Vong's Grenadiers

Formerly known as Ishara's Grenadiers.

History

Succession Wars as the Ishtar's Grenadiers

In it Third Succession War, the Grenadier's suffered from bad discpline and heavy equipment losses.

-2925 - The Grenadiers and Kamakura's Hussars were attacked on Hassad, by House Marik forces utilizing large force of Scorpion BattleMechs. The Grenadiers and its allied unit used their more maneuverable Hornet light 'Mechs out flanked the cumberson quad-legged Marik Mechs in some parts of the planet. However, heavy losses, (Here marks beginning of Capellans develeop its equipment conservative trademark doctrine) force them to withdraw.

-2950 - The Grenadiers fought in defense of Daniels, fighting of elements of Davion Syrtis Fusiliers. The hard fought defense of the world cost the unit half its numbers. In following year, the officer corp of the unit was re-organized.

-2991 - Marik forces raid the world of Conquista, where the unit had recently been assigned to garrison. The unit did fairly against the incursion and forced the raiders off. However, since this time, the CCAF continued to re-structure unit with new officers, leaving the warriors of the unit unspired leadership.

The unit didn't see any action in the 4th Succession War.

Operation Guerrero

They were assigned to reclaim Carver V from the Chaos March. Faced heavy opposition even before they landed and hung on for two months before being ordered back to Aldebaran for rest and refit.

The Ishara's Grenadiers attacked Arboris in 3057, where their first battalion was defeated by the combined forces of the remnants of the Arboris SMM (a mixed regiment of BattleMechs, armor, and infantry loyal to the FedCom) and the Farmers' Freedom Army (9+ infantry regiments). The FFA then turned on the Arboris SMM, forcing them to withdraw. Meanwhile, Ishara's Grenadiers withdrew to the capital city of Kansas Plain where they waited in vain for supplies from the CapCon. By the end of 3057, there was a three-way stalemate on Arboris, with the FFA and Arboris SMM suffering raids by the Grenadiers, while the SMM's commander kept failing in his efforts to enact a truce with the FFA.

Officers

As of 3025 the Commanding Officer was Colonel Maxwell Keng

As of 3063 the Commanding Officer was Sang-shao Choung Vong.

Composition

3025

BattleMech Regiment

• Battalion - Command Lance: CO: Colonel Maxwell Keng
  • 1st Battalion - CO: Major Harrison Lear
  • 2nd Battalion - CO: Major Trudy Teng

3063

'Mech

• Vong's Grenadiers (2 Battalions only)
  • CO/1st Battalion: Sang-shao Choung Vong
  • XO/2nd Battalion: Zhong-shao Aimee Yung-Tsi

Aerospace

• Vong's Air Squadron (2 Squadrons)
  • Wing Commander: Kong-sao-shao Andrew Wiggen

Armor

• Aldebaran 12th Home Guard (1 Regiment)
  • Armor Commander: Zhong-shao Paul Richards

Infantry

• Vong's Special Teams (4 Companies)
  • Infantry Commander: Sao-shao Rue Mank Oaks

Notes

• Original unit name was Ishara's Grenadiers.
• Sang-shao Choung Vong would later be featured in the MechCommander 2 computer game piloting a custom Lao Hu BattleMech.

References

Also:

• House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
• Field Manual: Capellan Confederation