4^th Tau Ceti Rangers

One of the oldest units in the Capellan armed forces, the 4^th Tau Ceti Rangers entered Liao service shortly after the departure of Aleksandr Kerensky. Among its many battle honors, the Rangers took part in the attacks on the Marik homeworlds of New Delos and Galloway VI and later saw considerable action against House Kurita, repeatedly disputing ownership of the plan­ets Caph and Northwind in the late 29th century.

In the ill-fated Capellan attack on Emerson at the onset of the Second Succession War, the Rangers lost over half its effective strength and over two-thirds of its BattleMechs. Reformed as a single strong battalion under the command of Major Hamilton Branderberg, the Rangers have retained a hereditary line of Branderbergs as commanding officers and have grown to two strong battalions.

Between 2832 and 2834, as part of the task group assigned to defend the Tikonov Commonality against attacks by House Davion, the 4th captured numerous Davion Marauders. The flexibility and mobility of this design particularly impressed Colo­nel Branderberg, and since then, the unit’s commanders have sought to acquire as many of these Mechs as possible.

With the outbreak of the Third Succession War, the Rangers were transferred to the Liao-Marik border, where its high profi­ciency made it ideal as a quick-reaction force against Marik raiders. It has remained in this fire-brigade role throughout the war, participating in the valiant defense of Les Halles in 2952.

At the close of the century, the Rangers returned to duty along the Tikonov Commonality borders, finding action again on Rio in 2980 against House Davion. At present the 4^th is one of the more stable units in the Capellan armed forces. Though much of its equipment has been salvaged many times over, the esprit of the officers and men remains remarkably high, and the unit is capable of giving a good account of itself.

UPDATE

The 4^th Tau Ceti Rangers have accepted permanent sponsorship from the Capellan Confederation and are now part of the Capellan division known as Citizen's Honored.

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