Ascendant Legion

Ascendant Legion
Unit Information
Allegiance:	Clan Plagueis
Type:	Army
Size:	2 Regiments
Garrison:	Aliso
Battles:	Orian Incursion Horizons Crisis Dark Crusade Battle of Korriban Battle of Florrum
Commander(s)
Commanders:	Plagueis Summit General Ranthe Benzayn
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The Ascendant Legion is made up of all ground forces controlled by Clan Plagueis, the Ascendant Clan. Control by the Plagueis Summit and under the direct command of General Ranthe Benzayn, these hardened troops are completely loyal to their dark masters and obey the will of Ascension at all times. Originally formed in 27 ABY, it was restructured first in 30 ABY. Following the losses sustained in 34 ABY, the Legion was restructured again and continues to be a ruthless force.

History

The Ascendant Legion was originally founded by Kal di Plagia Vorrac as a reorganization of the Jusadih Military Regime's Branches in 27 ABY. After the departure of Commander Vorrac, the Branches split apart into factions of renegade troops and Dark Jedi and waged civil war against one another. Seeing that only cohesive, true Leadership could unite the Ascendant House and turn it against its enemies, the Dark Jedi who would become known as Primus Pilus led guerrilla assaults and deadly strikes against the rebellious factions until all were once again made to submit to the Quaestor’s authority. Following the resolution of this conflict, Quaestor Tra'an Reith reorganized the remnants of the old Army and Intelligence Branches into the Legion, placing the Army and the Directorate firmly and permanently under the command of the Plagueis Summit.

Organization

The Ascendant Legion is organized as a combined operational command that inlcudes ground and aerospace. While General Benzayn is usually directly commanding the overall operations of the Legion, the Legion's aerospace operations are almost always assigned to support elements of the Ground force and therefore under his command as well. This includes strike fighter forces from the Ascendant Fleet that are engaged in ground support operations.

Following the restructuring of the Legion in 34 ABY, the Plagueian army shifted to be formulated around regimental combat teams. The regimental combat team (RCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the Ascendant Legion. A regimental combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver regiment, and its assigned support and fire units. The brigade is normally commanded by a Brigadier (O-7). A regimental combat team carries with its support units necessary to sustain its operations away from its parent unit. RCTs contain organic artillery support as well as air support assets.

The Legion is itself divided into two RCTs: Armored RCT Alpha and Mobile Infantry RCT Beta. The two units are part of the overall legion, and serve under the direction of the current Dread Lord. RCT Alpha is the Legion's primary armored force. It was designed around combined arms battalions that contain both AT-ATs and Armored Assault Tanks. Other vehicles, such as AT-STs and T2-B tanks, operate in a supporting role. Artillery support is provided by both AV-7 cannons as well as heavier Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery walkers with air support consisting of a squadron of T-47 airspeeders. RCT Beta, however, is an infantry force structured around the Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry functioning as a mobile infantry element. While RCT Alpha does inlcude LAAT/i support, RCT Beta was constituted so that each and every soldier can be transported aboard one of the gunships. The gunships, along with Ultra Light Assault Vehicles, provide the unit with light-armored strike capability. Additionally, the unit is supported entirely by AV-7 artillery, favoring the repulsor-based weapon system for greater battlefield mobility.

Units

Armored Regimental Combat Team Alpha

Combined Arms Battalion
Heavy Armor Company	Line Company	Line Company	Assault Company
4x AT-AT	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
4x AT-AT	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
4x AT-AT	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
8x AT-ST	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Combined Arms Battalion
Attack Armor Company	Line Company	Line Company	Assault Company
8x AAT-1 tank	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
8x AAT-1 tank	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
8x T2-B tank	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Combined Arms Battalion
Attack Armor Company	Line Company	Line Company	Assault Company
8x AAT-1 tank	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
8x AAT-1 tank	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
8x T2-B tank	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Support Battalion
Artillery Battery	Air Support Company	Scout Company	Spec. Mission Company
8x SPHA walker	T-47 element	20x RGC-18 speeder	20x ULAV speeder
8x SPHA walker	T-47 element	20x 74-Z speeder bike	Scout Platoon
8x AV-7 cannon	T-47 element	Scout Platoon	Engineer Platoon
8x AV-7 cannon	T-47 element	Sniper Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon

Mobile Infantry Regimental Combat Team Beta

Mobile Infantry Battalion
Line Company	Line Company	Line Company	Assault Company
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Mobile Infantry Battalion
Line Company	Line Company	Line Company	Assault Company
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Mobile Infantry Battalion
Line Company	Line Company	Line Company	Assault Company
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Rifle Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon
Support Battalion
Artillery Battery	Air Support Company	Scout Company	Spec. Mission Company
8x AV-7 cannon	T-47 element	20x ULAV speeder	20x 74-Z speeder bike
8x AV-7 cannon	T-47 element	20x ULAV speeder	Scout Platoon
8x AV-7 cannon	T-47 element	Scout Platoon	Engineer Platoon
8x AV-7 cannon	T-47 element	Sniper Platoon	Heavy Weapon Platoon

Rank Structure

While the legion operated by Clan Plagueis is overseen by free officers, the non-commissioned portions of the legion ranks are entirely made up of slave soldiers. As such, a formalized rank structure does not exist for those below officer rank within the army. The officer's rank insignia are worn on each side of the collar.

Ascendant Fleet Rank Table
Officer Rank
O-8	O-7	O-6	O-5	O-4	O-3	O-2	O-1
General GEN	Brigader BRG	Colonel COL	Lt. Colonel LTC	Major MAJ	Captain CPT	Lieutenant LT	Second Lieutenant SL

Vehicles and Equipment

The soldiers of the Ascendant Legion utilize many different weapon systems in order to wage war in the name of Plagueis. Crews and individual soldiers drill and train tirelessly to remain experts in the craft of death.

Armor

• All Terrain Assault Transports (12)
• All Terrain Scout Transports (8)
• AAT-1 Hover tanks (32)
• T2-B Repulsor tanks (16)

Artillery

• Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery walkers (16)
• AV-7 antivehicle cannons (48)

Reconnisance

• Ultra-Light Assault Vehicles (60)
• 74-Z speeder bikes (40)
• RGC-18 landspeeders (20)

Transport

• Imperial Troop Transports (16)
• LAAT/i gunships (128)
• LAAT/c gunships (32)

Aerospace

• T-47 airspeeders (24)
• Atmospheric Assault Landers (16)
• Sentinel-class landing craft (12)
• CR25 troop carriers (20)
• Y-85 Titan dropships (8)
• Delta-class DX-9 transports (8)