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	| Nickname      = The Kewran Wolfhounds		| Nickname      = The Kewran Wolfhounds
−	| Affiliation    = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]	+	| Affiliation    = Lyran Commonwealth
	| Parent Command = [[Arcturan Guards]]		| Parent Command = [[Arcturan Guards]]
	| Sub-Command    =		| Sub-Command    =
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	|[[Leutnant-General]]		|[[Leutnant-General]]
−	|[[Randolph Geiger]]	+	|[[Rudolph Geiger]]
	|[[3062]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMLA61>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 61: "25th Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=FMUp178>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 178: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=F&F09>''Starter: Fist and Falcon'', p. 9</ref><ref name=FM3085p108>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 108: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>		|[[3062]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMLA61>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 61: "25th Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=FMUp178>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 178: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=F&F09>''Starter: Fist and Falcon'', p. 9</ref><ref name=FM3085p108>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 108: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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	'''25th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118: "Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>		'''25th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118: "Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>
−	:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Vulcan (system)|Vulcan]].	+	:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Vulcan]].
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	Aide: Colonel [[Hans Gruber|Hans Alan Gruber]]<br>		Aide: Colonel [[Hans Gruber|Hans Alan Gruber]]<br>
−	'''25th Arcturan Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (3 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA61/><ref name=FMUp178/><br>	+	'''25th> Arcturan Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (3 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA61/><ref name=FMUp178/><br>
	CO: Kaptain [[Theo Gilyard]]<br>		CO: Kaptain [[Theo Gilyard]]<br>
	- 30th Interceptor Wing<br>		- 30th Interceptor Wing<br>
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	===3085===		===3085===
	'''25th Arcturan Guards LCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>		'''25th Arcturan Guards LCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>
−	CO: Leutnant-General [[Randolph Geiger]]<br>	+	CO: Leutnant General Randolph Geiger<br>
	'''25th Arcturan Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>		'''25th Arcturan Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>
−	CO: Kommandant [[Topi Noguerra]]<br>	+	CO: Kommandant Topi Noguerra<br>
	'''25th Artcuran Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>		'''25th Artcuran Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>
−	CO: Colonel [[Gotthold Filippi]]<br>	+	CO: Colonel Gotthold Filippi<br>
	'''25th Arcturan Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>		'''25th Arcturan Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br>
−	CO: Colonel [[Tim Sokoloff]]<br>	+	CO: Colonel Tim Sokoloff<br>
	==Notes==		==Notes==

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Arturanguards25th.png|200px]] | Designation = Twenty-fifth Arcturan Guards | formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = The Kewran Wolfhounds | Affiliation = Lyran Commonwealth | Parent Command = [[Arcturan Guards]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== === Fourth Succession War === The '''Twenty-fifth Arcturan Guards''' were deployed alongside a sister regiment, the [[24th Arcturan Guards|Twenty-fourth]] and the [[Blackhearts]] mercenary unit for the invasion of [[Basiliano]] in the first wave of attacks that marked the beginning of the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Basiliano was a small, water poor world made significant purely because of its location on the border between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. Garrisoning Basiliano at the time were the [[1st Night Stalkers|Night Stalkers]], a [[DCMS]] [[regiment]] that had acquired a degree of notoriety for their raids into the Commonwealth, and the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] were keen to inflict some payback on the Night Stalkers. Commanding the Night Stalkers was [[Colonel]] Lloyd McGavin; despite their superior numbers the Lyran forces were outclassed by the Night Stalkers, although the Lightning Companies of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth allowed the Lyran forces to keep the pressure on the Night Stalkers despite McGavin's efforts to outmaneuver the attackers. After three weeks the Night Stalkers finally ran out of room to maneuver near the city of Padua, after the Lightning Company from the Twenty-fourth managed to distract the Night Stalkers long enough for the Lightning Company from the Twenty-fifth to circle behind them. McGavin made the mistake of getting tied down with the two companies, allowing the heavier elements of the Twenty-fourth and the Blackhearts to encircle his command. With no hope of continuing to hold Basiliano, the Night Stalkers managed to escape, but only through sacrificing a company of heavier [['Mech]]s during their escape.<ref name="NAIS4SWp47">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 47: "Basiliano"</ref> The Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Arcturan Guards went on to attack [[Hohenems]] in the exploitation phase that followed the first wave of attacks during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> following the order to begin the exploitation phase on the 21st of October 3028.<ref name="NAIS4SWp59">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 59: "Follow-up Invasions"</ref> The two RCTs were then deployed again in the final wave of Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, capturing [[Unzmarkt]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/> ===Clan Invasion=== During the [[Clan Invasion]] the Twenty-fifth fought [[Clan Wolf]] on [[Sevren]] in [[3051]]. The Twenty-fifth fought the Wolves Beta Galaxy to a standstill at first, but the Wolves were able to exploit weaknesses in the Guards' line and destroy a battalion headquarters unit.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 64</ref> They later fought [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on [[Colmar]]. They managed to score some initial successes, but were forced to flee, evacuating civilians during the withdrawal. They were stationed on the Jade Falcon border after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].<ref name=ER3052>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 25</ref> At this time the Wolfhounds also sponsored several commando teams to work behind the Falcon lines to foment trouble.<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 61</ref> ===Civil War=== The Twenty-fifth largely stayed above the [[FedCom Civil War]]. Their only participation was to pin the [[First Donegal Jaegers]] in place to prevent them from arriving on [[Tharkad]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 167</ref> They also freed political prisoners from Garvinny Prison, including [[Duke]] [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 168</ref> They then took up station on [[Mkuranga]].<ref name=FMUp178/> Two companies of the Twenty-fifth faced the [[4th Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fourth Falcon Striker]] Cluster on Mkuranga. The Falcon unit quickly destroyed these two companies then withdrew.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 102</ref> ===The Jihad=== When [[Clan Jade Falcon]] struck at the [[Lyran Alliance]] in [[3069]] the Twenty-fifth was destroyed in the fighting, but the [[LAAF]] quickly rebuilt the regiment and had it back on the front lines by [[3071]], despite the chaos and confusion of the [[Jihad]] and the disruption to the Alliance's military infrastructure. The Twenty-fifth were soon back in combat, stopping an attack by the Falcon's [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] dead in its tracks on [[Great X]].<ref>''Starter: Fist and Falcon'', p. 7</ref> The Twenty-fifth would continue to perform to this high standard throughout the remainder of the Jihad.<ref name="FR:LAAFp10">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 10: "Arcturan Guards"</ref> The Twenty-fifth served as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition to liberate the worlds of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] in [[3077]] and [[3078]], and survived in good order - [[Myra Kellison]], a Lyran journalist syndicated by [[INN]] reported that the Guards were at full strength in mid-August 3078 as the coalition forces traveled towards [[Terra]].<ref name="JHS:Tp94+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 94–95: "Roll Call"</ref> For the invasion of Terra the 25th made up a part of [[Task Force SCYTHE]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96</ref> the Task Force assigned to destroy the Blakist [[SDS]] command centers and eliminate the [[Word of Blake]] command and control systems. More specifically, the Twenty-fifth served under the direct command of Commanding [[General]] [[Devlin Stone]] as part of a mixed brigade alongside [[Stone's Lament]], the [[3rd Free Worlds Legionnaires]], the [[7th Pesht Regulars]], [[Ryuken-ni]] and the [[Ghost Legion]] mercenary unit, with [[Hilton Head]] as their primary target during the initial attacks.<ref name="JHS:Tp96">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> The Twenty-fifth survived the battle for Terra in good order and at substantially higher strength than any of their sister regiments within the Arcturan Guards.<ref name="FR:LAAFp10"/> ===Post-Jihad=== As the LAAF rebuilt in the wake of the Jihad, the Twenty-fifth was used as a source of men and matériel from which to rebuild or re-form other units within the Arcturan Guards. Giving up much for the greater good of the Alliance, elements of the Twenty-fifth were reassigned firstly to reinforce other Arcturan Guards regiments, then elements of the supporting forces were removed as the Twenty-fifth was converted into a [[Light Combat Team]] in the early 3080s. This was followed by some of the unit personnel being reassigned in [[3083]] to form both the newly re-formed [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]] and the First Donegal Jaegers. Despite effectively being plundered as a source of manpower and supplies, the Twenty-fifth continued to perform to a high standard; when a large pirate raid possibly originating from the [[Rim Collection]] hit the planet [[Halifax]] in [[3084]] or [[3085]], only half of the Twenty-fifth were available to engage the pirates. Despite this, the Twenty-fifth smashed the pirate assault, breaking the battalion-strength combined arms pirate force and leaving the survivors to run with more than a third of their numbers dead on the battlefield.<ref name="FM:3085p98">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 98: "Arcturan Guards"</ref> In [[3127]] the Twenty-fifth was assigned to assault [[Sappir]]. The world's ruler, ''Graf'' Otto Bendler, tried to create his own Archonette. The Twenty-fifth was the response from the Lyran government. They fought well, but the ''Graf'' was able to escape.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 16</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 25th Arcturan Guards''' |- |[[Leutnant-General]] |[[Gilda Felra]] |[[3050]] - [[3062]]<ref name=20Yp26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 4, 50: Felra still in command as of 1/1/62</ref> |- |[[Leutnant-General]] |[[Rudolph Geiger]] |[[3062]] - [[3085]]<ref name=FMLA61>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 61: "25th Arcturan Guards Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=FMUp178>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 178: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=F&F09>''Starter: Fist and Falcon'', p. 9</ref><ref name=FM3085p108>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 108: "LAAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |} ==Tactics== The command uses the fast elements to catch the opponent and circle around them to set a trap. Another tactic is to use commandos to cut communications and light 'Mechs for rear assaults.<ref name=FMLA61/> ==Composition History== === 2786 - 2821=== '''25th Arcturan Guards ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=1SWp139>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight command was reduced to 70 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Moore]].<ref name=1SWp139/> === 2830 === '''25th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=2SWp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref> : Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Moore]] with an operational readiness of 92 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/> === 2864 === '''25th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=2SWp99/> : Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Moore]] with an operational readiness of 71 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/> ===3025=== '''25th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 118: "Deployment Table - 3025"</ref> :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Vulcan]]. ===3040=== '''25th Arcturan Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p137/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Sevren]].<ref name=HWo3039p137>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref> ===3050=== '''25th Arcturan Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20yup26/> :* CO: Hauptmann General Gilda Felra<ref name=20yup26/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Sevren]].<ref name=20yup26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26</ref> ===3054=== '''25th Arcturan Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=ORp23>''Objective Raids'', p. 23: "AFFC Deployment Table"</ref> :* CO: Hauptmann General Gilda Felra<ref name=ORp23/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Mkuranga]].<ref name=ORp23/> ===3062-3067=== '''25th Arcturan Guards''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA61/><ref name=FMUp178/><br> CO: Marshal Rudolph Geiger<br> Aide: Colonel [[Hans Gruber|Hans Alan Gruber]]<br> '''25th> Arcturan Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (3 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA61/><ref name=FMUp178/><br> CO: Kaptain [[Theo Gilyard]]<br> - 30th Interceptor Wing<br> - 902nd Arcturan Fighter Wing<br> - 2433rd Alliance Independent Wing<br> '''25th Arcturan Guards Armor Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMLA61/><ref name=FMUp178/><br> CO: Leutnant General [[Kristoff Bonn]]<br> Aide: Kommandant [[James von Homburg]]<br> - 77th Arcturan Panzer Grenadiers Regiment: Colonel [[Tony Wisniewski]]<br> - 297th Arcturan Armor Regiment: Colonel [[Franco Doyon]]<br> - 400th Donegal Cavalry Regiment: Leutnant Colonel [[Marco Caccialanza]]<br> - 45th Pact Recon Regiment: Colonel [[Fritz Buhringer]]<br> - 25th Guards Artillery Battalion: Kommandant [[Uli Leong]]<br> '''25th Arcturan Guards Infantry Brigade''' (5 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA61/><ref name=FMUp178/><br> CO: Leutnant General [[Eddie Hayden]]<br> Aide: Leutnant Colonel [[Alexander Plewa]]<br> - 74th Chesterton Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[Heinrich Roberts]]<br> - 109th Arcturan 'Mechanized Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[Mitchell Landers]]<br> - 217th Arcturan Force Recon Regiment: Colonel [[Richard Thornburg]]<br> - 10th Arcturan Rangers Regiment: Colonel [[Dwayne Robinson|Dwayne Thomas Robinson]]<br> - 588th Alliance Jump Infantry Regiment: Colonel [[William Clay]]<br> ===3079=== '''25th Arcturan Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR:LAAFp10"/><br> : Note: Based across [[Alioth]] and [[Menkent]], the Twenty-fifth was at 70% of full strength and completely equipped with advanced equipment and matériel. ===3085=== '''25th Arcturan Guards LCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br> CO: Leutnant General Randolph Geiger<br> '''25th Arcturan Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br> CO: Kommandant Topi Noguerra<br> '''25th Artcuran Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br> CO: Colonel Gotthold Filippi<br> '''25th Arcturan Infantry Brigade''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p108/><br> CO: Colonel Tim Sokoloff<br> ==Notes== Every officer listed with the unit in Field Manual: Lyran Alliance is named after a character from the ''Die Hard'' movie series. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]] * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[Starter: Fist and Falcon]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]'' * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' [[Category:Lyran Commands|Arcturan Guards, 25th]] [[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Arcturan Guards, 25th]]

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