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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* [[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]
 
* [[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]
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* [[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]
 
* [[Technical Readout: 3025]]
 
* [[Technical Readout: 3025]]
 
* [[Technical Readout: 3026]]
 
* [[Technical Readout: 3026]]

Revision as of 18:58, 10 March 2011

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Unit desciprion

Winfield's Brigade was a highly mobile mixed-weapons unit in service of the Lyran Commonwealth. Most of its 'Mechs were of medium weight.

History

Origin as Winfield Guard

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.

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.[1][2]

Fourth Succession War

During the Fourth Succession War, Winfield`s Brigade was assigned to liberate the world of Liezen, which was garrisoned by a veteran Combine 'Mech-Regiment, the 1st Altenmarkt Militia. Winfield's Brigade managed to seize control of the capital and several cities. However, they lacked the man-power to pacify the planet and to hunt down the 1st Altenmarkt Militia, when the larger Altenmarkt Militia 'Mech-Regiment faded away and staged a guerrilla war. Thus, the Brigade was reinforced by the 4th Donegal Guards. Shortly afterwards, Liezen was considered secure.[3]

Clan Invasion

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 Fifth Battle Cluster. However, they had to retreat from Winfield after the Jade Falcons deployed a massive force of Clan Elementals (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. The survivors of Winfield's Regiment faced the 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.[4] [5]

The few survivors reorganized themselves into the Winfield's Regiment mercenary unit.

Composition History

2992

3025

3050

References

  1. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 81 Current Events - Winfield (Guards) Regiment/Brigade information.
  2. Field Manuel: Mercenaries Revised, p. 111 - Winfield's Regiment - Information revision including year of formation.
  3. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2
  4. Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised, p. 111 Winfield's Regiment - Winfield Guard's destruction noted.
  5. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 37, 38
  6. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 81 Current Events - Winfield (Guards) Regiment/Brigade information.
  7. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 81 Current Events - Winfield (Guards) Regiment/Brigade information.
  8. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116 Unit Deployment Table.
  9. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116 Unit Deployment Table.
  10. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 37 and p. 38 First and second waves.
  11. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 37 and p. 38 First and second waves.

Bibliography