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The '''5th Siege Brigade''' is a formation of the Elizian Land Federal Guard. It was activated in May 2013 as the '''5th Infantry Brigade (Provisional)'''. It is trained and equipped for sustained, autonomous high-intensity operations. [[File:5thSiegeTrenchYuma.jpg|thumb|right|Troops of E Company, 4th Battalion man a trench in the Mohawk Mountains on April 19, 2014 against drug traffickers.]] | The '''5th Siege Brigade''' is a formation of the Elizian Land Federal Guard. It was activated in May 2013 as the '''5th Infantry Brigade (Provisional)'''. It is trained and equipped for sustained, autonomous high-intensity operations. [[File:5thSiegeTrenchYuma.jpg|thumb|right|Troops of E Company, 4th Battalion man a trench in the Mohawk Mountains on April 19, 2014 against drug traffickers.]] | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Upon review of fighting during secession, militia brass and civilian consultants (some of the latter themselves veterans) concluded a key contributor to victory was the use of flying columns. Their efficiency and focus was cited by Colonel (later President of the Federal Republic) Garth Lambert: | Upon review of fighting during secession, militia brass and civilian consultants (some of the latter themselves veterans) concluded a key contributor to victory was the use of flying columns. Their efficiency and focus was cited by Colonel (later President of the Federal Republic) Garth Lambert: |
Revision as of 15:46, 2 October 2016
5th Siege Brigade | |
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5a Sieĝo Brigado | |
Country | Elizio |
Branch | Land Federal Guard |
Type | Infantry |
Role |
Siege warfare Urban warfare Trench warfare Tunnel warfare |
Size | ~12,000 |
Garrison/HQ | Filibusters Camp, Gadsden |
Motto | "To the Point" |
Equipment |
M224 60mm mortar M252 81mm mortar M120/M121 120mm mortar M1203A1 155mm self-propelled gun M22 mortar carrier M1929 mortar carrier M70A1/M71A1 multiple rocket launcher M1932 engineer squad vehicle M8 infantry fighting vehicle M19 infantry fighting vehicle M1 assault breacher vehicle M9 armored combat earthmover M-Gator utility vehicle D7E armored dozer CH-150B cargo heliplane A-29 Super Tucano |
Engagements |
2013 riots Operation Mountain Bloom |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Brigadier General Hyrum Giles |
History
Upon review of fighting during secession, militia brass and civilian consultants (some of the latter themselves veterans) concluded a key contributor to victory was the use of flying columns. Their efficiency and focus was cited by Colonel (later President of the Federal Republic) Garth Lambert:
The fledgling Federal Guard ground forces were thus organized along the lines of U.S. brigade and regimental combat teams. Six provisional formations primed the pump—specialized infantry brigades of 12,000 troops, an acceptable minimum to function independent of a division unless a full-scale conflict was declared. To that end, each brigade was assigned organic combat support units (armor, artillery, aviation, etc.), turning them for all intents and purposes into task forces.
The brigade's trial by fire came on March 2nd and 5th of 2014, when 1st and 2nd Battalions were called to suppress race riots in Phoenix, Gadsden, and New Angeles, Independence. For a week, the militia stormed barricades, rooted out snipers and accompanied emergency-service personnel, suffering 4 killed and 21 wounded combined. 3rd Battalion, meanwhile, quelled an uprising at United States Penitentiary Tucson with no casualties. Of special note is the battalion's use of mortars to deliver CS gas.
In early April, 4th Battalion deployed with 5th Battalion, 2nd Mountain Brigade, to clear a fortified cannabis farm in the western Mohawk Mountains. The farm was taken after heavy fighting and turned into an agricultural cooperative.