Yanibar Guard Sourcebook/Army

Inside this document, information can be found about the Army of the Yanibar Guard, about its history, its organization, its weaponry, and most importantly, its values, what its members stood for. It details how it grew from a loose band of brothers in arms sworn to defend a fragile refuge into a professional military organization and fully-equipped planetary defense force with thousands in its ranks, and how its members fought and died to preserve what they believed in: a place for those who served the light side to live safe from the oppression of the Empire.

The First Years
The Yanibar Guard was formed in 15 BBY as a loose group of militia to protect the newly established Yanibar refuge. It was a rough organization at first, with no standardized equipment or organization. Military bases and standardized training were nonexistent, and the Guard was little more than a militia structure. Their main duties were to have two squads on duty to protect the refuge at any one time, patrolling the refuge. All of their members were Force-sensitive, which made up for their lack of military weaponry and training, but their duties more often included fending off predators and aiding civilians during periods of severe weather rather than defending the refuge from attackers. Zeison Sha warriors made up most of the Guard’s force, as they were the most numerous and militaristic of all the Force-sensitive groups on Yanibar, as well as being native to the world. Their armaments were discblades and wan-shen, traditional weapons for Zeison Sha and Matukai cultures respectively.

The command structure was loose, with squads organized into groups of eight commanded by a sergeant. Spectre Kraen, a former Advanced Reconnaissance Commando in the Grand Army of the Republic, was ranked as a captain and served as the commander of the ground arm. In practice, he was the deputy to the overall “general” of the Guard, Jedi Knight Selusda Kraen. The two worked long and hard to draw up the Code of Yanibar Guard Conduct, and though that document was revised throughout the years, the core values of: Service, Loyalty, and Integrity remained constant.

Strength as of 15 BBY:
 * 50 individuals in all
 * 5 squads of Zeison Sha warriors, each with 8 members.
 * 1 squad of Matukai warriors, with 8 members
 * Captain Spectre Kraen
 * General Selusda Kraen

Growth and standardization
In 13 BBY, the population at the Yanibar refuge had started to include non-Force-sensitives who lived on Yanibar. This swelling of the population caused the commanders of the Guard to also increase the size of their forces and implement a more standardized military establishment. Also by this time, Kraechar Arms had grown enough to develop three indigenous products: the S-1 blaster pistol, the S-2F blaster rifle, and S-2C carbine. Exports of arms and ylannock had also furnished more revenue, and allowed for the construction of four buildings to serve and house the Yanibar Guard as the defense budget was increased. A uniform, consisting of a simple khaki tunic and pants, was standardized for the Guard at this time. Hats were also issued at this time, large wide-brimmed varieties that provided good protection from the Yanibar sun. For squad-level infantry, eighty Creshaldyne Industries Camo Scout Armor sets were purchased for protection. However, these were not always worn, although they were eventually license-produced by Kraechar Arms.

By 13 BBY, the size of the guard had quadrupled, and a new training system implemented by newly-promoted Commander Spectre increased the ranks of the Guardsmen with individuals trained for six months in the arts of war.

A note on Kraechar Arms weaponry naming conventions: ''Kraechar Arms weapons were assigned alphanumeric designations based on their usage and year of first deployment. Hence, the S-1 designation for the S-1 blaster pistol represents a Shoulder/Sidearm developed in the first year of the refuge (15 BBY). The F suffix on the S-2F blaster rifle stands for “full”, while the C suffix on the S-2C stands for “carbine”. The S-5X and S-5XS bear the suffix X for “extended range”, while the “S” is the suffix for “extended range, sidearm.” The full interpretation for the S-5X sniper rifle’s designation is “Shoulder/Sidearm weapon, developed in 10 BBY, extended range weapon.”''

Strength as of 13 BBY:
 * 102 individuals in all
 * 1 Company, commanded by Captain Ol’netra
 * 2 Company, commanded by Captain Lyneb
 * Colonel Spectre Kraen
 * General Selusda Kraen
 * Each company contained:
 * Personnel: (50 total)
 * 5 infantry squads with 8 members each (40 total)
 * 2 logistics supervisors
 * 2 speeder pilots
 * 1 communications officer
 * 3 artillerymen
 * Artillery
 * 2 repeating blasters
 * 1 plasma mortar
 * Vehicles
 * 2 landspeeders of varying models
 * 2 speeder bikes (generally Clone Wars vintage)
 * Droids
 * The Yanibar Guard controlled about five hundred Clone Wars B-2 super battle droids at this time, but they were plagued with maintenance and programming issues. Their use was regarded as only as a last resort, as they were largely useless. Furthermore, having powerful enough computer processors to control all of them simultaneously was another issue surrounding their use.
 * Various other maintenance droids and at least one medical droid were in Yanibar Guard possession at this time.

The Infantry Squad
It was around this time-sometime in 12 BBY-that the infantry squad structure was standardized throughout the Yanibar Guard. This structure was retained years after its initial implementation and saw use across the entire YGA as the basic infantry unit. Each squad was led by a lieutenant, and

Once Kraechar Arms weapons were standardized for use in 10 BBY, typical weapon assignments were established for each role in the squad; however, particularly among special operations squads, the weapons actually carried into battle varied heavily on the mission.

Squad structure:
 * Commander (S-2F rifle, S-1 pistol)
 * Scout (S-2F rifle, S-5XS magpistol)
 * Slicer and electronic systems specialist (S-2F rifle, S-1 pistol)
 * Heavy weapons/demolitions specialist (S-2C carbine, S-1 pistol)
 * Sniper (S-5X sniper rifle, S-5XS magpistol)
 * Medic (S-2C carbine, S-1 pistol)
 * Mechanic/pilot (S-2F rifle, S-1 pistol)
 * Autorifle gunner (S-3 autorifle, S-1 pistol)

First Action
By 12 BBY, a third company had been added, commanded by Captain Ol’netra, while command of 1 Company shifted to a new officer, Zabrak Captain Mada. Higher up, Slazjak Lyneb was promoted to Colonel, while Spectre Kraen had been promoted to General. With the establishment of the Yanibar Guard Fleet (YGF), General Selusda Kraen received a promotion up to Supreme Commander of the Yanibar Guard, a position he would hold for years. The three companies together were known as a battalion and were commanded by General Kraen, with Colonel Lyneb serving as his executive officer.

It was in this structure that the Yanibar Guard saw its first action against a group of Blue Star pirates that landed on Yanibar. With a large portion of the troops offworld on a top secret mission to the Freedom Sons paramilitary organization, only a single company was left to defend Yanibar. Colonel Lyneb, temporarily in charge, dispatched a single infantry squad from 3 Company, Cresh Squad, in newly issued Kraechar Arms Battlesuit-52As to spot airstrikes from YGN Vulture-class droid fighters. The squad was successful in targeting the airstrikes on the landed pirate ships, but suffered a single fatality in Sergeant Pec Deplisk. After the pirates were defeated, Sergeant Deplisk was given a funeral with funeral military honors and was eulogized by the commander of YGA, General Spectre Kraen.