Armed Forces of Dalcour (Dalcour Military)

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History

The formation of the AFD

- 2873 Sultan of Penegyar suggests at creating armed forces for the Republic of Dalcour, and promises to contribute all Penegyar mech forces to this new army if other provinces agree and follow the example

- 2875 Founding year of the Armed Forces of Dalcour

- 2878 AFD troops halt an uprising in Rossello

- 2896 The Gallimonte Treaty - the provincial goverments sign a treaty which denies the use of mech and aerospace forces from the provincial governments; all existing mech troops are transferred to the AFD

The Tamarind-Trent Agreement

- 2902 The Tamarind-Trent Agreement - Duchy of Tamarind demands that the Republic of Dalcour contributes troops for the defence of the Duchy. When the Republic refuses to comply, Duchy of Tamarind states that Dalcour forces will fight; either on Dalcour against Tamarind troops, or besides the Tamarind troops against the invading Lyran forces. After months of negotiations, the Republic agrees, and the Tamarind-Trent agreement is signed. The Agreement obliges the Republic to participate in the defence of the Duchy with two mech companies.

The Solaris Raid

In 2928 a 'Mech company (10th Protector COY) from the 4th Protector Regiment is deployed on Millungera as per the Tamarind-Trent Agreement. When the Marshall of the Duchy of Tamarind is lacking some forces to participate in a daring raid, the Marshall entices the commander and the MechWarriors of the 10th Protector with promises of glory and fame. The 10th Protector joins forces with the FWLM regular units to raid Solaris VII in Lyran Commonwealth. The raid is successful, but the 10th Protector suffers heavy losses (4 BattleMechs, 2 MechWarriors including the company commander CAPT Sean Portillo) in the operation.

When the 10th Protector company returns home, they are investigated on multiple charges (including mutiny), as their participation in a FWLM operation was not sanctioned by the AFD command. Due to the public praise given for the company by the Duke of Tamarind, and due to the fact that the commanding officer of the company was among the casualties of the raid, the more serious charges are dropped. The remaining MechWarriors of the 10th Protector are stripped of their primary pilot status and transferred to other AFD units as secondary pilots.

Due to the constant shortage of fully functional BattleMechs the AFD command decided to disband the 10th Protector, and the company assets are distributed to other 'Mech companies in Dalcour.

Operation Killing Stroke

The Operation Killing Stroke was a FWLM operation against the Lyran Commonwealth in 2952-2953. The AFD units that participated in the operation were the 2nd and 3rd 'Mech companies from the 1st Guards RGT and the 2nd Mech company from the 3rd Assault Element.

The 2nd Guards 'Mech company suffered heavy losses during the initial phase of the invasion on Cavanaugh II (2 BattleMechs destroyed and 3 MechWarriors killed in action). The 1st Guards 'Mech company lost one lance later in the operation when 4 'Mechs with pilots were captured by LCAF troops. Three of the 'Mechs were regained after three weeks, but one (a BLR-1G BattleMaster) had already been transferred off-planet by the withdrawing LCAF troops. The captured pilots were released when the last LCAF troops left Cavanaugh II in late 2953.

The Great Islands campaign

- 2936 The Great Island Campaign

The Pharron Rebellion

- In 3011 rebel factions start an uprising in the northern parts of Penegyar. A task force is founded to suppress the uprising in 3012. The use of the 'mech battalions quickly broke up the rebellion, but the war of the 3012 did not stop the rebels, it only drove them underground. The rebellion gained a lot of support from all over Penegyar, because the troops used to suppress the uprising was mainly from Cayerlon.

The Emerald Spider campaign

- A wave of terrorist attacks 3013-3014.

Anton's Revolt

A number of parliament members had been funding the rebellion of Anton Marik against his brother Janos, and were caught by the SAFE. In 3015 several core members of the Parlament were arrested by SAFE operatives for treason against the Free Worlds League. The Parliament was disbanded, and new elections were set to be in January 3016. The political chaos was unheard of.

The Solid Movement and Martial Law

- In 3019, two months before the set elections, a terrorist group called "the solid movement" hit the Centre for the Parliament with two bombs, with casualties over two hundred. When a media leak from the Dalcour Intelligence Ministry pointed to the direction of Kedghistan Resistance Movement, the Parliament declared martial law...

- The Tamarind Defense Forces have drawn the only aerospace regiment that was stationed in Dalcour to boost up the defences of the Tamarind Spaceyards.

3021 The Federal Command Authority Act

The FCA Act was signed by the Premier of the Great Assembly in February 5th, 2021. The FCA Act requires the Armed Forces Command to request permission from the Department of Defence for any "significant troop deployment". The Act also gives the Department of Defence the power over all officer and warrant officer assignments.

The Act faced severe criticism from the high ranking AFD officers, who traditionally have avoided commenting on politics. The commander of the 1st Guards Regiment, General Zarina Cardona, had her speech cut short in a Senate hearing when she claimed that the FCA Act is against the The Letters of Government (the Dalcour constitution).

General Cardona held her own press conference after the Senate hearing, summarizing her speech in the Senate. The press conference gained enormous publicity, but lead to criminal charges against General Cardona. The investigation dismissed the criminal charges, but General Cardona was reprimanded by the Court of Military Justice and she was reassigned as the Director of the AFD Defence Academy.

BattleMech Companies of the Armed Forces of Dalcour=

The Government of Dalcour is obliged to contribute troops to the Tamarind Defense Forces. Two 'mech companies with a forward support battalion are rotated each year to serve in a location assigned by the Tamarind Defense Forces Command. Usually the Dalcour Task Force is assigned a garrison duty on a planet that has a low threat level (the Tamarind Defense Forces assign their regular troops to all hot spots).

The forward support battalion has a technical company (a mech maintenance staff assigned to the two 'mech companies), a support company and a combat support company to provide a recon element and base security.

The 'mech companies that are rotated in the Tamarind Defense Forces service are the 1st, 2nd and the 3rd 'Mech company from the 1st Guard Regiment, the 1st Strike company and the 2nd Storm company from the 3rd Assault Element, and the 11th Protector Company from the 4th Protector Regiment and the 12th Protector Company from the 8th Protector Regiment. The only 'mech company that is not rotated is the 4th Fury company of the 3rd Assault Element, as it is graded only as a training cadre.

One of the 1st Guard Regiment 'mech companies is rotated each year, and the other company rotates from the 3rd Assault Element or from either the 4th or 8th Protector Regiments.

Organization

• 1ST GUARDS REGIMENT
  • Talorne Heavy Battalion
    • 20 mechs and a support company
  • Hainaut Heavy Battalion
    • 16 mechs and a support company
  • Neuhauser Heavy Battalion
    • 16 mechs and a support company
  • Solitude Infantry Battalion
    • 2 infantry companies, 1 aa company and several supporting companies

• 2ND CAVALRY REGIMENT
  • Brabant Squadron
    • 12 attack helicopters, 6 recon helicopters and 6 transport helicopters and a support/airbase unit
    • 3 Triumph-class dropships, 1 Overlord-class dropship and a support/spaceport unit
  • Waremme Squadron
    • 12 attack helicopters, 6 recon helicopters and 6 transport helicopters and a support/airbase unit
    • 3 Triumph-class dropships, 1 Overlord-class dropship and a support/spaceport unit
  • Sprimont Squadron
    • 4 support companies and 2 engineer companies

• 3RD ASSAULT ELEMENT
  • Strike Element
    • 16 mechs and a support company
  • Storm Element
    • 16 mechs and a support company
  • Thunder Element
    • 12 aerospace fighters and a support company
  • Fury Element
    • Training units for AFD Academy (mech, armour, infantry) and support units
    • 12 mechs and 24 training mechs

• 4TH PROTECTOR REGIMENT
  • Baynard's Sons battalion
    • 16 mechs and a support company
  • Shelby's Guns battalion
    • 24 attack/multipurpose helicopters, infantry company and support/airbase units

• 8TH PROTECTOR REGIMENT
  • 1st Battalion
    • 16 mechs and a support company
  • 2nd Battalion
    • 5 Infantry companies
  • 3rd Battalion
    • 3 Artillery companies
  • 4th Battalion
    • 4 Armour companies
  • 5th Battalion
    • 1 Infantry and 5 Support units and 1 field hospital unit
  • 6th Battalion
    • 3 engineer companies
  • 7th Battalion
    • 2 special forces companies

• 10TH SPACE WING
  • 1st Jump Group
    • 3 Tramp-class jumpShips
  • 1st Fighter Group
    • 2 infantry companies and supports/airbase units

Mechwarriors in AFD

 Main article: Mechwarriors in AFD

BattleMech Corps is a branch in the armed forces responsible for BattleMech warfare. MechWarriors pilot a variety of BattleMechs, including recon, fire support, assault and scout BattleMechs. Individuals become MechWarriors in the Armed Forces of Dalcour by extensive BattleMech training.