27th Marik Militia

Brigade Insignia of the Marik Militia
Twenty-seventh Marik Militia
Formed 2752-2765[1]
Nickname Eclipse[1]
Affiliation Free Worlds League
Parent Command Marik Militia


History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

The Twenty-seventh Marik Militia was the one of nine regiments of the Marik Militia to be reactivated or reconstituted after the Star League Council repealed the Council Edict of 2650 in 2752.[1]

Third Succession War[edit]

In 3018 the Twenty-seventh Marik Militia were stationed on Holt when it was raided by the mercenary unit Snord's Irregulars. The Irregulars were conducting Operation Junk Yard Dog, a campaign of deep raids against the Free Worlds League, with the intention of recovering items from the Irregulars' museum on Clinton that had been captured by League forces in late 3017. Having recently raided the world of Nestor, the Irregulars had jumped to Holt while the Free Worlds League Military attempted to enforce blockades on the Irregulars' most likely path back to the Lyran Commonwealth. The Irregulars had information indicating that items from their collection - including recordings collected by Rhonda Snord of the twentieth century musician Elvis Presley - were being held on Holt. Making planetfall in mid-April, the Irregulars launched an attack on a BattleMech repair depot located close to the Great Swamp in the Feathered Plains region, clashing with the Twenty-seventh's Rainbow Company and wiping it out.[2]

Following the battle at the 'Mech repair facility the Irregulars launched an assault on the estate of the planetary governor, Jason Marik-Torrenson, hoping to capture Marik-Torrenson - third cousin to Captain-General Janos Marik and use him as leverage to get through the blockade. Tangling again with the Twenty-seventh, the Irregulars successfully captured Marik-Torrenson, with Cranston Snord defeating Marik-Torrenson's Marauder in single combat.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 27th Marik Militia

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Twenty-seventh Militia (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[3]

- At this point in time the Twenty-seventh was stationed on Lahti.[1]

2786 - 2821[edit]

Twenty-seventh Militia (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[4]

- At this point in time the Twenty-seventh was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Hednesford.[4]In 2821 the unit was operating at just a quarter of full strength.[4]

2830[edit]

27th Marik Militia (Regiment/Green/Reliable) [5]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Hednesford with an operational readiness of 52 percent. [5]

2864[edit]

27th Marik Militia (Regiment/Green/Reliable) [5]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Hednesford with an operational readiness of 12 percent. [5]

3018[edit]

27th Marik Militia [2]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Holt. One of its companies was Rainbow Company.[2]

Rules[edit]

Game Rules[edit]

First Succession War[edit]

  • As a Marik Militia unit the Twenty-seventh receives no modifier to Random Attribution Table rolls during the First Succession War.[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p.10, "Marik Militia"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cranston Snord's Irregulars, pp. 5, 39-47 (Scenarios "Junk Yard Dog Affair" I-IV)
  3. Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 10, "Regimental Status"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 First Succession War, p. 138, "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM) - Deployment Table"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Second Succession War, p. 98
  6. First Succession War, p. 147, "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"

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