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| − | | image = [[Image: Liao Guards.png| | + | | image = [[Image:Liao Guards -Brigade logo.png|191px|Brigade Insignia of the Liao Guards]] |
| Designation = First Liao Guards | | Designation = First Liao Guards | ||
| Formed = [[First Succession War]]<ref name="FSWp136"/> | | Formed = [[First Succession War]]<ref name="FSWp136"/> | ||
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| − | | Nickname = The Cynthiana Highlanders <ref name=fr2765cc11>''Field Report 2765: | + | | Nickname = The Cynthiana Highlanders<ref name=fr2765cc11>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 11</ref> |
| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]] | | Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]] | ||
| Parent Command = [[Liao Guards]] | | Parent Command = [[Liao Guards]] | ||
| Sub-Command = | | Sub-Command = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The '''First Liao Guards''' were the first unit formed of their brigade. They were also the first unit sent to the [[Periphery]] border when [[Chancellor]] [[Warex Liao]] ordered the Liao Guards to improve. They spent forty years undergoing a massive training program that turned them from a useless parade ground unit into competent soldiers. They still retained their parade ground competence, but they were also capable of fighting battles and winning them.<ref name=fr2765cc11/> | The '''First Liao Guards''' were the first unit formed of their brigade. They were also the first unit sent to the [[Periphery]] border when [[Chancellor]] [[Warex Liao]] ordered the Liao Guards to improve. They spent forty years undergoing a massive training program that turned them from a useless parade ground unit into competent soldiers. They still retained their parade ground competence, but they were also capable of fighting battles and winning them.<ref name=fr2765cc11/> | ||
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===Dark Age Era=== | ===Dark Age Era=== | ||
| − | ==== | + | ====Re-formation==== |
| − | The First Liao Guards were | + | The First Liao Guards were re-formed sometime before [[Operation GREAT FLOOD]] as one of the [[Hidden Lion]] regiments resurrected by [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]] using stockpiled equipment.<ref name=FM3145p35/> The new Liao Guards used the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27: "General Review"</ref> They were a front-line regiment of the [[Tikonov Commonality]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28: "The New Old-Fashioned Way"</ref> |
====Operation GREAT FLOOD==== | ====Operation GREAT FLOOD==== | ||
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====Operation CELESTIAL REWARD==== | ====Operation CELESTIAL REWARD==== | ||
| − | The only Liao Guards regiment to participate in [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]], the First Liao Guards were assigned to capture several former Republic worlds annexed by the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=FM3145p35/> Victorious against the usually ''ad hoc'' garrisons found on these planets, the Liao Guards were easily defeated by the defending [[Third Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]] on [[Rio]]. They would later return to capture the planet after the Third FSAC redeployed to counter the ongoing [[Draconis Combine]] invasion.<ref name=FM:3145p72>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 72 | + | The only Liao Guards regiment to participate in [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]], the First Liao Guards were assigned to capture several former Republic worlds annexed by the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=FM3145p35/> Victorious against the usually ''ad hoc'' garrisons found on these planets, the Liao Guards were easily defeated by the defending [[Third Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]] on [[Rio]]. They would later return to capture the planet after the Third FSAC redeployed to counter the ongoing [[Draconis Combine]] invasion.<ref name=FM:3145p72>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 72: "Third Federated Suns Armored Cavalry"</ref> |
====Operation TIAMAT==== | ====Operation TIAMAT==== | ||
| − | As part of [[Operation TIAMAT]] the First Liao Guards assaulted [[Epsilon Indi]] in August [[3149]] alongside [[Warrior House Orders|Warrior House]] [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi|Dai Da Chi]]. Initially stymied by the shell | + | As part of [[Operation TIAMAT]] the First Liao Guards assaulted [[Epsilon Indi]] in August [[3149]] alongside [[Warrior House Orders|Warrior House]] [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi|Dai Da Chi]]. Initially stymied by the shell games of the [[XIII Hastati Sentinels|Thirteenth Hastati]] and other Republican defenders, prisoner interrogations by House Dai Da Chi informed the Liao Guards that only a battalion of the Thirteenth was defending the capital and spaceport. Over the next week the Guards hammered the Thirteenth with air strikes before overwhelming the Republican defenders.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 72</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Liao Guards''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Liao Guards''' | ||
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| − | | ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Elliot Liao-Subramanya]]||[[3145]] | + | | ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Elliot Liao-Subramanya]]||[[3134]]-[[3145]]<ref name=fm3145p47>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 47</ref><ref name=FM3145p35>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 35</ref> |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
| − | '''First Liao Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name=fr2765cc11/> | + | '''First Liao Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=fr2765cc11/> |
:Note: At this point in time the regiment was stationed on [[Liao]].<ref name=fr2765cc11/> | :Note: At this point in time the regiment was stationed on [[Liao]].<ref name=fr2765cc11/> | ||
=== 2786 === | === 2786 === | ||
| − | '''First Liao Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp136">'' | + | '''First Liao Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) - Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | :- At this point in time the First was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Liao.<ref | + | :- At this point in time the First was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Liao.<ref name="FSWp136"/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name="FSWp136"/> |
===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
| − | '''First Liao Guards''' (Veteran/Reliable)(85% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> | + | '''First Liao Guards''' (Veteran/Reliable) (85% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> |
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Elliot Liao-Subramanya | * CO: ''Sang-shao'' Elliot Liao-Subramanya | ||
| − | '''Liao's Banshees''' (Veteran/Fanatical)(90% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> | + | '''Liao's Banshees''' (Veteran/Fanatical) (90% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> |
| − | * CO: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' Cesaro Amaro | + | * CO: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' [[Cesaro Amaro]] |
| − | '''Highlander Tank Regiment''' (Regular/Fanatical)(80% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> | + | '''Highlander Tank Regiment''' (Regular/Fanatical) (80% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> |
| − | * CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Cody Truesdell | + | * CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' [[Cody Truesdell]] |
| − | '''Cynthiana Highland Infantry''' (Regular/Fanatical)(85% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> | + | '''Cynthiana Highland Infantry''' (Regular/Fanatical) (85% Strength)<ref name=fm3145p47/> |
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Weisheng Weng | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Weisheng Weng]] |
Notes: | Notes: | ||
| − | :The unit had an "A" Equipment Rating. They had numerous [[Assassin]]s, [[Firebee]]s, [[Rifleman]]s and [[Wolverine]]s.<ref | + | :The unit had an "A" Equipment Rating. They had numerous ''[[Assassin]]''s, ''[[Firebee]]''s, ''[[Rifleman]]''s and ''[[Wolverine]]''s.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28: "Sarna and Tikonov Commonalities"</ref><ref name=FM:3145p29>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 29: "Sian Commonality"</ref> |
==Color Scheme and Unit Insignia== | ==Color Scheme and Unit Insignia== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765: | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' |
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Liao Guards, 01st]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Liao Guards, 01st]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:29, 12 November 2023
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| First Liao Guards | |
| Formed | First Succession War[1] |
| Nickname | The Cynthiana Highlanders[2] |
| Affiliation | Capellan Confederation |
| Parent Command | Liao Guards |
Contents
History[edit]
The First Liao Guards were the first unit formed of their brigade. They were also the first unit sent to the Periphery border when Chancellor Warex Liao ordered the Liao Guards to improve. They spent forty years undergoing a massive training program that turned them from a useless parade ground unit into competent soldiers. They still retained their parade ground competence, but they were also capable of fighting battles and winning them.[2]
First Succession War[edit]
During the First Succession War the First fought the Free Worlds League Military's invasion of the Sarna Commonality. They were highly effective in this role, and forced the FWLM to use nuclear weapons to destroy them.[3]
Dark Age Era[edit]
Re-formation[edit]
The First Liao Guards were re-formed sometime before Operation GREAT FLOOD as one of the Hidden Lion regiments resurrected by Chancellor Daoshen Liao using stockpiled equipment.[3] The new Liao Guards used the Augmented Regiment formations commonly found in the CCAF by 3145.[4] They were a front-line regiment of the Tikonov Commonality.[5]
Operation GREAT FLOOD[edit]
During Operation GREAT FLOOD, the First Liao Guards landed on Styk, New Canton, and Zion after other CCAF regiments captured the planets. They then hunted down the remaining RAF stragglers and pacified the worlds. They later served as the garrison for the planet Liao soon after its capture and received a victory parade in Cynthiana from an elated public.[3]
Operation CELESTIAL REWARD[edit]
The only Liao Guards regiment to participate in Operation CELESTIAL REWARD, the First Liao Guards were assigned to capture several former Republic worlds annexed by the Federated Suns.[3] Victorious against the usually ad hoc garrisons found on these planets, the Liao Guards were easily defeated by the defending Third Federated Suns Armored Cavalry on Rio. They would later return to capture the planet after the Third FSAC redeployed to counter the ongoing Draconis Combine invasion.[6]
Operation TIAMAT[edit]
As part of Operation TIAMAT the First Liao Guards assaulted Epsilon Indi in August 3149 alongside Warrior House Dai Da Chi. Initially stymied by the shell games of the Thirteenth Hastati and other Republican defenders, prisoner interrogations by House Dai Da Chi informed the Liao Guards that only a battalion of the Thirteenth was defending the capital and spaceport. Over the next week the Guards hammered the Thirteenth with air strikes before overwhelming the Republican defenders.[7]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 1st Liao Guards | |||
| Sang-shao | Elliot Liao-Subramanya | 3134-3145[8][3] | |
Tactics[edit]
3145[edit]
Lack of experience has made the First Liao Guards dependent on their numbers and technology to achieve victory.[3]
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
First Liao Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[2]
2786[edit]
First Liao Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[1]
- - At this point in time the First was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Liao.[1] The unit was destroyed during the war.[1]
3145[edit]
First Liao Guards (Veteran/Reliable) (85% Strength)[8]
- CO: Sang-shao Elliot Liao-Subramanya
Liao's Banshees (Veteran/Fanatical) (90% Strength)[8]
Highlander Tank Regiment (Regular/Fanatical) (80% Strength)[8]
Cynthiana Highland Infantry (Regular/Fanatical) (85% Strength)[8]
- CO: Zhong-shao Weisheng Weng
Notes:
- The unit had an "A" Equipment Rating. They had numerous Assassins, Firebees, Riflemans and Wolverines.[9][10]
Color Scheme and Unit Insignia[edit]
The Han character for Liao on an inverted green triangle.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 First Succession War, p. 136: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) - Deployment Table"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Field Manual: 3145, p. 35
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 27: "General Review"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 28: "The New Old-Fashioned Way"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 72: "Third Federated Suns Armored Cavalry"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 72
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 47
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 28: "Sarna and Tikonov Commonalities"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 29: "Sian Commonality"