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| Current Ambassador: Randee Mishel Le roux This information was last updated on the: 25th of April, 2013 |
| Core Information: Capital: New Avalon Faction Leader: Regent Tancred Sandoval-Davion Military Leader: Field Marshal Jon Davion Intelligence Leader: Cole Williams Approximate BattleMech Regiment Strength: 146 Mercenaries Currently Under Employ: 12th Vegan Rangers Beta Regiment, 12th Vegan Rangers Gamma Regiment, 1st Cunningham's Commandos, 1st Khorsakov's Cossacks, 1st Screaming Eagles, 21st Centauri Lancers, 2nd Cunningham's Commandos, 2nd Dismal Disinherited, 2nd Screaming Eagles, 3rd Dismal Disinherited, Blue Star Irregulars, Federated Freeman 1st Regiment, Federated Freeman 2nd Regiment, Goshen War College Training Battalion, Hampton's Hessens 1st Regiment, Hansen's Roughriders, Harlock's Warriors, Narhal's Raiders 1st Regiment, Narhal's Raiders 2nd Regiment, New Avalon Cavaliers, Northwind Highlanders: Stirling's Fusiliers, The Arcadians, The Medusans, The Regulators Regiment, Vanguard Legion, Wilson's Hussars, Wolf's Dragoons: Alpha Regiment, Wolf's Dragoons: Beta Regiment, Wolf's Dragoons: Epsilon Regiment, Wolf's Dragoons: Gamma Regiment, Wolf's Dragoons: Wolf Spider Regiment, Wolf's Dragoons: Zeta Regiment |
| Major Sub Regions Core Information: Region Name: Crucis March Capital: New Avalon Commander: Field Marshal Mason Sortek Sub-Commander: Field Marshal Acabee Zardetto Percentage of total Faction Military Strength: 7% Region Name: Capellan March Capital: New Syrtis Commander: Field Marshal Nathaniel Hasek Sub-Commander: Field Marshal Ally Swanson Percentage of total Faction Military Strength: 40% Region Name: Draconis March Capital: Robinson Commander: Field Marshal Katheryn Sandoval-Ito Sub-Commander: Field Marshal Lafayette Sandoval Percentage of total Faction Military Strength: 30% Region Name: Periphery March Capital: Broken Wheel Commander: Brevetted Field Marshal Ravenna Black Sub-Commander: Brevetted Field Marshal Xavier Steele Percentage of total Faction Military Strength: 23% |
| System Information Pages: Acamar, Achernar, Addicks, Alcyone, Algot, Almach, Altoona, Arboris, Arcadia, Ares, Bharat, Brockway, Broken Wheel, Bryceland, Caselton, Cassias, Chesterton, Chesteton, Cimeron, Colia, Delos, Demeter, Errai, Filtvet, Genoa, Glentworth, Great Gorge, Halloran, Helen, Hoff, Homestead, Horsham, Johnsondale, Lima, Marduk, Markab, Memphis, Mendham, Mira, Monhegan, Murchison, Nanking, Neosho, New Aragon, New Avalon, New Hessen, New Rhodes, Numenor, Offerman, Okefenokee, Palmyra, Perdition, Quentin, Rochester, Rosepine, Rowe, Ruchbah, Shoreham, Talcott, Tancredi, Tangipahoa, Tigress, Tikonov, Velhas, Woodstock, Yangtze, Ziliang, Zurich |
| BTM Timeline Events: 11th of May, 3067 Yvonne Davion made Regent of the newly reborn Federated Suns (Though most of the bureaucracy still functions as the Federated Commonwealth). 1st of January, 3069 Harrison Sandoval-Davion is born to Princess-Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion and Tancred Sandoval. At his birth, he immediately becomes heir to the throne of the Federated Suns. 1st of January, 3074 Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion completes 5 years of military service and assumes the title of First Prince of the Federated Suns. 1st of April, 3074 Ambassador Bruce Haas is assigned to the DMM from the Federated Suns. 2nd of October, 3074 Ingress system is re-occupied by Federated Suns forces. 22nd of April, 3075 to the 23rd of November, 3075 The Shraplen War begins with a surprise attack from the Taurian Concordat on Federated Suns systems and drags the Capellan Confederation into the conflict. 30th of April, 3075 Taurian Concordat forces invade multiple Federated Suns systems, but are only able to take and hold Verdigreis. 16th of June, 3075 to the 23rd of November, 3075 The Federated Suns launches Operation Matador, a counterattack into Taurian Concordat space, occupying several systems, and eventually withdrawing from all but Perdition, which is annexed. 28th of July, 3075 to the 30th of August, 3075 The Federated Suns system of Frazer is conquered by the 1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry of the Capellan Confederation. 1st of October, 3075 The Federated Suns retake Tikinov from the Capellan Confederation. 5th of October, 3075 George Hasek, Duke of the Capellan March, Federated Suns is assassinated. 22nd of October, 3075 Nathaniel Hasek named Duke of the Capellan March, Federated Suns. 8th of November, 3075 Ares, a Capellan Confederation system, is annexed by the Federated Suns in retaliation for strikes by the Confederation into the Capellan March. 24th of October, 3076 The Draconis Combine system of Marduk is eventually ceded to the Federated Suns after a meat grinding effort of both sides that also involved the Shadow Lancers and the Death's Guard mercenary units. 26th of April, 3077 The Draconis Combine world of Marduk is conquered by the Federated Suns. 1st of June, 3077 Draconis Combine forces eventually retreat from Quentin after a concentrated campaign by the Restless Souls Mercenary Unit for the Federated Suns. 21st of July, 3077 The Federated Suns worlds of Elgin and hsien annexed by the Capellan Confederation and after months of Federated Suns rhetoric, they cede the systems to the Capellans and withdrawal their forces. 27th of August, 3077 In high level talks between the Federated Suns and the Star League the planets of Epsilon Indi, Sheratan and Fletcher are to run under Star League Administration. 15th of September, 3077 Federated Suns contributions to Operation Lorelai are revealed, sparking protests on several worlds that saw heavy fighting in the FedCom Civil War. Other parties embrace the effort as a sign of healing wounds and the good that reformed Star League is still capable of. 13th of October, 3077 Beginning of Clan Star Adder invasion of the Federated Suns with losing contact with the planet Mararn. Later in month also losing Sodertalje, Gillingham and Jaboatao to the then unknown forces. 24th of November, 3077 New attacks strike the Federated Suns systems of Skepptana, Lackland, Filtvet, Memphis, Ebro, and Sherwood. The attackers are positively identified as Clan Star Adder. Only Filtvet and Memphis hold against the initial attacks 22nd of January, 3078 The Federated Suns declares a state of emergency and assumes a full war footing. 14th of May, 3078 After rhetoric from both the Capellan Confederation and the Federated Suns about annexing the TerraCap Confederation, the Star League acts to stabilize the region by including the small nation under SLDF protection. Both the Capellan Confederation and the Federated Suns are pleased with the solution as it would prevent the other house from gaining. 15th of September, 3078 to the 24th of September, 3078 As the AFFS attempts to withdraw from the Broken Wheel salient, Star Adder forces invade Moultrie. A massive battle in space will leave 8 warships total destroyed or captured before the Clan troops successfully make landfall. Three FedSuns RCTs will eventually hold Alpha Galaxy at bay, killing Galaxy Commander Hannibal Banacek, and leaving the invaders in an untenable position. With the Adders' withdrawal, momentum shifts back to the Federated Suns. 21st of June, 3079 Clan Cloud Cobra invades the Federated Suns. 15th of December, 3079 With Fuveau and Neosho marking their progress, the penetrations by Clan Cloud Cobra and Clan Star Adder into Federated Suns space reach their highwater mark. AFFS forces use a strategically shortened front to help bring the Clan attacks' progress to a halt, while the High Command still refuses to strip the Draconis or Capellan borders of the troops needed to retake many of the worlds lost to the invasion. 7th of February, 3080 Federated Suns forces launch a massive offensive against Star Adder-held systems in the Outback. 15th of November, 3080 Leftenant General Bruce Haas retires from his position as the Federated Suns Ambassador to the DMM. 29th of November, 3080 Ambassador Jackson Quinton Davion is assigned to the DMM from the Federated Suns. 1st of January, 3081 The Federated Suns starts the new year off with a major rezoning of its Marches. It has created a brand new March as a buffer region against its enemies from beyond known civilized space, The Periphery March. 16th of January, 3081 Commanding General Julius Rostinberger, Star League Defence Force 5th Army has been dishonourably discharged for dozens of failures in the defence of Federated Suns systems against Clan forces, resulting in the destruction of 3 Star League Defence Force Divisions 1st of October, 3081 Federated Suns have repelled all Clan offensives against arrayed them. They report no Clans left in their secured territory. The Federated Suns government has reclaimed all of their systems save one, Kentwood. This system is being ceded to Clan Cloud Cobra. 20th of December, 3081 In a suprise move that spells the beginning of another major intergalactic war, ten systems of the Lyran Alliance and Federated Suns bordering the Draconis Combine have been conquered in well coordinated attacks between the traitorous SLDF 4th Army, the DCMS, Ghost Corps, Nationalist Militia's, the ISF and anti-Star League local sympathisers. So begins the next great war. 17th of March, 3082 The Federated Suns Ambassador, Jackson Q Davion was tried and found guilty of treason in a 3 month long trial. He was executed for his crimes against the state on March 17th 3082. 27th of April, 3082 The 1st Republican Guard Regiment combined with Veens Irregulars Mercenary Unit recapture Emporia for the Federated Suns from the Draconis Combine. 10th of May, 3082 In yet a second wave ten more systems of the Lyran Alliance and Federated Suns bordering the Draconis Combine have been conquered between the traitorous SLDF 4th Army, the DCMS, Ghost Corps, Nationalist Militia's, the ISF and anti-Star League local sympathisers 11th of May, 3082 Randee Mishel Le roux was sworn into office as the Federated Suns Ambassador 12th of August, 3082 The Federated Suns Launch Counteroffensive dub Operation: 'Yellow Bird', at the Draconis Combine. The have simoultaneouesly targeted both salients through the Draconis March with four ground regiments and a WarShip squadron each. 12th of September, 3082 A month to the day the Federated Suns have successfully liberated Mallory's World and Le Blanc from the Draconis Combine with attacks from 3rd Davion Guard RCT and the 7th Crucis Lancers RCT, respectively. 7th of November, 3082 The newly renamed Raven Legion has successfully liberated the former world of the Federated Suns Lucerne from the Draconis Combine. 14th of December, 3082 While in the employ of the Federated Suns, the Restless Souls Mercenary Brigade liberated a besieged Mara from the Draconis Combine 21st of February, 3083 The Federated Suns 1st Capellan Dragoons RCT and the Deuces Wild mercenary unit invade and seize Ares from the Capellan Confederation. 23rd of February, 3083 The 7th Crucis Lancers Regimental Combat Team reinforced by the 4th Federated Suns Lancers and the Mercenary Unit, the Restless Souls, and attendant WarShip Fleet engaged and successfully liberated the besieged Federated Suns planet of Dobson from the Draconis Combine. 22nd of March, 3083 Lucerne] - After months of combat operations, the Draconis Combine's forces on Lucerne were at long last pinned down in their mountain refuge and overrun by the Raven Legion Mercenary Unit in the employ of the Federated Suns. Lucerne is now firmly in the hands of House Davion. 31st of March, 3083 The first quarter of this year saw ruthless acts of violence committed by House Kurita. There has been sabotage and terror in the very heart of the realms targeted by the Draconis Combine. In unmitigated acts, neither sanctioned by the Star League nor the Ares convention, DEST teams have been sent to the capitol worlds of Tharkad of the Lyran Alliance, New Avalon of the Federated Suns, and Alshain of the Rasalhague Dominion with the express purpose of sabotaging Fusion Plants near the Realm’s capitol’s creating rather large nuclear explosion and blankets of radiation to slowly wipe out their enemies. These atrocities have de-moralize the victims and aided in blanketing each states 4C complexes with enough radiation so as to disable their HPGs preventing them from communicating with their forces constantly engaged on the front with their aggressor the Draconis Combine. It appears that other Special Forces are taking their lead from the Dragon and are taking advantage of these three Realm’s weaknesses by launching their own attacks all along their border worlds. They have included, although not limited, to assassinations, bombings, and the sabotaging of fusion power plants to explode. Worlds of note along the Rasalhague Dominion shard border are Radstadt, Trondheim, and Tukayyid. Along the Lyran Alliance - Skye, Bolan, Cavanaugh II, Timbuktu, Coventry, and Melissia. Along the Federated Suns borders it has been the worlds of Valexa, Alcyone, Sirdar, Bromhead, Brockway, and Perdition. This is truly the beginning of the Fifth Succession War as the Inner Sphere deteriorates into terror and chaos. 22nd of July, 3083 The Draconis Combine continues to conquer worlds even with the entire weight of the collective Inner Sphere arrayed against it. House Kurita has captured three more worlds from the Federated Suns, Murchinson, Galatia III, Marduk. Two worlds from the Lyran Alliance Alkalurops and Accrington. And Rockland from the Rasalhague Dominion 3rd of August, 3083 The CMAF launches its strike into the Federated Suns beginning Operation Phoenix to take and hold Tikonov. This begins the first confrontations between the Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns in the 5th Succession War. 1st of June, 3084 Operation Trojan Heart is launched by the Federated Suns AFFS against the CMAF. Operation Trojan Heart is a massive endeavor, utilizing two Davion warship squadrons and 13 Regimental Combat Teams and 8 independent Regiments. Their mission: to strike at the heart of the Capellan worlds: Sian. The two pronged blitz goes through Sendalor and Purvo on its way towards Sian. Trojan Heart feints towards Grand Base, Claxton and Victoria. 24th of July, 3084 Loyal SLDF peacekeepers under the Deputy Director Constance Kavazashvili from the Department of Intelligence & Strategy are sent to the border region between the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine which causes a lull in the fighting as the DCMS can no longer pursue such an aggressive stance with new potentially hostile regiments in the region. 10th of August, 3084 The Mercenary Brigade, The Restless Souls have 'acquired' full fledge Mako-Class Corvette WarShip dubbed the Hyperion. It is unclear whether it is a reconstituted previously thought to be scuttled WarShip or fresh off the assembly lines WarShip from the Bolson Shipyards in the Lyran Alliance. It will be a welcomed addition to the Federated Suns arsenal in defense of the Restless Souls' LandHold Quentin on the Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Border. 13th of August, 3084 Following a series of raids by both sides which stall large-scale offensive actions, Phalan, Sakhalin and Eaglesham are annexed as Draconis Combine forces shift focus from the Federated Suns front to the Lyran Alliance border. 2nd of October, 3084 The second phase of Operation Neptune begins. After a series of back and forth engagements with their Davion foe on their drives toward Grand Base, Claxton, Victoria and Sian, the CMAF attacks in a pincer move designed to separate the 13 RCTs, 8 Independents and their warship squadrons from the Federated Suns. Ziliang is the site of the largest counter-attack, but my no means was the only part. The enormity of the counter-attack could not be underestimated: the elite regiments of the 3rd Canopian Light Horse and the Hustaing Warriors lead the charge, supported by two battalions of the Chancellor’s Death Commandos and parts of the mercenary force Akki Tsubasa. Almost as an afterthought, the green St. Ives Cheaveau Legers are assigned to support. This entire force invades Ziliang, with the failed salient for Sian through Purvo, this bolstered the defenders to the 1st FedSuns Armored Cavalry, LCG 180th Dragoon Combat Group, Hellstorm Huasars Mercenary Brigade, 12th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT, 4th FedSuns Lancers RCT, 12th Vegan Rangers Delta Regiment left behind to defend the Federated Suns world. 9th of October, 3084 Looking to follow up on the successful and tenuous unofficial truce caused by the arrival of peacekeepers on the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine border, SLDF peacekeepers roll into camps along the Lyran Alliance and Draconis Combine front line with only initial success as cross-border raiding continues to take place by years end. 30th of November, 3084 The beginning preparatory work of the CMAF’s Tikonov invasion fleet commences as SLDF peacekeepers begin leaving their posts in the Star League Administered region bound for the border along the Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation. Brief lulls in the fighting still hold elsewhere in the Inner Sphere as the SLDF bids to cease these final hostilities from growing. 9th of December, 3084 At Tikonov, ten hours from the surface, the AFFS space borne defenses engage the CMAF invasion fleet. A ferocious hour-long battle ensues. In the end, the Federated Suns Melissa Davion Squadron is defeated above Tikonov, leading to the crippling of the Melissa Davion and the complete destruction of one of her Fox-class escorts. However, the engagement cost the CMAF the Xuan-feng class Heavenly Bird. Task Force Liao then creates of cordon of the Tikonov system. 12th of December, 3084 SLDF peacekeepers arrive in the Tikonov system, but retreat under the threat of destruction by the CMAF Navy’s cordon. The fate of Tikonov will be left to the forces on the ground. Elsewhere along the Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns border SLDF peacekeepers arrive as fighting simmers down. 20th of December, 3084 With the loss of Tikonov to the Capellan Confederation, the Federated Suns disable the Tikonov recharge station and relocate their administration department for the region to Ruchbah and aptly rename the PDZ after their new administrative world. 24th of December, 3084 Operation Neptune finally runs out of steam in lieu of the ferocity of its Davion invaders. After successfully recapturing Grand Base, the CMAF draws the proverbial noose close on the forces of Trojan Heart. Realizing that the Federated Suns has proven their point and thrust a dagger very close to the Capellan 'HEART' of Sian, Davion forces begin a series of withdrawals. For the next three months, Davion forces retreat from world to world to be replaced by arriving SLDF peacekeepers. Some forces that are left behind in fighting withdrawals suffer causalities. A few Davion units, classified at this time, have been so thoroughly thrashed that their unit’s have been moved from the Capellan March to the interior Crucis March of the Federated Suns, until such a time when they can be brought back up to full strength. 20th of February, 3085 The Federated Suns premier Mercenary Brigade, the Restless Souls, have complete a successful extraction of the Trojan Heart regiments trapped on Ziliang - the 1st FedSuns Armored Cavalry, the LCG 180th Dragoon Combat Group, the 12th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT, the 4th FedSuns Lancers RCT, and the 12th Vegan Rangers Delta Regiment. Per a statement from their Lieutenant General and Baron of Quentin, Xavier Steele, the Restless Souls will be taking time off from the business of war to rebuild and recuperate. When asked how long he simply said, "For starters, lets begin with 365 standard days and I'll let you know after then." 18th of March, 3085 Finally allowing SLDF peacekeepers into the Tikonov system as well as Federated Suns reinforcements, the remaining Davion forces begin their tactical withdrawal, under the watchful eye of the SLDF peacekeepers. Some of retreating Davion ‘Mechs, vehicles and equipment are left behind to the CMAF as spoils of war. The 1st Federated Freemen regiment and the Tikonov CMM are reduce to 40% during the fighting, and the Illician Lancers take a severe thrashing as well. The remaining strengths of both the CMAF and AFFS forces remain classified, but the SLDF begrudgingly acknowledges Tikonov as a Capellan holding, setting the stage for Tancred Sandoval’s repudiation of the Star League. 20th of March, 3085 A general ceasefire is called by the SLDF, freezing all troop movements along the Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns border. Seeing this as a sign of “Davion weakness,” this fuels the fires of the Citizens for Davion Purity movement. The CMAF takes advantage of the surrenders of 1 or 2 Davion forces caught in the pincer move by Operation Neptune. They go about reequipping their forces with the captured war materials for the second half of the war they know is sure to come. Taking this as a sign from New Avalon in the Federated Suns, Nathaniel Hasek also goes about reequipping the Capellan March. 2nd of May, 3085 The Citizens for Davion Purity movement spurred on by the success of the Brotherhood of Cincinnatus commences “Operation Grassy Knoll.” The Federated Suns Yvonne Steiner-Davion and Harrison Davion injured in an assassination attempt that takes Vincent Sandoval-Davion’s life (3072-3085). Tancred Sandoval-Davion assumes Regency of Federated Suns in place of his severely injured wife. Presidential-Senator Ivan Vladimir assassinated in plot to murder Triumvirate Commanding General Victor Steiner-Davion. Triumvirate Commanding General Lisa Koenings-Cober wounded during battle that claims Victor Steiner-Davion’s life. 6th of May, 3085 An initial emergency meeting of the Star League Senate fails to elect a new Presidential-Senator with the Federated Suns representatives walking out on the summit due to the SLDF refusing to take further action against the Draconis Combine who many believe was behind the assassinations. 7th of May, 3085 A second Star League Senate meeting again fails to elect a new Presidential-Senator with senators from the Capellan Confederation unwilling to accept the news of Tancred Sandoval as the Regent for the young Harrison Steiner-Davion. Tancred demands the return of Tikonov to the Federated Suns and the removal of all remaining SLDF peacekeeping forces from his nation’s border with the Confederation. Capellan senators walk out on the proceedings. They are joined by the senators from the Skye Province who believe Archon Adam Steiner’s new troop deployments have left them greatly undefended. In truth these reserve units are being re-shifted to the Clan front to deal with increasing Clan Wolf hostilities while upholding an earlier promise to the SLDF high command that was an attempt to ease tensions in the region by swapping them for more SLDF peacekeeping units. 10th of May, 3085 The assassination of SLDF Commanding General George Wagoner, formerly of the 1st Army, in 3082 is revealed to be a DEST attack by Senator Paul Jefferson from Kentares IV during a third emergency meeting of the Star League Senate. Tancred Sandoval threatens to withdraw the Federated Suns from the Star League if immediate action isn’t taken against the Combine by the League. This evidence leads more senators and the general public to believe the Combine was responsible for the Steiner-Davion assassinations believing that Presidential-Senator Ivan Vladimir was an intended target as well. Senator Mandrissa Elisha Silverburg of the Capellan world of Ingresoll wins the vote and is sworn in as Presidential-Senator. 11th of May, 3085 In a possible manipulation by Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao a motion to remove the SLDF peacekeepers from the Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns border by Tancred Sandoval fails with the new Presidential-Senator instead pledging to send the 2nd Division as further support. A subsequent bid for more peacekeepers from the Clan front to aid the peacekeeping mission along the Draconis Combine and Federated Suns border by Tancred is likewise shot down by similar political maneuvering. As a result Tancred Sandoval formally withdraws the Federated Suns from the Star League. Parts of the 6th Army defect to the Federated Suns two weeks later. 16th of February, 3086 The Federated Suns House Davion has a new Pressurized ShipYard facility and an Orbital Factory. The Restless Souls have invested vast amounts of revenue and resources into the Regina Enterprises Shipyard and attendant Orbital Factory at their Landhold System, Quentin. They were separate entities however they were both close affiliates. Construction on both started roughly a year ago at the behest of Regent Tancred Sandoval who had hinted to the Restless Souls Lieutenant General that he intended to grant the Mercenary Brigade a Block I Class Destroyer for their exemplary service to the Federated Suns. That the Restless Souls build and maintain a ShipYard had not been a prerequisite however it had strongly suggested at the time. True to his Word, the Regent granted the Restless Souls Brigade the Destroyer class Warship and Xavier Steele dubbed it 'Zeus'. 8th of March, 3086 Since the cesstation of hostilities remenant of the 5th Succession War have all but ceased, it will allow the Federated Suns to focus its energies elsewhere from the front of its to age old enemies. While the Regent implements measures to stabilize the war economy and to rebuild his borders the High Council has thrown their support behind Sandoval in involving the Federated Suns into a conflict that they can win. Operation Retribution. In lieu of the Outworld’s Alliance’s violation of the Treaty of Cerberus with the taking of Kennard the intial forces of this Periphery War Operation began landing in the early part of 3086 in the Kennard theater and Valasha theater. |
| Origin and History: When Prince Hanse Davion and Archon Katrina Steiner signed the May 3022 Federated Commonwealth Alliance Document that would one day make their two states into one powerful nation, they must have foreseen the inevitability of war. What they couldn't have imagined was that eventually the fighting would involve their descendants battling it out for control of the realm. The FedCom Civil War ripped the Federated Commonwealth apart, and laid waste to many planets and military units. The rebuilding process has been difficult to say the least. Today, the Federated Suns once again stands separate from the Lyran Commonwealth. Princess-Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion holds the throne on New Avalon, and while relations have returned to a cordial level with the Lyran Alliance, there are plenty of hard feelings to be had between individuals in the two realms. Meanwhile, far more hostile enemies cover a good deal of the Federation's borders. The Capellan Confederation, having assimilated the St. Ive's Compact, remains a dangerous enemy. Sun-Tzu Liao would like nothing better than to regain even more of his nation's former worlds from the Suns, but with the Adder invasion finished, the AFFS is once again far more than a match their Capellan equivalent. Meanwhile, the Sun's greatest historical enemy, the Draconis Combine, embarked on a massive expansion, far more than many believe their weak economy or strict training regimen could dream of supporting. It may be a testament to this fact that the Dragon chose not to test the Federated Suns even while two Clans invaded their neighbor. The congenial relations with Luthien from the days of the original Clan invasion are no longer seen, but neither does the outright hatred from the Fourth Succession War era live on outside the Draconis March. Hardened by the events of The Shraplen War, and reassured during the same of New Avalon's loyalty to them, the people of the Capellan March provide an area of strength without thought of rebellion. Strikes against the Confederation are well-planned, and carried out swiftly with few thoughts of expansion, although that may change as the AFFS continues to strengthen. Nathaniel Hasek will soon be stepping aside as regent so that his niece may take over the March throne. How the new Duchess views the universe is a secret known to few. The Draconis March, meanwhile, often simmers with desire for strikes against the Dragon. Certainly Duke Tancred Sandoval is much less feisty than his father, but the hatred for the Combine runs deep in his blood. Bordering the Periphery, the Suns' brand new March offers a world of potential, but must first deal with the loss of ten systems to the violence of The Reckoning. Not the least of issues to be dealt with: relations with the at-least-congenial Clan Cloud Cobra, plus the likely hostile Star Adders, and the unknown Clan Burrock. |
| Government: The structure of the Federated Suns government has managed to quickly resume its pre-Commonwealth form over the last few years. The Princess-Regent is the pinnacle of the Federated Suns government. |
| Political Goals: The immediate political goal of the Federated Suns appears to be to deal with the aftermath of The Reckoning, while finding a way to maintain economic growth and serving notice to their hostile neighbors that the AFFS is once again the most powerful army in the Universe. |
| Armed Forces of the Federated Suns: The AFFS is close to reaching a historically high line strength on paper. However, more than a few units are either still populating their rosters or rebuilding from losses versus the Adders, Cobras, and Blakists. Salvage from the Periphery, both Clan and Blakist, has helped with the latter. The Federated Suns navy suffered heavy losses in repelling the initial Adder invasion, but has used the time since to ready replacement vessels while also repairing some ships captured during the fighting. It is assumed the same procedure will be followed with vessels that can be salvaged from the ruins of The Reckoning. |
| High Command: Notice: Entry out of date Prince's Champion: Marshal of the Armies Jon Davion Director, Capellan March Regional Command: Field Marshal Duke Nathaniel Hasek Director, Crucis March Regional Command: Field Marshal Mason Sortek Director, Draconis March Regional Command: Field Marshal Duke Katheryn Sandoval-Ito Director, Perphery March Regional Command: Field Marshal Carrie Zetso Commander, Department of the Army and the Navy: Field Marshal Xerxes Davion Director, Regular Army: Field Marshal Suzanne Zellner Director, AFFS Navy: Admiral Andrea Petain Director, Mercenary Relations: General Tomas Gulliver Commander, Department of Military Administration: Field Marshal Sharon Zardetto Director, Department of Military Communications and Research: Field Marshal Sidney Zweibel Commander, Department of Military Education: Field Marshal Frederick Hastings Commander, Department of Military Intelligence: Field Marshal Christian Robert McCarthy Chief, Department of Military Justice: Field Marshal Damien Treller Director, Department of Strategy and Tactics: Field Marshal Kilian Reason Commander, Department of the Quartermaster: Field Marshal Stephen Davion |
| Organization: Marches are divided into Theaters, which are divided into PDZ's (also known as Commands), allowing for quick reinforcement of threatened worlds. |
| Ranks: Marshal of the AFFS Field Marshal (Head of State Command) Marshal (Head of Operations Area) Major General (Head of Regimental Combat Team) Leftenant General (Head of Regiment Without RCT) Colonel (Rarely in use due to recent restoration) Commodore (RCT Aerospace Contingent Commander) Leftenant Colonel (Regimental XO) Major (Battalion Commander) Captain (Company Commander) Leftenant (Lance Commander) Cadet/Subaltern |
| Enlisted Ranks: Sergeant Major Sergeant Corporal Private |
| Defense Industry: The Federated Suns' defense industry surpassed its AFFC-era capacity in order to assist in the rebuilding of the AFFS. The re-captures of Quentin and Marduk only sped up this process. A significant number of companies popped up in order to refit mothballed 'Mechs dating from before the Clan invasion, and as far back as The Age of War. What will happen to these companies financially after the AFFS reaches its desired size is a good question, but for now they still thrive. |
| Economy: Expense spending has driven the economy like a racehorse since the early days of The Shraplen War. Now that The Reckoning has ended, that will likely soon begin to spin down. Some experts are predicting a small recession, while others point to the resumption of construction on the "Wagon Wheel" system of recharge stations as a potential buffer against any downturn. |
| MHB Depot Locations: Broken Wheel New Avalon New Syrtis Ozawa Tancredi IV |