16th Legion of Vega

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16th Legion of Vega
Disbanded 3072 (destroyed)[1]
Nickname Spirit of Vega
Affiliation Draconis Combine
Parent Command Legion of Vega


History[edit]

Formation[edit]

The Sixteenth Legion of Vega was created as a "replacement" for the Fourteenth Legion, which was wiped out by the Smoke Jaguars on Turtle Bay, in the early stages of the Clan Invasion. The unit was constructed from low-ranking academy graduates and warriors already being considered for transfer from their existing units. Officers who were respectable were chosen, even if they were not distinguished.[2]

As of 3059, the unit had engaged in no significant actions.

Operation Bulldog[edit]


Dominion War[edit]


Jihad[edit]

Early in the Jihad, the Sixteenth arrived on Benjamin. They faced off against several Federated Suns units through most of 3069, but withdrew with heavy losses when the Word of Blake arrived on world. Three years later, the Sixteenth returned to Benjamin and fought the Forty-fifth Shadow Division in a few stand-up engagements before they split into small commands and withdrew into the wilds of the planet. They continued to operate in small groups, observing the Blakists and feeding that intel to the ISF and High Command. A relief effort from the DCMS in late 3072 failed, costing the Dragon three WarShips and most of the Fifteenth Benjamin Regulars. In a forlorn hope to alter the outcome of the naval battle, the Sixteenth tried to distract the Blakists by launching an all-out assault on their headquarters, but this assault also failed. After that assault only a company of troops remained. Clan Nova Cat tried to link up with the few survivors, but the Blakists used two tactical nuclear weapons and destroyed the Sixteenth's position before the Clan forces could reach it.[1]

Following the destruction of the Sixteenth, some of the few survivors went on to band together with remnants of other destroyed DCMS commands such as the Ryuken-go and the Third Dieron Regulars to form the mercenary unit known as the Kouki no Otakebi.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Sixteenth Legion of Vega
Tai-sa Yorishiki Hojo 3059[2]
Tai-sa Lawrence Sheppard 3067[4]

Other Officers[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • Officers from the unit were permitted to request a transfer from the Sixteenth after one year of service.[2]

Tactics[edit]

The Sixteenth uses artillery-delivered smoke rounds to create favorable battle conditions, either closing with an enemy under cover of the smokescreen or using them to conceal FASCAM-delivered minefields.[2]

Composition History[edit]

3059[edit]

Sixteenth Legion of Vega (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[2]

XO: Chu-sa Kijuro Nagoya
  • Second Battalion: Chu-sa Lawrence Sheppard
  • Third Company: Tai-i Ryan Searcy
  • Third Battalion: Sho-sa Angela Obuchi

- The unit can count during fights on its 12 OmniMechs, which are supported by 12 No-Dachis.

3067[edit]

Sixteenth Legion of Vega (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[4]

CO/First Battalion: Tai-sa Lawrence Sheppard

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Report: DCMS, p. 16
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 124, "Unit Profile"
  3. Field Report: DCMS, p. 20, "Mercenaries"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 118

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