces to strike at the weakened invaders. When the Rasalhague Regulars advanced the abandoned camp, the 'Mechs of Mobile Fire emerged from the nearby swamps. When the Bad Dream advanced from the rear, the CO of the surrounded DCMS unit ordered his troops to surrender. However, the CO of the Rasalhague Regulars committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule.[2]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

As a long established Lyran mercenary unit, Mobile Fire put their support behind Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion and paid a high price for their loyalty at the hands of pro-Victor forces (Archer's Avengers on Odessa). The unit received a pardon and later served as the garrison force of several planets on the Clan border.[3]

Jihad[edit]

The unit broke off negotiations to extend their contract with the LCAF and left their garrison post on the Lyran world of New Earth to work for the Word of Blake (who attacked New Earth mere days later). Mobile Fire was subsequently branded Rogue by the MRBC. The unit attacked Imbros III on behalf of the Word of Blake in March 3069.[4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of Mobile Fire[5]
Colonel Quintin Moore 3025 - 3039[6]
Colonel Fred Laurencin 3050 - 3067[7][8][3]

Tactics[edit]

The unit was internally divided into three demi-battalions with their own specializations:

  • 1st Battalion: Speed and stealth
  • 2nd Battalion: Inclement weather conditions
  • 3rd Battalion: Defensive engagements

Support[edit]

Most repairs are handled by the technical staff and the unit has no transport assets.[3]

Dragoon Ratings[edit]

3067[edit]

Dragoon Rating: C-[3]

Composition History[edit]

3025[edit]

Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[6]

  • CO: Colonel Quintin Moore
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Canal.

3040[edit]

Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[9]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Son Hoa.[9]

3050[edit]

Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[7]

  • CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin
Note: At this point in time the command was split between Khon Kaen, Madiun, and Son Hoa.

3054[edit]

Mobile Fire (Regiment)[8]

  • CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin

3050[edit]

Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin[10]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Khon Kaen, Madiun and Son Hoa.[10]

3054[edit]

Mobile Fire (/Regular/Reliable)[11]

  • CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin[11]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Khon Kaen, Madiun and Son Hoa.[11]

3059[edit]

Mobile Fire (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Colonel Fred Laurencin[12]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Lyndon.[12]

3067[edit]

Mobile Fire (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[3]

  • 1st Battalion: Major Angela Davies
  • 2nd Battalion: Major Theodore Jacobs
  • 3rd Battalion: Major Paul Moore

- 3 vehicle battalions contain tracked, hover and wheeled designs, supported by a command company

Mobile 'Mechs (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[3]

  • 1st Battalion: Major Garth Rivers
  • XO/2nd Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Donald Moore
  • 3rd Battalion: Major Carol Creed

- Mainly light/mediums supported by fast heavies.

Air Mobile (Wing/Green/Questionable)[3]

  • Wing Commander: Major Yuri Vasavanovich

- Mainly Lucifers supported by 8 Eisensturms.

1st Security Division (1 Reinforced Battalion/Green/Questionable)[3]

  • Infantry Commander: Major Vance Redding

- Provide security for the rest of the command. They contain 3 battle armor squads.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  2. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 63
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 91: "Mobile FireUnit Profile"
  4. ↑ Blake Ascending, pp. 171, 208
  5. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 92: "SturmFeur Heavy Tank"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 79
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 20 Year Update, p. 28: "Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Objective Raids, p. 20: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 20 Year Update, p. 28
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Objective Raids, p. 20
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 109

Bibliography[edit]

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