Vong's Grenadiers
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Formerly known as Ishara's Grenadiers.
Contents
History
Formation
In it Third Succession War, the Grenadier's suffered from bad discipline and heavy equipment losses.
-2925 - The Grenadiers and Kamakura's Hussars were attacked on Hassad, by House Marik forces utilizing large force of Scorpion BattleMechs. The Grenadiers and its allied unit used their more maneuverable Hornet light 'Mechs out flanked the cumbersome quad-legged Marik Mechs in some parts of the planet. However, heavy losses force them to withdraw. (This marks the beginning of the Capellans' trademark doctrine of conserving equipment.[1]
-2950 - The Grenadiers fought in defense of Daniels, fighting of elements of Davion Syrtis Fusiliers. The hard fought defense of the world cost the unit half its numbers. In following year, the officer corp of the unit was re-organized.
-2991 - Marik forces raid the world of Conquista, where the unit had recently been assigned to garrison. The unit did fairly against the incursion and forced the raiders off. However, since this time, the CCAF continued to re-structure unit with new officers, leaving the warriors of the unit unspired leadership.[2]
Fourth Succession War
The unit didn't see any action in the Fourth Succession War.
Andurien/Canopus Invasion
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War of 3039
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Operation Guerrero
They were assigned to reclaim Carver V from the Chaos March. Faced heavy opposition even before they landed and hung on for two months before being ordered back to Aldebaran for rest and refit.
The Ishara's Grenadiers attacked Arboris in 3057, where their first battalion was defeated by the combined forces of the remnants of the Arboris SMM (a mixed regiment of BattleMechs, armor, and infantry loyal to the FedCom) and the Farmers' Freedom Army (9+ infantry regiments). The FFA then turned on the Arboris SMM, forcing them to withdraw. Meanwhile, Ishara's Grenadiers withdrew to the capital city of Kansas Plain where they waited in vain for supplies from the CapCon. By the end of 3057, there was a three-way stalemate on Arboris, with the FFA and Arboris SMM suffering raids by the Grenadiers, while the SMM's commander kept failing in his efforts to enact a truce with the FFA.[3]
Xin Sheng Campaign
The Grenadiers have suffered times, being under strength and consistly sabotaging its own efforts to rebuild its strength. The unit during this time period problems handling civilian authorities with heavy hand, taking the law in their own hands regardless of Maskirovka agents placed among their numbers. The unit has had clashes with Word of Blake security forces and Vong's Special Teams infantry.[4] The unit was stationed on the Liao Commonality world of Kaifeng as of 3067.
Jihad
Transferred to Tsingtao in early 3068 to repel the Illician Lancers, who were attacking as part of Operation Sovereign Justice. This encounter nearly destroyed the unit, but they did keep the world in the Confederation. Before being reassigned to Palladaine to rebuild, they repelled several other raids.[5]
Officers
As of 3025 the commanding officer was Colonel Maxwell Keng.
As of 3063 the commanding officer was Sang-shao Choung Vong.
Tactics
Composition
3025
BattleMech Regiment
- Battalion - Command Lance: CO: Colonel Maxwell Keng
- 1st Battalion - CO: Major Harrison Lear
- 2nd Battalion - CO: Major Trudy Teng
3063[6]
Vong's Grenadiers (1 Regiment/Regular/Questionable)
- CO/1st Battalion: Sang-shao Choung Vong
- XO/2nd Battalion: Zhong-shao Aimee Yung-Tsi
- Heavy regiment
Vong's Air Squadron (2 Squadrons/Green/Questionable)
- Wing Commander: Kong-sao-shao Andrew Wiggen
Aldebaran 12th Home Guard (1 Regiment/Green Reliable/)
- Armor Commander: Zhong-shao Paul Richards
Vong's Special Teams (4 Companies/Regular/Questionable)
- Infantry Commander: Zhong-shao Rue Mank Oaks
3079
The unit was sixty percent below it's pre-Jihad strength in 3079.[5]
Notes
- Original unit name was Ishara's Grenadiers.[7]
- Sang-shao Choung Vong would later be featured in the MechCommander 2 computer game piloting a custom Lao Hu BattleMech.
References
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 49 - "Limits of Success" - Ishtar's Grenadiers pull out after being hammered by Marik Scorpions.
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 93 - "Ishtar's Grenadiers unit profile".
- ↑ Chaos March , p. 27
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 25 - "Vong Grenadiers unit profile" - Vong's Grenadier taking law in hands get in trouble and causing it not able properly rebuild.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Report: CCAF, p. 13
- ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 81 - "Unit Profile"
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 93 - "Ishtar's Grenadiers" - Vong's original name