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| image = [[File:McIntyre House Guard.jpg|150px]]
| Designation = McIntyre House Guard
| Formed = [[3041]]
| Disbanded = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname = Balance of Power
| Affiliation = [[Circinus Federation]]
| Parent Command = Independent 
| Sub-Command = 
}}

==History==
The '''McIntyre House Guard''' were formed because of devastating infighting between various factions of the Federation's other military force, the [[Black Warriors]].<ref name=mpsp168>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 168</ref> They were able to defend against the Warriors and protect the people and industrial sites on [[Circinus]]. They also defended the world from a joint raid by the [[6th Orloff Grenadiers]] and the [[Timbuktu Theater Militia]] in [[3058]].<ref name=FMP104/>

When the [[Marian Hegemony]] invaded the Federation, the House Guard countered [[VI Legio]]'s arrival on [[Blantleff]]. Equipped with heavier machines provided by the [[Word of Blake]] the House Guard was able to drive the Legion out of the system. Between the Word of Blake's assistance and salvage taken from the Marian invasion, the unit was able to add a battalion of additional heavy and assault 'Mechs.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 197</ref>

After the Black Warriors left the Circinus Federation in late [[3067]], the House Guard was the only defensive force left to the Federation.<ref name=mpsp168/> Trainees who were assigned to the House Guard usually went through training with the Black Warriors first; if they failed, they were assigned to the House Guard. The House Guard typically operated in battalion sized formations and didn't integrate their supporting units under the company level. They mostly used heavy and assault 'Mechs, usually older models from the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. They also used mechanized infantry, tanks, and hovercraft.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 171</ref>

==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the McIntyreHouse Guard'''
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Jenna Lawrence]]||[[3064]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMP104>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 104, "McIntyre House Guard Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=FMU203>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 203, "Circinus Federation Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
The Guard is specialized in static defense tactics, used 'Mech sized traps and other gimmicks from this spart.<ref name=FMP104/> They were intended as the shield to the Black Warriors sword, so this makes sense.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 170</ref>

==Composition History==
===3064 to 3067===
'''McIntyre "A" Battalion''' ([[Battalion]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMP104/><ref name=FMU203/>
* CO: [[Major]] Britt Wolin
- The unit fields a separate command [[company]].

'''McIntyre "B" Battalion''' (Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMP104/><ref name=FMU203/>
* CO: Major Suzanne Ware
- The unit fields mostly heavy and assault 'Mech designs.

'''McIntyre Wings''' (1 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMP104/><ref name=FMU203/>
* CO: Major Adam Calabrese
- The Wing is split in space and air duties, the half of the unit is a mix of light and medium fighters.

'''McIntyre Armored Cavalry''' (Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMP104/><ref name=FMU203/> 
* CO: Major Dwayne Alvarez
- The unit fields a mix of medium and heavy tanks, and two lances of fast hovercraft.

'''McIntyre Militia''' (Reinforced Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMP104/><ref name=FMU203/>
* CO: Major Jonathan Kropa
- The unit fields a Mechanized Infantry Platoon.

==Notes==
Special rules for the McIntyre House Guard can be found in ''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 154.

==Gallery==
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Patton (McIntyre House Guard) FMPeriphery.jpg|A [[Patton]] tank in McIntyre House Guard colors.
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''

[[Category:Circinus Federation Commands|McIntyre House Guard]]