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Structure of the Taurian Defense Force

Concordat Army

3067 Concordat Army Field Manual

The Concordat Army consists of approximately nine Regiments, half the size it boasted a mere decade ago though the secession of the Calderon Protectorate's two regiments is partly to blame for that, plus mercenary units. Oriented toward lances of light-to-medium BattleMechs, Taurian units are similar in composition to their counterparts in the Successor States. Units routinely train to perform duties common to Special Task Groups, such as local counterattack teams or as deepspace raiders directed at vulnerable communication and supply points. The Ecole Militaire on Taurus produces many fine NCOs and officers for the Concordat Army.

Concordat Navy

The Concordat Navy consists of over one hundred Dropships and Jumpships divided into four fleets, each fleet being assigned to a corps front commander. Taurian naval personnel are typically long-term volunteers, with officers serving from four to seven years. In time of war, the Navy is expected to serve as the first line of defense against any aggressor. In a departure from Reunification War doctrine, all four fleet components, including that of the Taurian Guards Corps, are charged with engaging the enemy as far forward as possible, sacrificing themselves to blunt the enemy's invasion away from the Hyades Cluster. This strategy means that only a few vessels would remain behind to defend the Taurian homeworlds from any part of the attacking force that managed to slip through. The Taurian Naval Institute at New Vandenburg starts many strong and long naval careers.

Aerospace Arm

Though staffed, like its naval counterpart, with long-term professionals, the Aerospace Arm remains the weakest of the three principle military branches. A chronic lack of equipment and cursory experience fighting against modern combat tactics left this organization at a distinct disadvantage against its Inner Sphere counterparts--and even the better-trained Periphery states for many years, though a recent deal with the Outworlds Alliance has been very helpfull. Alliance instructors at the Concordat AeroSpace Flight School at Samantha have brought a new professionalism to the TDF Aerospace Arm, and made them a potent if small force.

Medical Division

The Medical Division recovers and rehabilitates wounded personnel in the field. At present, the medical service available to the average Concordat soldier is comparable to that of the Inner Sphere. Emphasis is placed on the quick retrieval of wounded personnel close to the forward edge of battle, and the division is fully capable of deploying emergency medical and surgical support stations via support craft at a moment's notice.

Transport and Service Division

The Transport and Services Division is responsible for transporting men and material to the field of battle. In addition, it can provide men and material to recover and repair battle-damaged craft and machines, as well as transport reserves capable of maintaining the integrity of units in the field. Except for those vessels directly assigned to specific regiments, this divsion controls all military Dropships and Jumpships.

Administrative Corps

The Administrative Corps is responsible for all matters pertaining to personnel and adminsitrative functions in the armed forces, including disbursement of funds, recordkeeping, promotion review boards, and the hiring and management of mercenary units.

Propaganda Division

Charged with maintaining good morale within the armed services, the Propaganda Division functions as an independent arm of the government that disseminates information regarding the positive aspects of Condorat life and discounts rumors instigated by enemy agents.

Special Forces

Concordat Constabulary

Charged with intelligence-gathering and internal security operations, it is also a source of troops during time of war. Two to six battalions of infantry (600 men each unlike the standard Taurian battalion of 270 men) and at least one company of armored units are available on every world of the Taurian Concordat.

Taurian SASF The Taurian Special Asteroid Support Force is a body of five thousand soldiers and naval personnel trained on Zero-g defense platforms throughout the Hyades Cluster asteroid belt.

Noble Family Regiments

In the event of war, the Taurian nobles are expected to raise and equip local defense regiments at their own expense of between 1,000 and 3,000 conventional infantry troopers.

Distribution of the Taurian Defense Forces
BattleMechs Aerospace Fighters
Lance 4 'Mechs 4 'Mechs Lance 2 ASFs 2 ASFs
Company 3 Lances 12 'Mechs Flight 2 Lances 4 ASFs
Battalion 4 Companies 48 'Mechs Wing 2 Flights 8 ASFs
Regiment 3 Battalions 144 'Mechs Air Division 2-3 Wings 16-24 ASFs
Regiments are led by a Command Lance
Corps by a combined arms company Infantry
Maniple 5 Soldiers 5 Soldiers
Vehicles Squad 2 Maniples 10 Soldiers
Maniple 2 Vehicles 2 Vehicles Platoon 3 Squads 30 Soldiers
Lance 3 Maniples 6 Vehicles Company 3 Platoons 90 Soldiers
Company 3 Lances 18 Vehicles Battalion 3 Companies 270 Soldiers
Battalion 3 Companies 54 Vehicles Regiment 3 Battalions 810 Soldiers
Regiment 3 Battalions 162 Vehicles Regiments possess a commando platoon