Minrothad Forces "Operation Hydra"
by Alex BensonComposition and placement of Minrothad forces at the time of Operation Hydra
1st Home Guard
Reg. 1: 90 (F1) Lt. Cav. positioned
outside of Minrothad City
Reg. 2: 180 (F2) Med. Cav. positioned outside of Minrothad City
Reg. 3: 180 (F2) Med. Cav. positioned outside of Harbortown
Reg. 4: 180 (F2) Mount. Inf. positioned with Minrothad Garrison
Reg. 5: 180 (F2) Mount. Inf. positioned with Harbortown
Garrison
1st Home Guard is placed at Trader Island. Its mounted infantry regiments are attached to the two cities' garrisons to keep the peace with the opening of shipping season. Cavalry regiments are dispersed throughout the countryside and are considered to be refitting until the beginning rush of traffic from start of shipping season subsides. Then they will be rejoined by mounted infantry troops on garrison duty to begin wargames.
2nd Home Guard
Reg. 1: 90 (F1) Lt. Cav. positioned
outside of Malfton.
Reg. 2: 180 (F2) Med. Cav. positioned at Malfton.
Reg. 3: 180 (F2) Med. Cav. positioned at Gapton.
Reg. 4: 180 (F2) Mount. Inf. positioned at Seahome
Reg. 5: 180 (F2) Mount. Inf. positioned at Seahome
1st and 2nd regiments are training with 3rd H.G. on Open Island. 3rd regiment is on Gapton undergoing a refit of equipment and personnel. 4th and 5th regiments are encamped outside Seahome. They had been training with the Verdun elves while their transports were getting refitted. With training finished, they are awaiting the transports to be finished.
3rd Home Guard
Reg. 1: 80 (F1) Lt. Cav. positioned
at Blackrock
Reg. 2: 100 (F1) Med. Cav. positioned outside Verdun
Reg. 3: 180 (F1) Mount. Inf. positioned outside Harbortown
Reg. 4: 100 (E1) Mount. Inf. positioned outside Malfton
Reg. 5: 100 (F1) Infantry/Marines positioned outside Malfton
Reg. 6: 100 (E1) Infantry/Marines positioned outside of
Verdun
3rd H.G. is a newly formed division. It is actually a combination of recruits for the H.G. and Minrothad Fleet. 1st through 4th regiments being slotted for HG while 5th and 6th are to be Marines in the Navy. Each regiment is deployed on various islands and are in training.
Minrothad Naval Forces
1st Minrothad Fleet
Squad. 1: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6
sm. sail. ships stationed off Gapton Harbour
Squad. 2: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Gapton Harbour
Squad. 3: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Gapton Harbour
Squad. 4: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Blackrock Harbour
Squad. 5: 100 (E1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Gapton Harbour
Squad. 6: 100 (E1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Blackrock Harbour
IMC the Mercenary Guild has taken Gapton and North Island as its base of operations. 1st Fleet primarily calls the port of Gapton Harbour its home port. Most of the Fleet can be found patrolling the waters around the island. All ships are on active patrol except Squadron 2 which is on shore leave from extended patrol duty. Squadrons 4 and 6 have been sent to Blackrock until a regular naval force is built up to operate out of the island's still under construction port facilities.
2nd Minrothad Fleet
Squad. 1: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6
sm. sail. ships stationed off Harbortown
Squad. 2: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Harbortown
Squad. 3: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Open Island
Squad. 4: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Fire Island
Squad. 5: 100 (E1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Seahome
Squad. 6: 100 (E1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Blackrock
2nd Fleet calls no specific port its home port. The Mercenary Guild opts to rotate several individual squadrons to a different port every few months. This is to give each port/city a portion of the Fleet. Squadron 1 is on patrol off the coast of Harbortown. Squadron 2 currently anchored in Harbortown and is preparing to begin patrols within a day or so. Squadron 3 patrols the waters off Open Island. Squadron 4 patrols the waters south of Fire Island. Squadron 5 patrols Alfeisle Island, primarily off the coast of Seahome. Squadron 6 had been attached to a supply convoy bound for Blackrock. Supplies offloaded, the squadron is preparing to set a coarse for Seahome to be refitted. After refit and shore leave the squadron is supposed to escort the troops of 3rd HG/3rdReg. and 3rdHG/2ndReg. back to Gapton Harbour after training around Verdun is finished.
3rd Minrothad Fleet
Squad. 1: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6
sm. sail. ships stationed off Minrothad City
Squad. 2: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Minrothad City
Squad. 3: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Fortress Island
Squad. 4: 100 (F1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Fortress Island
Squad. 5: 100 (E1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Verdun
Squad. 6: 100 (E1) Marines aboard 6 sm. sail. ships stationed off
Fire Island
Like 2nd Fleet the ships and crews of 3rd Fleet rotate their home ports. Squadrons 1 and 2 are on patrol off Minrothad City's coast. Within five days Squadron 2 is to assume the role by itself as Squadron 1 sets sail for Gapton Harbour. Squadron 3 and 4 are on patrol off Fortress Island. Squadron 5 is on patrol off the coast of Verdun. Squadron 6 is off the coast of Fire Island and is enroute from Gapton Harbour to Minrothad City bearing the Mercenary Guild's requests for expansion of Fleet.
Privateer Fleets-
1st Pirate Fleet
Band 1: 30 (F1) Pirates aboard
sm. sail. ship
Band 2: 30 (F1) Pirates aboard sm. sail. ship
Band 3: 30 (F1) Pirates aboard sm. sail. ship
Band 4: 70 (F1) Pirates aboard lg. sail. ship
2nd Fleet- same as 1st
3rd Fleet- same as 1st
4th Fleet- same as 1st
5th Fleet- same as 1st
6th Fleet- same as 1st
The majority of the pirates are prowling the waters of the Sea of Dread. The have concentred their numbers along the sea lanes from Karameikos, Ierendi, Thyatis, and Darokin. Only 3rd and 5th Fleets are near Fire Island.
Garrison Defences- Defence of the Minrothad cities is not just the duty of the Home Guard and Fleet. The Mercenary Guild enacted moves last year to bolster defences from the cities' populace. It is hoped that this will inspire more of the youth to join the Mercenary Guild and give the HG and Fleet the basis for growth. Since these forces do not conform to the ones in PWA, weapons and arms are given
Minrothad City Garrison-
1st Minrothad Defenders
Reg. 1: 100 (F1) Inf.
leather/crossbow/sword
Reg. 2: 100 (F1) Inf. leather/spear/sword
Reg. 3: 50 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/shield
Reg. 4: 100 (F1) Inf. leather/crossbow/shortsword
Reg. 5: 60 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/shield
2nd Minrothad Defenders- same as 1st Minrothad Defenders
Minrothad Militia- Called up in case of emergency. Should really be considered 0-level humans, but I gave them a F1 ranking due to defensive nature
1st Minrothad Militia
Reg. 1: 50 (F1) Inf.
leather/spear
Reg. 2: 50 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/shortbow
Reg. 3: 100 (F1) Inf. no armour/spear
Reg. 4: 100 (F1) Inf. no armour/shortsword
Reg. 5: 100 (F1) Inf. no armour/crossbow
2nd Minrothad Militia- same as 1st
3rd Minrothad Militia- same as 1st
4th Minrothad Militia- same as 1st
5th Minrothad Militia- same as 1st
Harbortown Defence Forces
Harbortown- Hired foreign mercenaries to supplement garrison force. Each 1st Regiment is a mercenary force.
1st Harbortown Defenders
Reg. 1: 50 (F2) Mercenaries
chain/spear/sword/shield
Reg. 2: 100 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/shortbow
Reg. 3: 50 (F1) Inf. leather/crossbow/sword
Reg. 4: 50 (F1) Inf. leather/crossbow/sword
2nd Harbortown Defenders- same as 1st
3rd Harbortown Defenders- same as 1st
4th Harbortown Defenders- same as 1st
Malfton Defence Forces
1st Malfton Defenders Division
Banner 1: 120 (H1) Inf.
leather/shortsword/slings
Banner 2: 120 (H1) Inf. leather/shortsword/slings
Banner 3: 50 (H1) Inf. leather/shortsword/crossbow
Banner 4: 50 (H1) Inf. leather/shortsword/crossbow
2nd Malfton Defenders- same as 1st
3rd Malfton Defenders- same as 1st
Cove Harbour Defences- Primary defence is through the Privateer Fleet. These forces are drawn from the populace. Though population is a cross section of pirate life and business I categorised them as F1 Inf. for simplicity sake. Since pirate tactics are more hand to hand, the emphasis is on hand melee weapons. Besides defending the walls, the Daggers are the ones that man the other island defences such as the barricade into Cove Harbour and small fort. This is usually done by the 4th Dagger of each division.
1st Bone Division
Dagger 1: 50 (F1) Inf.
leather/sword/crossbow
Dagger 2: 40 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/spear
Dagger 3: 60 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/crossbow
Dagger 4: 50 (F1) Inf. chain/sword/spear
2nd Bone Division- same as 1st
3rd Bone Division- same as 1st
4th Bone Division- same as 1st
Gapton Defence Network- IMC North Island is the headquarters for the Mercenary Guild. As such it is the official home port for 1st Minrothad Fleet. At least half of the 1st Fleet is kept in port or within a days sail of the Island to keep a ready supply of frontline troops nearby. It also is home to regular troops as well as retired troops. The regular defence is provided by a trained militia. Officially Gapton Harbour is the duty of the naval forces. Gapton itself is the duty of the militia.
Gapton Shields
Reg. 1: 50 (D1) Inf.
chain/warhammer/crossbow
Reg. 2: 100 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/crossbow
Reg. 3: 100 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/crossbow
Reg. 4: 100 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/shortbow
Reg. 5: 150 (E1) Inf. chain/sword/longbow
Stronghold
1st Blow Division
Reg. 1: 50 (D1) Inf.
leather/warhammer/crossbow
Reg. 2: 50 (D1) Inf. leather/warhammer/crossbow
Reg. 3: 50 (D1) Inf. leather/warhammer/crossbow
Reg. 4: 50 (D1) Inf. chain/battleaxe/crossbow
Reg. 5: 50 (D1) Inf. chain/battleaxe/crossbow
2nd Blow Division- same as 1st
3rd Blow Division- same as 1st
4th Blow Division- same as 1st
5th Blow Division- same as 1st
6th Blow Division- same as 1st
7th Blow Division- same as 1st
8th Blow Division- same as 1st
Blackrock Harbour- Small fishing village retreats to fortress overlooking port facilities. A recent addition to the Minrothad Armed Forces, it is small and still in the process of being built up both in defences and port facilities. Primary defence comes from the two squadrons of Minrothad navy vessels based here. Usually these naval units are off on patrol. Seeing a need, the Mercenary Guild dispatched troops from its militia force on Gapton. Troop rotation here is considered punishment and troop rotation is about every six months. Military base and naval port is not self sufficient. Supplies are brought in every other month.
Blackrock Garrison-
1st Platoon
Squad 1: 10 (F1) Inf.
leather/sword/crossbow
Squad 2: 10 (F1) Inf. leather/sword/crossbow
Squad 3: 10 (F1) Inf. leather/spear/shield/sword
Squad 4: 10 (E1) Inf. leather/sword/shortbow
2nd Platoon- same as 1st
Seahome
1st Seahome Defenders
Reg. 1: 150 (E1) Inf.
leather/crossbow/sword
Reg. 2: 150 (E1) Inf. leather/crossbow/sword
Reg. 3: 100 (E1) Inf. leather/shortbow/sword
Reg. 4: 50 (E1) Inf. chain/sword/shield
Reg. 5: 50 (E1) Inf. chain/sword/shield
2nd Seahome Defenders- same as 1st
3rd Seahome Defenders- same as 1st
4th Seahome Defenders- same as 1st
5th Seahome Defenders- same as 1st
6th Seahome Defenders- same as 1st
Verdun
1st Verdun Militia
Reg. 1: 50 (E1) Inf.
leather/sword/longbow
Reg. 2: 50 (E1) Inf. leather/sword/longbow
Reg. 3: 50 (E1) Inf. leather/sword/longbow
Reg. 4: 50 (E1) Inf. chain/sword/shortbow
Reg. 5: 50 (E1) Inf. chain/sword/shortbow
2nd Verdun Militia- same as 1st
3rd Verdun Militia- same as 1st
4th Verdun Militia- same as 1st
5th Verdun Militia- same as 1st
6th Verdun Militia- same as 1st