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| + | One of the prestige units of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] in the early [[Succession Wars]], the '''Fourth Royal Guards''' were destroyed in [[2848]] but ultimately served as the trigger for [[Operation Praying Mantis]], the assassination of [[Coordinator]] [[Yoguchi Kurita]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| − | The | + | The Fourth Royal were deployed to [[Caledonia]] to counter an anticipated [[DCMS]] attack. The Kurita attack force consisting of two [['Mech]] [[regiment]]s and a single [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] regiment led by [[Hugai Kurita]], son of then Coordinator Yoguchi Kurita, struck in [[2841]] and was successful enough to establish a beachhead, though Colonel Hinders felt sure that his troops could push the invaders back in short order. |
| − | + | However the conflict dragged on for the next seven years as every attack and defensive move the Fourth made was countered by the DCMS forces. After the hidden Caledonia aerodromes were compromised and destroyed by the Kurita forces, Hinders and his brother Michael could only conclude there was a spy in their midst. With the aid of the spy and [[Archon]] [[Claudius Steiner]]'s indifference to Hinders and the [[LCAF]] high command's pleas for aid, the Fourth was utterly destroyed in July [[2848]]. <ref name=HSLC1>[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]] Page 61 - Death of the Fourth</ref> | |
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| + | Hugai Kurita, feeling the need for entertainment to celebrate his victory, offered Colonel Hinder the chance to duel the "traitor", the Lyran officer leaping at the chance to take revenge for his destroyed unit. Taken to a bowel shaped valley surrounded by Kuritan troops, Hinders and the traitor both received a battered and weaponless ''[[Thunderbolt]]''s to destroy their foe. Smashing and battering each other for over two hours as the Combine forces watched, Colonel Hinders, now dying from radiation poisoning from his 'Mech's damaged reactor shielding, made one final desperate attack and defeated his foe. After removing the cockpit canopy of the "traitor"s 'Mech, a horrified Tiber Hinders was confronted by his brother Michael's body. Though nobody knows if he really was the spy or the whole duel was just part of game played by the sadistic Kurita, Hugai "humanly" dispatched the despairing Colonel Hinders with a laser blast, making sure to record and send the event to Claudius Stenier.<ref name=HSLC1>[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]] Page 61 - Death of the Fourth</ref> | ||
| + | While he had previously ignored the pleas to save the Fourth, Hugai's calculated insult led Claudius to secretly initiate Operation Praying Mantis. While he wouldn't live to see it come to fruition, a [[LIC]] deep-cover operative known only as [[Snow Fire]] succeeded in killing Coordinator [[Yoguchi Kurita]] in [[2848]], placing a hand embroidered version of the regimental patch of the Fourth Royal Guards on his body before she took her own life.<ref name=HSLC2>[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]] pg. 61 - Operation Praying Mantis</ref> The fact that her true love was apparently a member of the destroyed Fourth lent her actions the air of tragic romance and helped inspire countless paintings, dramas and ballads celebrating her actions across the Inner Sphere. | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | *[[Colonel]] Tiber Hinders - Commanding Officer as of 2841. | + | *[[Colonel]] Tiber Hinders - Commanding Officer as of 2841 until the unit's destruction in 2848. |
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]] | *[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]] | ||
| + | *[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]] | ||
| + | *[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]] | ||
[[Category:Lyran Commands]] | [[Category:Lyran Commands]] | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 22 June 2009
One of the prestige units of the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces in the early Succession Wars, the Fourth Royal Guards were destroyed in 2848 but ultimately served as the trigger for Operation Praying Mantis, the assassination of Coordinator Yoguchi Kurita.
History
Death of the Fourth
The Fourth Royal were deployed to Caledonia to counter an anticipated DCMS attack. The Kurita attack force consisting of two 'Mech regiments and a single armor regiment led by Hugai Kurita, son of then Coordinator Yoguchi Kurita, struck in 2841 and was successful enough to establish a beachhead, though Colonel Hinders felt sure that his troops could push the invaders back in short order.
However the conflict dragged on for the next seven years as every attack and defensive move the Fourth made was countered by the DCMS forces. After the hidden Caledonia aerodromes were compromised and destroyed by the Kurita forces, Hinders and his brother Michael could only conclude there was a spy in their midst. With the aid of the spy and Archon Claudius Steiner's indifference to Hinders and the LCAF high command's pleas for aid, the Fourth was utterly destroyed in July 2848. [1]
Hugai Kurita, feeling the need for entertainment to celebrate his victory, offered Colonel Hinder the chance to duel the "traitor", the Lyran officer leaping at the chance to take revenge for his destroyed unit. Taken to a bowel shaped valley surrounded by Kuritan troops, Hinders and the traitor both received a battered and weaponless Thunderbolts to destroy their foe. Smashing and battering each other for over two hours as the Combine forces watched, Colonel Hinders, now dying from radiation poisoning from his 'Mech's damaged reactor shielding, made one final desperate attack and defeated his foe. After removing the cockpit canopy of the "traitor"s 'Mech, a horrified Tiber Hinders was confronted by his brother Michael's body. Though nobody knows if he really was the spy or the whole duel was just part of game played by the sadistic Kurita, Hugai "humanly" dispatched the despairing Colonel Hinders with a laser blast, making sure to record and send the event to Claudius Stenier.[1]
While he had previously ignored the pleas to save the Fourth, Hugai's calculated insult led Claudius to secretly initiate Operation Praying Mantis. While he wouldn't live to see it come to fruition, a LIC deep-cover operative known only as Snow Fire succeeded in killing Coordinator Yoguchi Kurita in 2848, placing a hand embroidered version of the regimental patch of the Fourth Royal Guards on his body before she took her own life.[2] The fact that her true love was apparently a member of the destroyed Fourth lent her actions the air of tragic romance and helped inspire countless paintings, dramas and ballads celebrating her actions across the Inner Sphere.
Officers
- Colonel Tiber Hinders - Commanding Officer as of 2841 until the unit's destruction in 2848.
Tactics
Composition
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) Page 61 - Death of the Fourth
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) pg. 61 - Operation Praying Mantis