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Warrior House Lu Sann

Emblem of Warrior House LuSann
Warrior House Lu Sann
Formed 2928
Affiliation Capellan Confederation
Parent Command Warrior House Orders

History[edit]

Foundation of Warrior House Lu Sann[edit]

With the success of the Warrior House Orders concept, Major Troi Lu Sann would be granted permission to found a fourth Warrior House Order. Warrior House Lu Sann would be ready for deployment in 2928.[1]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

  • In the Fourth Succession War the unit's First battalion was destroyed in the failed defense of Liao[2] and the Second battalion was later destroyed on Nopah where they took part in Operation RIPOSTE.
  • Effectively destroyed in the Fourth Succession War, during the rebuilding House Lu Sann drifted in their philosophical outlook, prompting the Strategios to downgrade their loyalty, although this was generally kept a secret.

Andurien/Canopus Invasion[edit]

War of 3039[edit]

Operation GUERRERO[edit]

  • Grand Master Ion Rush sent House Lu Sann into the Chaos March to serve as a crucible, which helped to refocus the House and restore their loyalty rating, while costing them greatly in personnel.

Operation BULLDOG[edit]

Xin Sheng Campaign[edit]

  • House Lu Sann became a warm reception by the Taurian Concordat, much as CCAF from the Magistracy of Canopus. After a year of setbacks and misfortune, the Warrior House returned to the Confederation for rest and refit. Any thoughts of revenge, however, were put off when a battalion Taurian rebels chasing the struggling Warrior House Lu Sann and attacked their Grand Base stronghold in May.

Jihad[edit]

During Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE, the Lu Sann warrior house landed on Homestead to reinforce the Third Confederation Reserve Cavalry and help them drive elements of the Illician Lancers off the world.[3]

Warrior House Lu Sann was ambushed and destroyed by Word of Blake forces on Herotitus on 15 February 3074.[4][5]

Post-Jihad[edit]

Due to the philosophical and spiritual demands of induction and training into a Warrior House, the various Houses were slow to rebuild after the Jihad. Warrior House Lu Sann was one of three to be effectively destroyed in the Jihad, along with Warrior House Fujita and Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai. Despite the loss of combat personnel from the House, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao chose to keep the monasteries of each order open afterwards, even though each was little more than a home for elderly veterans, new acolytes and washouts from other training programs. In doing so, the Chancellor allowed the possibility of raising fresh battalions from Warrior House Lu Sann in the future to be kept open.[6]

Republic Era[edit]

After the Victoria War's end, Daoshen Liao fully resurrected Warrior House Lu Sann to act as his personal bodyguards. Their first action since their restoration was during the Capellan Crusades, where Daoshen assigned them to protect his retreat from Sarna in the face of a counterinvasion by the Republic of the Sphere. However, Lu Sann was unable to hold against the combined might of Stone's Lament and Stone's Liberators, and Daoshen was only saved from capture by the timely arrival of Warrior House Imarra. As punishment for Lu Sann's failure, Daoshen ordered them permanently stricken from the CCAF's roster.[7]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of Warrior House Lu Sann
Shiao-zhang Jesse Villar 3057 - 3058[8]
Shiao-zhang Rachel Moore 3063

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3025[edit]

House LuSann (2 Battalions/Veteran/Fanatical)[9]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Liao.[9]

3028[edit]

House Lu Sann (1 Battalion/Veteran/Fanatical)[10]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Liao.[10]

3040[edit]

House LuSann (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)[11]

Note: At this point in time the command were stationed on Mitchel[11] and Jackson.[11]

3050[edit]

House Hiritsu (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: House Master Jesse Villars[12]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Mitchel and Jacson.[12]

3063[edit]

'Mech

Infantry

    • First Company: Shiao-zhang Rachel Moore
    • Second Company: Lien-zhang Dwayne Giastini
    • Third Company: Lien-zhang Rubic Vladstov
    • Lu Sann House infantry (1 half-strength battalion, includes two squads of Fa Shih battle armor)
    • Infantry Commander: Ying-zhang Stephen Lee
      • Infantry Commander (3067): Ying-zhang Kato Sinol

Notes[edit]

  • House LuSann was one of the Warrior Houses whose loyalty to Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao was doubtful; they were thought to favor his sister Kali Liao.
  • Field Manual: Capellan Confederation lists the formation of this Warrior House in 2928, but other sources have them in action as early as 2910.

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 57: "Warrior House Orders Brigade Profile"
  2. The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One, p. 6
  3. BattleTech Dossiers: Youling Zhanshi, pp. 10–11
  4. Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 48: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  5. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 52: "The Jihad In Review"
  6. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 99: "The Warrior Houses"
  7. Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 80: "Throwing Stones"
  8. Binding Force, Prologue
  9. 9.0 9.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 107
  10. 10.0 10.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 88
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 20 Year Update, pp. 62–63: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"

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