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== History ==
 
== History ==
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The '''Andurien Heavy Guards''' represented the people of [[Andurien]] in the Capellan Confederation. They frequently garrisoned their name world, and used lighter equipment to engage an opponent at range.<ref name=fr2765cc7/>
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=== Formation ===
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As a part of the Capellan Hussars [[brigade]], the '''Andurien Heavy Guard''' symbolically represented the people of the [[Andurien Commonality]] within the Capellan Confederation. The Guard formed in part due to the [[Reunification War]], although they didn't participate in the campaign; when the [[Star League]] formed at the end of the [[Age of War]], each [[Great House]] donated troops to join in the formation of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. As the weakest and least technologically advanced of the Great Houses at the time, the Confederation jumped at the chance to replace form new regiments equipped with more advanced technology, and donated the larger part of their armed forces to the SLDF. Refusing to commit further units to the war efforts in the Periphery, the Confederation instead began mustering new units, a process that would continue until shortly after the Star League [[Council Edict of 2650]] was issued; the Andurien Heavy Guard was one of the last of these new units to muster.<ref name="ER:2750p40"/>
  
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They were formed in 2651 and had access to some of the most advanced [[BattleMech]] designs available to the Capellan Confederation. They rarely left Andurien, and their performance was lacking due to lack of action. Between 2710 and 2750 they were basically a parade unit that only participated in wargames. In these wargames they always placed near the bottom of the results.<ref name="ER:2750p40"/>
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=== Star League Era ===
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The legacy of the three [[Andurien Wars]] and the importance with which the planet - an important industrial world - could be raided by the [[Free Worlds League]] necessitated the dedication of a permanent garrison to defending the world, and the Andurien Heavy Guard formed a part of that garrison. The sedentary nature of this posting denied the Andurien Heavy Guard the opportunity to become the premier unit they might have been; instead, from [[2710]] onwards the Heavy Guard was largely stuck doing little more than holding parades and joining in with Confederation-wide wargames, and the communication between the various companies of the Heavy Guard was so poor that the regiment usually saw it placed towards the bottom of the game rankings.<ref name="ER:2750p40"/>
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=== First Succession War ===
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In May [[2789]] [[Captain-General]] [[Kenyon Marik]] launched a large-scale invasion of the [[Andurien Commonality]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]], beginning with dropping the [[4th Atrean Dragoons|Fourth]] and [[Eleventh Atrean Dragoons]] and four regiments of mercenaries onto [[Andurien]], after a brief but bloody naval battle above the planet. Faced with six regiments supported by heavy aerospace forces and the punishing artillery of [[Baldwin's Cobras Heavy Brigade]], the defending forces - the Andurien Heavy Guard, and the [[Twelfth Andurien Hussars]], which was an untested unit at the time - crumbled; the campaign was brief and one-sided. A week after the landings, Andurien was under the control of the Free Worlds League again.<ref name="FSWp60">''First Succession War'', p. 60, "Losing Ground"</ref>
  
 
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The Andurien Heavy Guard shied away from using heavier [[BattleMech]]s due to Andurien's high gravity, and preferred to engage an opponent at range.<ref name=fr2765cc7/>
  
 
== Composition History ==
 
== Composition History ==
 
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=== 2786 ===
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:- At this point in time the Guard was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was based on [[Andurien]] alongside the [[7th Andurien Hussars|Seventh]] and Twelfth Andurien Hussars.<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"</ref>
  
 
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== Game Rules ==
 
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=== 2750 ===
 
As they were a new unit and not used to working together, any time the Andurien Heavy Guards deployed more than eight units on the field they receive a -1 initiative modifier.<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 140, "BattleTech Rules - Capellan Confederation"</ref>
 
As they were a new unit and not used to working together, any time the Andurien Heavy Guards deployed more than eight units on the field they receive a -1 initiative modifier.<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 140, "BattleTech Rules - Capellan Confederation"</ref>
  
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Revision as of 10:58, 15 March 2017

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History

Formation

As a part of the Capellan Hussars brigade, the Andurien Heavy Guard symbolically represented the people of the Andurien Commonality within the Capellan Confederation. The Guard formed in part due to the Reunification War, although they didn't participate in the campaign; when the Star League formed at the end of the Age of War, each Great House donated troops to join in the formation of the Star League Defense Force. As the weakest and least technologically advanced of the Great Houses at the time, the Confederation jumped at the chance to replace form new regiments equipped with more advanced technology, and donated the larger part of their armed forces to the SLDF. Refusing to commit further units to the war efforts in the Periphery, the Confederation instead began mustering new units, a process that would continue until shortly after the Star League Council Edict of 2650 was issued; the Andurien Heavy Guard was one of the last of these new units to muster.[1]

Star League Era

The legacy of the three Andurien Wars and the importance with which the planet - an important industrial world - could be raided by the Free Worlds League necessitated the dedication of a permanent garrison to defending the world, and the Andurien Heavy Guard formed a part of that garrison. The sedentary nature of this posting denied the Andurien Heavy Guard the opportunity to become the premier unit they might have been; instead, from 2710 onwards the Heavy Guard was largely stuck doing little more than holding parades and joining in with Confederation-wide wargames, and the communication between the various companies of the Heavy Guard was so poor that the regiment usually saw it placed towards the bottom of the game rankings.[1]

First Succession War

In May 2789 Captain-General Kenyon Marik launched a large-scale invasion of the Andurien Commonality of the Capellan Confederation, beginning with dropping the Fourth and Eleventh Atrean Dragoons and four regiments of mercenaries onto Andurien, after a brief but bloody naval battle above the planet. Faced with six regiments supported by heavy aerospace forces and the punishing artillery of Baldwin's Cobras Heavy Brigade, the defending forces - the Andurien Heavy Guard, and the Twelfth Andurien Hussars, which was an untested unit at the time - crumbled; the campaign was brief and one-sided. A week after the landings, Andurien was under the control of the Free Worlds League again.[2]

Officers


Tactics

The Andurien Heavy Guard shied away from using heavier BattleMechs due to Andurien's high gravity, and preferred to engage an opponent at range.[3]

Composition History

2765

  • Andurien Heavy Guard (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[3]

2786

  • Andurien Heavy Guard (Veteran/Reliable)[4]
- At this point in time the Guard was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was based on Andurien alongside the Seventh and Twelfth Andurien Hussars.[4]

Game Rules

2750

As they were a new unit and not used to working together, any time the Andurien Heavy Guards deployed more than eight units on the field they receive a -1 initiative modifier.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ER:2750p40
  2. ↑ First Succession War, p. 60, "Losing Ground"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, p. 7
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 First Succession War, p. 135, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"
  5. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 140, "BattleTech Rules - Capellan Confederation"

Bibliography

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