5th Siege Brigade

5th Siege Brigade
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 M109 155mm self-propelled gun M22 mortar carrier M1929 mortar carrier M70A1 multiple rocket launcher M1932 engineer squad vehicle M8 infantry fighting vehicle M19 infantry fighting vehicle M1 assault breacher vehicle CH-150B cargo heliplane
Engagements	2013 riots Operation Mountain Bloom
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Hyrum Giles

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 and its four sister brigades are trained and equipped for sustained, autonomous high-intensity operations.

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:

“	Though ad hoc and hastily assembled, units were well-led, with their limited weapons and other equipment distributed as efficiently as possible; given clear, specific roles; and equally able to function in urban and rural terrain.	„

The fledgling Militia Forces were thus organized along the lines of U.S. brigade and regimental combat teams. Five provisional formations primed the pump—infantry brigades of 12,000 troops, an acceptable minimum unit size 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.). These elements could be parceled out at the battalion, company and platoon level as necessary.