Taurian Guards

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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 Shraplin 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]

Officers

In 3025 the Commanding Officer was Colonel Brenda Calderon[1]

In 3058 the Commanding Officer was Colonel Lee "T-Bolt" Smith[3]

In 3064 the Commanding Officer was Colonel Arthur Hedstrom[4]

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[3]. 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

  • CO: Colonel Srenda Calderon [5]
1st Battalion (Elite/Fanatical) [5]
  • CO: Subaltern Josiah TeMwaier [5]
2nd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) [5]
  • CO: Subaltern Hadji Doru [5]
3rd Battalion (Veteran/Fanatical) [5]
  • CO: Subaltern Samamha McGrtnn [5]

3058[3]

  • Taurian Guard (3 BattleMech Battalions) - CO: Colonel Lee "T-Bolt" Smith
  • 1st Battalion - CO: Brigadier James Sterling - Elite/Reliable
  • 2nd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Janilee Towarr - Veteran/Reliable
  • 3rd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Malcolm Brightwater - Veteran/Reliable

3064[4]

  • Taurian Guard (3 BattleMech Battalions) - CO:Arthur Hedstrom
  • 1st Battalion - CO: Brigadier James Sterling, Stationed in the Hyades Cluster - Elite/Fanatical
  • 2nd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Tamantha Marshal, Stationed on Taurus - Veteran/Reliable
  • 3rd Battalion - CO: Brigadier Bradly Clayton, Stationed in the Hyades Cluster - Elite/Fanatical

4th Taurian Air Division Wing

- 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

- 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)

  • 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.

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

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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 1.4 The Periphery p.77
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Periphery p.57
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Periphery p.77
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Periphery, 2nd Edition p.22
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Periphery 1st Edition, p. 81
  6. Field Manual: Periphery, p. 152

Bibliography