Editing Liao Guards

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| image = [[Image:Liao Guards -Brigade logo.png|191px|Brigade Insignia of the Liao Guards]]
| Designation = Liao Guards
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| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]
| Parent Command = [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]]
| Sub-Command = [[1st Liao Guards|First Liao Guards]]<br>[[2nd Liao Guards|Second Liao Guards]]<br>[[3rd Liao Guards|Third Liao Guards]]<br>[[4th Liao Guards|Fourth Liao Guards]]<br>[[5th Liao Guards|Fifth Liao Guards]]<br>[[6th Liao Guards|Sixth Liao Guards]]
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==History==
The '''Liao Guards''' were the original army for the [[Republic of Liao]]. Growing from their roots as two armor and infantry regiments, over time the Guards became a parade unit. By the time [[Warex Liao]] was named [[Chancellor]] the Liao Guards were useless from a military perspective, with their equipment's missile launchers replaced by fireworks launchers. During an inspection of the Liao Guards, criminals attempted to kidnap the Chancellor's cousin. The local police force captured the culprits while officers and troops of the Liao Guard hid in cover.

Chancellor Warex Liao relieved all the Liao Guards officers and sent the Liao Guards units on an eight year tour of the [[Periphery]]. This eliminated pirates along the Confederation's border and allowed the Guards to survive their grueling training regimen. After eight years, most of the incompetents were gone, and the Guards regiments were significantly more skilled.<ref name=FR2765:CCp11/>

===Succession War Era===
The Liao Guards sold themselves dearly in the [[Succession War era|Succession War Era]]. Where majority of them were stationed in the [[Sarna Commonality]], where they would faced off against the forces of the [[Free Worlds League Military]], keeping the League units to a standstill. The [[FWLM]] would ultimately resort to the use nuclear weapons to destroy the Liao Guards fight strength.<ref name=FM3145p35/> Despite the devastation of the war reduced all the regiments fighting strength. However, bolster their forces would expanded the Brigade four to six regiments.<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: First Succession War Deployment Table.</ref>

However, the Second Succession War would be different story, some of the Guard's regiments would participate in Operation CELT, which would be Chancellor's effort try retake Chestertown Worlds from House Davion. The Guards would ultimately, be destroyed save the Sixth Liao Guards having to manage lone survivors of the Brigade.<ref name="SSWp95">''Second Succession War'', p. 95: Second Succession War Deployment Table - "Liao Guards status before and after the Second War, all but the Sixth Liao Guards being destroyed.</ref>

===Re-formation===
The Liao Guards brigade was re-formed sometime between [[3113]] and [[3134]] as one of the [[Hidden Lion]] brigades resurrected by [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]] using stockpiled equipment.<ref name=FM3145p35/> The new Liao Guards used the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27: "General Review"</ref> They were the front-line regiments of the [[Tikonov Commonality]].<ref name="FM:3145p28">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28: "The New Old-Fashioned Way"</ref>

===Operation GREAT FLOOD===
Their brigade participated in [[Operation GREAT FLOOD]], securing rear areas for the more experienced CCAF front line forces. They were more than a show unit, however, as each Guards unit had to deal with local insurrections of pro-Republic and anti-Liao forces.<ref name=FM3145p35/>

===Operation CELESTIAL REWARD===
Most of the Liao Guards spent [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]] garrisoning worlds captured from the [[ROTS]]. Only the 1st Liao Guards saw action against the [[AFFS]] during this time.<ref name=FM3145p35/>

==Officers==
All military forces inside a Commonality are commanded by a Line Director and a Home Guard Director. The Line Director is also responsible for the readiness, supply, training and personnel needs of all front-line and reserve regiments based in the Commonality, even if they are assigned to another Commonality temporarily.<ref name=FM:CCp25>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 25: "Rise of the Jiang-jun"</ref>

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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Liao Guards'''
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| Line Director ''[[Jiang-jun]]''||[[Pjotr Lebed]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46: "Tikonov Commonality"</ref>
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| Home Guard Director ''Jiang-jun''||[[Samitra Yuen]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p46/>
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|}

==Tactics==
===3145===
The Liao Guards are experienced in pacification duties.<ref name=FM3145p35/>

==Units of the Liao Guards==
:* [[1st Liao Guards|First Liao Guards]]<ref name=FR2765:CCp11>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 11: "Liao Guards"</ref><ref name=FM3145p35>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 35</ref><ref name="FSWp136"/><ref name="SSWp95"/>
:* [[2nd Liao Guards|Second Liao Guards]]<ref name="FSWp136"/><ref name="SSWp95"/><ref name=FR2765:CCp11/><ref name=FM3145p35/>
:* [[3rd Liao Guards|Third Liao Guards]]<ref name=FR2765:CCp11/><ref name=FM3145p35/>
:* [[4th Liao Guards|Fourth Liao Guards]]<ref name="FSWp136"/><ref name="SSWp95"/>
:* [[5th Liao Guards|Fifth Liao Guards]]<ref name="FSWp136"/><ref name="SSWp95"/>
:* [[6th Liao Guards|Sixth Liao Guards]]<ref name="FSWp136"/><ref name="SSWp95"/>

==Color Scheme and Unit Insignia==
A rearing horse superimposed over an inverted green triangle with a banner underneath stating "''Nemo Me Impune Lacessit''".<ref name=FM3145p35/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''

[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Liao Guards]]