Planetary Militia

 

    The Planetary Militia is home defense citizen militia with a strength of about 3 Regiments plus small garrisons dispersed along the different OA worlds. Unable to prevent a major invasion, this forces can only deal with minor treats and buy time in case of a major attack until reinforcements arrive.

    Besides the lack of extensive training and logistic support of the AMC (Alliance Mechanized Corps), their units are well prepared to perform defensive missions in the worlds they are deployed.

   While Alpheratz has the major training academy and also the only one dedicated to Battlemechs, Coraines, Ramora, Sevon, Cerberus, Mitchela, Dneiper and Ferris have small academies that train combat vehicles crews and infantry to the Mechanized Corps.

    Planetary Militia personnel come from these academies, in particular crews for the heavier combat vehicles. Infantry and light vehicle crews are trained in each world if the relations with the central OA government are good.

    The equipment provided in terms of combat vehicles and infantry equipment varies a lot, but the units deployed in the worlds most endangered by pirate raids, specially closer to Antallos, Mica and New Franklin, are receiving new vehicles produced in the OA.

   This the complete list of forces of Planetary Militia Companies deployed in each world (note: under construction):

Milligan's World: this planet become almost desert after successive pirate raids and incursions of treasure hunters. A small military outpost with an armed garrison and a company of VTOLs were placed there to hunt the invaders.

14th "Griffon" Company, equipped with 4 Hellcat LRM, 4 Hellcat AC20 and 4 Wildcats, plus a fixed garrison defending the base with armed turrets, infantry and towed field guns

Rushaven: in a effort to protect mining facilities in the planet a heavy company was placed there to protect the settlers against pirates and other threats

23th "Goliath" Company with two full lances of Chieftain Heavy Tanks and one full lance of Galleons GAL-101s for recon and light attack, plus one full company of Motorized Infantry

Dormandaine: distant from the pirate kingdoms and very close to Draconis Combine and Federated Suns border, it is home for 10,000 inhabitants, mainly farmers and has little strategy importance being protected by a second line unit:

393th Dormandaine Defenders: mixed lance with two Vedettes, one Saladin and one Warrior VTOL plus a foot infantry platoon in garrison. As locals usually don't conscript, most of personnel are from elsewhere.

Sevon: with more than one million inhabitants, it is base of the 1st Battalion of the Alliance Grenadiers, which BattleMechs are often deployed to other systems. To complement the defense of this strategy world and its advanced industries, two Planetary Militia companies are based there:

7th Sevon Guards: which recently received two full lances of Chieftain Heavy Tanks and one full lance of Galleons GAL-101s plus infantry.

35th Shandahar Warriors: named after their main city, this unit is specialized in urban combat like a few other Planetary Militia companies,  and equipped with SRM Carriers, Hetzers and Galleons plus a reinforced motorized infantry company with AC/20 towed field guns.

Tellman IV:  mining outpost with a tiny population, it is seldom target of attacks but keeps its importance and received new equipment recently:

127th Tellman Defenders: old Scorpion Light Tanks were replaced by two newly produced Vedettes, two LRM Carriers and two Galleon, acting as an enlarged lance with two infantry squads in one Heavy Tracked APC.

Praxton: this strategic system with less than 100,000 inhabitants has the only Fusion Engine manufacturing facility of the OA and is permanently protected by AeroSpace fighters and two full companies of the Planetary Militia which combat units remains hidden most of the time to not denounce its importance to pirate raiders.

2nd Praxton Guards: one lance of legacy Schrek PPC Carriers, one lance of Hunter Light Support Tanks and one lance of SRM Carriers, plus four foot infantry platoons in Heavy APCs

3rd Lighting Rods: equipped with 4 Helllcat LRM, 4 Hellcat AC20 and 4 Wildcats