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	The Thirty-seventh Marik Militia was reformed in [[3063]] with equipment no longer needed by other units as the FWLM continued its upgrade programs. While the Thirty-seventh was initially intended to be composed of fifty percent "new" BattleMechs by [[3067]], the loss of several supply shipments hampered this schedule and delayed the achievement of that milestone to [[3069]] at the earliest.<ref name=FMUp149>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 149: "37th Marik Militia"</ref>		The Thirty-seventh Marik Militia was reformed in [[3063]] with equipment no longer needed by other units as the FWLM continued its upgrade programs. While the Thirty-seventh was initially intended to be composed of fifty percent "new" BattleMechs by [[3067]], the loss of several supply shipments hampered this schedule and delayed the achievement of that milestone to [[3069]] at the earliest.<ref name=FMUp149>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 149: "37th Marik Militia"</ref>
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−	During the [[Jihad]], the Thirty-seventh spent much of the war as a training and reserve unit for the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]'s military forces while also providing backup to the [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]] should the need arise. When the Jihad ended, the Thirty-fourth Militia was rotated off the Duchy's defensive frontline and the Thirty-seventh moved in to take its place by [[3085]].<ref name=FM3085p89>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 89: "Thirty-seventh Marik Militia"</ref>
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−	* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
	* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
	* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''		* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Marik Militia -Brigade logo.png|191px|Brigade Insignia of the Marik Militia]] | Designation = Thirty-seventh Marik Militia | formed = [[2766]]<ref name="FR:2765p10"/>–[[2786]]<ref name="FSWp138"/> | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | Parent Command = [[Marik Militia]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== === Formation === The '''Thirty-seventh Marik Militia''' was one of a dozen regiments of the [[Marik Militia]] to be raised in the period between the eruption of the [[Amaris Civil War]] in [[2765]]<ref name="FR:2765p10">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10: "Marik Militia"</ref> and the onset of the [[First Succession War]] in 2786. The Thirty-seventh was stationed on [[Wasat]] in [[2786]].<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"</ref> === First Succession War === The Thirty-seventh was one of the regiments of the Marik Militia that took part in [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Kenyon Marik]]'s famous "path to [[Sarna]]" offensive in the opening stages of the First Succession War. Operating alongside the [[Twenty-second Marik Militia]], the Thirty-seventh landed on [[Wazan]] during the third wave of the campaign in May [[2787]], escorted by the ''[[Atreus (WarShip class)|Atreus]]''-class [[battleship]] [[FWLS Ragusa|FWLS ''Ragusa'']] and the ''[[Lola]]''-class [[destroyer]]s [[Minsck|FWLS ''Minsck'']] and [[Warsaw (Individual Lola I-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Warsaw'']].<ref name="FSWp55A">''First Succession War'', pp. 55–56: "Corey and Wazan"</ref> The Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh faced no opposition during their landings, and swiftly captured the spaceport at Rumallah before capturing the capital city itself, during which the two Militia regiments fought minor clashes with local security and militia forces. The location of Wazan's primary defensive force was confirmed shortly afterwards, when reconnaissance forces scouting the industrial city of Asuwayda came under attack from the [[Eighth Liao Lancers]], a regiment that League intelligence assessments had placed on [[Old Kentucky]]. The Lancers forces swiftly broke off contact, but [[Colonel]] [[Daphan Hullbright]] - Commanding Officer of the Twenty-second and lead officer among the ground forces - suspected that the Lancers were attempting to lure her forces into a trap, with references to death trap tactics used by the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] during the [[Age of War]] firmly in mind.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> Hullbright ordered a number of overflights of Asuwayda, which revealed the presence of [[lance]]s of Capellan [[BattleMech]]s scattered throughout the city, along with armor holding major intersections within the city. The overflights also revealed streets that were empty of civilian traffic near buildings with active heat sources inside that were indicative of BattleMechs lurking in wait. While the defensive arrangements followed what appeared to be standard doctrine for urban defense, Hullbright couldn't shake the feeling that her forces were being baited, and was unwilling to lead the Militia into the teeth of the Lancer defenses and conduct street-by-street fighting for a city of limited value when set against the overall priorities of the Sarna campaign. Hullbright dispersed the Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh in [[battalion]]s around the city outskirts, assigning them into positions where they could cover major roadways, before ordering her [[aerospace fighter]]s to firebomb the city, while her artillery forces launched a heavy bombardment in support of the bombing.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> The attack on Asuwayda was launched without warning, to preserve the element of surprise; it was also viciously effective, forcing the Lancers to abandon prepared positions, with many of the Lancer 'Mechs and vehicles running directly into the kill zones established by the Militia. The battle left Wazan in Hullbright's hands, but she and the other senior officers on the ground were left with the lingering feeling that the invasion had still been too easy. Between a third and half of the Lancer forces were unaccounted for, and Wazan was soon gripped by a combination of labor strikes, protests and resistance attacks, with the survivors from the Lancers supporting the efforts of the various resistance cells.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> With the resistance on Wazan making it difficult for Hullbright to exercise control over the system, additional troops were requested to bolster the efforts of the Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh. The [[Fortieth Marik Militia]] were redeployed from [[Chamdo]] in response, arriving at Wazan in September 2787. It took until November for the combined Militia regiments to quash the bulk of the resistance cells and effectively wipe out the Lancers. The Militia regiments were preparing to redeploy again when the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] launched dramatic ambushes at both Wazan and [[Corey]]; a Capellan naval task force led by the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class [[battlecruiser]] [[Zulfiqar|CCS ''Zulfiqar'']] jumped into the system and engaged the FWLN task force. The ''Ragusa'', ''Minsck'' and ''Warsaw'' were all destroyed, although they did manage to cripple the Capellan destroyer [[Khalzan|CCS ''Khalzan'']]. Trapped on Wazan, and unaware that the [[Maskirovka]] had cracked the current [[Free Worlds League Military]] ciphers, the Thirty-seventh and the other regiments on Wazan requested additional naval support and instructions.<ref name="FSWp55A"/> The Thirty-seventh would be stuck under the Capellan naval blockade of Wazan for more than a year, as the [[New Delos Massacre]] and the subsequent atrocities at [[Calloway VI]] made the war between the League and the Confederation considerably nastier and more personal for all involved. It wasn't until the large-scale ground and naval battle at Calloway VI that cost the life of [[Chancellor]] [[Barbara Liao]] that the Capellan military strength in the region was eroded enough that the League could break the blockades at Corey and Wazan and free the Thirty-seventh and the other pinned regiments up for further offensive actions against the Confederation.<ref name="FSWp60">''First Succession War'', p. 60: "Losing Ground"</ref> By [[2821]] the Thirty-Seventh was stationed on [[Elnath]].<ref name="FSWp138"/> The Thirty-seventh Marik Militia was reformed in [[3063]] with equipment no longer needed by other units as the FWLM continued its upgrade programs. While the Thirty-seventh was initially intended to be composed of fifty percent "new" BattleMechs by [[3067]], the loss of several supply shipments hampered this schedule and delayed the achievement of that milestone to [[3069]] at the earliest.<ref name=FMUp149>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 149: "37th Marik Militia"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 37th Marik Militia''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Cole Zhukov]]||[[3063]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMUp149/><ref name=FMUp160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160: "FWLM Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=FM3085p93>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 93: "Former Free Worlds Military Forces Deployment Table"</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== === 2786–2821 === '''Thirty-seventh Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp138"/> :- At this point in time the Thirty-seventh was a heavy-weight regiment operating at full strength and based on Wasat.<ref name="FSWp138"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at just above one-third of full strength, and was located on Elnath.<ref name="FSWp138"/> === 2830 === '''37th Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=2SWp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref> : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Callison]] with an operational readiness of 102 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> === 2864 === '''37th Marik Militia''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp98/> : Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Callison]] with an operational readiness of 79 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/> ===3067=== '''Thirty-seventh Marik Militia''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp160/> * CO: [[Colonel]] [[Cole Zhukov]] : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Sirius]]. '''Ninety-fifth Independent Air Wing''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp160/> * CO: [[Commodore]] [[Lorian Stiya]] ===3079=== '''Thirty-Seventh Marik Militia ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="frfwlm11">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 11</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tamarind]] and [[Labouchere]].<ref name="frfwlm11"/> ===3085=== '''Thirty-seventh Marik Militia''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> * CO: Colonel Cole Zhukov : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Hammer (system)|Hammer]] '''Thirty-fourth Militia Aeropsace Wing''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p93/> * CO: [[Commander]] [[Rigby Peck]] '''Thirty-ninth Tamarind Heavy Armor''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p93/> * CO: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Anastasia Vamos]] '''Forty-fifth Tamarind Regulars''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p93/> * CO: Lieutenant Colonel [[Gilbert Petersson]] ==Notes== Special rules for the Marik Militia can be found in ''First Succession War'', p. 147. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' [[Category: Free Worlds League Commands|Marik Militia, 37th]]

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