Editing 9th Pesht Regulars

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| image          = [[File:Peshtregulars9.png|150px]]
| Designation    = Ninth Pesht Regulars
| formed         = [[Star League era]] or earlier<ref name="FR2765DCMSp13"/>
| Disbanded      = [[3062]]-[[3063]]<ref name=FMU109/>
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Pride of Pesht
| Affiliation    = Draconis Combine
| Parent Command = [[Pesht Regulars]]
| Sub-Command    = 
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The '''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' were a [[Heavy 'Mech|Heavy]] [[BattleMech]] Regiment in the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]].

==History==
=== Star League Era ===
During the [[Star League era]] the '''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' shared a common structure with the other regiments of the Pesht Regulars, although the exact competition of each regiment and supporting formations would vary depending upon the role being performed. Lacking a border with a hostile major power, the Regulars usually suffered from lower holdings of combat expendables, including armor, because of the low chances of them seeing combat. However, as guardians of [[Luthien]], the capital of the [[Draconis Combine]], the Regulars were well-trained in performing drills, marches and parades, providing examples to encourage greater loyalty amongst the citizens of the Combine. The Regulars were evidently successful at this, as the [[Pesht Military District]] continued to generate far more recruits for the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] than it did the [[Star League Defense Force]].<ref name="FR2765DCMSp13"/>

The second and markedly less savory role performed by the Regulars was that of suppressing civilian rebellions; acting in support of other formations, particularly the [[Sword of Light]] [[brigade]], the Regulars took on responsibility for garrisoning and policing pacified areas, freeing other, higher-readiness formations for other actions. The Regulars would also be redeployed to other Military Districts on a temporary basis to cover garrison postings where other combat units had been deployed forward. In the closing years of the [[Star League]], the Ninth Pesht Regulars and her sister regiments were frequently understrength, as a result of higher-quality personnel being moved on to other district brigades and even Sword of Light regiments, with replacement personnel being supplied slowly by the Bureau of Substitution.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp13"/>

=== Third Succession War ===
In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Schwartz]].<ref name=HKDCp134/>

=== Fourth Succession War ===
The Ninth Pesht Regulars were involved in the [[DCMS]] counterattacks against [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] commands during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]]. The [[Twelfth Donegal Guards]] were in the process of conquering [[Stanzach]] when the Ninth Pesht Regulars and the [[Thirteenth Rasalhague Regulars]] dropped onto the planet and attacked, nearly pushing the Donegal Guards off the planet completely. Reinforcements for the Twelfth in the form of the [[Eighth Donegal Guards]] allowed the Lyrans to retain a foothold on the planet heading into the lull during the middle of the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp61">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 61: "End of the Offensive"</ref>

Augmented by the secret [[Tyr Regiment|Tyr]]-affiliated assault regiment the Lyran forces went on the attack again in mid-[[3029]] on Stanzach, breaking through the DCMS defensive line along the river Lule in part due to how thinly the Combine forces were stretched along the 200 km defensive line, and in part due to the poor equipment the Ninth had been provided with. The senior officers in both regiments were confident that they could continue to fight, as they still had the planetary capital and the valuable diamond mines under their control, but they were ordered to withdraw from Stanzach at the end of July by [[Brigadier General]] [[Sven Johannsen]], the second-in-command of the [[Rasalhague Military District]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp61"/>

===War of 3039===
The Ninth Regulars were stationed on [[Schwartz]] during the entire war and saw no active combat.<ref name=HSWo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 139</ref>

===Ronin War===
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===Clan Invasion===
The Ninth faced the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Smoke Jaguars' Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] on [[Schwartz]] in March [[3050]]. In this engagement, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' Graham sacrificed his aerospace fighters, Infantry, and Armor units to allow two battalions of 'Mechs to escape. The DCMS was not pleased.<ref name=FMDC73>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 73</ref> The Nineteenth did follow the rules of ''zellbrigen'' with the Ninth however, when they saw the Ninth trying to behave honorably. The Ninth moved the fighting off the plains of Schwartz and into a nearby city. ''Tai-sa'' Graham fought a single Trial against [[Star Colonel]] [[Thilla Showers]] that allowed most of the Ninth's 'Mech units to escape.<ref>''A New Game''</ref>

===Operation Bulldog===
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===Dominion War===
During the Dominion War, the Ninth Pesht Regulars were posted to [[Idlewind]], and were one of the first commands hit by the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] forces. Their commanding officer was killed early in the fighting and the Ninth lost all unit cohesion. More than 90% of the unit's soldiers were killed, and the remaining troops were assigned to other commands to make up personnel losses.<ref name=FMU109>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 109</ref>

==Officers==
In [[3025]] the commanding officer was ''[[General]]'' Fyodor Markt.

As of [[3050]] to [[3062]], the Ninth is commanded by ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Mark Graham]].  Graham has spent years granting favors and building a political power base. ''Tai-sa'' Graham was killed on Idlewind during the Dominion War.
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Time Period in Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 9th Pesht Regulars'''
|-
|[[General]]||[[Fyodor Markt]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HBHSp136/>
|-
| ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Mark Graham]]||[[3050]]-[[3062]]<ref name=20YU42>''20 Year Update'', p. 42</ref><ref name=FMDC73/><ref name=FMU109/>
|}

==Tactics==
=== Star League Era ===
As a regiment within the Pesht Regulars, the Ninth was primarily trained in garrisoning pacified areas, conducting operations to dig insurgents and rebels out of urban areas, and frontal assaults against prepared defenses.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp13"/>

=== Succession Wars Era ===
In [[3025]] the unit has no specialty.<ref name=HKDCp144-145>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 144–145: "The Pesht Regulars"</ref>

=== Clan Invasion ===
''Tai-sa'' Graham used his infantry and armor resources as "bait" for enemy units, which were then hit by the regiment's 'Mechs.  This understandably caused tension between the different elements of the unit.<ref name=FMDC73/>

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765DCMSp13">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 12: "Pesht Regulars"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Ninth was based on [[Bjarred]] and was supported by a single [[aerospace fighter]] wing, five infantry regiments and three armor regiments.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp13"/>

=== 2786–2821 ===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Ninth was a light-weight regiment stationed on Bjarred and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/> In 2821 the unit was reduced to just below half-strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp97">''Second Succession War'', p. 97: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Ninth was a light-weight regiment stationed on Bjarred and had rebuilt to almost full strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>

=== 2864 ===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp97"/>
:- At this point in time the Ninth was a light-weight regiment stationed on Bjarred and was operating just below half-strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>

===3025===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HBHSp136>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 136</ref>
:* CO: ''General'' Fyodor Markt
:Note: The 9th Pesht Regulars is a heavy 'Mech unit.<ref name=HKDCp144-145/> At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Schwartz]].<ref name=HKDCp134>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134</ref>

===3040===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p139/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Schwartz]].<ref name=HWo3039p139>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 139</ref>

===3050===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup42>''20 Year Update'', p. 42</ref>
:*CO: Tai-sa Mark Graham<ref name=20yup42/>

: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Schwartz.<ref name=20yup42/>

===3055===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' (2 Battalions/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=ORp28>''Objective Raids'', p. 28</ref>
:*CO: Tai-sa Mark Graham

===3059===
'''Ninth Pesht Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC73/>
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Mark Graham
** XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' [[Minoru Tetsuchiba]]
* 2nd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' [[George Elliot (Draconis Combine)|George Elliot]]
* 3rd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' [[Kyle Iboraki]]

'''Twelfth Pesht Strikers''' ([[Wing]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC73/>
* Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Kashira Mori

'''Ninth Regulars Armor''' (2 [[Company|Companies]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC73/>
* Armor Commander: ''Sho-sa'' Vladimir Kassagrich

'''Fifty-third Chatham Assault Regiment''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC73/>
* Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' William Wellington

==Notes==
On page 65 of the ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'', it is clearly stated that "Beta" and "Charlie" Companies of the Second Battalion are involved in the scenario, but the table on page 109 shows the ''Ninth'' marks its Companies numerically.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[ClanTroops]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
* ''[[A New Game]]'' (short story)
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''


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