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| Previous Designation =  
 
| Previous Designation =  
 
| Nickname      =  Blood Suckers
 
| Nickname      =  Blood Suckers
| Affiliation    = [[Draconis Combine]]
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| Affiliation    = Draconis Combine
 
| Parent Command = [[Proserpina Hussars]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Proserpina Hussars]]
 
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During the [[Star League era]] the First Proserpina Hussars served as rapid-reaction units, constantly on the move - often staying on a planet for little more than a month or two before moving on. The various Hussar regiments including the First made a point of regularly challenging [[Star League Defense Force]] units to training exercises, and while the balance of victories lay with the [[SLDF]], the Hussars always represented a challenge and won a surprising number of victories. Unfortunately, the very mobility that was a hallmark of the Hussars was also a disadvantage when it came to ensuring that they were kept adequately supplied, as demands for spares and matériel could take months to catch up do the demanding unit - as could new and replacement personnel.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
 
During the [[Star League era]] the First Proserpina Hussars served as rapid-reaction units, constantly on the move - often staying on a planet for little more than a month or two before moving on. The various Hussar regiments including the First made a point of regularly challenging [[Star League Defense Force]] units to training exercises, and while the balance of victories lay with the [[SLDF]], the Hussars always represented a challenge and won a surprising number of victories. Unfortunately, the very mobility that was a hallmark of the Hussars was also a disadvantage when it came to ensuring that they were kept adequately supplied, as demands for spares and matériel could take months to catch up do the demanding unit - as could new and replacement personnel.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
  
In common with the other regiments of the Hussars, the soldiers of the First were concerned primarily with being the best soldiers they could be; the average member of the First viewed politics as distasteful, and the high level of confidence each had in their own abilities could lead to the Hussars fighting on past the point at which they should retreat, and taking heavier casualties as a result.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
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In common with the other regiments of the Hussars, the soldiers of the First were cocnerned primarily with being the best soldiers they could be; the average member of the First viewed politics as distasteful, and the high level of confidence each had in their own abilities could lead to the Hussars fighting on past the point at which they should retreat, and taking heavier casualties as a result.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
  
 
=== Third Succession War ===
 
=== Third Succession War ===
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The Hussars found themselves on the front lines when [[Shirotori]] was attacked as part of the final wave of attacks launched during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]] in Late [[3028]], with the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] deploying the [[Third Donegal Guards]] to capture the planet.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> The battle had bogged down, and Shirotori was still contested when the lull between operations began in early [[3029]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p61">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 61: "Trellshire and Tamar Theaters"</ref>
 
The Hussars found themselves on the front lines when [[Shirotori]] was attacked as part of the final wave of attacks launched during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]] in Late [[3028]], with the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] deploying the [[Third Donegal Guards]] to capture the planet.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> The battle had bogged down, and Shirotori was still contested when the lull between operations began in early [[3029]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p61">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 61: "Trellshire and Tamar Theaters"</ref>
  
The Third managed to secure the bulk of the countryside on Shirotori, but the Hussars - a four-[[battalion]] [[regiment]] commanded by ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Mashaka Hirohito]] - retained control of the three major cities on Shirotori, and used a combination of the hit-and-run attacks for which they were famed and superior reconnaissance to dog the Third, constantly disrupting attempts to muster attacks against the dispersed Hussar battalions before breaking contact before the Third could concentrate forces against them. If the Hussars had mustered their superior numbers together, they might well have driven the Third off Shirotori; as it was, when the lull between operations approached in early [[3029]], the commanding officer of the Third, [[Colonel]] [[Walter Lestrade]], requested reinforcements from the LCAF.<ref name="FSWMAv2p64">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 64: "Liezen"</ref>
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The Third managed to secure the bulk of the countryside on Shiotori, but the Hussars - a four-[[battalion]] [[regiment]] commanded by ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Mashaka Hirohito]] - retained control of the three major cities on Shirotori, and used a combination of the hit-and-run attacks for which they were famed and superior reconnaissance to dog the Third, constantly disrupting attempts to muster attacks against the dispersed Hussar battalions before breaking contact before the Third could concentrate forces against them. If the Hussars had mustered their superior numbers together, they might well have driven the Third off Shirotori; as it was, when the lull between operations approached in early [[3029]], the commanding officer of the Third, [[Colonel]] [[Walter Lestrade]], requested reinforcements from the LCAF.<ref name="FSWMAv2p64">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 64: "Liezen"</ref>
  
Lestrade was recalled to the Commonwealth in February, and in March he was replaced as commanding officer of the Third by Colonel James Lancelot Hipper. The news that the LCAF wasn't sending reinforcements to Shirotori was unwelcome, particularly coupled with the change in commander partway through an operation, but Hipper proved to be a tactical savant. Exploiting information obtained from a captured [[DCMS]] courier, Hipper devised and executed a headhunter operation that saw Hirohito and half of his senior command staff killed in their bunker within the city of Meijer. Two days later the Third had captured Meijer, and five days after the death of Hirohito the Third has also captured Brusk, leaving Massona as the only major city still under the control of the Hussars. A week later the Hussars retreated from Shirotori, leaving the planet in Lyran hands.<ref name="FSWMAv2p64"/>
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Lestrade was recealled to the Commonwealth in February, and in March he was replaced as commanding officer of the Third by Colonel James Lancelot Hipper. The news that the LCAF wasn't sending reinforcements to Shirotori was unwelcome, particularly coupled with the change in commander partway through an operation, but Hipper proved to be a tactical savant. Exploiting information obtained from a captured [[DCMS]] courier, Hipper devised and executed a headhunter operation that saw Hirohita and half of his senior command staff killed in their bunker within the city of Meijer. Two days later the Third had captured Meijer, and five days after the death of Hirohito the Third has also captured Brusk, the leaving Massona as the only major city still under the control of the Hussars. A week later the Hussars retreated from Shirotori, leaving the planet in Lyran hands.<ref name="FSWMAv2p64"/>
  
===Ronin War===
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===Ronin Wars===
 
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===Clan Invasion===
 
===Clan Invasion===
The First Proserpina Hussars had a series of successes against the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]].  On [[Port Arthur]], they managed to maneuver the Clan into a field of automated defense weaponry, inflicting heavy casualties, but were eventually forced to abandon the planet.  After rebuilding, the First pulled off a series of raids against front-line Jaguar units.  In [[3057]], a combined raid by the First and [[3rd Proserpina Hussars|Third]] netted the unit an entire Trinary of Clan [[OmniMech|OmniMechs]] as salvage.<ref name=FMDC108>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 108: "1st Proserpina Hussars Profile"</ref> As of 3059, the First was stationed on [[Yumesta]].<ref name=FMDC134>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 134: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
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The First Proserpina Hussars had a series of successes against the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]].  On [[Port Arthur]], they managed to maneuver the Clan into a field of automated defense weaponry, inflicting heavy casualties, but were eventually forced to abandon the planet.  After rebuilding, the First pulled off a series of raids against front-line Jaguar units.  In [[3057]], a combined raid by the First and [[3rd Proserpina Hussars|Third]] netted the unit an entire trinary of Clan [[OmniMech|OmniMechs]] as salvage.<ref name=FMDC108>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 108: "1st Proserpina Hussars Profile"</ref> As of 3059, the First was stationed on [[Yumesta]].<ref name=FMDC134>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 134: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
  
 
===Operation Bulldog===
 
===Operation Bulldog===
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
=== Star League Era ===
 
=== Star League Era ===
As a regiment within the Proserpina Hussars, the First was trained to fight in a fast, hard-hitting style, based on a well-rounded approach to combined-arms warfare, which was further reinforced by the large number of officers within the regiment trained at either the [[Sun Tzu School of Combat]] or the [[University of Proserpina]]. To prove themselves capable of serving in the Hussars, and officer or soldier could be tested by the Commanding Officer of each regiment in multiday exercises during which those tested would have to demonstrate their ability to cope with highly fluid and mobile combat situations.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
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As a regiment within the Proserpina Hussars, the First was trained to fight in a fast, hard-hitting style, based on a well-rounded approach to combined-arms warfare, which was further reinforced by the large number of officers within the regiment trained at either the [[Sun Tzu School of Combat]] or the [[University of Proserpina]]. To prove themselves capable of serving in the Hussars, and officer or soldier could be tested by the Commanding Officer of each regiment in multiday exercises during which those tested would have to demonstrate their ability to cope with highly-fluid and mobile combat situations.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
  
 
=== Succession Wars Era ===
 
=== Succession Wars Era ===
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: Note: At this point in time the First was based on [[Proserpina]] and was supported by a single [[aerospace fighter]] wing, two jump infantry regiments equipped with lasers and [[SRM]]s and two hovertank regiments.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the First was based on [[Proserpina]] and was supported by a single [[aerospace fighter]] wing, two jump infantry regiments equipped with lasers and [[SRM]]s and two hovertank regiments.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp14"/>
  
=== 2786–2821 ===
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=== 2786 - 2821 ===
 
'''First Proserpina Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery"</ref>
 
'''First Proserpina Hussars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery"</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the First was a medium-weight regiment stationed on Proserpina and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/> In 2821 the unit was stationed on [[Paris]] and had been reduced to below half-strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>
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: Note: At this point in time the First was a medium-weight regiment stationed on Proserpina and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>In 2821 the unit was stationed on [[Paris]] and had been reduced to below half-strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>
  
 
=== 2830 ===
 
=== 2830 ===
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=== 2864 ===
 
=== 2864 ===
 
'''First Proserpina Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp97"/>
 
'''First Proserpina Hussars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp97"/>
: Note: At this point in time the First was an assault-weight regiment at three-quarters of full strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>
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: Note: At this point in time the First was an assault-weight thirdquarter of full strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
 
'''First Proserpina Hussars''' (Reinforced Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=MW1ed123>''MechWarrior, First Edition'', p. 123</ref><ref name=HKsb146>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 146</ref>
 
'''First Proserpina Hussars''' (Reinforced Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=MW1ed123>''MechWarrior, First Edition'', p. 123</ref><ref name=HKsb146>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 146</ref>
 
:* CO: Brigadier General Elizabeth Langley<ref name=HKTDCp135/>
 
:* CO: Brigadier General Elizabeth Langley<ref name=HKTDCp135/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Orestes]].<ref name=HKTDCp135/> The 1st Proserpina Hussars was a medium-weight 'Mech command.<ref name=HKDCp146/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Orestes]].<ref name=HKTDCp135/> The 1st Proserpina Hussars was a medium weigth 'Mech command.<ref name=HKDCp146/>
  
 
===3040===
 
===3040===
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:* Armor Commander: ''Chu-sa'' Kyle Black<ref name="FM:Up117"/>
 
:* Armor Commander: ''Chu-sa'' Kyle Black<ref name="FM:Up117"/>
  
:'''Proserpina Fast Motor Infantry''' (Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:Up117"/>
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:'''Prosperina Fast Motor Infantry''' (Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:Up117"/>
 
:* ''Tai-sa'' Obuho Natomi<ref name="FM:Up117"/>
 
:* ''Tai-sa'' Obuho Natomi<ref name="FM:Up117"/>
  
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Proserpina Hussars, 01st]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Proserpina Hussars, 01st]]

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