Fiction:Cesterity's Rifles

Cesterity's Rifles are a irregular division-turned-rebel force first levied by the then-Confederate Marshal Cesterity Isordon to assist in the Turar Uprising. They had since desered the military and work towards bringing down the corrupt regime of the Confederacy in a bid to restore freedom to its subjects. Because of this goal and his many successful missions he has gained popularity with the oppressed Confederate citizens.

History
Cesterity's Rifles where first mustered in support of the Confederacy by then pro-Confederate Marshal Cesterity Isordon, to suppress the large Turar uprising. While his men arrived late to do much fighting, they arrived in time for the occupation afterward and where shocked by the atrocities committed by Confederate regulars, and even more so by the fact that many generals either turned a blind eye or even ordered them to happen. So late one night, about two weeks into there stay on Turar, Cesterity's Rifles where on patrol. The Marshal had ordered them, after a few runs around there patrol to meet nearby an abandoned warehouse, so they may regroup and desert. The bid was successful, and because of Cesterity making a deal earlier with the rebel leader via radio to join the now weakened uprising, they had full backing of the rebels, and the next week after desertion the Rifles spearheaded an assault on the Confederate centre of control, the capital city of Grataz, and decisively beat them, and turned the government forces away from the small planet. In graditude, the rebels gave the Rifles a massive sum of cash, and shown them to three large Impaler-Class battlecrusiers that where left behind by the Confederates. The three ships where repainted in the new rebel colours, grey and blue, and sent off as a new rebel faction.

Since then, Cesterity's Rifles have continued inciting uprisings on planets, disrupting government supply trains via piracy, assassinating major figures, and selling themselves as mercinaries to rivals of the Confederacy to fight against them further.

As Irregulars
While being named the "Rifles" may imply them as a purely infantry group, Cesterity's Rifles also made use of many cavalry, using bionic horses and shield generators. Most cavalry where light or dragoons. At about 70% infantry, and 30% cavalry, they made a well-rounded, if inexperienced, force. They relied on the Confederacy for space combat and interstellar transport and lacked any navy whatsoever.

As Rebels
Due to considerably more funding and support, the modern Cesterity's Rifles are far more experienced and well-armed then from there days as irregulars. Making use of infantry, cavalry, armour, air and space forces, albeit in small numbers. Infantry tend to be heavily armed, elite soldiers of limited number, primarily used as raiders, special forces, or shock troops once part of a larger force. Cavalry tend to be armed with carbines, pistols, and vibrosabres and are known for there savage hit-and-run assaults on Confederate camps. They field small amounts of "Goliath" main battle tanks, if only seldom used, and possess a small flotilla of five, heavily modified Impaler class battleships.

Relations
To be written.