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==Officers==
 
==Officers==
As of [[3025]] the commanding officer was ''[[Colonel]]'' [[Brenda Calderon]].<ref name=P81>''Periphery 1st Edition'', p. 81, "Unit Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>
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As of [[3025]] the commanding officer was [[Colonel]] [[Brenda Calderon]].<ref name=P81>''Periphery 1st Edition'', p. 81, "Unit Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>
  
As of [[3050]] to [[3054]] the commanding officer was ''Colonel'' Samantha McGrinn.<ref name=20Yp77>''20 Year Update'', p. 77, "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp48>''Objective Raids'', p. 48, "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
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As of [[3050]] to [[3054]] the commanding officer was Colonel Samantha McGrinn.<ref name=20Yp77>''20 Year Update'', p. 77, "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp48>''Objective Raids'', p. 48, "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Table - 3054"</ref>
  
As of [[3058]] to [[3064]] the commanding officer was ''Colonel'' Arthur Hedstrom.<ref name=TP2-22>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 22, "Taurian Defense Fore Deployment Table - 3058"</ref><ref name=FMP-57/>
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As of [[3058]] to [[3064]] the commanding officer was Colonel Arthur Hedstrom.<ref name=TP2-22>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 22, "Taurian Defense Fore Deployment Table - 3058"</ref><ref name=FMP-57/>
  
As of [[3067]] the commanding officer was ''Colonel'' Lee "T-Bolt" Smith.<ref name=FMUp201>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 201, "Taurian Defense Force Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
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As of [[3067]] the commanding officer was Colonel Lee "T-Bolt" Smith.<ref name=FMUp201>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 201, "Taurian Defense Force Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
  
As of [[3085]] the commanding officer was ''Colonel Yvo Aliprandi''.<ref name=FM3085p150>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 150, "Taurian Defense Force Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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As of [[3085]] the commanding officer was Colonel Yvo Aliprandi.<ref name=FM3085p150>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 150, "Taurian Defense Force Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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In [[3145]] the commanding officer is Colonel Mildred Webber.<ref name=FM:3145p201>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 201, "Taurian Guard"</ref>
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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===3025===
 
===3025===
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 BattleMech [[Battalion]]s)<ref name=P81/>
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 BattleMech [[Battalion]]s)<ref name=P81/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Brenda Calderon  
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:* CO: Colonel Brenda Calderon  
:* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: ''[[Subaltern]]'' Josiah TeMwaier  
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* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: [[Subaltern]] Josiah TeMwaier  
:* 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: ''Subaltern'' [[Hadji Doru]]
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* 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern [[Hadji Doru]]
:*3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: ''Subaltern'' Samamha McGrtnn
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* 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Samamha McGrtnn
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 Battalions)<ref name=20Yp77/>
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 Battalions)<ref name=20Yp77/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Samantha McGrinn
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:* CO: Colonel Samantha McGrinn
:* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical)- CO: ''Subaltern'' Arthur Hedstrom
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* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical)- CO: Subaltern Arthur Hedstrom
:* 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: ''Subaltern'' Joseph Timar
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* 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Joseph Timar
:* 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: ''Subaltern'' Marcus Zaki
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* 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Marcus Zaki
  
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 Battalions)<ref name=ORp48/>
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 Battalions)<ref name=ORp48/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Samantha McGrinn
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:* CO: Colonel Samantha McGrinn
:* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical)- CO: ''Subaltern'' Arthur Hedstrom
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* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical)- CO: Subaltern Arthur Hedstrom
:* 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: ''Subaltern'' Tamatha Marshall
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* 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Tamatha Marshall
:* 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: ''Subaltern'' Bradly Clayton
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* 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Bradly Clayton
  
 
===3058===
 
===3058===
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 BattleMech Battalions)<ref name=TP2-22/>
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 BattleMech Battalions)<ref name=TP2-22/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Arthur Hedstrom
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:* CO: Colonel Arthur Hedstrom
:* 1st Battalion (Elite/Reliable) - CO: ''[[Brigadier]]'' James Sterling  
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* 1st Battalion (Elite/Reliable) - CO: [[Brigadier]] James Sterling  
:* 2nd Battalion  (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: ''Brigadier'' Janilee Towarr
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* 2nd Battalion  (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Janilee Towarr
:* 3rd Battalion -  (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: ''Brigadier'' Malcolm Brightwater
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* 3rd Battalion -  (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Malcolm Brightwater
  
 
===3064===
 
===3064===
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 BattleMech Battalions)<ref name=FMP-57/>
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (3 BattleMech Battalions)<ref name=FMP-57/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Arthur Hedstrom
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:* CO: Colonel Arthur Hedstrom
:* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: ''Brigadier'' James Sterling
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* 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: Brigadier James Sterling
:* 2nd Battalion  (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: ''Brigadier'' Tamantha Marshal
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* 2nd Battalion  (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Tamantha Marshal
:* 3rd Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: ''Brigadier'' Bradly Clayton
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* 3rd Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: Brigadier Bradly Clayton
  
 
'''4th Taurian Air Division''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMP-57/>  
 
'''4th Taurian Air Division''' ([[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMP-57/>  
* CO: [[Air_Master,_SG#Taurian_Defense_Force|''Senior Air Master'']] Byron Tike  
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* CO: [[Air_Master,_SG#Taurian_Defense_Force|Senior Air Master]] Byron Tike  
  
 
- Nicknamed Calderon's Shield the 4th is trained in precision maneuvers as well as combat. The Division often stages air shows when not on active duty.
 
- Nicknamed Calderon's Shield the 4th is trained in precision maneuvers as well as combat. The Division often stages air shows when not on active duty.
  
 
'''3rd Taurian Armor Guard''' ([[Company]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMP-57/>  
 
'''3rd Taurian Armor Guard''' ([[Company]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMP-57/>  
* CO: ''[[Cornet]]'' Paul Sinclair  
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* CO: [[Cornet]] Paul Sinclair  
:*2nd [[Maniple]] - ''[[Section Leader]]'' Tyler Po
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:*2nd [[Maniple]] - [[Section Leader]] Tyler Po
  
 
- An honorary unit permanently assigned to Taurian Guards Regiment in recognition of the units history. The Armor Guard is used mostly for parades and rarely travels with the Regiment when on active duty.
 
- An honorary unit permanently assigned to Taurian Guards Regiment in recognition of the units history. The Armor Guard is used mostly for parades and rarely travels with the Regiment when on active duty.
  
 
'''121st Cluster [[Infantry]]''' (Reinforced Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMP-57/>
 
'''121st Cluster [[Infantry]]''' (Reinforced Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMP-57/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Steve Milner  
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* CO: Colonel Steve Milner  
  
 
- The 121st has been recently assigned to support the Taurian Guards Regiment. This unit has never been assigned duty off [[Taurus]] and is deeply committed to defending the Taurian capital world. The 121st is atypical in that it is organized with six Battalions of Infantry rather than the more typical four.
 
- The 121st has been recently assigned to support the Taurian Guards Regiment. This unit has never been assigned duty off [[Taurus]] and is deeply committed to defending the Taurian capital world. The 121st is atypical in that it is organized with six Battalions of Infantry rather than the more typical four.
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===3067===
 
===3067===
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>     
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>     
* CO: ''Colonel'' Lee "T-Bolt" Smith  
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* CO: Colonel Lee "T-Bolt" Smith  
  
 
'''4th Taurian Air Division''' (Wing/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>
 
'''4th Taurian Air Division''' (Wing/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>
* CO: ''Senior Air Master'' Byron Tike
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* CO: Senior Air Master Byron Tike
  
 
'''3rd Taurian Armor Guard''' (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>   
 
'''3rd Taurian Armor Guard''' (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>   
* CO: ''Subaltern'' Paul Sinclair
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* CO: Subaltern Paul Sinclair
  
 
'''121st Cluster Infantry''' (6 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>  
 
'''121st Cluster Infantry''' (6 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp201/>  
* CO: ''Colonel'' Steve Milner
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* CO: Colonel Steve Milner
  
 
===3079===
 
===3079===
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===3085===
 
===3085===
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
 
'''Taurian Guard''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Yvo Aliprandi
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* CO: Colonel Yvo Aliprandi
  
 
'''4th Taurian Air Division''' (Wing/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
 
'''4th Taurian Air Division''' (Wing/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
* CO: ''Senior Air Master'' Oldrich Klerx
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* CO: Senior Air Master Oldrich Klerx
  
 
'''3rd Taurian Armor Guard''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
 
'''3rd Taurian Armor Guard''' (1 Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
* CO: ''Subaltern'' Tiberius Strohkirch
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* CO: Subaltern Tiberius Strohkirch
  
 
'''121st Cluster Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
 
'''121st Cluster Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p150/>
* CO: ''Colonel'' Anuj Brankovic
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* CO: Colonel Anuj Brankovic
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===3145===
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'''Tauria Guard''' (Veteran Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p201/>
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* CO: Colonel Mildred Webber
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'''8th Taurian Air Division (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p201/>
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* CO: Senior Air Master Lois Cooper
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'''2nd Taurian Armored Guard''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p201/>
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* CO: Colonel Andrew Williams
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'''121st Cluster Infantry Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p201/>
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* CO: Colonel Ronald Richardson
  
 
==Rules==
 
==Rules==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''

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The Taurian Guards is a Taurian Concordat BattleMech line Regiment assigned to the Taurian Guards Corps

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Unit Insignia

The Taurian Guards insignia is a planet surrounded by a ring of five point stars on a red field.[1]. The Guards typically paint their assigned equipment brown with red and gold accents.[2]

History

The Taurian Guards were created by combining several senior Regiments that had been decimated by the fighting during the Reunification War against the Star League in the later part of the 26th Century. Originally organized as a Battalion, the Guards saw action against SLDF forces led by Aleksandr Kerensky on the planet New Vandenberg in the late 2760's.[1]

One of the most celebrated Regiments in the Taurian Defense Force, the Taurian Guards have been awarded seven Taurian Brands. The first of these awards was given in the fighting against House Liao forces on the world of Mendham. During this campaign the Guard counterattacked the Capellan forces, thereby saving the civilian population of the planet from being massacred in a pogrom that was planned to suppress the rebellious local population. It was for these actions that the unit survivors received the coveted Mendham Brand.[2]

Historically a trusted and loyal TDF Regiment, the Guards have recently fallen out of favor with the Taurian Government. Protector Grover Shraplen has little trust for the Guards since the actions of the former Commanding Officer and Marshal of the Taurian Guards Regiment and Corps, Brenda Calderon. Her resignation has caused mass dissatisfaction within the Guards as a whole, giving the public perception of a unit unwilling to live up to their grand history and consequently living down to Shraplin's lowered expectations.[2]

By 3079 the Taurian Guards were deployed across Horsham and Robsart and had lost more than a third of their combat strength;[3] this would only get worse, and it was reported that as a result of the combat seen during the extended war with the Federated Suns and then in Operation MATADOR the Taurian Guards had been reduced to less than a quarter of their established strength by mid-3081.[4]

Officers

As of 3025 the commanding officer was Colonel Brenda Calderon.[5]

As of 3050 to 3054 the commanding officer was Colonel Samantha McGrinn.[6][7]

As of 3058 to 3064 the commanding officer was Colonel Arthur Hedstrom.[8][2]

As of 3067 the commanding officer was Colonel Lee "T-Bolt" Smith.[9]

As of 3085 the commanding officer was Colonel Yvo Aliprandi.[10]

In 3145 the commanding officer is Colonel Mildred Webber.[11]

Tactics

The Taurian Guards prefer older, more robust technologies rather than newer more fragile designs when choosing their equipment. First Battalion specializes in urban warfare and the Guard overall is one of the heaviest units of the TDF. One of their assets is the inclusion of a company of coveted Assault BattleMechs in their TOE[2]. The discrete Battalions of the Taurian Guards are often assigned to border patrol duties outside of the core worlds of the Hyades Cluster. This allows the Guards to see action and maintain their high combat experience while allowing more junior units to rotate to less contested regions for rest and refit.[1]

Composition History

3025

Taurian Guard (3 BattleMech Battalions)[5]

  • CO: Colonel Brenda Calderon
  • 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Josiah TeMwaier
  • 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Hadji Doru
  • 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Samamha McGrtnn

3050

Taurian Guard (3 Battalions)[6]

  • CO: Colonel Samantha McGrinn
  • 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical)- CO: Subaltern Arthur Hedstrom
  • 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Joseph Timar
  • 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Marcus Zaki

3054

Taurian Guard (3 Battalions)[7]

  • CO: Colonel Samantha McGrinn
  • 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical)- CO: Subaltern Arthur Hedstrom
  • 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Subaltern Tamatha Marshall
  • 3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) - CO: Subaltern Bradly Clayton

3058

Taurian Guard (3 BattleMech Battalions)[8]

  • CO: Colonel Arthur Hedstrom
  • 1st Battalion (Elite/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier James Sterling
  • 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Janilee Towarr
  • 3rd Battalion - (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Malcolm Brightwater

3064

Taurian Guard (3 BattleMech Battalions)[2]

  • CO: Colonel Arthur Hedstrom
  • 1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: Brigadier James Sterling
  • 2nd Battalion (Veteran/Reliable) - CO: Brigadier Tamantha Marshal
  • 3rd Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) - CO: Brigadier Bradly Clayton

4th Taurian Air Division (Wing/Elite/Reliable)[2]

- Nicknamed Calderon's Shield the 4th is trained in precision maneuvers as well as combat. The Division often stages air shows when not on active duty.

3rd Taurian Armor Guard (Company/Green/Reliable)[2]

- An honorary unit permanently assigned to Taurian Guards Regiment in recognition of the units history. The Armor Guard is used mostly for parades and rarely travels with the Regiment when on active duty.

121st Cluster Infantry (Reinforced Regiment/Green/Reliable)[2]

  • CO: Colonel Steve Milner

- The 121st has been recently assigned to support the Taurian Guards Regiment. This unit has never been assigned duty off Taurus and is deeply committed to defending the Taurian capital world. The 121st is atypical in that it is organized with six Battalions of Infantry rather than the more typical four.

3067

Taurian Guard (Veteran/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Colonel Lee "T-Bolt" Smith

4th Taurian Air Division (Wing/Elite/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Senior Air Master Byron Tike

3rd Taurian Armor Guard (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Subaltern Paul Sinclair

121st Cluster Infantry (6 Battalions/Regular/Reliable)[9]

  • CO: Colonel Steve Milner

3079

Taurian Guard (Veteran/Reliable)[3]

  • The Taurian Guard had been reduced to just 60% of full strength at this point, although 25% of their equipment featured upgraded technology.

3085

Taurian Guard (Veteran/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: Colonel Yvo Aliprandi

4th Taurian Air Division (Wing/Elite/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: Senior Air Master Oldrich Klerx

3rd Taurian Armor Guard (1 Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)[10]

  • CO: Subaltern Tiberius Strohkirch

121st Cluster Infantry Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[10]

  • CO: Colonel Anuj Brankovic

3145

Tauria Guard (Veteran Fanatical)[11]

  • CO: Colonel Mildred Webber

8th Taurian Air Division (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[11]

  • CO: Senior Air Master Lois Cooper

2nd Taurian Armored Guard (Veteran/Fanatical)[11]

  • CO: Colonel Andrew Williams

121st Cluster Infantry Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[11]

  • CO: Colonel Ronald Richardson

Rules

Game Rules

The Taurian Guards Regiment has the following abilities using the Rules Annex's Force Specific Rules from Field Manual: Periphery.

  • Taurian Guards Corps abilities allows controlling players to select up to either two vehicles or 'Mechs from the appropriate column (in Periphery Random Rolling Tables) prior to randomly rolling the rest of the units composition.
  • If Taurian Guards Regiment control the fastest 'Mechs they receive an Edge Point. For each Guard 'Mech that is faster a +1 point is applied to a maximum of +3
  • When operating in Urban settings the 1st Battalion of the Taurian Guards Regiment receives the Overrun Combat special ability

[12]

Support

The Taurian Guards have permanently assigned Dropship and Jumpship assets to aid in their assigned task of defending the core worlds of the Taurian Concordat in the Hyades Cluster as part of the Taurian Guard Corps.[1]

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Periphery (1988), p. 77, "Unit Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 57, "Taurian Guards Unit Profile"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Report: Periphery, p. 12, "Taurian Concordat"
  4. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 115, "Taurian Concordat"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Periphery 1st Edition, p. 81, "Unit Deployment Table - 3025"
  6. 6.0 6.1 20 Year Update, p. 77, "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Table - 3050"
  7. 7.0 7.1 Objective Raids, p. 48, "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Table - 3054"
  8. 8.0 8.1 The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 22, "Taurian Defense Fore Deployment Table - 3058"
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 201, "Taurian Defense Force Deployment Table - 3067"
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 150, "Taurian Defense Force Deployment Table - 3085"
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 201, "Taurian Guard"
  12. Field Manual: Periphery, p. 152

Bibliography