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	During the Hegemony's invasion of the [[Circinus Federation]] the defenders were disguised as members of IV Legio.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 194</ref> IV Legio actually spent most of the time of the Federation invasion pacifying worlds in the Illyrian district and fighting pirates.<ref name=fmup195>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 195</ref> The legion was used to garrison [[Illyria]], Trondheimal, and [[Reykavis]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202</ref>		During the Hegemony's invasion of the [[Circinus Federation]] the defenders were disguised as members of IV Legio.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 194</ref> IV Legio actually spent most of the time of the Federation invasion pacifying worlds in the Illyrian district and fighting pirates.<ref name=fmup195>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 195</ref> The legion was used to garrison [[Illyria]], Trondheimal, and [[Reykavis]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202</ref>
−	In 3074 IV Legio were on Trasjkis attempting to put down local resistance forces when they were themselves the target of a heavy raid performed by Blakist-backed mercenaries.<ref name="JHS3076p40">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 40–41: "Chaos Overwhelming: Roman Candle"</ref><ref name="TCp133">''Total Chaos'', pp. 133–134: "Roman Candle"</ref> The Blakists had hired [[Grandin's Crusaders]] for the raid and the Crusaders attacked on the 20th of March. The Crusaders dropped outside the planetary capital city - which the Marian Hegemony had renamed Nova Mediolanum - and made contact first with the various detachments IV Legio had set up in an effort to deter the local resistance. Unprepared for the sudden and unexpected arrival of an attacking force, the IV Legio detachments fell back to their temporary headquarters and called on reinforcements from elements of the legion that had been detached on occupation duties. Those reinforcements attempted to assist, but were ambushed by [[battle armor]] squads from the Crusaders, who exploited the lack of experience IV Legio [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] had at fighting battle armor infantry, leaving the Marian forces flailing around while the bulk of the Crusaders' [['Mech]]s struck at the legion's headquarters. The Crusaders tore through a number of occupied buildings in an effort to achieve a level of surprise before attacking and destroying the IV Legio command center. A small number of security personnel attempted to attack the Crusaders, but were gunned down mercilessly by the mercenaries before the Crusaders went on to annihilate the Marian forces in the area. The Crusaders then attacked the remaining IV Legio detachments with their  'Mechs, armor and infantry. When the Marians fell back to regroup, [[Pierre Grandin]] disengaged his forces as his objective was complete, and the Crusaders lifted off from Trasjkis aboard the [[DropShip]] ''[[Tonnant]]'' even as a number of DropShips from the Circinus Federation arrived in orbit.<ref name="TCp133"/>	+	In 3074 IV Legio were on Trasjkis attempting to put down local resistance forces when they were themselves the target of a heavy raid performed by Blakist-baked mercenaries.<ref name="JHS3076p40">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 40–41: "Chaos Overwhelming: Roman Candle"</ref><ref name="TCp133">''Total Chaos'', pp. 133–134: "Roman Candle"</ref> The Blakists had hired [[Grandin's Crusaders]] for the raid and the Crusaders attacked on the 20th of March. The Crusaders dropped outside the planetary capital city - which the Marian Hegemony had renamed Nova Mediolanum - and made contact first with the various detachments IV Legio had set up in an effort to deter the local resistance. Unprepared for the sudden and unexpected arrival of an attacking force, the IV Legio detachments fell back to their temporary headquarters and called on reinforcements from elements of the legion that had been detached on occupation duties. Those reinforcements attempted to assist, but were ambushed by [[battle armor]] squads from the Crusaders, who exploited the lack of experience IV Legio [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] had at fighting battle armor infantry, leaving the Marian forces flailing around while the bulk of the Crusaders' [['Mech]]s struck at the legion's headquarters. The Crusaders tore through a number of occupied buildings in an effort to achieve a level of surprise before attacking and destroying the IV Legio command center. A small number of security personnel attempted to attack the Crusaders, but were gunned down mercilessly by the mercenaries before the Crusaders went on to annihilate the Marian forces in the area. The Crusaders then attacked the remaining IV Legio detachments with their  'Mechs, armor and infantry. When the Marians fell back to regroup, [[Pierre Grandin]] disengaged his forces as his objective was complete, and the Crusaders lifted off from Trasjkis aboard the [[DropShip]] ''[[Tonnant]]'' even as a number of DropShips from the Circinus Federation arrived in orbit.<ref name="TCp133"/>
	On the 11th of November [[3077]], [[Lahti]] was one of four Free Worlds League worlds to be attacked by the Marian Hegemony.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Lahti continued to be harassed by forces from the Marian Hegemony, and finally the planetary government grew so sick of the raids by [[IV Legio]] that they hired the [[1st Marik Protectors]] to launch a punitive strike against IV Legio's home base on [[Trondheimal]]. Colonel Kawamura accepted the contract, although he was unwilling to provoke the Hegemony. He attempted to fulfil the contract by subcontracting the work to [[Havoc, Inc.]]. Havoc, Inc. made a less than stellar impression when they arrived on Lahti; disreputable to begin with, the mercenaries made a drunken arrival on Lahti that prompted Colonel Kawamura to call off the raid. One of Kawamura's officers, [[Lieutenant]] [[Fiona san Marcos]], convinced Kawamura to launch the raid as a false-flag operation, using a company of Protector forces painted in Havoc, Inc. colors and deployed using Havoc, Inc. transport assets. San Marcos led the raid personally, inflicting damage on IV Legio and deliberately leaving evidence pointing towards Lahti.<ref name="SO:1MPp3">''Spotlight On: First Marik Protectors'', p. 3: "Unit History and Description"</ref>		On the 11th of November [[3077]], [[Lahti]] was one of four Free Worlds League worlds to be attacked by the Marian Hegemony.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Lahti continued to be harassed by forces from the Marian Hegemony, and finally the planetary government grew so sick of the raids by [[IV Legio]] that they hired the [[1st Marik Protectors]] to launch a punitive strike against IV Legio's home base on [[Trondheimal]]. Colonel Kawamura accepted the contract, although he was unwilling to provoke the Hegemony. He attempted to fulfil the contract by subcontracting the work to [[Havoc, Inc.]]. Havoc, Inc. made a less than stellar impression when they arrived on Lahti; disreputable to begin with, the mercenaries made a drunken arrival on Lahti that prompted Colonel Kawamura to call off the raid. One of Kawamura's officers, [[Lieutenant]] [[Fiona san Marcos]], convinced Kawamura to launch the raid as a false-flag operation, using a company of Protector forces painted in Havoc, Inc. colors and deployed using Havoc, Inc. transport assets. San Marcos led the raid personally, inflicting damage on IV Legio and deliberately leaving evidence pointing towards Lahti.<ref name="SO:1MPp3">''Spotlight On: First Marik Protectors'', p. 3: "Unit History and Description"</ref>

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Legio IV logo.png|150px]] | Designation = IV Legio ''Comitatensis'' | Formed = [[3058]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Imperial Legionnaires | Affiliation = [[Marian Hegemony]] | Parent Command = [[Marian Hegemony Armed Forces]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== '''IV Legio''' was formed to act as a rapid response force for the Marian Legions. IV Legio contained more vehicles than any other BattleMech legion, deploying two vehicles for every 'Mech. The 'Mechs were typically faster medium and heavy models. The need to coordinate these fast vehicles and 'Mechs made IV Legio one of the most coordinated of the Marian Legions. Deployed to [[Trasjkis]], the Legion drove the [[Arms of Thor|Left Arm of Thor]] from the world, nearly eliminating half that battalion. Later they deployed to [[Trondheimal]] and encountered two battalions of light armor. These units inflicted heavy losses on the legion before they were destroyed.<ref name=FMP80/> During the Hegemony's invasion of the [[Circinus Federation]] the defenders were disguised as members of IV Legio.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 194</ref> IV Legio actually spent most of the time of the Federation invasion pacifying worlds in the Illyrian district and fighting pirates.<ref name=fmup195>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 195</ref> The legion was used to garrison [[Illyria]], Trondheimal, and [[Reykavis]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202</ref> In 3074 IV Legio were on Trasjkis attempting to put down local resistance forces when they were themselves the target of a heavy raid performed by Blakist-baked mercenaries.<ref name="JHS3076p40">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 40–41: "Chaos Overwhelming: Roman Candle"</ref><ref name="TCp133">''Total Chaos'', pp. 133–134: "Roman Candle"</ref> The Blakists had hired [[Grandin's Crusaders]] for the raid and the Crusaders attacked on the 20th of March. The Crusaders dropped outside the planetary capital city - which the Marian Hegemony had renamed Nova Mediolanum - and made contact first with the various detachments IV Legio had set up in an effort to deter the local resistance. Unprepared for the sudden and unexpected arrival of an attacking force, the IV Legio detachments fell back to their temporary headquarters and called on reinforcements from elements of the legion that had been detached on occupation duties. Those reinforcements attempted to assist, but were ambushed by [[battle armor]] squads from the Crusaders, who exploited the lack of experience IV Legio [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] had at fighting battle armor infantry, leaving the Marian forces flailing around while the bulk of the Crusaders' [['Mech]]s struck at the legion's headquarters. The Crusaders tore through a number of occupied buildings in an effort to achieve a level of surprise before attacking and destroying the IV Legio command center. A small number of security personnel attempted to attack the Crusaders, but were gunned down mercilessly by the mercenaries before the Crusaders went on to annihilate the Marian forces in the area. The Crusaders then attacked the remaining IV Legio detachments with their 'Mechs, armor and infantry. When the Marians fell back to regroup, [[Pierre Grandin]] disengaged his forces as his objective was complete, and the Crusaders lifted off from Trasjkis aboard the [[DropShip]] ''[[Tonnant]]'' even as a number of DropShips from the Circinus Federation arrived in orbit.<ref name="TCp133"/> On the 11th of November [[3077]], [[Lahti]] was one of four Free Worlds League worlds to be attacked by the Marian Hegemony.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Lahti continued to be harassed by forces from the Marian Hegemony, and finally the planetary government grew so sick of the raids by [[IV Legio]] that they hired the [[1st Marik Protectors]] to launch a punitive strike against IV Legio's home base on [[Trondheimal]]. Colonel Kawamura accepted the contract, although he was unwilling to provoke the Hegemony. He attempted to fulfil the contract by subcontracting the work to [[Havoc, Inc.]]. Havoc, Inc. made a less than stellar impression when they arrived on Lahti; disreputable to begin with, the mercenaries made a drunken arrival on Lahti that prompted Colonel Kawamura to call off the raid. One of Kawamura's officers, [[Lieutenant]] [[Fiona san Marcos]], convinced Kawamura to launch the raid as a false-flag operation, using a company of Protector forces painted in Havoc, Inc. colors and deployed using Havoc, Inc. transport assets. San Marcos led the raid personally, inflicting damage on IV Legio and deliberately leaving evidence pointing towards Lahti.<ref name="SO:1MPp3">''Spotlight On: First Marik Protectors'', p. 3: "Unit History and Description"</ref> Kawamura had deployed the Marik Protectors in anticipation of the inevitable IV Legio counterattack, and IV Legio arrived as anticipated, crashing into the Protector forces. Initially, IV Legio was able to tear through the Protector lines using [[Ravager (Battle Armor)|Ravager]] [[battle armor]], until [[Captain]] [[Doris Calhoun]] dropped a company of [[Kopis]]-equipped infantry onto the IV Legio battle armor and broke them. Kawamura's heavy armor successfully ambushed the IV Legio [['Mech]]s, pushing the Marian forces into the open for the Protectors' artillery forces to bombard; an attempt by IV Legio [[aerospace fighter]] forces to relieve the pressure on the 'Mech forces was countered with fire from [[Partisan]] anti-aircraft tanks. The commanding officer of [[IV Legio]], ''[[Prefect (rank)|Prefect]]'' [[Alberich Winograd]], realized that his forces were in a trap, and led them in an orderly retreat back to their transport vessels; Colonel Kawamura, impressed with the Marian troops' discipline under fire, parlayed briefly with Winograd. During that parlay, the two established a degree of mutual respect for each other, as well as a détente between the Hegemony and Lahti. Encounters between IV Legio and the Protectors after the battle on Lahti were marked by relatively little bloodshed and an almost cordial or ceremonial attitude between the two commands.<ref name="SO:1MPp3"/> IV Legio was used to pacify the [[Landfall]] system in [[3079]].<ref>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 15</ref> They had an important role keeping the retreat corridor open for other legions to return to the Hegemony after raiding former [[Free Worlds League]] systems. They later returned to their previous garrison assignments by [[3085]]. During the [[Bloody Tricentennial]], members of the legion found several Blakist terrorists trying to poison Trondheimal's water supply. Thanks to the legion's efforts, the terrorists were quickly killed and a massacre was avoided.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 143</ref> In the Dark Age, the Fourth Legion was stationed on [[Pompey]], [[Ballalaba]], and [[Horatius]]. These are heavily populated worlds and home to Hegemony industries. Being so heavily defended, the Fourth rarely saw action while garrisoning these worlds. They were responsible for driving away a [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]] raiding force that hit Pompey in [[3142]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 196</ref> Since then they have remained on those same worlds.<ref name=FM:3145p202/> ==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 IV Legio''' |- | ''[[Principes]]''||[[Julie Gupton]]||[[3064]]<ref name=FMP80>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 80: "IV Legio Unit Profile"</ref> |- | ''[[Prefect (rank)|Prefect]]''||[[Chakra Sunkehl]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMU202>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 202: "Marian Hegemony Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> |- | ''Prefect''||[[Alberich Winograd]]||[[3077]]<ref name="SO:1MPp3">''Spotlight On: First Marik Protectors'', p. 3: "Unit History and Description"</ref> |- | ''Prefect''||[[Albert DeVereaux]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p151>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 151: "Marian Hegemony Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |- | ''Prefect''||[[Ferdinand Hurley]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p202>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 202: "Marian Hegemony Armed Forces"</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== IV Legio prefers to utilize hit-and-run maneuvers in striking logistical and weak points in order to bring down the enemy.<ref name=FMP80/> After their experience with putting down insurgents, they also became proficient in counterinsurgency operations.<ref name=fmup195/> ==Composition History== ===3064=== '''IV Legio''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMP143>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 143</ref> :'''''Prima Cohors''''' (1 [[Cohort]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMP80/> ::*CO: ''[[Legatus]]'' David Self ::- IV Legio ''Prima'' field the fewest upgraded 'Mechs in the Marian Legions. :'''''Secunda Cohors''''' (1 Reinforced Cohort/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMP80/> ::*CO: ''Legatus'' Lionel Mandrake ::- The ''Secunda'' fields a both of fast hovercraft, like the ''[[Saladin]]'' and ''[[Saracen]]''. :'''''Tertia Cohors''''' (1 [[Maniple]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMP80/> ::*CO: ''Legatus'' Michael Hutchisson ::- The bulk of older assault 'Mech designs are used by the ''Tertia''. :'''''Auxilia Comitatensis''''' (1 [[Legion]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMP80/> ::*CO: ''Prefect'' Jon "Bates" Battaglia ===3067=== '''IV Legio''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMU202/> :* CO: ''Prefect'' Chakra Sunkehl :'''''Prima Cohors''''' (1 Cohort/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU202/> ::* CO: ''Legatus'' Onufry Sopczak :'''''Secunda Cohors''''' (1 Cohort/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMU202/> ::* CO: ''Legatus'' Terryl Mulberry :'''''Tertia Cohors''''' (1 Cohort/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU202/> ::* CO: ''Legatus'' Gorman Tuman :'''IV ''Auxilia'' Legio''' (1 Legion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMU202/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' Harry Ontkean ===3085=== '''IV Legio''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p151/> :* CO: ''Prefect'' Albert DeVereaux :'''''Prima Cohors''''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p151/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' Severine Xavier :'''''Secunda Cohors''''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p151/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' Hulda Adessi :'''''Tertia Cohors''''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p151/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' Alberich Winograd :'''IV ''Auxilia'' Legio''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p151/> ::* CO: ''Legatus'' Chandra Roscoe ===3145=== '''IV Legio''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p202/> :*CO: ''Prefect'' [[Ferdinand Hurley]] :'''''Prima Cohors''''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p202/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' [[Emerson Souza]] :'''''Secunda Cohors''''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p202/> ::* CO: ''Legatus'' [[Humberto Neumann]] :'''''Tertia Cohors''''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3145p202/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' [[Coy Patten]] :'''''Quarta Cohors''''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p202/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' [[Erich Lear]] :'''''Quinta Cohors''''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p202/> ::* CO: ''Prefect'' [[Renaldo Dempsey]] :'''IV ''Prima Auxilia'' Legio''' (Regular/Reliable) ::* CO: ''Legatus'' [[Porter Starks]] :'''IV ''Secunda Auxilia'' Legio''' (Green/Reliable) ::* CO: ''Prefect'' [[Antone Tilley]] :'''IV ''Caelum'' Wing''' (Veteran/Reliable) ::* CO: ''Prefect'' [[Sal Neel]] ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Spotlight On: First Marik Protectors]]'' * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' [[Category:Marian Hegemony Commands|Legio, 04]]

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