2nd Davion Guards

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Formation

History

As of 3025, the 2nd Davion Guards was based on Fomalhaut. It was commanded by Marshall Jessica Davion. [1]

During the Fourth Succession War the 2nd Davion Guards protected Fomalhaut.[2]

By 3054, they were moved to Blue Hole in the Tamar March to help meet the threat of the Clan Invasion.

FedCom Civil War

In 3067 the 2nd Davion Guards were stationed on Bromhead along with the 22nd Avalon Hussars and Hansen's Roughriders. To prevent a pointless conflict from tearing the units apart, the 22nd Avalon Hussars and 2nd Davion Guards stayed far apart. When the FedCom Civil War broke out, the two units relocated off of Bromhead. The 2nd Davion Guards went to Mendham with three regiments of militia troops.[3] On Mendham the 2nd Davion Guards were joined by the 21st Illician Rangers and both units were joined by the 4th Illician Rangers on Glentworth.[4] The Davion Guards and Illician Rangers then attacked Sirdar, a world that was filled with Department of the Quartermaster warehouses. There they inflicted serious losses on the Sirdar CMM, destroying a brigade of CMM troops in two weeks. The 4th Donegal Guards and 2nd Chisholm's Raiders reinforced the Loyalist CMM. Though the 2nd Davion Guards had established complete air superiority, they couldn't dislodge the Loyalist reinforcements. Instead they held their position until the 9th Illician Rangers and 1st Federated Suns Armored Cavalry reinforced them.[5] Eventually the Loyalist units were driven offworld.

After securing Sirdar, Jackson Davion ordered the 2nd Guards to move to Hadnall.[6] The Guards then went to Novaya Zemlya for a brief time[7] before attacking the 19th Arcturan Guards on Salem. Though the fighting was fierce, both units made a special effort to avoid damaging the General Motors plant on the world.[8] After seizing the world, the 2nd Davion Guards went to Galax to meet up with the Davion Heavy Guards. Both Guards units attacked New Avalon.[9]

After the FedCom Civil War ended, the Second Davion Guards were stationed on Angol in the Draconis March.[10]

Jihad

In 3069 during the Jihad, elements of the Second Davion Guards defended the germanium asteroid mines in the Caselton system from the Word of Blake.[11] In 3077 the Second Guards served as part of the Coalition forces in the Draconis Combine Task Force, along with the 1st Sword of Light, 2nd Genyosha, 2nd Dieron Regulars, and Clan Wolf's Iota Galaxy.[12] As part of Task Force MALLET, the Second Guards assaulted Singapore on Terra. There they fought alongside the ComGuard First Army, Kentares DMM, and 5th Free Worlds Guards regiments under the command of General Thomas Hogarth.[13] They faced elements of the 19th Division.[14]

Officers

As of 3025, the commanding officer was Marshal Jessica Davion.[15]

As of 3050, the unit was stationed on Caph and is commanded by Hauptmann General William Kossacks, he is also in 3062 the commanding officer and held the rank of an Fleet Admiral William "Wet Willie" Kossacks[16]. He was promoted, and General Gerald Mitchell was the commander in 3067.[17][18]

Tactics

The Second Davion Guards fields a force that is lighter than most of their opponents. To balance this weight discrepancy, they use air support and artillery strikes to wear down their opponents. The Guards then use their mobility advantage to strike their opponent quickly and fade away before they can respond.[16]

Composition History

3025

2nd Davion Guards RCT (Veteran/Fanatical)[15]

  • CO: Marshal Jessica Davion

3040

2nd Davion Guards RCT (Veteran/Fanatical)[19]

3050

2nd Davion Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[17]

3054

2nd Davion Guards RCT (Veteran/Fanatical) [20]

  • CO: Hauptmann General William Kossacks [20]

3062

2nd Davion Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[16]

- Equipped with two Companies assault 'Mechs

2nd Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade (6 Wings)[16]

  • CO: Fleet Admiral William Kossacks
    • 47th Federation Heavy Attack Wing
    • 29th Crucis Interceptor Wing
    • 90th Remagen Heavy Attack Wing
    • 307th F-C Aero Wing
    • 18th F-C Recon Wing
    • 7th F-C Airlift Wing

2nd Davion Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[16]

  • CO: Major General Bryce Staten
  • 2nd Davion Guards Armor Regiment: Colonel Bridget Griffith
  • 50th Antietam Heavy Armor Regiment: Leftenant General Angelina Kartaly
  • 25th Killarney Armoured Grenadiers: Colonel Quyen Nzuyen
  • 740th Avalon Heavy Artillery: Colonel Paragon Cannady

- The 740th is reinforced to four Battalions

2nd Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (6 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)[16]

  • CO: Major General Phobe Dreyfus
  • 2nd Davion Guards Mechanized Infantry: Colonel James Beying Chen
  • 25th Guards Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Sax O'Bannon
  • 29th Chirikof Mechanized Infantry: Colonel Dana Wigg
  • 43rd Antietam Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Leftenant Colonel James Stock
  • 140th Federation Mechanized Infantry: Colonel St. John Pleu
  • 57th Trent Jump Infantry: Colonel Lee Murph

- Many Companies assign only trucks

Notes

References

  1. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136
  2. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11
  3. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 30
  4. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 61
  5. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 62
  6. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 83
  7. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 100
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 128
  9. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), pp. 161-162
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 140, "Kentares PDZ"
  11. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 77 (Blake Ascending, p. 237)
  12. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 30
  13. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 96
  14. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 127
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 80, "2nd Davion Guards Unit Profile"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 20 Year Update, p. 19, "Deployment Table"
  18. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 140, "Kentares PDZ"
  19. ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 136
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Objective Raids, p. 22

Bibliography

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