Editing Avalon Hussars

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| Designation    = Avalon Hussars
| formed         = [[2317]]
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       =  Honored Service
| Affiliation    = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[AFFS]]
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The '''Avalon Hussars''' are the descendants of the [[Terran Alliance]] Marines that served on the world of [[New Avalon]] in the early age of human extraterrestrial colonization. The unit decided to defend [[New Avalon]] after being stranded by the [[Demarcation Declaration]], and pledged their loyalty to [[Lucien Davion]] when the [[Crucis Reach]] joined the Federated Suns.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138</ref> The [[1st Avalon Hussars|First Avalon Hussars]] - "The Sword Of The Prince" - are the oldest fighting force in the Federated Suns, having formed on that day in [[2317]] from a Terran armor regiment.<ref name="ER:2750p46">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 46: "First Avalon Hussars"</ref> Since the Hussars are a large force and usually loyal to House Davion and the Federated Suns, they are well equipped.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138</ref>  At its zenith, the Avalon Hussars defended the entire Combine border with 26 [[BattleMech]] regiments and 32 conventional regiments.{{cn}}
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==History==
=== Founding ===
The oldest standing military unit in the military of the Federated Suns, the Avalon Hussars brigade was formed around the Terran Alliance marine brigade that found itself stranded on New Avalon during the withdrawal of the Alliance government following the [[Demarcation Declaration]]. The Avalon Hussars were initially founded as a brigade of approximately eight regiments around the time of the founding of the Federated Suns in [[2317]]; the [[4th Avalon Hussars|Fourth]] and [[Eighth Avalon Hussars]] were designated as the assault backups to the original brigade, and the first regiment to be founded following the destruction of an existing regiment was the [[Ninth Avalon Hussars]], founded to replace the [[Third Avalon Hussars]], who were destroyed in the 2360s.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>

===Age of War===
The Fourth Avalon Hussars were the lead [[AFFS]] unit during the fighting between the Federated Suns and [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2449]] over control of [[Kentares IV]]. The conflict marked the first deployment of the ''[[Manatee]]''-class [['Mech]] transport by the Hegemony, which allowed the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] to make early gains; however, the Fourth took advantage of the light armor and weapons of the ''Manatees'' to down several of the [[DropShip]]s as they attempted to land. The discovery of this flaw by the Hussars led to the Hegemony discontinuing production of the ''Manatee'' and the development of new 'Mech transports.<ref name="TRO:3026Rp108">''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 108: "Manatee"</ref>

Prior to the end of the [[Age of War]], at least thirty regiments of Avalon Hussars had been created at one time or another<ref name="HD(TFS)p140"/> - and possibly as many as thirty-three, as the [[Thirty-fourth Avalon Hussars]] were founded in the [[twenty-seventh century]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/> When the Star League formed in [[2571]],<ref name="H:RWp32">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 32: "Integration with the SLDF"</ref> shortly before the [[Reunification War]] the Avalon Hussars brigade was fourteen regiments strong, but the ties back to [[Terra]] were strong enough that six regiments - the [[5th Avalon Hussars|Fifth]], [[6th Avalon Hussars|Sixth]], [[7th Avalon Hussars|Seventh]], [[10th Avalon Hussars|Tenth]], [[15th Avalon Hussars|Fifteenth]] and [[18th Avalon Hussars|Eighteenth Hussars]] - joined the [[Star League Defense Force]] when it formed. The Hussars were proud enough of this that the brigade headquarters refused to build new regiments with the numbers of those who had joined the [[SLDF]], instead marking them as simply being on detached duty, and it would be more than half a millennium before new units would be created with the designation of any of these regiments.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 8: "Avalon Hussars"</ref> First Prince [[Alexander Davion]] transferred thirty-seven regiments of ground forces to the nascent SLDF, with the Avalon Hussars regiments making up just under a sixth of the total number; the majority of those provided to the SLDF were units of questionable loyalty - the entire of the former [[Terran Brigade]], who had once guarded the [[Terran March]] and resented Alexander's reforms after the [[Davion Civil War]], half of the [[Syrtis Fusiliers]], who had stood against Alexander during the Civil War, and a smattering of private regiments, making the Hussars a notable exception among their peers.<ref name="H:RWp32"/>

===Star League Era===
During the [[Star League Era]] the Avalon Hussars participated in the [[Second Hidden War]] by invading several [[Draconis Combine]] systems to draw the [[DCMS]] away from the Draconis March.<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', pp. 18, 29</ref> The Avalon Hussars served primarily in the [[Draconis March]], and during the Second Hidden War the First Hussars would serve with distinction, with [[First Prince]] [[Joseph Davion (27th c.)|Joseph Davion]] taking personal command of the 1st in at least one battle. Unfortunately the presence of the First Prince would hamper combat actions by the first, and despite performing above expectations the Hussars were unable to prevent Prince Joseph dying in combat.<ref name="ER:2750p46"/> The [[First Avalon Hussars]] were then directly involved in [[Operation SMOTHER]], with the Hussars assisting the [[160th BattleMech Division]] on [[Royal]].<ref name="ER:2750p31">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 31: "Succession War"</ref>

Prior to the [[Council Edict of 2650]], additional regiments of the Avalon Hussars had been formed above the brigades Age of War roster, but many commands were deactivated following the edict and the brigade reduced in size down to fourteen active regiments over time. When the Star League Council repealed the [[Council Edict of 2650]] the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] began expanding rapidly, and the Avalon Hussars were the first brigade to undergo a large-scale expansion. Eleven regiments were reactivated by First Prince [[John Davion]]; the Prince also authorized the formation of the [[56th Avalon Hussars|Fifty-sixth]], bringing the brigade up to a strength of twenty-six units by [[2765]] (and suggesting that prior to the Council Edict of 2650, the regiments of the Avalon Hussars had increased potentially as far as the Fifty-fifth Avalon Hussars). Nine of the eleven regiments known to have been reactivated during the rapid buildup after the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650 were the [[22nd Avalon Hussars|Twenty-second]], [[23rd Avalon Hussars|Twenty-third]], [[27th Avalon Hussars|Twenty-seventh]], [[28th Avalon Hussars|Twenty-eighth]], [[33rd Avalon Hussars|Thirty-third]], [[34th Avalon Hussars|Thirty-fourth]], [[35th Avalon Hussars|thirty-fifth]], [[41st Avalon Hussars|Forty-first]] and [[Forty-second Avalon Hussars]].<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>

During this period of the Avalon Hussars' history the make-up of each unit emphasized two things: flexibility and mobility. The expectation was that any unit of Avalon Hussars could operate on eight hours notice to move, although few units could actually achieve that stringent target. The Hussars largely lacked permanently-assigned conventional units, making it harder to meet this target as they were often forced to rely on conventional units assigned to them for operations or on local planetary forces. Each Hussars unit had an aerospace wing assigned to it, but those units acted primarily as ground support units, making the Hussars highly dependent on the Federated Suns Navy when it came to security during transits.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>

After the end of the [[Amaris Civil War]], with the [[Terran Hegemony]] in a parlous state and numerous Hegemony worlds being annexed by the [[Great House]]s, the AFFS persuaded elements of thirteen different SLDF commands to defect and take up employment with the Federated Suns. A regiment of SLDF personnel recruited from the [[200th Jump Infantry Division]]<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind"</ref> - previously a part of [[XLVII Corps (Star League)|XLVII Corps]],<ref name="SLp158">''The Star League'', p. 158: "Twentieth Army"</ref> in what had been the SLDF [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]]<ref name="SLp158"/><ref name="FSWp33"/> - were folded into the Forty-first and Forty-second Avalon Hussars.<ref name="FSWp33"/>

=== First Succession War ===
The Avalon Hussars played a crucial role during the [[First Succession War]] when they stalled the Kurita advance into Davion space.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138</ref> The Seventeenth Hussars are notable for destroying huge stocks of [[Kurita]] supplies on [[New Rhodes III]].<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 62</ref> Having mustered twenty-six regiments immediately before the First Succession War broke out, seven regiments were lost in action during the war - the [[13th Avalon Hussars|Thirteenth]], [[16th Avalon Hussars|Sixteenth]], Twenty-eighth, [[38th Avalon Hussars|Thirty-eighth]], Forty-second, Forty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Avalon Hussars.<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>

=== Third Succession War ===
The Fourth Hussars defeated two [[Kurita]] Mech regiments on [[Colia]] in [[2872]], which were suffering from severe supply problems. The Second Hussars under the leadership of [[Joseph Davion (29th c.)|Joseph Davion II]] engaged the [[Third Sword of Light]] on [[Robinson]] during the Third Succession War and forced them off-world.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 80</ref> The defeat of the elite Third Sword prompted the assassination of Coordinator [[Miyogi Kurita]].

The first three Succession Wars exerted a heavy toll on the Avalon Hussars; although a number of commands had been rebuilt and reactivated during the three centuries of warfare, by the end of the Third Succession War, the brigade had dwindled from the more than thirty commands that had existed at the introduction of the BattleMech to just eight commands - the [[11th Avalon Hussars|Eleventh]], Seventeenth, Twentieth, Twenty-second, Thirty-third, [[39th Avalon Hussars|Thirty-ninth]], Forty-first and Forty-second Avalon Hussars.<ref name="HD(TFS)p140"/> Of the original eight regiments that formed the Avalon Hussars when the brigade first mustered at the founding of the Federated Suns,<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/> none had survived.<ref name="HD(TFS)p140"/>

Hussar regiments also participated in [[Operation RAT]] and the [[War of 3039]].
After the siege of [[New Avalon]] the Avalon Hussars were in a bad place mentally. At least one regiment fell apart due to internal tensions. The [[Jihad]] and the need to focus on a common enemy gave the Hussars new purpose, and by the time the Jihad ended, the Avalon Hussars were back to the skilled force they had been prior to the [[FedCom Civil War]].

===Jihad Era===
The Avalon Hussars were the first AFFS unit to undergo the reorganization from RCT to the [[Light Combat Team]]. By [[3079]] they were familiar with the changes needed in tactics and had become the showpiece unit for the new formation.<ref name=FRAFFS9/> In [[3085]] the entire Avalon Hussars brigade was organized along the Light Combat Team model and were judged as effective as they had been in the pre-[[Jihad]] era.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 57</ref>

===Dark Age Era===
The Avalon Hussars rebuilt by adding new Light Combat Teams to their rolls. These new units were able to quickly deploy around the Federated Suns, and as such became workhorse formations that saw action in many areas. They had nine units in action by the time the [[Capellan Confederation]] and [[Draconis Combine]] invaded the Federated Suns. Three units were completely destroyed, but the remaining Hussars units were involved in some of the heaviest fighting along both fronts.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 74</ref>

==Officers==
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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 Avalon Hussars'''
|-
| [[Field Marshal]]||[[Roger Waters]]||[[3056]] - 
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| [[Admiral]]||[[Solomon D'Angelo]]||<ref name=FM:3085p57>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 57</ref>
|}

==Tactics==
Different per Unit.

==Units of the Avalon Hussars==
:* [[1st Avalon Hussars]] †
:* [[2nd Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[3rd Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[4th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[5th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[6th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[7th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[8th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[9th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[10th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[11th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[12th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[13th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[14th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[15th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[16th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[17th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[18th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[20th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[22nd Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[23rd Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[26th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[27th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[28th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[33rd Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[34th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[35th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[36th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[38th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[39th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[41st Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[42nd Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[45th Avalon Hussars]]
:* [[56th Avalon Hussars]]

== Notes ==

:* The 1st Hussars participated in [[Operation Roland’s Horn]] in [[2930]].<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 85</ref> Revived as an [[LCT]] during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=FRAFFS9>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 9</ref>
:* The 2nd Hussars was destroyed during the 3rd Succession War, revived as an LCT during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=FRAFFS9/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 80</ref>
:* The 3rd Hussars was destroyed in the 2360s<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>
:* The 4th Hussars attempted to recapture [[Kentares IV]] from the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2449]].<ref name="TRO3075p190">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 190: "Manatee"</ref>
:* The 5th Hussars joined the Star League Defense Force,<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/> active during the Dark Age era.
:* The 6th Hussars joined the Star League Defense Force.<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>
:* The 7th Avalon Hussars joined the Star League Defense Force<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>
:* The 8th Avalon Hussars was active during the Dark Age era.
:* The 9th Avalon Hussars]] - Destroyed during the Second Succession War<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:* The 10th Hussars joined the Star League Defense Force<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/> active during the Dark Age era
:* The 12th Hussars was destroyed during the Second Succession War.<ref name="SSWp94"/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 104</ref>
:* The 13th Hussars was destroyed during the First Succession War<ref name="FSWp134"/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 61</ref>
:* The 14th Hussars was destroyed during the Second Succession War<ref name="SSWp94"/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 68</ref>
:* The 15th Hussars joined the Star League Defense Force<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 182</ref>
:* The 16th Avalon Hussars]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 116</ref> - Destroyed during the First Succession War<ref name="FSWp134"/>
:* The 17th Hussars was active during the Dark Age era.
:* The 18th Hussars joined the Star League Defense Force<ref name="FR:FS2765p8"/>
:* The 20th Hussars was active during the Dark Age era.
:* The 23rd Hussars was destroyed during the Second Succession War<ref name="SSWp94"/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 70</ref>
:* The 26th Hussars was destroyed during the Second Succession War<ref name="SSWp94"/>
:* The 27th Hussars was active in 2765
:* The 28th Hussars was destroyed during the First Succession War<ref name="FSWp134"/>
:* The 33rd Hussars was destroyed during the [[Clan Invasion]]
:* The 34th Hussars was destroyed during the Second Succession War;<ref name="SSWp94"/> and reorganized into the 42nd Hussars<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138</ref> rebuilt and then destroyed during the Third Succession War, and reorganized into the 42nd Hussars<ref name="HD(TFS)p140"/>
:* The 35th Hussars was active in 2765.
:* The 36th Hussars was destroyed during the Third Succession War and reorganized into the 42nd Hussars<ref name="HD(TFS)p140">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 140: "Avalon Hussars"</ref>
:* The 38th Avalon Hussars was destroyed during the First Succession War<ref name="FSWp134"/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 62</ref>
:* The 39th Hussars was destroyed at Talon by Capellan forces<ref name=FRAFFSp9>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 9</ref>
:* The 42nd Hussars was destroyed during the First Succession War;<ref name="FSWp134"/> reactivated during the Third Succession War<ref name="HD(TFS)p140"/>
:* The 45th Hussars was destroyed during the First Succession War<ref name="FSWp134"/>
:* The 56th Hussars was destroyed during the First Succession War<ref name="FSWp134"/><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 60</ref>

==Uniforms==
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Image:Avalon Hussars MechWarrior.jpg|Avalon Hussars MechWarrior
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==Color Scheme==
The Hussar use light gray and unit-specific highlights for ceremonial duties.
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JagerMech III (17th Avalon Hussars) FMFS.jpg|Parade colors of the 17th Avalon Hussars
Camodavionavalonhussars.png|BattleMaster of the 33rd Avalon Hussars
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==Unit Insignia==
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Avalon Hussars -Brigade logo 2765.png|Original Avalon Hussars brigade insignia
Avalon Hussars 11th logo.png|[[11th Avalon Hussars]]
Avalon Hussars 17th logo 2765.png|[[17th Avalon Hussars]] (original)
Avalon Hussars 17th logo 3062.png|17th Avalon Hussars (ca. [[3062]])
Avalon Hussars 20th logo.png|[[20th Avalon Hussars]]
Avalon Hussars 22nd logo.png|[[22nd Avalon Hussars]]
Avalon Hussars 33rd logo 2596.png|[[33rd Avalon Hussars]] (original)
Avalon Hussars 33rd logo 3025.png|33rd Avalon Hussars (ca. [[3025]])
Avalon Hussars 39th logo.png|[[39th Avalon Hussars]]
Avalon Hussars 41st logo.png|[[41st Avalon Hussars]]
Avalon Hussars 42nd logo.png|[[42nd Avalon Hussars]]
</gallery>

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== Rules ==
=== First Succession War ===
* Between [[2786]] and [[2807]], the composition of randomly-generated lances from the Avalon Hussars are determined using a single roll on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, with all of the lance 'Mechs being the resulting type. Between [[2808]] and [[2819]], the lance composition is determined using two rolls on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, and from [[2820]] lance composition is determined using one roll per 'Mech per lance.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147: "Force Compositions"</ref> The exceptions to this rule are the Forty-first and Forty-second Avalon Hussars; as former Star League Defense Force commands, the Forty-first and Forty-second apply normal rules for unit generation regardless of the year.<ref name="FSWp147A">''First Succession War'', p. 147: "Ex-Star League Defense Force Commands"</ref>
* When generating Avalon Hussars forces using Random Unit Assignment Tables during the First Succession War, the First to Twentieth Avalon Hussars receive a +4 modifier to each roll on the appropriate table, while the Twenty-second to Fifty-sixth Avalon Hussars receive a +3 modifier.<ref name="FSWp147B">''First Succession War'', p. 147: "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref>
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==Notes==
It was noted by one of the BattleTech Developers that the Avalon Hussars have served the Federated Suns since [[2399]]:

{{Quote|Honestly, not that big. The original House Books does list some figures for a couple of Houses during their peak at the 1st Succession War. Remember that the Avalon Hussars has served from the Age of War (2399) to now, which leaves room for a lot of units to be destroyed and created.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,16983.msg470175.html#msg470175 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 13 Jul 2012]}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''


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