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'''Rubinsky's Light Horse''' is a mercenary unit with a long history of service against the Capellan Confederation.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Captain Gregor Rubinsky formed this command during the [[3030]]'s with soldiers from [[Tikonov]], [[New Hessen]] and [[Tigress]]. Their first contract was to provide security to the Earthwerks plant on Tikonov. Later the unit joined ranks with the [[Khorsakhov's Cossacks]]. The demi brigade signed a contract with the St. Ives military. The contract was renewed over the next 25 years. During the [[Capellan-St. Ives War|Capellan wars]] the regiment suffered heavy losses through an attack with nerve gas on [[Black May|Indicass]]. After the war, they left the Compact as a separate command from the other Cossacks and signed on to serve the [[LAAF]], who put them on the recently liberated planet [[Blackjack]].
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[[Captain]] [[Gregor Rubinsky]] formed this command during the [[3030]]s with soldiers from [[Tikonov]], [[New Hessen]] and [[Tigress]]. Their first contract was to provide security to the [[Earthwerks]] plant on Tikonov. Later the unit joined ranks with the [[Khorsakhov's Cossacks]]. The demi brigade signed a contract with the St. Ives military. The contract was renewed over the next 25 years. In [[3040]] they faced the [[2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] who killed thousands of civilians in their attempt to destroy the Ceres Metals Industries plant on Indicass.<ref name=fmm106>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 106</ref>
  
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After an intensive training cycle, the time came to prove the lessons learned when the Falcons’ Third Swoop Cluster landed in [[3069]]. The battle was fought hard. Each side sent Head Hunters and used other tactics with success. Only the reinforcement of the Falcon side turned the tide of the battle. The mercenaries surrendered Blackjack to the Jade Falcons and lifted off for Lyran space for rest and refit.
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During the [[Capellan-St. Ives War|Capellan wars]] the regiment suffered heavy losses through an attack with nerve gas on [[Black May|Indicass]]. After the war, they left the Compact as a separate command from the other Cossacks and signed on to serve the [[LAAF]], who put them on the recently liberated planet [[Blackjack (system)|Blackjack]].<ref name=fmm106/>
  
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On [[3079]], Rubinsky's Light Horse still garrisoned the border planet [[Melissia]], together with [[15th Lyran Regulars]], and have less then half of regimental worth<ref>''Field report: LAAF'', p. 18</ref>
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After an intensive training cycle, the time came to prove the lessons learned when the Falcons' [[3rd Falcon Swoop (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Swoop Cluster]] landed in [[3069]]. The battle was fought hard. Each side sent Head Hunters and used other tactics with success. Only the reinforcement of the Falcon side turned the tide of the battle. The mercenaries surrendered Blackjack to the Jade Falcons and lifted off for Lyran space for rest and refit.<ref name=fmm106/>
  
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During fighting on [[Graus]] in [[3080]], [[Uvin Buhallin]], the [[saKhan]] of [[clan Jade Falcon]], was killed fighting Rubinsky's Light Horse in a flanking attack. Later that same year, [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Diane Anu]] drove the Horsemen out from the planet in two weeks of fighting.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 177</ref>
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In [[3079]], Rubinsky's Light Horse still garrisoned the border planet [[Melissia]], together with [[15th Lyran Regulars]], and have less than half a regiment.<ref>''Field report: LAAF'', p. 18</ref>
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During fighting on [[Graus]] in [[3080]], [[Uvin Buhallin]], [[saKhan]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], was killed fighting Rubinsky's Light Horse in a flanking attack.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 118, "Delta Galaxy"</ref> Later that same year, [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Diane Anu]] drove the Horsemen out from the planet in two weeks of fighting.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 177</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 117, "Epsilon Galaxy"</ref>
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In [[3085]] the Light Horse was stationed on [[Kowloon]]. At this time they were commanded by [[Colonel]] [[Cassandra Allard-Liao]].<ref name=fm85dt>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 160</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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Colonel Marko Rubinsky had kept the regiment together, but without a capable heir - his son Tamas being incapable of piloting a 'Mech now - he nominated 3rd Batt. CO Lt. Colonel Li Tran as his successor. (He been killed by falcons later<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 102</ref>). Daughter of capellan' duchess [[Candace Liao]], Major Cassandra Allard-Liao was given command of First Battalion, therefore allowing Rubinsky to form a separate command company. In the same 3069, Cassandra Liao and colonel Marco' son, Tamas, married and sired a child.
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Rubinsky's Light Horse'''
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| [[Captain]]||[[Gregor Rubinsky]]||3030s
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Marko Rubinsky]]||circa [[3060]]<ref>''Threads of Ambition'', Chapter 7</ref>-[[3067]]<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 102</ref><ref name=fmm106/>
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| Colonel || [[Cassandra Allard-Liao]] || [[3085]]<ref name=fm3085dt>"Field Manual: 3085"</ref>
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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==Support==
 
==Support==
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For the normal circumstances (other then prolonging campaigns) the technical staff of Horsemen is sufficient.
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For normal circumstances (other than prolonged campaigns) the technical staff of Horsemen is sufficient.
  
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==Composition==
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==Composition History==
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==3067==
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===3067===
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'''Rubinsky’s Light Horse'''(1 [[Regiment]]/Elite/Reliable)
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'''Rubinsky’s Light Horse''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Elite/Reliable)
 
* CO: [[Colonel]] Marko Rubinsky
 
* CO: [[Colonel]] Marko Rubinsky
 
** 1st [[Battalion]]: [[Major]] [[Cassandra Allard-Liao]]
 
** 1st [[Battalion]]: [[Major]] [[Cassandra Allard-Liao]]
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** 2nd Battalion: Major Pietr Borrz
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** 2nd Battalion: Major [[Pietr Borrz]]
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** XO/3rd Battalion: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Raymond Li Tran (killed in 3069)
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** XO/3rd Battalion: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Raymond Li Tran]]
 
:The unit contains mainly heavies and medium for cavalry combat. Half of the machines are upgraded. The Light Horse has a predominance for Davion-manufactured ''Phoenix Hawk'' and ''Shadow Hawk'' 'Mechs.
 
:The unit contains mainly heavies and medium for cavalry combat. Half of the machines are upgraded. The Light Horse has a predominance for Davion-manufactured ''Phoenix Hawk'' and ''Shadow Hawk'' 'Mechs.
  
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*'''Breskin’s Pegasii'''(1 [[Wing]]/Elite/Reliable)
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*'''Breskin’s Pegasii''' (1 [[Wing]]/Elite/Reliable)
 
** Wing Commander: Major Stanislaus Breskin
 
** Wing Commander: Major Stanislaus Breskin
 
:Over two thirds of the unit has been upgraded.
 
:Over two thirds of the unit has been upgraded.
  
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==Notes==
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===3079===
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Rubinsky's Light Horse had been second-plan protagonists in two novels from [[The Capellan Solution (series)|The Capellan Solution]] duology - [[Threads of Ambition]] and [[The Killing Fields]], both written by [[Loren L. Coleman]]
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'''Rubinsky’s Light Horse ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name =“frlcaf18“>'' Field Report: FWLM'' , p. 18</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Melissia]].<ref name =“frlcaf18“/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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*''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 98 - "Unit Profile"
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*''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 102
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]''
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*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
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*''[[Threads of Ambition]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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*''[[The Killing Fields]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[The Killing Fields]]'' (novel)
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*''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
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* ''[[Threads of Ambition]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
  
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Rubinsky's Light Horse]]

Latest revision as of 21:40, 29 August 2023

Rubinskieslighthorse.jpg
Rubinsky's Light Horse
Affiliation Mercenary
Parent Command Independent

Rubinsky's Light Horse is a mercenary unit with a long history of service against the Capellan Confederation.

History[edit]

Captain Gregor Rubinsky formed this command during the 3030s with soldiers from Tikonov, New Hessen and Tigress. Their first contract was to provide security to the Earthwerks plant on Tikonov. Later the unit joined ranks with the Khorsakhov's Cossacks. The demi brigade signed a contract with the St. Ives military. The contract was renewed over the next 25 years. In 3040 they faced the 2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry who killed thousands of civilians in their attempt to destroy the Ceres Metals Industries plant on Indicass.[1]

During the Capellan wars the regiment suffered heavy losses through an attack with nerve gas on Indicass. After the war, they left the Compact as a separate command from the other Cossacks and signed on to serve the LAAF, who put them on the recently liberated planet Blackjack.[1]

After an intensive training cycle, the time came to prove the lessons learned when the Falcons' Third Swoop Cluster landed in 3069. The battle was fought hard. Each side sent Head Hunters and used other tactics with success. Only the reinforcement of the Falcon side turned the tide of the battle. The mercenaries surrendered Blackjack to the Jade Falcons and lifted off for Lyran space for rest and refit.[1]

In 3079, Rubinsky's Light Horse still garrisoned the border planet Melissia, together with 15th Lyran Regulars, and have less than half a regiment.[2]

During fighting on Graus in 3080, Uvin Buhallin, saKhan of Clan Jade Falcon, was killed fighting Rubinsky's Light Horse in a flanking attack.[3] Later that same year, Galaxy Commander Diane Anu drove the Horsemen out from the planet in two weeks of fighting.[4][5]

In 3085 the Light Horse was stationed on Kowloon. At this time they were commanded by Colonel Cassandra Allard-Liao.[6]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of Rubinsky's Light Horse
Captain Gregor Rubinsky 3030s
Colonel Marko Rubinsky circa 3060[7]-3067[8][1]
Colonel Cassandra Allard-Liao 3085[9]

Tactics[edit]

The unit fights using cavalry tactics. Repeated hit-and-fade strikes by their lighter machines are combined with concentrated long-range fire from their heavy elements.

Support[edit]

For normal circumstances (other than prolonged campaigns) the technical staff of Horsemen is sufficient.

Composition History[edit]

3067[edit]

Rubinsky’s Light Horse (1 Regiment/Elite/Reliable)

The unit contains mainly heavies and medium for cavalry combat. Half of the machines are upgraded. The Light Horse has a predominance for Davion-manufactured Phoenix Hawk and Shadow Hawk 'Mechs.
  • Breskin’s Pegasii (1 Wing/Elite/Reliable)
    • Wing Commander: Major Stanislaus Breskin
Over two thirds of the unit has been upgraded.

3079[edit]

Rubinsky’s Light Horse (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [10]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Melissia.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 106
  2. ↑ Field report: LAAF, p. 18
  3. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 118, "Delta Galaxy"
  4. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 177
  5. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 117, "Epsilon Galaxy"
  6. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 160
  7. ↑ Threads of Ambition, Chapter 7
  8. ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 102
  9. ↑ "Field Manual: 3085"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Field Report: FWLM , p. 18

Bibliography[edit]

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