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| nickname = Swift Foxes
 
| nickname = Swift Foxes
 
| parent formation = [[Davion Brigade of Guards]]
 
| parent formation = [[Davion Brigade of Guards]]
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| year    = 3062
 
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==History==
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In [[3025]] the '''Davion Light Guards''' were based on [[Groveld III]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 109</ref> The homeworld of the Davion Light Guards was [[Mendham]]. In [[3067]], their new homeworld was [[Panpour]].<ref name=FMUp139>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 139, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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===Fourth Succession War===
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During the first wave of the Operation Rat, the Davion Light Guards landed on [[St. Andre]] along with the [[Alpha Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Alpha]] and [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta regiments]] of the [[12th Vegan Rangers]]. The Light Guards Third Battalion and the Rangers faced the first battalion of the [[Blackwind Lancers]], inflicting heavy casualties on the [[CCAF]] unit and causing them to surrender. The Guards then seized the Blackwind Lancers' headquarters and convinced [[Gordon's Cuirassiers]] to sortie from the city of Jerome. The Guards and Rangers then destroyed that unit as well.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 20</ref>
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The First and Second battalions of the Light Guards were attacked by Liao AeroSpace Fighters on their way in, scattering the two battalions and allowing [[Cochraine's Goliaths]] to begin grinding down the two units. The double-strength Delta Company quickly landed behind the attacking Goliaths, closed with them, and destroyed five of them in the opening salvo. The lighter 'Mechs of Delta Company massed their fire and were able to get inside the minimum range of the [[PPC]]s and [[LRM]]s of the ''[[Goliath]]s'' used by Cochraine's unit. This sudden attack allowed the Light Guards battalions to regroup and destroy Cochraine's Goliaths.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 21</ref> On [[Algot]] a few months later, the Light Guards destroyed the [[2nd Ariana Fusiliers]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 90</ref>
  
==History==
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The Light Guards RCT then traveled to [[Remshield]], where they faced the first battalion of the [[4th Tau Ceti Rangers]] and [[Hurloc's Hussars]]. The Light Guards defeated both units.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 39</ref> They quickly reboarded their [[DropShip]]s for a quick trip to [[Sarna]]. On that world, the Capellan defenders had destroyed the [[5th Syrtis Fusiliers]] and stranded the [[Screaming Eagles]] and [[Crater Cobras]]. Along with the [[Davion Heavy Guards]], the Light Guards reinforced the two mercenary units, destroying the defenders.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51</ref> A short while later, the Light Guards redeployed again, landing on [[Kaifeng]]. What should have been a simple takeover stretched out into a series of engagements led by a fanatical militia defense force.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 109</ref>
The homeworld of the '''Davion Light Guards''' was [[Mendham]]. In [[3067]], their new homeworld was [[Panpour]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139</ref>
 
  
 
===Fed-Com Civil War===
 
===Fed-Com Civil War===
During the [[FedCom Civil War]] they fought on [[Sirdar]] and [[New Syrtis]] against Katherine's forces. Later they joined Victor's assault on [[New Avalon]], where they suffered heavy casualties.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 129</ref> In 3067, they were reactivated, but they were only at approximately 50% of their listed strength.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139</ref>
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]] they fought on [[Sirdar]] and [[New Syrtis]] against Katherine's forces. Later they joined Victor's assault on [[New Avalon]], where they suffered heavy casualties.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 129, "Davion Light Guards"</ref> In 3067, they were reactivated, but they were only at approximately 50% of their listed strength.<ref name=FMUp139/>
  
 
====Sirdar====
 
====Sirdar====
On [[Sirdar]] the defending [[Sirdar CMM]] had no change against the combined might of the [[1st Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]] + [[9th Illician Rangers]] + [[21st Illician Rangers]] + [[Davion Light Guards]]. During the fight the suffer light loses.
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On [[Sirdar]] the defending [[Sirdar CMM]] had no chance against the combined might of the [[1st Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]], [[9th Illician Rangers]], [[21st Illician Rangers]], and [[Davion Light Guards]]. During the fight they suffered light losses.{{cn}}
  
 
===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
At the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the Davion Light Guards attempted to land on [[New Avalon]] but they were intercepted by [[Word of Blake]] WarShips and destroyed before they could make planetfall.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 6</ref>
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At the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the Davion Light Guards attempted to land on [[New Avalon]] but they were intercepted by [[Word of Blake]] WarShips and destroyed before they could make planetfall.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 6</ref> The Davion Light Guards were struck from AFFS rolls for the first time in history after this event.<ref name=fra12>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 12</ref>
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Though observers expected the rebuilding process to take several years, [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] Jon Davion found a quick workaround: He drafted the entire [[1st NAIS Cadet Cadre]] into the Brigade of Guards as the new Davion Light Guards. Though this has provided skilled soldiers in a hurry, they still need time to work together and rebuild their forces before they can deploy. Their current posting to New Avalon will likely provide them the time they need.<ref name=fra12/>
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===Post-Jihad Era===
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The new Light Guards are staffed by the veterans of the [[FedCom Civil War]] and the [[Jihad]]. In [[3085]] the Light Guards were stationed in the [[Periphery March (Federated Suns)|Periphery March]] and had been involved in several anti-pirate raids and defensive missions.<ref name=fm3085-60/> The Light Guards were one of the first units to receive supplies of the new ''[[Cuirass]]'' BattleMech in July [[3086]], and the Light Guards proceeded to use the new 'Mechs as the core of a new Delta Company.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp26">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 26, "Deployment"</ref>
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During the [[Draconis Combine]]'s assault into the [[Federated Suns]], the Light Guards were stationed on [[Brookeland]]. They inflicted heavy losses on the [[10th Ghost]] and [[11th Ghost]] regiments.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 14</ref> During this fighting the Light Guards sent a lance of ''[[Gunsmith]]'' BattleMechs behind the Eleventh's lines to perform deep raiding duties. After two weeks of raids, the Eleventh had lost seven 'Mechs, six tanks, and nineteen suits of [[battle armor]]. They had also destroyed thousands of tons of supplies and parts.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 32</ref> This raid was a response to the Eleventh Ghost using [[Shillelagh]] Missile Tanks to destroy half a Light Guard lance.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 16</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
As of [[3062]] the Commanding Officer was [[Hauptmann General]] Jon Buckvold. He was appointed by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] in [[3060]] to replace the retiring [[Field Marshal]] Jonathon Riffenberg, who had been in command since [[3025]]. After the Civil War, General Jessica Quarles took command of the Light Guards.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139</ref>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Davion Light Guards'''
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| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Jonathan Riffenberg]]||[[3025]] - [[3060]]<ref name=HD136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136 (pdf version), "Bryceland PDZ"</ref><ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp23>''Objective Raids'', p. 23, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
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|-
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| [[Hauptmann General]]||[[Jon Buckvold]]||[[3060]] - July [[3065]]<ref name=ICp37>''Imminent Crisis'' , p. 37</ref>
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|  Marshal||[[Jessica Quarles]]||3065<ref name=ICp37/><ref name=FMUp139/><ref name=FMFS78/>
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|-
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| [[Major General]]||[[Tess Freeman-Steiner]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p73>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 73, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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|-
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|}
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The Light Guards used speed and maneuverability to outmaneuver their opponents instead of relying on firepower. They would try to remain on the edge of a battle field, slashing in and isolating small units of enemy forces and destroying them via massed fire. Then they would withdraw to the edge of the battle and look for another opportunity to slash in at the enemy.<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 78</ref>
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The Light Guards used speed and maneuverability to outmaneuver their opponents instead of relying on firepower. They would try to remain on the edge of a battle field, slashing in and isolating small units of enemy forces and destroying them via massed fire. Then they would withdraw to the edge of the battle and look for another opportunity to slash in at the enemy.<ref name=FMFS78>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 78, "Davion Light Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
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After rebuilding and retraining on New Avalon for several years, the Light Guards continue their traditional hit and run tactics, but the unit has also been equipped with assault-class battle armor. This armor is deployed on the battlefield via VTOLs and fast hovercraft. The battle armor acts as an anvil while the fast 'Mechs streak in and slash at the enemy. Backup for the battle armor is provided by a complete regiment of attack VTOLs.<ref name=fm3085-60>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 60</ref>
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==Composition History==
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===2765===
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'''Davion Light Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:FS2765p14">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 14, "Regimental Status"</ref>
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: Note: The Davion Light Guards were stationed on [[Ulvskollen]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR:FS2765p14"/> In common with the other regiments of the Brigade the Heavy Guards had a large contingent of conventional forces permanently attached; these conventional forces included one brigade of [[Combat Vehicle|armor]], two brigades of mixed infantry regiments, an artillery regiment and a regiment of [[aerospace fighter]]s. As the lightest formation within the brigade the unit mainly light machines.<ref name="FR:FS2765p13">''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 13, "Condition"</ref>
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=== 2786 ===
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'''Davion Light Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Ulvskollen]] and were operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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=== 2821 ===
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'''Davion Light Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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: Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Frankson]] and had been reduced to just over forty percent strength.<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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=== 2830 ===
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'''Davion Light Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">'''Second succession War'', p. 94, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment and had rebuilt to just over two-thirds of full strength. The Guards were stationed on [[Farwell]].<ref name="SSWp94"/>
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=== 2864 ===
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'''Davion Light Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
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: Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Valexa]], and had been reduced to less than half a battalion strength.<ref name="SSWp94"/>
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===3025===
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'''Davion Light Guards RCT'''  (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HD136/>
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:* CO: Marshal Jonathan Riffenberg
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:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Groveld III]].
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===3040===
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''' Davion Light Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p136/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Groveld III]].  <ref name = HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p.136</ref>
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===3050===
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'''Davion Light Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup19/>
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:* CO: Marshal Jonathan Riffenberg <ref name = 20yup19/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Xhosa VII]].  <ref name = 20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>
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===3054===
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'''Davion Light Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)  <ref name = ORp23/>
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:* CO: Marshal Johnathan Riffenberg <ref name = ORp23/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Pasig]].  <ref name = ORp23/>
  
==Composition==
 
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
'''Davion Light Guards''' (1 Reinforced [[Regiment]]/Veteran Reliable/)
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'''Davion Light Guards''' (1 Reinforced [[Regiment]]/Veteran Reliable/)<ref name=FMFS78/>
* CO: Hauptmann General Jon Buckvold
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: CO: Hauptmann General Jon Buckvold
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:: Aide: [[Leftenant General]] Jessica Quarles
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: Note: Primarly Medium-class '[[Mech]]s
  
- Primarly Medium-class '[[Mech]]s
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'''Davion Light Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMFS78/>
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: CO: Leftenant General Athena Davion-Ross
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:* 256th Crucis Recon [[Wing]]
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:* Twenty-ninth [[Manassas]] Fighter Wing
  
'''Davion Light Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)
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'''Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS78/>
* CO: [[Leftenant General]] Athena Davion-Ross
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: CO: Hauptmann General Jacob Draters
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:: Aide: Leftenant General G. L. Froze
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:* 121st Federation Scout Regiment - [[Kommandant]]: Mazel Zardetto
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:* Twelfth [[New Avalon|Avalon]] Light Armor Regiment - Leftenant General: Christine Lubek-Kokal
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:* Third [[Argyle]] Tank Regiment - Leftenant General: Vlado Chou
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:* Fifth [[Mirach]] Recon Regiment - Leftenant General: F. James Weatherby
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:* 105th F-C Artillery [[Battalion]] - Kommandant: Jesus Ramirez-Xolo
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: Note: The 105th fields two full [[Company|Companies]] of heavy armor.
  
* 256th Crucis Recon [[Wing]]
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'''Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS78/>
* 29th [[Manassas]] Fighter Wing
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: CO: Hauptman General Angela Voss
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:: Aide: [[Kommandant]] Randy P. Hempe IV
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:* Nineteenth Mechanized Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Augustus Clarke
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:* Twenty-first [[New Rhodes III|New Rhodes]] Mechanized Rifles - Kommandant: Timothy Heine
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:* Fifteenth Mirach Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Ashok Herman
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:* Seventh [[Achernar]] Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Aurelius Leger
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:* Sixty-ninth [[Tybalt]] Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Gus "Brick" Evans
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:* 343rd Federation Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General Richard Daley
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: Note: Each Jump Regiment includes a [[Battle Armor]] [[Company]] and organic transportation.
  
'''Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)
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===3067===
* CO: Hauptmann General Jacob Draters
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'''Davion Light Guards RCT''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp139/>       
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: CO: General Jessica Quarles
  
* 121st Federation Scout Regiment - [[Kommandant]]: Mazel Zardetto
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'''Davion Light Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp139/>     
* 12th [[New Avalon|Avalon]] Light Armor Regiment - Leftenant General: Christine Lubek-Kokal
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: CO: [[Vice Admiral]] Athena Davion-Ross
* 3rd [[Argyle]] Tank Regiment - Leftenant General: Vlado Chou
 
* 5th [[Mirach]] Recon Regiment - Leftenant General: F. James Weatherby
 
* 105th F-C Artillery [[Battalion]] - Kommandant: Jesus Ramirez-Xolo
 
- The 105th fields two full [[Company|Companies]] of heavy armor
 
  
'''Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)
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'''Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp139/>     
* CO: Hauptman General Angela Voss
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: CO: [[Major General]] F. James Weatherby
  
* 19th Mechanized Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Augustus Clarke
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'''Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp139/>     
* 21st [[New Rhodes III|New Rhodes]] Mechanized Rifles - [[Kommandant]]: Timothy Heine
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: CO: Major General Angela Voss
* 15th Mirach Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Ashok Herman
 
* 7th [[Achernar]] Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Aurelius Leger
 
* 69th [[Tybalt]] Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Gus "Brick" Evans
 
* 343rd Federation Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General Richard Daley
 
- Each Jump Regiment includes a [[Battle Armor]] [[Company]] and organic transportation
 
  
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===3079===
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After the horrors of the Jihad, the Davion Light Guards were only at half their pre-war strength.<ref name=fra12/>
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===3085===
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'''Davion Light Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
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: CO: Major General Tess Freeman-Steiner
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'''Davion Light Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
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: CO: [[Rear Admiral]] Ridley Kunze
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'''Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
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: CO: Major General Stig Garner
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'''Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p73/>
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: CO: Major General Mithras Richter
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
During the wargames on [[New Syrtis]] in [[3064]]/[[3065]], the Davion Light Guards received a further nick-name: the Grease Foxes. None of the other units had been able to outmaneuver and trap them.
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During the wargames on [[New Syrtis]] in [[3064]]/[[3065]], the Davion Light Guards received a further nick-name: the Grease Foxes. None of the other units had been able to outmaneuver and trap them.{{cn}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
*''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 78 - "Unit Profile"
 
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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* ''[[Imminent Crisis]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]''
  
[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Davion Brigade of Guards, Davion Light Guards]]
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[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Davion Brigade of Guards, 03]]
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands |Davion Brigade of Guards, Light]]

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History

In 3025 the Davion Light Guards were based on Groveld III.[1] The homeworld of the Davion Light Guards was Mendham. In 3067, their new homeworld was Panpour.[2]

Fourth Succession War

During the first wave of the Operation Rat, the Davion Light Guards landed on St. Andre along with the Alpha and Beta regiments of the 12th Vegan Rangers. The Light Guards Third Battalion and the Rangers faced the first battalion of the Blackwind Lancers, inflicting heavy casualties on the CCAF unit and causing them to surrender. The Guards then seized the Blackwind Lancers' headquarters and convinced Gordon's Cuirassiers to sortie from the city of Jerome. The Guards and Rangers then destroyed that unit as well.[3]

The First and Second battalions of the Light Guards were attacked by Liao AeroSpace Fighters on their way in, scattering the two battalions and allowing Cochraine's Goliaths to begin grinding down the two units. The double-strength Delta Company quickly landed behind the attacking Goliaths, closed with them, and destroyed five of them in the opening salvo. The lighter 'Mechs of Delta Company massed their fire and were able to get inside the minimum range of the PPCs and LRMs of the Goliaths used by Cochraine's unit. This sudden attack allowed the Light Guards battalions to regroup and destroy Cochraine's Goliaths.[4] On Algot a few months later, the Light Guards destroyed the 2nd Ariana Fusiliers.[5]

The Light Guards RCT then traveled to Remshield, where they faced the first battalion of the 4th Tau Ceti Rangers and Hurloc's Hussars. The Light Guards defeated both units.[6] They quickly reboarded their DropShips for a quick trip to Sarna. On that world, the Capellan defenders had destroyed the 5th Syrtis Fusiliers and stranded the Screaming Eagles and Crater Cobras. Along with the Davion Heavy Guards, the Light Guards reinforced the two mercenary units, destroying the defenders.[7] A short while later, the Light Guards redeployed again, landing on Kaifeng. What should have been a simple takeover stretched out into a series of engagements led by a fanatical militia defense force.[8]

Fed-Com Civil War

During the FedCom Civil War they fought on Sirdar and New Syrtis against Katherine's forces. Later they joined Victor's assault on New Avalon, where they suffered heavy casualties.[9] In 3067, they were reactivated, but they were only at approximately 50% of their listed strength.[2]

Sirdar

On Sirdar the defending Sirdar CMM had no chance against the combined might of the 1st Federated Suns Armored Cavalry, 9th Illician Rangers, 21st Illician Rangers, and Davion Light Guards. During the fight they suffered light losses.[citation needed]

Jihad

At the outbreak of the Jihad the Davion Light Guards attempted to land on New Avalon but they were intercepted by Word of Blake WarShips and destroyed before they could make planetfall.[10] The Davion Light Guards were struck from AFFS rolls for the first time in history after this event.[11]

Though observers expected the rebuilding process to take several years, Marshal Jon Davion found a quick workaround: He drafted the entire 1st NAIS Cadet Cadre into the Brigade of Guards as the new Davion Light Guards. Though this has provided skilled soldiers in a hurry, they still need time to work together and rebuild their forces before they can deploy. Their current posting to New Avalon will likely provide them the time they need.[11]

Post-Jihad Era

The new Light Guards are staffed by the veterans of the FedCom Civil War and the Jihad. In 3085 the Light Guards were stationed in the Periphery March and had been involved in several anti-pirate raids and defensive missions.[12] The Light Guards were one of the first units to receive supplies of the new Cuirass BattleMech in July 3086, and the Light Guards proceeded to use the new 'Mechs as the core of a new Delta Company.[13]

During the Draconis Combine's assault into the Federated Suns, the Light Guards were stationed on Brookeland. They inflicted heavy losses on the 10th Ghost and 11th Ghost regiments.[14] During this fighting the Light Guards sent a lance of Gunsmith BattleMechs behind the Eleventh's lines to perform deep raiding duties. After two weeks of raids, the Eleventh had lost seven 'Mechs, six tanks, and nineteen suits of battle armor. They had also destroyed thousands of tons of supplies and parts.[15] This raid was a response to the Eleventh Ghost using Shillelagh Missile Tanks to destroy half a Light Guard lance.[16]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Davion Light Guards
Marshal Jonathan Riffenberg 3025 - 3060[17][18][19]
Hauptmann General Jon Buckvold 3060 - July 3065[20]
Marshal Jessica Quarles 3065[20][2][21]
Major General Tess Freeman-Steiner 3085[22]

Tactics

The Light Guards used speed and maneuverability to outmaneuver their opponents instead of relying on firepower. They would try to remain on the edge of a battle field, slashing in and isolating small units of enemy forces and destroying them via massed fire. Then they would withdraw to the edge of the battle and look for another opportunity to slash in at the enemy.[21]

After rebuilding and retraining on New Avalon for several years, the Light Guards continue their traditional hit and run tactics, but the unit has also been equipped with assault-class battle armor. This armor is deployed on the battlefield via VTOLs and fast hovercraft. The battle armor acts as an anvil while the fast 'Mechs streak in and slash at the enemy. Backup for the battle armor is provided by a complete regiment of attack VTOLs.[12]

Composition History

2765

Davion Light Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[23]

Note: The Davion Light Guards were stationed on Ulvskollen at this point in time.[23] In common with the other regiments of the Brigade the Heavy Guards had a large contingent of conventional forces permanently attached; these conventional forces included one brigade of armor, two brigades of mixed infantry regiments, an artillery regiment and a regiment of aerospace fighters. As the lightest formation within the brigade the unit mainly light machines.[24]

2786

Davion Light Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[25]

Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment stationed on Ulvskollen and were operating at full strength.[25]

2821

Davion Light Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[25]

Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment stationed on Frankson and had been reduced to just over forty percent strength.[25]

2830

Davion Light Guards (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[26]

Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment and had rebuilt to just over two-thirds of full strength. The Guards were stationed on Farwell.[26]

2864

Davion Light Guards (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[26]

Note: At this point in time the Guards were a light-weight regiment stationed on Valexa, and had been reduced to less than half a battalion strength.[26]

3025

Davion Light Guards RCT (Veteran/Reliable)[17]

  • CO: Marshal Jonathan Riffenberg
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Groveld III.

3040

Davion Light Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[27]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Groveld III. [27]

3050

Davion Light Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [28]

  • CO: Marshal Jonathan Riffenberg [28]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Xhosa VII. [28]

3054

Davion Light Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [19]

  • CO: Marshal Johnathan Riffenberg [19]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Pasig. [19]

3062

Davion Light Guards (1 Reinforced Regiment/Veteran Reliable/)[21]

CO: Hauptmann General Jon Buckvold
Aide: Leftenant General Jessica Quarles
Note: Primarly Medium-class 'Mechs

Davion Light Guards Aerospace Brigade (2 Wings)[21]

CO: Leftenant General Athena Davion-Ross

Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade (4 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)[21]

CO: Hauptmann General Jacob Draters
Aide: Leftenant General G. L. Froze
  • 121st Federation Scout Regiment - Kommandant: Mazel Zardetto
  • Twelfth Avalon Light Armor Regiment - Leftenant General: Christine Lubek-Kokal
  • Third Argyle Tank Regiment - Leftenant General: Vlado Chou
  • Fifth Mirach Recon Regiment - Leftenant General: F. James Weatherby
  • 105th F-C Artillery Battalion - Kommandant: Jesus Ramirez-Xolo
Note: The 105th fields two full Companies of heavy armor.

Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)[21]

CO: Hauptman General Angela Voss
Aide: Kommandant Randy P. Hempe IV
  • Nineteenth Mechanized Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Augustus Clarke
  • Twenty-first New Rhodes Mechanized Rifles - Kommandant: Timothy Heine
  • Fifteenth Mirach Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Ashok Herman
  • Seventh Achernar Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Aurelius Leger
  • Sixty-ninth Tybalt Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General: Gus "Brick" Evans
  • 343rd Federation Jump Infantry Regiment - Leftenant General Richard Daley
Note: Each Jump Regiment includes a Battle Armor Company and organic transportation.

3067

Davion Light Guards RCT (Elite/Fanatical)[2]

CO: General Jessica Quarles

Davion Light Guards Aerospace Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[2]

CO: Vice Admiral Athena Davion-Ross

Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[2]

CO: Major General F. James Weatherby

Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[2]

CO: Major General Angela Voss

3079

After the horrors of the Jihad, the Davion Light Guards were only at half their pre-war strength.[11]

3085

Davion Light Guards RCT (Veteran/Fanatical)[22]

CO: Major General Tess Freeman-Steiner

Davion Light Guards Aerospace Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[22]

CO: Rear Admiral Ridley Kunze

Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade (Veteran/Fanatical)[22]

CO: Major General Stig Garner

Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[22]

CO: Major General Mithras Richter

Notes

During the wargames on New Syrtis in 3064/3065, the Davion Light Guards received a further nick-name: the Grease Foxes. None of the other units had been able to outmaneuver and trap them.[citation needed]

References

  1. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 109
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Field Manual: Update, p. 139, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"
  3. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 20
  4. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 21
  5. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 90
  6. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 39
  7. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 51
  8. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 109
  9. Field Manual: Updates, p. 129, "Davion Light Guards"
  10. Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 6
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Field Report: AFFS, p. 12
  12. 12.0 12.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 60
  13. Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 26, "Deployment"
  14. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 14
  15. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 32
  16. Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 16
  17. 17.0 17.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136 (pdf version), "Bryceland PDZ"
  18. 20 Year Update, p. 19, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Objective Raids, p. 23, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  20. 20.0 20.1 Imminent Crisis , p. 37
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 78, "Davion Light Guards Unit Profile"
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 73, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
  23. 23.0 23.1 Field Report: Federated Suns 2765, p. 14, "Regimental Status"
  24. Field Report: Federated Suns 2765, p. 13, "Condition"
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 First Succession War, p. 134, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 'Second succession War, p. 94, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"
  27. 27.0 27.1 Historical: War of 3039, p.136
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 20 Year Update, p. 19

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