2nd Davion Guards

Insignia of the 2nd Davion Guards
Second Davion Guards RCT
Disbanded 3144 (destroyed)[1]
Nickname Wrath of the Free
Affiliation Federated Suns
Parent Command Davion Brigade of Guards

History[edit]

Succession Wars[edit]

The Second Davion Guards RCT was scheduled to assist a Deneb Light Cavalry unit during their assault of Tikonov in 2834. Unfortunately DCMS forces raided Sanilac, the Second's homeworld. Loaded in their DropShips the Second was hard pressed to force the Kuritan units off their world. By the time they did so, the Second was in no condition to assist the Deneb Light Cavalry.[2]

As of 3025, the Second Davion Guards was based on Fomalhaut. It was commanded by Marshall Jessica Davion.[3]

During the Fourth Succession War the Second Davion Guards protected Fomalhaut.[4]

By 3054, they were moved to Blue Hole in the Tamar March to help meet the threat of the Clan Invasion.

FedCom Civil War[edit]

In 3067 the Second Davion Guards were stationed on Bromhead along with the Twenty-second Avalon Hussars and Hansen's Roughriders. To prevent a pointless conflict from tearing the units apart, the Twenty-second Avalon Hussars and Second Davion Guards stayed far apart. When the FedCom Civil War broke out, the two units relocated off of Bromhead. The Second Davion Guards went to Mendham with three regiments of militia troops.[5] On Mendham the Second Davion Guards were joined by the Twenty-first Illician Rangers and both units were joined by the Fourth Illician Rangers on Glentworth.[6] The Davion Guards and Illician Rangers then attacked Sirdar, a world that was filled with Department of the Quartermaster warehouses. There they inflicted serious losses on the Sirdar CMM, destroying a brigade of CMM troops in two weeks. The Fourth Donegal Guards and Second Chisholm's Raiders reinforced the Loyalist CMM. Though the Second Davion Guards had established complete air superiority, they couldn't dislodge the Loyalist reinforcements. Instead they held their position until the Ninth Illician Rangers and First Federated Suns Armored Cavalry reinforced them.[7] Eventually the Loyalist units were driven offworld.

After securing Sirdar, Jackson Davion ordered the Second Guards to move to Hadnall.[8] The Guards then went to Novaya Zemlya for a brief time[9] before attacking the Nineteenth Arcturan Guards on Salem. Though the fighting was fierce, both units made a special effort to avoid damaging the General Motors plant on the world.[10] After seizing the world, the Second Davion Guards went to Galax to meet up with the Davion Heavy Guards. Both Guards units attacked New Avalon.[11]

After the FedCom Civil War ended, the Second Davion Guards were stationed on Angol in the Draconis March.[12]

Jihad[edit]

In 3069 during the Jihad, elements of the Second Davion Guards defended the germanium asteroid mines in the Caselton system from the Word of Blake.[13] In 3077 the Second Guards served as part of the Coalition forces in the Draconis Combine Task Force, along with the First Sword of Light, Second Genyosha, Second Dieron Regulars, and Clan Wolf's Iota Galaxy.[14] As part of Task Force MALLET, the Second Guards assaulted Singapore on Terra. There they fought alongside the Com Guard First Army, Kentares DMM, and Fifth Free Worlds Guards regiments under the command of General Thomas Hogarth.[15] They faced elements of the Nineteenth Division.[16] A captured Precentor would later accuse the forces commanded by Hogarth of assaulting civilian structures in Singapore.[17]

Leaving their wounded in Singapore, the Second Davion Guards redeployed to Terra's Washington Sector. While disembarking from their DropShips, nuclear warheads fired from Hilton Head landed, destroying nearly every member of the Second Davion Guards. The few survivors, numbering less than a battalion, were attached to the First Davion Guards until they could rebuild.[18]

By 3085 the Second Davion Guards were a separate unit once again, though dramatically understrength. They were equipped with a single 'Mech battalion, a regiment of hovertanks, and equipped with battle armor infantry.[19] The unit was stationed on New Avalon in 3085.[20]

Palmyra[edit]

The Second Davion Guards were one of thirteen Federated Suns military commands destroyed by the Draconis Combine during the 3144 Palmyra Disaster.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Second Davion Guards
Marshal Jessica Davion 3025[3]
Hauptmann General William Kossacks 3050 - 3062[21]
General Gerald Mitchell 3067[22][23][12]
Major General Tyrell Rand-Davion 3085[20]

Tactics[edit]

The Second Davion Guards fields a force that is lighter than most of their opponents. To balance this weight discrepancy, they use air support and artillery strikes to wear down their opponents. The Guards then use their mobility advantage to strike their opponent quickly and fade away before they can respond.[21]

In 3025 the Second Davion Guards was one of the few AFFS units to field a full regiment of artillery.[24]

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[25]

- The Second Guards were stationed on Royalston at this point in time.[25]

2786–2821[edit]

Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[26]

- At this point in time the Guards were a heavy-weight regiment stationed on Royalston and were operating at full strength.[26] In 2821 the unit was reduced to just a quarter of full strength.[26]

2830[edit]

Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[27]

- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment and had rebuilt to almost two battalions. The Guards were stationed on Sonnia.[27]

2864[edit]

Second Davion Guards (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[27]

- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment stationed on Sanilac, and had been reduced to just over a battalion in strength.[27]

3025[edit]

Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[3]

  • CO: Marshal Jessica Davion[3]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Fomalhaut.[3] The 'Mech regiment contains mostly light to medium designs.[28]

3040[edit]

Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[29]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Caph.[29]

3050[edit]

Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[30]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Caph.[30]

3054[edit]

Second Davion Guards RCT (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[23]

  • CO: Hauptmann General William Kossacks[23]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Blue Hole.[23]

3062[edit]

Second Davion Guards (1 Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[21]

CO: Leftenant General Gerald Mitchell
Aide: Leftenant Colonel Sheldon Doucette
- Equipped with two Companies assault 'Mechs

Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade (6 Wings)[21]

CO: Fleet Admiral William Kossacks
  • Forty-seventh Federation Heavy Attack Wing
  • Twenty-ninth Crucis Interceptor Wing
  • Ninetieth Remagen Heavy Attack Wing
  • 307th F-C Aero Wing
  • Eighteenth F-C Recon Wing
  • Seventh F-C Airlift Wing

Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade (3 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)[21]

CO: Major General Bryce Staten
Aide: Colonel Belinda O'Rourke
- The 740th is reinforced to four Battalions

Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (6 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)[21]

CO: Major General Phoebe Dreyfus
Aide: Major L. L. Ludlow
- Many Companies assign only trucks

3067[edit]

Second Davion Guards RCT (Elite/Reliable)[12]

CO: General Gerald Mitchell

Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[12]

CO: Major General Darwyn Al-Ateeq

Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade (Elite/Reliable)[12]

CO: Major General Paragon Cannady

Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[12]

CO: Major General James Beying Chen

3085[edit]

Second Davion Guards RCT (Veteran/Fanatical)[20]

CO: Major General Tyrell Rand-Davion

Second Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade (Green/Fanatical)[20]

CO: Rear Admiral Eileifr Nicolson

Second Davion Guards Armor Brigade (Regular/Fanatical)[20]

CO: Major General Kshitij Nagi

Second Davion Guards Infantry Brigade (Regular/Fanatical)[20]

CO: Major General Suibhne Knutsen

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 71: "Debacle at Palmyra"
  2. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 71
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  4. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11
  5. FedCom Civil War, p. 30
  6. FedCom Civil War, p. 61
  7. FedCom Civil War, p. 62
  8. FedCom Civil War, p. 83
  9. FedCom Civil War, p. 100
  10. FedCom Civil War, p. 128
  11. FedCom Civil War, pp. 161–162
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Field Manual: Updates, p. 140: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"
  13. Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 77; Blake Ascending, p. 237
  14. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 30
  15. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 96
  16. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 127
  17. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 31
  18. Field Report: AFFS, p. 10
  19. Field Manual: 3085, p. 60
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 Field Manual: 3085, p. 71: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 80: "2nd Davion Guards Unit Profile"
  22. 20 Year Update, p. 19: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Objective Raids, p. 22: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"
  24. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 139
  25. 25.0 25.1 Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 14: "Regimental Status"
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 First Succession War, p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Second Succession War, p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"
  28. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137
  29. 29.0 29.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 136
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 20 Year Update, p. 19

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