Archon's Pride
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| Archon's Pride | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | DropShip |
| Class | Union |
History[edit]
The Archon's Pride was a Union-class DropShip assigned to the 1st Steiner Strikers.
On November 29th, 3137 the 1st Steiner Strikers arrived in orbit of Tamarind, and after receiving a signal from Trillian Steiner that negotiations with the Duchy had failed. The Strikers landed their three Union-class DropShips (Sandpiper, Archon's Pride and Rogue Star) on the planet.
The unit deployed its Stuka aerospace fighters for air support after landing at Harvison Flats, a desert plain just before the Zanzidb River.
Warrant Officer Juan Praxis, part of the Command Company engaged and destroyed two enemy Pegasus tanks with his modified Sun Cobra's LB-X 10 autocannons while Lt Decker's DI Morgan Tanks finished off the forces crossing the river. Lt Decker's Phoenix Hawk savaged one of the Savannah Master's company's units. Decker's Kage battle armor platoon fired on them as well.
Roderick ordered Decker's Sniper Unit to bombard the enemy vehicles to scare them off while his own Hover Platoon assisted in taking on the Savannah Masters.
On the 4th of December, ongoing battle continued on the Harvison Flats, Roderick's forces were fighting near the Zanzidb River, with levies being used as cover. Lt. Vaughn use his Blade firing at a Marik Phoenix Hawk. The Tamarind Regulars continued to throw multiple units against his forces, including JES Carriers and Phoenix Hawks. A Broken Sword Catapult provided cover fire for him. Losing a Demon tank, but gaining a Wasp.
By day's end, Roderick determined that there was only his forces could hold out. They needed to take initiative and attack the 1st Tamarind's supply lines. So orders his aerospace fighter wing to take out the enemy's military satellites. Then splits his battalion into two companies, one pinning Regulars on the river and other secretly cross the river and hitting various supply bases. Taking the supplies with all their transports and VTOLs they have and destroying the rest. He then decided to risk his DropShips to ground them at Regulars airfield named Randolph Field and attempt to put an end to 1st Regular's aerospace assets. The Sandpiper was lost in the raid against the field, but took out many aerospace assets. The other two DropShips managed to escape.
Lt. Trace led raiding force with his forces as passenger in a Maxim Mk II. His Stalker assault 'Mech was out of service at the time for his raid against supply base. While Saber Company assisted with stalling action on the river.
By the 8th, forces still held the enemy off, capturing units as he lost them. Trading Thunderbolt for Ocelot, losing Firestarter to use nearly junked Cougar. Large majority of the unit's equipment ending being worn down and using salvage to keep running. Roderick's Rifleman IIC appeared to be made by mad scientist than being repaired with salvage. Roderick force held up in village of Burkettsville, was forced to loot the down for food, medical supplies from houses and offices. Trillian Steiner and her aide Klaus Wehner, arrive in civilian attire to village.
Over course for weeks, Battalion had fought incoming forces, four battles for Burkeville. On the 14th, in midst of fourth battle, Marik forces pulled out of fight with them. They learned that General Nordhoff had finally arrived, and now Marik forces were now heading to him. Roderick's battalion now withered down to shadow of a company of fighting units left to assist soon to be in battled Third Regulars and their two battalions of forces. His troops were dead on their feet, and exhausted. Trillian took Roderick aside and told him she had been counting on him to win Tamarind for the Commonwealth instead of the Duke and his proxy. She told him he had to use his Steiner name to rally his troops and others to fight for him to victory over the regiment for the Commonwealth. He abandoned his family's secret and revealed who he was to his troops. He was able to give them the will to fight one more time against Marik force.
Roderick had his DropShips drop his force in 1st Tamarind's rear as they assaulted the Third Lyran Regulars en masse. Both forces had ignored battered battalion, until Roderick's force began attacking the Tamarind rear lines, attempting to cut the Marik regiment in two. Linking up with battered and retreating Third Lyrans. Roderick called out on Lyran communications channels, that he was Roderick Steiner, he announcing what his force was attempting to do to rally the all Third to cut into 1st Tamarind in half with his force meeting him in middle.
After the Marik forces were defeated. He learned that General Nordhoff had left the battle with several MechWarriors aboard a DropShip. Leaving him ranking officer on planet, he then brought all units to refit before closing into the capital of Zanzibar. Later the day, the planet surrendered, but Duke Fontaine Marik had fled planet vowing to continue fight the invasion. He ordered his grand vizier Sha Renkin, to broker an armistice so as to stop his people's blood from being spilled any longer.[1][2]