Difference between revisions of "3rd Capellan Chargers"
Sarna News
m (→Bibliography) |
|||
| (15 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand |
| − | + | | image = [[Image:Capellan Chargers -Brigade logo.png|191px|Brigade Insignia of the Capellan Chargers]] | |
| − | | image | + | | Designation = Third Capellan Chargers |
| − | | | + | | Formed = |
| − | | | + | | Disbanded = |
| − | | | + | | Previous Designation = |
| − | | | + | | Nickname = Bithinian Stratiotai<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> |
| − | + | | Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]] | |
| + | | Parent Command = [[Capellan Chargers]] | ||
| + | | Sub-Command = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Tracing its origins back to the [[Capellan Hegemony Armed Forces]], the '''Third Capellan Chargers''' were amongst the premiere offensive formations of the [[Capellan Hegemony]] and, later, the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Maintaining the traditions and ideals of the Capellan state, the Third Chargers were active throughout the [[Age of War]], with the cavaliers of the Third often being found in the midst of the thickest fighting during Capellan offensives, operating as a part of the armored core of the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]].<ref name="FR:CC2765">''Field Report: | + | Tracing its origins back to the [[Capellan Hegemony Armed Forces]], the '''Third Capellan Chargers''' were amongst the premiere offensive formations of the [[Capellan Hegemony]] and, later, the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Maintaining the traditions and ideals of the Capellan state, the Third Chargers were active throughout the [[Age of War]], with the cavaliers of the Third often being found in the midst of the thickest fighting during Capellan offensives, operating as a part of the armored core of the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]].<ref name="FR:CC2765">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 9: "Capellan Chargers"</ref> |
The Capellan Chargers were one of the first Capellan brigades to receive [[BattleMech]]s, and while the Chargers were never the largest of brigades, the various regiments maintained high standards of excellence in combat and proper decorum. The Third Chargers were deactivated during the formation of the [[Star League Defense Force]], with many of the personnel from the Third transferring into the service of the [[Star League]] where they served with distinction.<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> | The Capellan Chargers were one of the first Capellan brigades to receive [[BattleMech]]s, and while the Chargers were never the largest of brigades, the various regiments maintained high standards of excellence in combat and proper decorum. The Third Chargers were deactivated during the formation of the [[Star League Defense Force]], with many of the personnel from the Third transferring into the service of the [[Star League]] where they served with distinction.<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> | ||
| − | Only two regiments of Chargers were maintained as active regiments during the early Star League era, | + | Only two regiments of Chargers were maintained as active regiments during the early Star League era, but after the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]] by the Star League Council in [[2752]] the CCAF began expanding rapidly, and both the Third Chargers and a sister regiment, the [[Fourth Capellan Chargers]], were reactivated. The process by which the Third was reactivated left the regiment with a collective chip on its shoulder, however; a large part of the personnel and equipment assigned to the Third were personnel rotated out of the [[First Capellan Chargers]] for failing to meet the standards of the demanding training regimen implemented by the Commanding Officer of the First.<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> |
| − | Despite the perceived slight of | + | Despite the perceived slight of having washed out of the First Chargers, the cavaliers of the Third Chargers were heavily indoctrinated with the brigade mythos of their apparent invincibility, an attitude that had the potential to become a critical flaw in combat.<ref name="FR:CC2765"/> |
===First Succession War=== | ===First Succession War=== | ||
| − | As one of the premier regiments serving the [[Capellan Confederation]] at the start of the [[First Succession War]], the Capellan Chargers won many battles against opponents of equal strength or better. However, their unwillingness to retreat or surrender made them vulnerable to nuclear weapons and overwhelming odds. The unit was destroyed by the end of the First Succession War.<ref name="FM:3145p34">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 34 | + | As one of the premier regiments serving the [[Capellan Confederation]] at the start of the [[First Succession War]], the Capellan Chargers won many battles against opponents of equal strength or better. However, their unwillingness to retreat or surrender made them vulnerable to nuclear weapons and overwhelming odds. The unit was destroyed by the end of the First Succession War.<ref name="FM:3145p34">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 34: "Capellan Chargers"</ref> |
The [[Strategios]] decided not to rebuild the regiment as their combat philosophy resulted in wasted resources for not enough gain.<ref name="FM:3145p34"/> | The [[Strategios]] decided not to rebuild the regiment as their combat philosophy resulted in wasted resources for not enough gain.<ref name="FM:3145p34"/> | ||
| − | === | + | ===Re-formation=== |
| − | The Third Capellan Chargers was | + | The Third Capellan Chargers was re-formed sometime during [[Operation GREAT FLOOD]] as one of the [[Hidden Lion]] regiments resurrected by [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]] using stockpiled equipment.<ref name="FM:3145p34"/> The new Capellan Chargers used the [[Augmented Regiment]] formations commonly found in the [[CCAF]] by [[3145]].<ref name=FM:3145p27>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 27: "General Review"</ref> They were a front-line regiment of the [[Capella Commonality]].<ref name="FM:3145p28">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 28: "The New Old-Fashioned Way"</ref> |
| − | ===Operation CELESTIAL REWARD=== | + | ===Operation CELESTIAL REWARD and after=== |
| − | The Third Capellan Chargers were assigned raiding duties during [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]]. Moving from system to system in the [[Capellan March]], they harassed local militias and attacked infrastructure like | + | The Third Capellan Chargers were assigned raiding duties during [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]]. Moving from system to system in the [[Capellan March]], they harassed local militias and attacked infrastructure like DropPorts, transit lines and storehouses. They engaged the [[First Brockton Training Battalion]] on [[Lee]] and the [[Fifth Avalon Hussars]] on [[Cammal]] but avoided open battles with them.<ref name="FM:3145p34"/> |
| − | storehouses. They engaged the [[First Brockton Training | + | |
| + | On 25 March [[3146]] the Chargers along with the [[3rd St. Ives Sentinels|Third St. Ives Sentinels]] assaulted [[Cammal]]. Employing the same methods as on previous raids, elements of the Chargers deceived the defending [[5th Avalon Hussars|Fifth Avalon Hussars]] into believing that this too was just another raid. As the Hussars surrounded the raiders on the Marlowe Heathers, the rest of the Chargers and the Third Sentinels descended upon the AFFS troops and routed them. By mid-April the Hussars had quit Cammal.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 17</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Shortly afterwards the Third Chargers invaded their next target, [[Gallitzin]], easily crushing the defending militia.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 18</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | |- | + | |- |
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
| Line 39: | Line 44: | ||
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Capellan Chargers''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Capellan Chargers''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Giuseppe | + | | ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Giuseppe Cappelletti]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p28b">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 44</ref> |
|} | |} | ||
| Line 50: | Line 55: | ||
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | |||
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
'''Third Capellan Chargers''' | '''Third Capellan Chargers''' | ||
| Line 56: | Line 62: | ||
=== 2786 === | === 2786 === | ||
| − | '''Third Capellan Chargers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War | + | '''Third Capellan Chargers''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) - Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | :- At this point in time the Third was a light-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Cammal.<ref name="FSWp135"/> The unit was destroyed during the war. <ref name="FSWp135"/> | + | :- At this point in time the Third was a light-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Cammal.<ref name="FSWp135"/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name="FSWp135"/> |
===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
| − | '''3rd Capellan Chargers''' (Green/Reliable)(80% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 44 | + | '''3rd Capellan Chargers''' (Green/Reliable) (80% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 44: "Capella Commonality"</ref> |
* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Giuseppe Cappelletti | * CO: ''Sang-shao'' Giuseppe Cappelletti | ||
| − | '''1st Capellan Gryphons''' (Regular/Reliable)(85% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44"/> | + | '''1st Capellan Gryphons''' (Regular/Reliable) (85% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44"/> |
| − | * CO: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' Chi Kwong Wu | + | * CO: ''[[Kong-zhong-shao]]'' [[Chi Kwong Wu]] |
| − | '''1st Armored Charioteers''' (Regular/Reliable)(90% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44"/> | + | '''1st Armored Charioteers''' (Regular/Reliable) (90% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44"/> |
| − | * CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Gustav Larche | + | * CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' [[Gustav Larche]] |
| − | '''Alpha Phalanx''' (Green/Reliable)(75% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44"/> | + | '''Alpha Phalanx''' (Green/Reliable) (75% Strength)<ref name="FM:3145p44"/> |
| − | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' Man Ho Hui | + | * CO: ''Zhong-shao'' [[Man Ho Hui]] |
Notes: | Notes: | ||
| − | :The unit had an "A" Equipment Rating. Their [[BattleMech]]s are mostly fast lights such as ''[[Assassin]]''s and ''[[Firebee]]''s. Their tanks are noted for their speed.<ref name=FM:3145p29>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 29 | + | :The unit had an "A" Equipment Rating. Their [[BattleMech]]s are mostly fast lights such as ''[[Assassin]]''s and ''[[Firebee]]''s. Their tanks are noted for their speed.<ref name=FM:3145p29>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 29: "Sian Commonality"</ref><ref name="FM:3145p34"/><ref name=FM:3145p74>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 74: "Fifth Avalon Hussars LCT"</ref> They were an [[Augmented Regiment]].<ref name=FM:3145p27/> |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| Line 86: | Line 86: | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report: | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' |
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
[[Category: Capellan Confederation Commands|Capellan Chargers, 03rd]] | [[Category: Capellan Confederation Commands|Capellan Chargers, 03rd]] | ||
[[Category: Capellan Hegemony Commands|Capellan Chargers, 03rd]] | [[Category: Capellan Hegemony Commands|Capellan Chargers, 03rd]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:29, 12 December 2023
| |
| Third Capellan Chargers | |
| Nickname | Bithinian Stratiotai[1] |
| Affiliation | Capellan Confederation |
| Parent Command | Capellan Chargers |
Contents
History[edit]
Tracing its origins back to the Capellan Hegemony Armed Forces, the Third Capellan Chargers were amongst the premiere offensive formations of the Capellan Hegemony and, later, the Capellan Confederation. Maintaining the traditions and ideals of the Capellan state, the Third Chargers were active throughout the Age of War, with the cavaliers of the Third often being found in the midst of the thickest fighting during Capellan offensives, operating as a part of the armored core of the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces.[1]
The Capellan Chargers were one of the first Capellan brigades to receive BattleMechs, and while the Chargers were never the largest of brigades, the various regiments maintained high standards of excellence in combat and proper decorum. The Third Chargers were deactivated during the formation of the Star League Defense Force, with many of the personnel from the Third transferring into the service of the Star League where they served with distinction.[1]
Only two regiments of Chargers were maintained as active regiments during the early Star League era, but after the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650 by the Star League Council in 2752 the CCAF began expanding rapidly, and both the Third Chargers and a sister regiment, the Fourth Capellan Chargers, were reactivated. The process by which the Third was reactivated left the regiment with a collective chip on its shoulder, however; a large part of the personnel and equipment assigned to the Third were personnel rotated out of the First Capellan Chargers for failing to meet the standards of the demanding training regimen implemented by the Commanding Officer of the First.[1]
Despite the perceived slight of having washed out of the First Chargers, the cavaliers of the Third Chargers were heavily indoctrinated with the brigade mythos of their apparent invincibility, an attitude that had the potential to become a critical flaw in combat.[1]
First Succession War[edit]
As one of the premier regiments serving the Capellan Confederation at the start of the First Succession War, the Capellan Chargers won many battles against opponents of equal strength or better. However, their unwillingness to retreat or surrender made them vulnerable to nuclear weapons and overwhelming odds. The unit was destroyed by the end of the First Succession War.[2]
The Strategios decided not to rebuild the regiment as their combat philosophy resulted in wasted resources for not enough gain.[2]
Re-formation[edit]
The Third Capellan Chargers was re-formed sometime during Operation GREAT FLOOD as one of the Hidden Lion regiments resurrected by Chancellor Daoshen Liao using stockpiled equipment.[2] The new Capellan Chargers used the Augmented Regiment formations commonly found in the CCAF by 3145.[3] They were a front-line regiment of the Capella Commonality.[4]
Operation CELESTIAL REWARD and after[edit]
The Third Capellan Chargers were assigned raiding duties during Operation CELESTIAL REWARD. Moving from system to system in the Capellan March, they harassed local militias and attacked infrastructure like DropPorts, transit lines and storehouses. They engaged the First Brockton Training Battalion on Lee and the Fifth Avalon Hussars on Cammal but avoided open battles with them.[2]
On 25 March 3146 the Chargers along with the Third St. Ives Sentinels assaulted Cammal. Employing the same methods as on previous raids, elements of the Chargers deceived the defending Fifth Avalon Hussars into believing that this too was just another raid. As the Hussars surrounded the raiders on the Marlowe Heathers, the rest of the Chargers and the Third Sentinels descended upon the AFFS troops and routed them. By mid-April the Hussars had quit Cammal.[5]
Shortly afterwards the Third Chargers invaded their next target, Gallitzin, easily crushing the defending militia.[6]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 3rd Capellan Chargers | |||
| Sang-shao | Giuseppe Cappelletti | 3145[7] | |
Tactics[edit]
The Chargers of 3145 used hit and run tactics that maximized their light 'Mechs and vehicle's effectiveness. These units were often equipped with long range weaponry.[2]
Unit Emblem[edit]
3145[edit]
A trio of javelins.[2]
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
Third Capellan Chargers
The Third Chargers were a regular regiment of reliable loyalty and were based on the world of Cammal. The Third Chargers were predominantly equipped with light and medium 'Mechs.[1]
2786[edit]
Third Capellan Chargers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[8]
- - At this point in time the Third was a light-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Cammal.[8] The unit was destroyed during the war.[8]
3145[edit]
3rd Capellan Chargers (Green/Reliable) (80% Strength)[9]
- CO: Sang-shao Giuseppe Cappelletti
1st Capellan Gryphons (Regular/Reliable) (85% Strength)[9]
1st Armored Charioteers (Regular/Reliable) (90% Strength)[9]
Alpha Phalanx (Green/Reliable) (75% Strength)[9]
- CO: Zhong-shao Man Ho Hui
Notes:
- The unit had an "A" Equipment Rating. Their BattleMechs are mostly fast lights such as Assassins and Firebees. Their tanks are noted for their speed.[10][2][11] They were an Augmented Regiment.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 9: "Capellan Chargers"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Field Manual: 3145, p. 34: "Capellan Chargers"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 27: "General Review"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 28: "The New Old-Fashioned Way"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 17
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 18
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 44
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 First Succession War, p. 135: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) - Deployment Table"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. 44: "Capella Commonality"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 29: "Sian Commonality"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 74: "Fifth Avalon Hussars LCT"