2nd Arkab Legion
Second Arkab Legion | |
Formed | early 2500s |
Nickname | Defenders of the Faithful |
Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
Parent Command | Arkab Legion |
History
Formation
The Second Arkab Legion was originally a planetary militia regiment that the Draconis Combine failed to conquer. When Arkab joined the Combine as an ally rather than a subject, the Arkab Legions were integrated into the DCMS command structure, but had to purchase and maintain their own equipment.
The equipment they purchased from the Procurement Department were typically older models, but were still serviceable. To keep an eye on these troops who consider the Dragon an ally rather than a master, the ISF attached a Regimental Liaison Team to each Arkab Legion. In 2765 the Second was stationed on Jeju.[1]
Third Succession War
In 3025 the unit was stationed on Tannil.[2]
Fourth Succession War
The Second Arkab Legion sat out the Fourth Succession War.[citation needed]
War of 3039
Fellanin II
Fellanin II was successfully conquered by two of the Eridani Light Horse regiments, forcing the 4th Proserpina Hussars to engage in guerrilla actions. The AFFS sent word for the ELH to move on to their next target, and one regiment left the world while one remained behind. The Second Arkab Legion was assigned to reinforce the Proserpina Hussars regiment. When the Legion arrived, they pinned the ELH forces in their defensive positions while the Hussars struck them. The DCMS troops eventually forced the mercenaries out of their base and into a chase. The Legion and Hussars captured nearly three companies of the Light Horse, and the other two battalions left the world before they could rescue their comrades.[3][4]
Clan Invasion
The Second managed to keep Star League BattleMechs in working order long after losing the technology to create them, and employed them against the Smoke Jaguars on Hyner. While they lost the planet, they inflicted heavy casualties on the Clan and shot Khan Hoyt's 'Mech out from under him.[5]
Operation Bulldog
After Operation Bulldog ended, the 2nd Arkab Legion was the first DCMS unit to serve under the command of Clan Nova Cat. The 2nd Legion served in the Irece Prefecture as part of Alpha Galaxy through all of 3065.[6]
FedCom Civil War era
In 3065 the Second was transferred for two years to Clan Nova Cat's Alpha Galaxy, as part of the integration process between the DCMS and Clan Nova Cat touman. The trial exchange was considered a success by both parties.[7][8]
Jihad
On February 12, 3071 several asteroids struck Arkab.[9] The Second Arkab Legion left their duty station and returned to Algedi to assist in humanitarian relief efforts on the Azami worlds.[10] The Second only took this action after the Arkab leadership wasn't able to get any help from the Draconis Combine leadership. Kanrei Kiyomori Minamoto sent several demands and threats to the 2nd Legion and all Arkab leaders, but the Legions refused to leave their homeworlds.
In April 3072 two battalions of the Second Legion were destroyed on Algedi by Davy Crockett class tactical nuclear weapons employed by DEST commandos.[11] The DEST teams were deployed to recover DCMS and DCA troops that were taken prisoner by the Arkab Legions when the DCS Siriwan was destroyed after performing an orbital bombardment mission.[12] The Siriwan itself had acted on orders from the Kokuryu-kai rebels.[citation needed]
Republic era
As of 3085 the Second had been posted on Arkab. There they continue to focus on rebuilding their world and dealing with the aftereffects of the asteroid strike.[13]
Dark Age
In 3145 the Second fought with the First Drakøn Cluster on Orestes. What was intended as a routine raid turned into a major engagement as the Drakøns sought revenge for the loss of Port Moseby. Despite this the Drakøns took heavier losses than the Second as they departed.[14]
In 3150 the Second fought the First Drakøns again, this time when the latter raided Camlann. During the fighting Drakøns Star Captain Ivo Forrester took out an Arkab Wendigo and three vehicles with his Rime Otter.[15]
Officers
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 2nd Arkab Legion | |||
Brigadier General | Cho Sok | 3025[2] | |
Tai-sa | Marissa Groh | 3039[16] | |
Tai-sa | Basis Ojima | 3050 - 3054[17][18] | |
Tai-sa | Sahalli Odessa | 3059 - 3067[5][19] | |
Tai-sa | Cora Schultheiss | 3085[20] | |
Tai-sa | Jaffar al Qatari | 3145[21] |
Tactics
In 3025 the unit is specialized in fast attacks.[22]
The unit is specialized in several different mobile tactics:
- all members use the terrain for hidden relocation and prefer landscapes with several possible exits when necessary
- another tactic is to attack in full force and when the opponent show strength the command break into smaller sub units and retreat
- sometimes the retreating unit regroup and devast the chasing enemie piece by piece
- should follow the opponent only one sub unit a trap awaits them
- as an last result the retreat could turned into an tactical withdrawal
Composition History
2765
Second Arkab Legion (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[23]
- Note: At this point in time the Legion was supported by an aerospace fighter wing, three regiments of armor and three infantry regiments, and was stationed on Jeju.[23]
2786–2821
Second Arkab Legion (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[24]
- Note: At this point in time the Legion was a medium-weight regiment, operating at full strength and stationed on Jeju.[24] In 2821 the unit was operating at below two-thirds of full strength and stationed on Cussar.[24]
2830
2nd Arkab Legion (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[25]
- Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Arkab with an operational readiness of 122 percent.[25]
2864
2nd Arkab Legion (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[25]
- Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Arkab with an operational readiness of 51 percent.[25]
3025
Second Arkab Legion (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[26]
- CO: Brigadier General Li Cho Sok
- Note: The 2nd Arkab Legion is a medium 'Mech unit.[22] At this point in time the unit was stationed on Tannil.[2]
3040
Second Arkab Legion (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[27]
3050–3054
Second Arkab Legion (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[17][18]
3059
Second Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[5]
-
- XO/Second Battalion: Chu-sa Achmell Jahared
- Third Battalion: Chu-sa Devon Marshall
- Note: The unit possesses 3 lances of light Inner Sphere OmniMechs.
Hard Air (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)[5]
- Wing Commander: Chu-sa Bapu Kingsley
- Note: The unit is skilled to provide air superiority, reconnaissance and even close air support when necessary.
Second Arkab Armor (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)[5]
- Armor Commander: Chu-sa Srin Odin
Second Arkab Infantry (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[5]
- Troop Commander: Tai-sa Yossif Gadeffey
- Note: The unit includes 3 companies of anti-Mech trained infantry.
3067
Second Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[19]
- CO/1st Battalion: Tai-sa Sahalli Odessa
Hard Air (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)[19]
- Wing Commander: Chu-sa Bapu Kingsley
Second Arkab Armor (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)[19]
- Armor Commander: Chu-sa Srin Odin
Second Arkab Infantry (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[19]
- Troop Commander: Tai-sa Emil Balama
3079
Second Arkab Legion (3 Mixed Regiments/Veteran/Questionable)[28]
- Note: On paper, the Second was composed of three battalions of mixed unit types; the Second was actually operating at roughly 55% of its nominal strength from its' home base on Algedi, although 40% of the unit's equipment featured upgraded technology and the Legion was considered to be a veteran unit.[29] In common with the other Arkab Legions at the time, the 2nd operated as a combined-arms unit; only a third of the Legion's full strength consisted of 'Mech forces, while the remainder was comprised of conventional and infantry forces.[30]
3085
Second Arkab Legion (Veteran/Questionable)[20]
- CO: Tai-sa Cora Schultheiss
Hard Air (Wing/Veteran/Questionable)[20]
- CO: Cho-sa Sho Inoue
Second Arkab Armor (1 Battalion/Regular/Questionable)[20]
- CO: Chu-sa Scott Pettersson
Second Arkab Infantry (Veteran/Questionable)[20]
- CO: Tai-sa Ryouichi Motou
3145
Second Arkab Legion (Veteran/Reliable)[21]
- CO: Tai-sa Jaffar al Qatari
Third Camlann Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Reliable)[21]
- CO: Sho-sa Uthman Aly
Second Arkab Armor (Veteran/Questionable)[21]
- CO: Chu-sa Akil Mady
Seventeenth Camlann Guard (Regular/Reliable)[21]
- CO: Tai-sa Khalil Hasen
Rules
In Alpha Strike, the Second Arkab may not employ assault (Size 4) 'Mechs. Twenty percent of their 'Mechs are heavy class (Size 3) units, with the remaining eighty percent are split equally between light (Size 1) and medium (Size 2). They may use the Off-map movement, Overrun Combat, Hit and run, and Fast Withdrawal Special Command Abilities. They may select Units from the Kurita Special list for 1FP. All aerospace units must be medium. All infantry and vehicle units must be light or medium.[31]
References
- ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 9: "Arkab Legions"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 135: "Mech Unit Deployment Table (as of 3025) Continued"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp. 89–90: "Fellanin II (August-September)"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 295: "TDR-5S Thunderbolt - Notable MechWarriors"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 101: "Second Arkab Legion Unit Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 113: "Second Arkab Legion"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 96
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 113
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 36: "Death From The Heavens"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 52: "Azami Return Home"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 75: "The Dragon's Benevolence"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 74: "Death From The Heavens - Again"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 48: "Second Arkab Legion"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 62: "Second Arkab Legion"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 19, p. 4: "Star Captain Ivo 'the Forester' Forrester"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 90
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 20 Year Update, p. 42: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3050"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Objective Raids, p. 27: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3054"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 116: "Deployment Table - 3067"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 49: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 63: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 145: "The Arkab Legions"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 9: "Arkab Legions"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 First Succession War, p. 136: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Second Succession War, p. 96
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 137: "Deployment Table - 3025"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 139
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 20
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 20: "Irregular Force Status"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 19: "Arkab Legions"
- ↑ Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 55
Bibliography
- 20 Year Update
- Combat Manual: Kurita
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Draconis Combine
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: DCMS
- Field Report 2765: DCMS
- First Succession War
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3072
- Historical: War of 3039
- Objective Raids
- Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 19
- Second Succession War (sourcebook)
- Technical Readout: 3039