20th Arcturan Guards

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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

Fourth Succession War

The Arcturans were assigned as part of Operation Gotterdammerung during Fourth Succession War. The unit first in August 3028 easily conquered the Combine world of Camlann.

Reinforcing Buckminster

After its victory on Camalann, the unit was orders from General Nondi Steiner to reinforce 3rd Royal Guards on Buckminster. The unit arrived on December 2nd to assist Lieutenant-Colonel Roman Steiner with 6th Arkab Legion, whom his 3rd Royals had been keeping at bay. The 20th Arcturan in conjunction with the 3rd Royals, trap the Combine unit between their heavier 'Mech forces and 3rd Royal's artillery armed DropShips. Resulting in the 6th 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 2nd 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.[1] 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 20th Arcturans had been in pursuit of elements of the 6th 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 20th 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 2nd Sword. This allowed for the 6th Arkab broke through 20th'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 2nd Sword committed to assault on Lyran forces.

This routed Royals from the city, leaving both the 20th Arcturans and the 3rd Royals on high ground trying defending themselves. Within three days, the 20th and remaining Lyran forces withdrew from the planet.[2]

Clan Invasion Era

Battle for Aubisson

In early 3050, the 20th 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 Federated Commonwealth and Combine for decades to come.[3]

The Combines forces consisted of the 2nd Legion of Vega and 5th Amphigean LAG. As 20th Arcturans fought a vicious fight with Kurita forces, casualties on Clan warfront grew for both Great Houses. Order to withdraw arrived for the 20th Arcturans, to take station else where. Few days later, DCMS units received recall order as well.[3]

Clan Border

The Arcturans took station on Morges, the unit set number of successful raids into Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. However, the raids were costly, where they fought Falcons and newly arrived Clan Steel Viper forces which had taken some of Falcon's worlds. These heavy raids weaken to unit, losing half of its troops and materials in them. Lyran border were also reduced of its fighting strength in results of the Arcturans activities.

On Mogres, the Twentieth fought alongside the 4th Skye Rangers and Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment.[4]

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 amount of supplies.

The unit by this time had grown with resentment of moves by the Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion, which included replaced unit's veteran commander Kincade with a former Royal Guard officer.[3]

Jihad Era

Participated in the liberation of Tharkad in January 3072. In fact, they ran an end run around the Blakists to secure Peter Steiner-Davion, escorted him out of the combat zone, and then engaged the invading Blakists.[5] They arrived on world via a combat drop in the Sassafras Valley and engaged the Word of Blake's Thirty-seventh Division.[6] 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.[7]

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 25th Arcturan Guards. They retain their name of "Peter's Pride."[8] At the end of the Jihad they were stationed on Ford.[9]

Dark Age

The Twentieth faced off against Clan forces when they invaded Tharkad in 3143.[10]

Officers

As of 3050, the commanding officer was Hauptmann-General Brian Kincade.[11]

As of 3054 to 3067, the commanding officer was Hauptmann-General Alden Gray, he promoted to the rank of an Leutnant-General and commanded the unit during the Jihad.[12][3][13][5]

As of 3085 the commanding officer was Hauptmann-General Peter Zambos.[9]

Tactics

They specialize in winter warfare.[3]

Composition History

3025

20th Arcturan Guards (Veteran/Reliable)[14]

3040

20th Arcturan Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[15]

3050

20th Arcturan Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[11]

3054

20th Arcturan Guards RCT (1 Battalion/Green/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Alden Gray

3062-3067

20th Arcturan Guards (1 understrength Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[3][13]

20th Arcturan Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[3][13]

  • CO: Commodore: Rebecca Wampole
    • 29th India Wing
    • 7000th Alliance Aero Wing

20th Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[3][13]

  • CO: Leftenant General Nurudeen Amzel
  • 230th Arcturan Armor Regiment: Colonel Nurudeen Amzel
  • 102nd Alliance Panzer Regiment: Colonel Josep Hellekson

- The 102nd includes an artillery Battalion

20th Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[3][13]

  • Aide: Leftenant 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
  • 9th Colmar Mechanized Regiment: Colonel Neal Maerder
  • 163rd Arcturan Jump Infantry Regiment: Colonel Raul Eichmann

3085

20th Arcturan Guards LCT (Veteran/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Hauptmann-General Peter Zambos

20th Arcturan Aerospace (Veteran/Reliable)[9]

20th Arturan Armor Brigade (Regular/Questionable)[9]

  • CO: Colonel Lochan Leone

20th Arcturan Infantry Brigade (Regular/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Colonel Chukwuemeka Knutson

Notes

As of 3062, the unit receives B Rated Equipment.[3]

Rules

Game Rules

The 20th Arcturans receive -2 modifier to their piloting rolls if a scenario their members are part of includes weather condition rules; Ice & Heavy Snow Fall.[16]

References

  1. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 55, "Buckminister" - 20th Arcturan Guards involvement in the battle for the planet.
  2. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, pp. 72-73, "Buckminister" - 20th Arcturans and 3rd Royal Guards loose battle for the planet.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 59, "20th Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"
  4. ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 114
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, p. 7, "Combatants"
  6. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, p. 10
  7. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, p. 11
  8. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 98
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Field Manual: 3085, p. 107, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, p. 16
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 20 Year Update, p. 26, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Objective Raids, p. 23, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 178, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"
  14. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 119, "Deployment Table"
  15. ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 137
  16. ↑ 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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