11th Sian Dragoons

Brigade Insignia of the Sian Dragoons
Eleventh Sian Dragoons
Formed Re-formed during the Dark Age[1]
Disbanded Destroyed during the Second Succession War[2]
Nickname Lily Light Horse
Affiliation Capellan Confederation
Parent Command Sian Dragoons

History

As part of the Sian Dragoons, the Eleventh Sian Dragoons were a part of the largest BattleMech brigade in the history of the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces - both during the Age of War, and then again in the closing decades of the Star League era as the CCAF began rapidly expanding and reactivating regiments - and a regiment that could trace its origins back to when the first WAM-B BattleMechs were issued to support the tanks of the Sian Lancers.[3]

Though destroyed in the Succession Wars, the Eleventh was recreated as part of Chancellor Daoshen Liao's "Hidden Lion" initiative. The Eleventh participated in Operation GREAT FLOOD, and like other units of the Sian Dragoons it was split up into smaller commands to confuse Republic intelligence assets. They were used frequently to reinforce other CCAF units, and were praised by those units for their ability to "fill gaps" in a CCAF unit's abilities.[4] In 3145 they were stationed on Palladaine.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 11th Sian Dragoons
Colonel Ying 2765[3]
Colonel Sascha Laurie 2805[5]
Sang-shao Suo Yang 3134-3152[1][6][7]

Notes

In 2765 the Eleventh was commanded by Colonel Ying frequently clashed with her executive officer whose last name was Xiangri.[3]

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

2765

Eleventh Sian Dragoons (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[3]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Sian.

2786–2821

Eleventh Sian Dragoons (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[8]

- At this point in time the Dragoons were a heavy-weight regiment operating at full strength and were stationed on Sian.[8] In 2821 the unit was operating at just below one-third of full strength and were stationed on Calpaca.[8]

2830

11th Sian Dragoons (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[2]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Calpaca with an operational readiness of 61 percent.[2] The unit was destroyed during the war.[2]

3145

Eleventh Sian Dragoons (Veteran/Reliable)[1]

  • CO: Sang-shao Suo Yang

Second Palladaine Interceptor Wing (Regular/Reliable)[1]

Fifty-seventh Latice Lancers (Regular/Reliable)[1]

Eleventh Dragoons Infantry (Veteran/Reliable)[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Field Manual: 3145, p. 45
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Second Succession War, p. 96
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 13
  4. Field Manual: 3145, p. 36
  5. First Succession War, p. 85: "Objective Oriente - Third Strike and Out"
  6. Field Manual: 3145, p. 36
  7. Empire Alone, p. 89
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 First Succession War, p. 136: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"

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