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Robinson Draconis March Militia

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Template:InfoBoxStateUnit The Robinson Draconis March Militia was responsible for defending the worlds of the Robinson Combat Region and Robinson Polymorphous Defense Zone.

History

Formation

In common with the other March Militias found across the Federated Suns, the Robinson Draconis March Militia or Robinson DMM was formed in 2754 as a result of the Preparedness Act enacted by First Prince Roger Davion in 2735. Roger established a formal training programme 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.[1]

Roger 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.[1]

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 contraversial 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.[1]

Firmly established, the Robinson DMM acted as a mobile reserve for the Robinson 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.[1] The Robinson DMM was one of six March Militia brigades founded within the Capellan March in 2754, with the other five being the Clovis, Dahar, Fairfax, Kilbourne and Woodbine Draconis March Militias.[2]

First Succession War

On the 1st of May 2787 the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns, with the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery troops under the command of Jinjiro Kurita, son of the Coordinator. Jinjiro had learned from the battles on Towne earlier in the First Succession War, and had recognised that inter-arm co-operation between the different branches of the Federated Suns military had largely been replaced by rivalry, and that the various Combat Regions across the Federated Suns had become dangerously parochial, with units being very protective of worlds within their Combat Region but the staff of the various Combat Regions rarely co-ordinating or co-operating with each other. Jinjiro's forces took full advantage of that; his first wave attacked worlds along the border, overwhelming many before they had a chance to call for help. Each of the Combat Region commanding officers attempted to deal with the attacks on their own, focussed completely on the defense of their own Combat Region with little exchange of information between Regions. Jinjiro's second wave capitalised on this, striking in force against the Clovis Combat Region; despite a dogged, fierce defense by Field Marshal Simons and forces directly under his command such as the First Clovis Guards Regiment on Clovis he was cut off and, after a week, killed when his DropShip attempted to retreat from the planet. The loss of Smith caused organized resistence in the Clovis Combat Region to collapse, and before the other senior officers within the AFFS had realised what happened, DCMS forces poured through the Clovis Combat Region and deep into the heart of the Federated Suns.[3]

It would be thirty years before the AFFS had finally recovered and fought its way back to something approximating the pre-War border;[4] the risk posed to the Federated Suns as a result of the entrenched parochialism and seperation between Combat Regions highlighted the weaknesses of the system within the Capellan and Draconis Marches, leading the Marshals of the AFFS to restructure both Marches, replacing the Combat Regions with a number of smaller Polymorophous Defensive Zones (PDZs), each with its own March Militia.[5]

Officers

As of 3025 the commanding officer was Major General Andrew Cunningham.[6]

As of 3050 the commanding officer was Leftenant General Hector Primus.[7]

As of 3054 to 3062 the commanding officer was Leftenant General Jennifer Durrett.[8][9]

As of 3067 the commanding officer was Major General Bryce LaGrange.[10]

As of 3085 the commanding officer was Major General Carl Ito.[11]

Tactics

As a defensive unit the milita is well-versed but the command had difficulty in coordinating with other AFFC units.[9]

Composition History

2765

Robinson Draconis March Militia (Regular/Reliable)[2]

- One BattleMech regiment[1]
- Three infantry regiments[1]
- One mobile artillery battalion[1]
- Two aerospace wings, each of eighteen aerospace fighters[1]
- The Robinson DMM was stationed on Alnadal at this point in time.[2][12]

3025

Robinson Draconis March Militia (Green/Reliable)[6]

  • CO: Major General Andrew Cunningham

3040

Robinson DMM (Green/Reliable)[13]

3050

Robinson Draconis March Militia (Green/Reliable)[7]

  • CO: Leftenant General Hector Primus

3054

Robinson Draconis March Militia (Green/Reliable)[8]

  • CO: Leftenant General Jennifer Durret

3062

Robinson Draconis March Militia (1 Regiment/Green/Reliable)[9]

Robinson DMM Aerospace (1 Wing/Green/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Lieutenant General Timothy William Horus

Robinson DMM Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Green/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Lieutenant General Saburo Hiroshi

Robinson DMM Infantry Brigade (3 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Lieutenant General Odelia Farashue

3067

Robinson Draconis March Militia (Green/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: Major General Bryce LaGrange

Robinson DMM Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Reliable)[10]

Robinson DMM Armor Brigade (Green/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: Leftenant General Quintus Zibler

Robinson DMM Infantry Brigade (Green/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: Leftenant General Troy Vickery

3085

Robinson Draconis March Militia LCT (Regular/Questionable)[11]

  • CO: Major General Carl Ito

Robinson DMM Aerospace (Wing/Green/Questionable)[11]

  • CO: Colonel Nariko Ishii

Robinson DMM Armor Brigade (Regular/Questionable)[11]

  • CO: Leftenant General Evgeniy Reynolds

Robinson DMM Infantry Brigade (Green/Questionable)[11]

  • CO: Leftenant General Leona O’Byrne

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FR2765:FSp21
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 22, "Regimental Status"
  3. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 62, "The Storm Breaks (pdf edition)"
  4. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 67, "March Militia and Planetary Guard Units (pdf edition)"
  5. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 135, "Deployment of AFFS Forces (pdf edition)"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136, "AFFS Deployment Table"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 20 Year Update, p. 19, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Objective Raids, p. 13, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 124, "Robinson Draconis March Militia Profile"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Field Manual: Update, p. 140, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 72, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 29, "Armed Forces Federated Suns Deployment Map 2765"
  13. ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 137

Bibliography

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