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| − | A green unit intended to emulate the famous [[Stealths]] and [[Tamar Tigers]], the '''54th Lyran Guards''' were one | + | A green unit intended to emulate the famous [[Stealths]] and [[Tamar Tigers]], the '''54th Lyran Guards''' were one [[LCAF]] unit destroyed during the [[First Succession War]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | Since the beginning of the [[Succession Wars]], the [[LCAF]] suffered from the top-heavy attidude of the LCAF, because most Lyran units were unable to counter the hit-and-run tactics favored by the [[DCMS]] and the [[FWLM]]. Consequently, the two most successful [[Lyran]] units, were the famed [[Tamar Tigers]] and [[The Stealths]]. Both units were equipped mostly with highly mobile, light to medium Mechs. | |
| − | + | After the Tamar Tigers were ambushed and destroyed, the LCAF High Command set in motion an ambitious plan. Combining the nation's brightest academy graduates with the best equipment available, the newly formed 54th Lyran Guards then underwent advance training with Colonel Hempsted and the aging veterans of both the Stealths and the Tamar Tigers. After a year of near torturous training, Hempsted considered the 54th ready to see their first combat, preferably in concert with veteran regiment. <ref name=HSTLC-52r>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', pp. 52-53 "Lambs to the Slaughter"</ref> | |
Unfortunately the LCAF High Command had other ideas, ordering the newly dubbed "Hempsted's Greyhounds" to stage a raid unaided against the Draconis Combine world of [[Otho]]. The Lyran High Command was deaf to the strenuous objections of Colonel Hempsted and his aides who cited that no matter the training, the 54th were still an untried green unit. Despite Hempsted's pleas, the High Command refused to allow him to take command of the 54th, only agreeing to allow some of the other Stealths to accompany the unit as aides.<ref name=HSTLC-52r/> | Unfortunately the LCAF High Command had other ideas, ordering the newly dubbed "Hempsted's Greyhounds" to stage a raid unaided against the Draconis Combine world of [[Otho]]. The Lyran High Command was deaf to the strenuous objections of Colonel Hempsted and his aides who cited that no matter the training, the 54th were still an untried green unit. Despite Hempsted's pleas, the High Command refused to allow him to take command of the 54th, only agreeing to allow some of the other Stealths to accompany the unit as aides.<ref name=HSTLC-52r/> | ||
| − | Just as Hempsted had feared, the green [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] of the 54th cracked under the pressure of combat against a veteran [[DCMS]] [[BattleMech]] unit, the entire unit being annihilated in March [[2821]]. <ref name=HKTDC-61>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 61 "Collapse"</ref> <ref name=HHS-37>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 37 "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the First Succession War"</ref> Hearing of the disaster, [[Archon]] [[Richard Steiner I|Richard Steiner]] court-martialed those directly responsible for the Otho raid, also promoting a now melancholy Hempsted to command both the Kurita front as well as overseeing the training all recruits and cadets | + | Just as Hempsted had feared, the green [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] of the 54th cracked under the pressure of combat against a veteran [[DCMS]] [[BattleMech]] unit, the entire unit being annihilated in March [[2821]]. <ref name=HKTDC-61>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 61 "Collapse"</ref> <ref name=HHS-37>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 37 "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the First Succession War"</ref> Hearing of the disaster, [[Archon]] [[Richard Steiner I|Richard Steiner]] court-martialed those directly responsible for the Otho raid, also promoting a now melancholy Hempsted to command both the Kurita front as well as overseeing the training all recruits and cadets. <ref name=HSTLC-52r/> |
The 54th was among the units added to the Commonwealth's [[List of Honored Missing]], read out by the Archon on both [[Veteran's Day]] and the anniversary of the Commonwealth's founding.<ref name=HSTLC-65>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 65 "What, Me Worry?"</ref> | The 54th was among the units added to the Commonwealth's [[List of Honored Missing]], read out by the Archon on both [[Veteran's Day]] and the anniversary of the Commonwealth's founding.<ref name=HSTLC-65>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 65 "What, Me Worry?"</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 22 June 2012
A green unit intended to emulate the famous Stealths and Tamar Tigers, the 54th Lyran Guards were one LCAF unit destroyed during the First Succession War.
History
Since the beginning of the Succession Wars, the LCAF suffered from the top-heavy attidude of the LCAF, because most Lyran units were unable to counter the hit-and-run tactics favored by the DCMS and the FWLM. Consequently, the two most successful Lyran units, were the famed Tamar Tigers and The Stealths. Both units were equipped mostly with highly mobile, light to medium Mechs.
After the Tamar Tigers were ambushed and destroyed, the LCAF High Command set in motion an ambitious plan. Combining the nation's brightest academy graduates with the best equipment available, the newly formed 54th Lyran Guards then underwent advance training with Colonel Hempsted and the aging veterans of both the Stealths and the Tamar Tigers. After a year of near torturous training, Hempsted considered the 54th ready to see their first combat, preferably in concert with veteran regiment. [1]
Unfortunately the LCAF High Command had other ideas, ordering the newly dubbed "Hempsted's Greyhounds" to stage a raid unaided against the Draconis Combine world of Otho. The Lyran High Command was deaf to the strenuous objections of Colonel Hempsted and his aides who cited that no matter the training, the 54th were still an untried green unit. Despite Hempsted's pleas, the High Command refused to allow him to take command of the 54th, only agreeing to allow some of the other Stealths to accompany the unit as aides.[1]
Just as Hempsted had feared, the green MechWarriors of the 54th cracked under the pressure of combat against a veteran DCMS BattleMech unit, the entire unit being annihilated in March 2821. [2] [3] Hearing of the disaster, Archon Richard Steiner court-martialed those directly responsible for the Otho raid, also promoting a now melancholy Hempsted to command both the Kurita front as well as overseeing the training all recruits and cadets. [1]
The 54th was among the units added to the Commonwealth's List of Honored Missing, read out by the Archon on both Veteran's Day and the anniversary of the Commonwealth's founding.[4]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), pp. 52-53 "Lambs to the Slaughter"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 61 "Collapse"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 37 "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the First Succession War"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 65 "What, Me Worry?"