Davion Assault Guards
Sarna News
You must add a |reason= parameter to this Cleanup template – replace it with {{Cleanup|reason=<Fill reason here>}}, or remove the Cleanup template.
Cleanup tagged articles without a reason field
 | This article needs to be updated with material from Field Manual: 3085. Once these titles clear the Moratorium period, or if they already have, please consider revisiting this article and updating it with the new material. |
| This article needs to be updated with material from Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack), Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental. Once these titles clear the Moratorium period, or if they already have, please consider revisiting this article and updating it with the new material. |
Property "Update Needed From" (as page type) with input value "Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)]], [[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process. Template:InfoBoxStateUnit
Contents
History
The homeworld of the Davion Assault Guards was Tigress.
 | This Section looks to be a Stub This section is a stub (i.e., in need of additional material). You can help us by expanding it. Please remove this tag when that effort is complete. |
Clan Invasion
As of 3050, the unit was stationed on Frazer in the Capellan March. [1]
Fedcom Civil War
During the FedCom Civil War, the Assault Guards secured Addicks for the Federated Suns by destroying the Addicks DMM, 6th FedCom RCT, and 5th Lyran Regulars RCT.[2] The Assault Guards then relocated to Tikonov, where they faced the 1st Republican, 3rd Republican, and 15th Deneb Light Cavalry.[3] After spending several years in the fighting on that world, they were recalled to Addicks to help repel the DCMS 15th Dieron Regulars and 10th Ghost regiment.[4] After that was complete they - along with the 1st Crucis Lancers - opened a beachhead on New Avalon, taking heavy losses in the process. Marshal Cooper combined the First Crucis into his Assault Guards. The Crushers took serious losses, but only about one third of their total forces were completely destroyed. As of 3067 they had rebuilt to full strength.[5]
In 3067 their home world was Lee. [6]
Jihad
The Assault Guards were instrumental in driving the Word of Blake off of New Avalon. They arrived in 3068, taking few casualties during their arrival. Their ability to move their heavy 'Mechs more quickly than expected kept them from being pinned down by the Blakist forces. The Assault Guards were one of the main units defending Avalon City, along with the Davion Heavy Guards and 1st Davion Guards.[7] During the Third Battle of New Avalon, they took serious casualties because they stopped several attacks cold.[8]
They were later rebuilt and assigned to Devlin Stone's Coalition force.[9]
The Davion Assault Guards then returned to garrison New Avalon until the 1st Davion Guards were combat ready. Shortly after the First Guards took up duty stations on New Avalon, the Davion Assault Guards redeployed to Taygeta, a world along the Taurian Concordat border. They were ordered not to initiate any hostilities, but they were assigned complete JumpShip assets and a screening force of Pocket WarShips to protect them. Apparently the Princess-Regent and High Command hope the presence of the Assault Guards will deter any more Taurian assaults.[10] While there they also engaged in training exercises with the 1st Syrtis Fusiliers LCT, helping that unit learn to work together.[11]
Officers
- 3025, the unit was commanded by Marshal Winston Ashley.[12]
- 3068 to 3080, Marshal Dixon Zibler commanded the Assault Guards. [16][17]
- 3085, the commanding officer was General Margurite McCaffree[18]
Tactics
As the heaviest unit of the entire regular army, the commander use fire teams to overcome the slow speed and to bring faster formation rapidly down.
Composition History
3025
Davion Assault Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Marshal Winston Ashley
3040
Davion Assault Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[19]
3054
Davion Assault Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[14]
- CO: Marshal Stephan Cooper
3062
Davion Assault Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[15]
- CO: Marshal Stephan Cooper
- Aide: Colonel Susie Stokes
- Note: 3 Reinforced Battalions with assault-class machines, each Battalion fields a Company of fast medium,-heavy 'Mechs
Davion Assualt Guards AeroSpace Brigade (3 Wings)[15]
- CO: Rear Admiral Laura Thao
- 1st Federation Attack Wing
- 1st Federation Interceptor Wing
- 1201st New Avalon Bomber Wing
Davion Assault Guards Armor Brigade (4 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)[15]
- CO: Leftenant General Dwight Savignon
- Aide: Leftenant Colonel Portia DuBois
- 2nd Federation Heavy Armor Regiment - Leftenant General Kent Frisk
- 3rd Federation Armor Regiment - Colonel Lisa Nicole Schon
- 43rd Saginaw Armored Regiment - Colonel L.T. Niven
- 1009th Avalon Armor Regiment - Colonel Melissa Lane
- Note: Equipped with Demolishers, Schrecks, and SturmFeurs in each Companies
Davion Assault Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[15]
- CO: Major General Octavia Robedeau
- Aide: Leftenant General Norman Ledesma
- 48th Federated-Commonwealth Battle Armor Battalion - Leftenant General: Terias Sortek
- 8th Crucis Light Infantry Regiment - Colonel: Hideaki Kaluzny-Hideoshi
- 23rd Federation Motorized Regiment - Colonel Los Virasith
- 870th Avalon Rifles Regiment - Colonel Marah Neergard
- 94th Remagen Mechanized Regiment - Colonel Igor Nemirovsky
- 3290th Federation Artillery Battalion - Major Rishath "Seth" Kirkpatrick
- Note: One Reinforced Battalion of Cavalier Battle Armor. The Brigade make extensive use of towed and crewed weapons
3067
Davion Assault Guards (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Marshal Dixon Zibler
- Note: Clantechnology: 20 percent | Advanced IS technology: 100 percent | Omnis: 30 percent [20]
Davion Assualt Guards AeroSpace Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[20]
- CO: Leftenant General Creighton Zabel
- Note: Clantechnology: 5 percent | Advanced IS technology: 80 percent | Omnis: 20 percent
Davion Assault Guards Armor Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Major General Portia DuBois
- Note: Clantechnology: 5 percent | Advanced IS technology: 90 percent | Omnis: 20percent
Davion Assault Guards Infantry Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[20]
- CO: [Major General Terias Sortek
3079
The Davion Assault Guards were at three-quarters of their pre-Jihad strength when they took up station on Taygeta.[10]
Notes
Gallery
- AssaultGuards.jpg
Atlas in Assault Guards colors
Reference
- ↑ 20 Year Update pp. 21
- ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 52-53
- ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 78
- ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 135, 150
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 129
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 138
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 7
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 5
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 35
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Field Report: AFFS, p. 12
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 15
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137 (pdf version), "Sirdar PDZ"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 21
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Objective Raids, p. 15, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 75, "Davion Assault Guards Unit Profile"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 5
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 60
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 70
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 136
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Field Manual: Updates p.