Brion's Legion
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Contents
History
After the Fourth Succession War the unit joined a long term contract with Comstar. For the next 3 decades they were one of the best equipped commands in the entire IS. The unit leave ComStar service and sought for new opportunities and make a contract with Pleione. The Legion were surprised and hard beaten by the 12th Vegan Rangers. The next contract bring them right in the Jade Falcon Incursion on Rasalgethi. In this campaign they must fight for their lives under heavy causalities. The Legion remains on the clan border.
In 3068 the 1st Regiment fight against the Steel Guard on Mizar, retreat after looses back to Nusakan. With new forces they repell the Marik forces later on Mizar.
The 2nd Regiment was assigned to defende Bolan. The mercs have alot of work with the local folk.
Officer
Colonel Octavius Brion lead the demi brigade for the last decades and hold his skills sharp.
Major Richard “K.O.” Merriwether lead the unit in the daily routine.
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Li followed Robert Markham as commander of the unit. He is a excellent tactic an and mechwarrior to
History
The unit have learned from the past and keep this lessons fresh. Their daily routine is to increase their experience in tactics under worse battlefield conditions. At the moment the 1st is stationed on Crimond.
History
During the contract with Pleione the unit suffer heavy looses through the Veagans delta Regiment. To prevent such a action in the future theunit has enlarge their conventionell assets with air cover and artillery support.
Tactic
They use the distance to soften up the enemy before closing in, but the last events lead to the integration of conventional forces, which make the unit unorthodox in their deployment. => create confusion
Tactic
The unit is skilled in the use of pure fire power. Concentrating fire on a lone target and the air cover makes saturation bombardments. But the 2nd can also operated on a smaller scale at lance level and above successfully. Ambushes, traps, dummies and so on are know to.
Composition History
3025
Mech Assets (2 Battalions/Regular/Questionable) [1]
- CO: Colonel Pythonius Brion
- Contracted to Draconis Combine, assigned to Murchison in the Ashio Prefecture
3030
Mech Asstes(2 Regiments/Elite/Reliable)[2]
- CO: Colonel Octavius Brion
- Contracted to ConStar as part of The Home Guard, Terra Defense Force V-gama
3057
First Regiment: Davids Lesson Veteran/Fanatical
- CO: Colonel Octavius Brion
- XO: Major Albert Johansson
- 2nd Company
- Captain Richard Merriwether
- 2nd Battalion
- Major Isabella Francis
- 3rd Battalion
- Major Wellum Owens
-Note: there is a full company of Bombadier 'Mechs split between 1st and 2nd Battalions
Second Regiment: Brion's Legacy Regular/Reliable
- CO/Ist Battalion: Lt. Colonel Robert Markham
- XO: Major Douglas Li
- 2nd Battalion
- Major Earnest Julio
- 3rd Battalion
- Major Shane Fletcher
- 3rd Company/Recon
- Lieutenant Sheila Olson
-Note: All 'Mechs in Regiment are either Star League or Star Legue refitted. 3rd Company is a specialize 6 unit recon lance with Star League era fast 'Mechs assigned
3067
Mech Assets (2 Regiments)[4]
First Regiment: Davids Lesson Veteran/Reliable
- CO: Colonel Octavius Brion
- XO: Major Richard Meriwether
- 2nd Company
- Captain Delilah Faulkner
- 2nd Battalion
- Major David Francis
- 3rd Battallion
- Major Wellum Owens
-Note: Currently understrength due to losses on Rasalgethi
- First Combat Support Battalion Veteran/Fanatical
- CO: Major Carlos Waters
- -Note: Consists of a battery of Thumper Artillery and a company of Armor and Motorized Infantry tranined in Anti-Mech and command operations
- First Combat Air Support Wing Regular/Reliable
- CO WO John Clyde
- -Note: Tasked with ground support and Dropship escort duties
Second Regiment: Brion's Legacy Regular/Reliable
- CO: Lt. Colonel Douglas Li
- XO: Major Shane Fletcher
- 1st Battalion
- Major Sheila Olson
- 2nd Battalion
- Major Charles O'Bannon
- 3rd Battalion
- Major Alfred Goyle
-Note: Favors flexible engagement and meat grinder tactics as the situation requires. Prefers to use a deceptive tactical doctrine to hide force position and composition
- Second Command Support Battalion Regular/Reliable
- CO: Major Daryl Porter
- -Note: Consists of Aerospace wing, Artillery Battery and Infantry Company. Infantry is trained in anti-Mech tactics as well as having two platoons of Combat Engineers