Legion of Vega

Army Composition Chart

The Legion of Vega had been the dumping ground for problem children of the DCMS for more than a century. Even though they grew in prestige after the ascension of Theodore Kurita to the throne, after the Jihad they had once again become poorly equipped and oft-maligned. Even with their better than average results during the Jihad and the fight against the Word of Blake, they remained the last unit to get resupplied and reequipped. As the Combine paid lip service to the Republic of the Sphere, many units were kept barely functional only so the main line regiments (usually the Swords of Light regiments) could be fully armed and equipped.

While this generated some resentment in the Legion, it was also a point of pride for many of their soldiers. They were able to make do with what they had. They were the best of warriors because they did not NEED the better modern machines. Their warriors completed objectives through guts and courage.

Recent History

The Legion went to the school of hard knocks once again as the Ghost Bears, Snow Ravens, Federated Suns and rebel Azami. Matsunari Toranaga prioritized the Swords of Light regiments for rearmament after the initial strikes against the Federated Suns, with the Legion of Vega far, FAR behind. Many units started digging through scraps from the Jihad to rearm their forces, leading MechWarriors to pilot reconditioned Word of Blake machines or more antique Combine machines up to and from the Clan Invasion.

The Legion still had to fight on all fronts during the Davion Reconquista, facing both the neighboring Clan toumans and the Federated Suns forces. The Legion was forced to stay on the move like all other units in the DCMS, which caused exhaustion to pile on the entire unit. By the end of the conflict, the 3 primary commands of the Legion of Vega were depleted in terms of supplies, but not in manpower.

Against the will of the Gunji-No-Kanrei, Coordinator Yori Kurita raised Miyoko Tsukamoto to the rank of Sho-Sho, a first in the Legion (albeit short) history. In her new position, the commander of the 2^nd Vega started a plan to replenish the Legion’s forces by expanding recruitment and increasing procurement, raising up to 3 new regiments to replace the lost Arkhab Legions

Active Commands

• 2^nd Legion of Vega
• 7^th Legion of Vega
• 8^th Legion of Vega
• 14^th Legion of Vega (reconstructed)
• 17^th Legion of Vega (Newly raised)
• 18^th Legion of Vega (Newly raised)
• 19^th Legion of Vega (Newly raised)

Officers

• Sho-Sho Miyoko Tsukamoto (2^nd Legion of Vega, Legion de facto commander)
  • Tai-sa Carole Garcia (53rd Vegan Lancers)
  • Tai-sa Vern Cox (241st Vegan Regulars)
• Tai-sa Millard Greer (7th Legion of Vega)
  • Tai-sa Akihiko Araki (27th Vegan Armor)
  • Tai-sa Moshe Lyons (98th Mechanized Brigade)
• Tai-Sa Yumiko Kasamatsu (8th Legion of Vega)
  • Tai-sa Mari England (55th Vegan Armor)
  • Tai-sa Hugo Alexander (250th Vegan Regulars)

Paint scheme

The Legion of Vega uses a variety of schemes depending on the individual units, but they prefer to use combinations of reds and greys.