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History

The unit gained its regimental nickname for the many times it faced certain death, only to trick fate by surviving. The Fifteenth defended the planet Hesperus II during the the Tenth Battle (2997) against elements of the FWLM. The Guards, which were commanded by later Archon Katrina Steiner, performed a dangerous suborbital combat drop ontop of the enemy forces. The difficult maneuver was successful, and the 15th Lyran Guards routed the smaller Marik force. Accordingly, they participated in the unsuccessful attempt to invade the planet Kalidasa.[1]

The 15th also participated in the Thirteenth (3019)[2] and Fourteenth (3057) Battles for Hesperus. The Fourteenth battle was particularly difficult for the Fifteenth Lyran Guards, as it involved two-thirds of the unit's members betraying their oaths and declaring Hesperus II part of the Free Star Republic. The remaining two-thirds of the unit were able to run a series of guerrilla operations that prevented the mutineers from attacking Defiance Industries. The LAAF High Command sent reinforcements and the rebels were quickly defeated. The action had been costly though and cost the Fifteenth nearly half their number. Investigations by the Lyran Intelligence Corps reduced the unit still further as disloyal officers were removed.

During Operation Bulldog the Fifteenth served to secure rear areas, but also faced the Twenty-seventh Garrison Cluster on Lonaconing.[3] Working with the 4th Arkab Legion the Fifteenth was able to maul the Clan unit while avoiding damage.[4]

The Fifteenth Battle of Hesperus found the Fifteenth on world and the target of several orbital bombardments. The Fifteenth guarded the main Defiance Industries complex, preventing the Free Skye Movement from taking over the factory.[5]

Officers

In 3025 the commanding officer was Colonel Rafferty Jefferson.[6]

In 3062 the commanding officer was Leutnant-General Gina Ciampa[4] She was still in command in 3067.[7]

Tactics

Since the battle for Hesperus II in 3057, the 15th Lyran Guards have resorted to conservative unrisky tactics.[4]

Composition History

3025

15th Lyran Guards (Elite/Reliable) [8]

  • CO: Colonel Rafferty Jefferson)

3040

15th Lyran Guards RCT (Elite/Fanatical)[9]

3054

15th Lyran Guards RCT (Elite/Fanatical)[10]

  • CO: Marshal Gina Ciampa[10]

3062

15th Lyran Guards (2 Battalions/Elite/Fanatical)[4]

  • CO: Leutnant-General Gina Ciampa
    • Aide: Nana Brennan

15th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[4]

  • CO: Colonel Talbot Fayan
  • 816th Lyran Panzer Regiment: Colonel Alan Wedgewood
  • 11th Hesperus Recon Regiment: Colonel Mazhar Kier

15th Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade (3 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[4]

  • CO: Colonel: Eva Kalunta
    • Aide: Leutnant-Colonel Bert Atkin
  • 527th Lyran Mechanized Regiment: Colonel Kaye Harvey
  • 17th Hesperus Light Infantry Regiment: Colonel Obadina Derek
  • 283rd Lyran Jump Infantry: Colonel Francis Everidge

- The Aerospace assets were lost in the Fourteenth Battle of Hesperus.

3067

15th Lyran Guards [7]

  • CO: Leutnant-General Gina Ciampa

15th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade

  • CO: Colonel Talbot Fayan

15th Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade

  • CO: Colonel: Eva Kalunta

Though the Fifteenth Lyran Guards were still Elite troops and fanatically loyal, the severe combat of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Battles of Hesperus reduced the command to one third of its nominal strength.[7]

Notes

Homeworld Hesperus II

Reference

  1. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 76 "Hesperus revisited"
  2. Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 24
  3. Field Manual: Updates, p. 113
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 80, "15th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"
  5. Field Manual: Updates, p. 170
  6. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 118 deployment tables
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177
  8. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth , p. 121
  9. Historical: War of 3039 , p. 137
  10. 10.0 10.1 Objective Raids, p. 19

Bibliography