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	On 11 September [[3030]], the [[Duchy of Andurien]] seceded from the [[Free Worlds League]]. Known as the [[Andurien Crisis]], Andurien then allied itself with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and invaded the [[Capellan Confederation]] two days later.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 51</ref>		On 11 September [[3030]], the [[Duchy of Andurien]] seceded from the [[Free Worlds League]]. Known as the [[Andurien Crisis]], Andurien then allied itself with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and invaded the [[Capellan Confederation]] two days later.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 51</ref>
−	On [[3031]], the Grenadiers moved to [[Turin]] to block any further advance by the [[MAF]].<ref name=H:BWp88/> When in [[3032]] [[Long's Light Lancers]] invaded [[Turin]] and skirmished with the Grenadiers. The arrival of [[Kamakura's Hussars]] on-planet prompts the Lancers to retreat to [[Jacomarie]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref>	+	On [[3031]], the Grenadiers moved to [[Turin]] to block any further advance by the [[MAF]].<ref name=H:BWp88/> When in [[3032]] [[Long's Light Lancers]] invaded [[Turin]] and skirmished with the Grenadiers. The arrival of [[Kamakura's Hussars]] onplanet prompts the Lancers to retreat to [[Jacomarie]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref>
	By [[3033]] Ishara's Grenadiers joins [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]] in attacking Long's Light Lancers on Jacomarie. With the Grenadiers pining the Lancers in place while the feared Warrior House flanked them, all resistance collapsed. Suffering massive damage, the Light Lancers retreated off-planet after only eleven days of battle.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 65</ref>		By [[3033]] Ishara's Grenadiers joins [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]] in attacking Long's Light Lancers on Jacomarie. With the Grenadiers pining the Lancers in place while the feared Warrior House flanked them, all resistance collapsed. Suffering massive damage, the Light Lancers retreated off-planet after only eleven days of battle.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 65</ref>

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Concap_-_lcc_-_Vong's_Grenadiers.png‎|150px]] | Designation = First Liao Grenadiers | Formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = Ishara's Grenadiers<br>Vong's Grenadiers<br>Chao's Grenadiers | Nickname = Tormasov's Grenadiers<ref name=FM:3145p41>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 41: "Liao Cháng-Chéng - 3145"</ref> | Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]] | Parent Command = [[Liao Cháng-Chéng]]<br>[[Sian Reserves]] | Sub-Command = }} ==Description== Formerly known as '''Ishara's Grenadiers''', '''Vong's Grenadiers''' and '''Chao's Grenadiers'''. Several Brigades were restructured after the [[Capellan Crusades]] of [[3111]] revealed weaknesses in the [[CCAF]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27: "General Review"</ref> A new naming convention was introduced that made the '''First Liao Grenadiers''' the official name of the regiment.<ref name=FM:3145p41/> Their unofficial name is '''Tormasov's Grenadiers'''. Originally a part of the [[Sian Reserves]], Vong's Grenadiers were reassigned to the Liao Cháng-Chéng in [[3061]] when the new [[Liao Commonality]] was established.<ref name=FM:CCp81/> They would later be reassigned again in [[3085]] to the reorganized [[Sarna Commonality]] following the loss of [[Liao]] to the [[ROTS]]. The Grenadiers are a second-line regiment. Originally a heavy/medium regiment, the unit has become a heavy regiment by [[3063]].<ref name=FM:CCp81/> ==History== ===Third Succession War=== In the [[Third Succession War]], the Grenadiers suffered from bad leadership and heavy equipment losses. :*[[2925]] - The Grenadiers and [[Kamakura's Hussars]] were attacked on [[Battle of Hassad (2925)|Hassad]], by [[House Marik]] forces utilizing large force of ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'' BattleMechs. The Grenadiers and its allied unit used their more maneuverable ''[[Hornet]]'' light [['Mech]]s to outflank the cumbersome four-legged Marik 'Mechs in some parts of the planet. However, heavy losses force them to withdraw. (This marks the beginning of the Capellans' trademark doctrine of conserving equipment.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 49: "Limits of Success" - Ishara's Grenadiers pull out after being hammered by Marik ''Scorpion''s.</ref> :*[[2950]] - The Grenadiers fought in defense of [[Daniels]], fighting off elements of [[House Davion|Davion]] [[Syrtis Fusiliers]]. The hard-fought defense of the world cost the unit half its numbers. In following year, the officer corps of the unit was reorganized. :*[[2951]] - Restructured due to incompetent leadership. :*[[2991]] - Marik forces raid the world of [[Conquista]], where the Grenadiers had recently been assigned to garrison. The unit did fairly well against the incursion and forced the raiders off. However, since this time, the CCAF continued to restructure the unit with new officers, leaving the warriors of the unit with uninspired leadership.<ref name=HL:CCp93>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 93: "Ishara's Grenadiers unit profile".</ref> ===Fourth Succession War=== The unit didn't see any action in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. ===Andurien Wars=== The unit participated in several actions during that war. By [[3028]], Ishara's Grenadiers garrisoned [[Buenos Aires]] and [[Barras]] with one battalion each.<ref name=H:BWp88>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 88</ref> On 11 September [[3030]], the [[Duchy of Andurien]] seceded from the [[Free Worlds League]]. Known as the [[Andurien Crisis]], Andurien then allied itself with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and invaded the [[Capellan Confederation]] two days later.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 51</ref> On [[3031]], the Grenadiers moved to [[Turin]] to block any further advance by the [[MAF]].<ref name=H:BWp88/> When in [[3032]] [[Long's Light Lancers]] invaded [[Turin]] and skirmished with the Grenadiers. The arrival of [[Kamakura's Hussars]] onplanet prompts the Lancers to retreat to [[Jacomarie]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 63</ref> By [[3033]] Ishara's Grenadiers joins [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]] in attacking Long's Light Lancers on Jacomarie. With the Grenadiers pining the Lancers in place while the feared Warrior House flanked them, all resistance collapsed. Suffering massive damage, the Light Lancers retreated off-planet after only eleven days of battle.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 65</ref> Finally, in [[3034]], Ishara's Grenadiers and [[Kincade's Rangers]] attack [[Drummond's Destroyers]] and [[Jenkin's Armored Cavalry]] on [[Renown]]. With the planet of little strategic value and already badly shaken from the previous battles, both Magistracy Armed Forces regiments fled without firing a shot.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 66</ref> ===Operation GUERRERO=== Ishara's Grenadiers attacked [[Arboris]] in [[3057]], where their first battalion was defeated by the combined forces of the remnants of the [[Arboris SMM]] (a mixed regiment of BattleMechs, armor, and infantry loyal to the [[FedCom]]) and the [[Farmers' Freedom Army]] (9+ infantry regiments). The FFA then turned on the Arboris SMM, forcing them to withdraw. Meanwhile, Ishara's Grenadiers withdrew to the capital city of [[Kansas Plain]] where they waited in vain for supplies from the [[CapCon]]. By the end of 3057, there was a three-way stalemate on Arboris, with the FFA and Arboris SMM suffering raids by the Grenadiers, while the SMM's commander kept failing in his efforts to enact a truce with the FFA.<ref name=CM27>''Chaos March'', p. 27</ref> ===''Xin Sheng'' Campaign=== They were one of the first [[CCAF]] units sent to reclaim the [[Chaos March]] in [[3060]]. The Grenadiers struck [[Carver V]] expecting the same low level resistance found in the [[Disputed Territories]]. Twenty-four fighters surprised them as they reached the planet. Armor raids followed as soon as the regiment landed. Finally, an assault BattleMech battalion ambushed them as they attacked the planetary capital. Pushed back to their landing zones, the battered regiment was ordered back to [[Aldebaran]] for rest and refit two months later.<ref name=FM:CCp81/> During their time rebuilding, ''Sang-shao'' Choung Vong received unconfirmed reports that the [[Word of Blake]] was responsible for the disaster inflicted upon them on Carver V. The enraged ''Sang-shao'' promptly shot the WoB acolyte who delivered the confidential report. On their next mission to [[Genoa]], the Grenadiers accidentally targeted a WoB installation during their battle with the local militia. Unable to sugarcoat such public actions, the [[Strategios]] gave reparations using supplies intended for the regiment. This has slowed rebuilding to a crawl and further lowered morale. The unit blamed the WoB for it all, further provoking attacks and reparations. By [[3067]], the unit is still down a battalion of 'Mechs with the overall average weight being reduced to a medium regiment.<ref name=FM:CCp81/> The unit was stationed on the [[Liao Commonality]] world of [[Kaifeng]] as of [[3067]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 25: "Vong Grenadiers unit profile"</ref> ===Jihad=== Vong's Grenadiers were transferred to [[Tsingtao]] in early [[3068]] to repel the [[Illician Lancers]], who were attacking as part of [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]].<ref name="frcc13"/> The Lancers' [[59th Strike Regiment]] were forced to retreat as a result of attrition and lack of resupply,<ref name="MSUp73">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 73: "Illician Lancers"</ref> but this encounter nearly destroyed the Grenadiers although they did keep the world in the Confederation. Before being reassigned to [[Palladaine]] to rebuild, they repelled several other raids.<ref name="frcc13">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 13</ref> Vong's Grenadiers took serious losses in the fighting against the Illician Lancers, and by the time the mercenary unit withdrew most of the command cohesion was totally gone. When ''Sang-shao'' Vong led an understrength battalion against [[Word of Blake]] forces, the unit's command integrity shattered at last. In [[3077]] a company of MechWarriors deserted from the unit and eventually joined the Republic Armed Forces. In light of the problems facing the unit, the command staff was cashiered by the Strategios in [[3080]]. ''Sang-shao'' Luo Chao was assigned to the unit, which was renamed '''Chao's Grenadiers'''.<ref name=FM85-30/> ===Republic Era=== An undisciplined and disorganized mob, the regiment began to turn around in the 3090's. ''Sang-shao'' Luo Chao managed to solve the unit's internal issues before performing several [[WoB]] hunting missions in the early 3100's. Thus stabilized, the regiment was passed to ''Sang-shao'' Yakim Tormasov.<ref name=FM:3145p41/> Sometime after [[3113]], the '''First Liao Grenadiers''' became the official name of the regiment.<ref name=FM:3145p41/> ===Dark Age=== In [[3145]], Tormasov's Grenadiers attacked the [[Twelfth Vegan Rangers]] at [[Ulan Batar]]. They succeeded in their mission of preventing any Davion counterattack from reaching [[Tikonov]] or [[Chesterton]] while driving the mercenaries into the mountains and forests for months.<ref name=FM:3145p41/> ==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 Ishara's Grenadiers''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Maxwell Keng]]||[[3025]]<ref name=hslioap106/> |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Choung Vong]]||[[3050]]<ref name="20YUp6263">''20 Year Update'', pp. 62–63: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"</ref> |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Vong's Grandiers''' |- |''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Choung Vong]]||[[3057]]-[[3063]]<ref name=CM27/> |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Chao's Grandiers''' |- | ''Sang-shao''||[[Luo Chao]]||[[3080]]-[[3085]]<ref name=FM85-30>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 30: "Unit Profile"</ref> |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Liao Grandiers''' |- |''Sang-shao''||[[Yakim Tormasov]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p45>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 45: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> |} ==Tactics== * 3063 - The Grenadiers dislike any environment that limits movement like cities and forests. Their tactics tend towards combined fire and overwhelming force.<ref name=FM:CCp81/> * 3145 - Decades of raiding the [[Republic of the Sphere]] have made the regiment experts at cross-border raiding.<ref name="FM:3145p41"/> ==Unit Emblem== *3025 - A stylized wasp with grenade in hand on a blue field.<ref name=HL:CCp93/> *3063 - A Chinese serpent coiled around a grenade, set over a red shield.<ref name=FM:CCp81/> ==Composition History== ===3025=== '''Ishara's Grenadiers''' (2 Battalions)<ref name=hslioap106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106</ref> :* CO: ''Colonel'' Maxwell Keng *1st Battalion - CO: ''[[Major]]'' [[Harrison Lear]] *2nd Battalion - CO: ''Major'' [[Trudy Teng]] :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Buenos Aires]] and also on [[Barras]].<ref name=hslioap106 /> === 3028 === '''Ishara's Grenadiers ''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HBSp88/> :Note: At this point in time the command were stationed on [[Buenos Aires]] and [[Barras]].<ref name=HBSp88>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 88</ref> ===3050=== '''Ishara's Grenadiers''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="20YUp6263">''20 Year Update'', pp. 62–63: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"</ref> :* CO: ''Colonel'' Choung Vong<ref name="20YUp6263"/> :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Buenos Aires]] and also on [[Barras]].<ref name="20YUp6263"/> ===3057=== '''Ishara's Grenadiers''' - Regular/Reliable<ref name=CM27/> * 2 Battalions ===3059=== '''Ishara Grenadiers''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMercsp111/> :* CO: Choung Vong<ref name=FMMercsp111/> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Arboris]].<ref name=FMMercsp111>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref> ===3063=== '''Vong's Grenadiers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:CCp81>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 81: "Liao Cháng-Chéng"</ref> * CO/1st Battalion: ''Sang-shao'' Choung Vong * XO/2nd Battalion: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Aimee Yung-Tsi '''Vong's Air Squadron''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Green/Questionable) * Wing Commander: ''[[Kong-sao-shao]]'' Andrew Wiggen '''Aldebaran 12th Home Guard''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Paul Richards '''Vong's Special Teams''' (4 [[Company|Companies]]/Regular/Questionable) * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' Rue Mank Oaks ===3079=== '''Vong’s Grenadiers ''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=frccaf13>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 13</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Palladaine]].<ref name=frccaf13/> The unit was sixty percent below its pre-[[Jihad]] strength in [[3079]].<ref name="frcc13"/> ===3085=== '''Chao's Grenadiers''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM85-33>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 33</ref> * CO/1st Battalion: ''Sang-shao'' [[Luo Chao]] '''Chao's Air Squadron''' (2 Squadrons/Green/Reliable) * Wing Commander: ''Kong-sao-shao'' [[Lita Harris]] '''14th Aldebaran Home Guard''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) * Armor Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Branislav Pliskin]] '''Chao's Special Teams''' (Battalion/Regular/Reliable) * Infantry Commander: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Gabriella Romano]] ===3145=== '''1st Liao Grenadiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p45/> * CO: Sang-shao Yakim Tormasov '''Tormasov's Tornados''' (2 [[Flight]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p45/> * CO: [[Kong-sao-shao]] [[Dahy Fraser]] '''Tormasov's Tank Guard''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p45/> * CO: [[Zhong-shao]] [[Drahos Kovach]] '''Tormasov's Jump Grenadiers''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3145p45/> * CO: Zhong-shao [[Alo Montauk]] ==Notes== * Original unit name was '''Ishara's Grenadiers'''.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 93: "Ishtar's Grenadiers" - Vong's original name</ref> * ''Sang-shao'' Choung Vong would later be featured in the [[MechCommander 2]] computer game piloting a custom ''[[Lao Hu]]'' BattleMech. ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|Chaos March]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]'' * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' * ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Liao Grenadiers,1st]]

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