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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxStateUnit − | image = + | image = − | Designation = Third Calderon Guard + | nickname = The Fervent Protectors<ref name="FM:3085p145"/> − | Formed = [[3072]]<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/>+ | parent formation = [[Calderon Guard]] − | Disbanded = + | formed = [[3072]]<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> − | Previous Designation = + | year = 3145 − | Nickname = The Fervent Protectors<ref name="FM:3085p145"/>+ | unitname = Third Calderon Guard − | Affiliation = [[Calderon Protectorate]] − | Parent Command = [[Calderon Guard]] − | Sub-Command = }} }} == History == == History == === Founding === === Founding === − The '''Third Calderon Guard''' was founded in [[3072]] along with its two sister regiments, the [[1st Calderon Guard|First]] and [[Second Calderon Guard]]s. Officially, the [[Calderon Guard]] was a [[brigade]], but each regiment started with humble beginnings and grew at the same rate. The avowed purpose of the Calderon Guard was to curtail the increase in pirate raids against the [[Calderon Protectorate]] since the beginning of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 193: "Calderon Guard"</ref> + The '''Third Calderon Guard''' was founded in [[3072]] along with its two sister regiments, the [[1st Calderon Guard|First]] and [[Second Calderon Guard]]s. Officially, the [[Calderon Guard]] was a [[brigade]], but each regiment started with humble beginnings and grew at the same rate. The avowed purpose of the Calderon Guard was to curtail the increase in pirate raids against the [[Calderon Protectorate]] since the beginning of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193">''Masters & Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 193, "Calderon Guard"</ref> === The Jihad === === The Jihad === − By [[3075]] the Third had reached only a single mixed, reinforced [[company]] in strength; much of the equipment being supplied to the Third and her sister regiments had been acquired outside the Calderon Protectorate and smuggled in via various routes. Some of the equipment even originated as far away as the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]; speculation was that while the Federated Suns industries supplying the matériel were intending for the Protectorate forces to counterbalance the push into Federated Suns space by the [[Taurian Concordat]], the matériel being supplied through the Magistracy actually originated with various [[Free Worlds League]] companies. It was also considered likely that sympathetic elements within the Concordat had been providing supplies, up until the combination of the asteroid strikes at the heart of the Concordat and a devastating campaign by FedSuns mercenaries that targeted the Taurian industrial base choked off the supply.<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> + By [[3075]] the Third had reached only a single mixed, reinforced [[company]] in strength; much of the equipment being supplied to the Third and her sister regiments had been acquired outside the Calderon Protectorate and smuggled in via various routes. Some of the equipment even originated as far away as the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]; speculation was that while the Federated Suns industries supplying the material were intending for the Protectorate forces to counterbalance the push into Federated Suns space by the [[Taurian Concordat]], the material being supplied through the Magistracy actually originated with various [[Free Worlds League]] companies. It was also considered likely that sympathetic elements within the Concordat had been providing supplies, up until the combination of the asteroid strikes at the heart of the Concordat and a devastating campaign by FedSuns mercenaries that targetted the Taurian industrial base choked off the supply.<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> The largest problem facing the Third by the middle of the Jihad was a singular lack of manpower; each regiment within the Guard needed a supply of skilled, vetted recruits, but the Protectorate lacked any formal military training establishment, and much of the Protectorate consisted of either mining outposts or agrarian settlements. The bulk of the manpower for the Third actually consisted of Concordat expatriates, and the number of expatriates dwindled sharply as the Jihad went on. This situation was unlikely to improve until after the construction of the [[New Hope Military University]], which wasn't predicted to begin training its first class until [[3079]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> The largest problem facing the Third by the middle of the Jihad was a singular lack of manpower; each regiment within the Guard needed a supply of skilled, vetted recruits, but the Protectorate lacked any formal military training establishment, and much of the Protectorate consisted of either mining outposts or agrarian settlements. The bulk of the manpower for the Third actually consisted of Concordat expatriates, and the number of expatriates dwindled sharply as the Jihad went on. This situation was unlikely to improve until after the construction of the [[New Hope Military University]], which wasn't predicted to begin training its first class until [[3079]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> − One of those involved in assisting with the expansion of the various Guard regiments was [[Talia Martens]], Captain of the "Second" [[Prey's Divisionals]] and mother of the Protector-designate, [[Erik Martens-Calderon]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp188">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 188: "Talia Martens"</ref> Despite the troubles the Third and the other regiments of the Guard were experiencing in reaching full strength the [[Calderon Protectorate Military]] made a great deal of noise about their rising strength - a measure apparently intended to dissuade both pirates and the Taurian leadership from attacking the Protectorate. Pirate attacks on the Protectorate actually dropped in the wake of the asteroid bombardment of [[Taurus]], but [[Baron (noble title)|Baron]] [[Cham Kithrong]] continued to direct resources into allowing the Guard to expand.<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> + One of those involved in assisting with the expansion of the various Guard regiments was [[Talia Martens]], Captain of the "Second" [[Prey's Divisionals]] and mother of the Protector-designate, [[Erik Martens-Calderon]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp188">''Masters & Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 188, "Talia Martens"</ref> Despite the troubles the Third and the other regiments of the Guard were experiencing in reaching full strength the [[Calderon Protectorate Force]] made a great deal of noise about their rising strength - a measure apparently intended to dissuade both pirates and the Taurian leadership from attacking the Protectorate. Pirate attacks on the Protectorate actually dropped in the wake of the asteroid bombardment of [[Taurus]], but [[Baron]] [[Cham Kithrong]] continued to direct resources into allowing the Guard to expand.<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> − By 3079 the Third had reached approximately one-fifth of full size - still far from their intended strength, but a notable achievement given the reduction in size of their Taurian counterparts. It was still considered likely to be years before the Third reached full strength, but the CPM was diligent in ensuring that the Third and its sister regiments grew at an equal pace, ensuring that there could be no charges of favoritism in how the various regiments were treated.<ref name="FM:Pp13"/> + By 3079 the Third had reached approximately one-fifth of full size - still far from their intended strength, but a notable achievement given the reduction in size of their Taurian counterparts. It was still considered likely to be years before the Third reached full strength, but the CPF was diligent in ensuring that the Third and its sister regiments grew at an equal pace, ensuring that there could be no charges of favoritism in how the various regiments were treated.<ref name="FM:Pp13"/> === Dark Age === === Dark Age === − The Third continued to grow during the [[Dark Age]]; in [[3084]] the Third were guarding the [[Protectorate Arms Conglomerate]] facilities on [[Diik]] when a pirate band attempted to raid the complex. The pirates had timed their attack to coincide with the departure of the ''[[Quixote]]''-class missile frigate [[Redemption|CPS ''Redemption']], and showed their competence in the opening stages of their attack.<ref name="FM:3085p145">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 145: "Third Calderon Guard''</ref> + The Third continued to grow during the [[Dark Age]]; in [[3084]] the Third were guarding the [[Protectorate Arms Conglomerate]] facilities on [[Diik]] when a pirate band attempted to raid the complex. The pirates had timed their attack to coincide with the departure of the ''[[Quixote]]''-class missile frigate [[Redemption|CPS ''Redemption']], and showed their competence in the opening stages of their attack.<ref name="FM:3085p145">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 145, "Third Calderon Guard''</ref> The raiders used a company of heavy and assault [[BattleMech]]s to push through the Third's [['Mech]] lines and make for the loading area, where a consignment of BattleMechs - newly constructed ''[[Toro]]s'' - were being loaded onto [[DropShip]]s. The raiders had almost reached the loading ground when the Third's infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] forces launched a counterattack against the raiders' flank. After seven of their number were taken out of action the pirates quit the field, fleeing for their transports. The Third lost six [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s in the battle, including their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Erwin von Trapp]]. Von Trapp's successor, [[Brigadier]] [[Julie Phelps]], rewarded the tank company that had carried the day as "von Trapp's Boys", a nickname that the company continued to maintain with a solemn pride. The actions of the Third during the battle earned the regiment the nickname "The Fervent Protectors" from the rest of the Protectorate.<ref name="FM:3085p145"/> The raiders used a company of heavy and assault [[BattleMech]]s to push through the Third's [['Mech]] lines and make for the loading area, where a consignment of BattleMechs - newly constructed ''[[Toro]]s'' - were being loaded onto [[DropShip]]s. The raiders had almost reached the loading ground when the Third's infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] forces launched a counterattack against the raiders' flank. After seven of their number were taken out of action the pirates quit the field, fleeing for their transports. The Third lost six [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s in the battle, including their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Erwin von Trapp]]. Von Trapp's successor, [[Brigadier]] [[Julie Phelps]], rewarded the tank company that had carried the day as "von Trapp's Boys", a nickname that the company continued to maintain with a solemn pride. The actions of the Third during the battle earned the regiment the nickname "The Fervent Protectors" from the rest of the Protectorate.<ref name="FM:3085p145"/> − By the mid-thirty-second century the Third had reached full strength - or a close approximation thereof<ref name=FM:3145p203/> - but suffered from the feeling that it was a forgotten command, stationed as it was on the quiet worlds of [[Lastpost]] and [[Oscar]]. The Protector helped to ease that feeling somewhat by giving the Third permission to undertake a number of operations at range, both spinward and rimward, as well as to make occasional sweeps through uninhabited systems close to their garrisons to identify any pirate bases or bandit camps in the area. This meant that one [[battalion]] of the Third was invariably operating in deep space at any given time, but it also meant that the Third's garrisons were continually understrength.<ref name="FM:3145p198">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 198: "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> + By the mid-thirty-second century the Third had reached full strength - or a close approximation thereof<ref name=FM:3145p203/> - but suffered from the feeling that it was a forgotten command, stationed as it was on the quiet worlds of [[Lastpost]] and [[Oscar]]. The Protector helped to ease that feeling somewhat by giving the Third permission to undertake a number of operations at range, both spinward and rimward, as well as to make occasional sweeps through uninhabited systems close to their garrisons to identify any pirate bases or bandit camps in the area. This meant that one [[battalion]] of the Third was invariably operating in deep space at any given time, but it also meant that the Third's garrisons were continually understrength.<ref name="FM:3145p198">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 198, "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> == Officers == == Officers == − {| class="wikitable"+ In 3084 the commanding officer of the Third was Colonel Erwin von Trapp; he fell in battle on the planet Diik, and was succeeded by Brigadier Julie Phelps. By 3085 Phelps had been succeeded in turn by COlonel Uaithne Kavanaugh. − |-+ − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank+ In 3145 the commanding officer of the Third was Colonel Aaron Hendrix.<ref name=FM:3145p203>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203, "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> − ! 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 3rd Calderon Guard''' − |- − | [[Colonel]]||[[Erwin von Trapp]]||[[3084]]<ref name="FM:3085p145"/> − |- − | [[Brigadier]]||[[Julie Phelps]]||3084<ref name="FM:3085p145"/> − |- − | Colonel||[[Uaithne Kavanaugh]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p151"/> − |- − | Colonel||[[Aaron Hendrix]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p203>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203: "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> − |- − |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== Line 55:
Line 38: == Composition History == == Composition History == === 3079 === === 3079 === − '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:Pp13">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 13: "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> + '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:Pp13">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 13, "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> At this point the Third Calderon Guard were deployed to Diik and were operating at just one-fifth of full strength, as were the Third's two sister regiments. The Third also had no access to advanced technology. At this point the Third Calderon Guard were deployed to Diik and were operating at just one-fifth of full strength, as were the Third's two sister regiments. The Third also had no access to advanced technology. === 3085 === === 3085 === − '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p151">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 151: "Calderon Protectorate''</ref> + '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p151">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 151, "Calderon Protectorate''</ref> * CO: Colonel Uaithne Kavanaugh * CO: Colonel Uaithne Kavanaugh − At this point the Third Calderon Guard were still stationed on Diik and were operating at forty-five percent of full strength, although they still had no access to advanced technology. + At ths point the Third Calderon Guard were still stationed on Diik and were operating at forty-five percent of full strength, although they still had no access to advanced technology. === 3145 === === 3145 === Line 69:
Line 52: == Notes == == Notes == − * The names of the officers involved in the battle on Diik in 3084 - Colonel Erwin von Trapp and his successor, Brigadier Julie Phelps, may be a reference to the film [[w:The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]], in which Julie Andrews played a young woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer named Georg von Trapp. + * The names of the officers involved in the battle on Diik in 3084 - Colonel Erwin von Trapp and his successor, Brigadier Julie Phelps, may be a reference to the film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_%28film%29 The Sound of Music], in which Julie Andrews played a young woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer named Georg von Trapp. + + <div class="gamerules"> + == Game Rules == + </div> == References == == References == Line 79:
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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Founding === | === Founding === | ||
| − | The '''Third Calderon Guard''' was founded in [[3072]] along with its two sister regiments, the [[1st Calderon Guard|First]] and [[Second Calderon Guard]]s. Officially, the [[Calderon Guard]] was a [[brigade]], but each regiment started with humble beginnings and grew at the same rate. The avowed purpose of the Calderon Guard was to curtail the increase in pirate raids against the [[Calderon Protectorate]] since the beginning of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193">''Masters | + | The '''Third Calderon Guard''' was founded in [[3072]] along with its two sister regiments, the [[1st Calderon Guard|First]] and [[Second Calderon Guard]]s. Officially, the [[Calderon Guard]] was a [[brigade]], but each regiment started with humble beginnings and grew at the same rate. The avowed purpose of the Calderon Guard was to curtail the increase in pirate raids against the [[Calderon Protectorate]] since the beginning of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193">''Masters & Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 193, "Calderon Guard"</ref> |
=== The Jihad === | === The Jihad === | ||
| − | By [[3075]] the Third had reached only a single mixed, reinforced [[company]] in strength; much of the equipment being supplied to the Third and her sister regiments had been acquired outside the Calderon Protectorate and smuggled in via various routes. Some of the equipment even originated as far away as the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]; speculation was that while the Federated Suns industries supplying the | + | By [[3075]] the Third had reached only a single mixed, reinforced [[company]] in strength; much of the equipment being supplied to the Third and her sister regiments had been acquired outside the Calderon Protectorate and smuggled in via various routes. Some of the equipment even originated as far away as the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]; speculation was that while the Federated Suns industries supplying the material were intending for the Protectorate forces to counterbalance the push into Federated Suns space by the [[Taurian Concordat]], the material being supplied through the Magistracy actually originated with various [[Free Worlds League]] companies. It was also considered likely that sympathetic elements within the Concordat had been providing supplies, up until the combination of the asteroid strikes at the heart of the Concordat and a devastating campaign by FedSuns mercenaries that targetted the Taurian industrial base choked off the supply.<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> |
The largest problem facing the Third by the middle of the Jihad was a singular lack of manpower; each regiment within the Guard needed a supply of skilled, vetted recruits, but the Protectorate lacked any formal military training establishment, and much of the Protectorate consisted of either mining outposts or agrarian settlements. The bulk of the manpower for the Third actually consisted of Concordat expatriates, and the number of expatriates dwindled sharply as the Jihad went on. This situation was unlikely to improve until after the construction of the [[New Hope Military University]], which wasn't predicted to begin training its first class until [[3079]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> | The largest problem facing the Third by the middle of the Jihad was a singular lack of manpower; each regiment within the Guard needed a supply of skilled, vetted recruits, but the Protectorate lacked any formal military training establishment, and much of the Protectorate consisted of either mining outposts or agrarian settlements. The bulk of the manpower for the Third actually consisted of Concordat expatriates, and the number of expatriates dwindled sharply as the Jihad went on. This situation was unlikely to improve until after the construction of the [[New Hope Military University]], which wasn't predicted to begin training its first class until [[3079]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> | ||
| − | One of those involved in assisting with the expansion of the various Guard regiments was [[Talia Martens]], Captain of the "Second" [[Prey's Divisionals]] and mother of the Protector-designate, [[Erik Martens-Calderon]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp188">''Masters | + | One of those involved in assisting with the expansion of the various Guard regiments was [[Talia Martens]], Captain of the "Second" [[Prey's Divisionals]] and mother of the Protector-designate, [[Erik Martens-Calderon]].<ref name="M&M:TSDp188">''Masters & Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 188, "Talia Martens"</ref> Despite the troubles the Third and the other regiments of the Guard were experiencing in reaching full strength the [[Calderon Protectorate Force]] made a great deal of noise about their rising strength - a measure apparently intended to dissuade both pirates and the Taurian leadership from attacking the Protectorate. Pirate attacks on the Protectorate actually dropped in the wake of the asteroid bombardment of [[Taurus]], but [[Baron]] [[Cham Kithrong]] continued to direct resources into allowing the Guard to expand.<ref name="M&M:TSDp193"/> |
| − | By 3079 the Third had reached approximately one-fifth of full size - still far from their intended strength, but a notable achievement given the reduction in size of their Taurian counterparts. It was still considered likely to be years before the Third reached full strength, but the | + | By 3079 the Third had reached approximately one-fifth of full size - still far from their intended strength, but a notable achievement given the reduction in size of their Taurian counterparts. It was still considered likely to be years before the Third reached full strength, but the CPF was diligent in ensuring that the Third and its sister regiments grew at an equal pace, ensuring that there could be no charges of favoritism in how the various regiments were treated.<ref name="FM:Pp13"/> |
=== Dark Age === | === Dark Age === | ||
| − | The Third continued to grow during the [[Dark Age]]; in [[3084]] the Third were guarding the [[Protectorate Arms Conglomerate]] facilities on [[Diik]] when a pirate band attempted to raid the complex. The pirates had timed their attack to coincide with the departure of the ''[[Quixote]]''-class missile frigate [[Redemption|CPS ''Redemption']], and showed their competence in the opening stages of their attack.<ref name="FM:3085p145">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 145 | + | The Third continued to grow during the [[Dark Age]]; in [[3084]] the Third were guarding the [[Protectorate Arms Conglomerate]] facilities on [[Diik]] when a pirate band attempted to raid the complex. The pirates had timed their attack to coincide with the departure of the ''[[Quixote]]''-class missile frigate [[Redemption|CPS ''Redemption']], and showed their competence in the opening stages of their attack.<ref name="FM:3085p145">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 145, "Third Calderon Guard''</ref> |
The raiders used a company of heavy and assault [[BattleMech]]s to push through the Third's [['Mech]] lines and make for the loading area, where a consignment of BattleMechs - newly constructed ''[[Toro]]s'' - were being loaded onto [[DropShip]]s. The raiders had almost reached the loading ground when the Third's infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] forces launched a counterattack against the raiders' flank. After seven of their number were taken out of action the pirates quit the field, fleeing for their transports. The Third lost six [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s in the battle, including their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Erwin von Trapp]]. Von Trapp's successor, [[Brigadier]] [[Julie Phelps]], rewarded the tank company that had carried the day as "von Trapp's Boys", a nickname that the company continued to maintain with a solemn pride. The actions of the Third during the battle earned the regiment the nickname "The Fervent Protectors" from the rest of the Protectorate.<ref name="FM:3085p145"/> | The raiders used a company of heavy and assault [[BattleMech]]s to push through the Third's [['Mech]] lines and make for the loading area, where a consignment of BattleMechs - newly constructed ''[[Toro]]s'' - were being loaded onto [[DropShip]]s. The raiders had almost reached the loading ground when the Third's infantry and [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] forces launched a counterattack against the raiders' flank. After seven of their number were taken out of action the pirates quit the field, fleeing for their transports. The Third lost six [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s in the battle, including their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Erwin von Trapp]]. Von Trapp's successor, [[Brigadier]] [[Julie Phelps]], rewarded the tank company that had carried the day as "von Trapp's Boys", a nickname that the company continued to maintain with a solemn pride. The actions of the Third during the battle earned the regiment the nickname "The Fervent Protectors" from the rest of the Protectorate.<ref name="FM:3085p145"/> | ||
| − | By the mid-thirty-second century the Third had reached full strength - or a close approximation thereof<ref name=FM:3145p203/> - but suffered from the feeling that it was a forgotten command, stationed as it was on the quiet worlds of [[Lastpost]] and [[Oscar]]. The Protector helped to ease that feeling somewhat by giving the Third permission to undertake a number of operations at range, both spinward and rimward, as well as to make occasional sweeps through uninhabited systems close to their garrisons to identify any pirate bases or bandit camps in the area. This meant that one [[battalion]] of the Third was invariably operating in deep space at any given time, but it also meant that the Third's garrisons were continually understrength.<ref name="FM:3145p198">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 198 | + | By the mid-thirty-second century the Third had reached full strength - or a close approximation thereof<ref name=FM:3145p203/> - but suffered from the feeling that it was a forgotten command, stationed as it was on the quiet worlds of [[Lastpost]] and [[Oscar]]. The Protector helped to ease that feeling somewhat by giving the Third permission to undertake a number of operations at range, both spinward and rimward, as well as to make occasional sweeps through uninhabited systems close to their garrisons to identify any pirate bases or bandit camps in the area. This meant that one [[battalion]] of the Third was invariably operating in deep space at any given time, but it also meant that the Third's garrisons were continually understrength.<ref name="FM:3145p198">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 198, "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> |
== Officers == | == Officers == | ||
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== Composition History == | == Composition History == | ||
=== 3079 === | === 3079 === | ||
| − | '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:Pp13">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 13 | + | '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:Pp13">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 13, "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> |
At this point the Third Calderon Guard were deployed to Diik and were operating at just one-fifth of full strength, as were the Third's two sister regiments. The Third also had no access to advanced technology. | At this point the Third Calderon Guard were deployed to Diik and were operating at just one-fifth of full strength, as were the Third's two sister regiments. The Third also had no access to advanced technology. | ||
=== 3085 === | === 3085 === | ||
| − | '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p151">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 151 | + | '''Third Calderon Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p151">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 151, "Calderon Protectorate''</ref> |
* CO: Colonel Uaithne Kavanaugh | * CO: Colonel Uaithne Kavanaugh | ||
| − | At | + | At ths point the Third Calderon Guard were still stationed on Diik and were operating at forty-five percent of full strength, although they still had no access to advanced technology. |
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | * The names of the officers involved in the battle on Diik in 3084 - Colonel Erwin von Trapp and his successor, Brigadier Julie Phelps, may be a reference to the film [ | + | * The names of the officers involved in the battle on Diik in 3084 - Colonel Erwin von Trapp and his successor, Brigadier Julie Phelps, may be a reference to the film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_%28film%29 The Sound of Music], in which Julie Andrews played a young woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer named Georg von Trapp. |
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== References == | == References == | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | ||
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Calderon Protectorate Commands|Calderon Guard, 03rd]] | [[Category: Calderon Protectorate Commands|Calderon Guard, 03rd]] | ||