The Quar

The G’dogolwyr has traditionally been divided into two main commands. The Asis G’dogo and the Daecis G’dogo. The Daecis is the primary command responsible for the defense of Easky’s borders, mainly that shared with Kryst, but also of the once relatively peaceful border with Creevin. After so many decades of constant war with Kryst, Easky’s infrastructure and war-making ability was crumbling. Resources, what little there were, we diverted to the Daecis. The Asis, traditionally an expeditionary command, responsible for campaigns of opportunity up and down the Morandi coastline over the generations, was stagnant, under-staffed and existed primarily on paper until 1778. With Loeck’s rise to power he now controlled the purse strings of the Western Crusade and therefore Easky’s military spending.

Working with Caenerol Marsk, a storied tractor commander during the early Crusade, Loeck envisioned a land based replacement for the Airmobile assets that had been recalled to Tok upon news of Alykinder’s death. Veteran Crusader tractor officers joined their Easkovite allies and working in secret developed new doctrine and training programs. Using their years of fighting back and forth from Coftyr to Creevin to Leitrom they built upon already highly successful Crusader tactics, but now adapted for speed and maneuverability rather than firepower.

The mechanized doctrine urged concentration of firepower, speed and initiative. Smaller pockets of hold-outs or defensive works were bypassed in favor of advancing on objectives and left to follow-on waves to neutralize. Keeping large, fast, fuel-guzzling tractors on the attack was a large logistical puzzle handled ably by long columns of support vehicles capable of crossing the large prairie and grasslands of eastern Creevin.

On the 1st of Haelwyn 1781 the Asis invasion force took advantage of the second Arnyaran wave of attacks into Creevin in the west and launched their surprise attack into Creevin.

Army Group North Salient – 1st Asis

Caenerol Ollijits, commanding. The North Salient was the first true test of Mechanized Warfare. The task of crossing the border into Creevin and investing Hafjor in 18hrs, would have been rejected by any commanding Caenerol on Alwyd worth their swagger sticks. Ollijits, a key architect of the invasion plan also carried it out. To a shocking level of success. Many of Alwyd’s military leaders, as they learn of these events, chalk the victory up to the poor state of affairs in Creevin, lack of leadership, or both, refusing to acknowledge that the Crusade and its allies have once again advanced the art of warfare on Alwyd. 

The Army is currently refitting for a push west, once the weather turns in their favor, with the goal of investing the city of Signan and cutting the Invevenverta peninsula off from Creevin proper.

Asis Mechanized Division

An Asis mechanized division is one of the largest divisional structures on Alwyd. Nearly 25000 quar and almost 2000 vehicles make up this massive organization. The logistics to maintain an Asis division in open warfare is something never seen before and a task best suited to the Crusader supply chains and diligent attention to logistical details.

The division consists of 4 infantry brigades, a mechanical brigade and a small support train. Primary logistical support is provided by the army level support cadre.

Each infantry brigade contains an HQ company and six mechanized regiments. Each mechanized regiment is made up of an HQ section and 12 mechanized companies.

The mechanical brigade includes a short Ikyth gun tractor regiment, an autoped equipped scout regiment and a ”Running Spares”regiment. The ”Running Spares” regiment consists of the divisional tractor spares. These spares keep pace with the advance and are used to quickly replace broken down or damaged/destroyed tractors to keep the entire unit on the move. These wrecked tractors are left on the field for the follow-on support cadres to collect and repair.

The Asis cavalry and scout divisions have essentially the same overall TO&E as a mechanized division. However, they forego the Ikyth and Gyflaem tractors in favor of the faster Ghrykyn and Snokyr autopeds. These divisions form the vanguard and flanks of any army level maneuvering among Asis units.