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| nickname = Tormasov’s Grenadiers<ref name=FM:3145p41>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 41, "Liao Cháng-Chéng - 3145"</ref> | | nickname = Tormasov’s Grenadiers<ref name=FM:3145p41>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 41, "Liao Cháng-Chéng - 3145"</ref> | ||
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| + | Formerly known as '''Ishara's Grenadiers'''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | ===Formation=== | |
| + | In the [[Third Succession War]], the Grenadiers suffered from bad discipline and heavy equipment losses. | ||
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| + | -[[2925]] - The Grenadiers and [[Kamakura's Hussars]] were attacked on [[Hassad]], by [[House Marik]] forces utilizing large force of ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'' BattleMechs. The Grenadiers and its allied unit used their more maneuverable ''[[Hornet]]'' light [['Mech]]s to outflank the cumbersome quad-legged Marik Mechs in some parts of the planet. However, heavy losses force them to withdraw. (This marks the beginning of the Capellans' trademark doctrine of conserving equipment.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 49 - "Limits of Success" - Ishara's Grenadiers pull out after being hammered by Marik ''Scorpion''s.</ref> | ||
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| + | -[[2950]] - The Grenadiers fought in defense of [[Daniels]], fighting off elements of [[House Davion|Davion]] [[Syrtis Fusiliers]]. The hard fought defense of the world cost the unit half its numbers. In following year, the officer corps of the unit was re-organized. | ||
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| + | -[[2991]] - Marik forces raid the world of [[Conquista]], where the Grenadiers had recently been assigned to garrison. The unit did fairly against the incursion and forced the raiders off. However, since this time, the CCAF continued to re-structure the unit with new officers, leaving the warriors of the unit with uninspired leadership.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 93 - "Ishara's Grenadiers unit profile".</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Fourth Succession War=== | ||
| + | The unit didn't see any action in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. | ||
| + | ===Andurien/Canopus Invasion=== | ||
| + | Then known as Ishara's Grenadiers, the unit contributed to victories on [[Jacomarie]] and [[Renown]]<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 88</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Operation Guerrero=== | ||
| + | They were assigned to reclaim [[Carver V]] from the [[Chaos March]]. Faced heavy opposition even before they landed and hung on for two months before being ordered back to [[Aldebaran]] for rest and refit. | ||
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| + | Ishara's Grenadiers attacked [[Arboris]] in [[3057]], where their first battalion was defeated by the combined forces of the remnants of the [[Arboris SMM]] (a mixed regiment of BattleMechs, armor, and infantry loyal to the [[FedCom]]) and the [[Farmers' Freedom Army]] (9+ infantry regiments). The FFA then turned on the Arboris SMM, forcing them to withdraw. Meanwhile, Ishara's Grenadiers withdrew to the capital city of [[Kansas Plain]] where they waited in vain for supplies from the [[CapCon]]. By the end of 3057, there was a three-way stalemate on Arboris, with the FFA and Arboris SMM suffering raids by the Grenadiers, while the SMM's commander kept failing in his efforts to enact a truce with the FFA.<ref>''Chaos March'', p. 27</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Xin Sheng Campaign=== | ||
| + | The Grenadiers have suffered times, being under strength and consistently sabotaging its own efforts to rebuild its strength. The unit during this time period problems handling civilian authorities with heavy hand, taking the law in their own hands regardless of [[Maskirovka]] agents placed among their numbers. The unit has had clashes with [[Word of Blake]] security forces and Vong's Special Teams infantry.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 25 - "Vong Grenadiers unit profile" - Vong's Grenadier taking law in hands get in trouble and causing it not able properly rebuild.</ref> The unit was stationed on the [[Liao Commonality]] world of [[Kaifeng]] as of [[3067]]. | ||
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| + | ===Jihad=== | ||
| + | Vong's Grenadiers were transferred to [[Tsingtao]] in early [[3068]] to repel the [[Illician Lancers]], who were attacking as part of [[Operation Sovereign Justice]].<ref name="frcc13"/> The Lancers' [[59th Strike Regiment]] were forced to retreat as a result of attrition and lack of resupply,<ref name="MSUp73">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 73, "Illician Lancers"</ref> but this encounter nearly destroyed the Grenadiers although they did keep the world in the Confederation. Before being reassigned to [[Palladaine]] to rebuild, they repelled several other raids.<ref name="frcc13">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 13</ref> | ||
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| + | Vong's Grenadiers took serious losses in the fighting against the Illician Lancers, and by the time the mercenary unit withdrew most of the command cohesion was totally gone. When ''Sang-shao'' Vong led an understrength battalion against [[Word of Blake]] forces, the unit's command integrity shattered at last. In [[3077]] a company of MechWarriors deserted from the unit and eventually joined the Republic Armed Forces. In light of the problems facing the unit, the command staff was cashiered by the Strategios in [[3080]]. ''Sang-shao'' Luo Chao was assigned to the unit, which was renamed '''Chao's Grenadiers'''.<ref name=FM85-30/> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | + | *[[3025]], the commanding officer was ''[[Colonel]]'' Maxwell Keng.<ref name=hslioap106/> | |
| + | *[[3063]], the commanding officer was ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Choung Vong]]. | ||
| + | *[[3080]] to [[3085]], the commanding officer was ''Sang-shao'' [[Luo Chao]]<ref name=FM85-30>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 30 - "Unit Profile"</ref> | ||
| + | *[[3145]], the commanding officer was ''[[Sang-shao]]'' Yakim Tormasov.<ref name=FM:3145p45>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 45, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | + | The Grenadiers are infamous for using vicious tactics, tending toward the use of overwhelming force. | |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | ===3025=== | ||
| + | '''Ishara's Grenadiers''' (2 Battalions) <ref name=hslioap106>''House Liao (Capellan Confederation)'' p. 106</ref> | ||
| + | :* CO: ''Colonel'' Maxwell Keng | ||
| + | *1st Battalion - CO: ''[[Major]]'' Harrison Lear | ||
| + | *2nd Battalion - CO: ''Major'' Trudy Teng | ||
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| + | ===3063<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 81; "Unit Profile"</ref>=== | ||
| + | '''Vong's Grenadiers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable) | ||
| + | * CO/1st Battalion: ''Sang-shao'' Choung Vong | ||
| + | * XO/2nd Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Aimee Yung-Tsi | ||
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| + | '''Vong's Air Squadron''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Green/Questionable) | ||
| + | * Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-sao-shao]]'' Andrew Wiggen | ||
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| + | '''Aldebaran 12th Home Guard''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) | ||
| + | * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Paul Richards | ||
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| + | '''Vong's Special Teams''' (4 [[Company|Companies]]/Regular/Questionable) | ||
| + | * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Rue Mank Oaks | ||
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| + | ===3079=== | ||
| + | The unit was sixty percent below its pre-[[Jihad]] strength in [[3079]].<ref name="frcc13"/> | ||
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| + | ===3085=== | ||
| + | '''Chao's Grenadiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM85-33>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 33</ref> | ||
| + | * CO/1st Battalion: ''Sang-shao'' Luo Chao | ||
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| + | '''Chao's Air Squadron''' (2 Squadrons/Green/Reliable) | ||
| + | * Wing Commander: ''Kong-sao-shao'' Lita Harris | ||
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| + | '''12th Aldebaran Home Guard''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) | ||
| + | * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Branislav Pliskin | ||
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| + | '''Chao's Special Teams''' (Battalion/Regular/Reliable) | ||
| + | * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Gabriella Romano | ||
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===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
'''1st Liao Grenadiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p45/> | '''1st Liao Grenadiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p45/> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * Original unit name was '''Ishara's Grenadiers'''.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 93 - "Ishtar's Grenadiers" - Vong's original name</ref> | ||
| + | *''Sang-shao'' Choung Vong would later be featured in the [[MechCommander 2]] computer game piloting a custom ''[[Lao Hu]]'' BattleMech. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|Chaos March]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | ||
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | *''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Liao Grenadiers,1st]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Liao Grenadiers,1st]] | ||
Revision as of 00:28, 27 May 2017
Formerly known as Ishara's Grenadiers.
Contents
History
Formation
In the Third Succession War, the Grenadiers suffered from bad discipline and heavy equipment losses.
-2925 - The Grenadiers and Kamakura's Hussars were attacked on Hassad, by House Marik forces utilizing large force of Scorpion BattleMechs. The Grenadiers and its allied unit used their more maneuverable Hornet light 'Mechs to outflank the cumbersome quad-legged Marik Mechs in some parts of the planet. However, heavy losses force them to withdraw. (This marks the beginning of the Capellans' trademark doctrine of conserving equipment.[1]
-2950 - The Grenadiers fought in defense of Daniels, fighting off elements of Davion Syrtis Fusiliers. The hard fought defense of the world cost the unit half its numbers. In following year, the officer corps of the unit was re-organized.
-2991 - Marik forces raid the world of Conquista, where the Grenadiers had recently been assigned to garrison. The unit did fairly against the incursion and forced the raiders off. However, since this time, the CCAF continued to re-structure the unit with new officers, leaving the warriors of the unit with uninspired leadership.[2]
Fourth Succession War
The unit didn't see any action in the Fourth Succession War.
Andurien/Canopus Invasion
Then known as Ishara's Grenadiers, the unit contributed to victories on Jacomarie and Renown[3]
Operation Guerrero
They were assigned to reclaim Carver V from the Chaos March. Faced heavy opposition even before they landed and hung on for two months before being ordered back to Aldebaran for rest and refit.
Ishara's Grenadiers attacked Arboris in 3057, where their first battalion was defeated by the combined forces of the remnants of the Arboris SMM (a mixed regiment of BattleMechs, armor, and infantry loyal to the FedCom) and the Farmers' Freedom Army (9+ infantry regiments). The FFA then turned on the Arboris SMM, forcing them to withdraw. Meanwhile, Ishara's Grenadiers withdrew to the capital city of Kansas Plain where they waited in vain for supplies from the CapCon. By the end of 3057, there was a three-way stalemate on Arboris, with the FFA and Arboris SMM suffering raids by the Grenadiers, while the SMM's commander kept failing in his efforts to enact a truce with the FFA.[4]
Xin Sheng Campaign
The Grenadiers have suffered times, being under strength and consistently sabotaging its own efforts to rebuild its strength. The unit during this time period problems handling civilian authorities with heavy hand, taking the law in their own hands regardless of Maskirovka agents placed among their numbers. The unit has had clashes with Word of Blake security forces and Vong's Special Teams infantry.[5] The unit was stationed on the Liao Commonality world of Kaifeng as of 3067.
Jihad
Vong's Grenadiers were transferred to Tsingtao in early 3068 to repel the Illician Lancers, who were attacking as part of Operation Sovereign Justice.[6] The Lancers' 59th Strike Regiment were forced to retreat as a result of attrition and lack of resupply,[7] but this encounter nearly destroyed the Grenadiers although they did keep the world in the Confederation. Before being reassigned to Palladaine to rebuild, they repelled several other raids.[6]
Vong's Grenadiers took serious losses in the fighting against the Illician Lancers, and by the time the mercenary unit withdrew most of the command cohesion was totally gone. When Sang-shao Vong led an understrength battalion against Word of Blake forces, the unit's command integrity shattered at last. In 3077 a company of MechWarriors deserted from the unit and eventually joined the Republic Armed Forces. In light of the problems facing the unit, the command staff was cashiered by the Strategios in 3080. Sang-shao Luo Chao was assigned to the unit, which was renamed Chao's Grenadiers.[8]
Officers
- 3025, the commanding officer was Colonel Maxwell Keng.[9]
- 3063, the commanding officer was Sang-shao Choung Vong.
- 3080 to 3085, the commanding officer was Sang-shao Luo Chao[8]
- 3145, the commanding officer was Sang-shao Yakim Tormasov.[10]
Tactics
The Grenadiers are infamous for using vicious tactics, tending toward the use of overwhelming force.
Composition History
3025
Ishara's Grenadiers (2 Battalions) [9]
- CO: Colonel Maxwell Keng
- 1st Battalion - CO: Major Harrison Lear
- 2nd Battalion - CO: Major Trudy Teng
3063[11]
Vong's Grenadiers (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)
- CO/1st Battalion: Sang-shao Choung Vong
- XO/2nd Battalion: Zhong-shao Aimee Yung-Tsi
Vong's Air Squadron (2 Squadrons/Green/Questionable)
- Wing Commander: Kong-sao-shao Andrew Wiggen
Aldebaran 12th Home Guard (Regiment/Green/Reliable)
- Armor Commander: Zhong-shao Paul Richards
Vong's Special Teams (4 Companies/Regular/Questionable)
- Infantry Commander: Zhong-shao Rue Mank Oaks
3079
The unit was sixty percent below its pre-Jihad strength in 3079.[6]
3085
Chao's Grenadiers (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[12]
- CO/1st Battalion: Sang-shao Luo Chao
Chao's Air Squadron (2 Squadrons/Green/Reliable)
- Wing Commander: Kong-sao-shao Lita Harris
12th Aldebaran Home Guard (Regiment/Green/Questionable)
- Armor Commander: Zhong-shao Branislav Pliskin
Chao's Special Teams (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)
- Infantry Commander: Zhong-shao Gabriella Romano
3145
1st Liao Grenadiers (Regular/Reliable)[10]
- CO: Sang-shao Yakim Tormasov
Tormasov’s Tornados (2 Flights/Regular/Reliable)[10]
- CO: Kong-sao-shao Dahy Fraser
Tormasov’s Tank Guard (Green/Reliable)[10]
- CO: Zhong-shao Drahos Kovach
Tormasov’s Jump Grenadiers (Regular/Reliable)[10]
- CO: Zhong-shao Alo Montauk
Notes
- Original unit name was Ishara's Grenadiers.[13]
- Sang-shao Choung Vong would later be featured in the MechCommander 2 computer game piloting a custom Lao Hu BattleMech.
References
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 49 - "Limits of Success" - Ishara's Grenadiers pull out after being hammered by Marik Scorpions.
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 93 - "Ishara's Grenadiers unit profile".
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 88
- ↑ Chaos March, p. 27
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 25 - "Vong Grenadiers unit profile" - Vong's Grenadier taking law in hands get in trouble and causing it not able properly rebuild.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Field Report: CCAF, p. 13
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 73, "Illician Lancers"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 30 - "Unit Profile"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 House Liao (Capellan Confederation) p. 106
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 45, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 81; "Unit Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 33
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 93 - "Ishtar's Grenadiers" - Vong's original name