Editing 2nd Victoria Rangers

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| Designation = Second Victoria Rangers
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| Nickname = Sung's Rangers;<ref name=FM:3145p43>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 43: "Victoria Rangers - 3145"</ref> Confederation's Reach
| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]
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Originally called Sung's Cuirassiers and a part of the [[Chesterton Reserves]], the regiment has the distinction being one of the few Capellan Regiments to be destroyed and rebuilt stronger than it was originally.<ref name=HLp85>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 85: "Sung's Cuirassiers profile"</ref> The regiment was renamed Sung's Victoria Commonality Rangers following its reassignment to the Victoria Commonality Rangers brigade. After the [[Capellan Crusades]], several [[CCAF]] brigades were reorganized and the current name was adopted.<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27: "General Review"</ref>

The unit is usually a medium/heavy BattleMech regiment.<ref name=HLp85/> They are a second-line regiment of the [[Victoria Commonality]].<ref name="FM:3145p28">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28: "The New Old-Fashioned Way"</ref>

==History==
===Star League Era===
In [[2668]], the unit was sent on a raid against the [[House Marik]] world of [[Xanthe III]]. The target was supposed to be a lightly defended repair depot. Yet due to intelligence failures of the Maskirovka agents in field, the Cuirassiers encountered elements of the Marik [[Protectorate Guard]].  The unit's drop zones were overwhelmed with a large number of heavy- and assault-class BattleMechs.  Only two companies of the Cuirassiers survived the failed raid.<ref name=HLp85/>

During [[2761]], the unit was re-formed. The Cuirassiers were used in the occupation of the world of [[Lee]] where they faced off with [[House Davion]]'s [[Syrtis Fusiliers]].  The Cuirassiers were successful in the use of their Jump Troops to inflict moderate damage against the Davion troops.<ref name=HLp85/>

===Third Succession War===
Between [[2890]] and [[2910]], the unit was used in a series of clashes with [[House Kurita]].<ref name=HLp85/>

While conducting a raid against the Davion world of [[Bristol]] in [[2915]], the unit overshot their designated drop zones. These errors caused numerous personal and equipment losses which led to its near destruction yet again. Only a few companies managed to rally, but where they quickly contained by [[Bristol Militia|Bristol's Militia]].<ref name=HLp85/>

They were rebuilt yet again in [[2978]] and successfully seized the world of [[Mesartim]] from House Davion.<ref name=HLp85/>

In [[2999]], the unit was overwhelmed on [[Ingersoll]] by Marik aerospace fighters.<ref name=HLp85/>

===Fourth Succession War===
In [[3029]], the entire regiment is stationed on [[Wei]] when House Davion invaded the world, dropping multiple regiments on the unit's positions.<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 113–114: "Sung's Cuirassiers get attacked on Wei by Davion regimental forces"</ref> The [[12th Vegan Rangers]] were assigned to take the world by the [[AFFS]]. During this assault, the Cuirassiers used chemical weapons several times. After losing two battalions, the unit was forced to abandon Wei.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 42–43</ref>

===Andurien/Canopus Invasion===
Reduced to two battalions during the Fourth Succession War, the Cuirassiers were rebuilt and garrisoned [[Gei-Fu]] and [[Harloc]] during the Andurien Wars.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 87</ref>

===''Xin Sheng'' Campaign===
In [[3061]], Sung's Victoria Commonality Rangers were part of a task force commanded by [[Naomi Centrella]]. Arriving on [[Detroit]], they fought [[Colonial Marshals]] loyal to President [[Sherman Maltin]]'s rebellion. They were instrumental in rescuing Magestrix [[Emma Centrella]] but failed in doing so for Protector [[Jeffrey Calderon]]. They have remained in Detroit ever since.<ref name=FMCCp85>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 85: "Sung's Rangers Unit Profile"</ref>

In [[3065]], the Rangers finished their assignment of defending [[Detroit]] and handed the responsibility to the forces of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. The unit was to return home to [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]] but was called into action with the emergence of a new pirate state.  The [[Fronc Reaches]] began to threaten the [[Trinity Alliance]].  Pirate bands such as [[Calderon's Commando]] began raiding Taurian-controlled space.  The Rangers fought a few skirmishes on the world of Hellespont and other locations. Having difficulties trying to narrow down the aims of the Commando, the Chancellor sent aid in form of his own [[Death Commandos]].  The Fronc Reaches government tired of the raiding as well and closed its borders, limiting the movement of the pirate bands. This allowed the Rangers to return to Victoria.<ref name=fmu24>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 24</ref>

As the Rangers returned home, the unit was forced to reorganize to cover both the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Federated Suns]] borders.  The unit was to split its presence between Victoria and [[Decatur]].  Since [[Marshigama's Legionnaires]] mauling, the Rangers were left to hold the borders on its own as of [[3067]].<ref name=fmu24/>

===Jihad===
The collapse of the [[Trinity Alliance]] in [[3067]] caused the two [[company|companies]] of [[Taurian Concordat]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] in the Rangers to suffer from conflicted loyalties. Two [[lance]]s worth of Taurian personnel left but the remainder chose to stay with the regiment throughout the [[Jihad]]. They were later awarded Capellan citizenship.<ref name="FM:3085p31">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 31: "Sung's Rangers"</ref>

In December [[3068]], a battle took place around the [[Shengli Arms]] factories on Victoria. Certain members of the mercenary regiment, [[Olson's Rangers]], were subverted by the [[Federated Suns]] and mutinied. After murdering their more loyal comrades, the rogue mercenaries started attacking the very facilities they were paid to garrison. Sung's Victoria Commonality Rangers were also stationed on-planet and soon arrived to fight the traitors. After inflicting significant damage to the factories and before the Rangers breached the automated defenses, Olson's Rangers fled to their waiting DropShips.  Sung's aerospace assets joined with the Victoria Home Guard's aerospace fighters and attempted to stop them from escaping, but they too met with failure.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 34: "Mercenary Traitors Rampage on Victoria!"</ref>

Sung's Rangers then broke up into battalion-sized groups and protected the Capellan-[[Periphery]] border for the rest of the [[Jihad]]. They successfully repelled several attacks by the [[Taurian Concordat]] as well as several pirate groups. They performed so well that the commander of the [[Victoria Commonality Rangers]] is considering petitioning for each battalion to form the core of a regimental battle group once Capellan factories are back online. Sung's Rangers remain separated into battalions, with one each on [[Ward]], [[New Roland]], and [[Renown]].<ref name="frcc14">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 14</ref>

=== The Republic Era ===
In [[3085]], the main body of the Rangers was stationed on the world of [[Yuris]],<ref name=FM3085p34/> but the Rangers' commanding officer, ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Jason Harris]], was continually deploying battalions of the Rangers off-world on bandit-hunting missions.<ref name="FM:3085p31"/> During one of these deployments, the First Battalion on [[New Roland]] encountered what they believed to be pirate forces. Those pirates actually turned out to be [[Word of Blake]] forces attempting to use a chemical weapon against the city of Maine. The Ranger detachment - led by ''[[Zang-shao]]'' [[Steven Sung]] - ignored the damage the Blakists inflicted on them, moved to block the Blakist path to the city and destroyed the vehicle carrying the chemical weapon.<ref name="FM:3085p31"/>

During the [[Victoria War]] in [[3103]], the regiment left their garrison at [[Yuris]] and proceeded to reinforce their besieged capital, Victoria. [[Yuris]] later fell to the [[3rd Ceti Hussars]], the 2nd Victoria Rangers were among the first wave of CCAF reinforcements. They absorbed the newly arrived Yuris [[Home Guard]] and took to the hills outside the capital city of Barns after the [[3rd Federated Suns Lancers]] blocked their entry.

The [[Fifth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] arrived on the 20th of October and prepared to attack the Earthwerks factory outside the city of O'Hanlon. In support of this, both Rangers regiments were ordered to attack the besieging 3rd FedSuns Lancers. However, poor coordination allowed the Lancers to fight each Rangers regiment separately resulting in huge casualties to Sung's Rangers. The 3rd Federated Suns Lancers lost over two-thirds of their regiment as well and withdrew the next day to the [[Shengli Arms]] factory in Pictish. The Siege of Barns was thus lifted and counted as a win for the Capellans. The Fifth McCarron's Armored Cavalry later arrived after brutal combat destroyed the Earthwerks factory, adding another regiment to Barns' defense.

[[Warrior House Kamata]] arrived on November 6 to replace the leaving Fifth McCarron's Armored Cavalry. On the 15th of November, the newly arrived [[Syrtis Avengers]] and [[Third Ceti Hussars]] began their assault on the city. Despite the support of House Kamata and now operating a combined force of just under a regiment, Kingston's and Sung's VCR broke against the fresh Davion units. The city of Barns finally fell as its former defenders fled into the wilderness. The 15th of December saw the battered Victoria Commonality regiments inflict significant damage on the surprised [[Sixth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name=TRO:3145CCp14>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 14: "Notable Units"</ref> to break through and rendezvous with the just arrived [[Fifth Capellan Defense Force]] who then evacuated them off-planet to [[Quimberton]]. Their battle for Victoria was over.<ref name=HWotRE-51>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', pp. 51–54: "The Siege of Victoria"</ref>

In [[3110]], the regiment raided [[Sirdar]] and engaged the [[Sirdar CMM]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 4</ref>

=== The Dark Age ===
On 11 November [[3144]], the '''Second Victoria Rangers''' took part in [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]]. All five Victoria Rangers regiments landed on Victoria and rapidly drove the [[AFFS]] garrison off-planet. During this battle, the 2nd Victoria Rangers entered the city of Alexandrina and destroyed all Davion units that tried to escape the pursuing [[1st Victoria Rangers]]. By December, the 2nd VR and her sister regiments had liberated all commonality worlds lost in the Victoria War.<ref name="FM:3145p43"/>

On 6 January 3145, the [[Dynasty Guard]], [[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] and 2nd Victoria Rangers defeated the [[Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia]] and [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]] on [[Taygeta]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 40</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 25</ref> ''Note: It is likely that the Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia and [[Mandaree Capellan March Militia]] LCT are the same unit.''

By 31 December [[3145]], the unit was posted on [[Manapire]].<ref name=FM:3145p46/>

== Officers ==
As part of a deal struck when the Cuirassiers still belonged to the [[Chesterton Reserves]], the Sung family is entitled to hereditary command positions in the unit. However, regimental and battalion commands are still determined based on skill by the CCAF. Part of this bargain also insures that the unit only retains the "Sung" name as long as one member of the Sung line is serving. The Sung family also presents a new BattleMech to the commanding officer, whether they are related or not, every year.<ref name=FMCC1>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 83</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd Victoria Rangers'''
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Kevin Sung]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HLp85/>
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| Colonel||[[Andrea Sung]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name=20Yp62>''20 Year Update'', p. 62: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp41>''Objective Raids'', p. 41: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
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| ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Jason Harris]]||[[3063]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMCCp85/><ref name=FMUp33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=FM3085p34>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 34: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Steven Sung]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
|-
|}

== Tactics ==
This regiment's command lances are adept at drawing the fire of enemy forces, thus sparing other 2nd Victoria Ranger units from damage.<ref name=FM:CCp128>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 128: "Sung's Rangers"</ref>

== Composition History ==
===3025===
'''Sung's Cuirassiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HLp85/>
:* CO: Colonel [[Kevin Sung]]
:;1st Battalion: (Urvine's Mounted Grenadiers) - [[Major]] [[Timothy Urvine]]
:;2nd Battalion: (Kincade's Chosen) - Major [[Gabriel Kincade]]
:;3rd Battalion: (The Black Sheep) - Major [[Andrea Sung]]

:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Wei]].<ref name=HLCC>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105</ref> Primary BattleMechs available were ''[[Hunchback]]''s and ''[[Thunderbolt]]''s

=== 3028 ===
'''Sung's Cuirassiers '''(2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HBSp87/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Wei]].<ref name=HBSp87>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 87</ref>

===3050===
'''Sung's Cuirassiers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=20Yp62/>
:* CO: Colonel Andrea Sung<ref name=20Yp62/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Rollis]].<ref name=20Yp62/>

===3054===
'''Sung's Cuirassiers''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=ORp41/>
* CO: Colonel Andrea Sung

===3063===
* '''Sung's Victoria Commonality Rangers''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMCCp85/>
:* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Jason Harris
* 1st Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Wang Meh
* 2nd Battalion: Major Franklin Majumoro
* 3rd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' Rana Crane

'''Sung's Air Rangers''' ([[Flight]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCCp85/>
* Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-sao-shao]]'' Gordon Sleeter

'''Sung's Armored Rangers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMCCp85/>
* Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Clark Jacobs
- Equipped with ''[[LRM Carrier|LRM]]'' and ''[[SRM Carrier]]s''

'''Sung's Ranger Vanguard (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMCCp85/>
* Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Yorei Hovanova

===3067===
'''Sung's Victoria Commonality Rangers (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp33/>
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Jason Harris

'''Sung's Air Rangers''' (Flight/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp33/>
* CO: ''Kong-sao-shao'' Maggie Thomas

'''Sung's Armored Rangers''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp33/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Simon Forrestal

'''Sung's Ranger Vanguard''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp33/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Yorei Hovanova

===3079===
'''Sung’s Rangers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=frccaf14>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 14</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[New Roland]], [[Renown]] and [[Ward]] .<ref name=frccaf14/> By stockpiling supplies that were abandoned by the [[Taurian Concordat]] when that nation recalled its troops, the Rangers were able to quickly replace their combat losses. They were at 90% of their pre-Jihad strength.<ref name="frcc14"/>

===3085===
'''Sung's Victoria Commonality Rangers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Jason Harris

'''Sung's Air Rangers''' (Flight) (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
*CO: ''Kong-sao-shao'' [[Aldo Bruno]]

'''Sung's Armored Rangers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Fox Mason]]

'''Sung's Ranger Vanguard''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Mustafa Jilani]]
:- At this point in time the Air Rangers and Ranger Vanguard were operating at full strength, but the main regiment was operating five percent below strength and the Armored Rangers were only at eighty percent strength. While the Air Rangers and Armored Rangers were using advanced technology in approximately half of their units, the main regiment was fully upgraded.<ref name=FM3085p34/>

=== 3145 ===
'''Second Victoria Rangers''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p46/>
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Steven Sung

'''Sung's Air Rangers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p46/>
* CO: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' [[Archie Manning]]

'''Sung's Armored Rangers''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p46/>
* CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' [[Yuk Poon Tsang]]

'''Sung's Ranger Vanguard''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p46/>
* CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Lynnard Pope]]

== Notes ==
In [[3025]], the unit insignia was an armored horseman on a white charger against a green and gold field.<ref name=HLp85/>

In [[3063]], the unit crest is a triskelion comprised of weapons set against a beige triangular field. The blades pointing to the upper corners are the Han ''dao'' and a Greek ''kopis'', the lowest sword is a rapier. They represent the Capellan Confederation, the Magistracy of Canopus and the Taurian Concordat respectively. The regiment currently paints their BattleMechs and armor in rust-red and gray-black camouflage.<ref name=FMCCp85/>

The unit is known by three different names. As with Cuirassiers, it is later known as Sung's Rangers or Sung's Victoria Commonality Rangers (Sung's VCR).

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''


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