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Line 15: During the [[Star League]] era the '''Forty-fifth Avalon Hussars''' were notable for not following the Anglicised warrior-knight ideal common to many [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]; instead, the personnel of the Forty-fifth modeled themselves on a warrior archetype from nineteenth-century [[Terra]], the frontier warrior or cowboy of the North American west.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 9: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> During the [[Star League]] era the '''Forty-fifth Avalon Hussars''' were notable for not following the Anglicised warrior-knight ideal common to many [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]; instead, the personnel of the Forty-fifth modeled themselves on a warrior archetype from nineteenth-century [[Terra]], the frontier warrior or cowboy of the North American west.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 9: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> − This attitude earned the Forty-fifth the nickname "Samuel's Deadshots" and carried across into the uniform and regalia of the [[regiment]]; the traditional knight's spurs worn by each MechWarrior were replaced with cowboy spurs and the standard personal sidearm issued was a replica of the Colt Peacemaker, with which all unit personnel trained heavily. Whilst the Forty-fifth was an average unit in terms of battlefield performance, the interest its personnel had in this anachronistic period of Terra's history resulted in the regiment fielding an excellent western-style horse team and many members of the unit were expert marksmen with their sidearms.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9"/> + This attitude earned the Forty-fifth the nickname "Samuel's Deadshots" and carried across into the uniform and regalia of the [[regiment]]; the traditional knight's spurs worn by each MechWarrior were replaced with cowboy spurs and the standard personal sidearm issued was a replica of the Colt Peacemaker, with which all unit personnel trained heavily. Whilst the Forty-fifth was an average unit in terms of battlefield performance, the interest its personnel had in this anachronistic period of Terra's history resulted in the regiment fielding an excellent western-style horse team and many members of the unit were expert marskmen with their sidearms.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9"/> === First Succession War === === First Succession War ===
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During the [[Star League]] era the '''Forty-fifth Avalon Hussars''' were notable for not following the Anglicised warrior-knight ideal common to many [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]; instead, the personnel of the Forty-fifth modeled themselves on a warrior archetype from nineteenth-century [[Terra]], the frontier warrior or cowboy of the North American west.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 9: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> | During the [[Star League]] era the '''Forty-fifth Avalon Hussars''' were notable for not following the Anglicised warrior-knight ideal common to many [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]; instead, the personnel of the Forty-fifth modeled themselves on a warrior archetype from nineteenth-century [[Terra]], the frontier warrior or cowboy of the North American west.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 9: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> | ||
| − | This attitude earned the Forty-fifth the nickname "Samuel's Deadshots" and carried across into the uniform and regalia of the [[regiment]]; the traditional knight's spurs worn by each MechWarrior were replaced with cowboy spurs and the standard personal sidearm issued was a replica of the Colt Peacemaker, with which all unit personnel trained heavily. Whilst the Forty-fifth was an average unit in terms of battlefield performance, the interest its personnel had in this anachronistic period of Terra's history resulted in the regiment fielding an excellent western-style horse team and many members of the unit were expert | + | This attitude earned the Forty-fifth the nickname "Samuel's Deadshots" and carried across into the uniform and regalia of the [[regiment]]; the traditional knight's spurs worn by each MechWarrior were replaced with cowboy spurs and the standard personal sidearm issued was a replica of the Colt Peacemaker, with which all unit personnel trained heavily. Whilst the Forty-fifth was an average unit in terms of battlefield performance, the interest its personnel had in this anachronistic period of Terra's history resulted in the regiment fielding an excellent western-style horse team and many members of the unit were expert marskmen with their sidearms.<ref name="FR:FS2765p9"/> |
=== First Succession War === | === First Succession War === | ||