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	Sometime between [[3085]] and [[3145]] the St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group was removed from the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]] brigade.<ref name=FM:3145p37/>		Sometime between [[3085]] and [[3145]] the St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group was removed from the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]] brigade.<ref name=FM:3145p37/>
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		+	Sometime after [[3113]], a secret society known as the [[Fraternal Order of the Pale Rider]] was formed by SIAMS students opposed to the policies of Chancellor [[Daoshen Liao]]. It has since spread to several regiments by alumni and still existed in the SIAMS Training Group by 3145.<ref name=FM:3145p29>''Field Manual: 3145'' p. 29</ref>
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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Stivesamoredstivesacademy.png|120px]] | Designation = St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group | Formed = [[3036]]<ref name=FM:CCp48>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 48</ref> | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = SIAMS Training Group | Affiliation = [[Capellan Confederation]]<br>[[St. Ives Compact]] (previous) | Parent Command = [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]] ''until 3145''<ref name=FM:3145p37>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 37</ref> | Sub-Command = }} ==Unit Description== The '''St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group''' served as the training cadre for the [[St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences]] (SIAMS). Traditionally a combined-arms [[regiment]] of six [[battalion]]s, its exact composition fluctuated every two years as the cadets graduated and a new class came in. Cadets usually held officer positions of up to battalion level with only a few instructors overseeing everything.<ref name=FM:CCp106>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 106</ref> Despite its status as a training cadre, the regiment had been sent into front line combat in support of other units.<ref name=FM:CCp106/> From [[3036]] to [[3063]], it was part of the [[St. Ives Military Command]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]]. It was absorbed into the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] following the defeat of the St. Ives Compact in 3063. Sometime between [[3085]] and [[3145]] the St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group was removed from the [[St. Ives Armored Cavalry]] brigade.<ref name=FM:3145p37/> Sometime after [[3113]], a secret society known as the [[Fraternal Order of the Pale Rider]] was formed by SIAMS students opposed to the policies of Chancellor [[Daoshen Liao]]. It has since spread to several regiments by alumni and still existed in the SIAMS Training Group by 3145.<ref name=FM:3145p29>''Field Manual: 3145'' p. 29</ref> ==History== ===Formation=== Following the secession and formation of the St. Ives Compact, the old [[St. Ives Martial Academy]] was closed and rebuilt into a new institution with assistance from the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and former instructors of the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]. Opened in 3036, the [[St. Ives Science Institute]] included the SIAMS as an independent college. Thus the St. Ives Academy Training Group was born.<ref name=FM:CCp48/> ===Clan War=== The St. Ives Academy Training Group Battalion did not fight the Clans. In [[3054]], the Training Group was split into [[company|companies]] to garrison various factories and other important locations on St. Ives.<ref name=ORp148-149>''Objective Raids'', pp. 148–149</ref> The training cadre received some of the first ''[[Cossack (BattleMech)|Cossack]]'' BattleMechs in [[3060]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 72</ref> ===Capellan-St. Ives War=== Posted on St. Ives at the start of the [[Capellan Civil War]], the unit was sent to [[Brighton]] in early [[3061]] to reinforce [[Raymond's Armored Infantry]] against the disarmament efforts of the [[Raman DMM]], an [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] unit flying [[Star League]] colors. Despite being nominal allies, some combat took place between the two units wherein the Training Group performed well. The arrival of the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Second McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] later that year forced the defenders offworld and Brighton fell to the [[Capellan Confederation]] by [[3062]].<ref name=FM:CCp106/><ref name=FM:CCp109>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 109</ref> The St. Ives Academy Training Group spent the next two years in brutal combat on various worlds and never broke under fire. Numerous cadets were transferred out to replace losses in other St. Ives Compact units. By 3063, the unit was below half strength with one BattleMech battalion, two [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] battalions and one [[battle armor]] company.<ref name=FM:CCp106/> ===Jihad=== By [[3067]], the Training Group had been completely rebuilt with over a battalion of [[OmniMech]]s and almost two battalions of advanced BattleMechs.<ref name=FM:Up29>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 29</ref><ref name=FM:Up34>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 34</ref> There is no information on the activities of the St. Ives Academy Training Group during [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]] and [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]]. However, we can deduce from several sources that the unit lost two battalions of 'Mechs sometime between [[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up34/> and [[3069]].<ref name=FR:CCAFp5>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 5</ref> It is most likely that these losses occurred during both operations on [[St. Ives]]. On 13 September 3070,<ref name=JHS:3072p24>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 24</ref> the [[8th Division (Word of Blake)|Eighth]] and [[21st Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-first]] Divisions of the [[Word of Blake Militia]] with support from [[Simonson's Cutthroats]] and the ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]''-class frigate [[Perdition (Individual Dante-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Perdition'']] assaulted St. Ives. The devastating three day battle saw the capital city of Tian-tan firebombed and over two million people dead before the enemy was driven off.<ref name=BAp272>''Blake Ascending'', p. 272</ref><ref name=JSBD95>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 95: "8th Division (Hands of Fate IV-Kappa)"</ref> It also significantly damaged the St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences campus and completely destroyed the remaining Training Group cadre.<ref name=FR:CCAFp5/> The Training Group was re-formed following the reopening of the SIAMS in [[3078]].<ref name=FR:CCAFp18>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 18</ref> By [[3079]], it was at less than a third of full strength and it took several years before being fully rebuilt.<ref name=FR:CCAFp5/> ===Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS and Operation VINDOLANDA=== The Training Group did not participate in either [[Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS]] or the [[Republic of the Sphere]] counterattack, [[Operation VINDOLANDA]]. However, losses from both conflicts had seen many of its personnel and much of its equipment transferred to rebuild other damaged regiments. So much was removed that the regiment could no longer be considered combat effective by [[3085]]. The BattleMech battalion was below half strength with [[RetroTech]] BattleMechs expected to replace the lost machines.<ref name=FM:3085p25>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 25</ref> ===Victoria War and Capellan Crusades=== The St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group did not participate in the [[Victoria War]] or the [[Capellan Crusades]]. ===Operation GREAT FLOOD and Operation CELESTIAL REWARD=== The SIAMS Training Group did not join combat operations in either [[Operation GREAT FLOOD]] or [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]]. Sometime after [[3113]], a secret society known as the [[Fraternal Order of the Pale Rider]] was formed by SIAMS students opposed to the policies of Chancellor [[Daoshen Liao]]. It was then spread to several regiments by SIAMS alumni and still existed in the SIAMS Training Group in 3145.<ref name=FM:3145p29>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 29</ref> ==Unit Emblem== A mailed fist holding a book that is set on a deep blue field marked with crossed lightning bolts.<ref name=FM:CCp106/> ==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 St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group''' |- | ''[[Leftenant General]]''||[[Christian Boehmer]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name=20yup29/><ref name=<ref name=ORp43/> |- | ''[[Sang-shao]]''||[[Richard Carstairs]]||[[3063]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:CCp106/><ref name=FM:Up34/> |- | ''Sang-shao''||[[Valera Tulski]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM:3085p34>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 34</ref> |- | ''Zhong-shao''||[[Percy Lai]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== By 3063, the SIAMS Training Group had difficulty operating as a unit and possessed no preferred combat abilities. They were known for never leaving comrades behind and would continue fighting until all members were retrieved.<ref name=FM:CCp106/> ==Composition History== ===3050=== '''St. Ives Academy Training Group''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup29>''20 Year Update'', p. 29</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[St. Ives]].<ref name=20yup29/> ===3054=== '''St. Ives Academy Training Group Battalion''' (1 Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=ORp43>''Objective Raids'', p. 43</ref><ref name=20YUp29>''20 Year Update'', p. 29</ref> :* CO: Leftenant General Christian Boehmer ===3063=== '''SIAMS Training Group''' (1 Special Regiment/Green/Questionable (Reliable))<ref name=FM:CCp106/> :* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Richard Carstairs * 1st Battalion: Cadet ''[[Sao-shao]]'' Sidney Ralix * 2nd Battalion: Cadet ''Sao-shao'' Tenille Jaiden * 3rd Battalion: Cadet ''Sao-shao'' Russell Escobar :Notes - ''Special Regiment'' is defined as a mixed regiment of 'Mechs, armor and [[infantry]]. The unit is considered of ''Questionable'' loyalty to the Capellan Confederation and ''Reliable'' loyalty to the St. Ives Commonality. The unit was below half strength with one BattleMech battalion, two armor battalions and one battle armor company. ===3067=== '''SIAMS Training Group''' (1 Battlemech Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM:Up34/> :* CO: ''Sang-shao'' Richard Carstairs :Notes - 80% of the unit had upgraded equipment. 40% of which were OmniMechs. They had an "A" equipment rating. The Training Group's support units are not listed but it may be assumed that they still exist. ===3079=== '''SIAMS Training Group''' (1 Battlemech Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=frccaf18>'' Field Report: CCAF'', p. 18</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[St. Ives]].<ref name=frccaf18/> Destroyed in the Jihad. The Training Group was reactivated in 3078. It was listed as 25% strength with 15% upgraded equipment. ===3085=== '''SIAMS Training Group''' (1 BattleMech Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p34/> :* CO: ''Sang-shao'' [[Valera Tulski]] :Notes - The Training Group was listed at 40% strength with 15% upgraded equipment. They had an "F" equipment rating. ===3145=== '''SIAMS Training Group''' (1 BattleMech Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46</ref> :* CO: ''[[Zhong-shao]]'' Percy Lai :Notes - The Training Group was listed at 100% strength with an assumed 100% upgraded equipment. They had a "C" equipment rating. ==Notes== Most of the Sourcebooks after ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' stopped providing a breakdown for the support units of the SIAMS Training Group. Given the nature of the regiment and its mission profile, it is highly unlikely that its armor and infantry were removed. The lack of mention was most likely an oversight. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' [[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group]] [[Category:St. Ives Compact Commands|St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group]]

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