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Tau 5th Colonial Legion |
Fantasy Campaign Year
40,000 Campaign Other (Combine Our Powers for the Greater Good) The 5th Colonial Legion History: When we Tau expanded through the gap
between the Damocles and Perdus Gulf, we un-knowingly
encroached on Gue'la space. Up till this point, our major
inter-stellar conflicts had been with Orks. Fortunately for
the us, no major War Boss had taken the local Orks to
Waaagh. The green threat were manageable through our
superior technology, our unity in serving the Greater Good,
and our alliance with the Kroot. Initial contacts with the
Gue'la were peaceful with trades benefiting both quickly
established. We did not know then that these Gue'la were
actually refugee and renegades from the Gue'la Imperium that
lied beyond in a region of space known as Ultima Segmentum.
The Gue'la Imperium were, and still is, an overly aggressive
and xenophobic empire. It wasn't long before the Gue'la
Imperium responded, in the same way as they have always have
when confronted with what they do not understand; they
responded with force and arms, the Damocles
crusade. Our colonies in this part of the galaxy
were still young; the colonial forces were primarily
garrisons and light rapid response units. These worlds were
either easily taken or cleansed by the Gue'la. Most of the
colonial forces were lost buying time for the evacuation of
colonists, or scattered with the exodus from Gue'la
atrocities. As we Tau regroup, the scattered colonial forces
were rallied to defend out major sept worlds. Most were
incorporated into existing Sept legions to replenish
depleted forces or complete out reserve forces. Some from
the larger of the lost colonies were still cohesive enough
to function as expatriates' forces. A few were almagated
into wholly new legions composed of units made from the
smaller colonies. One such almagated legion is the 5th
colonial. The 5th did not see much action in
defense of Tau space, its formation occurred toward the end
of the Imperial campaign. By then, the foolish Gue'la
Imperium had come to appreciate the power of the Greater
Good, and their attention and resources were required to
counter the Tyranid threat. The same that then encroached
on Tau space. We Tau began our campaign to liberate lost Tau
colonies and claim new worlds for growth. Though several
prominent commanders participated in the reclamation
process, the most prominent of them was Shas'o Vior'la
Shovah Kaius Mont'yr. Among the forces under the command of
Commander O'shovah was the 5th Colonial Legion. The lost
worlds were quickly reclaimed and repopulated. Some of these
worlds actually contained Gue'la who came to understand,
appreciate, and willing to submit and contribute to the
Greater Good. The 5th colonial legion, under command of
Shas'o M'yen Mal'Caor and three Aun, were designated to
defend several of these reclaimed worlds, along with
elements of Commander O'shovah's fleet under Kor'o Kais
Vior'la. Breakaway: When news of Commander O'shovah's
breakaway reached the 5th, who still was nominally under
O'shovah command, there was a general split of opinions. But
then several mysterious incidents placing the 3 Ethereals,
Aun'Shov, Aun'Kaara and Aun'Tsu in harm's way, Commander
O'vior'la and O'Mal'Caor met with their joint staff, the
Kor'Shas'ar'tol, without the Auns. Though widely sympathetic
to O'shovah, the reasons for this breakaway remained clouded
to the Kor'Shas'ar'tol. Coupled with their united concerns
for their Auns, a joint declaration was made condemning
O'shovah. An option was made available for any Tau to
continue on to rejoin Commander O'shovah. Roughly one sixth
of the Tau of the 5th did just that, the majority being
combat hardened Shas'ui Crisis battlesuit pilots. No attempt
was made to hinder their departure. Afterward, the 5th
colonial legion took on the name Mesmeor'est, the Combined
Powers, to represent their unity and the strength of the
disparate colonial worlds they protect. Organization: Being a colonial force, any strike force
of the 5th Legion is primarily composed of fire warriors and
Kroot allies. Most fire warrior squads will be mounted in
devilfish for rapid transport (most of the colonial worlds
remain sparsely settled with vast expanse of wilderness
between). With the lost of many of their crisis battlesuits,
the ones that remain tend to function as Monats. Combat Doctrine: Like most colonial legions, the 5th uses
a combination of mobility and firepower to achieve the
mission objective, usually in application of Kauyon.
Interesting enough, the fire warriors often serve as bait
with the Kroot serves as the trap. The paucity of XV8 has
often prevented them from enacting the Mont'ka. Battle cry: Ukos Game Play: The 5th legion use the following units
from the Tau Codex: HQ 1+ Shas'el, 0-1 Shas'o, 0-1 Aun,
(note no Shas'vre bodyguard
option) Elite XV8 Crisis battlesuit, XV15
Stealth team Troop 1+ Fire Warriors team (at least
1/2, round up, must be mounted in
devilfish), 1+ Kroot Carnivore
squad, 0-1 Gue'vesa team Fast Attack Gun drone squadron, Pathfinder
team, Kroot Hound pack Heavy Support XV88 Broadside, Hammerhead
gunship, Krootox 5th
Colonial Legion Shas'o Stealth
Team Fire
Teams Kroot
Teams Broadside Vehicles 5th
Fleet
Chaos