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SLS McKenna's Pride is lost with all hands during the Liberation of Terra.  Including General Aleksandyr Kerensky  #P.  Although Amaris cackles with glee, he swiftly discovers that a furious Aaron DeChevilier is more than a match for his remaining forces.  The Rim World defenders are defeated, Amaris is captured, the Court of the Star League unsealed, and Amaris is shot. 

When the High Council meets, they refuse to appoint DeChevilier as the Commanding General of the SLDF . . . and they demand that the SLDF disband.  DeChevilier complies . . . to a degree.  Calling for volunteers within the SLDF to serve the Terran Hegemony in rebuiilding, he demobilizes every last non-Royal division and regiment that has survived to date.  Those SLDF troops who wish to return home are discharged--the remainder, all volunteers are inducted into the reformed Hegemony Armed Forces, to which DeChevilier transfers all of the SLDF Royal Divisions, Regiments, and surviving WarShips.   

In an orchestrated event, the newly reformed Hegemony Senate offers General DeChevilier the post of Commanding General of the reborn HAF.  DeChevilier accepts.  Sufficient volunteers (and surplus equipment) from the disbanded divisions and regiments are on hand to bring the newly constituted HAF to a force of 38 Divisions (14 BattleMech, 2 Infantry, 4 Jump Infantry, and 18 Mechanized Infantry), plus more than a score of independent regiments (total strength of around 180 BattleMech Regiments, plus about 120 Armored Regiments and more than 200 Infantry Regiments).  Not to mention 400+ WarShips.    [drool] }:)

The House Lords are furious; this was not what they had in mind.  But it is too late.  DeChevilier speaks to each of them in soldier's terms:  if you want me, come and try it.   

There is no Exodus.  Aaron DeChevilier becomes the Director-General of the Terran Hegemony and becomes romanticly involved with Elizabeth Hazen.  The House Lords refuse to recogonize the new realm, and soon enough the Succession Wars begin . . . 

Master Arminas

Okay, so how does this look for a reformed HAF?

I Corps (Terra)
309th BattleMech Division (The Black Charger Division)
328th BattleMech Division (The Lion-Hearted Division)
13th Infantry Division (The Superstition Division)
82nd Jump Infantry Division (The All Americans)
9th Mechanized Infantry Division (The Pride of Puget Sound)
67th Mechanized Infantry Division (The Indiana Division)
458th Battle Regiment (1st RCT)
29th Dragoon Regiment (1st RCT)
74th Dragoon Regiment (1st RCT)
108th Dragoon Regiment (1st RCT)
587th Artillery Regiment
188th Independent Aero Wing

II Corps
131st BattleMech Division (The Cyclops Division)
341st BattleMech Division (The Black Prince Division)
1st Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
17th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
65th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
157th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
138th Dragoon Regiment (2nd RCT)
367th Dragoon Regiment (2nd RCT)
405th Dragoon Regiment (2nd RCT)
902nd Hussar Regiment (2nd RCT)

III Corps
146th BattleMech Division (The George S. Patton Division)
316th BattleMech Division (The Rio Grande Division)
80th Jump Infantry Division (??)
27th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
120th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
279th Mechanized Infantry Division (The Chara Cossacks)
20th Dragoon Regiment (3rd RCT)
71st Light Horse Regiment (3rd RCT)
151st Light Horse Regiment (3rd RCT)
21st Striker Regiment (3rd RCT)

IV Corps
135th BattleMech Division (The Van Dieman Division)
349th BattleMech Division (The King Henry Division)
61st Jump Infantry Division (??)
50th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
169th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
255th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
146th Dragoon Regiment (4th RCT)
55th Light Horse Regiment (4th RCT)
90th Light Horse Regiment (4th RCT)
741st Striker Regiment (4th RCT)

V Corps
11th BattleMech Division (The Orion Division)
299th BattleMech Division (The Protector Division)
50th Infantry Division (The Flame Keepers of Greece)
131st Mechanized Infantry Division (The Los Angeles Division)
159th Mechanized Infantry Division (The Athena Division)
226th Mechanized Infantry Division (The Wild Ones)
121st Dragoon Regiment (5th RCT)
345th Dragoon Regiment (5th RCT)
13th French Demi-Brigade (5th RCT)
11th Heavy Assault Regiment (5th RCT)

VI Corps
26th BattleMech Division (The Graham Division)
150th BattleMech Division (The Rigel Kentaurus Division)
44th Infantry Division (??)
13th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
31st Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
242nd Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
16th Dragoon Regiment (6th RCT)
43rd Light Horse Regiment (6th RCT)
59th Light Horse Regiment (6th RCT)
135th Striker Regiment (6th RCT)   

VII Corps
39th BattleMech Division (The Denebola Division)
331st BattleMech Division (The North American Division)
106th Jump Infantry Division (??)
34th Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
132nd Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
183rd Mechanized Infantry Division (??)
22nd CAAN Marine Regiment (7th RCT)
31st CAAN Marine Regiment (7th RCT)
35th CAAN Marine Regiment (7th RCT)
125th Hover Armor Regiment (7th RCT)

I added a few non-Royal units into the mix, deciding that the SLDF would disband the rest; collecting equipment to rebuild these formations to full strength, and discharging any troopers who want to go home.  Total strength is 42 Divisions (14 BattleMech, 3 Infantry, 4 Jump Infantry, and 21 Mechanized Infantry) and 30 Regiments (1 Artillery; 1 Battle; 3 CAAN Marine; 11 Dragoon; 1 French Demi-Brigade; 1 Heavy Assault; 1 Hover Armor; 1 Hussar; 1 Independent Aero Wing; 6 Light Horse; and 3 Striker).

That gives the reformed Terran Hegemony Armed Forces a total strength of approximately 192 BattleMech Regiments, supported by 127 Armored Regiments, 43 Aero Wings, and 210 Infantry Regiments. 

There are five 'provinces' of the Terran Hegemony.  Each of these will have a Corps of their own (I listed the capitals):  Lone Star (borders Steiner and Kurita), Lockdale (against Kurita, Davion, and Liao), Terra Firma (Liao and Marik), Tryfing (Marik and Steiner), and central province, which borders no one.

I Corps is stationed on Terra exclusively and is responsible for the defense of that single system.  II Corps in Lone Star, III and IV Corps in Lockdale (the biggest province), V Corps in the central province (Corps HQ on Asta), VI Corps in Terra Firma, and VII Corps in Tyrfing.

It's a far cry from the size of the SLDF that Kerensky took on the Exodus, but it remains a formidable foe for someone wanting to pick off Hegemony worlds.

On the naval side, I imagine the HAF will be forced to mothball approximately two-thirds of their existing WarShips, for personnel and budgetary reasons.  But I can see DeChevilier pushing for every damaged ship to be repaired before it goes into mothballs.  If they can keep 160 ships active, that is a Fleet of 20 vessels assigned to each Corps, with I Corps getting two Fleets (for a total of 40 ships) at Terra.  If through some miracle, they can restore, pay for, and man every last ship they have available, that would boost each Fleet to 55 ships each, for a total of at least 440 WarShips (400+ canon departed on the Exodus and there are a minimum of 55 known SLDF vessels that were left in the hands of ComStar or at mothballed SLDF faciltiies), with a minimum of at least 15 more ships available.

In comparison, the Great Houses had the following (from Liberation of Terra I, 2765):

AFFS:  110 'Mech Regiments, 51 WarShips.
CCAF:  92 'Mech Regiments, 37 WarShips.
DCMS:  115 'Mech Regiments, 42 WarShips.
FWLM:  95 'Mech Regiments; 47 WarShips.
LCAF:  90 'Mech Regiments; 62 WarShips.

vs. the HAF with 192 'Mech Regiments and 160 WarShips.

Any great problems with my numbers here?

MA

You might want to consider the following:

The number of non-Royal Divisions that followed Kerensky on the Exodus: How many of these divisions would elect to remain with Aaron if he asked them to help rebuild and secure the Hegemony? Was his cult of personality and popularity among the SLDF strong? Would Aaron provide these troops with a nice offer to remain in the army?

Also keep in mind that the Great House armies go through a considerable expansion after 2766 that does not stop until the start of the First Succession War. Conservatively you could count on House strength to be comparable to the HAF you've created, and probably larger if you count the number of new regiments the Houses will absorb without an Exodus.

You might also want to address the Hegemony directly. Does Aaron systematically destroy the remaining SDS systems like Kerensky? Or does he consolidate the still-working remains around important Terran worlds? Can he even move them? (Incidentally, I wonder how much more difficult or what effect - if any - the SDSs would have had on the conquest of the Hegemony if the surviving systems were not destroyed by Kerensky?) 

What about reconstruction, or the state of the Hegemony's logistic and manufacturing infrastructure?

Perhaps more importantly, what kind of impact does a character like Aaron have on the Star League after the civil war ends? What are his goals the moment Amaris and his family are executed? If not Exodus, then what? Reformation of the Hegemony? What part does he play in the High Council from 2778 onward? Does preservation of the Star League, maybe written with new accords become a viable option, or even mentioned? Does the General slow the internal disintegration of the Hegemony's bureaucracy, and by what means? Is Aaron elected the new Director-General, or does he pull a McKenna and forge a new nation from the crumbled ashes of the old one?

All of these questions would have a direct impact on the number or troops the HAF would be able to muster.

Things that make ya go Hmm.... 

 

You might want to consider the following:

The number of non-Royal Divisions that followed Kerensky on the Exodus: How many of these divisions would elect to remain with Aaron if he asked them to help rebuild and secure the Hegemony? Was his cult of personality and popularity among the SLDF strong? Would Aaron provide these troops with a nice offer to remain in the army?

All excellent questions.  All of the SLDF forces had suffered serious casualties.  Since the Royal formations were (supposedly) staffed only by natives of the Hegemony, I chose to retain them as the units to build around.  Without The General, I don't see the member-states volunteers (pre-war) remaining for long.  Some would, certainly, as would some of the Rim Worlds volunteers.  He will definately be making offers of Hegemony citizenship for those SLDF troopers who decided to stay, probably financial incentives as well (if the Hegemony has the money), but by and large the non-royal units will be disbanded in order to restore the remaining formations to book strength.

Also keep in mind that the Great House armies go through a considerable expansion after 2766 that does not stop until the start of the First Succession War. Conservatively you could count on House strength to be comparable to the HAF you've created, and probably larger if you count the number of new regiments the Houses will absorb without an Exodus.

And I am waiting on Liberation of Terra 2 to see exactly what the numbers are.  These are just where I envision the new-HAF to start.  Of course, there will be a LOT of veteran former-SLDF troopers out there, sans equipment, that the Houses will scoop up, I'm sure.  But how many really want to participate in another war?  More on this below.

You might also want to address the Hegemony directly. Does Aaron systematically destroy the remaining SDS systems like Kerensky? Or does he consolidate the still-working remains around important Terran worlds? Can he even move them? (Incidentally, I wonder how much more difficult or what effect - if any - the SDSs would have had on the conquest of the Hegemony if the surviving systems were not destroyed by Kerensky?) 

What about reconstruction, or the state of the Hegemony's logistic and manufacturing infrastructure?

No.  Any intact SDS will be retained and consolidated.  There are quite likely no more than a handful of Caspars still in existence, but several of the worlds with planetary SDS might still have them.  With holes and gaps, perhaps, but they will definately be retained.  Reconstruction will be the number one goal:  and might be a means to leverage those former-SLDF to staying in the Hegemony, while turning their swords into plows.  Disaster relief and reconstruction teams, organized like former SLDF units, but equipped with industrial 'Mechs and urban SAR gear who go in and try to rebuild the infrastructure, clear away the rubble, bury the bodies, etc., etc., etc.

Perhaps more importantly, what kind of impact does a character like Aaron have on the Star League after the civil war ends? What are his goals the moment Amaris and his family are executed? If not Exodus, then what? Reformation of the Hegemony? What part does he play in the High Council from 2778 onward? Does preservation of the Star League, maybe written with new accords become a viable option, or even mentioned? Does the General slow the internal disintegration of the Hegemony's bureaucracy, and by what means? Is Aaron elected the new Director-General, or does he pull a McKenna and forge a new nation from the crumbled ashes of the old one?

Don't know yet.  The Exodus was Kerensky's idea; it is my personal belief that Aaron just went along with his old-time friend and commander.  He's been snubbed by the House Lords of the High Council.  He's seen the entire SLDF snubbed by them.  Told, basically, everything you fought for these past ten years has been in vain.  I think he's sick and tired of the corruption within the Star League, and just wants to protect his home.  But we will see.

All of these questions would have a direct impact on the number or troops the HAF would be able to muster.

Things that make ya go Hmm.... 

A number of things to think about.

MA

What are your plans for the Rim Worlds Republic?

In the balance of power equation, IIRC it's suggested that the Member States, having roughly doubled their armies between 2750 and 2765 did so again by 2780. This would leave all of them with around 200 'Mech regiments... and with a large portion of the SLDF disbanding, if they each get about 15% then they could reasonably expect another the equivalent of another 70 'Mech regiments each (with what equipment would depend on how Aaron handled it).

I'm planning on having Aaron consolidate into the former-Royal Divisions of the SLDF for the HAF; but HAF will not have 'Royal' formations.  They will be open to any soldier who joins HAF.  Or to put it another way, they might well have some royal-quality equipment, but mostly just the regular SLDF stuff, and a mix of native-born Terrans, former-SLDF from any of the member states who stay, and even some Rim Worlders who fought against Amaris.

Fair enough. I was just trying to figure out how you were getting from Fiction Point A to Fiction Point B.

Just to clarify, I was using the term "Royal" to differentiate between the Terran-born better equipped soldiers of the SLDF and the bulk of the Regular Army. The Star League Defense Force was pretty particular with their Command divisions (for a number of good reasons). So without the fictional explanations for your story changes I could only discuss the Division formations you've posted: i.e. the Royal Divisions you're using as the core of a new HAF.