Editing Warrior House Ijori

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| Designation = Warrior House Ijori
| Formed = [[2991]]
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| Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]
| Parent Command = [[Warrior House Orders]]
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==History==
===Formation===
Founded by Kasei Ijori, Warrior House Ijori is based on Han philosophies including Confucianism, Taoism and the [[Lorix Order]]. 

* Arrived too late to prevent the destruction of the Capellan [[Ariana Grenadiers]] [[regiment]] that was caught unawares and hammered to pieces on [[Ingersoll]] by the [[Free Worlds Guards]] in [[2874]], but inflicted heavy damage on the attackers nevertheless.
* Turned the tide against a [[Marik Militia]] regiment on [[Hsien]] in [[2943]], relieving the [[1st Kearny Highlanders|First Kearny Highlanders]].
* Closed a trap by [[House Davion|Davion]] troops on [[Cammal]] in [[3002]].
* Caught and mauled a Davion mercenary unit, the [[Dry River Devils]], on [[Tsamma]] in [[3003]], forcing them to surrender and capturing their [[BattleMechs]] in the process

===Fourth Succession War===
In the [[Fourth Succession War]], the unit lost its Second Battalion in the failed defense of [[Aldebaran]] against the combined forces of three Davion unit which were the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry|Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry]], [[4th Davion Guards|Fourth Davion Guards]] and [[Redfield Renegades]]. The First Battalion (which retreated of world) was later destroyed on [[Basalt]] where they took part in [[Operation RIPOSTE]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 16</ref> On Basalt they faced the [[4th Crucis Lancers|Fourth Crucis Lancers]], and inflicted heavy damage on the city of Conrossa.<ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 22</ref>

===Andurien/Canopus Invasion===
In [[3031]] the unit fought on [[Jasmine]] against the [[Fifth Defenders of Andurien]] in what was called the [[Battle of Jasmine (3031)|Battle of Jasmine]].<ref name=EOS>''Eagles Over Scarborough''</ref>

In [[3035]], the Warrior House was stationed on [[Gei-Fu]] along with the [[Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]. There the two units faced off against the [[Black Widow Battalion]], defending the home base of the Warrior House's First Battalion. This facility held arms, equipment, and other military supplies, but also served as a precious metals depository. The Widows held off the [[CCAF]] units long enough for [[Seventh Kommando]] troops to infiltrate the base and plant explosives in the munitions lockers. The resulting blast destroyed the First Battalion of the Warrior House and registered as a 7.5 earthquake on seismometers. The Widows then engaged the Second Battalion until reducing it to less than 20% operation.<ref>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', pp. 9–10</ref>

===War of 3039===
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===Operation GUERRERO===
* Spearheaded the successful Liao-Marik offensive of [[3057]]

===Posting to the Arc-Royal Defense Cordon===
In the wake of Guerrero the [[Maskirovka]] discovered evidence that House Ijori had been infiltrated by elements of the [[Kali Liao]] led [[Thuggee]] assassin cult, apparently bypassing Maskirovka and Ijori security checks by indoctrinating children aged between six and ten prior joining the House.<ref name=FMCCp66>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 66: "House Ijori: Spring Cleaning"</ref>

Much like the CCAF sent [[Warrior House Lu Sann]] into the [[Chaos March]] in an attempt to remove disloyal elements, [[Grand Master]] [[Ion Rush]] and Zhan "loaned" House Ijori to the [[Lyran Alliance]] to assist in the efforts against the Clans, who promptly seconded them to the [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]. Eager to test their mettle and prove the superiority of the Capellan military to [[AFFC]] and [[DCMS]], Ijori launched a raid against [[Clan Steel Viper]]-held [[Goat Path]], where the defending [[Viper Fusiliers (Clan Steel Viper)|Viper Fusiliers]] were equally eager to prove no [[Inner Sphere]] power was greater than the other.<ref name=FMCCp66/><ref name=ER3062p64>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 64: "Clan Steel Viper - Viper Fusiliers"</ref><ref name=FMWCp144>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 144: "Clan Steel Viper - Beta Galaxy: Steel Fangs Galaxy"</ref>

The first Capellan unit to face the invaders prior to [[Operation BULLDOG]], in a brutal two-week game of cat-and-mouse, both sides fruitlessly searched for an advantage against the other, both suffering heavy losses before the Warrior House finally withdrew. Unfortunately while thinning the Ijori ranks, the raid did not succeed in eliminating the Thuggee infestation, with combat losses allowing surviving cultists to rise even higher within the House, two reaching the rank of company leader.<ref name=FMCCp66/><ref name=ER3062p64/><ref name=FMWCp144/>

===''Xin Sheng'' Campaign===
During the [[Xin Sheng Campaign|''Xin Sheng'' Campaign]] in the wake of the [[Black May]] attacks on [[Wei]], the Thuggee elements within Ijori received a shipment of the same nerve agent and made plans to strike [[St. Ives]], only for an infantry platoon leader discovering the plot and warning [[House Master]] Sibelius and local Confederation nobles. Soon afterward a short and brutal fight broke out in the Ijori compound which ended after a loyal [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] managed to smash open one of the containers of nerve agent, killing himself and fifty other Ijori warriors but ensuring no Thuggee escaped.<ref name=FMCCp66/>

* Based on [[Jasmine]] as of [[3063]], the House is currently in disgrace and barred from displaying their colors and emblem or wearing parade dress.

===Jihad===
During the opening waves of [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] the Warrior House Ijori faced the [[1st Federated Suns Lancers|First Federated Suns Lancers]] on [[Overton]]. The elite [[AFFS]] unit mauled the Warrior House unit, and it spent several years in the interior of the Confederation rebuilding its forces and repelling smaller raids.<ref name=FRCCAFp9>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 9</ref>

Overton would remain in the hands of [[George Hasek II]], until the Capellan counteroffensive, [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]] in October 3068, when the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] [[15th Dracon|Fifteenth Dracon]] and the remains of [[Warrior House Ijori]] retook the world, but suffered heavy losses, but they did force the First Federated Suns Lancers to retreat off world.<ref name="JS:TBDp20">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 20: "Jihad: The Early Years"</ref>

Warrior House Ijori landed on [[Ningpo]] in [[3077]] to supplement [[Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai]] and the home guard units against the Blaikst's [[13th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirteenth Division]]. Though they forced the Blakists to leave the world, the Ijoris suffered horrific losses when the departing Blakist DropShips strafed their positions.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 43</ref><ref name=FRCCAFp9/>

===Republic Era===
During the formation of the Republic of the Sphere, Warrior House Ijori resisted the [[Stone's Brigade]] assault on Liao. Despite their best efforts, the Warrior House was completely destroyed.<ref name=er3145p44>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 44</ref>

===Dark Age===
In [[3134]] the ''[[Ijori Dè Guāng]]'' resistance movement took advantage of two decades of unrest on [[Liao]] and the [[Blackout]]. After six years of small, irregular attacks, they coordinated their strikes with the arrival of the [[Dynasty Guard]] and [[Second McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] on the world. After fighting alongside the Second MAC, Dynasty Guard, and students from the [[Liao Conservatory of Military Arts]] against the [[Republic of the Sphere]]'s [[V Principes Guards]] and [[V Triarii Protectors]], they liberated Liao from the Republic.<ref>''Dark Age Turning Points: Liao'', p. 6</ref> The surviving ''Ijori Dè Guāng'' were used to form the core of the new Warrior House Ijori.<ref name=datpl9>''Dark Age Turning Points: Liao'', p. 9</ref><ref name=er3145p44/> The Chancellor declared that Liao was the new homeworld of the reborn Warrior House.<ref>''Dark Age Turning Points: Liao'', p. 21</ref>

After their formation, the newly created warrior house spent ten years preparing for combat.<ref name=er3145p44/> This training paid off as Warrior House Ijori seized [[Demeter]] in [[3144]].<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 24</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 38</ref> During this assault they were supported by the [[3rd Tikonov Guards|Third Tikonov Guards]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 8</ref>

In 3149, Ijori was one of the Warrior Houses leading the Capellan invasion of [[Fortress Republic]], taking easily the planet [[Terra Firma]].<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 64</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Warrior House Ijori'''
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| ''[[Shiao-zhang]]''||[[Denby Cluff]]||[[3063]]
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| ''Shiao-zhang''||[[Mai Uhn Wa]]||[[3134]]–[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p47>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 47: "CCAF Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==

The old House Ijori preferred defensive battles, because it was largely dependent on infantry which excelled in the narrow confines of cities. They also tended to use VTOL fighters which specialized in low passing, point-blank bombings.<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 66</ref>

The new House Ijori preferred strategy that involves infiltrating a target planet in secret, ideally months before they even begin operations. Other operations they favor involve landing openly, only to disappear into the wilderness for weeks before launching their attacks. Either way, House Ijori tries not to engage in open battles, preferring instead to disperse and wear down their opponents with repeated ambushes, often backed by locally recruited guerrillas.<ref name=FM3145p31>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 31: "Warrior House Orders - Warrior House Ijori"</ref>

==Composition History==
===3025===
'''House Ijori''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=hslioap107>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 107</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Aldebaran]].<ref name=hslioap107/>

=== 3028 ===
'''House Ijori '''(2 Battalion/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=NAISv1p015/>
* First Battalion
* Second Battalion: [[Major]] [[Thomasina Frou]]<ref name=NAISv1p015>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 15</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Aldebaran]].<ref name=NAISv1p015/>

=== 3030 ===
'''House Ijori '''(1 Battalion/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HBSp88/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Jasmine]].<ref name=HBSp88>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 88</ref>

===3050===
'''House Hiritsu''' (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)<ref name="20YUp6263">''20 Year Update'', pp. 62–63: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"</ref>
:*CO: House Master Lucius Sibelius<ref name="20YUp6263"/>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Jasmin]] and [[Pella II]].<ref name="20YUp6263"/>

===3063===
'Mech
* Ijori House [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] (1 seriously understrength [[Battalion]])
** First Company: ''[[Shiao-zhang]]'' Denby Cluff
** Second Company: ''[[Lien-zhang]]'' Philippe Sauvren
** Third Company: ''[[Lien-zhang]]'' Meh So Hung

Infantry
* Ijori House Infantry (2 Battalions, mostly laser-armed jump-troops, with 2 [[Company|Companies]] of Armor and 1 [[Platoon]] of [[VTOL]]s)
** Infantry Commander: ''[[Ying-zhang]]'' Forrest Hawkeye

===3079===
'''House Ijori ''' (2 Mixed Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FRCCAFp9 />
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ningpo]].<ref name=FRCCAFp9/> The Jihad reduced Warrior House Ijori to one third of their strength.<ref name=FRCCAFp9/>

===3145===
'''House Ijori''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p47/>
* CO: ''Shiao-zhang'' Mai Uhn Wa

==Notes==
* Field Manual: Capellan Confederation places the founding of House Ijori in 2991, but other sources have them operational as early as 2874.
* The only Warrior House to field two Infantry Battalions, an expansion granted in [[3021]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Dark Age Turning Points: Liao]]''
* ''[[Eagles Over Scarborough]]'' (short story)
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''


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