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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.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 170</ref> | 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.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 170</ref> | ||
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| + | During the [[Jihad]] the Fifteenth was assaulted by several [[Light of Mankind]] teams and paralyzed during the combat. They were destroyed by the [[40th Shadow Division]] in [[3070]].<ref name=jtph2p7>''Jihad Turning Points: Hesperus II'', p. 7</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
In [[3025]] the commanding officer was [[Colonel]] Rafferty Jefferson.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118, "Deployment table"</ref> | In [[3025]] the commanding officer was [[Colonel]] Rafferty Jefferson.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118, "Deployment table"</ref> | ||
| − | In [[3062]] the commanding officer was [[Leutnant-General]] Gina Ciampa<ref name=FMLA80>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 80, "15th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"</ref> She was still in command in [[3067]].<ref name=fmu177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177</ref> | + | In [[3062]] the commanding officer was [[Leutnant-General]] Gina Ciampa<ref name=FMLA80>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 80, "15th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"</ref> She was still in command in [[3067]].<ref name=fmu177>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 177</ref> She was also the last commander the Fifteenth had before it was destroyed on Hesperus II during the Jihad.<ref name=jtph2p7/> |
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Contents
History
The Fifteenth Lyran Guards gained its regimental nickname for the many times it faced certain death, only to trick fate by surviving. In 2990 they fought elements of the Amphigean Light Assault Group on Sevren.[1] The Fifteenth defended the planet Hesperus II during 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 on top 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.[2] The Fifteenth was the main 'Mech force used to drive the 32nd Dieron Regulars off of Sakhalin. They inflicted heavy losses on the DCMS unit before forcing them off-world.[3]
The 15th also participated in the Thirteenth (3019)[4][5] and Fourteenth (3057) Battles for Hesperus. During the Thirteenth battle the Fifteenth Guards used the mountains surrounding the Erewhon River floodplain to ambush Delta Regiment of Wolf's Dragoons and hold them in place while the Hsien Hotheads launched quick hit-and-run attacks and other Lyran regiments withdrew to defend the Defiance Industries factories.[6]. The Fifteenth was ultimately successful in slowing Delta Regiment's attempts to ford the Erewhon river and held up the Dragoon's advance long enough for the other Lyran defenders to block the Dragoons' attempts to reach the factories and forced them to withdraw.[7]. 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 elements 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.[8] Working with the 4th Arkab Legion the Fifteenth was able to maul the Clan unit while avoiding damage.[9]
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.[10]
During the Jihad the Fifteenth was assaulted by several Light of Mankind teams and paralyzed during the combat. They were destroyed by the 40th Shadow Division in 3070.[11]
Officers
In 3025 the commanding officer was Colonel Rafferty Jefferson.[12]
In 3062 the commanding officer was Leutnant-General Gina Ciampa[9] She was still in command in 3067.[13] She was also the last commander the Fifteenth had before it was destroyed on Hesperus II during the Jihad.[11]
Tactics
Since the battle for Hesperus II in 3057, the 15th Lyran Guards have resorted to conservative unrisky tactics.[9]
Composition History
3025
15th Lyran Guards (Elite/Reliable) [14]
- CO: Colonel Rafferty Jefferson)
3040
15th Lyran Guards RCT (Elite/Fanatical)[15]
3054
15th Lyran Guards RCT (Elite/Fanatical)[16]
- CO: Marshal Gina Ciampa[16]
3062
15th Lyran Guards (2 Battalions/Elite/Fanatical)[9]
- CO: Leutnant-General Gina Ciampa
- Aide: Nana Brennan
15th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade (2 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[9]
- CO: Colonel Talbot Fayan
- Aide: Leutnant-Colonel Victoria O'Dowd
- 816th Lyran Panzer Regiment: Colonel Alan Wedgewood
- 11th Hesperus Recon Regiment: Colonel Mazhar Kier
15th Lyran Guards Infantry Brigade (3 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[9]
- 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 [13]
- 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.[13]
Notes
Homeworld Hesperus II
Reference
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 34
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 76 "Hesperus revisited"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 112
- ↑ Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 24
- ↑ Hector (short story), Ch. 2
- ↑ Hector (short story), Ch. 7
- ↑ Hector (short story), Ch. 12
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 113
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 80, "15th Lyran Guards Unit Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 170
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jihad Turning Points: Hesperus II, p. 7
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 118, "Deployment table"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth , p. 121
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 137
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Objective Raids, p. 19