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Davion Assault Guards

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History

The homeworld of the Davion Assault Guards was Tigress.


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 hoped the presence of the Assault Guards would 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]

Under the command of General Marguerite McCaffee the Davion Assault Guards took part in Operation MATADOR, the AFFS counter-offensive against the Taurian Concordat. The Assault Guards dropped alongside the 1st Syrtis Fusiliers on the 5th of May 3080 in a lightning assault against the world of Flintoft, one of nine worlds being attacked by AFFS forces. The Assault Guards were also accompanied on Flintoft by a journalist named Peter Remonde from the Federated Suns News Service, who rode down to the surface of the planet in the jump seat of General McCaffee's Atlas.[12]

Officers

As of 3025 the unit was commanded by Marshal Winston Ashley.[13]

As of 3050 to 3062, Marshal Stephan Cooper commanded the Assault Guards.[1][14][15]

As of 3067 to 3080, Marshal Dixon Zibler commanded the Assault Guards. [16][17] By May 3080, General Margurite McCaffree had replaced Marshal Zibler as commander of the Assault Guards and led the Assault Guards during Operation MATADOR;[12] General McCaffree was still leading the Assault Guards in 3085[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.[15]

Composition History

3025

Davion Assault Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[13]

  • CO: Marshal Winston Ashley

3040

Davion Assault Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[19]

3050-3054

Davion Assault Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[1][14]

  • CO: Marshal Stephan Cooper

3062

Davion Assault Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[15]

- 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]

  • 1st Federation Attack Wing
  • 1st Federation Interceptor Wing
  • 1201st New Avalon Bomber Wing

Davion Assault Guards Armor Brigade (4 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)[15]

  • 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

- Equipped with Demolishers, Schrecks, and SturmFeurs in each Companies

Davion Assault Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[15]

  • 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

- One Reinforced Battalion of Cavalier Battle Armor. The Brigade make extensive use of towed and crewed weapons

3067

Davion Assault Guards (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[6]

  • CO: Marshal Dixon Zibler

Davion Assualt Guards AeroSpace Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[6]

  • CO: Leftenant General Creighton Zabel

Davion Assault Guards Armor Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[6]

  • CO: Major General Portia DuBois

Davion Assault Guards Infantry Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[6]

  • 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]

3085

Davion Assault Guards RCT (Elite/Fanatical)[18]

  • CO: General Marguerite McCaffee

Davion Assault Guards Aerospace Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[18]

  • CO: Rear Admiral Arvid Kader

Davion Assault Guards Armor Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[18]

  • CO: Major General Aureliano Dalca

Davion Assault Guards Infantry Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[18]

  • CO: Major General Royale Slavik

Notes

Gallery

  • AssaultGuards.jpg

    Atlas in Assault Guards colors

Reference

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 20 Year Update, p. 21, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  2. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 52-53
  3. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 78
  4. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 135, 150
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 129, "Davion Assault Guards"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 138, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"
  7. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 7
  8. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 5
  9. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 35
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Field Report: AFFS, p. 12
  11. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 15
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 61, "Bearding The Bull"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137 (pdf version), "Sirdar PDZ"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Objective Raids, p. 15, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 75, "Davion Assault Guards Unit Profile"
  16. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 5
  17. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 60, "Davion Assault Guards Profile"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 70, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
  19. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 136

Bibliography

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