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| − | | | + | | Designation = 1st Taurian Lancers |
| − | | | + | | formed = [[2985]] |
| − | | | + | | Disbanded = |
| − | + | | Previous Designation = | |
| − | + | | Nickname = Battlefield Brethren | |
| + | | Affiliation = Taurian Concordat | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[III Corps (Taurian Concordat)|III Corps]] | ||
| + | | Sub-Command = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Unit Description== | ==Unit Description== | ||
| − | The | + | The '''First Taurian Lancers''' is a multiregiment [[combined-arms]] formation fielded by the [[Taurian Concordat]] in 3020. They were formed by the [[TDF]] as experimental tactical doctrine in placing equal amount of Heavy Tank and other [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] vehicles with [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] in each of its [[battalion|battalions]].<ref>''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 79</ref> |
| − | The Lancers have | + | The Lancers have integrated [[DropShip]]s for transport but no [[JumpShip]]s. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Late Succession Wars=== | ===Late Succession Wars=== | ||
| − | The Lancers notable | + | The Lancers' most notable action was during a raid of the Davion world of [[Bromhead]] in [[3021]]. The battle took a turn for the worse when a company of the Lancers' 'Mechs were lost in a minefield. The Tank force saved the remaining 'Mechs from being routed by shoring up their battle lines and covering the rest of the Lancers' retreat. The Tanks took out two Lances of BattleMechs which were trying to take advantage of Lancers' situation. |
| − | The unit performance was considered successful, | + | The unit's performance was considered successful despite the battle's outcome, prompting the creation of two further regiments. The battle also convinced high-ranking Taurian officers to insist on increasing the number of tanks in other Taurian forces.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 63: 1st Taurian Lancers unit history</ref> |
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| + | In [[3054]] the Lancers were split into battalion sized formations and garrisoned [[Norman's World]], [[Illiushin]], and [[Laconis]].<ref name=or49>''Objective Raids'', p. 49</ref> | ||
===3060s=== | ===3060s=== | ||
| − | In early 3060s, as part of the new [[Trinity Alliance|Trinity Alliance's]] officer exchange program. Sao-Shao Michael Lee was assigned to command a battalion in the | + | In early 3060s, as part of the new [[Trinity Alliance|Trinity Alliance's]] officer exchange program. Sao-Shao Michael Lee was assigned to command a battalion in the Lancers' 'Mech regiment. Lee was assigned to the unit as an instructor to improve unit's skills. The unit spent a considerable amount of time in classroom training, utilizing a range of training methods including computer simulators.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 63: Officers, Tactics - 1st Taurian Lancers working hard improve their "Green" status</ref> |
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| + | Due to their fanatic loyalty to [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Grover Shraplen]], the Lancers remained part of the Concordat military instead of joining the rebels who formed the [[Calderon Protectorate]] in [[3066]]. | ||
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| + | The Lancers were part of a rotating garrison force safeguarding the [[Hyades Cluster]] from attack in [[3067]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 193: III Corps - 1st Taurian Lancers status</ref> Lancers were split between the [[House Liao|Liao]] worlds of [[Aldebaran]] and [[Ningpo]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202: Periphery TO & E - Lancers split between two worlds in Liao space</ref> | ||
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| + | Elements of the unit saw action on Ningpo in [[3068]] with [[Hell's Black Aces]]. When the [[Arcadians]] raided the planet as part of [[George Hasek II|Duke George Hasek]]'s [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. With extensive assistance from the elite aerospace regiment, the 1st Lancers helped inflict significant damage against the Davion mercenaries. The Lancers were noted for their ferocious attacks on the [[Arcadians]] in the defense of the [[Earthwerks Incorporated|Earthwerks]] armor-sheet factory.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 23: The Arcadians - Actual target of raid named, 1st Taurians' efforts detailed more</ref> In less than 24 hours of combat, the Lancers had reduced the Arcadians to roughly 40 percent of its fighting strength, forcing them off the planet.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 70: 1st Taurian Lancers help defend Liao world of Ningpo with Hell's Black Aces</ref> | ||
| − | + | After the collapse of the [[Trinity Alliance]] the First Taurian Lancers returned to the Concordat. In [[3079]] they were stationed on [[Maia]] and [[Electra]].<ref name=frp12>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 12</ref> | |
| − | + | ===Operation MATADOR=== | |
| + | Following the launch of [[Operation MATADOR]], the Federated Suns counteroffensive against the Concordat, the First Battalion of the Lancers ran the [[AFFS]] blockade of [[Ridgebrook]] in June [[3080]] and dropped onto the planet to reinforce elements of the [[Concordat Jaegers]], who were locked in a stalemate with the attacking [[Syrtis Avengers]] and the [[59th Strike Regiment]].<ref name="J:FRp27">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"</ref> The death of [[Nathaniel Hasek]] in an ambush on Ridgebrook helped slow the AFFS counteroffensive, leaving Ridgebrook in Taurian hands.<ref name="FM:3085p54">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 54: "Operation MATADOR"</ref> | ||
| − | + | It was reported that as a result of the combat seen during the extended war with the Federated Suns and then in Operation MATADOR the 1st Taurian Lancers had been reduced to just over a third of their established strength by mid-[[3081]].<ref name="J:FRp115">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 115: "Taurian Concordat"</ref> | |
| + | |||
| + | ===Post-Jihad Era=== | ||
| + | After the end of the war the two remaining battalions of the First Lancers began rebuilding, recruiting new personnel from the academies on [[New Vandenberg]] and [[Pinard]] and guarding the factories that produced the replacement equipment the First Lancers sorely needed.<ref name="FM:3085p142">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 142: "III Corps"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Dark Age=== | ||
| + | Between 3135 and 3145 the First Lancers were stationed on Ridgebrook. There they engaged in a series of raids against the AFFS, focusing on supply depots and civilian industry. The First Lancers have standing orders that allow them to raid any AFFS forces in the area, but in 3145 they allowed several AFFS forces withdrawing from the [[Victoria War]] to pass through their area of operations without any conflict.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 195</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| − | + | |- | |
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Taurian Lancers''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Victoria Norman]]||[[3025]]<ref name=PryBk1stEdp81>''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 81</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Sergio McDaniels]]||[[3050]] - [[3059]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 77</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Elise Powell]]||[[3064]]{{cn}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Colonel||[[Theresa Nelson]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p201>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 201: "III Corps"</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
| − | + | ==Tactics== | |
| + | Unknown. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Composition History== |
| − | + | ===3025=== | |
| + | '''The Taurian Lancers'''<ref name=PryBk1stEdp81>''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 81</ref> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel [[Victoria Norman]] | ||
| + | *1st Battalion (Regular/Reliable) - CO: [[Subaltern]] [[Sergio McDaniel]] | ||
| + | *2nd Battalion (Green/ Reliable) - CO: Subaltern [[Nelson O'Donnel]] | ||
| + | *3rd Battalion (Green/Questionable) - CO: Subaltern [[Therese Harper]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===3050=== | ||
| + | '''First Taurian Lancers''' (BattleMech Regiment)<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 77</ref> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel | ||
| + | *1st Battalion - CO: Subaltern Richard Ody, Regular/Reliable [[Norman's World]] | ||
| + | *2nd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Alan Mogliotti, Green/Reliable [[Cynon]] | ||
| + | *3rd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Eric Hiner, Green/Reliable [[Cynon]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===3054=== |
| + | '''First Taurian Lancers''' (BattleMech Regiment)<ref name=or49/> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel | ||
| + | *1st Battalion - CO: Subaltern Richard Ody, Regular/Reliable [[Norman's World]] | ||
| + | *2nd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Alan Mogliotti, Green/Reliable [[Illiushin]] | ||
| + | *3rd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Eric Hiner, Green/Reliable [[Laconis]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===3059=== |
| − | + | '''First Taurian Lancers''' (BattleMech Regiment)<ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 24</ref> | |
| − | **1st Battalion - CO: [[ | + | :* CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel |
| − | + | *1st Battalion - CO: [[Brigadier]] Richard Ody, Regular/Reliable [[Norman's World]] | |
| − | + | *2nd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Alan Mogliotti, Green/Fanatical [[Illiushin]] | |
| + | *3rd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Eric Hiner, Regular/Questionable [[Laconis]] | ||
===3064=== | ===3064=== | ||
| − | + | '''First Taurian Lancers''' (BattleMech Regiment) | |
| − | + | :* CO: Colonel Elise Powell | |
| − | + | *1st Battalion - CO: Brigadier Rachel James | |
| − | + | *2nd Battalion - CO: Brigadier ([[Sao-Shao]]) Michael Sun Lee | |
| + | *3rd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Austin Campbell | ||
| − | + | '''First Taurian Armored Lancers''' (Armor Regiment) | |
| + | :* CO: Colonel Xavier "X" St. Cloud | ||
| − | + | '''Seventy-fifth Light Guard''' | |
| + | :* CO: Brigadier Yesler Mohadib | ||
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
| − | + | '''First Taurian Lancers''' (BattleMech Regiment) | |
| − | + | :* CO: Colonel Elise Powell | |
| − | + | ||
| + | '''First Taurian Armored Lancers''' (Armor Regiment) | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel Xavier St. Cloud | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Seventy-fifth Light Guard''' | ||
| + | :* CO: [[Force Sergeant]] Cameron Vale | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===3079=== | ||
| + | The First Taurian Lancers were at two thirds of their nominal regimental size.<ref name=frp12/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===3085=== | ||
| + | '''First Taurian Lancers''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p150">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 150: "III Corps"</ref> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel Humbert Derick | ||
| − | == | + | '''First Taurian Armored Lancers''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p150"/> |
| + | :* CO: Colonel Cameron Vale | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Seventy-ninth Light Guard''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p150"/> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel Enu Kwesi | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===3145=== | ||
| + | '''First Taurian Lancers (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p201/> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel [[Theresa Nelson]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''First Taurian Armored Lancers''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p201/> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel [[Kimberly Rogers]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''First Taurian Foot Lancers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p201/> | ||
| + | :* CO: Colonel [[Charles Foster]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[20 | + | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' |
| − | *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' |
| − | *''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| − | * [[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery, First Edition]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Taurian Concordat Commands|Taurian Lancers, 01st]] | [[Category:Taurian Concordat Commands|Taurian Lancers, 01st]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:53, 29 April 2024
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| 1st Taurian Lancers | |
| Formed | 2985 |
| Nickname | Battlefield Brethren |
| Affiliation | Taurian Concordat |
| Parent Command | III Corps |
Contents
Unit Description[edit]
The First Taurian Lancers is a multiregiment combined-arms formation fielded by the Taurian Concordat in 3020. They were formed by the TDF as experimental tactical doctrine in placing equal amount of Heavy Tank and other armor vehicles with BattleMechs in each of its battalions.[1] The Lancers have integrated DropShips for transport but no JumpShips.
History[edit]
Late Succession Wars[edit]
The Lancers' most notable action was during a raid of the Davion world of Bromhead in 3021. The battle took a turn for the worse when a company of the Lancers' 'Mechs were lost in a minefield. The Tank force saved the remaining 'Mechs from being routed by shoring up their battle lines and covering the rest of the Lancers' retreat. The Tanks took out two Lances of BattleMechs which were trying to take advantage of Lancers' situation.
The unit's performance was considered successful despite the battle's outcome, prompting the creation of two further regiments. The battle also convinced high-ranking Taurian officers to insist on increasing the number of tanks in other Taurian forces.[2]
In 3054 the Lancers were split into battalion sized formations and garrisoned Norman's World, Illiushin, and Laconis.[3]
3060s[edit]
In early 3060s, as part of the new Trinity Alliance's officer exchange program. Sao-Shao Michael Lee was assigned to command a battalion in the Lancers' 'Mech regiment. Lee was assigned to the unit as an instructor to improve unit's skills. The unit spent a considerable amount of time in classroom training, utilizing a range of training methods including computer simulators.[4]
Due to their fanatic loyalty to Protector Grover Shraplen, the Lancers remained part of the Concordat military instead of joining the rebels who formed the Calderon Protectorate in 3066.
The Lancers were part of a rotating garrison force safeguarding the Hyades Cluster from attack in 3067.[5] Lancers were split between the Liao worlds of Aldebaran and Ningpo.[6]
Elements of the unit saw action on Ningpo in 3068 with Hell's Black Aces. When the Arcadians raided the planet as part of Duke George Hasek's Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE. With extensive assistance from the elite aerospace regiment, the 1st Lancers helped inflict significant damage against the Davion mercenaries. The Lancers were noted for their ferocious attacks on the Arcadians in the defense of the Earthwerks armor-sheet factory.[7] In less than 24 hours of combat, the Lancers had reduced the Arcadians to roughly 40 percent of its fighting strength, forcing them off the planet.[8]
After the collapse of the Trinity Alliance the First Taurian Lancers returned to the Concordat. In 3079 they were stationed on Maia and Electra.[9]
Operation MATADOR[edit]
Following the launch of Operation MATADOR, the Federated Suns counteroffensive against the Concordat, the First Battalion of the Lancers ran the AFFS blockade of Ridgebrook in June 3080 and dropped onto the planet to reinforce elements of the Concordat Jaegers, who were locked in a stalemate with the attacking Syrtis Avengers and the 59th Strike Regiment.[10] The death of Nathaniel Hasek in an ambush on Ridgebrook helped slow the AFFS counteroffensive, leaving Ridgebrook in Taurian hands.[11]
It was reported that as a result of the combat seen during the extended war with the Federated Suns and then in Operation MATADOR the 1st Taurian Lancers had been reduced to just over a third of their established strength by mid-3081.[12]
Post-Jihad Era[edit]
After the end of the war the two remaining battalions of the First Lancers began rebuilding, recruiting new personnel from the academies on New Vandenberg and Pinard and guarding the factories that produced the replacement equipment the First Lancers sorely needed.[13]
Dark Age[edit]
Between 3135 and 3145 the First Lancers were stationed on Ridgebrook. There they engaged in a series of raids against the AFFS, focusing on supply depots and civilian industry. The First Lancers have standing orders that allow them to raid any AFFS forces in the area, but in 3145 they allowed several AFFS forces withdrawing from the Victoria War to pass through their area of operations without any conflict.[14]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 1st Taurian Lancers | |||
| Colonel | Victoria Norman | 3025[15] | |
| Colonel | Sergio McDaniels | 3050 - 3059[16] | |
| Colonel | Elise Powell | 3064[citation needed] | |
| Colonel | Theresa Nelson | 3145[17] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
3025[edit]
The Taurian Lancers[15]
- CO: Colonel Victoria Norman
- 1st Battalion (Regular/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Sergio McDaniel
- 2nd Battalion (Green/ Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Nelson O'Donnel
- 3rd Battalion (Green/Questionable) - CO: Subaltern Therese Harper
3050[edit]
First Taurian Lancers (BattleMech Regiment)[18]
- CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel
- 1st Battalion - CO: Subaltern Richard Ody, Regular/Reliable Norman's World
- 2nd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Alan Mogliotti, Green/Reliable Cynon
- 3rd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Eric Hiner, Green/Reliable Cynon
3054[edit]
First Taurian Lancers (BattleMech Regiment)[3]
- CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel
- 1st Battalion - CO: Subaltern Richard Ody, Regular/Reliable Norman's World
- 2nd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Alan Mogliotti, Green/Reliable Illiushin
- 3rd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Eric Hiner, Green/Reliable Laconis
3059[edit]
First Taurian Lancers (BattleMech Regiment)[19]
- CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel
- 1st Battalion - CO: Brigadier Richard Ody, Regular/Reliable Norman's World
- 2nd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Alan Mogliotti, Green/Fanatical Illiushin
- 3rd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Eric Hiner, Regular/Questionable Laconis
3064[edit]
First Taurian Lancers (BattleMech Regiment)
- CO: Colonel Elise Powell
- 1st Battalion - CO: Brigadier Rachel James
- 2nd Battalion - CO: Brigadier (Sao-Shao) Michael Sun Lee
- 3rd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Austin Campbell
First Taurian Armored Lancers (Armor Regiment)
- CO: Colonel Xavier "X" St. Cloud
Seventy-fifth Light Guard
- CO: Brigadier Yesler Mohadib
3067[edit]
First Taurian Lancers (BattleMech Regiment)
- CO: Colonel Elise Powell
First Taurian Armored Lancers (Armor Regiment)
- CO: Colonel Xavier St. Cloud
Seventy-fifth Light Guard
- CO: Force Sergeant Cameron Vale
3079[edit]
The First Taurian Lancers were at two thirds of their nominal regimental size.[9]
3085[edit]
First Taurian Lancers (Regular/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Colonel Humbert Derick
First Taurian Armored Lancers (Veteran/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Colonel Cameron Vale
Seventy-ninth Light Guard (Regular/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Colonel Enu Kwesi
3145[edit]
First Taurian Lancers (Regular/Reliable)[17]
- CO: Colonel Theresa Nelson
First Taurian Armored Lancers (Veteran/Reliable)[17]
- CO: Colonel Kimberly Rogers
First Taurian Foot Lancers (Regular/Reliable)[17]
- CO: Colonel Charles Foster
References[edit]
- ↑ The Periphery, First Edition, p. 79
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 63: 1st Taurian Lancers unit history
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Objective Raids, p. 49
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 63: Officers, Tactics - 1st Taurian Lancers working hard improve their "Green" status
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 193: III Corps - 1st Taurian Lancers status
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 202: Periphery TO & E - Lancers split between two worlds in Liao space
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 23: The Arcadians - Actual target of raid named, 1st Taurians' efforts detailed more
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 70: 1st Taurian Lancers help defend Liao world of Ningpo with Hell's Black Aces
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Field Report: Periphery, p. 12
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 54: "Operation MATADOR"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 115: "Taurian Concordat"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 142: "III Corps"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 195
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Periphery, First Edition, p. 81
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 77
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. 201: "III Corps"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 77
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 24
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 150: "III Corps"