[Employed by House Liao as of 3054, until 3057. 3054 Deployment:
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld
Tooth of Ymir Veteran 0.33 Niomede
Veteran 0.33 Shiba
Veteran 0.33 Sigma Mare]
Experience: Veteran [possibly back down to Regular between
3057 and 3058]. - Homeworld: Sakhalin
3058 Employer: Sarna Supremacy - CO: Colonel Susan Brownell
Shadwell. Loyalty: Reliable.
Among
the initial waves of the Lyran Commonwealth's 3028 offensive
against the Dranconis Combine, the Campaign for Wheel was unique.
The LCAF committed two famous Mercenary Regiments, Hanson's
RoughRiders and The First Narhal Raiders. Defending Wheel was a
Kurita Mercenary Regiment, The Tooth of Ymir. Lyran Intelligence
learned that the Regular Kurita Infantry and armoured Regiments
were pulled off Wheel, to put down a political upheaval, leaving
a single Mech Regiment and around ten ragtag militia regiments
made up of teenagers and old men; for once, Lyran Intelligence
was right. During burn-in the Lyran DropShips were hailed the
"Defenders of Wheel". The Tooth of Ymir's Commander,
Colonel Davis Heller, knew his forces were outclassed by the two
crack Lyran Mercenary units and would be slaughtered. In a bold
move he proposed that the opposition meet him on a vast dormant
volcano basin and fight Mech-to-Mech, rather than risk the
slaughter of all-out combat. The Mercenary Commanders agreed to
his request. The RoughRiders' heavy Mechs were ill-prepared for
the sheer heat of the volcanic flats, which is probably why
Colonel Heller picked it as the battleground. The RoughRiders'
heavy Mechs were slow climbing to the basin, and many were on the
verge of overheating as they surrounded the Kurita Mechs on three
sides. The lighter Medium Mechs of the First Narhal Riders fared
better in the heat and were able to close the lid on the Tooth of
Ymir Mechs. The Light Kurita Mechs were everywhere, striking here
and then there, overheating the heavier Mechs and then fading off
to strike at the other end of the line. It took five full days of
these strikes before the Lyran Mechs were able to close the noose
tightly enough around the Kurita Mechs that they could not
maneuver. Following standard Mercenary Code, Colonel Heller
surrendered, and was able to keep the militia from being
slaughtered.
Given
Sarna's wealth and strategic location, it is hardly surprising
that Sarna was one of the first worlds targeted by Liao forces
during the 3057 Capellan invasion of the former Sarna March. The
Kaifeng SMM, the First Battalion from the Sarna Martial Academy,
and the Grim Determination mercenary unit defended the planet
against an invading force composed of Stapleton's Grenadiers and
the veteran mercenary unit Tooth of Ymir. Despite finding his
force outnumbered, the Liao commander, Colonel William Asselin,
ordered his troops forward. Sarna's defenders quickly established
air superiority - thanks to the Academy's aerospace contingent -
and soon the defending ground units had forced the Grenadiers
back to their DropShips. The Grenadiers, who had suffered
substantial losses, then fled Sarna, abandoning several 'Mechs in
the process. The Tooth of Ymir troops quickly surrendered when
they realized the Grenadiers' withdrawal had left them
significantly outnumbered.
Next,
Planetary Governor Lorete Montog-Chandler turned her sights on
the mineral-rich world of Sakhalin, another planet with long
historical ties to Sarna. After commandeering the abandoned
'Mechs of the Grenadiers, the new Sarnese government contacted
Grim Determination and the newly hired Tooth of Ymir to liberate
Sakhalin. The invaders quickly defeated the single battalion of
Kingston's Legionnaires that defended the world.