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| − | | | + | | Designation = Second Davion Guards RCT |
| − | | | + | | formed = |
| − | | | + | | Disbanded = [[3144]] (destroyed)<ref name=FM:3145p71>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 71: "Debacle at Palmyra"</ref> |
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| − | + | | Nickname = Wrath of the Free | |
| + | | Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]] | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[Davion Brigade of Guards]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Succession Wars=== | ===Succession Wars=== | ||
| − | The '''Second Davion Guards''' RCT was scheduled to assist a Deneb Light Cavalry unit during their assault of [[Tikonov]] in [[2834]]. Unfortunately [[DCMS]] forces raided [[Sanilac]], the Second's homeworld. Loaded in their [[DropShip]]s the Second was hard | + | The '''Second Davion Guards''' RCT was scheduled to assist a Deneb Light Cavalry unit during their assault of [[Tikonov]] in [[2834]]. Unfortunately [[DCMS]] forces raided [[Sanilac]], the Second's homeworld. Loaded in their [[DropShip]]s the Second was hard pressed to force the Kuritan units off their world. By the time they did so, the Second was in no condition to assist the Deneb Light Cavalry.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 71</ref> |
As of [[3025]], the Second Davion Guards was based on [[Fomalhaut]]. It was commanded by [[Marshall]] [[Jessica Davion]].<ref name=HD136/> | As of [[3025]], the Second Davion Guards was based on [[Fomalhaut]]. It was commanded by [[Marshall]] [[Jessica Davion]].<ref name=HD136/> | ||
| − | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the | + | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Second Davion Guards protected [[Fomalhaut]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> |
By [[3054]], they were moved to [[Blue Hole]] in the Tamar March to help meet the threat of the [[Clan Invasion]]. | By [[3054]], they were moved to [[Blue Hole]] in the Tamar March to help meet the threat of the [[Clan Invasion]]. | ||
===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
| − | In 3067 the | + | In 3067 the Second Davion Guards were stationed on [[Bromhead]] along with the [[22nd Avalon Hussars|Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] and [[Hansen's Roughriders]]. To prevent a pointless conflict from tearing the units apart, the Twenty-second Avalon Hussars and Second Davion Guards stayed far apart. When the [[FedCom Civil War]] broke out, the two units relocated off of Bromhead. The Second Davion Guards went to [[Mendham]] with three regiments of militia troops.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 30</ref> On Mendham the Second Davion Guards were joined by the [[21st Illician Rangers|Twenty-first Illician Rangers]] and both units were joined by the [[4th Illician Rangers|Fourth Illician Rangers]] on [[Glentworth]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 61</ref> The Davion Guards and Illician Rangers then attacked [[Sirdar]], a world that was filled with Department of the Quartermaster warehouses. There they inflicted serious losses on the [[Sirdar CMM]], destroying a brigade of CMM troops in two weeks. The [[4th Donegal Guards|Fourth Donegal Guards]] and [[2nd Chisholm's Raiders|Second Chisholm's Raiders]] reinforced the Loyalist CMM. Though the Second Davion Guards had established complete air superiority, they couldn't dislodge the Loyalist reinforcements. Instead they held their position until the [[9th Illician Rangers|Ninth Illician Rangers]] and [[1st Federated Suns Armored Cavalry|First Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]] reinforced them.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 62</ref> Eventually the Loyalist units were driven offworld. |
| − | After securing Sirdar, [[Jackson Davion]] ordered the | + | After securing Sirdar, [[Jackson Davion]] ordered the Second Guards to move to [[Hadnall]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 83</ref> The Guards then went to [[Novaya Zemlya]] for a brief time<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 100</ref> before attacking the [[19th Arcturan Guards|Nineteenth Arcturan Guards]] on [[Salem]]. Though the fighting was fierce, both units made a special effort to avoid damaging the [[General Motors]] plant on the world.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 128</ref> After seizing the world, the Second Davion Guards went to [[Galax]] to meet up with the [[Davion Heavy Guards]]. Both Guards units attacked [[New Avalon]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 161–162</ref> |
| − | After the FedCom Civil War ended, the Second Davion Guards were stationed on [[Angol]] in the Draconis March.<ref name=FMUp140>''Field Manual: | + | After the FedCom Civil War ended, the Second Davion Guards were stationed on [[Angol]] in the Draconis March.<ref name=FMUp140>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> |
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | In [[3069]] during the [[Jihad]], elements of the Second Davion Guards defended the [[germanium]] asteroid mines in the [[Caselton]] system from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 77 | + | In [[3069]] during the [[Jihad]], elements of the Second Davion Guards defended the [[germanium]] asteroid mines in the [[Caselton]] system from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 77; ''Blake Ascending'', p. 237</ref> In [[3077]] the Second Guards served as part of the Coalition forces in the Draconis Combine Task Force, along with the [[1st Sword of Light|First Sword of Light]], [[2nd Genyosha|Second Genyosha]], [[2nd Dieron Regulars|Second Dieron Regulars]], and [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Iota Galaxy]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 30</ref> As part of Task Force MALLET, the Second Guards assaulted Singapore on [[Terra]]. There they fought alongside the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[1st Army (ComStar)|First Army]], [[Kentares DMM]], and [[5th Free Worlds Guards|Fifth Free Worlds Guards]] regiments under the command of [[General]] [[Thomas Hogarth]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96</ref> They faced elements of the [[19th Division (Word of Blake)|Nineteenth Division]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 127</ref> A captured [[Precentor]] would later accuse the forces commanded by Hogarth of assaulting civilian structures in Singapore.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 31</ref> |
| − | Leaving their wounded in Singapore, the Second Davion Guards redeployed to Terra's Washington Sector. While disembarking from their DropShips, nuclear warheads fired from Hilton Head landed, destroying nearly every member of the Second Davion Guards. The few survivors, numbering less than a battalion, were attached to the [[1st Davion Guards]] until they could rebuild.<ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 10</ref> | + | Leaving their wounded in Singapore, the Second Davion Guards redeployed to Terra's Washington Sector. While disembarking from their DropShips, nuclear warheads fired from Hilton Head landed, destroying nearly every member of the Second Davion Guards. The few survivors, numbering less than a battalion, were attached to the [[1st Davion Guards|First Davion Guards]] until they could rebuild.<ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 10</ref> |
By [[3085]] the Second Davion Guards were a separate unit once again, though dramatically understrength. They were equipped with a single 'Mech battalion, a regiment of hovertanks, and equipped with battle armor infantry.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 60</ref> The unit was stationed on [[New Avalon]] in [[3085]].<ref name=FM3085p71/> | By [[3085]] the Second Davion Guards were a separate unit once again, though dramatically understrength. They were equipped with a single 'Mech battalion, a regiment of hovertanks, and equipped with battle armor infantry.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 60</ref> The unit was stationed on [[New Avalon]] in [[3085]].<ref name=FM3085p71/> | ||
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| + | ===Palmyra=== | ||
| + | The Second Davion Guards were one of thirteen Federated Suns military commands destroyed by the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[3144]] [[Palmyra Disaster]].<ref name=FM:3145p71/> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | |- | + | |- |
! 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 | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Second Davion Guards''' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Jessica Davion]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HD136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136 | + | | [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Jessica Davion]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HD136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Hauptmann General]]||[[William Kossacks]]||[[3050]] - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS80>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 80 | + | | [[Hauptmann General]]||[[William Kossacks]]||[[3050]] - [[3062]]<ref name=FMFS80>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 80: "2nd Davion Guards Unit Profile"</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[General]]||[[Gerald Mitchell]]||[[3067]]<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19 | + | | [[General]]||[[Gerald Mitchell]]||[[3067]]<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref><ref name=FMUp140>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Major General]]||[[Tyrell Rand-Davion]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71 | + | | [[Major General]]||[[Tyrell Rand-Davion]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
=== 2765=== | === 2765=== | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:FS2765p14">''Field Report: | + | '''Second Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:FS2765p14">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 14: "Regimental Status"</ref> |
| − | :- The Second Guards were stationed on [[Royalston]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR:FS2765p14"/> | + | :- The Second Guards were stationed on [[Royalston]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR:FS2765p14"/> |
| − | === | + | === 2786–2821 === |
| − | '''Second Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134 | + | '''Second Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref> |
| − | :- At this point in time the Guards were a heavy-weight regiment stationed on [[Royalston]] and were operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> | + | :- At this point in time the Guards were a heavy-weight regiment stationed on [[Royalston]] and were operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> In 2821 the unit was reduced to just a quarter of full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/> |
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=== 2830 === | === 2830 === | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"> | + | '''Second Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref> |
:- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment and had rebuilt to almost two battalions. The Guards were stationed on [[Sonnia]].<ref name="SSWp94"/> | :- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment and had rebuilt to almost two battalions. The Guards were stationed on [[Sonnia]].<ref name="SSWp94"/> | ||
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:- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment stationed on [[Sanilac]], and had been reduced to just over a battalion in strength.<ref name="SSWp94"/> | :- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment stationed on [[Sanilac]], and had been reduced to just over a battalion in strength.<ref name="SSWp94"/> | ||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HD136/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HD136/> |
| − | :* CO: Marshal Jessica Davion <ref name=HD136/> | + | :* CO: Marshal Jessica Davion<ref name=HD136/> |
| − | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Fomalhaut]]. <ref name=HD136/> | + | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Fomalhaut]].<ref name=HD136/> The 'Mech regiment contains mostly light to medium designs.<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 137</ref> |
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name = HWo3039p136/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HWo3039p136/> |
| − | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Caph]]. | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Caph]].<ref name=HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136</ref> |
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Second Davion Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=20yup19/> |
| − | :* CO: Hauptmann General William Kossacks <ref name = 20yup19/> | + | :* CO: Hauptmann General [[William Kossacks]]<ref name=20yup19/> |
| − | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Caph]]. | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Caph]].<ref name=20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref> |
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=ORp22/> |
| − | :* CO: Hauptmann General William Kossacks <ref name = ORp22/> | + | :* CO: Hauptmann General William Kossacks<ref name=ORp22/> |
| − | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Blue Hole]]. | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Blue Hole]].<ref name=ORp22/> |
===3062=== | ===3062=== | ||
'''Second Davion Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS80/> | '''Second Davion Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS80/> | ||
| − | : CO: [[Leftenant General]] Gerald Mitchell | + | : CO: [[Leftenant General]] [[Gerald Mitchell]] |
| − | :: Aide: [[Leftenant Colonel]] Sheldon Doucette | + | :: Aide: [[Leftenant Colonel]] [[Sheldon Doucette]] |
:- Equipped with two [[Company|Companies]] assault '[[Mech]]s | :- Equipped with two [[Company|Companies]] assault '[[Mech]]s | ||
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:* Forty-seventh Federation Heavy Attack Wing | :* Forty-seventh Federation Heavy Attack Wing | ||
:* Twenty-ninth Crucis Interceptor Wing | :* Twenty-ninth Crucis Interceptor Wing | ||
| − | :* | + | :* Ninetieth [[Remagen]] Heavy Attack Wing |
:* 307th F-C Aero Wing | :* 307th F-C Aero Wing | ||
:* Eighteenth F-C Recon Wing | :* Eighteenth F-C Recon Wing | ||
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'''Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS80/> | '''Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (3 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS80/> | ||
| − | : CO: [[Major General]] Bryce Staten | + | : CO: [[Major General]] [[Bryce Staten]] |
| − | :: Aide: [[Colonel]] Belinda O'Rourke | + | :: Aide: [[Colonel]] [[Belinda O'Rourke]] |
| − | :* Second Davion Guards Armor Regiment: [[Colonel]] Bridget Griffith | + | :* Second Davion Guards Armor Regiment: [[Colonel]] [[Bridget Griffith]] |
| − | :* Fiftieth [[Antietam]] Heavy Armor Regiment: Leftenant General Angelina Kartaly | + | :* Fiftieth [[Antietam]] Heavy Armor Regiment: Leftenant General [[Angelina Kartaly]] |
| − | :* Twenty-fifth [[Killarney]] Armored Grenadiers: Colonel Quyen Nzuyen | + | :* Twenty-fifth [[Killarney]] Armored Grenadiers: Colonel [[Quyen Nzuyen]] |
| − | :* 740th [[New Avalon|Avalon]] Heavy Artillery: Colonel Paragon Cannady | + | :* 740th [[New Avalon|Avalon]] Heavy Artillery: Colonel [[Paragon Cannady]] |
:- The 740th is reinforced to four [[Battalion]]s | :- The 740th is reinforced to four [[Battalion]]s | ||
'''Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (6 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS80/> | '''Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (6 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS80/> | ||
| − | : CO: Major General | + | : CO: Major General [[Phoebe Dreyfus]] |
| − | :: Aide: [[Major]] L. L. Ludlow | + | :: Aide: [[Major]] [[L. L. Ludlow]] |
| − | :* Second Davion Guards Mechanized Infantry: Colonel James Beying Chen | + | :* Second Davion Guards Mechanized Infantry: Colonel [[James Beying Chen]] |
| − | :* Twenty-fifth Guards Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Sax O'Bannon | + | :* Twenty-fifth Guards Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[Sax O'Bannon]] |
| − | :* Twenty-ninth [[Chirikof]] Mechanized Infantry: Colonel Dana Wigg | + | :* Twenty-ninth [[Chirikof]] Mechanized Infantry: Colonel [[Dana Wigg]] |
| − | :* Forty-third Antietam Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Leftenant Colonel James Stock | + | :* Forty-third Antietam Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Leftenant Colonel [[James Stock]] |
| − | :* 140th Federation Mechanized Infantry: Colonel St. John Pleu | + | :* 140th Federation Mechanized Infantry: Colonel [[St. John Pleu]] |
| − | :* Fifty-seventh Trent Jump Infantry: Colonel Lee Murph | + | :* Fifty-seventh Trent Jump Infantry: Colonel [[Lee Murph]] |
:: - Many Companies assign only trucks | :: - Many Companies assign only trucks | ||
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp140/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp140/> |
: CO: General Gerald Mitchell | : CO: General Gerald Mitchell | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp140/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp140/> |
| − | : CO: Major General Darwyn Al-Ateeq | + | : CO: Major General [[Darwyn Al-Ateeq]] |
| − | '''Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp140/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp140/> |
: CO: Major General Paragon Cannady | : CO: Major General Paragon Cannady | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp140/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp140/> |
: CO: Major General James Beying Chen | : CO: Major General James Beying Chen | ||
===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
| − | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> |
| − | : CO: Major General Tyrell Rand-Davion | + | : CO: Major General [[Tyrell Rand-Davion]] |
| − | '''Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> |
| − | : CO: [[Rear Admiral]] Eileifr Nicolson | + | : CO: [[Rear Admiral]] [[Eileifr Nicolson]] |
| − | '''Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> |
| − | : CO: Major General Kshitij Nagi | + | : CO: Major General [[Kshitij Nagi]] |
| − | '''Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> | + | '''Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/> |
| − | : CO: Major General Suibhne Knutsen | + | : CO: Major General [[Suibhne Knutsen]] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' |
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | ||
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Second Succession War ( | + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' |
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[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Davion Brigade of Guards, Davion Guards, 2nd]] | [[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Davion Brigade of Guards, Davion Guards, 2nd]] | ||
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands |Davion Brigade of Guards, 02]] | [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands |Davion Brigade of Guards, 02]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:27, 26 January 2024
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| Second Davion Guards RCT | |
| Disbanded | 3144 (destroyed)[1] |
| Nickname | Wrath of the Free |
| Affiliation | Federated Suns |
| Parent Command | Davion Brigade of Guards |
Contents
History[edit]
Succession Wars[edit]
The Second Davion Guards RCT was scheduled to assist a Deneb Light Cavalry unit during their assault of Tikonov in 2834. Unfortunately DCMS forces raided Sanilac, the Second's homeworld. Loaded in their DropShips the Second was hard pressed to force the Kuritan units off their world. By the time they did so, the Second was in no condition to assist the Deneb Light Cavalry.[2]
As of 3025, the Second Davion Guards was based on Fomalhaut. It was commanded by Marshall Jessica Davion.[3]
During the Fourth Succession War the Second Davion Guards protected Fomalhaut.[4]
By 3054, they were moved to Blue Hole in the Tamar March to help meet the threat of the Clan Invasion.
FedCom Civil War[edit]
In 3067 the Second Davion Guards were stationed on Bromhead along with the Twenty-second Avalon Hussars and Hansen's Roughriders. To prevent a pointless conflict from tearing the units apart, the Twenty-second Avalon Hussars and Second Davion Guards stayed far apart. When the FedCom Civil War broke out, the two units relocated off of Bromhead. The Second Davion Guards went to Mendham with three regiments of militia troops.[5] On Mendham the Second Davion Guards were joined by the Twenty-first Illician Rangers and both units were joined by the Fourth Illician Rangers on Glentworth.[6] The Davion Guards and Illician Rangers then attacked Sirdar, a world that was filled with Department of the Quartermaster warehouses. There they inflicted serious losses on the Sirdar CMM, destroying a brigade of CMM troops in two weeks. The Fourth Donegal Guards and Second Chisholm's Raiders reinforced the Loyalist CMM. Though the Second Davion Guards had established complete air superiority, they couldn't dislodge the Loyalist reinforcements. Instead they held their position until the Ninth Illician Rangers and First Federated Suns Armored Cavalry reinforced them.[7] Eventually the Loyalist units were driven offworld.
After securing Sirdar, Jackson Davion ordered the Second Guards to move to Hadnall.[8] The Guards then went to Novaya Zemlya for a brief time[9] before attacking the Nineteenth Arcturan Guards on Salem. Though the fighting was fierce, both units made a special effort to avoid damaging the General Motors plant on the world.[10] After seizing the world, the Second Davion Guards went to Galax to meet up with the Davion Heavy Guards. Both Guards units attacked New Avalon.[11]
After the FedCom Civil War ended, the Second Davion Guards were stationed on Angol in the Draconis March.[12]
Jihad[edit]
In 3069 during the Jihad, elements of the Second Davion Guards defended the germanium asteroid mines in the Caselton system from the Word of Blake.[13] In 3077 the Second Guards served as part of the Coalition forces in the Draconis Combine Task Force, along with the First Sword of Light, Second Genyosha, Second Dieron Regulars, and Clan Wolf's Iota Galaxy.[14] As part of Task Force MALLET, the Second Guards assaulted Singapore on Terra. There they fought alongside the Com Guard First Army, Kentares DMM, and Fifth Free Worlds Guards regiments under the command of General Thomas Hogarth.[15] They faced elements of the Nineteenth Division.[16] A captured Precentor would later accuse the forces commanded by Hogarth of assaulting civilian structures in Singapore.[17]
Leaving their wounded in Singapore, the Second Davion Guards redeployed to Terra's Washington Sector. While disembarking from their DropShips, nuclear warheads fired from Hilton Head landed, destroying nearly every member of the Second Davion Guards. The few survivors, numbering less than a battalion, were attached to the First Davion Guards until they could rebuild.[18]
By 3085 the Second Davion Guards were a separate unit once again, though dramatically understrength. They were equipped with a single 'Mech battalion, a regiment of hovertanks, and equipped with battle armor infantry.[19] The unit was stationed on New Avalon in 3085.[20]
Palmyra[edit]
The Second Davion Guards were one of thirteen Federated Suns military commands destroyed by the Draconis Combine during the 3144 Palmyra Disaster.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Second Davion Guards | |||
| Marshal | Jessica Davion | 3025[3] | |
| Hauptmann General | William Kossacks | 3050 - 3062[21] | |
| General | Gerald Mitchell | 3067[22][23][12] | |
| Major General | Tyrell Rand-Davion | 3085[20] | |
Tactics[edit]
The Second Davion Guards fields a force that is lighter than most of their opponents. To balance this weight discrepancy, they use air support and artillery strikes to wear down their opponents. The Guards then use their mobility advantage to strike their opponent quickly and fade away before they can respond.[21]
In 3025 the Second Davion Guards was one of the few AFFS units to field a full regiment of artillery.[24]
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[25]
2786–2821[edit]
Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[26]
- - At this point in time the Guards were a heavy-weight regiment stationed on Royalston and were operating at full strength.[26] In 2821 the unit was reduced to just a quarter of full strength.[26]
2830[edit]
Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[27]
- - At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment and had rebuilt to almost two battalions. The Guards were stationed on Sonnia.[27]
2864[edit]
Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[27]
- - At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment stationed on Sanilac, and had been reduced to just over a battalion in strength.[27]
3025[edit]
Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[3]
- CO: Marshal Jessica Davion[3]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Fomalhaut.[3] The 'Mech regiment contains mostly light to medium designs.[28]
3040[edit]
Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[29]
3050[edit]
Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[30]
- CO: Hauptmann General William Kossacks[30]
- Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Caph.[30]
3054[edit]
Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[23]
- CO: Hauptmann General William Kossacks[23]
- Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Blue Hole.[23]
3062[edit]
Second Davion Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[21]
- CO: Leftenant General Gerald Mitchell
- - Equipped with two Companies assault 'Mechs
Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade (6 Wings)[21]
- CO: Fleet Admiral William Kossacks
- Forty-seventh Federation Heavy Attack Wing
- Twenty-ninth Crucis Interceptor Wing
- Ninetieth Remagen Heavy Attack Wing
- 307th F-C Aero Wing
- Eighteenth F-C Recon Wing
- Seventh F-C Airlift Wing
Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[21]
- CO: Major General Bryce Staten
- Aide: Colonel Belinda O'Rourke
- Second Davion Guards Armor Regiment: Colonel Bridget Griffith
- Fiftieth Antietam Heavy Armor Regiment: Leftenant General Angelina Kartaly
- Twenty-fifth Killarney Armored Grenadiers: Colonel Quyen Nzuyen
- 740th Avalon Heavy Artillery: Colonel Paragon Cannady
- - The 740th is reinforced to four Battalions
Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (6 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)[21]
- CO: Major General Phoebe Dreyfus
- Aide: Major L. L. Ludlow
- Second Davion Guards Mechanized Infantry: Colonel James Beying Chen
- Twenty-fifth Guards Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel Sax O'Bannon
- Twenty-ninth Chirikof Mechanized Infantry: Colonel Dana Wigg
- Forty-third Antietam Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Leftenant Colonel James Stock
- 140th Federation Mechanized Infantry: Colonel St. John Pleu
- Fifty-seventh Trent Jump Infantry: Colonel Lee Murph
- - Many Companies assign only trucks
3067[edit]
Second Davion Guards RCT (Elite/Reliable)[12]
- CO: General Gerald Mitchell
Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[12]
- CO: Major General Darwyn Al-Ateeq
Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Major General Paragon Cannady
Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Major General James Beying Chen
3085[edit]
Second Davion Guards RCT (Veteran/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Major General Tyrell Rand-Davion
Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade (Green/Fanatical)[20]
Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade (Regular/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Major General Kshitij Nagi
Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (Regular/Fanatical)[20]
- CO: Major General Suibhne Knutsen
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 71: "Debacle at Palmyra"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 71
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 30
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 61
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 62
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 83
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 100
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 128
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 161–162
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Field Manual: Updates, p. 140: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 77; Blake Ascending, p. 237
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 30
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 96
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 127
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 31
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 10
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 60
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 Field Manual: 3085, p. 71: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 80: "2nd Davion Guards Unit Profile"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Objective Raids, p. 22: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 139
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 14: "Regimental Status"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 First Succession War, p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Second Succession War, p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 136
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 20 Year Update, p. 19
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- FedCom Civil War
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Federated Suns
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: AFFS
- First Succession War
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3070
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
- Objective Raids
- Second Succession War