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Revision as of 22:55, 11 November 2022

Insignia of the Punic Legion
Punic Legion
Formed 3086
Previous Designation(s) V Legio
Affiliation Lothian League
Parent Command

The Punic Legion is a military unit from the Lothian League. They were formerly a legion of the Marian Hegemony but rebelled.

History

The Fifth Legion spent the Jihad garrisoning the Lothian district. In 3079 they were stationed on Lothario.[1]

In August 3081 the Dragonslayers mercenary unit had five MechWarriors kidnapped, beheaded, and the heads left in a sack. The Dragonslayers retaliated by destroying the suburb containing the headquarters of the company whose logo was on the sack. This triggered a popular uprising in the Lothian district, and the Fifth Legion was in the thick of the fighting. They had pushed pro-Marian forces off Lothario in late 3081.[2] They remain on Lothario in 3085.[3]

Around 3086 Prefect Gaius Dillford handed himself over to the Marian Hegemony despite protests from the rank and file as he felt honor-bound to do so. He was court-martialed as a traitor and executed in 3091, leading the Legio V to renounce all ties to the Marian Hegemony. They joined the Lothian League and became known as the Punic Legion.[4]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Punic Legion
Prefect Gaius Dillford circa 3086[4]
Prefect William Jackson 3145[5]

Tactics

The Legion is skilled in city fighting, using buildings and other obstacles as cover.[6]

Composition History

References

  1. Field Report: Periphery, p. 15
  2. Field Manual: 3085, p. 132
  3. Field Manual: 3085, p. 144
  4. 4.0 4.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 78
  5. Field Manual: 3145, p. 203
  6. Field Manual: Periphery, p. 81: "V Legio Unit Profile"

Bibliography