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	In December [[3075]] Arch-Duke Morgan Kell deployed the Tooth of Ymir and the [[Knights of St. Cameron]] to [[Galatea]] following a call for reinforcements from [[Precentor]] [[Louisa Draga]], the commanding officer of the Com Guard [[79th Division (ComStar)|Seventy-ninth Division]]; the Seventy-ninth Division was fighting alongside the [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] and the [[1st Skye Jaegers|First Skye Jaegers]] as a part of the allied coalition, and were attempting to recapture Galatea from the [[11th Division (Word of Blake)|Eleventh Word of Blake Militia]], but the campaign had bogged down and Precentor [[Styven Kimmelry]], the commanding officer of the 103rd, had just been killed in a Blakist "Headhunter" attack.<ref name="JHS3076p63">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 63, "Galatea Secured"</ref>		In December [[3075]] Arch-Duke Morgan Kell deployed the Tooth of Ymir and the [[Knights of St. Cameron]] to [[Galatea]] following a call for reinforcements from [[Precentor]] [[Louisa Draga]], the commanding officer of the Com Guard [[79th Division (ComStar)|Seventy-ninth Division]]; the Seventy-ninth Division was fighting alongside the [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] and the [[1st Skye Jaegers|First Skye Jaegers]] as a part of the allied coalition, and were attempting to recapture Galatea from the [[11th Division (Word of Blake)|Eleventh Word of Blake Militia]], but the campaign had bogged down and Precentor [[Styven Kimmelry]], the commanding officer of the 103rd, had just been killed in a Blakist "Headhunter" attack.<ref name="JHS3076p63">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 63, "Galatea Secured"</ref>
−	The two main Blakist strengths on Galatea were based around Paphos and Pygmalion, both of which were under siege from allied coalition forces. Taking advantage of the arrival of the Knights and the Tooth of Ymir, Draga pulled the Seventy-ninth away from Paphos, leaving the Skye Jaegers to block attempts by the Blakists there to break out or reinforce their compatriots at Pygmalion; Draga then led the Seventy-ninth and both mercenary units in an extended, three-day attack on the Blakists at Pygmalion, which represented the largest single group of Blakist forces left on Galatea. When the allied coalition finally cracked the defenses in January [[3076]] and began pouring into Blakist lines the defenders tried to break out and link up with the force and Paphos, but were blocked and crushed by the coalition forces; this prompted the Paphos contingent to break for their [[DropShip]]s, fleeing and leaving Galatea to the allied coalition.<ref name="JHS3076p63"/><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp20">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref>	+	The two main Blakist strengths on Galatea were based around Paphos and Pygmalion, both of which were under siege from allied coalition forces. Taking advantage of the arrival of the Knights and the Tooth of Ymir, Draga pulled the Seventy-ninth away from Paphos, leaving the Skye Jaegers to block attempts by the Blakists there to break out or reinforce their compatriots at Pygmalion; Draga then led the Seventh-ninth and both mercenary units in an extended, three-day attack on the Blakists at Pygmalion, which represented the largest single group of Blakist forces left on Galatea. When the allied coalition finally cracked the defenses in January [[3076]] and began pouring into Blakist lines the defenders tried to break out and link up with the force and Paphos, but were blocked and crushed by the coalition forces; this prompted the Paphos contingent to break for their [[DropShip]]s, fleeing and leaving Galatea to the allied coalition.<ref name="JHS3076p63"/><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp20">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref>
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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Tooth of Ymir logo.svg|75px|Insignia of the Tooth of Ymir]] | Designation = Tooth of Ymir | Formed = [[2929]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | Parent Command = | Sub-Command = }} The '''Tooth of Ymir''' is a [[mercenary unit]] famous for its activities in the [[Chaos March]]. ==History== ===Foundation=== The unit was founded in [[2929]].{{cn}} ===Third Succession War=== As of [[3025]] the unit was stationed in the [[Wheel]] system under contract from the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=HKDCp135/> ===Fourth Succession War=== At the start of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Combine had only marginal conventional support assets in the Wheel system after the regular troops had been shifted to [[Luthien]] for an investigation about the bombing of the capital. This left the Tooth of Ymir with only 10 militia regiments to support them. The [[LCAF]] high command selected Wheel as a target during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]]. Two seasoned mercenary commands (the 1st [[Narhal's Raiders]] and [[Hansen's Roughriders]]) were tasked with capturing the system for the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The commander of the defending Tooth of Ymir asked the invading units to fight the battles only with [[BattleMech]]s, and they accepted the challenge. The fight continued over seventy-two hours, and with the encirclement of the defenders a ceasefire was declared. The Tooth of Ymir retreated off world.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 48</ref><ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', pp. 26-27</ref> ===The Andurien Secession=== Under the pay of the [[Duchy of Andurien]] and under the command of Colonel Heller, elements of the unit attacked and seized the [[Capellan]] worlds of [[Primus (system)|Primus]] and [[Prix]] on 13 September [[3030]]. These were some of the first engagements of the war and were meant to shock the [[CCAF]]. The invasions encountered little resistance and there were no significant battles.<ref name=HBW>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 51-53, 59-60, 63, 75-76, "The Andurien Wars"</ref> After these small operations were completed with little losses, the unit was moved to reinforce Andurien forces on the world of [[Betelgeuse]] against [[Warrior House Kamata]] on 9 February [[3031]]. The mercenary unit quickly pushed the Warrior House forces back and seized a large piece of planetary real estate, however, they were unable to land a killing blow against the Capellan defenders. The Duchy of Andurien continued to build up forces on Betelgeuse in an effort to complete its conquest. In early [[3032]], many believed that fighting would soon end after nearly three years of conflict because so much force was being brought to bear. However, on 9 May 3032, all five regiments of the [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] attacked. By 23 May that same year, no Andurien forces, including the Tooth of Ymir, were left on the planet as they had fled with significant losses.<ref name=HBW /> The Tooth of Ymir then moved to the world of [[Andurien]] for rest and refit after their escape. They sat out the next few years of the Secession until called upon in [[3037]] to assist Duchy forces on [[Xanthe III]]. Initially, the arrival of the mercenaries pushed the odds in the favor of Andurien forces. However, these hopes were quickly dashed as enough [[FWLM]] units soon arrived to gain a permanent advantage. After a bloody last stand at New Barstow, the unit headed to [[Outreach]] as their contract was up and Colonel Heller had been killed during their escape. Their new leader, Colonel [[Susan Shadwell]], rejected all offers about continuing their employment with the Duchy of Andurien, and the unit sat out the rest of the Secession.<ref name=HBW /> ===Chaos March=== The command found employment for the next two decades with their former enemies the [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 42</ref><ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 63</ref>, where they defended three planets at the same time. Because of this, some of those elements formed their own mercenary unit, [[Kingston's Killers]]<ref name=ItW>''Initiation to War''</ref>. With the increased hostility at the FedCom border [[Operation GUERRERO]] was started. The unit was teamed up with [[Stapleton's Grenadiers]] to retake [[Sarna]] from the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. The planetary defenders ([[Grim Determination]], the [[Kaifeng SMM]] and the 1st Battalion of the [[Sarna Martial Academy Cadre]]) outnumbered the invaders and, with the air superiority on their side, the Capellans had a difficult time. The Grenadiers suffered serious losses during the fight and had no other choice than to abandon the planet. The remaining mercenary command tried to hold the advancing defenders but were surrounded. The Tooth surrendered to the planetary government. They offered them a new contract. The leader of the Tooth accepted. The command was now tasked to liberate nearby [[Sakhalin (CC)|Sakhalin]] from the Capellans. Sakhalin was defended by three companies from [[Kingston's Legionnaires]], but with their superior numbers the Sarna units defeated the Capellans in short time. The Legionnaires retreated back to Capellan space.<ref>''Chaos March'', p. 13</ref> ===Jihad=== The Tooth came under fire from friendly [[ComStar]] forces on [[Epsilon Indi]] in the early confusion of the [[Jihad]]. The [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[2nd Division (ComStar)|Second Division]] attacked and crippled the Tooth of Ymir in October [[3067]].<ref name=WoBSEIF>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [04/01/3068]: "Word of Blake Seizes Epsilon Indi, Fletcher"''</ref> No proof could later be found that they had intended to turn on their employers. The battered unit wisely surrendered. Having lost the strength stipulated by their contract, they then reportedly terminated it and headed to [[Arc-Royal]] to rebuild. The unit was rebuilt by specialty salvage group [[Skibinski's Salvage]]. Grand Duke [[Morgan Kell]] sent the rebuilt unit to [[Zanderij]] in [[3070]]. In June the unit faced [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s [[305th Assault (Clan Jade Falcon)|305th Assault Cluster]] on the world of [[Morges]]. The unit battled the Falcon Cluster for nearly two months until the unexpected arrival of a [[Clan Steel Viper]] Cluster. The Falcons, after losing their leader in an earlier engagement with the Tooth, left the world. The "Steel Vipers" turned out to be mercenary unit [[Greenburg's Godzillas]], the Tooth's reinforcements.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 113, "Tooth of Ymir Profile"</ref> The Jade Falcons would attack Zanderij again in [[3074]] or very early [[3075]]; this time, forces from [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Iota Galaxy]] landed on Zanderij, only to find themselves engaging the Godzillas, the Tooth of Ymir and the [[Thor's Hammers]]. The Thor's Hammers mercenary unit, commanded by [[Major]] [[Napoleon Hobart]], had recently taken receipt of a battery of newly-manufactured ''[[Helepolis]]'' [['Mech]]s which had been organized into a battery of ArtilleryMechs commanded by [[Captain]] [[Gustav Colt]]. Colt was a veteran artilleryman from the [[12th Star Guards]], a multiregiment mercenary unit destroyed during the initial [[Operation Revival|Clan invasion]]. Colt and the motley collection of 'Mechs armed with artillery weapons known as "Hobart's Funnies" proved hugely effective against the Jade Falcon forces, pinning Iota Galaxy down with a constant artillery barrage and preventing the Falcon forces from breaking out of their initial landing zone. The Jade Falcons attempted to remove Colt's forces by launching a head-hunting attack using [[Elemental]]s, only to discover that the Hammers had predicted the attack and screened the Funnies extensively with conventional forces; the Elementals were wiped out by the Hammers, leaving the surviving elements of Iota Galaxy little option but to withdraw.<ref name="TRO3075p182">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 182, "HEP-2H Helepolis"</ref> In December [[3075]] Arch-Duke Morgan Kell deployed the Tooth of Ymir and the [[Knights of St. Cameron]] to [[Galatea]] following a call for reinforcements from [[Precentor]] [[Louisa Draga]], the commanding officer of the Com Guard [[79th Division (ComStar)|Seventy-ninth Division]]; the Seventy-ninth Division was fighting alongside the [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] and the [[1st Skye Jaegers|First Skye Jaegers]] as a part of the allied coalition, and were attempting to recapture Galatea from the [[11th Division (Word of Blake)|Eleventh Word of Blake Militia]], but the campaign had bogged down and Precentor [[Styven Kimmelry]], the commanding officer of the 103rd, had just been killed in a Blakist "Headhunter" attack.<ref name="JHS3076p63">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 63, "Galatea Secured"</ref> The two main Blakist strengths on Galatea were based around Paphos and Pygmalion, both of which were under siege from allied coalition forces. Taking advantage of the arrival of the Knights and the Tooth of Ymir, Draga pulled the Seventy-ninth away from Paphos, leaving the Skye Jaegers to block attempts by the Blakists there to break out or reinforce their compatriots at Pygmalion; Draga then led the Seventh-ninth and both mercenary units in an extended, three-day attack on the Blakists at Pygmalion, which represented the largest single group of Blakist forces left on Galatea. When the allied coalition finally cracked the defenses in January [[3076]] and began pouring into Blakist lines the defenders tried to break out and link up with the force and Paphos, but were blocked and crushed by the coalition forces; this prompted the Paphos contingent to break for their [[DropShip]]s, fleeing and leaving Galatea to the allied coalition.<ref name="JHS3076p63"/><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp20">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> ==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 Tooth of Ymir''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Davis Heller]]||[[3025]] - [[3037]]<ref name=HBHSp137/><ref name=HBW/> |- | Colonel||[[Susan Shadwell|Susan Brownell Shadwell]]||[[3059]] - [[3068]]<ref name= FMMercsp111/><ref name=FMMR113>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 104'', "Tooth of Ymir Unit Profile"</ref><ref name="MSUp107">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 107, "Skibinski's Salvage"</ref> |- | Colonel||[[Blake Shadwell]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182, "Notable Mercenary Forces - Lyran Commonwealth"</ref> |- |} ===Other Officers=== * [[Major]] [[Ivan Petrov]] as of [[3067]].<ref name=FMMR113/> ==Tactics== The unit is experienced in defensive operations.<ref name=FMMR113/> ==Support== * Technical support: 80% ==Composition History== ===3025=== '''Tooth of Ymir''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=HBHSp137>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 137</ref> :* CO: Colonel Davis Heller <ref name=HBHSp137/> :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Wheel]]. <ref name=HKDCp135> House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.135 </ref> === 3028 === '''Tooth of Ymir''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name =HBSp87>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.87</ref> ===3050=== '''Tooth of Ymir ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable) <ref name=20Yp63>''20 Year Update'', p. 63, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> :* CO: Colonel Susan Brownell Shadwell <ref name=20Yp63/> :Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Niomede]], [[Shiba]] and [[Sigma Mare]]. <ref name=20Yp63/> ===3059=== '''Tooth of Ymir ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name= FMMercsp111/> :* CO: Colonel Susan Brownell Shadwell <ref name= FMMercsp111/> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Sakhalin (CC)|Sakhalin]]. <ref name = FMMercsp111 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref> ===3067=== '''Tooth of Ymir'''(1 [[Regiment]]/ Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR113/> * CO: Colonel Susan Brownell Shadwell ** 1st [[Battalion]]: Major Alexander Barcalow ** 2nd Battalion: Major Ivan Petrov ** 3rd Battalion: Major Elizabeth Flores Note: The unit fields many Marik and Liao designs, with 1 [[Company]] of Assault 'Mechs equipped with advanced technology. '''Ymir Armored Fangs'''(1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR113/> * Armor Commander: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Melora Rabin Note: The Armor contains one company of [[Sniper Artillery (Combat Vehicle)|Sniper]] Artillery. ====Notes==== In [[3075]] the unit had among their forces the [[DropShip]] ''[[Firebrand (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Firebrand]]''.<ref name=TLFOTBCp310>''The Last Flight of the Black Condor'', p. 310</ref> ===3145=== '''Tooth of Ymir''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3145p182/> * CO: Blake Shadwell<ref name=FM:3145p182/> :- As of 3145 the Tooth of Ymir was operating at seventy-five percent of full strength and was a "B"-rated mercenary command, stationed on [[Tetersen]].<ref name=FM:3145p182/> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Word of Blake Seizes Epsilon Indi.2C Fletcher|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 04/01/3068: "Word of Blake Seizes Epsilon Indi, Fletcher"]]'' * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' * ''[[Chaos March]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]'' * ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]'' * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Tooth of Ymir]]

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