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There was little the Warrior Houses could do to stop the Steiner-Davion juggernaut during the [[Fourth Succession War]] though; in several cases Warrior Houses were specifically targeted for destruction by elite forces.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 43</ref>  Particular embarrassment came during one of the last operations of the war, the rescue of the traitor [[Justin Xiang Allard]].  Warrior House Imarra's 'Mechs had been the only ones equipped with [[Triple Strength Myomer]] stolen from the Davions, but the technology was sabotaged.  When the [[1st Kathil Uhlans]] arrived on Sian to retrieve Allard, the gas they unleashed caused the myomer to burst into flames, leaving the Imarra 'Mechs helpless as the traitor was spirited away.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 45</ref>
 
There was little the Warrior Houses could do to stop the Steiner-Davion juggernaut during the [[Fourth Succession War]] though; in several cases Warrior Houses were specifically targeted for destruction by elite forces.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 43</ref>  Particular embarrassment came during one of the last operations of the war, the rescue of the traitor [[Justin Xiang Allard]].  Warrior House Imarra's 'Mechs had been the only ones equipped with [[Triple Strength Myomer]] stolen from the Davions, but the technology was sabotaged.  When the [[1st Kathil Uhlans]] arrived on Sian to retrieve Allard, the gas they unleashed caused the myomer to burst into flames, leaving the Imarra 'Mechs helpless as the traitor was spirited away.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 45</ref>
  
It would not be until [[3051]] that the eight Warrior Houses had regained their pre–Fourth Succession War strength.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 51</ref>  A measure of revenge was achieved in [[3057]] during [[Operation GUERRERO]], when all eight Houses liberated the planet [[Liao]] from Davion control and returned House Liao's ancestral home to their control.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 74</ref>
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It would not be until [[3051]] that the eight Warrior Houses had regained their pre–Fourth Succession War strength.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 51</ref>  A measure of revenge was achieved in [[3057]] during [[Operation Guerrero]], when all eight Houses liberated the planet [[Liao]] from Davion control and returned House Liao's ancestral home to their control.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 74</ref>
  
 
Due to the philosophical and spiritual demands of induction and training into a Warrior House, the various Houses were slow to rebuild after the [[Jihad]]. Three Houses - Fujita, Lu Sann, and Ma-Tsu Kai - had effectively been destroyed during the Jihad, and Ijori soon after, fighting the Republic. Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] chose to keep the monasteries of each order open, even though each was little more than a home for elderly veterans, new acolytes, and washouts from other training programs. In doing so, the Chancellor allowed the possibility of raising fresh battalions in the future to be kept open.<ref name="J:FRp99">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 99: "The Warrior Houses"</ref> However, to the year [[3145]], only House Ijori was reborn (in [[3134]]) after the recovery of Liao for the Confederation. The reborn house established its headquarters on that planet.<ref name=ACtA01>''By Temptations and by War'', p. 288</ref>
 
Due to the philosophical and spiritual demands of induction and training into a Warrior House, the various Houses were slow to rebuild after the [[Jihad]]. Three Houses - Fujita, Lu Sann, and Ma-Tsu Kai - had effectively been destroyed during the Jihad, and Ijori soon after, fighting the Republic. Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] chose to keep the monasteries of each order open, even though each was little more than a home for elderly veterans, new acolytes, and washouts from other training programs. In doing so, the Chancellor allowed the possibility of raising fresh battalions in the future to be kept open.<ref name="J:FRp99">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 99: "The Warrior Houses"</ref> However, to the year [[3145]], only House Ijori was reborn (in [[3134]]) after the recovery of Liao for the Confederation. The reborn house established its headquarters on that planet.<ref name=ACtA01>''By Temptations and by War'', p. 288</ref>
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==Structure==
 
==Structure==
 
Fanatically loyal to House Liao, the Warrior Houses are autonomous monastic organizations operating as combined arms regiments.  Each is led by a House Master, who is answerable only to the Chancellor or the Master of House Imarra in their capacity as Grand Master of the Blessed Discipline.  Only with the Chancellor's blessing may a Warrior House be placed under the command of the [[Strategios]]; more typically the [[Strategic Military Director]] will coordinate their efforts with the Grand Master.  When operating alongside regular units in the field, the Warrior House will be considered senior and issue joint commands as necessary.  The only exceptions are for the [[Capellan Hussars]] and the [[Death Commandos]], although they rarely work alongside each other for just such a reason.<ref name=FMCC58>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 58</ref>
 
Fanatically loyal to House Liao, the Warrior Houses are autonomous monastic organizations operating as combined arms regiments.  Each is led by a House Master, who is answerable only to the Chancellor or the Master of House Imarra in their capacity as Grand Master of the Blessed Discipline.  Only with the Chancellor's blessing may a Warrior House be placed under the command of the [[Strategios]]; more typically the [[Strategic Military Director]] will coordinate their efforts with the Grand Master.  When operating alongside regular units in the field, the Warrior House will be considered senior and issue joint commands as necessary.  The only exceptions are for the [[Capellan Hussars]] and the [[Death Commandos]], although they rarely work alongside each other for just such a reason.<ref name=FMCC58>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 58</ref>
During the Andurien Crisis and Operation GUERRERO, [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] had seniority over the warrior houses as well.<ref>''Andurien Secession{{cn}}</ref><ref>''Brush Wars: Operation Guerrero''{{cn}}</ref>
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During the Andurien Crisis and Operation Guerrero, [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] had seniority over the warrior houses as well.<ref>''Andurien Secession{{cn}}</ref><ref>''Brush Wars: Operation Guerrero''{{cn}}</ref>
 
With rare singularity, each Warrior House is composed of two [[battalion]]s: one [[BattleMech]] and one [[infantry]].<ref name=HL70>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 70</ref>  The 'Mech battalion will have the latest in martial technology, although the Warrior Houses take pride in piloting at least one of every 'Mech design ever built within the Confederation.<ref name=FMCC58/>  The infantry battalion will be trained to fulfill a variety of roles: scouts, infiltrators, demolition experts, armored vehicle crews, even assassins.  Most will also be adept at anti-'Mech tactics.<ref name=HL70/><ref name=FMCC58/>  After the advent of [[battle armor]], each battalion also received at least a platoon's worth of [[Fa Shih]] suits.  The Warrior Houses (for the most part) do not maintain their own aerospace forces but will second them from the military as needed.<ref name=FMCC58/>
 
With rare singularity, each Warrior House is composed of two [[battalion]]s: one [[BattleMech]] and one [[infantry]].<ref name=HL70>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 70</ref>  The 'Mech battalion will have the latest in martial technology, although the Warrior Houses take pride in piloting at least one of every 'Mech design ever built within the Confederation.<ref name=FMCC58/>  The infantry battalion will be trained to fulfill a variety of roles: scouts, infiltrators, demolition experts, armored vehicle crews, even assassins.  Most will also be adept at anti-'Mech tactics.<ref name=HL70/><ref name=FMCC58/>  After the advent of [[battle armor]], each battalion also received at least a platoon's worth of [[Fa Shih]] suits.  The Warrior Houses (for the most part) do not maintain their own aerospace forces but will second them from the military as needed.<ref name=FMCC58/>
  

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