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Line 1: {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand − | image = [[Image:Capellan Hussars Prefectorate Guard logo.png|191px|Insignia of the Prefectorate Guard]] + | image = [[Image:Concap_-_capellan_hussars_-_Prefectorate_Guard.png|150px]] | Designation = Prefectorate Guard | Designation = Prefectorate Guard | Formed = [[2532]]<ref name=hltcc78/> | Formed = [[2532]]<ref name=hltcc78/> Line 16:
Line 16: === First Succession War === === First Succession War === − In [[2788]] the Prefectorate Guard was deployed along with the [[Ariana Grenadiers]] to wrest control of [[Tyrfing]] away from the [[Free Worlds League]]. A former provincial capital under the [[Terran Hegemony]], Tyrfing had been devastated in [[2777]] by the campaign to liberate the planet, with the [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] making wide use of chemical, nuclear and biological weapons against the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]] until the [[SLDF]] final offensive broke the defenders via orbital bombardment from the [[12th Fleet (Star League)|Twelfth Fleet]] and tactical nuclear strikes. The widespread use of WMDs, accompanied by numerous toxic leaks from ravaged industrial facilities, had poisoned Tyrfing extensively. The SLDF had evacuated much of the population, but the population of Tyrfing was continuing to decline; the Free Worlds League had decided that there was likely to be enough by way of technology and salvage on Tyrfing to make it worth seizing the planet, and had garrisoned it with forces that included three [[BattleMech]] regiments - the [[Twenty-third Marik Militia]] and the [[3rd Oriente Hussars|Third]] and [[Seventh Oriente Hussars]]. What the [[CCAF]] didn't predict was that every other [[Great House]] would also attempt to seize Tyrfing from the Free Worlds League at almost the same time.<ref name="FSWp110">''First Succession War'', p. 110, "The Tyrfing Holocaust"</ref> + In [[2788]] the Prefectorate Guard was deployed along with the [[Ariana Grenadiers]] to wrest control of [[Tyrfing]] away from the [[Free Worlds League]]. A former provincial capital under the [[Terran Hegemony]], Tyrfing had been devastated in [[2777]] by the campaign to liberate the planet, with the [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] making wide use of chemical, nuclear and biological weapons against the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]] until the [[SLDF]] final offensive broke the defenders via orbital bombardment from the [[12th Fleet (SLDF)|Twelfth Fleet]] and tactical nuclear strikes. The widespread use of WMDs, accompanied by numerous toxic leaks from ravaged industrial facilities, had poisoned Tyrfing extensively. The SLDF had evacuated much of the population, but the population of Tyrfing was continuing to decline; the Free Worlds League had decided that there was likely to be enough by way of technology and salvage on Tyrfing to make it worth seizing the planet, and had garrisoned it with forces that included three [[BattleMech]] regiments - the [[Twenty-third Marik Militia]] and the [[3rd Oriente Hussars|Third]] and [[Seventh Oriente Hussars]]. What the [[CCAF]] didn't predict was that every other [[Great House]] would also attempt to seize Tyrfing from the Free Worlds League at almost the same time.<ref name="FSWp110">''First Succession War'', p. 110, "The Tyrfing Holocaust"</ref> − The Prefectorate Guard and Ariana Grenadiers arrived on Tyrfing in July 2788, within days of the arrival of the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]] and the [[Stealths]] - the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] having decided to act on the same rumors of SLDF weapons caches and the potential reactivation of the [[SDS]] network by the [[FWLM]] that had prompted the CCAF to invade the planet, and soon the Prefectorate Guard were embroiled in battles with both the League and Lyran units. In late August the [[Fourth Davion Guards]] and the [[Fifth Dragonlords]] landed on Tyrfing, sent by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as part of a desperate attempt to acquire Star League technologies that could be used to help stem the massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] launched by the [[Draconis Combine]]. The [[DCMS]] in turn deployed the [[Eighth Sword of Light]] and the [[Black Sharks]] mercenary regiment (the Black Sharks being the former [[Thirteenth Republic Light Lancers ]]) to either thwart the [[AFFS]] efforts or seize anything valuable themselves. The resulting five-way campaign finished the planetary devastation begun during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. By the time everyone other than the League forces had left in February 2789, none of the industrialized cities was left, the civilian population was at eight million and dropping fast, and the conventional infantry forces supporting each of the 'Mech regiments had taken ninety percent casualties - or worse.<ref name="FSWp110"/> The Prefectorate Guard didn't bring their conventional forces with them; They were needed to provide defense for [[Capella]].<ref name=TP:Tp9>''Turning Points: Tyrfing'', p. 9: "Combatants"</ref> + The Prefectorate Guard and Ariana Grenadiers arrived on Tyrfing in July 2788, within days of the arrival of the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]] and the [[Stealths]] - the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] having decided to act on the same rumors of SLDF weapons caches and the potential reactivation of the [[SDS]] network by the [[FWLM]] that had prompted the CCAF to invade the planet, and soon the Prefectorate Guard were embroiled in battles with both the League and Lyran units. In late August the [[Fourth Davion Guards]] and the [[Fifth Dragonlords]] landed on Tyrfing, sent by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as part of a desperate attempt to acquire Star League technologies that could be used to help stem the massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] launched by the [[Draconis Combine]]. The [[DCMS]] in turn deployed the [[Eighth Sword of Light]] and the [[Black Sharks]] mercenary regiment (the Black Sharks being the former [[Thirteenth Republic Light Lancers ]]) to either thwart the [[AFFS]] efforts or seize anything valuable themselves. The resulting five-way campaign finished the planetary devastation begun during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. By the time everyone other than the League forces had left in February 2789, none of the industrialized cities was left, the civilian population was at eight million and dropping fast, and the conventional infantry forces supporting each of the 'Mech regiments had taken ninety percent casualties - or worse.<ref name="FSWp110"/> The Prefectorate Guard didn't bring their conventional forces with them; They were needed to provide defense for [[Capella]].<ref name=TP:Tp9/> ===Second Succession War=== ===Second Succession War=== Line 36:
Line 36: In [[3031]] a mercenary unit raided [[Hexare]], close to [[Sian]]. [[Romano Liao]] ordered the Prefectorate Guard to retaliate. The Guards engaged the mercenary forces in a series of conventional frontal assaults. They fell for several tricks by the mercenaries, and after several days of fighting the mercenary force successfully left Hexare.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 58</ref> Smashed in May [[3032]] on [[Betelgeuse]] defending it against an [[Duchy of Andurien|Andurien]] invasion, the unit was disbanded on Romano Liao's orders and the survivors incorporated into other units.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref> In [[3031]] a mercenary unit raided [[Hexare]], close to [[Sian]]. [[Romano Liao]] ordered the Prefectorate Guard to retaliate. The Guards engaged the mercenary forces in a series of conventional frontal assaults. They fell for several tricks by the mercenaries, and after several days of fighting the mercenary force successfully left Hexare.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 58</ref> Smashed in May [[3032]] on [[Betelgeuse]] defending it against an [[Duchy of Andurien|Andurien]] invasion, the unit was disbanded on Romano Liao's orders and the survivors incorporated into other units.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref> − ===Clan Invasion to ''Xin Sheng'' Period=== + ===Clan Invasion to Xin Sheng Period=== During the relative peace the Confederation experienced after the Andurien invasion, both the destroyed and disbanded Prefectorate and [[Dynasty Guard]]s were rebuilt as elite, but unnamed militia units on their future homeworlds. As benefiting the political service of its predecessor unit, the reborn Guards was raised on the Confederation's capital of [[Sian]], with each of its officers having graduated from the [[Sian University]], finally earning its formal title as the Prefectorate Guards when Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] announced the formation of the [[Liao Commonality|Liao]] and [[Victoria Commonality|Victoria Commonalities]]. <ref name=FMCC-51>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 51 "Capellan Hussars: The Old Guard"</ref> During the relative peace the Confederation experienced after the Andurien invasion, both the destroyed and disbanded Prefectorate and [[Dynasty Guard]]s were rebuilt as elite, but unnamed militia units on their future homeworlds. As benefiting the political service of its predecessor unit, the reborn Guards was raised on the Confederation's capital of [[Sian]], with each of its officers having graduated from the [[Sian University]], finally earning its formal title as the Prefectorate Guards when Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] announced the formation of the [[Liao Commonality|Liao]] and [[Victoria Commonality|Victoria Commonalities]]. <ref name=FMCC-51>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 51 "Capellan Hussars: The Old Guard"</ref> − Deployed to the commonality capital of [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]] during the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' era, the Prefectorate Guards served to defend the important manufacturing center as well as assisting in the training and evaluation of [[Periphery]] units on-world as part of the [[Trinity Alliance]]. During this period, the Guards also traveled to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] to assist that nation against the [[Marian Hegemony]]. The commanding officer of the Prefectorate Guard at the time, ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Jorgen Nerekov]], was an accomplished engineer who consulted and assisted Victoria-based [[Shengli Arms]] with the design of the ''[[Jinggau]]'' [[BattleMech]]. Nerekov's involvement with Shengli was instrumental maintaining good relations between the CCAF and the manufacturer, also allowing the Prefectorate Guards to obtain the latest designs from both Shengli as well as [[Hellespont Industries]] on their homeworld of Sian.<ref name=FMCCp54/> + Deployed to the commonality capital of [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]] during the [[Xin Sheng]] era, the Prefectorate Guards served to defend the important manufacturing center as well as assisting in the training and evaluation of [[Periphery]] units on-world as part of the [[Trinity Alliance]]. During this period, the Guards also traveled to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] to assist that nation against the [[Marian Hegemony]]. The commanding officer of the Prefectorate Guard at the time, ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Jorgen Nerekov]], was an accomplished engineer who consulted and assisted Victoria-based [[Shengli Arms]] with the design of the ''[[Jinggau]]'' [[BattleMech]]. Nerekov's involvement with Shengli was instrumental maintaining good relations between the CCAF and the manufacturer, also allowing the Prefectorate Guards to obtain the latest designs from both Shengli as well as [[Hellespont Industries]] on their homeworld of Sian.<ref name=FMCCp54/> ===FedCom Civil War Era=== ===FedCom Civil War Era=== Line 65:
Line 65: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Prefectorate Guard''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Prefectorate Guard''' |- |- − | [[Colonel]]||[[Nikolina Tatarinov]]||[[2781]] - [[2788]]<ref name=TP:Tp8>''Turning Points: Tyrfing'', p. 8</ref> + | [[Colonel]]||[[Nikolina Tatarinov]]||[[2788]]<ref name=TP:Tp9>''Turning Points: Tyrfing'', p. 9</ref> |- |- | Colonel||[[Sable Ruetiger]]||[[2828]]<ref name=TP:Op9>''Historical Turning Points: Orbisonia'', p. 9</ref> | Colonel||[[Sable Ruetiger]]||[[2828]]<ref name=TP:Op9>''Historical Turning Points: Orbisonia'', p. 9</ref> Line 148:
Line 148: ===3079=== ===3079=== '''Prefectorate Guard ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=frccaf8>'' Field Report: CCAF'' , p. 8</ref> '''Prefectorate Guard ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=frccaf8>'' Field Report: CCAF'' , p. 8</ref> − : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]].<ref name=frccaf8/> The Prefectorate Guard had rebuilt to nearly full strength after the [[Jihad]], being only twenty percent below listed strength.<ref name="frcc8"/> + : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Victoria]].<ref name=frccaf8/> The Prefectorate Guard had rebuilt to nearly full strength after the [[Jihad]], being only twenty percent below listed strength.<ref name="frcc8"/> ===3085=== ===3085=== Line 155:
Line 155: '''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (2 Flights/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/> '''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (2 Flights/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/> − * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' [[Tsun Shan Fong]] + * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Tsun Shan Fong '''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> '''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> − * CO: ''Sang-sao'' [[Wai Keung Chan]] + * CO: ''Sang-sao'' Wai Keung Chan '''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> '''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> − * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Sotiris Floros]] + * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Sotiris Floros :- At this point the Guard were operating at between eighty and ninety percent of full strength and were almost fully equipped with upgraded technology.<ref name=FM3085p34/> :- At this point the Guard were operating at between eighty and ninety percent of full strength and were almost fully equipped with upgraded technology.<ref name=FM3085p34/> Line 169:
Line 169: '''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> '''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> − * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' [[Julius St. Hilaire]] + * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Julius St. Hilaire '''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> '''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> − * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Chi Yan Chong]] + * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Chi Yan Chong '''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> '''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> − * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Pak Wai Pang]] + * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Pak Wai Pang − :- At this point the Guard was station on Sarna, and the entire command was operating at full strength. :- At this point the Guard was station on Sarna, and the entire command was operating at full strength. Line 184:
Line 183: </gallery> </gallery> − ==Notes== + <div class="gamerules"> − * Rules for the Prefectorate Guard can be found in ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'', ''[[Turning Points: Tyrfing]]'', and ''[[Turning Points: Orbisonia]]''.<ref name="FSWp147B">''First Succession War'', p. 147, "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref><ref name=TP:Tp9/><ref name=TP:Op9/> + == Game Rules == + === First Succession War === + * Between [[2786]] and [[2807]], the composition of randomly-generated lances from the Prefectorate Guard are determined using a single roll on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, with all of the lance 'Mechs being the resulting type. Between [[2808]] and [[2819]], the lance composition is determined using two rolls on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, and from [[2820]] lance composition is determined using one roll per 'Mech per lance.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147, "Force Compositions"</ref> + * When generating Prefectorate Guard forces using Random Unit Assignment Tables during the First Succession War, the Prefectorate Guard receives a +4 modifier to each roll on the appropriate table.<ref name="FSWp147B">''First Succession War'', p. 147, "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref> + + ===Tyrfing=== + In the fighting on Tyrfing, the Prefectorate Guard can use the Banking Initiative and Tactical Specialization (Defense) special command abilities.<ref name=TP:Tp9/> + + ===Orbisonia=== + During the Orbisonia campaign, the Prefectorate Guard at least two lances of each company must be composed of ''Marauders'' and ''Warhammers''. The overall ratio of ''Marauders'' to ''Warhammers'' should be five to one. The other lances roll on the Random Capellan Mech Weight Class Table.<ref name=TP:Op9/> + + The Prefectorate Guard can use the Banking Initiative and Tactical Specialization (Defense) special command ability.<ref name=TP:Op9/> + </div> ==References== ==References== Line 191:
Line 202: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=30em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' Line 206:
Line 217: * ''[[Turning Points: Orbisonia]]'' * ''[[Turning Points: Orbisonia]]'' * ''[[Turning Points: Tyrfing]]'' * ''[[Turning Points: Tyrfing]]'' − {{div col end}}+ </div> [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Prefectorate Guard]] [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Prefectorate Guard]]
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| − | In [[2788]] the Prefectorate Guard was deployed along with the [[Ariana Grenadiers]] to wrest control of [[Tyrfing]] away from the [[Free Worlds League]]. A former provincial capital under the [[Terran Hegemony]], Tyrfing had been devastated in [[2777]] by the campaign to liberate the planet, with the [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] making wide use of chemical, nuclear and biological weapons against the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]] until the [[SLDF]] final offensive broke the defenders via orbital bombardment from the [[12th Fleet ( | + | In [[2788]] the Prefectorate Guard was deployed along with the [[Ariana Grenadiers]] to wrest control of [[Tyrfing]] away from the [[Free Worlds League]]. A former provincial capital under the [[Terran Hegemony]], Tyrfing had been devastated in [[2777]] by the campaign to liberate the planet, with the [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] making wide use of chemical, nuclear and biological weapons against the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]] until the [[SLDF]] final offensive broke the defenders via orbital bombardment from the [[12th Fleet (SLDF)|Twelfth Fleet]] and tactical nuclear strikes. The widespread use of WMDs, accompanied by numerous toxic leaks from ravaged industrial facilities, had poisoned Tyrfing extensively. The SLDF had evacuated much of the population, but the population of Tyrfing was continuing to decline; the Free Worlds League had decided that there was likely to be enough by way of technology and salvage on Tyrfing to make it worth seizing the planet, and had garrisoned it with forces that included three [[BattleMech]] regiments - the [[Twenty-third Marik Militia]] and the [[3rd Oriente Hussars|Third]] and [[Seventh Oriente Hussars]]. What the [[CCAF]] didn't predict was that every other [[Great House]] would also attempt to seize Tyrfing from the Free Worlds League at almost the same time.<ref name="FSWp110">''First Succession War'', p. 110, "The Tyrfing Holocaust"</ref> |
| − | The Prefectorate Guard and Ariana Grenadiers arrived on Tyrfing in July 2788, within days of the arrival of the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]] and the [[Stealths]] - the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] having decided to act on the same rumors of SLDF weapons caches and the potential reactivation of the [[SDS]] network by the [[FWLM]] that had prompted the CCAF to invade the planet, and soon the Prefectorate Guard were embroiled in battles with both the League and Lyran units. In late August the [[Fourth Davion Guards]] and the [[Fifth Dragonlords]] landed on Tyrfing, sent by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as part of a desperate attempt to acquire Star League technologies that could be used to help stem the massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] launched by the [[Draconis Combine]]. The [[DCMS]] in turn deployed the [[Eighth Sword of Light]] and the [[Black Sharks]] mercenary regiment (the Black Sharks being the former [[Thirteenth Republic Light Lancers ]]) to either thwart the [[AFFS]] efforts or seize anything valuable themselves. The resulting five-way campaign finished the planetary devastation begun during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. By the time everyone other than the League forces had left in February 2789, none of the industrialized cities was left, the civilian population was at eight million and dropping fast, and the conventional infantry forces supporting each of the 'Mech regiments had taken ninety percent casualties - or worse.<ref name="FSWp110"/> The Prefectorate Guard didn't bring their conventional forces with them; They were needed to provide defense for [[Capella]].<ref name=TP:Tp9 | + | The Prefectorate Guard and Ariana Grenadiers arrived on Tyrfing in July 2788, within days of the arrival of the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]] and the [[Stealths]] - the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] having decided to act on the same rumors of SLDF weapons caches and the potential reactivation of the [[SDS]] network by the [[FWLM]] that had prompted the CCAF to invade the planet, and soon the Prefectorate Guard were embroiled in battles with both the League and Lyran units. In late August the [[Fourth Davion Guards]] and the [[Fifth Dragonlords]] landed on Tyrfing, sent by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as part of a desperate attempt to acquire Star League technologies that could be used to help stem the massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] launched by the [[Draconis Combine]]. The [[DCMS]] in turn deployed the [[Eighth Sword of Light]] and the [[Black Sharks]] mercenary regiment (the Black Sharks being the former [[Thirteenth Republic Light Lancers ]]) to either thwart the [[AFFS]] efforts or seize anything valuable themselves. The resulting five-way campaign finished the planetary devastation begun during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. By the time everyone other than the League forces had left in February 2789, none of the industrialized cities was left, the civilian population was at eight million and dropping fast, and the conventional infantry forces supporting each of the 'Mech regiments had taken ninety percent casualties - or worse.<ref name="FSWp110"/> The Prefectorate Guard didn't bring their conventional forces with them; They were needed to provide defense for [[Capella]].<ref name=TP:Tp9/> |
===Second Succession War=== | ===Second Succession War=== | ||
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In [[3031]] a mercenary unit raided [[Hexare]], close to [[Sian]]. [[Romano Liao]] ordered the Prefectorate Guard to retaliate. The Guards engaged the mercenary forces in a series of conventional frontal assaults. They fell for several tricks by the mercenaries, and after several days of fighting the mercenary force successfully left Hexare.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 58</ref> Smashed in May [[3032]] on [[Betelgeuse]] defending it against an [[Duchy of Andurien|Andurien]] invasion, the unit was disbanded on Romano Liao's orders and the survivors incorporated into other units.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref> | In [[3031]] a mercenary unit raided [[Hexare]], close to [[Sian]]. [[Romano Liao]] ordered the Prefectorate Guard to retaliate. The Guards engaged the mercenary forces in a series of conventional frontal assaults. They fell for several tricks by the mercenaries, and after several days of fighting the mercenary force successfully left Hexare.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 58</ref> Smashed in May [[3032]] on [[Betelgeuse]] defending it against an [[Duchy of Andurien|Andurien]] invasion, the unit was disbanded on Romano Liao's orders and the survivors incorporated into other units.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref> | ||
| − | ===Clan Invasion to | + | ===Clan Invasion to Xin Sheng Period=== |
During the relative peace the Confederation experienced after the Andurien invasion, both the destroyed and disbanded Prefectorate and [[Dynasty Guard]]s were rebuilt as elite, but unnamed militia units on their future homeworlds. As benefiting the political service of its predecessor unit, the reborn Guards was raised on the Confederation's capital of [[Sian]], with each of its officers having graduated from the [[Sian University]], finally earning its formal title as the Prefectorate Guards when Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] announced the formation of the [[Liao Commonality|Liao]] and [[Victoria Commonality|Victoria Commonalities]]. <ref name=FMCC-51>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 51 "Capellan Hussars: The Old Guard"</ref> | During the relative peace the Confederation experienced after the Andurien invasion, both the destroyed and disbanded Prefectorate and [[Dynasty Guard]]s were rebuilt as elite, but unnamed militia units on their future homeworlds. As benefiting the political service of its predecessor unit, the reborn Guards was raised on the Confederation's capital of [[Sian]], with each of its officers having graduated from the [[Sian University]], finally earning its formal title as the Prefectorate Guards when Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] announced the formation of the [[Liao Commonality|Liao]] and [[Victoria Commonality|Victoria Commonalities]]. <ref name=FMCC-51>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 51 "Capellan Hussars: The Old Guard"</ref> | ||
| − | Deployed to the commonality capital of [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]] during the | + | Deployed to the commonality capital of [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]] during the [[Xin Sheng]] era, the Prefectorate Guards served to defend the important manufacturing center as well as assisting in the training and evaluation of [[Periphery]] units on-world as part of the [[Trinity Alliance]]. During this period, the Guards also traveled to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] to assist that nation against the [[Marian Hegemony]]. The commanding officer of the Prefectorate Guard at the time, ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Jorgen Nerekov]], was an accomplished engineer who consulted and assisted Victoria-based [[Shengli Arms]] with the design of the ''[[Jinggau]]'' [[BattleMech]]. Nerekov's involvement with Shengli was instrumental maintaining good relations between the CCAF and the manufacturer, also allowing the Prefectorate Guards to obtain the latest designs from both Shengli as well as [[Hellespont Industries]] on their homeworld of Sian.<ref name=FMCCp54/> |
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Prefectorate Guard''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Prefectorate Guard''' | ||
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| − | | [[Colonel]]||[[Nikolina Tatarinov]]|| | + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Nikolina Tatarinov]]||[[2788]]<ref name=TP:Tp9>''Turning Points: Tyrfing'', p. 9</ref> |
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| Colonel||[[Sable Ruetiger]]||[[2828]]<ref name=TP:Op9>''Historical Turning Points: Orbisonia'', p. 9</ref> | | Colonel||[[Sable Ruetiger]]||[[2828]]<ref name=TP:Op9>''Historical Turning Points: Orbisonia'', p. 9</ref> | ||
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'''Prefectorate Guard ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=frccaf8>'' Field Report: CCAF'' , p. 8</ref> | '''Prefectorate Guard ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=frccaf8>'' Field Report: CCAF'' , p. 8</ref> | ||
| − | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[ | + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Victoria]].<ref name=frccaf8/> The Prefectorate Guard had rebuilt to nearly full strength after the [[Jihad]], being only twenty percent below listed strength.<ref name="frcc8"/> |
===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
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'''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (2 Flights/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/> | '''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (2 Flights/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p34/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Tsun Shan Fong |
'''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> | '''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Sang-sao'' | + | * CO: ''Sang-sao'' Wai Keung Chan |
'''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> | '''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Green/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p34/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Sotiris Floros |
:- At this point the Guard were operating at between eighty and ninety percent of full strength and were almost fully equipped with upgraded technology.<ref name=FM3085p34/> | :- At this point the Guard were operating at between eighty and ninety percent of full strength and were almost fully equipped with upgraded technology.<ref name=FM3085p34/> | ||
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'''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> | '''Prefectorate Air Guard''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Kong-zhong-shao'' Julius St. Hilaire |
'''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> | '''Prefectorate Armored Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Chi Yan Chong |
'''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> | '''Prefectorate House Guard''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p44/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Pak Wai Pang |
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:- At this point the Guard was station on Sarna, and the entire command was operating at full strength. | :- At this point the Guard was station on Sarna, and the entire command was operating at full strength. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | == | + | <div class="gamerules"> |
| − | * | + | == Game Rules == |
| + | === First Succession War === | ||
| + | * Between [[2786]] and [[2807]], the composition of randomly-generated lances from the Prefectorate Guard are determined using a single roll on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, with all of the lance 'Mechs being the resulting type. Between [[2808]] and [[2819]], the lance composition is determined using two rolls on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, and from [[2820]] lance composition is determined using one roll per 'Mech per lance.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147, "Force Compositions"</ref> | ||
| + | * When generating Prefectorate Guard forces using Random Unit Assignment Tables during the First Succession War, the Prefectorate Guard receives a +4 modifier to each roll on the appropriate table.<ref name="FSWp147B">''First Succession War'', p. 147, "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Tyrfing=== | ||
| + | In the fighting on Tyrfing, the Prefectorate Guard can use the Banking Initiative and Tactical Specialization (Defense) special command abilities.<ref name=TP:Tp9/> | ||
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| + | ===Orbisonia=== | ||
| + | During the Orbisonia campaign, the Prefectorate Guard at least two lances of each company must be composed of ''Marauders'' and ''Warhammers''. The overall ratio of ''Marauders'' to ''Warhammers'' should be five to one. The other lances roll on the Random Capellan Mech Weight Class Table.<ref name=TP:Op9/> | ||
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| + | The Prefectorate Guard can use the Banking Initiative and Tactical Specialization (Defense) special command ability.<ref name=TP:Op9/> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Turning Points: Orbisonia]]'' | * ''[[Turning Points: Orbisonia]]'' | ||
* ''[[Turning Points: Tyrfing]]'' | * ''[[Turning Points: Tyrfing]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Prefectorate Guard]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Prefectorate Guard]] | ||