2nd Lyran Guards
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History
Star League Era
During the Star League era the Second Lyran Guards was one of ten regiments within the First Lyran Guards Division, one of four Divisions of active regiments within the Lyran Guards brigade in the closing decades of the Star League's existence. Like the other regiments of the Lyran Guards, the Second's loyalty was technically to the Commonwealth first and the Archon second, but all of the regiments of the First Division had been used at one time or another to keep powerful nobles in line.[1]
The Second Lyran Guards were not intended to participate in planetary assaults. Instead they arrived on a world after most of the fighting was complete in order to lead occupation forces. This contributed to their unique makeup: the Second Lyran Guards of 2750 consisted of three battalions and each battalion consisted of two companies of Firestarter BattleMechs supported by one company of Hunchback 'Mechs. These 'Mechs were seen as most useful in garrisoning an occupied territory.[2]
In 2746 the Second deployed to Gustrell. Gustrell was an independent world that was located inside the Rim Worlds Republic's borders. The LIC found evidence that a mercenary unit under contract to Gustrell's planetary government was responsible for a brutal assault on a Lyran research station in the Dark Nebula. The Second was deployed to Gustrell in retaliation. The Second quickly destroyed the armor and infantry units that garrisoned Gustrell, and in two days had captured the planet's senate building. The Guard's action became known as the "Gustrell Massacre" after images of burned infantrymen were broadcast throughout the Inner Sphere. The Second remained on world until a Rim Worlds Republic garrison force could arrive. During that time the LIC completed their investigation and discovered that the mercenaries that had prompted the invasion operated on their own, without aid or comfort from the Gustrell planetary government.[2]
Like the other regiments of the Guards during this era, the Second lacked any particular political ties - either regional or familial - unlike regiments in other brigades; commonly assigned to garrison postings, the First Lyran Guards and their sister regiments were postings of choice for those who wanted to work for the Commonwealth without either regional loyalties or particular ambitions. This led to the Second and her sister regiments being manned by soldiers who were professional, but without the close-knit ties found in more parochial regiments. The LCAF was intent on generating more camaraderie and esprit de corps amongst the Second and the other Guards regiments, but with little success by 2765. Stationed on Radostov in 2765, the Second had been in combat against raiders on The Edge shortly before.[1]
First Succession War
The Second defended Port Moseby against DCMS-forces in 2789. The Second defeated the attacking Kurita forces using Firestarter BattleMechs, but were destroyed later that year a second DCMS attack against the planet. [3] Surviving elements of the Second Lyran Guards were folded into the Thirtieth Lyran Guards, which was nicknamed "Walking Hellfire" in homage to the defunct Second Guards. [4]
Second Succession War
The Second Lyran Guards were eventually rebuilt after their destruction on Port Moseby; the reformed command was an elite-ranked regiment and supported their then-Commanding Officer, Leutnant-General Claudius Steiner, in staging a coup to remove Melissa Nin from the Archonship in 2845. The Second performed a combat drop on Tharkad City, defeating elements of the defending Third Lyran Guards [5]
Officers
- Colonel Alexandra Walker was the CO at the time of the unit's destruction on Port Moseby during the First Succession War.
- Leutnant-General Claudius Steiner was CO of the rebuilt Second as of 2845.[5]
Tactics
Composition History
2765
Second Lyran Guards (Veteran/Reliable)[1]
- - At this point in time the Second were stationed on Radostov.[1]
Game Rules
In 2750 the Second Lyran Guards consists solely of Hunchback and Firestarter BattleMechs. Therefore there is no need to roll on the Random Assignment Tables. Furthermore, lances consist of only one of these two units (all Firestarters or all Hunchbacks). However at the company level (and higher) the unit alternates 'Mech type by lance. The Second Lyran Guard are also skilled in anti-infantry operations and therefore ignore the +1 to hit modifier for attacking infantry. PRG characters attached to the Second Lyran Guards receive a -3 TP reputation trait that affects their interactions with characters from the Star League or Rim Worlds Republic.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 12, "Lyran Guards"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameder2750p51 - ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 22, "Firestarter BattleMech (battle history)"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 57
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 42 - "History of the Lyran Alliance - Second Succession War (2830-2864) - Dark Succession"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 142