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| − | The '''Stealthy Tigers''' were formed in [[2874]] by the [[Duke of Tamar]] who was frightened by a [[Draconis Combine]] offensive and by the poor performances of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]]. To avoid the old laws against individual nobles purchasing heavier BattleMechs | + | The '''Stealthy Tigers''' were a mercenary unit formed during the [[Third Succession War]]. |
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The '''Stealthy Tigers''' were formed in [[2874]] by the [[Duke of Tamar]] who was frightened by a [[Draconis Combine]] offensive and by the poor performances of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]]. To avoid the old laws against individual nobles purchasing heavier BattleMechs, the unit was officially a mercenary unit.<ref name=HS66>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 66</ref> | ||
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| + | The Stealthy Tigers were named after two famous Lyran units destroyed in the [[Second Succession War]], the [[Stealths]] and the [[Tamar Tigers]], and were an attempt to recapture the effective weaponry and tactics of those units. Formed to defend their homeworld, [[Tamar]], they operated under a yearly contract with the LCAF.<ref name=HS66/> | ||
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| + | In March [[2915]], the Stealthy Tigers were part of the defence of Tamar when the [[DCMS]] invaded with three regiments. After seven months of combat, the [[DCMS]] units withdrew.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'' p.8</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 70</ref> The unit would repel raids on Tamar for the next 60 years.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 71</ref> | ||
| − | + | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the unit began the war deployed on the Marik front at [[Loric]] and was later moved to [[Giausar]] in October [[3028]] as part of the LCAF's response to the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[Operation DAGGER]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 63, "Overview"</ref> | |
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| − | In the [[3040]]s the unit signed a contract with the [[FWLM]] and were loaned to the [[CCAF]] during [[Operation Guerrero]]. The Tigers | + | In the [[3040]]s the unit signed a contract with the [[FWLM]] and were loaned to the [[CCAF]] during [[Operation Guerrero]]. The Tigers fought with the [[Always Faithful]] but failed in the conquest attempt of [[Caph]]. They remained in the [[Chaos March]] and participated in the invasions of [[Carver V]] and [[Hall]]. The Tigers fought against [[Critchley's Cavaliers]], when their employee launched an invasion for [[William Baranov]]. [[Burton's Brigade]] were withdrawn by the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and left the Cavaliers as the only opposing force. They must surrender after a failed attempt to overrun the Tigers.<ref name=MS61>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 61, "Stealthy Tigers Unit Profile"</ref> |
The group divided in Hall, thanks to the presence of two Blakist agents, who take command of the unit, with the majority of the group joining Blakist forces. The technicians also divided, fighting between them. The Raiders and his people managed to board the DropShip [[Tigris]] and escape.<ref>''Embers Of War'' p. 300</ref> | The group divided in Hall, thanks to the presence of two Blakist agents, who take command of the unit, with the majority of the group joining Blakist forces. The technicians also divided, fighting between them. The Raiders and his people managed to board the DropShip [[Tigris]] and escape.<ref>''Embers Of War'' p. 300</ref> | ||
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The rest of the group, implicitly the only one to retain the name of Stealthy Tigers, stay in Hall, joining the Word of Blake army.<ref>''Embers Of War'' p. 301</ref> | The rest of the group, implicitly the only one to retain the name of Stealthy Tigers, stay in Hall, joining the Word of Blake army.<ref>''Embers Of War'' p. 301</ref> | ||
| − | The | + | The unit remained with the [[Word of Blake]] during the Jihad. They were accused of having executed [[AMC]] POWs and [[FWL]] troops in 3067 on Hall. <ref> ''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'' p. 18</ref> The unit was still on Hall in [[3071]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'' p. 110</ref> |
During [[Operation SCOUR]], the Word of Blake responded to the loss of [[Marcus]] by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the [[Canned Heat]], [[Clifton's Rangers]], [[The Furies]] and the Stealthy Tigers<ref name="TCp164"/> to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces<ref name="J:FRp57"/> including the [[20th Marik Militia]]<ref name="JHS:Tp59+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 59-60, "Chaos Eternal: Blood And Fury"</ref> had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of [[Dieudonne]].<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Two teams of ComStar affiliated [[Blake's Wrath]] units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of [[Terra]] reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 165</ref><ref name="TCp164">''Total Chaos'', p. 164-165, "MARCUS"</ref> | During [[Operation SCOUR]], the Word of Blake responded to the loss of [[Marcus]] by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the [[Canned Heat]], [[Clifton's Rangers]], [[The Furies]] and the Stealthy Tigers<ref name="TCp164"/> to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces<ref name="J:FRp57"/> including the [[20th Marik Militia]]<ref name="JHS:Tp59+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 59-60, "Chaos Eternal: Blood And Fury"</ref> had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of [[Dieudonne]].<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Two teams of ComStar affiliated [[Blake's Wrath]] units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of [[Terra]] reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 165</ref><ref name="TCp164">''Total Chaos'', p. 164-165, "MARCUS"</ref> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | ===2874=== | ||
| + | : Unit was a reinforced regiment of three battalions of light 'Mechs and a battalion of assault 'Mechs<ref name = HS66/> | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tamar]]. | ||
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===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>House Steiner p. 119</ref> | + | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 119</ref> |
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Loric]]. | :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Loric]]. | ||
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
'''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20yup57>''20-Year Update'', p. 57</ref> | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=20yup57>''20-Year Update'', p. 57</ref> | ||
| − | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ventabren]]. | + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ventabren]]. |
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===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
| − | '''Stealthy Tigers ''' (/Regular/Reliable) <ref name= FMMercsp111/> | + | '''Stealthy Tigers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = FMMercsp111 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref> |
| − | + | * CO: Colonel Yuri Rauschenbusch | |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Caph]]. | + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Caph]]. |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
'''Stealthy Tigers''' (Two [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=MS61/> | '''Stealthy Tigers''' (Two [[Battalion]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=MS61/> | ||
* CO: [[Colonel]] Yuri Rauschenbusch | * CO: [[Colonel]] Yuri Rauschenbusch | ||
| − | ** XO/1st Battalion (Panther Battalion): [[Major]] Mason Markoja | + | ** XO/1st Battalion (Panther Battalion): [[Major]] Mason Markoja <ref name = EoW>''Embers of War''</ref> |
| − | ** 2nd Battalion (Leopard Battalion): Major Kirsten Markoja | + | ** 2nd Battalion (Leopard Battalion): Major Kirsten Markoja <ref name = EoW/> |
| − | ** Training Company (Jaguar Company) | + | ** Independent / Training Company (Jaguar Company): Captain Ezra Payne <ref name = EoW/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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* ''[[Embers of War]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Embers of War]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' (sourcebook) | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' (sourcebook) | ||
| + | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' (sourcebook) | ||
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' (sourcebook) | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' (sourcebook) | ||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' (field manual) | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' (field manual) | ||
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| Formed | 2874 |
| Disbanded | ca. 3081 |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
The Stealthy Tigers were a mercenary unit formed during the Third Succession War.
Contents
History
The Stealthy Tigers were formed in 2874 by the Duke of Tamar who was frightened by a Draconis Combine offensive and by the poor performances of the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. To avoid the old laws against individual nobles purchasing heavier BattleMechs, the unit was officially a mercenary unit.[1]
The Stealthy Tigers were named after two famous Lyran units destroyed in the Second Succession War, the Stealths and the Tamar Tigers, and were an attempt to recapture the effective weaponry and tactics of those units. Formed to defend their homeworld, Tamar, they operated under a yearly contract with the LCAF.[1]
In March 2915, the Stealthy Tigers were part of the defence of Tamar when the DCMS invaded with three regiments. After seven months of combat, the DCMS units withdrew.[2][3] The unit would repel raids on Tamar for the next 60 years.[4]
During the Fourth Succession War the unit began the war deployed on the Marik front at Loric and was later moved to Giausar in October 3028 as part of the LCAF's response to the Free Worlds League's Operation DAGGER.[5]
In the 3040s the unit signed a contract with the FWLM and were loaned to the CCAF during Operation Guerrero. The Tigers fought with the Always Faithful but failed in the conquest attempt of Caph. They remained in the Chaos March and participated in the invasions of Carver V and Hall. The Tigers fought against Critchley's Cavaliers, when their employee launched an invasion for William Baranov. Burton's Brigade were withdrawn by the Allied Mercenary Command and left the Cavaliers as the only opposing force. They must surrender after a failed attempt to overrun the Tigers.[6]
The group divided in Hall, thanks to the presence of two Blakist agents, who take command of the unit, with the majority of the group joining Blakist forces. The technicians also divided, fighting between them. The Raiders and his people managed to board the DropShip Tigris and escape.[7] Only a company escaped, joining the AMC forces in retreat to Outreach. His later destiny remains unknown, but if they joined the Third Regiment of Dismal Disinhirited, they must have died later, with all the unit. The rest of the group, implicitly the only one to retain the name of Stealthy Tigers, stay in Hall, joining the Word of Blake army.[8]
The unit remained with the Word of Blake during the Jihad. They were accused of having executed AMC POWs and FWL troops in 3067 on Hall. [9] The unit was still on Hall in 3071.[10]
During Operation SCOUR, the Word of Blake responded to the loss of Marcus by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the Canned Heat, Clifton's Rangers, The Furies and the Stealthy Tigers[11] to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces[12] including the 20th Marik Militia[13] had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of Dieudonne.[12] Two teams of ComStar affiliated Blake's Wrath units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of Terra reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.[14][11]
It was confirmed by 3081 that the Stealthy Tigers had been wiped out during the Jihad.[15]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Stealthy Tigers | |||
| Colonel | Bob Vermithrax | 3025[16] | |
| Colonel | Yuri Rauschenbusch | 3030s - 3067[6] | |
| Colonel | Mason Markoja | 3067 | |
Tactics
The unit can harass a unit with high speed attacks and retreats.[6]
Support
The unit possesses enough DropShips to transport the entire command. The Tigers' technical staff can handle the unit's routine maintenance, but lack the resources to rebuild equipment a battalion worth.[6]
Composition History
2874
- Unit was a reinforced regiment of three battalions of light 'Mechs and a battalion of assault 'Mechs[1]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Tamar.
3025
Stealthy Tigers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[17]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Loric.
3050
Stealthy Tigers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [18]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Ventabren.
3059
Stealthy Tigers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [19]
- CO: Colonel Yuri Rauschenbusch
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Caph.
3067
Stealthy Tigers (Two Battalions/Regular/Reliable)[6]
- CO: Colonel Yuri Rauschenbusch
Notes
- The Unit fields many fast medium-class 'Mechs with a few heavies serving as backup.[6]
- Inside the Tigers there are a subgroup: the "Raiders", the elite of the Tigers. Every one had a Raider pin. One than cannot we buy, only earned when they do their job.[21] For the Tigers it was the unofficial tradition than only a Raider can become the regimental's commander. The Raiders aren't in a single unit: they're in almost any battalion of the unit. Ezra Payne was his unofficial leader, and everyone in the unit expects he become the successor of the colonel. However, the blakist moles in the unit turn almost all the regiment against the Raiders, painting them as traitors, and Payne, killing most of them.[22]
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 66
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition p.8
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 70
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 71
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 63, "Overview"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 61, "Stealthy Tigers Unit Profile"
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 300
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 301
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update p. 18
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents p. 110
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Total Chaos, p. 164-165, "MARCUS"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 59-60, "Chaos Eternal: Blood And Fury"
- ↑ Total Chaos, p. 165
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 120, "The Condemned"
- ↑ House Steiner p.119
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) p. 119
- ↑ 20-Year Update, p. 57
- ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 111
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Embers of War
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 13
- ↑ Embers Of War p. 301
Bibliography
- Embers of War (novel)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning (sourcebook)
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents (sourcebook)
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) (sourcebook)
- Mercenaries Supplemental (field manual)
- Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition (sourcebook)