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==History==
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==Unit Description==
'''Devon's Armored Infantry''' was originally a heavy/medium weight [[House Liao]] BattleMech regiment that specialized in trouble-shooting for the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]].  
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'''Devon's Armored Infantry''' was originally a heavy/medium weight [[House Liao]] BattleMech regiment that specialized in trouble-shooting for the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]]. They are renowned for their hatred of [[House Davion]].  
  
 
Also known as '''Raymond's Armored Infantry''' and later '''Marcella's Armored Infantry''' before again being named '''Devon's Armored Infantry''' in at the end of 3066.
 
Also known as '''Raymond's Armored Infantry''' and later '''Marcella's Armored Infantry''' before again being named '''Devon's Armored Infantry''' in at the end of 3066.
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They are a second-line regiment of the [[St. Ives Commonality]] by 3063.<ref name="FM:3145p28">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28, "THE NEW OLD-FASHIONED WAY"</ref>
 
They are a second-line regiment of the [[St. Ives Commonality]] by 3063.<ref name="FM:3145p28">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28, "THE NEW OLD-FASHIONED WAY"</ref>
  
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==History==
 
===Formation===
 
===Formation===
Devon's Armored Infantry was formed in [[3005]] by Maxwell V. Devon following the murder of his wife on [[Gallitzin]] by [[Davion]] mercenaries in [[2998]]. Composed mostly of former Davion mercenaries, the regiment in general and [[Colonel]] Devon in particular possesses a deep-seated animosity for House Davion. <ref name=hl89>House Liao: The Capellan Confederation p.89</ref>.  
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Devon's Armored Infantry was formed in [[3005]] by Maxwell V. Devon following the murder of his wife on [[Gallitzin]] by [[Davion]] mercenaries in [[2998]]. Composed mostly of former Davion mercenaries, the regiment in general and [[Colonel]] Devon in particular possesses a deep-seated animosity for House Davion.<ref name=hl89>House Liao: The Capellan Confederation p.89</ref>.  
  
 
===3rd Succession War===
 
===3rd Succession War===
 
The unit's 20 years in the St. Ives Armored Cavalry have been marked by numerous atrocities the most common of which is the summary execution of all [[AFFS]] prisoners. They are the only [[CCAF]] regiment whose officers have bounties on their heads placed by Prince [[Hanse Davion]] himself.
 
The unit's 20 years in the St. Ives Armored Cavalry have been marked by numerous atrocities the most common of which is the summary execution of all [[AFFS]] prisoners. They are the only [[CCAF]] regiment whose officers have bounties on their heads placed by Prince [[Hanse Davion]] himself.
  
A typical example was an action in [[3014]]. A Davion mercenary task force attacked the Armored Infantry and [[Wilson's Hussars]] on St. Ives. The battle drove off the attackers and captured twelve mechwarriors of [[Morcock's Crushers]], who were then personally beheaded by Colonel Devon.<ref name=hl89/>
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A typical example was an action in [[3014]]. A Davion mercenary task force composed of [[Kingston's Commandos]], [[Tristram's Terrorists]] and [[Morcock's Crushers]] attacked the Armored Infantry and [[Wilson's Hussars]] on St. Ives.<ref name=HD>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 96</ref> The arrival of [[Warrior House]]s [[Warrior House Kamata|Kamata]] and [[Warrior House Lu Sann|LuSann]] changed the tide of battle and drove off the attackers.<ref name=HL>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 54</ref> Twelve mechwarriors of Morcock's Crushers were captured and were then personally beheaded by Colonel Devon and returned to their superiors.<ref name=hl89/>
  
 
===4th Succession War===
 
===4th Succession War===
In the [[4th Succession War]] the unit defected to the newly formed [[St. Ives Compact]].
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During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the unit was stationed on [[Brighton]] and did not engage the [[AFFS]].<ref>''NIAS The 4th Succession War Military Atlas Vol.1'', p. 102 - Capellan Casualties, units noted as unengaged for first part of the Fourth Succession War.</ref> However, the succession of [[Duchess]] [[Candace Liao]]'s [[St. Ives Compact]] during this period forced a crisis of loyalty on this proud regiment. The Armored Infantry voted to return to their mercenary roots in protest. Duchess Candace Liao then offered to hire them for her realm. The new mercenary regiment accepted due to their ties to the people and their well founded fear of what [[Romano Liao]] would do to them.<ref name=FMCCp107>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 107. - Return to Mercenary service.</ref>
===Andurien/Canopus Invasion===
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===War of 3039===
 
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===Operation Guerrero===
 
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===Operation Bulldog===
 
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===Xin Sheng Campaign===
 
===Xin Sheng Campaign===
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In [[3061]], six St. Ives Compact planets came under occupation of [[Star League Defense Force]] Peacekeepers following the attempted assassination of [[First Lord]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] by the [[Blackwind Lancers]]. One of these planets was the Armored Infantry's garrison world of [[Brighton]] with the [[Raman DMM]] arriving under SLDF Colors. However, it was the arrival of the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] that pushed Raymond's Armored Infantry into open conflict as the temptation to fight their old rivals was too much to ignore. Reinforcements soon arrived and a stalemate was maintained until the [[Thugee|Thugee Cult]] launched their [[Black May]] attacks in [[3062]]. The nerve gas killed Colonel Samuel Raymond and drove all defenders off Brighton in defeat.
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The Armored Infantry, with Marcella Devon commanding, found itself on St. Ives by August of 3062 protecting the capital from a massive invasion. Marcella's Armored Infantry fought [[Warrior House Hiritsu]] in several engagements but could not prevent the planet from falling.
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By 3063, the regiment was stationed on [[Tantara]] defending the vital planet from numerous CCAF raids until the St. Ives Compact surrendered.
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After the conflict concluded, Duchess Candace Liao offered full citizenship to the mercenaries in return for them becoming a house unit once again. The Armored Infantry accepted the offer and became a reserve Regiment in the newly formed [[St. Ives Sentinels]] brigade.<ref name=FM:CCp109>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 109</ref>
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===Interlude===
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In [[3066]], Marcella Devon was promoted to lead the St. Ives Sentinels brigade. Her cousin, Andrea Devon took over the Armored Infantry. Shortly afterwards, Devon's Armored Infantry and [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] fought an unidentified unit that attempted to raid the [[Ceres Metals]] factory on [[Indicass]]. Prisoners from the destroyed raiders revealed they were either St. Ives or FedSuns dissidents trying to start a war.<ref name=FM:Up29>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 29</ref>
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===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
 
During the [[Jihad]] Devon's Armored Infantry was denied a place in [[Operation Thunderstrike]]. Instead throughout the Jihad the unit rotated between the factories on [[Warlock]] and reinforcing troops on [[Denbar]] and [[Nashuar]]. This changed in [[3077]] when the Armored Infantry landed on [[Zurich]] as part of the [[CCAF]] assault. They were still on Zurich in [[3079]].<ref name=frcc19>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 19</ref>
 
During the [[Jihad]] Devon's Armored Infantry was denied a place in [[Operation Thunderstrike]]. Instead throughout the Jihad the unit rotated between the factories on [[Warlock]] and reinforcing troops on [[Denbar]] and [[Nashuar]]. This changed in [[3077]] when the Armored Infantry landed on [[Zurich]] as part of the [[CCAF]] assault. They were still on Zurich in [[3079]].<ref name=frcc19>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 19</ref>
  
After the Jihad ended, Devon's Armored Infantry assaulted the Republic of the Sphere as part of [[Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS]]. They landed on [[Capolla]] and defeated the Nova Cats' 100th Striker Cluster. In [[3082]] they faced off against the Second and Eighth Auxiliaries units from the Republic. The Armored Infantry were eventually pushed off planet, but they inflicted severe damage on the Republic units. They were on [[Nanking]] in [[3084]] and they faced the [[I Hastati Sentinels]]. Though skilled, the Armored Infantry was savaged by the Republic unit and withdrew with heavy losses.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 32</ref> In [[3085]] they were rebuilding on [[Indicass]], a task made difficult by the fact that they were only at a quarter of their nominal strength.<ref name=fm3085p34>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 34</ref>
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After the Jihad ended, Devon's Armored Infantry assaulted the [[Republic of the Sphere]] as part of [[Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS]] in [[3081]]. They landed on [[Capolla]] in early [[3082]] and used their mountain fighting experience to defeat the Nova Cat's [[100th Striker (Clan Nova Cat)|100th Striker Cluster]].  
  
==Officers==
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In mid-3082, the [[Republic Armed Forces]] counteroffensive called [[Operation VINDOLANDA]] found the 1st Battalion of the [[4th Capellan Defense Force]] and Devon's Armored Infantry defending Capolla against the [[Second Republic Auxiliaries|Second]] and [[Eighth Republic Auxiliaries]]. While the inexperienced 1st Battalion fell apart under the pressure of combat<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 29</ref> , the Armored Infantry decimated both Republic Auxiliaries before retreating off-planet.
In [[3025]] the commanding officer is ''[[Colonel]]'' Maxwell V. Devon.<ref name=hslioap105>''House Liao (Confederation Capella)'', p. 105</ref>
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They were on [[Nanking]] in [[3084]] and they faced the [[I Hastati Sentinels]]. Though skilled, the Armored Infantry was savaged in the open fields of the planet by the Republic unit and withdrew with heavy losses.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 32</ref>
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In [[3085]] they were rebuilding on [[Indicass]], a task made difficult by the fact that they were only at a quarter of their nominal strength.<ref name=fm3085p34>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 34</ref>
  
In [[3050]] the unit was commanded by ''Colonel'' Samuel Raymond.<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 29, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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===Republic Era===
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In [[3104]], Devon's Armored Infantry was attacked on [[Denbar]] by the [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]] during the [[Victoria War]]. The offensive was a desperate attempt by [[First Prince]] [[Harrison Davion]] to divert the [[CCAF]]/[[MAF]] counterattack currently underway. The Crucis Lancers drove the Armored Infantry from the capital and the planet seemed ready to fall. However, the Armored Infantry's constant retreat was revealed as a ploy when the [[First St. Ives Lancers]] counter-invaded [[Kittery]] and battered the defending [[Seventeenth Avalon Hussars]] into calling the 4th Crucis Lancers back for help. Devon's Armored Infantry pursued their nemesis to Kittery and spent the next four months contesting the planet. The tide of battle turned when the 1st Lancers destroyed a command post where officers of both [[AFFS]] regiments were meeting. This broke the House Davion forces and Kittery became a Capellan Confederation world.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 60, "Capellan Patience Rewarded"</ref>
  
As of [[3063]] the commanding officer was ''[[Sang-shao]]'' Marcella Devon.
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===Dark Age===
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During [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]] of [[3144]], the Second St. Ives Sentinels were ordered to garrison planets along the border between the [[Sarna Commonality]] and the [[Capellan March]]. Choosing to travel in [[Federated Suns]] space to their post in [[Highspire]], the 2nd Sentinels took the opportunity to attack the [[Seventeenth Avalon Hussars]] on [[Fortymile]]. Ambushed as they were disembarking from their [[dropship]]s, Hussars' [[Battlemech]]s and [[Battle Armor]] held-off the initial assault while the [[LCT]]'s armor finished unloading. This did not prevent Capellan aerospace fighters from destroying a [[Colossus]] dropship full of tanks and supplies however. The 17th Hussars LCT then fled to the mountainous terrain favored by the 2nd Sentinels and suffered even more damage. As revenge for the Hussars' earlier defeat of the disbanded [[1st Janissaries]], the 2nd St. Ives Sentinels took the legs of General Suttikul’s ’Mech with them as trophies as they left their enemies at less than half strength.<ref name=FM:3145p42/>
As of [[3067]] to [[3085]] the commanding officer was ''Sang-shao'' Andrea Devon. She was still in command in 3085.<ref name=fm3085p34/>
 
  
The commanding officer as of [[3145]] was ''[[Sang-shao]]'' Jianguo Barclay.<ref name=FM:3145p45>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 45, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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==Officers==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (House Liao)'''
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| ''[[Colonel]]''||[[Maxwell V. Devon]]||[[3025]]<ref name=hslioap105>''House Liao (Confederation Capella)'', p. 105</ref>
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (Mercenary)'''
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|-
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| ''Colonel''||Maxwell V. Devon||[[3028]]<ref name=FMCCp107/>
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Raymond's Armored Infantry (Mercenary)'''
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|-
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| ''Colonel''||[[Samuel Raymond]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 29, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (Mercenary)'''
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|-
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| ''Colonel''||[[Marcella Devon]]||[[3061]]<ref name=FM:CCp109/>
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (House Liao)'''
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|-
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| ''[[Sang-shao]]''||Marcella Devon||[[3063]]<ref name=FM:CCp109/>
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|-
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| ''Sang-shao''||[[Andrea Devon]]||[[3067]] - [[3085]]<ref name=fm3085p34/>
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd St. Ives Sentinels'''
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| ''Sang-shao''||[[Jianguo Barclay]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p45>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 45, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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|-
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|}
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The Armored Infantry like fighting in rough and mountainous terrain.
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The Armored Infantry like fighting in rough and mountainous terrain.<ref name=FM:CCp109/>
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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* 1st Battalion - ''[[Major]]'' Victor Kilgrain
 
* 1st Battalion - ''[[Major]]'' Victor Kilgrain
 
* 2nd Battalion - ''Major'' Hudsenn Roundtren
 
* 2nd Battalion - ''Major'' Hudsenn Roundtren
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Brighton]]. <ref name=HLCC> House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p.105  </ref>
  
===3063<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 109 - "Marcellas Armored Infantry Profile"</ref>===
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===3050===
'''Marcella's Armor Infantry''' (1[[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable (Reliable))
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'''Raymond’s Armored Infantry''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20yup24>''20-Year Update'', p. 24</ref>  
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: Note:  At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Brighton]].  <ref name=20yup24/>
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===3063===
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'''Marcella's Armored Infantry''' (1[[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable (Reliable))<ref name=FM:CCp109/>
 
* CO/1st Battalion: ''Sang-shao'' Marcella Devon
 
* CO/1st Battalion: ''Sang-shao'' Marcella Devon
 
* 2nd Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Bruce Dorn
 
* 2nd Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Bruce Dorn
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- Consists 2 Armor Battalion, 2 Infantry Battalions and 1 Battlesuit [[Company]]
 
- Consists 2 Armor Battalion, 2 Infantry Battalions and 1 Battlesuit [[Company]]
  
===3067<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 34 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>===
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===3067===
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'''Devon's Armored Infantry''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 34 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>
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* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Andrea Devon
  
 
'''33rd St. Ives Skyflash Wing'''
 
'''33rd St. Ives Skyflash Wing'''
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==Unit Emblem==
 
==Unit Emblem==
A stylized [[Vedette]] tank on a white field.
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In 3025, a stylized [[Vedette]] tank on a white field.<ref name=hl89/>
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In 3063, a stylized tank set against an inverted green triangle.<ref name=FM:CCp109/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
Primary BattleMech unit.  Consisting of primary [[Ostsol]] & [[Vindicator]] BattleMechs.<ref>''House Liao (the Capellan Confederation)'', p. ?? - "Devon's Armored Infantry bio - Primary BattleMechs"</ref>
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As of 3025, the primary BattleMechs of the unit consisted of the [[Ostsol]] & [[Vindicator]] BattleMechs.<ref name=hl89/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''  
 
*''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''  
 
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
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*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
 
*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
*''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
 
*''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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*''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
  
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|St. Ives Sentinels,2nd]]
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|St. Ives Sentinels, 2nd]]
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Devon's Armored Infantry]]
 
[[Category:St. Ives Compact Commands|Devon's Armored Infantry]]
 

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Unit Description

Devon's Armored Infantry was originally a heavy/medium weight House Liao BattleMech regiment that specialized in trouble-shooting for the St. Ives Armored Cavalry. They are renowned for their hatred of House Davion.

Also known as Raymond's Armored Infantry and later Marcella's Armored Infantry before again being named Devon's Armored Infantry in at the end of 3066.

Several Brigades were restructured after the Capellan Crusades of 3111 revealed weaknesses in the CCAF.[1] A new naming convention was introduced that made the Second St. Ives Sentinels the official name of the regiment.[2]

They are a second-line regiment of the St. Ives Commonality by 3063.[3]

History

Formation

Devon's Armored Infantry was formed in 3005 by Maxwell V. Devon following the murder of his wife on Gallitzin by Davion mercenaries in 2998. Composed mostly of former Davion mercenaries, the regiment in general and Colonel Devon in particular possesses a deep-seated animosity for House Davion.[4].

3rd Succession War

The unit's 20 years in the St. Ives Armored Cavalry have been marked by numerous atrocities the most common of which is the summary execution of all AFFS prisoners. They are the only CCAF regiment whose officers have bounties on their heads placed by Prince Hanse Davion himself.

A typical example was an action in 3014. A Davion mercenary task force composed of Kingston's Commandos, Tristram's Terrorists and Morcock's Crushers attacked the Armored Infantry and Wilson's Hussars on St. Ives.[5] The arrival of Warrior Houses Kamata and LuSann changed the tide of battle and drove off the attackers.[6] Twelve mechwarriors of Morcock's Crushers were captured and were then personally beheaded by Colonel Devon and returned to their superiors.[4]

4th Succession War

During the Fourth Succession War, the unit was stationed on Brighton and did not engage the AFFS.[7] However, the succession of Duchess Candace Liao's St. Ives Compact during this period forced a crisis of loyalty on this proud regiment. The Armored Infantry voted to return to their mercenary roots in protest. Duchess Candace Liao then offered to hire them for her realm. The new mercenary regiment accepted due to their ties to the people and their well founded fear of what Romano Liao would do to them.[8]

Xin Sheng Campaign

In 3061, six St. Ives Compact planets came under occupation of Star League Defense Force Peacekeepers following the attempted assassination of First Lord Sun-Tzu Liao by the Blackwind Lancers. One of these planets was the Armored Infantry's garrison world of Brighton with the Raman DMM arriving under SLDF Colors. However, it was the arrival of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry that pushed Raymond's Armored Infantry into open conflict as the temptation to fight their old rivals was too much to ignore. Reinforcements soon arrived and a stalemate was maintained until the Thugee Cult launched their Black May attacks in 3062. The nerve gas killed Colonel Samuel Raymond and drove all defenders off Brighton in defeat.

The Armored Infantry, with Marcella Devon commanding, found itself on St. Ives by August of 3062 protecting the capital from a massive invasion. Marcella's Armored Infantry fought Warrior House Hiritsu in several engagements but could not prevent the planet from falling.

By 3063, the regiment was stationed on Tantara defending the vital planet from numerous CCAF raids until the St. Ives Compact surrendered.

After the conflict concluded, Duchess Candace Liao offered full citizenship to the mercenaries in return for them becoming a house unit once again. The Armored Infantry accepted the offer and became a reserve Regiment in the newly formed St. Ives Sentinels brigade.[9]

Interlude

In 3066, Marcella Devon was promoted to lead the St. Ives Sentinels brigade. Her cousin, Andrea Devon took over the Armored Infantry. Shortly afterwards, Devon's Armored Infantry and Khorsakov's Cossacks fought an unidentified unit that attempted to raid the Ceres Metals factory on Indicass. Prisoners from the destroyed raiders revealed they were either St. Ives or FedSuns dissidents trying to start a war.[10]

Jihad

During the Jihad Devon's Armored Infantry was denied a place in Operation Thunderstrike. Instead throughout the Jihad the unit rotated between the factories on Warlock and reinforcing troops on Denbar and Nashuar. This changed in 3077 when the Armored Infantry landed on Zurich as part of the CCAF assault. They were still on Zurich in 3079.[11]

After the Jihad ended, Devon's Armored Infantry assaulted the Republic of the Sphere as part of Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS in 3081. They landed on Capolla in early 3082 and used their mountain fighting experience to defeat the Nova Cat's 100th Striker Cluster.

In mid-3082, the Republic Armed Forces counteroffensive called Operation VINDOLANDA found the 1st Battalion of the 4th Capellan Defense Force and Devon's Armored Infantry defending Capolla against the Second and Eighth Republic Auxiliaries. While the inexperienced 1st Battalion fell apart under the pressure of combat[12] , the Armored Infantry decimated both Republic Auxiliaries before retreating off-planet.

They were on Nanking in 3084 and they faced the I Hastati Sentinels. Though skilled, the Armored Infantry was savaged in the open fields of the planet by the Republic unit and withdrew with heavy losses.[13]

In 3085 they were rebuilding on Indicass, a task made difficult by the fact that they were only at a quarter of their nominal strength.[14]

Republic Era

In 3104, Devon's Armored Infantry was attacked on Denbar by the Fourth Crucis Lancers during the Victoria War. The offensive was a desperate attempt by First Prince Harrison Davion to divert the CCAF/MAF counterattack currently underway. The Crucis Lancers drove the Armored Infantry from the capital and the planet seemed ready to fall. However, the Armored Infantry's constant retreat was revealed as a ploy when the First St. Ives Lancers counter-invaded Kittery and battered the defending Seventeenth Avalon Hussars into calling the 4th Crucis Lancers back for help. Devon's Armored Infantry pursued their nemesis to Kittery and spent the next four months contesting the planet. The tide of battle turned when the 1st Lancers destroyed a command post where officers of both AFFS regiments were meeting. This broke the House Davion forces and Kittery became a Capellan Confederation world.[15]

Dark Age

During Operation CELESTIAL REWARD of 3144, the Second St. Ives Sentinels were ordered to garrison planets along the border between the Sarna Commonality and the Capellan March. Choosing to travel in Federated Suns space to their post in Highspire, the 2nd Sentinels took the opportunity to attack the Seventeenth Avalon Hussars on Fortymile. Ambushed as they were disembarking from their dropships, Hussars' Battlemechs and Battle Armor held-off the initial assault while the LCT's armor finished unloading. This did not prevent Capellan aerospace fighters from destroying a Colossus dropship full of tanks and supplies however. The 17th Hussars LCT then fled to the mountainous terrain favored by the 2nd Sentinels and suffered even more damage. As revenge for the Hussars' earlier defeat of the disbanded 1st Janissaries, the 2nd St. Ives Sentinels took the legs of General Suttikul’s ’Mech with them as trophies as they left their enemies at less than half strength.[2]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (House Liao)
Colonel Maxwell V. Devon 3025[16]
Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (Mercenary)
Colonel Maxwell V. Devon 3028[8]
Commanding Officers of the Raymond's Armored Infantry (Mercenary)
Colonel Samuel Raymond 3050[17]
Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (Mercenary)
Colonel Marcella Devon 3061[9]
Commanding Officers of the Devon's Armored Infantry (House Liao)
Sang-shao Marcella Devon 3063[9]
Sang-shao Andrea Devon 3067 - 3085[14]
Commanding Officers of the 2nd St. Ives Sentinels
Sang-shao Jianguo Barclay 3145[18]

Tactics

The Armored Infantry like fighting in rough and mountainous terrain.[9]

Composition History

3025

Devon's Armored Infantry (2 Battalions) (Regular/Reliable)[16]

  • CO: Colonel Maxwell V. Devon
  • 1st Battalion - Major Victor Kilgrain
  • 2nd Battalion - Major Hudsenn Roundtren
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Brighton. [19]

3050

Raymond’s Armored Infantry (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [20]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Brighton. [20]

3063

Marcella's Armored Infantry (1Regiment/Regular/Reliable (Reliable))[9]

  • CO/1st Battalion: Sang-shao Marcella Devon
  • 2nd Battalion: Zhong-shao Bruce Dorn
  • 3rd Battalin: Zhong-shao Constance Lum

33rd St. Ives Skyflash Wing

- Only 40 percent of the wing is ready

Armored Infantry Auxiliary (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable (Questionable))

  • Infantry Commander: Zhong-shao Milek Stanislov

- Consists 2 Armor Battalion, 2 Infantry Battalions and 1 Battlesuit Company

3067

Devon's Armored Infantry (Regular/Questionable)[21]

  • CO: Sang-shao Andrea Devon

33rd St. Ives Skyflash Wing

  • Wing Commander: Kong-zhong-shao Fuan Pan-Di

Armored Infantry Auxiliary

  • Infantry Commander: Zhong-shao Victor Abel

3079

The fighting of the Jihad reduced the Armored Infantry to seventy percent of their nominal strength.[11]

3085

Devon's Armored Infantry (Regular/Questionable)[14]

  • CO: Sang-shao Andrea Devon

33rd St. Ives Skyflash Wing (Regular/Questionable)[14]

  • CO: Kong-zhong-shao Sin Yan Hon

3145

2nd St. Ives Sentinels (Veteran/Reliable)[18]

  • CO: Sang-shao Jianguo Barclay

33rd St. Ives Skyflash Wing (Regular/Reliable)[18]

2nd Sentinels Armor (Veteran/Reliable)[18]

Armored Infantry Auxiliary (Veteran/Reliable)[18]

  • CO: Zhong-shao Salmoneus Michaelides

Unit Emblem

In 3025, a stylized Vedette tank on a white field.[4]

In 3063, a stylized tank set against an inverted green triangle.[9]

Notes

As of 3025, the primary BattleMechs of the unit consisted of the Ostsol & Vindicator BattleMechs.[4]

References

  1. Field Manual: 3145, p. 27, "General Review"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 42, "St. Ives Sentinels"
  3. Field Manual: 3145, p. 28, "THE NEW OLD-FASHIONED WAY"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 House Liao: The Capellan Confederation p.89
  5. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 96
  6. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 54
  7. NIAS The 4th Succession War Military Atlas Vol.1, p. 102 - Capellan Casualties, units noted as unengaged for first part of the Fourth Succession War.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 107. - Return to Mercenary service.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 109
  10. Field Manual: Updates, p. 29
  11. 11.0 11.1 Field Report: CCAF, p. 19
  12. Field Manual: 3085, p. 29
  13. Field Manual: 3085, p. 32
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Field Manual: 3085, p. 34
  15. Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 60, "Capellan Patience Rewarded"
  16. 16.0 16.1 House Liao (Confederation Capella), p. 105
  17. 20 Year Update, p. 29, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 45, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"
  19. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p.105
  20. 20.0 20.1 20-Year Update, p. 24
  21. Field Manual: Updates, p. 34 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"

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