Taurian Velites

The Taurian Velites is a Taurian Concordat BattleMech line regiment assigned to the Taurian Guards Corps

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Taurian Velites
Formed Periphery Rebellion
Nickname The Velites
Affiliation Taurian Concordat
Parent Command Taurian Guards Corps


Unit Insignia

The Taurian Velites insignia is a Viking raising a warhammer against a red field.[1]

History

The Velites were created by combining noble volunteer battalions and a covert officer cadre during the rebellion of the Periphery against the Star League in the later years of the 2760s. With the invasion of the Concordat by the SLDF, the Velites faced off against both the Fourteenth and Seventy-first Star League Striker Regiments in defense of Pinard. The fighting in this campaign was heavy and lasted 140 days. During this period the Velites were one of the few TDF units to have integrated aerospace assets permanently assigned.[1]

After the Reunification War, the Taurian Velites rebuilt their strength. Stationed on Parian in 2765, they were quick to cross-train with other members of the Taurian Guard Corps. At this time they also had three additional squadrons of aerospace fighters and a company of infantry from the Special Asteroid Support Force permanently assigned to their roster.[2]

When the Star League Defense Force left the Periphery during the Amaris Coup, the Velites were assigned to garrison and defensive duties along the Concordat/Magistracy border. While assigned this duty, the Velites were occasionally called upon to defend Taurian claims on disputed border worlds. In the final years before the thirtieth century, they were reassigned to duties in the interior regions of the Concordat. Due to their experiences, the Velites are one of the more seasoned and experienced units in the Taurian Defense Forces.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Taurian Velites
Colonel Anastasia Dreede 3025[1]
Colonel William Heise 3052[3]

Tactics

The Taurian Velites use both medium-weight BattleMechs and aerospace fighters. Though they do not have integral armor assets permanently assigned they do have infantry forces in their TOE[1]

Composition History

2765

Taurian Velites (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[4]

- At this time the Velites was stationed on Parian.[4]

2786–2821

Taurian Velites (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[5]

Note: At this time the light-weight unit was stationed on Parian. In 2821 the command was reduced to 43 percent of its strength and was deployed on Mithron.[5]

2830

Taurian Velites (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[6]

Note: At this time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Mithron with an operational readiness of 107 percent.[6]

2864

Taurian Velites (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[6]

Note: At this time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Mithron with an operational readiness of 53 percent.[6]

3025

Taurian Velites (3 BattleMech Battalions)

  • CO: Colonel Anastasia Dreede
First Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical)
Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Taurus
Second Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
  • CO: Subaltern Randolph Webber
Note: At this time the unit was stationed in the Hyades Cluster
Third Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
  • CO: Subaltern Richard White
Note: At this time the unit was stationed in the Hyades Cluster.

[1]

3050

Taurian Velites (3 BattleMech Battalions)

  • CO: Colonel William Heise
First Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
  • CO: Subaltern Charles Heiser
Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Taurus
Second Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
  • CO: Subaltern Alfred Wallentine
Note: At this time the unit was stationed in the Hyades Cluster
Third Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
  • CO: Subaltern Charles Calderon
Note: At this time the unit was stationed in the Hyades Cluster

[7]

3058

Taurian Velites (3 BattleMech Battalions)

  • CO: Colonel William Heise
First Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Taurus
Second Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
  • CO: Brigadier Margaret Doru-Trudel
Note: At this time the unit was stationed in the Hyades Cluster
Third Battalion (Veteran/Reliable)
  • CO: Brigadier Charles Calderon
Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Aea

[3]

Support

The Taurian Velites have permanently assigned DropShip and JumpShip assets to aid in their assigned task of defending the core worlds of the Taurian Concordat in the Hyades Cluster as part of the Taurian Guard Corps.[1]

Notable past members of the Velites include Marshal Baron Cham Kithrong and Marshal Hadji Doru[8]

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Periphery, p. 77
  2. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 22
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 22
  4. 4.0 4.1 Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 22: "Taurian Guard - Regimental Status"
  5. 5.0 5.1 First Succession War, p. 140
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Second Succession War, p. 100
  7. 20 Year Update, p. 77
  8. Handbook: Major Periphery States, pp. 67–68

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