St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group

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Unit Description

The St. Ives Academy Training Group serves as the training cadre for the St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences (SIAMS). Traditionally a combined-arms regiment of 6 battalions, it's exact composition fluctuates every two years as the cadets graduate and a new class comes in. Cadets usually hold officer positions of up to battalion level with only a few instructors overseeing everything.

Despite it's status as a training cadre, the regiment has been sent to front line combat in support of other units.

Following the Jihad, the Training Group's battlemech composition appears to have been limited to a single battalion of mechs. Whether this is policy or the demand for replacement troops/equipment is unknown.

Sometime between 3085 and 3145, the St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group was removed from the St. Ives Armored Cavalry brigade.

Sometime after 3113, a secret society known as the Fraternal Order of the Pale Rider was formed by SIAMS students opposed to the policies of Chancellor Daoshen Liao. It has since spread to several regiments by alumni and still existed in the SIAMS Training Group by 3145.

History

Formation

Following the secession and formation of the St. Ives Compact, the old St. Ives Martial Academy was closed and rebuilt into a new institution with assistance from the Federated Commonwealth and former instructors of the New Avalon Institute of Science. Opened in 3036, the St. Ives Science Institute included the SIAMS as an independent college. Thus the St. Ives Academy Training Group was born.

Capellan-St. Ives War

Posted on St. Ives at the start of the Capellan Civil War, the unit was sent to Brighton in early 3061 to reinforce Raymond's Armored Infantry against the disarmament efforts of the Raman DMM, an AFFS unit flying Star League colors. Despite being nominal allies, some combat took place between the two units wherein the Training Group performed well. The arrival of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry later that year forced the defenders offworld and Brighton fell to the Capellan Confederation by 3062.

The St. Ives Academy Training Group spent the next two years in brutal combat on various worlds and never broke under fire. Numerous cadets were transferred out to replace losses in other St. Ives Compact units. By 3063, the unit was below half strength with one battlemech battalion, two armor battalions and one battlearmor company.

Jihad

There is no information on the activities of the St. Ives Academy Training Group during Operation Sovereign Justice and Operation Thunderstrike. However, we can deduce from several sources that the unit lost 2 battalions of battlemechs sometime between 3067 and 3069. It is most likely that these losses occurred during both operations on St. Ives.

On 13 September 3070, the 8th and 21st Divisions of the Word of Blake Militia with support from Simonson's Cutthroats and the WoBS Perdition assaulted St. Ives. The devastating three day battle saw the capital city of Tian-tan firebombed and over two million people dead. It also significantly damaged the St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences campus and completely destroyed the remaining Training Group cadre.

The Training Group was reformed following the reopening of the SIAMS in 3078. By 3079, it was less than a third in strength and will take several years before being fully rebuilt.

Operation Golden Fortress and Operation Vindolanda

The Training Group did not participate in either Operation Golden Fortress or the ROTS counterattack, Operation Vindolanda. However, losses from both conflicts have seen many of its personnel and equipment transferred to rebuild other damaged regiments. So much was removed that the regiment could no longer be considered combat effective by 3085. The battlemech battalion was below half strength with RetroTech battlemechs expected to replace the lost machines.

Victoria War

No data available.

Capellan Crusades

No data available.

Operation Great Flood and Operation Celestial Reward

The SIAMS Training Group did not participate in either Operation Great Flood or Operation Celestial Reward.

Tactics

In its earlier career when the unit was known as Shepard's Mounted Fusiliers, it used light and medium class BattleMechs to allow for swift combat. The Fusiliers employed these lighter BattleMechs in the reconnaissance role in support of other Liao formations. They also used tactics to lure opponents into traps where they could ambush its enemies.

By the 3060s, the unit's tactics had changed under the leadership of Aleisha Carling. As Aleisha's Mounted Fusiliers, they specialized in urban battlegrounds after their experiences in the Capellan-St. Ives War on St. Loris. The unit became skilled in fighting in tight quarters of city environment, after fighting their Capellan opponents for control of the planet.

Unit Emblem

Its emblem was originally a grizzly bear mounted atop an armored personnel carrier.

Officers

3025

As of 3025, the commanding officer was Colonel Nathan Kerr

As of 3063, the commanding officer was Sang-shao Aleisha Carling

As of 3067, the commanding officer was Sang-shao Peter Roman He was still in command in 3085.

Composition History

3025

Shepard's Mounted Fusiliers (2 Battalions) (Regular/Reliable)

• CO: Nathan Kerr

• 1st Battalion - Major Jonathan Martell
• 2nd Battalion - Major Aleisha Carling

Notes: Primary BattleMech unit. Consisting of primary Commando & Vindicator BattleMechs.

3050

Aleshia's Mounted Fusiliers (BattleMech Regiment)

• CO: Colonel Aleshia Carling

Notes: Fusiliers would rated given a reliable loyality rating and have a regular skill.

3063

• Aliesha's Mounted Fusiliers (2 BattleMech Battalions/Veteran/Reliable (Questionable))

• CO/1st Battalion: Sang-shao Aliesha Carling

• 2nd Battalion: Zhong-shao Valerii Peletev
• 3rd Battalion: Zhong-shao Doyle O'Connor

84th Fusiliers Air Wing (1 Squadron/Regular/Reliable (Questionable))

• Wing Commander: Kong-sao-shao Tasha Dahr

Fusiliers Auxiliary (1 Reinforced Regiment/Veteran/Questionable (Reliable))

• CO: Sao-shao Theodore Peng

3067

Roman's Mounted Fusiliers (1 BattleMech Regiment)

• CO: Sang-shao Peter Roman

Notes - The Unit was considered to be Veteran Skilled and had a Questionable Loyalty rating. Half of its equipment was Star League era upgrades.

84th Fusiliers Air Wing (1 Squadron)

• CO: Kong-sao-shao Quntus James Petrov

Notes - Unit was considered to be Veteran Skilled and was given a reliable loyalty rating. It was rated at 40% with Star League technology upgrades.

Fusiliers Auxiliary (1 Reinforced Regiment)

• CO: Zhong-shao Gren Phillips

Notes - The Auxiliaries were listed with Regular skilled troops and a questionable loyalty rating. It had a 45% rating of being upgraded with Star League technology.

3085

Roman's Mounted Fusiliers (1 BattleMech Regiment)

• CO: Sang-shao Peter Roman

Notes - The Unit was considered to be Veteran Skilled and had a Questionable Loyalty rating. It was reduced to a quarter of its nominal strength, but 80% of those units were upgraded to Star League level technology.

84th Fusiliers Air Wing (1 Squadron)

• CO: Kong-sao-shao Quntus James Petrov

Notes - Unit was considered to Veteran Skilled and given a reliable loyalty rating. The squadron was a mere shadow of itself since the fighting cost them 90% of their strength. The few craft they had left were not upgraded at all.

Fusiliers Auxiliary (1 Reinforced Regiment)

• CO: Zhong-shao Gren Phillips

Notes - The Auxiliaries were listed with Regular skilled troops and a questionable loyalty rating. They were reduced to a third of their nominal strength, and only a third of those troops had upgraded tech.

Notes

The Mounted Fusiliers started to change its name after Aleshia Carling took command of the Regiment during its mercenary career. This tradition continued after Carling's retirement and Peter Roman's ascendance to rank of Sang-shao. It is unclear what became of Carling, or why she was given a sudden retirement.

It is unclear as of this writing the status of the Mounted Fusiliers' supporting Regiments.

Rules

Game Rules

The Field Manual: Capellan Confederation offers Force Specific Rules for the Aleshia's Mounted Fusiliers for use in scenarios. As part of the unit's special / unique rules, it has the following;

• Unit Assignments: When rolling up the unit using the Random Assignment Table, a player rolling up 'Mech assignments may choose on the "B" Equipment Rating twice per Lance. Also its optional to also roll on Federation Suns' rolling table if a player chooses, due to their past with the FedCom.
• State of Repair: Capellan-St.Ives War inflict serious damaged to the unit which hadn't been repaired as of 3062, thus the following rolls for units being used in a scenario. For each Lance used in a scenario, a controlling player will roll 1D6 -3 prior to start of the game. If the results is negative, the player must randomly roll up a 'Mech in each lance give the following critical damage. Rolling a 1D6 - 1-Engine, 2-Sensor, 3-Foot, 4-Jump Jet, 5-Shoulder Actuator, and 6-Gyro. Then again, randomly roll which critical slot it damaged.
• Regiment Abilities: When the Mounted Fusiliers are operating in scenario that has city environment, they get a +2 Initiative rolls and a -1 to-hit modifier for any physical attacks they may do. They also do not need standard piloting rolls while running or turning on paved hexes. This remains in effect as long as 'Mech's leg actuators remain intact with no critical damage.

The Fusiliers have a "C" Equipment rating for when 'Mechs and other vehicles are rolled up or chosen.

Bibliography

• 20 Year Update
• Field Manual: 3085
• Field Manual: Capellan Confederation
• Field Manual: Update
• Field Report: CCAF
• House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
• Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
• NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
• Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League