1st Solent Fusiliers

We Wait for No Man

The 1^st Solent Fusiliers, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Beverley Fletcher, is the heavy/mechanised infantry regiment of the 1^st Solent Corp. Formed at the same time as the 1^st Solent Rifles, the regiment was also recruited from the planets of the Solent, including Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
Her senior officers, like Colonel Macgregor's Rifles, are mostly disenfranchised officers left over from the breakdown of the Queen's Own Anti-Revolutionary Company in 2980. These include Major Charlotte Cross (2i/C 1^st Battalion), Lieutenant-Colonel Cheoung Lao-Tzu (CO 1^st Battalion), Lieutenant-Colonel Rohan Khan (CO 3^rd Battalion), Major Henry Pienaar (Regiment S-3) and Major Kirk Robertson(Regiment S-4).
The junior officers (OF-2 through to OF-4) are also new recruits from the Solent as one of the differences between Fletcher and Macgregor's regiments is that Fletcher's unit has Lieutenants. Macgregor felt they were unnecessary to the proper running of his regiment, the OR-7s (Colour/Staff Sergeants) being able to fulfil the role of the OF-2s. However, only Macgregor is of this belief, Fletcher is much more conventional in her operational ideas. The usage of Lieutenants was also deemed necessary due to the enlarged nature of the Fusiliers, as compared to the Rifles whose three company battalions are pretty small in the grand scheme of things, the usage of lieutenants ensures the proper application of command and control.
The role of the regiment is to supply the heavy infantry for the Solent Corps. They work closely with the tank regiment and the 2^nd Battalion, the Rifles, to move on objectives through heavy resistance, using rapid armoured assaults and heavily armoured flank assaults. They are also incredibly useful in defence, being able to soak up heavy fire with their tougher armour and their organic IFV support.

Composition

Manpower

Regiment Fighting Strength:

5190 Fusiliers, NCOs and Officers.

Regimental Organization and Strength:

Platoon:

27 men+1 Lieutenant, 1 Command Section + 3 Troop Sections.
Command Section: 1 Bellerophon IFV
1 Signaler: PFC with EM-5C and a Mk 12 Radio Set;
1 Designated Marksman: PFC with EM-5D;
1 Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant/Staff Sergeant armed EM-5 plus 40mm UGL;
Officer Commanding: 2^nd/1^st Lieutenant armed with EM-5C.

Troop Section: 1 Bellerophon IFV per section.
Charlie:
Charlie Fire team leader: Corporal armed with EM-5+40mm UGL;
2 Fusiliers: Pvts armed with EM-5C;
1 Designated Marksman: PFC armed with EM-5D.
Delta:
Delta Fire team leader: Lance Corporal armed with EM-5+40mm UGL;
2 Fusiliers: Pvt armed with EM-5C;
1 Automatic Weapon Fusilier: PFC armed with L-530 LMG.

Company:

284 Fusiliers- 10 infantry platoons, 1 command Section.
Company command section: 1 Odysseus Command LCV
1 Signaller: Specialist armed with EM-5C;
1 Fusilier: Pvt with EM-5C and 60mm Light Mortar;
1 Sniper: PFC armed with L-1812 rifle;
Officer Commanding: Captain/Major;
2i/C: Captain/1^st Lieutenant;
Company Sergeant Major: Warrant Officer II

Battalion:

1728 Fusiliers and Officers, 6 companies+ Batt Command
Battalion Command Section: 2 Odyessus Command LCV, Command and Staff Command Section:
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel;
2i/C: Major;
Adjutant (B-1): Major;
Battalion Sergeant Major: Warrant Officer I;
Forward Air Controller: Flight Lieutenant
Staff Section:
Intelligence (B-2): Major;
Operations (B-3): Major;
Logistics (B-4): Captain.

Regiment:

5184 Fusiliers and Officers, 3 Battalions plus Regimental command.
Regiment Command: 2 Odysseus Command LCV, Command and Staff;
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel;
2i/C: Lieutenant-Colonel;
Adjutant: Major;
RSM: Warrant Officer I;
R-2: Major;
R-3: Major;
R-4: Major:
Regimental FAC: Squadron Leader

Regiment Support Strength:

395 men; 6 full doctors; 24 nurses, 180 Combat Medical Technicians; 225 REME, 7 Officers; 30 RE sappers, 2 officers; 45 RLC cooks, Drivers and Pioneers, 3 officers. 3 MoGE officers

Equipment

CATAPHRACT Heavy Infantry Armour
Broadhead entrenching tool;
Dali Reactive Contacts;
BAE Systems Mk 6A5 and Mk 12 Radio Sets;
Bell Mk 7 Combat Micro-radio;
Laztech Mk45 IR/Vis Laser Ranging and Designation module;
SUSAT Mk 35;
4-60x KELLER scopes;
Uniform

Weaponry

EM-5 mk2 EM-5C and EM-5 UGL;
DT-94 40mm Underbarrel Grenade Launcher;
KM-X Rifles and Pistols (9, 18, 35 and 90
L-1812 Sniper Rifle;
L-1934 Anti-material Rail Rifle;
L-530 LMG;
L-65A7 HMG;
L-100 60mm Mortar;
RT-75 Guided DC Rocket Launcher;
Mark 78 fighting knife

Vehicles

720x Bellerophon Infantry Fighting Vehicle,
26x Odysseus Command Light Combat Vehicle
10x Orpheus LCV Recovery Vehicle
HMS Epinephrine

Structure

Regimental Structure by Personnel:

Regimental Headquarters:

Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Beverley Fletcher;
Regimental Sergeant Major: Warrant Officer I Jackie Wales;
2i/C: Lieutenant-Colonel Cheoung Lao-Tzu;
Adjutant(R-1): Major Hannah Stephens;
Intelligence Officer(R-2): Major Gurdeep Nagarkar:
Operations Officer(R-3): Major Henry Pienaar;
Logistics Officer(R-4): Major Kirk Robertson;
Regimental Forward Air Controller: Squadron Leader Georgia Mackenize

Battalion 1:

Headquarters:

Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Cheoung Lao-Tzu
2i/C: Major Charlotte Cross;
Battalion Sergeant Major: WOI Timothy Jacobs;
B-1: Major Celestine Barnet;
B-2: Major Lindsey Jardine;
B-3: Major Tiriaq Shikoba;
B-4: Captain Zhenya Kałuża;
Battalion Forward Air Controller: Flight Lieutenant Lam Xinyi

Company Officers:

Company 1 Officer Commanding: Captain Kalani Kapua;
Company 2 OC: Captain Algernon Bennett;
Company 3 OC: Captain Gordon Halkett;
Company 4 OC: Captain Rachael Downey;
Company 5 OC: Captain Liam Donaldson;
Company 6 OC: Captain Russell Stern

Battalion 2:

Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Lincoln Mullins
2i/C: Major Lorraine Jenkins
Battalion Sergeant Major: WOI Lee Jing;
B-1: Major Eleanor Osman;
B-2: Major Tim Young;
B-3: Major Rachael Dowerty;
B-4: Captain Carys Thomas;
Battalion Forward Air Controller: Flight Lieutenant Delize De Beers

Company Officers:

Company 1 Officer Commanding: Captain Harkahome;
Company 2 OC: Captain Sharisha Stanbury;
Company 3 OC: Captain Dhiraj Gabir;
Company 4 OC: Captain Camilla Théroux;
Company 5 OC: Captain Arihi Uta'i;
Company 6 OC: Captain Anthony Scrivens

Battalion 3:

Headquarters:

Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Karen Barker
2i/C: Major Scott Ryder
Battalion Sergeant Major: WOI Pauline Cox;
B-1: Captain Francis Putnam;
B-2: Major Oliver Stewart;
B-3: Major Jodie Mendoza;
B-4: Captain Sabrina Escobar;
Battalion Forward Air Controller: Flight Lieutenant Bernard Mcknight

Company Officers:

Company 1 Officer Commanding: Captain Cerian Williams;
Company 2 OC: Captain Hong Mei lien;
Company 3 OC: Captain Gary Grisham;
Company 4 OC: Captain Megan Coleman;
Company 5 OC: Captain Barney Lord;
Company 6 OC: Captain Dolly Higginson

Tactics

Smash and Grab. Using their Bellerophons to get right up to the enemy and to support heavy infantry assaults by using the mechanised speed to flank, as the off loads pin in place.

Logistics

Auxilia

3 Senior Forward Air Controllers (Royal Airforce Officers)
180 Forward Observers for artillery control. (Royal Artillery Officers)

Recruitment

Any person between the age of 18 and 35 from the Solent Colonies. Preferrably 1.75 metres in height or more but this is rather lax.

History

Historical loyalties

Queen Elizabeth XX

Type

Mechanized

Vehicles Used

• Bellerophon

Founding

2980

Overall training Level

Professional

Assumed Veterancy

Trained

Parent Formation

Solent Corps

Used by

• The Ministry of Defence
• The United Commonwealth of Britain and Her Colonies

Ranks & Titles

• Lieutenant-Colonel
• Major
• Captain
• Colonel