21st Illician Rangers
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| 21st Illician Rangers | |
| Nickname | Drop-And-Stop |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Illician Lancers |
The 21st Illician Rangers was a regiment of the Illician Lancers.
History
Formed for airborne missions and other special force tasks, in the past the unit included enough DropShips to support a quick relocation. The unit worked closely together with the Star League Defense Force as instructors. During the Succession Wars, they lost most of their sophisticated equipment and reorganized for their new operations. The Lancers worked for the AFFS (and later the AFFC) for the last two centuries, and were a feared opponent in the CCAF.
In the Third Succession War elements of the 21st Illician Lancers faced the Black Widow Company on Galtor III.[1]
The 21st Rangers, along with the 4th Rangers and two other mercenary regiments (the 2nd Cunningham's Commandos[2] and Federated Freemen[3]) captured Gei-Fu. The 3rd Capellan Defense Force had no chance and were annihilated. Later in the Operation the regiment captured Imalda. The Fifth Capellan Reserve Cavalry with support of the Death Commandos forced the 21st to a retreat.[4]
After the end of the Jihad, the 21st Illician Rangers were stationed on Keuterville, a world along the Federated Suns/Taurian Concordat border.[5]
During the ilClan Era, the Lancers were relocated to the Dragon's Tongue area, playing some part in the reconquest. In early 3152, the 21st Rangers was stationed on the planet Brundage, on the Combine frontier, and were attacked by the Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars in a three-week campaign which forced the Lancers to retreat, leaving the world to the Combine.[6]
After the peace created by Danai Liao and Erik Sandoval-Groell the entirety of the Illician Lancers were recalled to New Avalon to aid against the encroaching Word of Blake forces under the command of Avitue. The 59th, 21st, and 4th regiments were all reunited for the first time in many years.[7]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 21st Illician Rangers | |||
| Colonel | Roy Barnard | 3050 - 3059[8][9][10] | |
| Colonel | Aynsley Zibler | 3067 | |
| Colonel | Kenneth Koppel | 3085[11] | |
| Colonel | Kenneth Ramaley | 3145[12] - Present[7] | |
Other Officers
- Leftenant Xanthe Culturo, MechWarrior during the Dark Age.[13]
Tactics
The 21st specializes in airborne operations and high-risk combat insertions, and regularly performs maneuvers that most others would never consider.
Dragoon Ratings
Dragoon Rating: Unrated
Composition History
2786 - 2821
21st Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[14]
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Rahne. In 2821 the command was reduced to 35 percent of its strength and was deployed on Alkes.[14]
2830
21st Rangers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[15]
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Alkes with an operational readiness of 62 percent.[15]
2864
21st Rangers (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[15]
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Alkes with an operational readiness of 39percent.[15]
3025
21st Illician Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[16]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Jonzac.
3040
21st Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[17]
3050
2nd Illician Lancers (21st Rangers) (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[8]
3054
2nd Illician Lancers (21st Rangers) (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[9]
3059
21st Illician Rangers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[10]
3067
21st Illician Rangers (1 Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)
- CO: Colonel Aynsley Zibler
- XO: Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Santos
- 7 Companies are Jump-capable - 2 Companies without Jump Jets are grouped separately
13th Illician Air Guard (1 Reinforced Wings/Elite/Fanatical)
- CO: Major Duilio Arquette
- 3 Squadrons for close ground support through heavy fighters - 3 Flies for cargo duties
25th Armored Cavalry Regiment (1 Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)
- CO: Lieutenant Colonel Stephanie Wayland
- 1 Battalion design for assault combat - 2 Battalions with lighter equipment
55th Mechanized Cavalry (1 Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)
- CO: Lieutenant Colonel Larry Patton
- Trained as paratroopers and in the use of Jump Packs - They can operate for a longer period without support
3079
21st Rangers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[18]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Keuterville.[18] The 21st Illician Rangers were reduced to two-thirds of their pre-Jihad strength.[5]
3085
21st Rangers (Veteran/Reliable)[11]
- CO: Colonel Kenneth Koppel
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Montour under contract with the Federated Suns.[11]
3145
21st Illician Rangers (Veteran/Reliable)[12]
- CO: Colonel Kenneth Ramaley
3153
21st Illician Rangers (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)
- CO: Colonel Kenneth Ramaley
- Re-Deployed to New Avalon
References
- ↑ Tales of the Black Widow Company, pp. 18–19
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 47
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 52
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 73
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Report: AFFS, p. 20
- ↑ Dominions Divided p. 69
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Resurgence
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 20 Year Update, p. 21
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Objective Raids, p. 15
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 108
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 160: "Notable Mercenary Forces Deployment Table"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 182: "Notable Mercenary Forces - Federated Suns"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, p. 36: "GDR-1D Gravedigger"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 First Succession War, p. 140
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Second Succession War, p. 100
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 147
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Field Report: AFFS, p. 19