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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Formation===
 
===Formation===
The Legionnaires' reputation for vanity began with unit founder Ju-Lei Marshigama, who was crowned "Miss [[Ningpo]] [[3017]]", and her questionable belief that her unit must look the part as much as being well-versed in combat. The Homeworld of the unit is [[Raphael]]. Only the loveliest female warriors are hired, while male recruits are expected to sport facial hair and as many scars as possible— the better to appear "ferocious" and strike fear into the hearts of the enemy.<ref name=FMCCp100>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 100, "Marshigama's Legionnaires Unit Profile"</ref>  
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The Legionnaires' reputation for vanity began with unit founder Ju-Lei Marshigama, who was crowned "Miss [[Ningpo]] [[3017]]", and her questionable belief that her unit must look the part as much as being well-versed in combat. The Homeworld of the unit is [[Raphael]]. Only the loveliest female warriors are hired, while male recruits are expected to sport facial hair and as many scars as possible— the better to appear "ferocious" and strike fear into the hearts of the enemy. <ref name=HLTCC-97>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 97</ref> <ref name=FMCCp100>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 100, "Marshigama's Legionnaires Unit Profile"</ref>
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The Legionnaires last offensive action of the [[Third Succession War]] was a costly raid against the [[Federated Suns]] world of [[New Aragon]] in [[3024]]. Clearly outclassed by the defending [[Aragon Borderers]], much to their dismay Legionnaires took far greater losses than they inflicted, the defeat interrupting an unbroken string of successfully completed missions and engendering a desire to get even with the Borderers. <ref name=HLTCC-96>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 97 "Mercenary Units - Marshigama's Legionnaires"</ref>
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As of [[3025]] Marshigama's Legionnaires were stationed on [[Holloway]]. <ref name=HLTCC-107>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 107 "BattleMech Regiment Deployment Table - Mercenary Units"</ref>
  
 
===4th Succession War===
 
===4th Succession War===
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===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
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Considered one of the weaker components of the Capellan Brigade when the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] started, the Legionnaires were relegated to low-key garrison and escort duty during its early stages. Finally assigned to the capture of [[Zurich]] alongside the [[Harloc Raiders]], the Legionnaires eventually took the world on their own after the Raiders moved to spearhead the assault against [[Pleione]] in [[3077]]. Despite their success, the former mercenaries had lost an entire [[company]] of troops in the process. As of [[3079]] the Legionnaires remained stationed on Zurich. <ref name=FRCCAF-17>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 17 "Capellan Brigade"</ref>
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It was suspected that in the immediate wake of the [[Jihad]] that the CO of [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] had resorted to pilfering from shipments from the [[Tao MechWorks]] plant on [[Styk]] intended for supply to Marshigama's Legionnaires to make up for the Highlander's low priority for supplies within the Capellan military. ''[[Sang-shao]]'' Marshigama promised to settle things with Ambermarle - or "that old sow", as Marshigama phrased it - at the earliest opportunity.<ref name="J:FRp100">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 100, "The Capellan Brigade"</ref>
 
It was suspected that in the immediate wake of the [[Jihad]] that the CO of [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] had resorted to pilfering from shipments from the [[Tao MechWorks]] plant on [[Styk]] intended for supply to Marshigama's Legionnaires to make up for the Highlander's low priority for supplies within the Capellan military. ''[[Sang-shao]]'' Marshigama promised to settle things with Ambermarle - or "that old sow", as Marshigama phrased it - at the earliest opportunity.<ref name="J:FRp100">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 100, "The Capellan Brigade"</ref>
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===Dark Age era and Destruction===
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After the Confederation launched [[Operation Golden Fortress]] against the newly formed [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3081]], the Legionnaires found themselves stationed on [[Woodstock]] alongside the third [[battalion]] of the newly created [[4th Capellan Defense Force]]. Consisting of raw recruits fresh from the [[Capella War College]], the Legionnaires took the battalion under their wing, the [[Strategios]] allowing this hoping that some of the former mercenaries's respectable combat experience would rub off on the 4th without too-heavily disrupting the new unit's discipline. <ref name=FM3085-29>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 29 "Capellan Confederation - Capellan Defense Force"</ref>
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This seemed to be case when the [[RAF]] forces struck Woodstock, the Legionnaires and 4th CDF held out for weeks of brutal street fighting against four times their number before finally being forced to withdraw. Later moving to Zurich as the RAF launched their counter-attack against the Confederation, the Capellan high command made the fateful choice of ordering the Ambermarle's Highlanders on [[Axha]] redeploy to assist the Legionnaires. Unwilling to take any special measures to help their hated nemesis, the Highlanders dragged their feet only to be caught by surprise and destroyed by the [[7th Hastati]]. <ref name=FM3085-29/>
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<ref name=FM3085-32>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 32 "Capellan Confederation - Capellan Brigade"</ref>
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Alone without reinforcements, Marshigama's Legionnaires fought like demons against the [[6th Hastati]] six months later, but were simply overwhelmed and destroyed. With the Legionnaires-Highlander feud potentially being part of the cause of both unit's destruction and with both their COs dead, the CCAF chose to disband the Legionnaires, granting [[Capellan Citizenship|citizenship]] to the 13 survivors of the unit and transferring them into the 4th Capellan Defense Force. <ref name=FM3085-29/> <ref name=FM3085-32/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
As of [[3025]] to [[3063]], the commanding officer was [[Colonel]] Ju-Lei Marshigama, who founded the Legionnaires.<ref name=HLp96>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 96, "Unit Prof"</ref><ref name=20Yp63>''20 Year Update'', p. 63, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp42>''Objective Raids'', p. 42, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
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As of [[3025]] to [[3063]], the commanding officer was [[Colonel]] Ju-Lei Marshigama, who founded the Legionnaires.<ref name=HLTCC-96/><ref name=20Yp63>''20 Year Update'', p. 63, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp42>''Objective Raids'', p. 42, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
  
As of [[3063]] to [[3067]] the commanding officer was [[Sang-shao]] Adrienne Marshigama.<ref name=FMCCp100/><ref name=FMU33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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As of [[3063]] to [[3084]] the commanding officer was [[Sang-shao]] Adrienne Marshigama.<ref name=FMCCp100/><ref name=FMU33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> <ref name=FM3085-32/>
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
'''Marshigama's Legionnaires''' (1 [[Company]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HLp96/>
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'''Marshigama's Legionnaires''' (1 [[Company]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HLTCC-96/>
  
 
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'''Marshigama's Air Legion''' ([[Flight]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMU33/>       
 
'''Marshigama's Air Legion''' ([[Flight]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMU33/>       
 
* CO: [[Kong-sao-shao]] Benjamin Dulles
 
* CO: [[Kong-sao-shao]] Benjamin Dulles
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===3079===
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'''Marshigama's Legionnaires''' (Battalion/Regular/Questionable) <ref name=FRCCAF-17/>
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The Legionnaires employs a black-and-white color scheme, in a less-than-effective camouflage pattern and as parade colors. The unit insignia is a black fiddler crab sporting a white mohawk.
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* The Legionnaires employed a black-and-white color scheme, in a less-than-effective camouflage pattern and as parade colors. The unit insignia is a black fiddler crab sporting a white mohawk.
 
* ''Sang-shao'' Marshigama has an ongoing feud with ''Sang-shao'' Wendy Ambermarle of [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]].
 
* ''Sang-shao'' Marshigama has an ongoing feud with ''Sang-shao'' Wendy Ambermarle of [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]].
 
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* At the start of the Fourth Succession War the Legionnaires heavily favored [[Four-Legged BattleMech]]s such as the ''[[Scorpion]]'' and ''[[Goliath]]''. <ref name=HLTCC-96/>
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
 
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''

Revision as of 23:41, 4 December 2012

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While having earned a reputation as the vainest bunch of MechWarriors in the Inner Sphere, Marshigama's Legionnaires are a battle-hardened mercenary unit who accepted Capellan sponsorship in 3061.

History

Formation

The Legionnaires' reputation for vanity began with unit founder Ju-Lei Marshigama, who was crowned "Miss Ningpo 3017", and her questionable belief that her unit must look the part as much as being well-versed in combat. The Homeworld of the unit is Raphael. Only the loveliest female warriors are hired, while male recruits are expected to sport facial hair and as many scars as possible— the better to appear "ferocious" and strike fear into the hearts of the enemy. [1] [2]

The Legionnaires last offensive action of the Third Succession War was a costly raid against the Federated Suns world of New Aragon in 3024. Clearly outclassed by the defending Aragon Borderers, much to their dismay Legionnaires took far greater losses than they inflicted, the defeat interrupting an unbroken string of successfully completed missions and engendering a desire to get even with the Borderers. [3]

As of 3025 Marshigama's Legionnaires were stationed on Holloway. [4]

4th Succession War

In the 4th Succession War the Legionnaires didn't see any fighting.

Andurien/Canopus Invasion

War of 3039

Operation Guerrero

Operation Bulldog


Xin Sheng Campaign

Convinced of their superiority, the Legionnaires became the self-anointed leaders of the Capellan Brigade. After accepting Capellan sponsorship, the unit went to the planet Denbar as a garrison force during the St. Ives conflict. There, the Legionnaires confiscated several older 'Mech's from the local militia and used them to fill out their forces. Sang-shao Adrienne Marshigama and her warriors now consider themselves the equal, if not the better, of more prestigious rivals such as McCarron's Armored Cavalry.[2]

Jihad

Considered one of the weaker components of the Capellan Brigade when the Word of Blake Jihad started, the Legionnaires were relegated to low-key garrison and escort duty during its early stages. Finally assigned to the capture of Zurich alongside the Harloc Raiders, the Legionnaires eventually took the world on their own after the Raiders moved to spearhead the assault against Pleione in 3077. Despite their success, the former mercenaries had lost an entire company of troops in the process. As of 3079 the Legionnaires remained stationed on Zurich. [5]

It was suspected that in the immediate wake of the Jihad that the CO of Ambermarle's Highlanders had resorted to pilfering from shipments from the Tao MechWorks plant on Styk intended for supply to Marshigama's Legionnaires to make up for the Highlander's low priority for supplies within the Capellan military. Sang-shao Marshigama promised to settle things with Ambermarle - or "that old sow", as Marshigama phrased it - at the earliest opportunity.[6]

Dark Age era and Destruction

After the Confederation launched Operation Golden Fortress against the newly formed Republic of the Sphere in 3081, the Legionnaires found themselves stationed on Woodstock alongside the third battalion of the newly created 4th Capellan Defense Force. Consisting of raw recruits fresh from the Capella War College, the Legionnaires took the battalion under their wing, the Strategios allowing this hoping that some of the former mercenaries's respectable combat experience would rub off on the 4th without too-heavily disrupting the new unit's discipline. [7]

This seemed to be case when the RAF forces struck Woodstock, the Legionnaires and 4th CDF held out for weeks of brutal street fighting against four times their number before finally being forced to withdraw. Later moving to Zurich as the RAF launched their counter-attack against the Confederation, the Capellan high command made the fateful choice of ordering the Ambermarle's Highlanders on Axha redeploy to assist the Legionnaires. Unwilling to take any special measures to help their hated nemesis, the Highlanders dragged their feet only to be caught by surprise and destroyed by the 7th Hastati. [7] [8]

Alone without reinforcements, Marshigama's Legionnaires fought like demons against the 6th Hastati six months later, but were simply overwhelmed and destroyed. With the Legionnaires-Highlander feud potentially being part of the cause of both unit's destruction and with both their COs dead, the CCAF chose to disband the Legionnaires, granting citizenship to the 13 survivors of the unit and transferring them into the 4th Capellan Defense Force. [7] [8]

Officers

As of 3025 to 3063, the commanding officer was Colonel Ju-Lei Marshigama, who founded the Legionnaires.[3][9][10]

As of 3063 to 3084 the commanding officer was Sang-shao Adrienne Marshigama.[2][11] [8]

Tactics


Composition

3025

Marshigama's Legionnaires (1 Company/Veteran/Reliable)[3]

3050-3054

Marshigama's Legionnaires (1 Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)[9][10]

  • CO: Colonel Ju-Lei Marshigama

3063

Marshigama's Legionnaires (2 Battalion's/Regular/Reliable)[2]

  • CO: Colonel Ju-Lei Marshigama
  • XO/1st Battalion: Zhong-shao Michael Dale
  • 2nd Battalion: Zhong-shao Allie Miller

Marshigama's Air Legion (1 Flight/Regular/Reliable)[2]

3067

Marshigama's Legionnaires (Battalion/Regular/Questionable)[11]

  • CO: Sang-shao Adrienne Marshigama

Marshigama's Air Legion (Flight/Regular/Questionable)[11]

3079

Marshigama's Legionnaires (Battalion/Regular/Questionable) [5]

70% Strength - 85% Upgraded

Notes

  • The Legionnaires employed a black-and-white color scheme, in a less-than-effective camouflage pattern and as parade colors. The unit insignia is a black fiddler crab sporting a white mohawk.
  • Sang-shao Marshigama has an ongoing feud with Sang-shao Wendy Ambermarle of Ambermarle's Highlanders.
  • At the start of the Fourth Succession War the Legionnaires heavily favored Four-Legged BattleMechs such as the Scorpion and Goliath. [3]

References

  1. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation, p. 97
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 100, "Marshigama's Legionnaires Unit Profile"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 97 "Mercenary Units - Marshigama's Legionnaires"
  4. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 107 "BattleMech Regiment Deployment Table - Mercenary Units"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Field Report: CCAF, p. 17 "Capellan Brigade"
  6. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 100, "The Capellan Brigade"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 29 "Capellan Confederation - Capellan Defense Force"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 32 "Capellan Confederation - Capellan Brigade"
  9. 9.0 9.1 20 Year Update, p. 63, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"
  10. 10.0 10.1 Objective Raids, p. 42, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3054"
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 33, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"

Bibliography