Editing 1st Taurian Pride

{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
| image = [[File:1st Taurian Pride.jpg|191px]]
| Designation = First Taurian Pride
| Formed = 
| Disbanded = 
| Previous Designation = The New Colony Lancers
| Nickname = The New Colony Lancers
| Affiliation = First [[Taurian Concordat]];<br>Shifted to [[Calderon Protectorate]]
| Parent Command = [[VI Corps (Taurian Concordat)|VI Corps]];<br>[[Taurian Pride]]
| Sub-Command = 
}}

The '''First Taurian Pride''' was founded as the lead unit of the [[Taurian Concordat]] [[VI Corps (Taurian Concordat)|VI Corps]] before defecting to the [[Calderon Protectorate]].

==History==
Founded originally as the '''New Colony Lancers''', part of the [[Taurian Defense Force]] VI Corps, the unit changed its name to the '''First Taurian Pride''' after Marshal [[Cham Kithrong]] accepted the regency to [[Erik Martens-Calderon]] and pulled the VI Corps back to the furthest reaches of the Concordat. The New Colony Lancers took on the new name to distance themselves from the insurrection within the [[Colonial Marshals]] in the New Colony Region. Referring to themselves as loyal Taurians engaged in civil disobedience calmed the fears of the Taurian Concordat, who would otherwise have expected a violent rebellion like that launched the Marshals. To further identify themselves as loyal to the ideals of the Concordat, the Pride only wore the Taurian Concordat logo as their insignia.<ref name=FMP67/>

In [[3064]] the First Taurian Pride was deployed in its constituent battalions and was stationed on the worlds of [[Erod's Escape]], [[Tyrrhenia]], and [[Mirfak]].<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 143</ref>

After the formation of the Calderon Protectorate, the First rapidly gained experience. Where it was originally a green unit, by [[3067]] the frequent skirmishes with pirates and other forces led many intelligence agencies to rate the First Pride's skill level as Veteran. The regiment remained split into battalion level formations, and garrisoned Erod's Escape, [[Marknick]], and [[Gaul]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 203: "1st Taurian Pride"</ref>

During the [[Jihad]] the First Taurian Pride was part of a ceasefire agreement between the Taurian Concordat and the Calderon Protectorate. With the Concordat's capital world heavily damaged, the First Pride and several other units of the Protectorate garrisoned Taurian Concordat worlds against pirates and [[Word of Blake]]-sponsored units. When the Concordat launched its attack on the [[Federated Suns]], however, the First Taurian Pride was withdrawn from the Concordat and returned to the Protectorate, part of a general protest against the atrocities being conducted by the Taurian Defense Force in its campaign. The First Taurian Pride was stationed on Erod's Escape in [[3079]], with the newly formed [[Calderon Guard]] brigade guarding many of the worlds that the First had previously garrisoned.<ref name=frp13>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 13</ref>

The First were still the bulwark of the Protectorate's armed forces at this point in time, a status that earned them the best equipment but also saw them receive the most difficult assignments. Baron [[Cham Kithrong]] continued to prioritize the First as much as he could, albeit while continuing to divert personnel and equipment into the expanding Calderon Guard regiments.<ref name=frp13/>

=== The Dark Age ===
After the Jihad closed, the First Taurian Pride relocated to Erod's Escape. There they served as an example of dedication to duty for other Calderon Protectorate forces. Their permanent posting to the Protectorate caused them some problems as they were the target of dozens of pirate raids. These raids eventually wore the regiment down to a pair of battalions, but in every conflict the Taurian Pride was victorious. As of [[3085]] the unit is attempting to rebuild its lost battalion and longs to attack the Taurian Concordat to repay them for the Taurians' many genocidal efforts against the Federated Suns.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 145</ref>

By the mid-thirty-second century the First was seeing less combat than many of the other commands within the Calderon Protectorate military, having been stationed on the Protectorate capital world.<ref name="FM:3145p197">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 197: "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> In [[3145]] the commanding officer of the First was [[Colonel]] [[Maxwell Calderon-Anderson]], and he was noted for the individual personal attention he paid to every member of his command and to every student at the [[Calderon Institute of Combat]], the Protectorate military academy that he was also serving as commandant of.<ref name="FM:3145p197"/><ref name="FM:3145p189">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 189: "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> Colonel Calderon-Anderson's approach to running the military academy was unusual, in that those students who displayed what he considered to be the potential for greatness received special attention, regardless of their academic scores or performance in combat trials. Those students were taken aside for more personal tutoring and were often assigned to the First Taurian Pride after graduation.<ref name="FM:3145p189"/> Colonel Calderon-Anderson took a similar approach to the First, where he ensured that every member of the unit had what they needed to excel at their jobs;<ref name="FM:3145p197"/> as a result, he was beloved of the students at the CIC<ref name="FM:3145p189"/> and the members of First were fanatically loyal to him and to the Calderon family. That devotion pushed the First to be the best in any engagement or exercise.<ref name="FM:3145p197"/>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Taurian Pride'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Brian Moore]]||[[3064]]<ref name=FMP67>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 67: "1st Taurian Pride Unit Profile"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Peter LaCasse]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMU203>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 203: "Calderon Protectorate Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Cornelius Hamilton]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p151>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 151: "Lesser Periphery States Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
| Colonel||[[Maxwell Calderon-Anderson]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p202>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 202: "Taurian Pride"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
The Taurian Pride hasn't developed a particular tactical specialty, but their unit cohesion is present at all levels.<ref name=FMP67/>

==Composition History==
===3064===
'''First Taurian Pride''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMP67/>
* CO: Colonel Brian Moore
:* 1st [[Battalion]]: [[Brigadier]] Hans Gunter
:* 2nd Battalion: Brigadier Darrin Thomason
:* 3rd Battalion: Brigadier Liza Moody
- The 1st is a light to medium 'Mech regiment.

'''First Pride Defense Division''' (1 [[Squadron]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMP67/>
* Wing Commander: [[Air Master, SG]] Kelly Swift
- Most equipped with light fighters.

'''New Colony Guard''' (1 Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMP67/>
* Infantry Commander: [[Subaltern]] Phyllis Sumarta

===3067===
'''First Taurian Pride''' (1 Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMU203/>
* CO: Colonel Peter LaCasse

'''First Pride Defense Division''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMU203/>
* Armor Commander: Air Master Kelly Swift

'''New Colony Guard''' (1 Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMU203/>
* Armor Commander: Subaltern Derrik Masters

===3079===
The fighting of the Jihad and the Protectorate's poor supply situation finds the First Taurian Pride reduced to approximately two-thirds of their pre-Jihad strength with a fifth of the unit using advanced technology.<ref name=frp13/>

===3085===
'''First Taurian Pride''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p151/>
* CO: Colonel Cornelius Hamilton

'''First Pride Defense Division''' (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p151/>
* CO: [[Senior Air Master]] Bricius Dali

'''New Colony Guard''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p151/>
* CO: Subaltern Baruch Grosser

===3145===
'''First Taurian Pride''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p202/>
* CO: Colonel Maxwell Calderon-Anderson

'''First Pride Defense Division''' (Wing/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p202/>
* CO: Senior Air Master Clemente Coffman

'''New Colony Guard''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p202/>
* CO: Colonel Rosendo McInnis

At this point in time the First Pride and the New Colony Guard were both operating at ninety percent of full strength, but the First Pride Defense Division were actually operating at five percent above full strength.<ref name=FM:3145p202/>

== Game Rules ==
<div class="gamerules">
=== 3085 ===
* The First Taurian Pride has the Banking the Initiative special ability.<ref name="FM:3085p192">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 192: "First Taurian Pride (Calderon Protectorate)"</ref>
* The First Taurian Pride may choose the first unit of any [[lance]]-size unit from all of the possible units to be rolled when randomly determining force composition. The other units within each lance are determined randomly.<ref name="FM:3085p192"/>
* When fighting on Calderon Protectorate territory and facing either pirate forces or Taurian Defense Force units the First Taurian Pride receives a +1 Initiative Bonus.<ref name="FM:3085p192"/>

=== 3145 ===
* When fighting in Protectorate territory the First Taurian Pride are immune to any Morale Checks.<ref name="FM:3145p210">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 210: "Calderon Protectorate"</ref>
* If Colonel Calderon-Anderson is present on the battlefield the First Taurian Pride are immune to Forced Withdrawal.<ref name="FM:3145p210"/>
</div>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''


[[Category: Calderon Protectorate Commands|Taurian Pride, 01st]]
[[Category: Taurian Concordat Commands|Taurian Pride, 01st]]