21st Illician Rangers
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| Twenty-first Illician Rangers | |
| Nickname | Drop-And-Stop |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Illician Lancers |
The Twenty-first Illician Rangers was a regiment of the Illician Lancers.
History[edit]
Formed for airborne missions and other special force tasks, in the past the unit included enough DropShips to support a quick relocation. The unit worked closely together with the Star League Defense Force as instructors. During the Succession Wars, they lost most of their sophisticated equipment and reorganized for their new operations. The Lancers worked for the AFFS (and later the AFFC) for the last two centuries, and were a feared opponent in the CCAF.
In the Third Succession War elements of the Twenty-first Illician Lancers faced the Black Widow Company on Galtor III.[1]
The Twenty-first Rangers, along with the Fourth Rangers and two other mercenary regiments (the Second Cunningham's Commandos[2] and Federated Freemen[3]) captured Gei-Fu. The Third Capellan Defense Force had no chance and were annihilated. Later in the Operation the regiment captured Imalda. The Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry with support of the Death Commandos forced the Twenty-first to a retreat.[4]
After the end of the Jihad, the Twenty-first Illician Rangers were stationed on Keuterville, a world along the Federated Suns/Taurian Concordat border.[5]
During the ilClan Era, the Lancers were relocated to the Dragon's Tongue area, playing some part in the reconquest. In early 3152, the Twenty-first Rangers was stationed on the planet Brundage, on the Combine frontier, and were attacked by the Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars in a three-week campaign which forced the Lancers to retreat, leaving the world to the Combine.[6]
Known Unit Members[edit]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 21st Illician Rangers | |||
| Colonel | Roy Barnard | 3050 – 3067[7][8][9][10] | |
| Colonel | Aynsley Zibler | 3067[citation needed] | |
| Colonel | Kenneth Koppel | 3085[11] | |
| Colonel | Kenneth Ramaley | 3145[12] | |
Other Officers[edit]
- Leftenant Xanthe Culturo, MechWarrior during the Dark Age.[13]
Other Members[edit]
- Bel Clark, MechWarrior during the last years of the Third Succession War.[14]
Tactics[edit]
The Twenty-first specializes in airborne operations and high-risk combat insertions, and regularly performs maneuvers that most others would never consider.
Dragoon Ratings[edit]
Dragoon Rating: Unrated
Composition History[edit]
2786–2821[edit]
Twenty-first Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[15]
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Rahne. In 2821 the command was reduced to 35 percent of its strength and was deployed on Alkes.[15]
2830[edit]
Twenty-first Rangers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[16]
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Alkes with an operational readiness of 62 percent.[16]
2864[edit]
Twenty-first Rangers (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[16]
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Alkes with an operational readiness of 39percent.[16]
3025[edit]
Twenty-first Illician Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[17]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Jonzac.
3040[edit]
Twenty-first Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[18]
3050[edit]
2nd Illician Lancers (Twenty-first Rangers) (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[7]
3054[edit]
2nd Illician Lancers (Twenty-first Rangers) (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[8]
3059[edit]
Twenty-first Illician Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[9]
3067[edit]
Twenty-first Illician Rangers (1 Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)
- CO: Colonel Aynsley Zibler
- XO: Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Santos
- 7 Companies are Jump-capable - 2 Companies without Jump Jets are grouped separately
Thirteenth Illician Air Guard (1 Reinforced Wings/Elite/Fanatical)
- CO: Major Duilio Arquette
- 3 Squadrons for close ground support through heavy fighters - 3 Flies for cargo duties
Twenty-fifth Armored Cavalry Regiment (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)
- CO: Lieutenant Colonel Stephanie Wayland
- 1 Battalion design for assault combat - 2 Battalions with lighter equipment
Fifty-fifth Mechanized Cavalry (1 Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)
- CO: Lieutenant Colonel Larry Patton
- Trained as paratroopers and in the use of Jump Packs - They can operate for a longer period without support
3079[edit]
Twenty-first Rangers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[19]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Keuterville.[19] The Twenty-first Illician Rangers were reduced to two-thirds of their pre-Jihad strength.[5]
3085[edit]
Twenty-first Rangers (Veteran/Reliable)[11]
- CO: Colonel Kenneth Koppel
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Montour under contract with the Federated Suns.[11]
3145[edit]
Twenty-first Illician Rangers (Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Colonel Kenneth Ramaley
References[edit]
- ↑ Tales of the Black Widow Company, pp. 18–19
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 47
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 52
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 73
- ↑ a b Field Report: AFFS, p. 20
- ↑ Dominions Divided p. 69
- ↑ a b c d 20 Year Update, p. 21
- ↑ a b c d Objective Raids, p. 15
- ↑ a b c d Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 108
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 183: "Mercenary Employment Roster"
- ↑ a b c Field Manual: 3085, p. 160: "Notable Mercenary Forces Deployment Table"
- ↑ a b Field Manual: 3145, p. 182: "Notable Mercenary Forces - Federated Suns"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, p. 36: "GDR-1D Gravedigger"
- ↑ Tales of the Black Widow Company, pp. 18-19 (Scavenger Hunt scenario)
- ↑ a b First Succession War, p. 140
- ↑ a b c d Second Succession War, p. 100
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 147
- ↑ a b Historical: War of 3039, p. 141
- ↑ a b Field Report: AFFS, p. 19