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The '''Concordat Jaegers''' was a Taurian Concordat military formation which was originally a mixed unit of BattleMechs with infantry support and which was assigned to the [[I Corps (Taurian Concordat)|I Corps]] [[brigade]] of the [[Taurian Defense Force]].
  
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==Unit Description==
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==Unit Insignia and Color Scheme==
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The Concordat Jaegers was a Taurian Concordat military formation which was originally mix of BattleMechs and infantry support which were assigned to I Corp Brigade.
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The Jaegers' insignia was a five-pointed star surrounded by laurel leaves.<ref>''The Periphery (1988)'', Unit Symbol listed</ref> Units belonging to the Jaegers painted their machines a flat reddish-brown and have emblem of the Taurian Concordat painted at the most forward point.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 58: Unit color scheme noted</ref>
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==Unit Insigna and Color Scheme==
 
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It had 5 point Star surrounded by laurel leaves.<ref>''The Periphery (1988)'', Unit Symbol listed.</ref> Units belong to the Jaegers have machines painted flat reddish-brown and they have emblem of the Taurian Concordat painted at forward most point.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 58 Unit color scheme noted.</ref>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Formation during the Succession Wars===
 
===Formation during the Succession Wars===
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Jaegers like other Taurian Concordat forces, were formed after the fall of the [[Star League]] and departion of the [[SLDF]] in [[2784]]. The Jaegers were raised from defense battalions located on [[Atreus Prime]] and [[New Valles]]. The unit would go on to served along the Capellan border, where it conduct its most noted action of the era.  In [[2998]], the unit conducted the Taurian Concordat's only raid against Confederation. In raid against Liao world of [[Larsha]], the regiment successfully raided a Supply Depot.<ref>''The Periphery (1988)'', p. 77 Concordat Jaegers - Unit brief history during the Succession Wars.</ref>  During the these times, the force was considered Veteran skilled and consisted of on average number of Medium class BattleMechs in its formations.
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The Jaegers, like the other Taurian Concordat forces, were formed after the fall of the [[Star League]] and departure of the [[SLDF]] in [[2784]]. The Jaegers were raised from defense battalions located on [[Atreus Prime]] and [[New Vallis]]. The Jaegers would go on to serve along the Capellan border, where they conducted their most noted action of the era; in [[2998]], the Jaegers conducted the Taurian Concordat's only raid against the [[Capellan Confederation]]. In a raid against Liao world of [[Larsha]], the Jaegers successfully raided a Supply Depot.<ref>''The Periphery (1988)'', p. 77: Concordat Jaegers - Unit brief history during the Succession Wars</ref>  During these times the Jaegers were considered to be of Veteran skill and consisted of on average number of medium BattleMechs in its formations.
  
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===Post Succession War era===
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===Post–Succession Wars era===
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The unit did not see much action in 3030s to 3050s.
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The Jaegers did not see much action in 3030s through 3050s.
  
 
===St. Ives Conflict===
 
===St. Ives Conflict===
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In early 3060s, the Concordat Jaegers were sent as part of the TDF's contridupation of troops in the conflict. The unit along with the [[Taurian Velites]], dispatched to occupided worlds of the [[St. Ives Compact]].  When open hosilities broke out in what became the [[Capellan-St. Ives Civil War]], the faced off with [[7th FedCom RCT]] and [[Illician Lancers]]. In later stages of the conflict, it was part of final assault against the Compact's capital world of St. Ives. The unit was credited in its battle fighting [[2nd St. Ives Lancers]] on [[Warlock]], where it fought Lancers to a stand still.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59 Concordat Jaegers - Unit history update, including fighting in St. ives.</Ref>
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In the early 3060s the Concordat Jaegers were sent into the [[St. Ives Compact]] alongside the [[Taurian Velites]] as a part of the TDF's contribution of troops to the conflict. When open hostilities broke out in what became the [[Capellan-St. Ives Civil War]] the Jaegers faced off against the [[7th FedCom RCT|Seventh FedCom RCT]] and [[Illician Lancers]]. In the later stages of the conflict the Jaegers received a lot of credit for their battle against the [[2nd St. Ives Lancers|Second St. Ives Lancers]] on [[Warlock]], where they fought the Lancers to a standstill, and the Jaegers went on to form a part of the final assault against the Compact's capital world of [[St. Ives]].<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59: Concordat Jaegers - Unit history update, including fighting in St. Ives</Ref>
  
 
===Rebuilding & Return to the Concordat===
 
===Rebuilding & Return to the Concordat===
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The fighting in the Compact hand changed the character of the Jaegers. The unit's third battalion had been completely lost in the war, and the survivors of the shattered elite Taurian Velites were integrated into the unit as its new third Battalion at the command of then-General Brenda Calderon. <ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59 - Unit rebuilt with elements of the old Taurian Velites.</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 108 Fair-Weather Friends: Relations with the Magistracy - Unit named as being shattered with the Taurian Velites.</ref> They were then stationed on [[Taga]].<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 120 Periphery Allies - 2 Battalions of the Jaegers listed on Taga and their vet rating and loyality listed.</ref> The regiment was also enhanced with new technology salvaged from the fighting, and now included larger 'Mechs. This forced the unit to change its tactics.
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The fighting in the Compact hand changed the character of the Jaegers. The unit's third battalion had been completely lost in the war, and the survivors of the shattered elite Taurian Velites were integrated into the Jaegers as the Jaegers' new third Battalion at the command of then-General [[Brenda Calderon]].<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59: Unit rebuilt with elements of the old Taurian Velites</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 108: Fair-Weather Friends: Relations with the Magistracy - Unit named as being shattered with the Taurian Velites</ref> The Jaegers were then stationed on [[Taga]].<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 120: Periphery Allies - 2 Battalions of the Jaegers listed on Taga and their vet rating and loyalty listed</ref> The regiment was also enhanced with new technology salvaged from the fighting, and now included larger 'Mechs. This forced the unit to change its tactics.
  
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After being returned to the Concordat it was spread thin defending the border with the rest of the I Corp brigade. The unit was assigned as of [[3067]], to worlds of [[Argos]], [[Regis Roost]] and [[New Vandenberg]]. On Regis Roots, the unit's aerospace support, the 2nd Air Division was assigned to provide cover for the ground elements assigned there.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202 Taurian Defense Forces 3067 - Unit postings listed.</ref> They were fighting with such pirates groups as the [[Calderon Commandos]]. Due to the ties with former General Brenda Calderon the unit's rating of loyalty was ranked at questionable. <ref>''Field Manual:Updates'', p. 193, I Corps/Deployment table of 3067 - Jaegers were not named in I Corp info but brigade info suggests assigned has gone through some rough times. Force's strength is now 100 percent since its shattering in St. Ives fighting.</ref>
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After returning to the Concordat the Jaegers were spread thinly, defending the border with the rest of I Corps. As of [[3067]] the Jaegers were assigned to the worlds of [[Argos]], [[Regis Roost]] and [[New Vandenberg]]. On Regis Roost the Jaegers' aerospace support, the Second Air Division, was assigned to provide cover for the ground elements assigned there.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202: Taurian Defense Forces 3067 - Unit postings listed</ref> The Jaegers were kept busy fighting with such pirates groups as the [[Calderon's Commando]]. Due to the Jaegers' ties with former General Brenda Calderon the unit's rating of loyalty was ranked at questionable during this period.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 193: I Corps/Deployment table of 3067 - Jaegers were not named in I Corps info but brigade info suggests assigned has gone through some rough times. Force's strength is now 100 percent since its shattering in St. Ives fighting</ref>
  
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==Officers==
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After the [[Jihad]] ended the Concordat Jaegers were assigned to garrison [[Ridgebrook]] and [[Flintoft]]. The harsh fighting led some of the Jaegers to question their actions during the Jihad.<ref name=frp12>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 12</ref> The Jaegers found themselves on the front lines during [[Operation MATADOR]], the [[Federated Suns]] counteroffensive against the Concordat; on Flintoft, the Jaegers came under heavy attack from [[AFFS]] forces led by the [[Davion Assault Guards]] and the [[1st Syrtis Fusiliers|First Syrtis Fusiliers]], while on Ridgebrook they faced both the [[59th Strike Regiment]] and the [[Syrtis Avengers]], led personally by [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], the commander of the AFFS task force assigned to MATADOR.<ref name="J:FRp27A">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"</ref><ref name="J:FRp27B">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "Bearding the Bull"</ref> The assault on Flintoft resulted in the Jaegers losing two battalions.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 54</ref>
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*As of [[3025]], the Commanding Officer was [[Colonel]] Patrick Sterling<ref>''Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 77 Concordat Jaegers - Commanding Officer named.</ref>  
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Field Marshal Hasek was killed in an ambush in mid-June [[3080]], prompting an internal conflict in the chain of command between the Avengers and the 59th Strike, at which point the Taurian forces on Ridgebrook informed the AFFS troops that the major cities on the world had been booby-trapped with nuclear devices. Should any AFFS unit enter one of these cities, the Taurians would detonate the corresponding nuke to destroy the AFFS unit in question, while also inflicting heavy casualties on the civilian population. This announcement reduced the battle to an uneasy stalemate, with the Jaegers clashing with the AFFS in small battles away from the major population centers; the Jaegers were then reinforced by the [[1st Taurian Lancers|First Taurian Lancers]] in mid-June, who had managed to run the AFFS blockade of the system.<ref name="J:FRp27A"/>
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In [[3081]] it was reported that the Jaegers forces on Flintoft had been destroyed by the combined forces of the First Syrtis Fusiliers and the Davion Assault Guards during MATADOR, with the Jaegers forces on Ridgebrook reduced to just over a third of their established strength by the end of the war.<ref name="J:FRp115">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 115: "Taurian Concordat"</ref>
  
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*As of [[3050]], the Commanding Officer was [[Colonel]] Kai Shoguwa<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 77 Taurian Concordat Deployment Table as of 3050 - Commanding officer noted changed since 3025.</ref>
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The third battalion of the Concordat Jaegers, reinforced by the First Taurian Lancers, were able to hold on to Ridgebrook despite being outnumbered by the Fifty-ninth Striker mercenary unit. By employing hit and run tactics during the assault, the Jaegers were able to keep the system in Taurian hands once the armistice was signed. Since that time the unit, now down to two companies, has been redeployed to [[Dicallus]] to protect the new Taurian-FedSuns border.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 141–142, 150</ref> Many observers expect the survivors of the Concordat Jaegers and [[Red Chasseurs]] to merge as both units are so dramatically understrength.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 142</ref>
  
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*As of [[3062]], the Commanding Officer was Colonel Carol Trenouth<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202 Periphery TO&E/Taurian Concordat/I Corp - Trenouth still Unit Commanding officer as of 3067.</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', 59 - New Commanding officer listed.</ref>
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===Dark Age===
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The Concordat Jaegers of [[3145]] were stationed on [[Midale]] and [[Johnson's Hold]]. From there they defended the Concordat from raids and attacks by both the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Capellan Confederation]]. They also conducted raids of their own, often at the direction of the Protector.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 194</ref>
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==Officers==
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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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| colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Concordat Jaegers'''
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Patrick Sterling]]||[[3025]]<ref>''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 77: Concordat Jaegers - commanding officer named</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Kai Shoguwa]]||[[3050]] - [[3058]]<ref name=20Yp77>''20 Year Update'', p. 77: Taurian Concordat Deployment Table - 3050</ref><ref name=ORp48>''Objective Raids'', p. 48: "TDF Deployment Table - 3054"</ref><ref name=TP2p22/>
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| Colonel||[[Carol Trennouth]]||[[3064]] - [[3080]]<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', 59 - New commanding officer listed</ref><ref name=FMUp202>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202: "TDF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=FM:3085p141>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 141</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Phan Mah Lut]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p150>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 150: "TDF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Fred Cook]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p201>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 201: "I Corps"</ref>
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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Originally, the Unit used its near-all medium sized BattleMechs force to out manuevour pirate raiders.  After the Capellan-St. Ives Civil War, the unit gained heavier Battlemech, these tactics have changed.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59 Concordat Jaguars/Tactics- Originally used fitness of speed of medium battlemech force, new heavier mechs changed this.</ref>
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Originally, the Unit used its nearly all medium-sized BattleMechs force to outmaneuver pirate raiders.  After the Capellan-St. Ives Civil War, the unit gained heavier BattleMechs, these tactics have changed.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59: Concordat Jaguars/Tactics- Originally used fitness of speed of medium BattleMech force, new heavier 'Mechs changed this</ref>
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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=== 2786–2821 ===
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp140">''First Succession War'', p. 140: "Major Periphery States"</ref>
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* At this point in time the Jaegers were a medium-weight regiment and were stationed on [[New Vallis]].<ref name="FSWp140"/> In 2821 the unit was stationed on [[Brinton]], but had been reduced to just over one-third strength.<ref name="FSWp140"/>
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=== 2830 ===
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp100>''Second Succession War'', p. 100</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Brinton]] with an operational readiness of 102 percent.<ref name=2SWp100/>
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=== 2864 ===
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp100/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[New Vandenberg]] with an operational readiness of 64 percent.<ref name=2SWp100/>
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===3025===
 
===3025===
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*Concordat Jaegers ([[BattleMech]] [[Regiment]])
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'''Concordat Jaegers'''<ref name=TPp81>''Periphery 1st Edition'', p. 81: "TDF Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>
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**Support: Supported with attached Infantry, Aerospace Fighters forces, while also having DropShip & JumpShip support to transport them all.<ref>''The Periphery (1988)'', p. 77 Concordat Jaegers - Unit status and specs.</ref>
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:*CO: Colonel Patrick Storfing
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* First Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: [[Subaltern]] Kai Shoguwa
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* Second Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Beatrice Davenport
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* Third Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Mikhail Kandinsky
  
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===3050===
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- Supported with attached Infantry, aerospace fighters forces, while also having DropShip & JumpShip support to transport them all.<ref>''The Periphery (1988)'', p. 77: Concordat Jaegers - Unit status and specs</ref>
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*Concordat Jaegers (BattleMech Regiment) - CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa
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**1st Battalion - CO: [[Subaltern]] Brigid Heckman
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===3050-3054===
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**2nd Battalion - CO: Subaltern Carol Trenouth
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (BattleMech [[Regiment]])<ref name=20Yp77/><ref name=ORp48/>
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**3rd Battalion - Co: Subaltern Alfred Bonifachio
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:* CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa
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* First Battalion - CO: Subaltern Brigid Heckman
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* Second Battalion - CO: Subaltern Carol Trennouth
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* Third Battalion - Co: Subaltern Alfred Bonifachio
  
 
===3058===
 
===3058===
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*Concordat Jaegers (BattleMech Regiment) - CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa<ref>''The Periphery (1996)'' p. 22 - Unit information as of 3058.</ref>
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (BattleMech Regiment)<ref name=TP2p22>''The Periphery (1996)'', p. 22: "TDF Deployment Table - 3058"</ref>
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**1st Battalion - CO: [[Brigade]] Brigid Heckman  
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:* CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa
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**2nd Battalion - CO: Brigade Carol Trenouth
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* First Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: [[Brigadier]] Brigid Heckman
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**3rd Battalion - Co: Brigade James Howard
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* Second Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Carol Trennouth
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-The all Battlalions are considered Veterans skilled. The unit's loyality range from 1st Battalion's being fanatial, while remaining are rated a reliable. Garrison locations: 1st Battlalion is assigned to [[New Vandenberg]], 2nd Battalion on [[Pinard]], and 3rd Battlalion on [[Burton]].
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* Third Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - Co: Brigadier James Howard
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- All three Battalions are considered Veterans skilled. The unit's loyalty range from First Battalion's being fanatical, while remaining are rated as reliable. Garrison locations: First Battalion is assigned to [[New Vandenberg]], Second Battalion on [[Pinard]], and Third Battalion on [[Burton]].
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===3064===
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (BattleMech Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMPp59>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59: "Concordat Jaegers" - Unit details from 3062</ref>
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:* CO: Colonel Carol Trennouth
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*First Battalion - CO: Brigade Kevin Stills
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*Second Battalion - CO: Brigade James Howard
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*Third Battalion - Co: Brigade Charise Helser
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'''Second Velites Air Division''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMPp59/>
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* CO: [[Cornet]] Phan Mah Lut
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===3067===
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMUp202/>
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* CO: Colonel Carol Trennouth
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'''Second Velites Air Division''' (Wing/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMUp202/>
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* CO: [[Senior Air Master]] Phan Mah Lut
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===3079===
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The severe fighting along the Federated Suns border reduced the Concordat Jaegers strength to seventy percent of their listed strength. In addition though they gained a great deal of experience, the actions of the TDF during the war led them to question their commander's behavior.<ref name=frp12/>
  
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===3062===
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===3085===
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*Concordat Jaegers (BattleMech Regiment) - CO: Colonel Carol Trenouth<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 59 Concordat Jaegers - Unit details from 3062.</ref>
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (1 Battalion/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
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**1st Battalion - CO: Brigade Kevin Stills
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* CO: Colonel Phan Mah Lut
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**2nd Battalion - CO: Brigade James Howard
 
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**3rd Battalion - Co: Brigade Charise Helser
 
  
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*2nd Velites Air Division ([[AeroSpace Fighter]] [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]] - CO: [[Cornet]] Phan Mah Lut
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'''Second Velites Air Division''' (Wing/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
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* CO: Senior Air Master Olufemi Kleid
  
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==Notes==
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===3145===
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'''Concordat Jaegers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p201/>
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* CO: Colonel [[Fred Cook]]
  
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===Game Notes===
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'''Second Velites Air Division (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p201/>
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* CO: Senior Air Master [[Dorothy Evans]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20-Year Update]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* [[The Periphery (sourcebook)|''The Periphery'']]
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* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
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* [[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|''The Periphery'', 2nd Edition]]
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery, First Edition]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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Concordat Jaegers
Formed Early Succession Wars
Nickname Strength Through Adversity
Affiliation Taurian Concordat
Parent Command I Corps

The Concordat Jaegers was a Taurian Concordat military formation which was originally a mixed unit of BattleMechs with infantry support and which was assigned to the I Corps brigade of the Taurian Defense Force.

Unit Insignia and Color Scheme[edit]

The Jaegers' insignia was a five-pointed star surrounded by laurel leaves.[1] Units belonging to the Jaegers painted their machines a flat reddish-brown and have emblem of the Taurian Concordat painted at the most forward point.[2]

History[edit]

Formation during the Succession Wars[edit]

The Jaegers, like the other Taurian Concordat forces, were formed after the fall of the Star League and departure of the SLDF in 2784. The Jaegers were raised from defense battalions located on Atreus Prime and New Vallis. The Jaegers would go on to serve along the Capellan border, where they conducted their most noted action of the era; in 2998, the Jaegers conducted the Taurian Concordat's only raid against the Capellan Confederation. In a raid against Liao world of Larsha, the Jaegers successfully raided a Supply Depot.[3] During these times the Jaegers were considered to be of Veteran skill and consisted of on average number of medium BattleMechs in its formations.

Post–Succession Wars era[edit]

The Jaegers did not see much action in 3030s through 3050s.

St. Ives Conflict[edit]

In the early 3060s the Concordat Jaegers were sent into the St. Ives Compact alongside the Taurian Velites as a part of the TDF's contribution of troops to the conflict. When open hostilities broke out in what became the Capellan-St. Ives Civil War the Jaegers faced off against the Seventh FedCom RCT and Illician Lancers. In the later stages of the conflict the Jaegers received a lot of credit for their battle against the Second St. Ives Lancers on Warlock, where they fought the Lancers to a standstill, and the Jaegers went on to form a part of the final assault against the Compact's capital world of St. Ives.[4]

Rebuilding & Return to the Concordat[edit]

The fighting in the Compact hand changed the character of the Jaegers. The unit's third battalion had been completely lost in the war, and the survivors of the shattered elite Taurian Velites were integrated into the Jaegers as the Jaegers' new third Battalion at the command of then-General Brenda Calderon.[5][6] The Jaegers were then stationed on Taga.[7] The regiment was also enhanced with new technology salvaged from the fighting, and now included larger 'Mechs. This forced the unit to change its tactics.

After returning to the Concordat the Jaegers were spread thinly, defending the border with the rest of I Corps. As of 3067 the Jaegers were assigned to the worlds of Argos, Regis Roost and New Vandenberg. On Regis Roost the Jaegers' aerospace support, the Second Air Division, was assigned to provide cover for the ground elements assigned there.[8] The Jaegers were kept busy fighting with such pirates groups as the Calderon's Commando. Due to the Jaegers' ties with former General Brenda Calderon the unit's rating of loyalty was ranked at questionable during this period.[9]

After the Jihad ended the Concordat Jaegers were assigned to garrison Ridgebrook and Flintoft. The harsh fighting led some of the Jaegers to question their actions during the Jihad.[10] The Jaegers found themselves on the front lines during Operation MATADOR, the Federated Suns counteroffensive against the Concordat; on Flintoft, the Jaegers came under heavy attack from AFFS forces led by the Davion Assault Guards and the First Syrtis Fusiliers, while on Ridgebrook they faced both the 59th Strike Regiment and the Syrtis Avengers, led personally by Field Marshal Nathaniel Hasek, the commander of the AFFS task force assigned to MATADOR.[11][12] The assault on Flintoft resulted in the Jaegers losing two battalions.[13]

Field Marshal Hasek was killed in an ambush in mid-June 3080, prompting an internal conflict in the chain of command between the Avengers and the 59th Strike, at which point the Taurian forces on Ridgebrook informed the AFFS troops that the major cities on the world had been booby-trapped with nuclear devices. Should any AFFS unit enter one of these cities, the Taurians would detonate the corresponding nuke to destroy the AFFS unit in question, while also inflicting heavy casualties on the civilian population. This announcement reduced the battle to an uneasy stalemate, with the Jaegers clashing with the AFFS in small battles away from the major population centers; the Jaegers were then reinforced by the First Taurian Lancers in mid-June, who had managed to run the AFFS blockade of the system.[11]

In 3081 it was reported that the Jaegers forces on Flintoft had been destroyed by the combined forces of the First Syrtis Fusiliers and the Davion Assault Guards during MATADOR, with the Jaegers forces on Ridgebrook reduced to just over a third of their established strength by the end of the war.[14]

The third battalion of the Concordat Jaegers, reinforced by the First Taurian Lancers, were able to hold on to Ridgebrook despite being outnumbered by the Fifty-ninth Striker mercenary unit. By employing hit and run tactics during the assault, the Jaegers were able to keep the system in Taurian hands once the armistice was signed. Since that time the unit, now down to two companies, has been redeployed to Dicallus to protect the new Taurian-FedSuns border.[15] Many observers expect the survivors of the Concordat Jaegers and Red Chasseurs to merge as both units are so dramatically understrength.[16]

Dark Age[edit]

The Concordat Jaegers of 3145 were stationed on Midale and Johnson's Hold. From there they defended the Concordat from raids and attacks by both the Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation. They also conducted raids of their own, often at the direction of the Protector.[17]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Concordat Jaegers
Colonel Patrick Sterling 3025[18]
Colonel Kai Shoguwa 3050 - 3058[19][20][21]
Colonel Carol Trennouth 3064 - 3080[22][23][24]
Colonel Phan Mah Lut 3085[25]
Colonel Fred Cook 3145[26]

Tactics[edit]

Originally, the Unit used its nearly all medium-sized BattleMechs force to outmaneuver pirate raiders. After the Capellan-St. Ives Civil War, the unit gained heavier BattleMechs, these tactics have changed.[27]

Composition History[edit]

2786–2821[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[28]

  • At this point in time the Jaegers were a medium-weight regiment and were stationed on New Vallis.[28] In 2821 the unit was stationed on Brinton, but had been reduced to just over one-third strength.[28]

2830[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[29]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Brinton with an operational readiness of 102 percent.[29]

2864[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[29]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on New Vandenberg with an operational readiness of 64 percent.[29]

3025[edit]

Concordat Jaegers[30]

  • CO: Colonel Patrick Storfing
  • First Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Kai Shoguwa
  • Second Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Beatrice Davenport
  • Third Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Mikhail Kandinsky

- Supported with attached Infantry, aerospace fighters forces, while also having DropShip & JumpShip support to transport them all.[31]

3050-3054[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (BattleMech Regiment)[19][20]

  • CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa
  • First Battalion - CO: Subaltern Brigid Heckman
  • Second Battalion - CO: Subaltern Carol Trennouth
  • Third Battalion - Co: Subaltern Alfred Bonifachio

3058[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (BattleMech Regiment)[21]

  • CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa
  • First Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Brigadier Brigid Heckman
  • Second Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Carol Trennouth
  • Third Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - Co: Brigadier James Howard

- All three Battalions are considered Veterans skilled. The unit's loyalty range from First Battalion's being fanatical, while remaining are rated as reliable. Garrison locations: First Battalion is assigned to New Vandenberg, Second Battalion on Pinard, and Third Battalion on Burton.

3064[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (BattleMech Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[32]

  • CO: Colonel Carol Trennouth
  • First Battalion - CO: Brigade Kevin Stills
  • Second Battalion - CO: Brigade James Howard
  • Third Battalion - Co: Brigade Charise Helser

Second Velites Air Division (Wing/Regular/Questionable)[32]

3067[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (Veteran/Questionable)[23]

  • CO: Colonel Carol Trennouth

Second Velites Air Division (Wing/Regular/Questionable)[23]

3079[edit]

The severe fighting along the Federated Suns border reduced the Concordat Jaegers strength to seventy percent of their listed strength. In addition though they gained a great deal of experience, the actions of the TDF during the war led them to question their commander's behavior.[10]

3085[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (1 Battalion/Elite/Reliable)[25]

  • CO: Colonel Phan Mah Lut

Second Velites Air Division (Wing/Elite/Fanatical)[25]

  • CO: Senior Air Master Olufemi Kleid

3145[edit]

Concordat Jaegers (Regular/Reliable)[26]

Second Velites Air Division (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[26]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Periphery (1988), Unit Symbol listed
  2. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 58: Unit color scheme noted
  3. ↑ The Periphery (1988), p. 77: Concordat Jaegers - Unit brief history during the Succession Wars
  4. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 59: Concordat Jaegers - Unit history update, including fighting in St. Ives
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 59: Unit rebuilt with elements of the old Taurian Velites
  6. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 108: Fair-Weather Friends: Relations with the Magistracy - Unit named as being shattered with the Taurian Velites
  7. ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 120: Periphery Allies - 2 Battalions of the Jaegers listed on Taga and their vet rating and loyalty listed
  8. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 202: Taurian Defense Forces 3067 - Unit postings listed
  9. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 193: I Corps/Deployment table of 3067 - Jaegers were not named in I Corps info but brigade info suggests assigned has gone through some rough times. Force's strength is now 100 percent since its shattering in St. Ives fighting
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Field Report: Periphery, p. 12
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"
  12. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 27: "Bearding the Bull"
  13. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 54
  14. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 115: "Taurian Concordat"
  15. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, pp. 141–142, 150
  16. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 142
  17. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 194
  18. ↑ The Periphery, First Edition, p. 77: Concordat Jaegers - commanding officer named
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 20 Year Update, p. 77: Taurian Concordat Deployment Table - 3050
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Objective Raids, p. 48: "TDF Deployment Table - 3054"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Periphery (1996), p. 22: "TDF Deployment Table - 3058"
  22. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, 59 - New commanding officer listed
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 202: "TDF Deployment Table - 3067"
  24. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 141
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 150: "TDF Deployment Table - 3085"
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 201: "I Corps"
  27. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 59: Concordat Jaguars/Tactics- Originally used fitness of speed of medium BattleMech force, new heavier 'Mechs changed this
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 First Succession War, p. 140: "Major Periphery States"
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 Second Succession War, p. 100
  30. ↑ Periphery 1st Edition, p. 81: "TDF Deployment Table - 3025"
  31. ↑ The Periphery (1988), p. 77: Concordat Jaegers - Unit status and specs
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 59: "Concordat Jaegers" - Unit details from 3062

Bibliography[edit]

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