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The Stealthy Tigers were named after two famous Lyran units destroyed in the [[Second Succession War]], the [[Stealths]] and the [[Tamar Tigers]], and were an attempt to recapture the effective weaponry and tactics of those units. Formed to defend their homeworld, [[Tamar]], they operated under a yearly contract with the LCAF.<ref name=HS66/> | The Stealthy Tigers were named after two famous Lyran units destroyed in the [[Second Succession War]], the [[Stealths]] and the [[Tamar Tigers]], and were an attempt to recapture the effective weaponry and tactics of those units. Formed to defend their homeworld, [[Tamar]], they operated under a yearly contract with the LCAF.<ref name=HS66/> | ||
| − | In March [[2915]], the Stealthy Tigers were part of the defence of Tamar when the [[DCMS]] invaded with three regiments. After seven months of combat, the [[DCMS]] units withdrew.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'' p.8</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 70</ref> The unit would repel raids on Tamar for the next 60 years.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71</ref> | + | In March [[2915]], the Stealthy Tigers were part of the defence of Tamar when the [[DCMS]] invaded with three regiments. After seven months of combat, the [[DCMS]] units withdrew.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'' p.8</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 70</ref> The unit would repel raids on Tamar for the next 60 years.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71</ref>. By the Third Succession War's end in [[3025]], they were stationed on the Marik front on [[Loric]].<ref name=HS119/> |
| − | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the unit began the war deployed on | + | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the unit began the war still deployed on [[Loric]] and was later moved to [[Giausar]] in October [[3028]] as part of the LCAF's response to the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[Operation DAGGER]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 63, "Overview"</ref> |
| − | By [[3050]], the unit was in service to the [[Free Worlds League]]. It had refused to re-sign with the LCAF after the formation & Lyran recognition of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], which comprised of [[Tamar Pact]] worlds, and the abortive [[War of 3039]]. It was loaned to the [[ | + | By [[3050]], the unit was in service to the [[Free Worlds League]]. It had refused to re-sign with the LCAF after the formation & Lyran recognition of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], part of which comprised of former [[Tamar Pact]] worlds, and the abortive [[War of 3039]]. It was loaned to the [[Capellan Confederation]] during [[Operation GUERRERO]] in [[3057]]. The Tigers fought alongside the [[Always Faithful]] in the attempted conquest of [[Caph]] which ended up in stalemate after battles with [[Lindon's Battalion]] and [[Gustafson's Grenadiers]].<ref>''Chaos March'' pp. 30-31</ref><ref name=MS61>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 61, "Stealthy Tigers Unit Profile"</ref> Caph was ultimately secured by [[Word of Blake]] forces. <ref name=MS61/> |
They took on more contracts in the [[Chaos March]], participating in the pacification of [[Carver V]] and later accepting a contract with [[William Baranov]] on [[Hall]] in [[3065]]. There, the Tigers fought against [[Burton's Brigade]] and [[Critchley's Cavaliers]] who were fighting for Baranov's rival, [[Count]] [[Radcliffe McNally]]. In mid -[[3066]], The Stealthy Tigers repulsed an assault on the capital [[Harney]] by NcNally's forces by way of a combat drop. Burton's Brigade fell back from the overwhelming fire which enabled the Tigers to outflank the Cavaliers who would surrender the next day.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 27, "Burton's Brigade: In With Both Feet"</ref><ref name=MS61/> | They took on more contracts in the [[Chaos March]], participating in the pacification of [[Carver V]] and later accepting a contract with [[William Baranov]] on [[Hall]] in [[3065]]. There, the Tigers fought against [[Burton's Brigade]] and [[Critchley's Cavaliers]] who were fighting for Baranov's rival, [[Count]] [[Radcliffe McNally]]. In mid -[[3066]], The Stealthy Tigers repulsed an assault on the capital [[Harney]] by NcNally's forces by way of a combat drop. Burton's Brigade fell back from the overwhelming fire which enabled the Tigers to outflank the Cavaliers who would surrender the next day.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 27, "Burton's Brigade: In With Both Feet"</ref><ref name=MS61/> | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Stealthy Tigers''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Stealthy Tigers''' | ||
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| − | |[[Colonel]]||[[Bob Vermithrax]]||[[3025]]<ref | + | |[[Colonel]]||[[Bob Vermithrax]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HS119/> |
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| Colonel||[[Yuri Rauschenbusch]]||3030s - [[3067]]<ref name=MS61/> | | Colonel||[[Yuri Rauschenbusch]]||3030s - [[3067]]<ref name=MS61/> | ||
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===2874=== | ===2874=== | ||
'''Stealthy Tigers''' (Reinforced Regiment)<ref name = HS66/> | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Reinforced Regiment)<ref name = HS66/> | ||
| − | : | + | :Three light 'Mech battalions |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tamar]]. | + | :One assault 'Mech battalion |
| + | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tamar]]. | ||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 119</ref> | + | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HS119>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 119</ref> |
| + | :CO: Bob Vermithrax | ||
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Loric]]. | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Loric]]. | ||
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
'''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20yup57>''20-Year Update'', p. 57</ref> | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20yup57>''20-Year Update'', p. 57</ref> | ||
| − | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ventabren]]. | + | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ventabren]]. |
===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
'''Stealthy Tigers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = FMMercsp111 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref> | '''Stealthy Tigers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = FMMercsp111 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref> | ||
| − | + | :CO: Colonel Yuri Rauschenbusch | |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Caph]]. | + | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Caph]]. |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
'''Stealthy Tigers''' (Two [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=MS61/> | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Two [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=MS61/> | ||
| − | + | :CO: [[Colonel]] Yuri Rauschenbusch | |
| − | + | :XO: [[Major]] [[Mason Markoja]]<ref name = EoW>''Embers of War''</ref> | |
| − | + | :'''First "Panther" Battalion ''' | |
| − | + | ::CO: [[Major]] Mason Markoja <ref name = EoW/> | |
| + | :'''Second "Leopard" Battalion''' | ||
| + | ::CO: Major [[Kirsten Markoja]] <ref name = EoW/> | ||
| + | :'''Jaguar Company''' (Independent / Training Company) | ||
| + | ::CO: [[Captain]] [[Ezra Payne]] <ref name = EoW/> | ||
| + | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Hall]]. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| Formed | 2874 |
| Disbanded | c. 3081 |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
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The Stealthy Tigers were a mercenary unit formed during the Third Succession War.
Contents
History
The Stealthy Tigers were formed in 2874 by the Duke of Tamar who was frightened by a Draconis Combine offensive and by the poor performances of the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. To avoid the old laws against individual nobles purchasing heavier BattleMechs, the unit was officially a mercenary unit.[1]
The Stealthy Tigers were named after two famous Lyran units destroyed in the Second Succession War, the Stealths and the Tamar Tigers, and were an attempt to recapture the effective weaponry and tactics of those units. Formed to defend their homeworld, Tamar, they operated under a yearly contract with the LCAF.[1]
In March 2915, the Stealthy Tigers were part of the defence of Tamar when the DCMS invaded with three regiments. After seven months of combat, the DCMS units withdrew.[2][3] The unit would repel raids on Tamar for the next 60 years.[4]. By the Third Succession War's end in 3025, they were stationed on the Marik front on Loric.[5]
During the Fourth Succession War the unit began the war still deployed on Loric and was later moved to Giausar in October 3028 as part of the LCAF's response to the Free Worlds League's Operation DAGGER.[6]
By 3050, the unit was in service to the Free Worlds League. It had refused to re-sign with the LCAF after the formation & Lyran recognition of the Free Rasalhague Republic, part of which comprised of former Tamar Pact worlds, and the abortive War of 3039. It was loaned to the Capellan Confederation during Operation GUERRERO in 3057. The Tigers fought alongside the Always Faithful in the attempted conquest of Caph which ended up in stalemate after battles with Lindon's Battalion and Gustafson's Grenadiers.[7][8] Caph was ultimately secured by Word of Blake forces. [8]
They took on more contracts in the Chaos March, participating in the pacification of Carver V and later accepting a contract with William Baranov on Hall in 3065. There, the Tigers fought against Burton's Brigade and Critchley's Cavaliers who were fighting for Baranov's rival, Count Radcliffe McNally. In mid -3066, The Stealthy Tigers repulsed an assault on the capital Harney by NcNally's forces by way of a combat drop. Burton's Brigade fell back from the overwhelming fire which enabled the Tigers to outflank the Cavaliers who would surrender the next day.[9][8]
The group divided in Hall, thanks to the presence of two Blakist agents, who take command of the unit, with the majority of the group joining Blakist forces. The technicians also divided, fighting between them. The Raiders and his people managed to board the DropShip Tigris and escape.[10] Only a company escaped, joining the AMC forces in retreat to Outreach. His later destiny remains unknown, but if they joined the Third Regiment of Dismal Disinherited, they must have died later, with all the unit. The rest of the group, implicitly the only one to retain the name of Stealthy Tigers, stay in Hall, joining the Word of Blake army.[11]
The unit remained with the Word of Blake during the Jihad. They were accused of having executed AMC POWs and FWL troops in 3067 on Hall. [12] The unit was still on Hall in 3071.[13]
During Operation SCOUR, the Word of Blake responded to the loss of Marcus by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the Canned Heat, Clifton's Rangers, The Furies and the Stealthy Tigers[14]) to retake Marcus on the 11th of August. The coalition forces[15] including the 20th Marik Militia[16] had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of Dieudonne.[15] Two teams of ComStar affiliated Blake's Wrath units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of Terra reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.[14]
It was confirmed by 3081 that the Stealthy Tigers had been wiped out during the Jihad.[17]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Stealthy Tigers | |||
| Colonel | Bob Vermithrax | 3025[5] | |
| Colonel | Yuri Rauschenbusch | 3030s - 3067[8] | |
| Colonel | Mason Markoja | 3067 | |
Tactics
The unit can harass a unit with high speed attacks and retreats.[8]
Support
The unit possesses enough DropShips to transport the entire command. The Tigers' technical staff can handle the unit's routine maintenance, but lack the resources to rebuild equipment a battalion worth.[8]
Composition History
2874
Stealthy Tigers (Reinforced Regiment)[1]
- Three light 'Mech battalions
- One assault 'Mech battalion
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Tamar.
3025
Stealthy Tigers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[5]
- CO: Bob Vermithrax
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Loric.
3050
Stealthy Tigers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [18]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Ventabren.
3059
Stealthy Tigers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [19]
- CO: Colonel Yuri Rauschenbusch
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Caph.
3067
Stealthy Tigers (Two Battalions/Regular/Reliable)[8]
- CO: Colonel Yuri Rauschenbusch
- XO: Major Mason Markoja[20]
- First "Panther" Battalion
- Second "Leopard" Battalion
- CO: Major Kirsten Markoja [20]
- Jaguar Company (Independent / Training Company)
- CO: Captain Ezra Payne [20]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Hall.
Notes
- The Unit fields many fast medium-class 'Mechs with a few heavies serving as backup.[8]
- There is a subgroup of MechWarriors inside the Tigers: the "Raiders". They are the elite of the Tigers. Every one has a Raider pin, one than cannot be bought, only earned by doing their job.[21] For the Tigers it was the unofficial tradition than only a Raider could become the regimental's commander. The Raiders aren't in a single unit, they're distributes along all the battalions of the unit. Ezra Payne was his unofficial leader, and everyone in the unit expected he became the successor of the colonel. However, the blakist moles in the unit turn almost all the regiment against the Raiders, painting them as traitors, killing most of them.[22]
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 66
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition p.8
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 70
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 71
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) p. 119
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 63, "Overview"
- ↑ Chaos March pp. 30-31
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 61, "Stealthy Tigers Unit Profile"
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental II, p. 27, "Burton's Brigade: In With Both Feet"
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 300
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 301
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update p. 18
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents p. 110
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Total Chaos, p. 164-165, "MARCUS"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 59-60, "Chaos Eternal: Blood And Fury"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 120, "The Condemned"
- ↑ 20-Year Update, p. 57
- ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 111
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Embers of War
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 13
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 301
Bibliography
- Embers of War (novel)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning (sourcebook)
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents (sourcebook)
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) (sourcebook)
- Mercenaries Supplemental (field manual)
- Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition (sourcebook)