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==History==
 
==History==
After the [[Clan invasion]], the 23rd fell victim to lapses of the Lyran bureaucracy several times. That was the reason for them to join Victor's side during the [[FedCom Civil War]].
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=== Succession War era ===
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Originally composed of the descendants of [[Arcturus|Arcturan]] Northern Nomads and [[Tharkad|Tharkan]] woodsmen, making the unit highly skilled at traveling through rough terrain and cold-weather survival,<ref name=HSTLC-69>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 69 "Regimental Nicknames (continued)"</ref> the Twenty-third was one of the three Arcturan Guard units formed during the hellish [[First Succession War]]. While they'd ultimately survive that conflict, the green Twenty-third would lose over half its combat strength in the process.<ref name=FSW-139>''First Succession War'', p. 139 "Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref> Rebuilt to full strength during the lull between the First and [[Second Succession War]]s, this equally brutal conflict would mold the Twenty-third Arcturan into a seasoned and fanatical unit. During this period the unit would call [[Cebalrai]] home. <ref name=SSW-99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99 "Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref>
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At the end of the [[Third Succession War]], the Twenty-third Arcturan Guards were stationed on [[Carse]] with its headquarters in the city of New Bonholm.<ref name=HSTLC-171>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 171 "A Brief Atlas - The Tamar Pact - Carse"</ref>
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The Twenty-third Arcturan Guards were actively involved in [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major [[Lyran Commonwealth]] offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]]. During the opening wave of attacks in August [[3028]] the Twenty-third captured [[Ramsau]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51, "Other Early Action"</ref>
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=== War of 3039 ===
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In mid-April [[3039]] the Twenty-third was one of two major [[Federated Commonwealth]] units assigned to capture the Combine world of [[Alrakis]]. Landing on the 16th of April under the command of [[Leutnant-General]] [[Jacqueline Fincher]], the intention in taking Alrakis was two-fold; firstly, it would act as a stepping stone to worlds further into the Combine interior, and secondly, it presented the opportunity for a moral victory over a unit personally associated with [[Theodore Kurita]], the [[Eleventh Legion of Vega]].<ref name="H:3039p28"/>
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The decisive, aggressive drop by the Twenty-third caught the Eleventh Legion by surprise, quickly forcing them out of their barracks and onto the back foot. Even as the advance contingent of the 23rd was pushing the more numerous Legion back, a second contingent landed on the shores of Lake Carantha and seized Sigmundrac, the planetary capital. The Eleventh did not take long to regroup; the commanding officer of the Legion, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Esau Olivares]], was well-known for his resourcefulness and determination, and had fought alongside the ''Kanrei'' during the [[Fourth Succession War]] in the fighting on [[Marduk]]. Olivares counterattacked in an attempt to gain an the initiative, forcing the Twenty-third into a bloody series of battles. Sensing that Olivares was striking from a weak position, Fincher and the Twenty-third launched their own offensive, pushing and harrying the Legion back and attempting to pin them up against the Caradhradene Mountains. On Marfick in the previous war, Olivares had personally led the rearguard action that allowed Theodore Kurita to escape; acting with the same insight, Olivares knew that to be trapped against the mountains would result in the destruction of the Legion, and he ordered a retreat to save as many of his troops as possible.<ref name="H:3039p28"/>
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The Legion evacuated Alrakis shortly after.<ref name="H:3039p28"/> Key to the Legion's defeat on Alrakis was a battle on the morning of the 17th of April, where the lead [[company]] of the Twenty-third's second [[battalion]] managed to seize the Talumac Bridge system, the last clear bridge network crossing the Carantha River and a major route into Sigmundrac. If the Legion had retained control of the bridges, it may have been able to keep the Twenty-third out of Sigmundrac.<ref>''Fall of the Hammer''</ref>
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=== Operation REVIVAL ===
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After the [[Clan invasion]], the Twenty-third fell victim to lapses of the Lyran bureaucracy several times. During the Clan Invasion the unit was stationed on Carse. They received orders to return to [[Coventry]] for training, and after confirming the orders they left behind a quarter of their force until the new garrison unit arrived. The new garrison unit was the [[10th Donegal Guards]], who had been destroyed earlier in the Clan invasion. This left the detachment of the Twenty-third on Carse in a poor position when [[Clan Wolf]]'s Red Keshik, 11th Wolf Guards, and 37th Striker Cluster arrived. The Guards were either destroyed or taken as bondsmen. The rest of the unit was assigned to [[A Place]] and instructed to raid the Wolf and [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] occupation zones.<ref name=FMLA60/>
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The bureaucratic error that resulted in the Twenty-third's rotation off Carse was repeated in some smaller scale incidents, which pushed the officers of the regiment into a pro-Victor Steiner-Davion stance.<ref name=FMLA60/>
  
 
===FedCom Civil War===
 
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While on Gallery, they struck a nerve with the House Steiner's [[General of the Armies]] and acting regent of Lyran Alliance, [[Nondi Steiner]].  They struck her estate on Gallery directly, which prompted her, unknown to them, to have [[11th Arcturan Guards]] to "neutralize" them.
 
While on Gallery, they struck a nerve with the House Steiner's [[General of the Armies]] and acting regent of Lyran Alliance, [[Nondi Steiner]].  They struck her estate on Gallery directly, which prompted her, unknown to them, to have [[11th Arcturan Guards]] to "neutralize" them.
  
On Thuban, the unit had finished its operations and begun to move out when the 11th Arcturan hit one of their [[Combined Arms|combined arms]] [[battalion|battalions]] left behind for repairs.  The battalions in midst of repairs were destroyed, and setup final confrontation between it sister unit, which turn in to a bloody affair on slopes of Scorpiuus Mons it and its sister unit inflicted considerable amount damage on one another.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'' p. 104 - "Operation Scatter" - 11th Arcturan under the command of Linda McDonald is sent hunt down the 23rd Arcturans Guards.</ref>
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On Thuban, the unit had finished its operations and begun to move out when the 11th Arcturan hit one of their [[Combined Arms|combined arms]] [[battalion|battalions]] left behind for repairs.  The battalions in midst of repairs were destroyed, and setup final confrontation between it sister unit, which turn in to a bloody affair on slopes of Scorpiuus Mons it and its sister unit inflicted considerable amount damage on one another.<ref>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'' p. 104, "Operation Scatter" - 11th Arcturan under the command of Linda McDonald is sent hunt down the 23rd Arcturans Guards.</ref>
  
 
====Tikonov====
 
====Tikonov====
The 23rd Arcturans managed to hookup with Victor Steiner-Davion's main task force on route to [[Tikonov]].  They arrived on planet in November of [[3064]].  They then helped fight loyalist on planet with Victor's task force. However, the allies suffered series losses from December onward due to Victor being struck with news of the loss of his lover, [[Omi Kurita]]. Victor decided to attempt to keeping Tikonov from becoming a possible mass grave decided to pull out, bringing the 23rd Arcturans along with [[Outland Legion]] & ex[[ComGuard]] [[244th ComGuard Division]] with him.
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The 23rd Arcturans managed to hookup with Victor Steiner-Davion's main task force on route to [[Tikonov]].  They arrived on planet in November of [[3064]].  They then helped fight loyalist on planet with Victor's task force. However, the allies suffered series losses from December onward due to Victor being struck with news of the loss of his lover, [[Omi Kurita]]. The Twenty-third fought several [[Capellan Confederation]] sponsored units on Tikonov, and in [[3067]] the warriors of [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]] arrived.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 19</ref>
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It was during this period that the mysterious [[Bounty Hunter]] publicly captured the Twenty-Third's CO Nadine Killson for the Lyran Alliance, delivering her to the [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] government.<ref name=IS-86>''Interstellar Players'', p. 86 "The Bounty Hunter - The Legend Reborn"</ref> <ref name=BDBH-5>''BattleTech Dossiers: The Bounty Hunter'', p. 5 "History"</ref>
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Victor decided to attempt to keeping Tikonov from becoming a possible mass grave decided to pull out, bringing the 23rd Arcturans along with [[Outland Legion]] & ex-[[ComGuard]] [[244th ComGuard Division]] with him.{{cn}}
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The Twenty-third Arcturan Guards later joined the final assault on [[New Avalon]], but sustained heavy losses during the fight to liberate New Brunswick. The survivors were withdrawn to rebuild.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 168</ref> After the [[FedCom Civil War]] ended, they were stationed on [[Graus]] to rebuild.<ref name=FMUpp177-178/>
  
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===The Jihad===
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Like the other surviving members of the Arcturan Guards, the 23rd formed a part of the Lyran Alliance contribution to [[Operation SCOUR]]. Before deploying on the extensive campaign, the 23rd's numbers were bolstered when the remaining elements of the [[20th Arcturan Guards]] who had managed to survive the [[Word of Blake]] counterattack at the [[Ruins of Gabriel]] were assigned to the 23rd as casualty replacements. This was a boon to the 23rd, who had been doing sterling service as a rapid-response force and who had been constantly undermanned throughout the [[Jihad]]. Battling through the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], the 23rd went on to take part in the assault on [[Terra]], landing as a part of the group responsible for taking Tokyo.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96</ref> The 23rd proved themselves instrumental in the Tokyo campaign, breaching the [[Castle Brian]] and destroying a full [[Level II]] of Blakist forces as the allied forces moved to take advantage of the breach.<ref name="FR:LAAFp10">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 10, "Arcturan Guards"</ref>
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===Post-Jihad Era===
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In the wake of SCOUR and the liberation of [[Terra]], the 23rd was the first of the Arcturan Guards units to be rotated back through [[Arcturus]] from their combat postings. The 23rd had high hopes of leaving Arcturus as a full-strength [[RCT]], but instead found themselves being rebuilt as one of the new [[Light Combat Team]]s before being dispatched to fight on the border between the Lyran Alliance and the [[Duchy of Tamarind]]. After a number of clashes with Tamarind units the morale of this elite unit began to suffer, particularly within the ranks of the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]].<ref name="FM:3085p102">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 102, "Lyran Regulars"</ref>
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The Twenty-third was stationed on [[Furillo]] for most of the early 32nd century. They dealt with several raids, but did not face any serious opposition. In January 3145 they gathered at [[Canonbie]] for Operation JOTUNHEIM with other LCAF units. The task force dropped on [[Hesperus II]] between the forces of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Wolf]]. The combined task force drove the Clans off Hesperus II. The Twenty-third has remained on Hesperus, rebuilding from battlefield salvage and the output from [[Defiance Industries]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 125</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
As of [[3062]], the Commanding Officer is [[Major General]] Nadine Killson
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|-
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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|-
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 23th Arcturan Guards'''
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|-
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|[[General of the Armies]]
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|[[Edward Regis]]
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|[[Third Succession War]]<ref name=HSLC-156>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 156, "Personalities: Edward Regis"</ref>
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| [[Leutnant-General]]
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|[[Jacqueline Fincher]]
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|[[3039]]<ref name="H:3039p28">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 28-29, "Alrakis"</ref>
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|-
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|[[Hauptmann-General]]
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|[[Nadine Killson]]
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|[[3050]]<ref name=20Yp26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp22 >''Objective Raids'', p. 22, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
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|-
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|[[Kommandant-General]]
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|Nadine Killson
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|[[3062]] - [[3066]]<ref name=FMLA60>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 60, "23rd Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=EGc19>''Endgame'', Ch. 19</ref>
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|Leutnant-General
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|[[Candace Silbar]]
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|[[3067]]<ref name=FMUpp177-178>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 177-178, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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|-
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|Hauptmann-General
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|Candace Silbar
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|[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p107>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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| Leutnant-General
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|[[Carolyn Phillips]]
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|[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p133>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"</ref>
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|}
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==Tactics==
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The command can fight under condition (Cold weather as example) where others give up or simply surrender to the environment.<ref name=HSTLC-69/> <ref name=FMLA60/>
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==Composition History==
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=== 2786 - 2821===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name= FSSp139 >’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139</ref>
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: Note: In 2821 the medium-weight command was reduced to 40 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Cebalrai]]. <ref name= FSSp139/>
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=== 2830 ===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp99>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99 </ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Cebalrai]] with an operational readiness of 100 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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=== 2864 ===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Cebalrai]] with an operational readiness of 65 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp99/>
  
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===3025===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref>House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118</ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Carse]].
  
==Tactics==
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===3040===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p137/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Talcott]].  <ref name = HWo3039p137 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137 </ref>
  
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===3050===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup26/>
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:* CO: Hauptmann General Nadine Killson <ref name = 20yup26/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Carse]].  <ref name = 20yup26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26</ref>
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===3054===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)  <ref name = ORp22/>
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:* CO: Hauptmann General Nadine Killson <ref name = ORp22/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[A Place]].  <ref name = ORp22/>
  
==Composition==
 
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
'Mech
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA60/><br>
* 23rd Arcturan Guards ([[Regiment]])
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CO: Kommandant General Nadine Killson <br>
**CO/Major General Nadine Killson  
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Aide: Colonel Wilhelm Hebl<br>
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA60/><br>
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CO: Kaptain Karl Markus Goessel<br>
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- 51st Attack Wing<br>
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- 112th Marine Air Wing<br>
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA60/><br>
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CO: Leutnant General Candace Silver<br>
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Aide: Kommandant Ling Mortellaro<br>
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- 217th Alliance Panzer Regiment: Colonel Rory LePine<br>
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- 700th Arcturan Combat Auxiliary Regiment: Colonel Colin Nissenbaum<br>
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- 474th Arcturan Artillery Battalion: Leutnant General Edna Bins<br>
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA60/><br>
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CO: Kommandant General Siddig Lev-Er<br>
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Aide: Leutnant Colonel Bruce Carman<br>
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- 35th Eaton Infantry Regiment: Colonel Absalom Dirksen<br>
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- 242nd Bolan Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Jeb Krueger<br>
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- 601st Federation Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Saille Anteau<br>
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- 1st A Place Volunteers Regiment: Leutnant General Angel Lex<br>
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===3067===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUpp177-178/><br>
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CO: Leutnant General Candace Silbar <br>
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (2 Wings/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUpp177-178/><br>
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CO: Kaptain Karl Markus Goessel<br>
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUpp177-178/><br>
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CO: Colonel Colin Nissenbaum<br>
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUpp177-178/><br>
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CO: Colonel Saille Anteau<br>
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===3079===
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name="FR:LAAFp10"/>
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* At this point, the 23rd was at 30% of full strength, although 85% of the 23rd's equipment utilised advanced technology.
  
Aerospace [[Brigade]]
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===3085===
*[[Commodore]]: Karl Markus Goessel
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'''23rd Arcturan Guards LCT''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p107/> <br>
* [[51st Attack Wing]]
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CO: Hauptmann General Candace Silbar<br>
* [[112th Marine Air Wing]]
 
  
23rd Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade
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'''23rd Arcturan Aerospace''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p107/> <br>
*CO/[[Leftenant General]] Candace Silver
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CO: Kommandant Finn Vipond<br>
  
* [[217th Alliance Panzer]] (Regiment)
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'''Twenty-third Arcturan Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p107/><br>
**Colonel: Rory LePine
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CO: Colonel Ellar Antoniou<br>
* [[700th Arcturan Combat Auxiliary]] (Regiment)
 
**Colonel: Colin Nissenbaum
 
* [[474th Arcturan Artillery]] [[Battalion]]
 
**Leftenant General: Edna Bins
 
  
23rd Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade
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'''Twenty-third Arcturan Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable) <br>
*CO/Major General Siddig Lev-Er
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CO: Colonel Conri Lacey<br>
  
* [[35th Eaton Infantry Regiment]]
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===3145===
**Colonel: Absalom Dirksen
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'''Twenty-third Arcturan Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
* [[242nd Bolan Mechanized Infantry Regiment]]
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CO: Leutnant General Carolyn Phillips<br>
**Colonel: Jeb Krueger
 
* [[601st Federation Mechanized Infantry Regiment]]
 
**Colonel: Saille Anteau
 
* [[1st A Place Volunteers]] (Regiment)
 
**Leftenant General: Angel Lex
 
  
==Notes==
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'''Twenty-third Arcturan Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
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CO: Kommandant Adam Cooper<br>
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'''Twenty-third Arcturan Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
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CO: Colonel Shirley Bryant<br>
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'''Twenty-third Arcturan Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p133/><br>
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CO: Colonel Janet Powell
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[BattleTech Dossiers: The Bounty Hunter]]''
*''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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* ''[[Endgame]]'' (novel)
*''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Scenario: Fall of the Hammer|Fall of the Hammer]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''  
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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* ''[[Interstellar Players]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Arcturan Guards, 23rd]]
 
[[Category:Lyran Commands|Arcturan Guards, 23rd]]
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Arcturan Guards, 23rd]]

Revision as of 21:47, 30 November 2019

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History

Succession War era

Originally composed of the descendants of Arcturan Northern Nomads and Tharkan woodsmen, making the unit highly skilled at traveling through rough terrain and cold-weather survival,[1] the Twenty-third was one of the three Arcturan Guard units formed during the hellish First Succession War. While they'd ultimately survive that conflict, the green Twenty-third would lose over half its combat strength in the process.[2] Rebuilt to full strength during the lull between the First and Second Succession Wars, this equally brutal conflict would mold the Twenty-third Arcturan into a seasoned and fanatical unit. During this period the unit would call Cebalrai home. [3]

At the end of the Third Succession War, the Twenty-third Arcturan Guards were stationed on Carse with its headquarters in the city of New Bonholm.[4]

The Twenty-third Arcturan Guards were actively involved in Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, the major Lyran Commonwealth offensive of the Fourth Succession War. During the opening wave of attacks in August 3028 the Twenty-third captured Ramsau.[5][6]

War of 3039

In mid-April 3039 the Twenty-third was one of two major Federated Commonwealth units assigned to capture the Combine world of Alrakis. Landing on the 16th of April under the command of Leutnant-General Jacqueline Fincher, the intention in taking Alrakis was two-fold; firstly, it would act as a stepping stone to worlds further into the Combine interior, and secondly, it presented the opportunity for a moral victory over a unit personally associated with Theodore Kurita, the Eleventh Legion of Vega.[7]

The decisive, aggressive drop by the Twenty-third caught the Eleventh Legion by surprise, quickly forcing them out of their barracks and onto the back foot. Even as the advance contingent of the 23rd was pushing the more numerous Legion back, a second contingent landed on the shores of Lake Carantha and seized Sigmundrac, the planetary capital. The Eleventh did not take long to regroup; the commanding officer of the Legion, Tai-sa Esau Olivares, was well-known for his resourcefulness and determination, and had fought alongside the Kanrei during the Fourth Succession War in the fighting on Marduk. Olivares counterattacked in an attempt to gain an the initiative, forcing the Twenty-third into a bloody series of battles. Sensing that Olivares was striking from a weak position, Fincher and the Twenty-third launched their own offensive, pushing and harrying the Legion back and attempting to pin them up against the Caradhradene Mountains. On Marfick in the previous war, Olivares had personally led the rearguard action that allowed Theodore Kurita to escape; acting with the same insight, Olivares knew that to be trapped against the mountains would result in the destruction of the Legion, and he ordered a retreat to save as many of his troops as possible.[7]

The Legion evacuated Alrakis shortly after.[7] Key to the Legion's defeat on Alrakis was a battle on the morning of the 17th of April, where the lead company of the Twenty-third's second battalion managed to seize the Talumac Bridge system, the last clear bridge network crossing the Carantha River and a major route into Sigmundrac. If the Legion had retained control of the bridges, it may have been able to keep the Twenty-third out of Sigmundrac.[8]

Operation REVIVAL

After the Clan invasion, the Twenty-third fell victim to lapses of the Lyran bureaucracy several times. During the Clan Invasion the unit was stationed on Carse. They received orders to return to Coventry for training, and after confirming the orders they left behind a quarter of their force until the new garrison unit arrived. The new garrison unit was the 10th Donegal Guards, who had been destroyed earlier in the Clan invasion. This left the detachment of the Twenty-third on Carse in a poor position when Clan Wolf's Red Keshik, 11th Wolf Guards, and 37th Striker Cluster arrived. The Guards were either destroyed or taken as bondsmen. The rest of the unit was assigned to A Place and instructed to raid the Wolf and Jade Falcon occupation zones.[9]

The bureaucratic error that resulted in the Twenty-third's rotation off Carse was repeated in some smaller scale incidents, which pushed the officers of the regiment into a pro-Victor Steiner-Davion stance.[9]

FedCom Civil War

Actions during Operation Scatter

As part of Victor Steiner-Davion's plan to overload LAAF ability to respond, the 23rd Arcturans were assigned to Operation Scatter's planned raids from allied controlled Arc-Royal Defense Cordon. The RCT struck three lightly defended worlds; Aristotle, Gallery, and Thuban with lightning swift raids.

While on Gallery, they struck a nerve with the House Steiner's General of the Armies and acting regent of Lyran Alliance, Nondi Steiner. They struck her estate on Gallery directly, which prompted her, unknown to them, to have 11th Arcturan Guards to "neutralize" them.

On Thuban, the unit had finished its operations and begun to move out when the 11th Arcturan hit one of their combined arms battalions left behind for repairs. The battalions in midst of repairs were destroyed, and setup final confrontation between it sister unit, which turn in to a bloody affair on slopes of Scorpiuus Mons it and its sister unit inflicted considerable amount damage on one another.[10]

Tikonov

The 23rd Arcturans managed to hookup with Victor Steiner-Davion's main task force on route to Tikonov. They arrived on planet in November of 3064. They then helped fight loyalist on planet with Victor's task force. However, the allies suffered series losses from December onward due to Victor being struck with news of the loss of his lover, Omi Kurita. The Twenty-third fought several Capellan Confederation sponsored units on Tikonov, and in 3067 the warriors of Warrior House Dai Da Chi arrived.[11]

It was during this period that the mysterious Bounty Hunter publicly captured the Twenty-Third's CO Nadine Killson for the Lyran Alliance, delivering her to the Katherine Steiner-Davion government.[12] [13]

Victor decided to attempt to keeping Tikonov from becoming a possible mass grave decided to pull out, bringing the 23rd Arcturans along with Outland Legion & ex-ComGuard 244th ComGuard Division with him.[citation needed]

The Twenty-third Arcturan Guards later joined the final assault on New Avalon, but sustained heavy losses during the fight to liberate New Brunswick. The survivors were withdrawn to rebuild.[14] After the FedCom Civil War ended, they were stationed on Graus to rebuild.[15]

The Jihad

Like the other surviving members of the Arcturan Guards, the 23rd formed a part of the Lyran Alliance contribution to Operation SCOUR. Before deploying on the extensive campaign, the 23rd's numbers were bolstered when the remaining elements of the 20th Arcturan Guards who had managed to survive the Word of Blake counterattack at the Ruins of Gabriel were assigned to the 23rd as casualty replacements. This was a boon to the 23rd, who had been doing sterling service as a rapid-response force and who had been constantly undermanned throughout the Jihad. Battling through the Word of Blake Protectorate, the 23rd went on to take part in the assault on Terra, landing as a part of the group responsible for taking Tokyo.[16] The 23rd proved themselves instrumental in the Tokyo campaign, breaching the Castle Brian and destroying a full Level II of Blakist forces as the allied forces moved to take advantage of the breach.[17]

Post-Jihad Era

In the wake of SCOUR and the liberation of Terra, the 23rd was the first of the Arcturan Guards units to be rotated back through Arcturus from their combat postings. The 23rd had high hopes of leaving Arcturus as a full-strength RCT, but instead found themselves being rebuilt as one of the new Light Combat Teams before being dispatched to fight on the border between the Lyran Alliance and the Duchy of Tamarind. After a number of clashes with Tamarind units the morale of this elite unit began to suffer, particularly within the ranks of the MechWarriors.[18]

The Twenty-third was stationed on Furillo for most of the early 32nd century. They dealt with several raids, but did not face any serious opposition. In January 3145 they gathered at Canonbie for Operation JOTUNHEIM with other LCAF units. The task force dropped on Hesperus II between the forces of Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf. The combined task force drove the Clans off Hesperus II. The Twenty-third has remained on Hesperus, rebuilding from battlefield salvage and the output from Defiance Industries.[19]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 23th Arcturan Guards
General of the Armies Edward Regis Third Succession War[20]
Leutnant-General Jacqueline Fincher 3039[7]
Hauptmann-General Nadine Killson 3050[21][22]
Kommandant-General Nadine Killson 3062 - 3066[9][23]
Leutnant-General Candace Silbar 3067[15]
Hauptmann-General Candace Silbar 3085[24]
Leutnant-General Carolyn Phillips 3145[25]

Tactics

The command can fight under condition (Cold weather as example) where others give up or simply surrender to the environment.[1] [9]

Composition History

2786 - 2821

23rd Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Questionable) [26]

Note: In 2821 the medium-weight command was reduced to 40 percent of its strength and was deployed on Cebalrai. [26]

2830

23rd Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Green/Reliable) [27]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Cebalrai with an operational readiness of 100 percent. [27]

2864

23rd Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) [27]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Cebalrai with an operational readiness of 65 percent. [27]

3025

23rd Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[28]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Carse.

3040

23rd Arcturan Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[29]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Talcott. [29]

3050

23rd Arcturan Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [30]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Nadine Killson [30]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Carse. [30]

3054

23rd Arcturan Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [22]

  • CO: Hauptmann General Nadine Killson [22]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on A Place. [22]

3062

23rd Arcturan Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[9]
CO: Kommandant General Nadine Killson
Aide: Colonel Wilhelm Hebl

23rd Arcturan Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[9]
CO: Kaptain Karl Markus Goessel
- 51st Attack Wing
- 112th Marine Air Wing

23rd Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[9]
CO: Leutnant General Candace Silver
Aide: Kommandant Ling Mortellaro
- 217th Alliance Panzer Regiment: Colonel Rory LePine
- 700th Arcturan Combat Auxiliary Regiment: Colonel Colin Nissenbaum
- 474th Arcturan Artillery Battalion: Leutnant General Edna Bins

23rd Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade (4 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[9]
CO: Kommandant General Siddig Lev-Er
Aide: Leutnant Colonel Bruce Carman
- 35th Eaton Infantry Regiment: Colonel Absalom Dirksen
- 242nd Bolan Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Jeb Krueger
- 601st Federation Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Saille Anteau
- 1st A Place Volunteers Regiment: Leutnant General Angel Lex

3067

23rd Arcturan Guards (1 Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[15]
CO: Leutnant General Candace Silbar

23rd Arcturan Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings/Veteran/Reliable)[15]
CO: Kaptain Karl Markus Goessel

23rd Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[15]
CO: Colonel Colin Nissenbaum

23rd Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade (4 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)[15]
CO: Colonel Saille Anteau

3079

23rd Arcturan Guards (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[17]

  • At this point, the 23rd was at 30% of full strength, although 85% of the 23rd's equipment utilised advanced technology.

3085

23rd Arcturan Guards LCT (Elite/Reliable)[24]
CO: Hauptmann General Candace Silbar

23rd Arcturan Aerospace (Elite/Reliable)[24]
CO: Kommandant Finn Vipond

Twenty-third Arcturan Armor Brigade (Veteran/Fanatical)[24]
CO: Colonel Ellar Antoniou

Twenty-third Arcturan Infantry Brigade (Elite/Reliable)
CO: Colonel Conri Lacey

3145

Twenty-third Arcturan Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[25]
CO: Leutnant General Carolyn Phillips

Twenty-third Arcturan Aerospace (Veteran/Reliable)[25]
CO: Kommandant Adam Cooper

Twenty-third Arcturan Armor Brigade (Regular/Fanatical)[25]
CO: Colonel Shirley Bryant

Twenty-third Arcturan Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[25]
CO: Colonel Janet Powell

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 69 "Regimental Nicknames (continued)"
  2. First Succession War, p. 139 "Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"
  3. Second Succession War, p. 99 "Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"
  4. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 171 "A Brief Atlas - The Tamar Pact - Carse"
  5. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  6. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 51, "Other Early Action"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Historical: War of 3039, p. 28-29, "Alrakis"
  8. Fall of the Hammer
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 60, "23rd Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"
  10. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook) p. 104, "Operation Scatter" - 11th Arcturan under the command of Linda McDonald is sent hunt down the 23rd Arcturans Guards.
  11. Field Manual: Updates, p. 19
  12. Interstellar Players, p. 86 "The Bounty Hunter - The Legend Reborn"
  13. BattleTech Dossiers: The Bounty Hunter, p. 5 "History"
  14. Field Manual: Updates, p. 168
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 177-178, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"
  16. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 96
  17. 17.0 17.1 Field Report: LAAF, p. 10, "Arcturan Guards"
  18. Field Manual: 3085, p. 102, "Lyran Regulars"
  19. Field Manual: 3145, p. 125
  20. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 156, "Personalities: Edward Regis"
  21. 20 Year Update, p. 26, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Objective Raids, p. 22, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  23. Endgame, Ch. 19
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Field Manual: 3085, p. 107, "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 133, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"
  26. 26.0 26.1 ’’ First Succession War’’, p. 139
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 ’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 99
  28. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 118
  29. 29.0 29.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 137
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 20 Year Update, p. 26

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