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Line 14: Formerly known as '''Stapleton's Grenadiers'''. Formerly known as '''Stapleton's Grenadiers'''. − The '''First Capellan Defense Force''' was raised in 3001 from the personal resources and retainers of Lady Margaret "Bloody Mary" Stapleton for the express purpose of destroying [[House Marik]]. Essentially a private army under the personal command of Lady Stapleton, the Grenadiers silenced critics by consistently outperforming expectations. Severely damaged and disgraced during the failed invasion of [[Sarna]] in [[3057]], the regiment was given a new life, brigade and name under the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' movement in [[3060]].<ref name=FMCC76>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 76, "Unit Profile"</ref> + The '''First Capellan Defense Force''' was raised in 3001 from the personal resources and retainers of Lady Margaret "Bloody Mary" Stapleton for the express purpose of destroying [[House Marik]]. Essentially a private army under the personal command of Lady Stapleton, the Grenadiers silenced critics by consistently outperforming expectations. Severely damaged and disgraced during the failed invasion of [[Sarna]] in [[3057]], the regiment was given a new life, brigade and name under the [[Xin Sheng]] movement in [[3060]].<ref name=FMCC76>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 76, "Unit Profile"</ref> The 1st CDF uses the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27, "General Review"</ref> The 1st CDF uses the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27, "General Review"</ref> Line 24:
Line 24: Lady Margaret Stapleton's family and parents were killed during a [[Free Worlds League]] raid on [[Exedor]]. Devoting the rest of her life to avenge her loss, Lady Stapleton petitioned the [[Chancellor]] for the privilege of raising a regiment. Financed by her own money and composed of her family retainers with herself as Commanding Officer, Stapleton's Grenadiers came into existence in 3001 as an instrument for the destruction of House Marik.<ref name=HL:CCp92>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 92, "Stapleton's Grenadiers Profile"</ref> Lady Margaret Stapleton's family and parents were killed during a [[Free Worlds League]] raid on [[Exedor]]. Devoting the rest of her life to avenge her loss, Lady Stapleton petitioned the [[Chancellor]] for the privilege of raising a regiment. Financed by her own money and composed of her family retainers with herself as Commanding Officer, Stapleton's Grenadiers came into existence in 3001 as an instrument for the destruction of House Marik.<ref name=HL:CCp92>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 92, "Stapleton's Grenadiers Profile"</ref> − ===Third Succession War=== + ===3rd Succession War=== − During the Third Succession War, the unit was involved in these actions: :*[[3003]] - The first military operation of the new regiment was an easy raid on the ore refining centers in the southern continent of [[Nam Dinh]].<ref name=HL:CCp92/> :*[[3003]] - The first military operation of the new regiment was an easy raid on the ore refining centers in the southern continent of [[Nam Dinh]].<ref name=HL:CCp92/> Line 38:
Line 37: :*[[3025]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers garrisoned [[Wazan]], [[Campertown]] and [[Lesalles]] with one battalion each.<ref name=HL:CCp106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106, "Capellan Reserves"</ref> :*[[3025]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers garrisoned [[Wazan]], [[Campertown]] and [[Lesalles]] with one battalion each.<ref name=HL:CCp106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106, "Capellan Reserves"</ref> − ===Fourth Succession War=== + ===4th Succession War=== − During the Fourth Succession War was involved in these actions: :*[[3029]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers withdrew from their garrisons on Wazan, Campertown and Lesalles without engaging Wave 7 of [[Operation: Rat|Operation: RAT]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 103</ref> :*[[3029]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers withdrew from their garrisons on Wazan, Campertown and Lesalles without engaging Wave 7 of [[Operation: Rat|Operation: RAT]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 103</ref> Line 45:
Line 43: ===Operation GUERRERO=== ===Operation GUERRERO=== − During Operation GUERRERO the unit was involved in these actions: :*[[3057]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers and the [[Tooth of Ymir]] invaded [[Sarna]] as part of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. They were outnumbered by the defending [[Kaifeng SMM]], the 1st Battalion of the [[Sarna Martial Academy Cadre]] and the [[Grim Determination]] mercenary regiment. Quickly losing air superiority to the aerospace cadets of the Academy, the badly damaged Grenadiers soon found themselves pushed back to the dropships. ''Colonel'' William Asselin and his command staff formed a last stand while the regiment retreated off the planet. This left the Tooth of Ymir all alone and they surrendered when they learned they couldn't leave.<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 13</ref> :*[[3057]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers and the [[Tooth of Ymir]] invaded [[Sarna]] as part of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. They were outnumbered by the defending [[Kaifeng SMM]], the 1st Battalion of the [[Sarna Martial Academy Cadre]] and the [[Grim Determination]] mercenary regiment. Quickly losing air superiority to the aerospace cadets of the Academy, the badly damaged Grenadiers soon found themselves pushed back to the dropships. ''Colonel'' William Asselin and his command staff formed a last stand while the regiment retreated off the planet. This left the Tooth of Ymir all alone and they surrendered when they learned they couldn't leave.<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 13</ref> ::The regiment was investigated by the [[Maskirovka]] and most of the remaining officers were forced into retirement. Disgraced, the unit was given the lowest priority in repair and refit by the [[CCAF]].<ref name=FMCC76/> ::The regiment was investigated by the [[Maskirovka]] and most of the remaining officers were forced into retirement. Disgraced, the unit was given the lowest priority in repair and refit by the [[CCAF]].<ref name=FMCC76/> − ::''Sang-shao'' [[Gary Weinrib]] was one of the few survivors of the Sarna attack and winner of the [[Liao Sunburst of Gallantry]].<ref name=FMCC76/>+ ===Xin Sheng Campaign=== − + :*[[3060]] - As the [[Xin Sheng]] movement permeated the military, the [[Strategios]] expanded the Capellan Defense Force to include BattleMech regiments. Stapleton's Grenadiers were renamed the 1st Capellan Defense Force and added to the new brigade as the military's symbol of rebirth and a fresh start.<ref name=FMCC76/> − ===''Xin Sheng'' Campaign=== − During the ''Xin Sheng'' Campaign the unit was involved in these actions: − :*[[3060]] - As the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' movement permeated the military, the [[Strategios]] expanded the Capellan Defense Force to include BattleMech regiments. Stapleton's Grenadiers were renamed the 1st Capellan Defense Force and added to the new brigade as the military's symbol of rebirth and a fresh start.<ref name=FMCC76/> :*[[3062]] - The First Capellan Defense Force was on [[New Sagan]] when the [[1st St. Ives Lancers]] led by [[Kai Allard-Liao]] raided the planet. While the battle was inconclusive, the hovertanks of the CDF regiment performed impressively.<ref name=FMCC76/> :*[[3062]] - The First Capellan Defense Force was on [[New Sagan]] when the [[1st St. Ives Lancers]] led by [[Kai Allard-Liao]] raided the planet. While the battle was inconclusive, the hovertanks of the CDF regiment performed impressively.<ref name=FMCC76/> Line 67:
Line 61: ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== − During the Jihad the unit was involved in these actions: :*Stationed on Capella alongside the [[Holdfast Guard]] since the start of the [[Jihad]] in [[3068]], the 1st Capellan Defense Force spent the entirety of its garrison time without seeing combat. The numerous raids conducted by the [[Word of Blake Militia]] on the planet occurred at locations where the 1st CDF weren't. Thus while the Holdfast Guard and the other defenders were whittled down by attrition, the 1st CDF still remained at full strength.<ref name="frcc12"/> :*Stationed on Capella alongside the [[Holdfast Guard]] since the start of the [[Jihad]] in [[3068]], the 1st Capellan Defense Force spent the entirety of its garrison time without seeing combat. The numerous raids conducted by the [[Word of Blake Militia]] on the planet occurred at locations where the 1st CDF weren't. Thus while the Holdfast Guard and the other defenders were whittled down by attrition, the 1st CDF still remained at full strength.<ref name="frcc12"/> Line 76:
Line 69: :*[[3081]] - Finding the [[Capellan Defense Force]] at peak strength with an abundance of extra equipment on [[Capella]], the [[Strategios]] decided to vastly expand the brigade by adding three new regiments. About a battalion of the most aggressive Grenadiers were then transferred to form the [[6th Capellan Defense Force]].<ref name=FM:3085>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 29</ref> :*[[3081]] - Finding the [[Capellan Defense Force]] at peak strength with an abundance of extra equipment on [[Capella]], the [[Strategios]] decided to vastly expand the brigade by adding three new regiments. About a battalion of the most aggressive Grenadiers were then transferred to form the [[6th Capellan Defense Force]].<ref name=FM:3085>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 29</ref> − :*[[3085]] - Soon after arriving to their garrison post on [[Ares (system)|Ares]]<ref name=FM3085p33/>, the 3rd Battalion led by ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Alice Stapleton raided [[Shoreham]]. The far heavier machines of the defending [[Forty-second Avalon Hussars]] [[LCT]] could not catch the Capellans and the 1st CDF battalion left the world with several tons of captured autocannon ammunition and coolant.<ref name=FM:3085/> + :*[[3085]] - Soon after arriving to their garrison post on [[Ares]]<ref name=FM3085p33/>, the 3rd Battalion led by ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Alice Stapleton raided [[Shoreham]]. The far heavier machines of the defending [[Forty-second Avalon Hussars]] [[LCT]] could not catch the Capellans and the 1st CDF battalion left the world with several tons of captured autocannon ammunition and coolant.<ref name=FM:3085/> ===Dark Age=== ===Dark Age=== − During the Dark Age, the unit was involved in these actions: :*[[3141]] - The First and [[Second Capellan Defense Force]] raided [[New Delos]] and surrounded the [[Iron Guard]] at the planetary capital. The 1st CDF breached the city's fortifications and advanced under a rolling artillery barrage supplied by the enthusiastic 2nd CDF. Refusing to surrender, the Iron Guard were completely destroyed in about four hours of brutal urban combat.<ref name=FM:3145p40>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 40</ref>. To add salt to the wound, the [[Steel Guard]] arrived just in time to see the Capellan regiments leave.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 108</ref> :*[[3141]] - The First and [[Second Capellan Defense Force]] raided [[New Delos]] and surrounded the [[Iron Guard]] at the planetary capital. The 1st CDF breached the city's fortifications and advanced under a rolling artillery barrage supplied by the enthusiastic 2nd CDF. Refusing to surrender, the Iron Guard were completely destroyed in about four hours of brutal urban combat.<ref name=FM:3145p40>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 40</ref>. To add salt to the wound, the [[Steel Guard]] arrived just in time to see the Capellan regiments leave.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 108</ref> Line 95:
Line 87: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Capellan Defense Force''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Capellan Defense Force''' |- |- − | Lady||[[Margaret Stapleton]]||[[3001]] - [[3025]]<ref name=HL:CCp92/> + | Lady||[[Margaret Stapleton]]||[[3001]] - [[3025]]<ref name=HL092/> |- |- | ''[[Colonel]]''||[[William Assellin]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 63, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref> | ''[[Colonel]]''||[[William Assellin]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 63, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref> Line 108:
Line 100: |- |- |} |} + + ===Notes=== + * ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib was one of the few survivors of the Sarna attack and winner of the [[Liao Sunburst of Gallantry]].<ref name=FMCC76/> ==Tactics== ==Tactics== Line 113:
Line 108: ==Unit Emblem== ==Unit Emblem== − -3025 - A broken lance gripped in a mailed fist on a red and gold field.<ref name=HL:CCp92/> + -3025 - A broken lance gripped in a mailed fist on a red and gold field.<ref name=HL092/> -3063 - A green inverted triangle with circles at each corner, set against the outline of a larger triangle in beige.<ref name=FMCC76/> -3063 - A green inverted triangle with circles at each corner, set against the outline of a larger triangle in beige.<ref name=FMCC76/> Line 119:
Line 114: ==Composition History== ==Composition History== ===3025=== ===3025=== − '''Stapleton's Grenadiers''' (3 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HL:CCp92/> + '''Stapleton's Grenadiers''' (3 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HL092/> :* CO: ''Colonel'' Margaret Stapleton :* CO: ''Colonel'' Margaret Stapleton :* 1st Battalion: ''[[Major]]'' [[Will Blackthorne]] :* 1st Battalion: ''[[Major]]'' [[Will Blackthorne]] Line 134:
Line 129: '''First Capellan Defense Force (Stapleton's Honorary)''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> '''First Capellan Defense Force (Stapleton's Honorary)''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> * CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib * CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib − :* XO 1st Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' [[Alexander Zivojinovic]] + :* XO 1st Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Alexander Zivojinovic − * 2nd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' [[John Rutsey]] + * 2nd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' John Rutsey − * 3rd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' [[B.J. Pratt]] + * 3rd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' B.J. Pratt '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]])<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]])<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> − * Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' [[Alec Bain|Alec "Bounty" Bain]] + * Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' Alec "Bounty" Bain '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliary''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliary''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> − * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Eric Jarra]] + * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Eric Jarra '''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> '''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> − * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Lamont Forschault]] + * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Lamont Forschault − * Infantry Commander (3067): ''Zhong-shao'' [[Terrence Bearpaw]]. + * Infantry Commander (3067): ''Zhong-shao'' Terrence Bearpaw. - A [[Fa Shih]] [[battle armor]] [[squad]]) included - A [[Fa Shih]] [[battle armor]] [[squad]]) included Line 156:
Line 151: ===3085=== ===3085=== '''First Capellan Defense Force''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> '''First Capellan Defense Force''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> − * CO: ''Sang-shao'' [[Gary Weinrib]] + * CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Wing/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Wing/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> − * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' [[Wai Ching Yip]] + * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Wai Ching Yip '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> − * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Etienne Morel]]) + * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Etienne Morel) '''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> '''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> − * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Jimmy Baker]] + * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Jimmy Baker ===3145=== ===3145=== Line 172:
Line 167: '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> − * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' [[Tak Cheung Sin]] + * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Tak Cheung Sin '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p46/> '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p46/> − * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Tuketu Shakopee]] + * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Tuketu Shakopee '''1st CDF Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> '''1st CDF Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> − * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Montrelle Estrada]] + * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Montrelle Estrada ==Gallery== ==Gallery== Line 189:
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Line 197: * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]'' − {{div col end}}+ </div> + [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Capellan Defense Force, 1st]] [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Capellan Defense Force, 1st]]
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Formerly known as '''Stapleton's Grenadiers'''. | Formerly known as '''Stapleton's Grenadiers'''. | ||
| − | The '''First Capellan Defense Force''' was raised in 3001 from the personal resources and retainers of Lady Margaret "Bloody Mary" Stapleton for the express purpose of destroying [[House Marik]]. Essentially a private army under the personal command of Lady Stapleton, the Grenadiers silenced critics by consistently outperforming expectations. Severely damaged and disgraced during the failed invasion of [[Sarna]] in [[3057]], the regiment was given a new life, brigade and name under the | + | The '''First Capellan Defense Force''' was raised in 3001 from the personal resources and retainers of Lady Margaret "Bloody Mary" Stapleton for the express purpose of destroying [[House Marik]]. Essentially a private army under the personal command of Lady Stapleton, the Grenadiers silenced critics by consistently outperforming expectations. Severely damaged and disgraced during the failed invasion of [[Sarna]] in [[3057]], the regiment was given a new life, brigade and name under the [[Xin Sheng]] movement in [[3060]].<ref name=FMCC76>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 76, "Unit Profile"</ref> |
The 1st CDF uses the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27, "General Review"</ref> | The 1st CDF uses the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27, "General Review"</ref> | ||
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Lady Margaret Stapleton's family and parents were killed during a [[Free Worlds League]] raid on [[Exedor]]. Devoting the rest of her life to avenge her loss, Lady Stapleton petitioned the [[Chancellor]] for the privilege of raising a regiment. Financed by her own money and composed of her family retainers with herself as Commanding Officer, Stapleton's Grenadiers came into existence in 3001 as an instrument for the destruction of House Marik.<ref name=HL:CCp92>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 92, "Stapleton's Grenadiers Profile"</ref> | Lady Margaret Stapleton's family and parents were killed during a [[Free Worlds League]] raid on [[Exedor]]. Devoting the rest of her life to avenge her loss, Lady Stapleton petitioned the [[Chancellor]] for the privilege of raising a regiment. Financed by her own money and composed of her family retainers with herself as Commanding Officer, Stapleton's Grenadiers came into existence in 3001 as an instrument for the destruction of House Marik.<ref name=HL:CCp92>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 92, "Stapleton's Grenadiers Profile"</ref> | ||
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:*[[3003]] - The first military operation of the new regiment was an easy raid on the ore refining centers in the southern continent of [[Nam Dinh]].<ref name=HL:CCp92/> | :*[[3003]] - The first military operation of the new regiment was an easy raid on the ore refining centers in the southern continent of [[Nam Dinh]].<ref name=HL:CCp92/> | ||
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:*[[3025]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers garrisoned [[Wazan]], [[Campertown]] and [[Lesalles]] with one battalion each.<ref name=HL:CCp106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106, "Capellan Reserves"</ref> | :*[[3025]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers garrisoned [[Wazan]], [[Campertown]] and [[Lesalles]] with one battalion each.<ref name=HL:CCp106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106, "Capellan Reserves"</ref> | ||
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:*[[3029]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers withdrew from their garrisons on Wazan, Campertown and Lesalles without engaging Wave 7 of [[Operation: Rat|Operation: RAT]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 103</ref> | :*[[3029]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers withdrew from their garrisons on Wazan, Campertown and Lesalles without engaging Wave 7 of [[Operation: Rat|Operation: RAT]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 103</ref> | ||
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===Operation GUERRERO=== | ===Operation GUERRERO=== | ||
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:*[[3057]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers and the [[Tooth of Ymir]] invaded [[Sarna]] as part of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. They were outnumbered by the defending [[Kaifeng SMM]], the 1st Battalion of the [[Sarna Martial Academy Cadre]] and the [[Grim Determination]] mercenary regiment. Quickly losing air superiority to the aerospace cadets of the Academy, the badly damaged Grenadiers soon found themselves pushed back to the dropships. ''Colonel'' William Asselin and his command staff formed a last stand while the regiment retreated off the planet. This left the Tooth of Ymir all alone and they surrendered when they learned they couldn't leave.<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 13</ref> | :*[[3057]] - Stapleton's Grenadiers and the [[Tooth of Ymir]] invaded [[Sarna]] as part of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. They were outnumbered by the defending [[Kaifeng SMM]], the 1st Battalion of the [[Sarna Martial Academy Cadre]] and the [[Grim Determination]] mercenary regiment. Quickly losing air superiority to the aerospace cadets of the Academy, the badly damaged Grenadiers soon found themselves pushed back to the dropships. ''Colonel'' William Asselin and his command staff formed a last stand while the regiment retreated off the planet. This left the Tooth of Ymir all alone and they surrendered when they learned they couldn't leave.<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 13</ref> | ||
::The regiment was investigated by the [[Maskirovka]] and most of the remaining officers were forced into retirement. Disgraced, the unit was given the lowest priority in repair and refit by the [[CCAF]].<ref name=FMCC76/> | ::The regiment was investigated by the [[Maskirovka]] and most of the remaining officers were forced into retirement. Disgraced, the unit was given the lowest priority in repair and refit by the [[CCAF]].<ref name=FMCC76/> | ||
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| − | + | :*[[3060]] - As the [[Xin Sheng]] movement permeated the military, the [[Strategios]] expanded the Capellan Defense Force to include BattleMech regiments. Stapleton's Grenadiers were renamed the 1st Capellan Defense Force and added to the new brigade as the military's symbol of rebirth and a fresh start.<ref name=FMCC76/> | |
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:*[[3062]] - The First Capellan Defense Force was on [[New Sagan]] when the [[1st St. Ives Lancers]] led by [[Kai Allard-Liao]] raided the planet. While the battle was inconclusive, the hovertanks of the CDF regiment performed impressively.<ref name=FMCC76/> | :*[[3062]] - The First Capellan Defense Force was on [[New Sagan]] when the [[1st St. Ives Lancers]] led by [[Kai Allard-Liao]] raided the planet. While the battle was inconclusive, the hovertanks of the CDF regiment performed impressively.<ref name=FMCC76/> | ||
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
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:*Stationed on Capella alongside the [[Holdfast Guard]] since the start of the [[Jihad]] in [[3068]], the 1st Capellan Defense Force spent the entirety of its garrison time without seeing combat. The numerous raids conducted by the [[Word of Blake Militia]] on the planet occurred at locations where the 1st CDF weren't. Thus while the Holdfast Guard and the other defenders were whittled down by attrition, the 1st CDF still remained at full strength.<ref name="frcc12"/> | :*Stationed on Capella alongside the [[Holdfast Guard]] since the start of the [[Jihad]] in [[3068]], the 1st Capellan Defense Force spent the entirety of its garrison time without seeing combat. The numerous raids conducted by the [[Word of Blake Militia]] on the planet occurred at locations where the 1st CDF weren't. Thus while the Holdfast Guard and the other defenders were whittled down by attrition, the 1st CDF still remained at full strength.<ref name="frcc12"/> | ||
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:*[[3081]] - Finding the [[Capellan Defense Force]] at peak strength with an abundance of extra equipment on [[Capella]], the [[Strategios]] decided to vastly expand the brigade by adding three new regiments. About a battalion of the most aggressive Grenadiers were then transferred to form the [[6th Capellan Defense Force]].<ref name=FM:3085>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 29</ref> | :*[[3081]] - Finding the [[Capellan Defense Force]] at peak strength with an abundance of extra equipment on [[Capella]], the [[Strategios]] decided to vastly expand the brigade by adding three new regiments. About a battalion of the most aggressive Grenadiers were then transferred to form the [[6th Capellan Defense Force]].<ref name=FM:3085>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 29</ref> | ||
| − | :*[[3085]] - Soon after arriving to their garrison post on [[ | + | :*[[3085]] - Soon after arriving to their garrison post on [[Ares]]<ref name=FM3085p33/>, the 3rd Battalion led by ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Alice Stapleton raided [[Shoreham]]. The far heavier machines of the defending [[Forty-second Avalon Hussars]] [[LCT]] could not catch the Capellans and the 1st CDF battalion left the world with several tons of captured autocannon ammunition and coolant.<ref name=FM:3085/> |
===Dark Age=== | ===Dark Age=== | ||
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:*[[3141]] - The First and [[Second Capellan Defense Force]] raided [[New Delos]] and surrounded the [[Iron Guard]] at the planetary capital. The 1st CDF breached the city's fortifications and advanced under a rolling artillery barrage supplied by the enthusiastic 2nd CDF. Refusing to surrender, the Iron Guard were completely destroyed in about four hours of brutal urban combat.<ref name=FM:3145p40>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 40</ref>. To add salt to the wound, the [[Steel Guard]] arrived just in time to see the Capellan regiments leave.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 108</ref> | :*[[3141]] - The First and [[Second Capellan Defense Force]] raided [[New Delos]] and surrounded the [[Iron Guard]] at the planetary capital. The 1st CDF breached the city's fortifications and advanced under a rolling artillery barrage supplied by the enthusiastic 2nd CDF. Refusing to surrender, the Iron Guard were completely destroyed in about four hours of brutal urban combat.<ref name=FM:3145p40>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 40</ref>. To add salt to the wound, the [[Steel Guard]] arrived just in time to see the Capellan regiments leave.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 108</ref> | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Capellan Defense Force''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Capellan Defense Force''' | ||
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| − | | Lady||[[Margaret Stapleton]]||[[3001]] - [[3025]]<ref name= | + | | Lady||[[Margaret Stapleton]]||[[3001]] - [[3025]]<ref name=HL092/> |
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| ''[[Colonel]]''||[[William Assellin]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 63, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref> | | ''[[Colonel]]''||[[William Assellin]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 63, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Notes=== | ||
| + | * ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib was one of the few survivors of the Sarna attack and winner of the [[Liao Sunburst of Gallantry]].<ref name=FMCC76/> | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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==Unit Emblem== | ==Unit Emblem== | ||
| − | -3025 - A broken lance gripped in a mailed fist on a red and gold field.<ref name= | + | -3025 - A broken lance gripped in a mailed fist on a red and gold field.<ref name=HL092/> |
-3063 - A green inverted triangle with circles at each corner, set against the outline of a larger triangle in beige.<ref name=FMCC76/> | -3063 - A green inverted triangle with circles at each corner, set against the outline of a larger triangle in beige.<ref name=FMCC76/> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''Stapleton's Grenadiers''' (3 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name= | + | '''Stapleton's Grenadiers''' (3 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HL092/> |
:* CO: ''Colonel'' Margaret Stapleton | :* CO: ''Colonel'' Margaret Stapleton | ||
:* 1st Battalion: ''[[Major]]'' [[Will Blackthorne]] | :* 1st Battalion: ''[[Major]]'' [[Will Blackthorne]] | ||
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'''First Capellan Defense Force (Stapleton's Honorary)''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | '''First Capellan Defense Force (Stapleton's Honorary)''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | ||
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib | * CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib | ||
| − | :* XO 1st Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' | + | :* XO 1st Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Alexander Zivojinovic |
| − | * 2nd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * 2nd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' John Rutsey |
| − | * 3rd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * 3rd Battalion: ''Zhong-shao'' B.J. Pratt |
'''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]])<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]])<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | ||
| − | * Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' | + | * Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' Alec "Bounty" Bain |
'''New Sagan Armor Auxiliary''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliary''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | ||
| − | * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Eric Jarra |
'''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | '''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMCC76/><ref name=FMUp32/> | ||
| − | * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Lamont Forschault |
| − | * Infantry Commander (3067): ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * Infantry Commander (3067): ''Zhong-shao'' Terrence Bearpaw. |
- A [[Fa Shih]] [[battle armor]] [[squad]]) included | - A [[Fa Shih]] [[battle armor]] [[squad]]) included | ||
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===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
'''First Capellan Defense Force''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | '''First Capellan Defense Force''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Sang-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Sang-shao'' Gary Weinrib |
'''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Wing/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Wing/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Wai Ching Yip |
'''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Etienne Morel) |
'''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | '''First Capellan Defense Force Infantry''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p33/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Jimmy Baker |
===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
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'''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> | '''First Capellan Defense Force Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Tak Cheung Sin |
'''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p46/> | '''New Sagan Armor Auxiliaries''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p46/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Tuketu Shakopee |
'''1st CDF Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> | '''1st CDF Infantry''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p46/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Montrelle Estrada |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | + | <div class="desktop-3-col"> | |
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|Chaos March]]'' | * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|Chaos March]]'' | ||
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]'' | ||
| − | + | </div> | |
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Capellan Defense Force, 1st]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Capellan Defense Force, 1st]] | ||