6th Arkab Legion

Insignia of the 6th Arkab Legion, ca. 3039
Sixth Arkab Legion
Nickname Desert Nomads
Affiliation Draconis Combine
Parent Command Arkab Legion


The Sixth Arkab Legion is a Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery unit that was formed after the destruction of the Fifth Arkab Legion during the Second Succession War.[1]

History[edit]

Third Succession War[edit]

In 3025, they were stationed on Arkab.[2] They had not seen much action in either the Third or Fourth Succession Wars. The unit was typically stationed on Arkab and was only called to active duty in times of great need.

Dominion War[edit]

The Sixth Arkab Legion sent a single battalion of troops to Meilen to support the Seventeenth Galedon Regulars. The Legion forces were too late to save the Regulars, but did harass the Clan Ghost Bear force until the end of the conflict.[3]

Jihad[edit]

On February 12, 3071 several asteroids struck Arkab.[4] After trying for six months, the Arkab leadership wasn't able to get any help from the Draconis Combine leadership. The Sixth Legion was already in place, helping the planet recover from the attacks. Kanrei Kiyomori Minamoto sent several demands and threats to the 6th Legion and all Arkab leaders, but the Legions refused to leave their homeworlds.

In 3079, with the Jihad winding down, the Sixth Legion stationed its units on Dabih and Albalii.[5]

Republic Era[edit]

In 3085, the Sixth was assigned to garrison Minakuchi. There they hoped to receive word of Black Dragon Society activity so they could avenge themselves and their countrymen on the traitors, but no word was forthcoming.[6]

Dark Age[edit]

As of 3145, the Sixth had entrenched themselves on Arkab. Additionally, they caused some concern by ignoring all requests to move to garrisons among the newly conquered worlds from the invasion of the Federated Suns. This is due to the CO of the Sixth believing unfounded rumors that the ISF wanted their world left undefended so they could more easily infiltrate the government. The CO considered it his duty to prevent this from happening.[7]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 6th Arkab Legion
Brigadier General Stanislaus Rozurski 3025 - 3028[2][8]
Tai-sa Jusiral Bjutial 3059 - 3067[1][9][10][11]
Tai-sa Theodosius Mihov 3085[12]
Tai-sa Omar bin Mohammed 3145[13]

Tactics[edit]

The Sixth Arkab Legion has long specialized in fast attacks.[14] The Sixth practices stealth, recon, and quick strikes. Their garrison on a desert planet has given them experience operating in hot environments.[1]

Composition History[edit]

2786–2821[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[15]

Note: At this point in time the Legion was a light-weight regiment, operating at full strength and stationed on Al Na'ir.[15] In 2821, the unit was operating at just above one-third of full strength and stationed on Addicks.[15]

2830[edit]

6th Arkab Legion (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[16]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Addicks with an operational readiness of 80 percent.[16]

2864[edit]

6th Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[16]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Sulafat with an operational readiness of 48 percent.[16]

3025[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[2]

  • CO: Brigadier General Stanislaus Rozurski
Note: At this point in time the Sixth Arkab Legion was a light 'Mech unit stationed on Arkab.[17][18]

3028[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular)[8]

  • CO/1st Battalion: Brigadier General Stanislaus Rozurski

3040[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[19]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Arkab.[19]

3050-3054[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[10][11]

  • CO: Tai-sa Jusiral Bjutial
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Arkab.

3059[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[1]

  • CO/1st Battalion: Tai-sa Jusiral Bjutial
  • XO/2nd Battalion: Chu-sa Shali Arazad
  • 3rd Battalion: Chu-sa Omar Keref

Sixth Arkab Aerospace (2 Wings/Regular/Reliable)[1]

  • Wing Commander: Sho-sa Tarne Raya

Fifty-first Armored (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[1]

  • Armor Commander: Tai-sa Mustaffa Serral

Sixth Arkab Warriors (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[1]

  • Troop Commander: Tai-sa Muha Aballahstahn

3067[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[9]

  • CO/1st Battalion: Tai-sa Jusiral Bjutial

Sixth Arkab Aerospace (2 Wings/Regular/Reliable)[9]

  • Wing Commander: Sho-sa Tarne Raya

Fifty-first Armored (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[9]

  • Armor Commander: Tai-sa Mustaffa Serral

Sixth Arkab Warriors (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[9]

  • Troop Commander: Tai-sa Muha Aballahstahn

3079[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (3 Mixed Regiments/Veteran/Questionable)[5]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Dabih and Albalii.[5] The Sixth Arkab Legion consisted of three battalions. Unlike most units, only one third of these units were BattleMech forces. The balance of each regiment was composed of fast armor and infantry units.[20] After the events of the Jihad, the Sixth was at approximately 75% of its former strength although half of the equipment within the Legion featured upgraded technology.[5]

3085[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Veteran/Questionable)[12]

Sixth Arkab Aerospace Wing (Veteran/Questionable)[12]

Fifty-first Armored Battalion (Regular/Questionable)[12]

201st Pesht Reconnaissance (Veteran/Reliable)[12]

3145[edit]

Sixth Arkab Legion (Regular/Questionable)[13]

  • CO: Tai-sa Omar bin Mohammed

Ninth Arkab Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Reliable)[13]

Sixth Arkab Armor (Veteran/Reliable)[13]

Sixth Arkab Infantry (Regular/Questionable)[13]

Notes[edit]

  • Field Manual: Draconis Combine states that the Sixth Arkab Legion was mustered on Arkab, by the Azami, in response to the destruction of the Fifth Arkab Legion during the Second Succession War. However, the First Succession War sourcebook shows the Sixth as an active regiment in 2786.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 103: "Unit Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 135
  3. Field Manual: Updates, p. 113
  4. Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 36
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Field Report: DCMS, p. 20
  6. Field Manual: 3085, p. 48
  7. Field Manual: 3145, p. 62: "Sixth Arkab Legion"
  8. 8.0 8.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 114
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 116: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3067"
  10. 10.0 10.1 20 Year Update, p. 41: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3050"
  11. 11.0 11.1 Objective Raids, p. 27
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Field Manual: 3085, p. 49: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 63: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"
  14. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 147
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 First Succession War, p. 136: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Second Succession War, p. 96
  17. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 145: "The Arkab Legions"
  18. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 135
  19. 19.0 19.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 139
  20. Field Report: DCMS, p. 19

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