AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur

[Caesar Steiner for Archon]

That new Blitzkrieg variant is magificent, I might add. 7/11/7 with a HPPC and C3 slave? YES PLEASE.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

Josh, next time take better 'Mechs.

Talon, Specter, Jenner 7D, Garm, or Osiris.

Seriously, there's no excuse for Feddies to go wallowing around with pissant Locusts and Wolfhounds.  :P

What is it with you and Jenners in AFFS service? They're not that common! They use Jenners, we use Osirises. Osirii. Whatever. That or Javelins.

Anyway, since it appears the 3rd Crucis are well and truly dead, I need to strip and repaint my guys again. Who should I go with, the 17th Avalon Hussars, or the 1st Robinson Rangers? I'm willing to take suggestions for other units with a history of enmity with the Combine, I find the Capellans to be dull and lame.

EDIT: Also taking suggestions for DCMS opfor units.

[MadDogMaddux]

And you'll notice I listed the Osiris. :P

If you have a hate-on for the dracs, the Robinson Rangers definitely have the prettiest scheme.  DMM is a respectable choice too, IMO. Also you have the New Ivaarson Chasseurs, and the 7thCL, Fox's Teeth.

[Peacemaker]

I would hold off until the new Field Report comes out just to be sure that the Third are definitely staying dead.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

I would hold off until the new Field Report comes out just to be sure that the Third are definitely staying dead.

They're still dead in FR: AFFS. The post-Jihad FR?

[Peacemaker]

Err, Field Manual. My bad.

[Neko_Bijin]

What are you looking for in a Combine opfor?

[Bostwick]

What is it with you and Jenners in AFFS service? They're not that common! They use Jenners, we use Osirises. Osirii. Whatever. That or Javelins.

Anyway, since it appears the 3rd Crucis are well and truly dead, I need to strip and repaint my guys again. Who should I go with, the 17th Avalon Hussars, or the 1st Robinson Rangers? I'm willing to take suggestions for other units with a history of enmity with the Combine, I find the Capellans to be dull and lame.

EDIT: Also taking suggestions for DCMS opfor units.

Go for the 17th, a house unit, not tied to a march lord.  Plus I think 17th Avalon Hussar would look better as a name than Robinson Ranger. (You have to change your name if you go and change your unit.  It's a law we passed, just for you.)

[Klep]

Obviously you should stay in the Crucis Lancers brigade.  If we had to call you 17AH or 1RR those would be much more difficult to pronounce.  And really, isn't this all about our convenience?  :P

[3rdCrucisLancers]

Go for the 17th, a house unit, not tied to a march lord.  Plus I think 17th Avalon Hussar would look better as a name than Robinson Ranger. (You have to change your name if you go and change your unit.  It's a law we passed, just for you.)

BOSTY!

"Robinson Ranger" does sound a bit like a 31st century porn nom-de-plume.

I can't change my name, though! I'm moving through the stages of grief slowly.

Obviously you should stay in the Crucis Lancers brigade.  If we had to call you 17AH or 1RR those would be much more difficult to pronounce.  And really, isn't this all about our convenience?  :P

None of the other Lancers regiments really sing to me.

What are you looking for in a Combine opfor?

Probably: not Sword of Light (too high profile), not hard to paint, not stuck will all light 'mechs or all old 'mechs, an appropriate enemy for a Davion force.

[Klep]

In all seriousness, of the two you mentioned I'd go with the Hussars for the same reason Bostwick mentioned.  I just don't trust the March brigades.

[Paladin1]

I'm naturally going to tout the values of the Avalon Hussar Brigade, but which RCT is up to you.  Everyone knows who I pull for, but I have to admit that the 17th and the 22nd are both solid units as well.  Well, if the 22nd is still around that is, I haven't seen any of the post-Jihad books yet so I don't know the Brigade's current list of active units.

[Klep]

FR:AFFS has the 1st, 2nd, 17th, 22nd, and 42nd Avalon Hussars active in 3079.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

FR:AFFS has the 1st, 2nd, 17th, 22nd, and 42nd Avalon Hussars active in 3079.

Yep, as LCTs (gag), if memory serves.

[Arkansas Warrior]

What about the New Ivaarsen Chasseurs?

[Klep]

Yep, as LCTs (gag), if memory serves.

It does indeed.  The brigade is the primary test bed for the LCT concept.

What about the New Ivaarsen Chasseurs?

The 1st is still around.  The 2nd is not.

[BlackAce]

Kestrel Grenadiers  8)

[Neko_Bijin]

Well, here's my thinking on opfor:

You don't want any free-floaters, because they're either under-equipped, the Proserpina Hussars (been done), the Genyosha (too Stackpole) or Ryoken (not Stackpole enough).

Addendum: is the Amphigean Light Assault group too obscure for your tastes?

You don't want the Otomo because you'll never see them on a border raid.

You don't want the SoL just because.

It sounds like you're in the market for a Regular unit.  If so, I can help you narrow down which one.  If not, we can reconsider your constraints and plumb the remaining options.

[Paladin1]

Were all of the Hussars downgraded to the LCT formation?  I thought I remembered someone saying that there were only a couple of units that were LCTs.

On another note, the 2nd Avalon has a fairly storied history of it's own, as I seem to remember it being the first of the modern RCTs.

[Moonsword]

The Avalon Hussars are LCTs while the Ceti Hussars are a pair of RCTs.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

It sounds like you're in the market for a Regular unit.  If so, I can help you narrow down which one.  If not, we can reconsider your constraints and plumb the remaining options.

I think I am. The major issues are finding a scheme I like (not a fan of white, especially since if I go Avalon Hussars, it blends in with their gray coloration) and most of the units that survived the jihad and have khaki schemes seem to be stationed elsewhere.

[Moonsword]

How about the 3rd Proserpina Hussars?  They're parked at Niles in the DC/OWA/FS border zone and have a reinforced regiment at about 90% strength.  A nice green paint scheme.

The units in the neighborhood of the 2nd Avalon Hussars at Markab are the 1st and 5th Sword of Light, the 7th Ghost, and the Ryuken-san.  The Swords of Light use the same flat red for all regiments so they're a fairly generic OPFOR you can also reasonably aim at the Lyrans or Bears from the 7th.  The Ryuken-san's charcoal gray may or may not be appealing; the lack of accents could make it a generic Ryuken stand-in for other fronts, though.

[MadDogMaddux]

I'm a big fan of the 2nd benjamin regulars paint scheme ..

[Neko_Bijin]

Me too, but I believe it's classed a light unit.

[Paladin1]

The Avalon Hussars are LCTs while the Ceti Hussars are a pair of RCTs.

So the only two RCTs left are the two which weren't traditional RCTs to begin with?  Great, just great.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

So the only two RCTs left are the two which weren't traditional RCTs to begin with?  Great, just great.

There are a few others as well.

[Crunch]

And you'll notice I listed the Osiris. :P

If you have a hate-on for the dracs, the Robinson Rangers definitely have the prettiest scheme.  DMM is a respectable choice too, IMO. Also you have the New Ivaarson Chasseurs, and the 7thCL, Fox's Teeth.

I really like the Robinson Strikers.

[Neko_Bijin]

Well my best idea, the 17th Benjamin, is out because of a light color scheme.

I avoided Dieron entirely since I don't know the disposition of those units after the Jihad.

You need Geoff to weigh in, I think.  He'll know more about the current state of DCMS affairs than I will.

[FedSunsBorn]

So the only two RCTs left are the two which weren't traditional RCTs to begin with?  Great, just great.

Wait, aren't the Crucis Lancers brigade all still RCT's?

Also, I think the Field Report has the 17th of Talcott in the Capellan March of all places...not too good a spot for Drac Raids.

[Doug Glendower]

15th Benjamin Regulars is my DCMS unit of choice. Dk Brown on Tan is pretty easy. I also painted up the Akuma to represent Sgt Duane "Kabukiman" Elliason, DCMS.