David's Lesson

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David's Lesson
Affiliation Mercenary
Parent Command Brion's Legion

History

David's Lesson was the first regiment of Brion's Legion. It was the main regiment of the unit until the contract with ComStar added a second regiment to Brion's Legion.

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of David's Lesson
Colonel Pythonius Brion 30133028[1][2]
Colonal Octavius Brion 30593085[3]

Tactics

For years their preferred tactical doctrine was to use their superior technology to stand off and fight from a distance. Their fighting style has changed with the increase of their conventional forces. The CO mixed his forces dependent on the battlefield requirements, which surprised many enemies.[4]

Composition History

3025

Mech Assets (2 Battalions/Regular/Questionable)[2]

  • CO: Colonel Pythonius Brion
Contracted to Draconis Combine, assigned to Murchison in the Ashio Prefecture

3054

Mech Assets (2 Regiments/Elite/Reliable)[5]

  • CO: Colonel Octavius Brion
Contracted to ComStar as part of The Home Guard, Terra Defense Force V-gamma

3057

First Regiment: David's Lesson Veteran/Fanatical[6]

  • CO: Colonel Octavius Brion
  • XO: Major Albert Johansson
Second Company
  • Captain Richard Merriwether
Second Battalion
  • Major Isabella Francis
Third Battalion
  • Major Wellum Owens
Note: there is a full company of Bombardier 'Mechs split between First and Second Battalions

3059

First Regiment (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[7]

  • CO (CO: Colonel Octavius Brion[7]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Tomans.[7]

3067

First Regiment: David's Lesson Veteran/Reliable

  • CO: Colonel Octavius Brion
  • XO: Major Richard Meriwether
Second Company
  • Captain Delilah Faulkner
Second Battalion
  • Major David Francis
Third Battalion
  • Major Wellum Owens
Note: Currently understrength due to losses on Rasalgethi
First Combat Support Battalion Veteran/Fanatical
  • CO: Major Carlos Waters
The mixed unit contains
12 Thumper Artillery pieces
1 company of Armor
1 motorized Infantry company (specialized in Anti-'Mech and command operations).
First Combat Air Support Wing Regular/Reliable
  • CO WO John Clyde
The twelve machines of the unit are tasked with ground support and DropShip escort duties.

The mercenaries owned enough DropShips and JumpShips to carry their equipment independently. Another source for their success was their skilled technical crews.[8]

3079

Brion’s Legion, First Regiment (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[9]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Son Hoa.[9] The First Regiment suffered 35% losses during the Jihad.[10]

3085

Brion's Legion (Veteran/Reliable)[3]

  • CO: Colonel Octavius Brion

References

  1. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 28
  2. 2.0 2.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine) p.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 160, "Mercenary Forces Deployment Table - 3085"
  4. Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 23
  5. ComStar (sourcebook), p. 85
  6. Field Manual: Mercenaries, pp. 44–45
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 109
  8. Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 22
  9. 9.0 9.1 Field Report: FWLM, p. 18
  10. Field Report: LAAF, p. 18

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