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Revision as of 13:16, 19 August 2021

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Twentieth Arcturan Guards
Nickname Archon's Gauntlet
Peter's Pride (formerly The White Bears of Uther)
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth
Parent Command Arcturan Guards

The Twentieth Arcturan Guards was originally a BattleMech Regiment in service of the Lyran Commonwealth. When the early formation of the Federated Commonwealth in the mid-31st Century, it was formatted as a Regimental Combat Team formation.

History

Formation

The Twentieth Arcturan Guards was founded after the initial founding of the Arcturan Guards brigade, and in common with the later-founded regiments, did not bear a name based upon a Muse from mythology.[1]

Star League Era

Like the other regiments of the Arcturan Guard, the Twentieth struggled with boredom and ennui during the closing years of the Star League era; the Star League Defense Force acted as an effective deterrent in the main, making large-scale military deployments for the Twentieth a rarity, and leaving the regiment to occupy itself with training exercises and garrison duty.[1]

By 2765 the commanding officer of the Twentieth, Colonel Jonas Hvalspiser, had requested a permanent Star League Defense Force deployment to take over the responsibility of garrisoning Ford, to which the Twentieth had recently been posted. The Twentieth was responsible for protecting the Ford Military Limited facilities on the planet, but had found it difficult to adjust to living on the planet; Ford had a day-cycle that was forty hours long, and many of the personnel from the Twentieth were reluctant to go outside during night hours, prefering the artificial lighting found indoors, which was artificially controlled to simulate a shorter day cycle.[1]

Fourth Succession War

The Twentieth participated in Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, the major Lyran Commonwealth offensive of the Fourth Succession War,[2] beginning with the capture of Camlann in August 3028.[3]

Reinforcing Buckminster

After its victory on Camalann, the unit was orders from General Nondi Steiner to reinforce Third Royal Guards on Buckminster. The unit arrived on December 2nd to assist Lieutenant-Colonel Roman Steiner with the Sixth Arkab Legion, whom his Third Royals had been keeping at bay. The Twentieth Arcturan in conjunction with the Third Royals, trap the Combine unit between their heavier 'Mech forces and Third Royal's artillery armed DropShips. Resulting in the Sixth Arkab's were devastated and its survivor managed to retreat from city of Elvidner area.

The Combine's commanding general of the planet, General Goshi Tengwan withdrew his Second Sword of Light and other forces to capital city. There at Buckminister City, the General Tengwan evacuated important documents and personnel from the planet, using Sword's fighter cover as escorts. Lt. General Steiner launch sorties against the city, taking advantage of lack of Aerospace fighter cover. These action begun the four month siege of Buckminister City.[4] By the 11th of December, the 3rd Royal's 1st Provisional Water Navy had help completed the blockading of the capital.

During this time, the Twentieth Arcturans had been in pursuit of elements of the Sixth Arkab which were operating in northern regions. General Steiner then recalled them in May 3029, only leaving attached conventional infantry and combat vehicles keep eye on Legion.

General Steiner directed the Twentieth Arcturans and his 3rd Royals in offensive against Buckminister City on June 1st. The Royals begun entering the city where ambushed by hidden elements of the Second Sword. This allowed for the Sixth Arkab broke through Twentieth's screening force and plunged into rear lines of the Arcturans. Steiner pulled some of his city forces try wheel around to assist in the sudden attack on the Arcturans' rear lines. This is when Second Sword committed to assault on Lyran forces.

This routed Royals from the city, leaving both the Twentieth Arcturans and the 3rd Royals on high ground trying defending themselves. Within three days, the Twentieth and remaining Lyran forces withdrew from the planet.[5]

Clan Invasion Era

Battle for Aubisson

In early 3050, the Twentieth Arcturans were stationed on Aubisson during the Clan Invasion. The world came under attacked by DCMS forces in what became one last border invasion between the Federated Commonwealth and Combine before the ancient rivals agreed to an informal truce.[6]

The Combine forces consisted of the Second Legion of Vega and Fifth Amphigean LAG. As the Arcturans fought viciously with Kurita forces, casualties on Clan warfront grew for both Great Houses. Orders to withdraw arrived for both sides as the Clan front grew in danger. Though he did not violate his orders at any point, Kincaid was replaced by Marshal Alden Gray, a veteran of the Royal Guards. While the unit intially resented their new commander, Gray eventually won their respect through quiet competence.[6]

Clan Border

The Arcturans took station on Morges, the unit set number of successful raids into Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone shortly after the Battle of Tukayyid. However, the raids were costly, fighting Falcons and newly arrived Clan Steel Viper. These heavy raids, successful in principle, cost the unit half its men and materiel, leaving the Lyrans' Clan border weakened.

On Morges, the Twentieth fought alongside the Fourth Skye Rangers and Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment.[7]

By 3062, the unit had been rebuilt to its full RCT strength, however it being assigned within the Arc-Royal Defense Cordon kept the unit from receiving steady amounts of supplies.

The unit by this time had grown with to resent Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion, citing poor treatment by the Quartermaster.[6]

Civil War

The 20th stayed on Morges for the Jade Falcon incursion, managing to avoid any meaningful casualties in the process. The full-strength RCT took up the role of bodyguard to Peter Steiner-Davion as he arrived on Tharkad on August 18, 3066, They were the first unit of Peter's coalition to make planetfall, sending a bodyguard detachment with Peter when he attempted a parlay with his great-aunt Nondi at Resaurius Keep. When Peter took the field on March 23, 3067, to cross the Wash, the river separating Tharkad City from The Nagelring, the 20th fought alongside him. They were initially pinned between the 66th Division and elements of the Royal Guards, locked in a grinding battle. Peter responded by ordering the Kell Hounds to draw off the Royal Guards so the 20th could turn its full force on the Com Guards. After an air strike shattered the Com Guards, Peter swung the 20th into the flank of the Royal Guards.

The Arcturan Guards crossed into Tharkad City on the March 27, forming the point of Peter's thrust to The Triad. They suffered extensive damage, totaling roughly a third of their numbers, before the defenders from the 1st Royal Guards shattered. The 20th would likely have sustained much worse damage had the Blue Star Irregulars not moved to support them. While Nondi Steiner prepared to make a final stand in Tharkad City with the 2nd Royal Guards and the 11th Arcturan Guards, the 11th opted instead to surrender to their sister regiment. The 2nd Royal Guard did not follow, and Peter's coalition spent the next week fighting street-to-street before Nondi's death on April 2. The final fighting ended three days later.[8]

Following the end of the war, the 20th Arcturan Guards chose to rename themselves "Peter's Pride" after their new Archon. Handing over the role of the Archon's protector to the Royal Guard, they returned to Morges only a few weeks later.[9]

Jihad Era

The 20th participated in the liberation of Tharkad in January 3072. Fervently loyal to Archon Peter, they ran an end run around the Blakists to secure him and relieved the surviving Royal Guards as his bodyguards. They then escorted him out of the combat zone, and then engaged the invading Blakists.[10] They arrived on world via a combat drop in the Sassafras Valley and engaged the Word of Blake's Thirty-seventh Division.[11] Two weeks later they pursued the retreating Thirty-seventh Division to Tharkad's main spaceport. Only a third of the Word of Blake unit was able to escape.[12]

Seriously damaged during the fighting for Tharkad, the Twentieth was rebuilt from the handful of survivors of the original unit, bolstered by a battalion of troops from the Twenty-fifth Arcturan Guards. Adam Steiner chose to emphasize rebuilding the unit before many others out of respect for his fallen predecessor, with the reborn unit retaining the name "Peter's Pride."[13] At the end of the Jihad they were stationed on Ford.[14]

Dark Age

The Twentieth faced off against Clan forces when they invaded Tharkad in 3143.[15] The unit was shattered in the fighting, and the survivors were reassigned to the newly-formed 26th Arcturan Guards.[16]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 20th Arcturan Guards
Colonel Jonas Hvalspiser 2765[1]
Hauptmann-General Brian Kincade 3050[17]
Hauptmann-General Alden Gray 3054[18]
Leutnant-General Alden Gray 3067[6][19][10]
Hauptmann-General Peter Zambos 3085[14]

Tactics

They specialize in winter warfare.[6]

Composition History

2765

20th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[20]

- At this point in time the Twentieth were stationed on Ford.[20]

2786 - 2821

20th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable) [21]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Ford. In 2821 the command was reduced to 47 percent of its strength and was deployed on Ford. [21]

2830

20th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable) [22]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Ford with an operational readiness of 99 percent. [22]

2864

20th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Fanatical) [22]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Ford with an operational readiness of 35 percent. [22]

3025

20th Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[23]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Port Moseby.

3040

20th Arcturan Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[24]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Aubisson. [24]

3050

20th Arcturan Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [25]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Brian Kincaid [25]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Aubisson. [25]

3054

20th Arcturan Guards RCT (1 Battalion/Green/Reliable) [18]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Alden Gray [18]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Morges. [18]

3062-3067

20th Arcturan Guards (1 understrength Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[6][19]
CO: Marshal Alden Gray
Aide: Leutnant General Robert Krauss

20th Arcturan Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[6][19]
CO: Kaptain Rebecca Wampole
- 29th India Wing
- 7000th Alliance Aero Wing

20th Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[6][19]
CO: Leutnant General Nurudeen Amzel
Aide: Leutnant Colonel Bill Jeffson
- 230th Arcturan Armor Regiment: Colonel Nurudeen Amzel
- 102nd Alliance Panzer Regiment: Colonel Josep Hellekson
Note: The 102nd includes an artillery Battalion

20th Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[6][19]
CO: Kommandant General Payne D'Aquisto
Aide: Leutnant Colonel Eliza Lepak-Dorr
- 180th Arcturan Commando Regiment: Colonel Calven Jih
- 470th Alliance Force Recon Regiment: Colonel Beth Varisco
- 23rd Arcturan Mounted Rifles Regiment: Colonel Pongming An
- 9st Colmar Mechanized Regiment: Colonel Neal Maerder
- 163rd Arcturan Jump Infantry Regiment: Colonel Raul Eichmann

3085

20th Arcturan Guards LCT (Veteran/Reliable)[14]
CO: Hauptmann General Peter Zambos

20th Arcturan Aerospace (Veteran/Reliable)[14]
CO: Kaptain Amadeo Abbascia

20th Arturan Armor Brigade (Regular/Questionable)[14]
CO: Colonel Lochan Leone

20th Arcturan Infantry Brigade (Regular/Reliable)[14]
CO: Colonel Chukwuemeka Knutson

Notes

As of 3062, the unit receives B Rated Equipment.[6]

Rules

Game Rules

The 20th Arcturans receive -2 modifier to their piloting rolls if their members are part of a scenario which includes weather condition rules; Ice & Heavy Snow Fall.[26]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765, p. 8-9, "Arcturan Guards"
  2. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 51, "Other Early Action"
  3. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  4. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 55, "Buckminister" - 20th Arcturan Guards involvement in the battle for the planet.
  5. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, pp. 72-73, "Buckminister" - 20th Arcturans and 3rd Royal Guards loose battle for the planet.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 59, "20th Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"
  7. ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 114
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 175-177
  9. ↑ Field Manual: Updates p. 168
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, p. 7, "Combatants"
  11. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, p. 10
  12. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, p. 11
  13. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 98
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Field Manual: 3085, p. 107, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"
  15. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, p. 16
  16. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 125, "Arcturan Guards"
  17. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 26, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Objective Raids, p. 23, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 178, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765, p. 9, "Regimental Status"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 ’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 ’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99
  23. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 119, "Deployment Table"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 137
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 20 Year Update, p. 26
  26. ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 130, "Force Specific Rules" - 20th Arcturans get better piloting due to their all-weather training.

Bibliography

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