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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | The ''' | + | === Early History === |
+ | The '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards''' were inactive during the majority of the [[Star League era]], having either been casualties of the [[Age of War]] or one of the commands deactivated after the founding of the [[Star League]].<ref name=FR2765LCAF-13>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 13 "Lyran Guards"</ref> The Fourteenth was subsequently reactivated at some point between [[2765]] and [[2785]].<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref> | ||
− | + | === Succession Wars === | |
+ | The Lyran Commonwealth invaded [[Denebola]] in [[2786]], deploying the Fourteenth Lyran Guards as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers, the [[LCS Odessa|LCS ''Odessa'']] and [[LCS Porrima|LCS ''Porrima'']]. Despite being outgunned, the [[Free Worlds League]] naval picket, which consisted of wo ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvettes gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the ''Odessa'' to destroy the [[Francisco|FWLS ''Francisco'']] outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]] to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.<ref name="FSWp29">''First Succession War'', p. 29, "Lyran Commonwealth Gains"</ref> | ||
− | The | + | The Thirty-fourth was a new and inexperienced unit, and the relatively light garrison on Denebola was a result of how heavily deployed the [[Free Worlds League Military]] was at the time - a result of the combined stresses of heavy fighting on the border with the Lyran Commonwealth, the ongoing annexation of former [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds, and the invasion of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. The Thirty-fourth had taken up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the SLDF [[282nd Mechanized Infantry Division]], and were still settling in when the Lyrans invaded. At the request of [[Colonel]] [[Hoshi DeWitt]], the commanding officer of the Fourteenth, the ''Odessa'' and ''Porrima'' moved into orbit above Denebola and subjected the Thirty-fourth's base to a two-hour orbital bombardment that destroyed more than half the Marik forces outright. Having already lost a [[company]] of forces to Hegemony guerillas still active on the planet, two companies of mixed armor and infantry forces from the Thirty-fourth went to ground and would spend months engaged in raids and resistance against the Fourteenth Lyran Guards, but the bulk of the survivors from the Thirty-fourth surrendered within two days of the Fourteenth's landing.<ref name="FSWp29"/> |
− | In [[3050]] the Fourteenth was stationed on [[Ford]].<ref name=20yr27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> As the political situation on [[Ford]] destabilized the | + | The Fourteenth Lyran Guards defended [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] in [[2953]] and [[2955]] alongside the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]]. Their actions against both the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Draconis Combine]] in the [[Third Succession War]] earned them a [[Dragon Slayer's Ribbon]] and an [[Eagle's Feather]]. After the Third Succession War, most of their focus was on the Free Worlds League.{{cn}} |
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+ | In [[3047]] they attempted to raid the Free Worlds planet [[Pingree]]. Two companies of the [[Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente]] intercepted them and held them off for two days. The delay allowed the rest of the Fusiliers to deploy effectively and force the Fourteenth off-world.{{cn}} | ||
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+ | The Second [[Battalion]] of Fourteenth Lyran Guards were defeated while attempting to defend [[Gienah]] against a raid by the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and [[Second Fusiliers of Oriente]] in September [[3048]].<ref name=FMLA79>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 79, "14th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"</ref> | ||
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+ | In [[3050]] the Fourteenth was stationed on [[Ford]].<ref name=20yr27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> As the political situation on [[Ford]] destabilized the Thirtieth Lyran Military Police Regiment (an infantry unit attached to the Fourteenth) played a large role in maintaining order on the world.<ref name=FMLA79/> | ||
=== FedCom Civil War === | === FedCom Civil War === | ||
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In the [[Jihad]] the Fourteenth returned to Pingree, easily landing on the world but rapidly coming under continual fire from the defending Free Worlds units. They took heavy losses before the cease-fire. In [[3079]] they had relocated to [[Zdice]].<ref name=frla12>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 12</ref> | In the [[Jihad]] the Fourteenth returned to Pingree, easily landing on the world but rapidly coming under continual fire from the defending Free Worlds units. They took heavy losses before the cease-fire. In [[3079]] they had relocated to [[Zdice]].<ref name=frla12>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 12</ref> | ||
− | As part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the Fourteenth raided [[Andiron]] with orders to secure as much [[Word of Blake]] technology as they could. The Fourteenth dropped several companies on the world. The | + | As part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the Fourteenth raided [[Andiron]] with orders to secure as much [[Word of Blake]] technology as they could. The Fourteenth dropped several companies on the world. The Guards struck quickly, but only found conventional forces. After the conventional units had skirmished with the Blakists for two weeks, the Fourteenth's BattleMechs and fast vehicles struck the main Blakist repair and supply facility. The Guards seized two companies worth of combat units and tons of supplies, before withdrawing in good order. To reward their success, the LCAF High Command reassigned the Fourteenth to garrison [[Solaris VII]] and authorized their expansion to a full RCT.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 101</ref> |
=== The Dark Age === | === The Dark Age === | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
+ | === 2786 === | ||
+ | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp139"/> | ||
+ | * CO: Colonel Hoshi DeWitt<ref name="FSWp29"/> | ||
+ | :- At this point in time the Fourteenth was an assault-weight regiment and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === 2821 === | ||
+ | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp139"/> | ||
+ | :- At this point in time the Fourteenth was operating at just below half strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/> | ||
+ | |||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HSp119/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Colonel Dale Barrows |
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 137 </ref> |
===3050-3054=== | ===3050-3054=== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20yr27/><ref name=ORp19/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Marshal Emily Stevens |
===3062=== | ===3062=== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Leutnant-General Katinka Porter |
− | :* Aide: | + | :* Aide: Colonel Quentin Springall |
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards Armor [[Brigade]]''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Colonel Imogen Ackerman |
− | :* Aide: | + | :* Aide: [[Leutnant Colonel]] Luther Steiner-Brewer |
− | * 360th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: | + | * 360th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Alexii Gosenss |
− | * 274th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: | + | * 274th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Sinclair Chadwick |
− | * | + | * Fourth [[Ford]] Artillery Group: Colonel Maxwell Jafree |
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA79/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Colonel Faustine Giron |
− | :* Aide: | + | :* Aide: Leutnant-Colonel Julious Verma |
− | * | + | * Ninety-eighth Lyran Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Somerset Schmidt |
− | * | + | * Fifteenth Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Prudence Moikal |
− | * | + | * Sixteenth Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Noah Weekes |
− | * 393rd Lyran Heavy Infantry Regiment: | + | * 393rd Lyran Heavy Infantry Regiment: Colonel Adora Rastern |
− | * | + | * Thirtieth Lyran Military Police Regiment: Colonel Greville James |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Leutnant-General K. Porter |
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer |
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp177/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Colonel Faustine Giron |
===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
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===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Guards LCT''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p107/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Leutnant-General Pendragon Botov |
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Armored Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p107/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Colonel Chesley Elwyn |
− | ''' | + | '''Fourteenth Lyran Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p107/> |
− | * CO: | + | * CO: Colonel Shinobu Tar |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
− | Homeworld [[Ford]]. The | + | Homeworld [[Ford]]. The Fourteenth Lyran Guards fielded in 3062 no attached aerospace forces.<ref name=FMLA79/> |
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' |
Revision as of 07:56, 28 October 2016
Contents
History
Early History
The Fourteenth Lyran Guards were inactive during the majority of the Star League era, having either been casualties of the Age of War or one of the commands deactivated after the founding of the Star League.[1] The Fourteenth was subsequently reactivated at some point between 2765 and 2785.[2]
Succession Wars
The Lyran Commonwealth invaded Denebola in 2786, deploying the Fourteenth Lyran Guards as the invasion force, accompanied by a naval escort consisting of a pair of Commonwealth-class light cruisers, the LCS Odessa and LCS Porrima. Despite being outgunned, the Free Worlds League naval picket, which consisted of wo Vincent-class corvettes gamely attempted to attack the Lyran invasion force, only for the opening volley of laser and missile fire from the Odessa to destroy the FWLS Francisco outright - at which point her sister ship fled the Denebola system, leaving the Thirty-fourth Marik Militia to attempt to resist the invasion without naval support.[3]
The Thirty-fourth was a new and inexperienced unit, and the relatively light garrison on Denebola was a result of how heavily deployed the Free Worlds League Military was at the time - a result of the combined stresses of heavy fighting on the border with the Lyran Commonwealth, the ongoing annexation of former Terran Hegemony worlds, and the invasion of the Capellan Confederation. The Thirty-fourth had taken up residence in the battered facilities that had once been the home base of the SLDF 282nd Mechanized Infantry Division, and were still settling in when the Lyrans invaded. At the request of Colonel Hoshi DeWitt, the commanding officer of the Fourteenth, the Odessa and Porrima moved into orbit above Denebola and subjected the Thirty-fourth's base to a two-hour orbital bombardment that destroyed more than half the Marik forces outright. Having already lost a company of forces to Hegemony guerillas still active on the planet, two companies of mixed armor and infantry forces from the Thirty-fourth went to ground and would spend months engaged in raids and resistance against the Fourteenth Lyran Guards, but the bulk of the survivors from the Thirty-fourth surrendered within two days of the Fourteenth's landing.[3]
The Fourteenth Lyran Guards defended Alexandria in 2953 and 2955 alongside the Twentieth Arcturan Guards. Their actions against both the Free Worlds League and Draconis Combine in the Third Succession War earned them a Dragon Slayer's Ribbon and an Eagle's Feather. After the Third Succession War, most of their focus was on the Free Worlds League.[citation needed]
In 3047 they attempted to raid the Free Worlds planet Pingree. Two companies of the Fifth Fusiliers of Oriente intercepted them and held them off for two days. The delay allowed the rest of the Fusiliers to deploy effectively and force the Fourteenth off-world.[citation needed]
The Second Battalion of Fourteenth Lyran Guards were defeated while attempting to defend Gienah against a raid by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires and Second Fusiliers of Oriente in September 3048.[4]
In 3050 the Fourteenth was stationed on Ford.[5] As the political situation on Ford destabilized the Thirtieth Lyran Military Police Regiment (an infantry unit attached to the Fourteenth) played a large role in maintaining order on the world.[4]
FedCom Civil War
During the FedCom Civil War the Fourteenth joined with the Free Skye Movement and fought their fellow Guards. After the Civil War ended, the Fourteenth would have been stricken from the rolls, but Duke Kelswa-Steiner was able to talk the High Command into keeping the regiment intact. The other Lyran Guard units shunned the Fourteenth because of their actions.[6]
The Jihad
In the Jihad the Fourteenth returned to Pingree, easily landing on the world but rapidly coming under continual fire from the defending Free Worlds units. They took heavy losses before the cease-fire. In 3079 they had relocated to Zdice.[7]
As part of Operation SCOUR, the Fourteenth raided Andiron with orders to secure as much Word of Blake technology as they could. The Fourteenth dropped several companies on the world. The Guards struck quickly, but only found conventional forces. After the conventional units had skirmished with the Blakists for two weeks, the Fourteenth's BattleMechs and fast vehicles struck the main Blakist repair and supply facility. The Guards seized two companies worth of combat units and tons of supplies, before withdrawing in good order. To reward their success, the LCAF High Command reassigned the Fourteenth to garrison Solaris VII and authorized their expansion to a full RCT.[8]
The Dark Age
In 3104 the leadership of the shadowy organization known as the Brotherhood of Cincinnatus was destroyed on Gacrux. The Brotherhood's leadership had been targeted by a sustained military campaign conducted by the LCAF at the orders of Archon Adam Steiner following a failed attempt to assassinate Hanse Steiner, the mentally handicapped son of Peter Steiner-Davion and Marie Hussfield, in 3098. Adam led the First Royal Guards and Fourteenth Lyran Guards personally on Gacrux, having received permission from Devlin Stone to cross the border of the Republic of the Sphere in pursuit of the Brotherhood.[9]
Officers
As of 3025 the commanding officer was Colonel Dale Barrows.[10]
As of 3050 to 3054 the Fourteenth was commanded by Marshal Emily Stevens.[5][11]
As of 3062 to 3067 the commanding officer was Leutnant-General Katinka Porter, whose family were refugees from New Delos in the Free Worlds League. She attained her command in 3057, replacing Emily Stevens.[4][12]
As of 3085 the commanding officer was Leutnant-General Pendragon Botov.[13]
Tactics
The 14th is a classic Lyran heavy assault unit. Unlike most of these regiments, the 14th lacks the Lightning Companies common after the Fourth Succession War. The heavy 'Mechs are supported by lighter, more mobile armor units.[4]
Composition History
2786
Fourteenth Lyran Guards (Green/Reliable)[2]
- CO: Colonel Hoshi DeWitt[3]
- - At this point in time the Fourteenth was an assault-weight regiment and was operating at full strength.[2]
2821
Fourteenth Lyran Guards (Green/Reliable)[2]
- - At this point in time the Fourteenth was operating at just below half strength.[2]
3025
Fourteenth Lyran Guards (Veteran/Reliable)[10]
- CO: Colonel Dale Barrows
3040
Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[14]
3050-3054
Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[5][11]
- CO: Marshal Emily Stevens
3062
Fourteenth Lyran Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[4]
- CO: Leutnant-General Katinka Porter
- Aide: Colonel Quentin Springall
Fourteenth Lyran Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[4]
- CO: Colonel Imogen Ackerman
- Aide: Leutnant Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer
- 360th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Alexii Gosenss
- 274th Lyran Armored Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Sinclair Chadwick
- Fourth Ford Artillery Group: Colonel Maxwell Jafree
Fourteenth Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[4]
- CO: Colonel Faustine Giron
- Aide: Leutnant-Colonel Julious Verma
- Ninety-eighth Lyran Mechanized Rifles: Colonel Somerset Schmidt
- Fifteenth Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Prudence Moikal
- Sixteenth Ford Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Noah Weekes
- 393rd Lyran Heavy Infantry Regiment: Colonel Adora Rastern
- Thirtieth Lyran Military Police Regiment: Colonel Greville James
3067
Fourteenth Lyran Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Leutnant-General K. Porter
Fourteenth Lyran Armor Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Colonel Luther Steiner-Brewer
Fourteenth Lyran Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Colonel Faustine Giron
3079
The unit lost 60% of its forces during the Jihad.[7]
3085
Fourteenth Lyran Guards LCT (Veteran/Questionable)[13]
- CO: Leutnant-General Pendragon Botov
Fourteenth Lyran Armored Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[13]
- CO: Colonel Chesley Elwyn
Fourteenth Lyran Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Questionable)[13]
- CO: Colonel Shinobu Tar
Notes
Homeworld Ford. The Fourteenth Lyran Guards fielded in 3062 no attached aerospace forces.[4]
Reference
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 13 "Lyran Guards"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 First Succession War, p. 139, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 First Succession War, p. 29, "Lyran Commonwealth Gains"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 79, "14th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 20 Year Update, p. 27, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 170, "14th Lyran Guards"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Field Report: LAAF, p. 12
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 101
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 119, "Reconstruction"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 119 (pdf version), "Unit Deployment Table - 3025"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Objective Raids, p. 19, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Field Manual: 3085, p. 107, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 137