Editing 19th Arcturan Guards

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| Designation    = Nineteenth Arcturan Guards
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 3077
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = Archon's Armor<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/><br>Puma
| Affiliation    = Lyran Commonwealth
| Parent Command = [[Arcturan Guards]]
| Sub-Command    = 
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==History==
=== Formation ===
The '''Nineteenth Arcturan Guards''' was founded after the initial founding of the Arcturan Guards [[brigade]], and in common with the later-founded regiments, did not bear a name based upon a Muse from mythology.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', pp. 8–9: "Arcturan Guards"</ref>

=== Star League Era ===
Like the other regiments of the Arcturan Guard, the Nineteenth struggled with boredom and ennui during the closing years of the [[Star League]] era; the [[Star League Defense Force]] acted as an effective deterrent in the main, making large-scale military deployments for the Nineteenth a rarity, and leaving the regiment to occupy itself with training exercises and garrison duty.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/>

In [[2765]] the Nineteenth was deployed to secure [[Al Jafr]] during [[Operation CATALOG]], a wide-scale crackdown on corruption and interstellar criminal gangs within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The Nineteenth faced a stiff fight, as the criminal gangs were operating a puppet government on the planet and had secured a number of [[BattleMech]]s - far more 'Mechs than the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] had anticipated, and 'Mechs which it was presumed had been acquired from illicit sources in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. The Nineteenth also faced problems internally - the rebel forces successfully managed to convince two dozen [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] to turn against the rest of the regiment, either by misleading or bribing them, adding the problem of fratricidal conflict to the campaign.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/>

The Nineteenth was still waiting for replacements to allow it to rebuild in 2765, and was generally discontented with the presence of the [[Khan Dragoons]] on Al Jafr. The Dragoons had been deployed by [[Margrave]] [[Lionel Khan]], officially to bolster the defenses on Al Jafr, but the Nineteenth believed that the Dragoons were there more to watch the Guards than to support them. The deployment of the Dragoons may well have been to keep a watching eye on the Nineteenth, given that many reports of the Guards resorting to savage tactics such as burning entire villages to try and smoke out rebels and criminals during the fight for control of the planet.<ref name="FM2765:LCp8"/>

=== Third Succession War ===
The Nineteenth Arcturan Guards was one of the [[LCAF]]'s most prestigious units before a series of encounters with [[DCMS]] troops in the 2900's shattered the unit. New troops were transferred in, but these replacements were mostly the sons of wealthy industrialists and nobles. These "social officers" were uninterested in anything beyond the proud history of the unit, and performance continued to decline.

=== Fourth Succession War ===
During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Nineteenth was used for cleanup and garrison duties. In fact they only faced one Combine unit directly: The [[Fifth Rasalhague Regulars]] and the Nineteenth clashed on [[Jabuka]]. This minor skirmish did little to improve their skills.<ref name=FMLA58/> The Nineteenth's Commanding Officer, [[Leutnant-Colonel]] [[Yvonne Deltra]], won a minor skirmish against the Fifth, prompting an extreme response from [[General]] [[Hichi Kanuchiwan]]; shocked and shamed by his defeat at the hands of a Lyran woman, Kanuchiwan committed ''seppuku''. This left his Executive Officer commanding the Fifth; unfortunately for the Fifth, Kanuchiwan's XO was a poor tactician, and within a week the Nineteenth had forced the Fifth to abandon Jabuka.<ref name="NAIS4SWp51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51: "Other Early Action"</ref>

Following the conquest of Jabuka the Nineteenth went into action in both the exploitation phase of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]] and the final wave of attacks in late 3028.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> Following the order from [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] to begin the exploitation phase, given on the 21st of October,<ref name="NAIS4SWp59">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 59: "Follow-up Invasions"</ref> the Nineteenth struck at [[Tukayyid]], before moving on to hit [[Dehgolan]] in the third and final wave of attacks.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>

For most of the mid-31st Century the Nineteenth was seen by fellow Arcturan Guards regiments as a unit that was filled with well-meaning individuals who simply weren't good soldiers. The [[AFFC]] High Command apparently thought the same thing, posting the unit to [[Armington]]<ref name=20yr22>''20 Year Update'', p. 22</ref> on the border between the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Periphery]]. In an attempt to change their reputation, the Nineteenth launched an unauthorized attack on the Pirates Haven cluster. Unfortunately the unit was not successful, losing a large amount of supplies and two lances of 'Mechs.

=== Clan Invasion ===
In [[3054]] the Nineteenth was broken up into battalion-sized formations and stationed on multiple worlds. This allowed them to cover a wider area, dissuading pirates. The battalions garrisoned [[Delavan]], [[Talcott]], and [[Salem]].<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 15</ref>

=== FedCom Civil War ===
During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the Nineteenth was stationed on [[New Avalon]]. Fiercely loyal to [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]], the Nineteenth fought the Allied forces valiantly, but eventually they were overcome. Barely a third of them survived the fighting.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 168</ref>

=== The Jihad and dissolution===
During [[Operation SCOUR]], the liberation of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] by allied forces assembled into a coalition by [[Devlin Stone]], the 19th served as a part of the command advancing on the Draconis Combine front against the Protectorate. After the [[1st New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]] had been mauled in a Blakist ambush in May [[3077]], the 19th earned an infamous reputation when the commander of the regiment authorized the use of a tactical nuclear bombardment on the home base of the [[Styx Protectorate Militia]]; the bombardment collapsed several mines and destroyed the capital city of Styx, but when confronted over the number of lives lost, the commander of the 19th remarked "they're just Dracs, nobody important."<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The offhanded words spoken by [[Leutnant-General]] [[Lucas Hoffman]] attracted outrage in the local media, and most likely elsewhere. Casualties from the two tactical nukes detonated as airbursts over the capital city of Styx amounted to at least 15,000 civilians.<ref name="JHS:Tp31+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 31–32: "Outrage"</ref>

As a result of this and other poor command decisions by its senior officers the Nineteenth was soon unable to function. When [[Stone's Revenants]] was founded in late 3077, [[Stone's Coalition|Coalition]] leaders arranged for the Nineteenth to be among the mauled units incorporated into the new formation.<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 10</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
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 19th Arcturan Guards'''
|-
| [[Leutnant Colonel]]||[[Yvonne Deltra]]||[[3025]]<ref name=hs118>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118 (PDF version): "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| [[Leutnant-General]]||[[Jadwiga Poole]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20yr22/>
|-
| Leutnant-General||[[Gloria Bishop]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMLA58>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 58: "19th Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"</ref>
|-
| Leutnant-General||[[Lucas Hoffman]]||[[3077]]{{cn}}
|}

==Tactics==
The social structure of the regiment's commanders hampers the ability of the unit to fight in large scale battles. Individual soldiers have excellent skills and function well in small engagements.<ref name=FMLA58/>

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FM2765:LCp9">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 9: "Regimental Status"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Nineteenth were stationed on [[Al Jafr]].<ref name="FM2765:LCp9"/>

=== 2786–2821===
'''19th Arcturan Guards ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=1SWp139>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Al Jafr]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 41 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Al Jafr]].<ref name=1SWp139/>

=== 2830 ===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Al Jafr]] with an operational readiness of 80 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>

=== 2864 ===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp99/>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Dixie]] with an operational readiness of 22 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>

===3025===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=hs118/><br>
:CO: Leutnant Colonel Yvonne Deltra<br>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Rasalgethi]].

===3040===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p137/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Rasalgethi]].<ref name=HWo3039p137>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref>

===3050===
'''19th Arcturan Guards ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup22/>
:* CO: Leftenant General Jadwiga Poole<ref name=20yup22/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Armington]].<ref name=20yup22>''20 Year Update'', p. 22</ref>

===3054===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=ORp15/>
:* CO: Leftenant General Jadwiga Poole<ref name=ORp15/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Delavan]], [[Talcott]] and also [[Salem]].<ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15</ref>

===3062===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA58/><br>
CO: Leftenant General Gloria Bishop<br>
Aide: Kommandant Victor Goldstein<br>

'''27th Arcturan Air Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMLA58/><br>
CO: Kommandant Ruth Codari<br>

===3067===
'''19th Arcturan Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<br>
CO: Leutnant General Gloria Bishop<br>
The 'Mech unit was reduced to a third of its nominal strength.<br>
Note: Advanced IS technology: 65 percent '''|''' Omnis: 10 percent<ref name=FMUp178>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 178</ref><br>

'''27th Arcturan Air Wing''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMUp178/><br>
CO: Kommandant Ruth Codari<br>
Note: Advanced IS technology: 30 percent<br>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''


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