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| − | Winfield's Brigade was designed by [[House Steiner]] as a mixed-weapon '''line''' unit. In [[3025]], the unit fielded 2 [[Battalions]]. Winfield's Brigade was destroyed during the first and second wave of [[Operation Revival]] by [[Clan Jade Falcon]].
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| − | ==Unit description==
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| − | '''Winfield's Brigade''' was a highly mobile mixed-weapons unit in service of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. Most of its 'Mechs were of medium weight.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | ===Origin as Winfield Guard===
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| − | The Winfield Guards were created by [[Alessandro Steiner]] as a mixed weapon unit in [[2992]]. The 'Mechs of the Winfield Guards were usually of medium weight and high mobility. They were patterned after the [[Eridani Light Horse]] and one of the most famed Lyran units, [[The Stealths]]. In fact, the unit`s CO was a descendant of the former commander of the Stealths. The Guards quickly became one of the finest Lyran units, but they were decimated during the fierce fighting on the planet of [[Sevren]] due to severe intelligence failures in [[3011]].
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| − | The unit was reorganized into a two-battalion-sized force and renamed to Winfield`s Brigade. Winfield`s Brigade was once more deployed to Sevren alongside with the [[30th Lyran Guards]] and [[Hansen's Roughriders]]. The invasion succeeded in [[3024]], mostly because of the hard-striking Winfield`s Brigade.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 81 Current Events - Winfield (Guards) Regiment/Brigade information.</ref><ref>''Field Manuel: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 111 - Winfield's Regiment - Information revision including year of formation.</ref>
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| − | Winfield's Brigade performed an important role during the so-called "witch-hunts" of [[Gypsum]] and [[Baker 3]], an innovation of [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]]. The top-heavy units of the [[LCAF]] had to hunt down the "witch", a highly mobile opfor-unit, which was usually displayed by Winfield's Brigade or the mercenary unit [[Mobile Fire]].
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| − | ===Fourth Succession War===
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| − | During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Tyr Regiment]], the [[4th Donegal Guards]], the [[3rd Lyran Regulars]] and Winfield`s Brigade were assigned to liberate the prefecture capital of [[Kirchbach]]. The defending [[DCMS]] units, the [[5th Amphigean Light Assault Group]], [[Helmut's Hermits]] and the [[17th Rasalhague Regulars]], were forced to retreat off-world soon after the first engagement. <ref>NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1</ref> Hereupon, Winfield's Brigade was assigned to invade the world of [[Liezen]], which was garrisoned by a veteran Combine 'Mech-Regiment, the [[1st Altenmarkt Militia]]. Winfield's Brigade quickly seized control of the capital and other major cities. However, the larger Altenmarkt Militia 'Mech-Regiment faded away and staged a guerrilla war. Unfortunately, Winfield's Brigade lacked the man-power to garrison the cities and to hunt down the 1st Altenmarkt Militia at the same time. Thus, the Brigade was reinforced by the [[4th Donegal Guards]]. Shortly afterwards, the Altenmarkt Militia had to retreat and Liezen was ultimatively considered secured.<ref>NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2</ref>
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| − | ===Clan Invasion===
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| − | Deployed on their homeworld of [[Winfield]] during the opening stages of Operation Revival, Winfield`s Regiment was attacked by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. Fortunately, the Jade Falcons underestimated the capabilities of Winfield's Regiment and the Lyran unit almost overran the landing zone of the Jade Falcon's [[5th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fifth Battle Cluster]]. However, they had to retreat from Winfield after the Jade Falcons deployed a massive force of Clan [[Elemental]]s (which were completely unknown to the IS at the time). Before they retreated offworld in orderly fashion, they prepared the Winfield Militia to stage a guerrilla war.
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| − | The survivors of Winfield's Regiment faced the [[4th Falcon Velites (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fourth Falcon Velites]] on Butler shortly after. Vastly outnumbered, Leftenant General Davis Winfield decided to challenge the Falcon CO in single combat. He managed to gain the upper hand against his opponent, Star Colonel Evak Mattlov, until a lucky hit destroyed his 'Mechs gyro and he felt unconscious. Enraged, the rest of Winfield's Regiment attacked the Falcon force in a suicidal charge, which left the regiment all but destroyed.<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 111 Winfield's Regiment - Winfield Guard's destruction noted.</ref> <ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37, 38</ref>
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| − | The few survivors reorganized themselves into the [[Winfield's Regiment]] mercenary unit.
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| − | ==Composition History==
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| − | ===2992===
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| − | '''Winfield Guards''' (2 [[Regiment]]s/Elite/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 81 Current Events - Winfield (Guards) Regiment/Brigade information.</ref>
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| − | ===3025===
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| − | '''Winfield’s Brigade''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Elite/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 81 Current Events - Winfield (Guards) Regiment/Brigade information.</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 116 Unit Deployment Table.</ref>
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| − | * CO: [[Colonel]] Davis Winfield<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 116 Unit Deployment Table.</ref>
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| − | ===3040===
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| − | ''' Winfield's Brigade''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 138 </ref>
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| − | ===3050===
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| − | '''Winfield’s Regiment''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Elite/Reliable)<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37 and p. 38 First and second waves.</ref>
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| − | * CO: [[Leftenant General]] Davis Winfield<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37 and p. 38 First and second waves.</ref>
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
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| − | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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| − | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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| − | * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
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| − | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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| − | * ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]''
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