Editing Draconis Combine Admiralty

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==Description==
Where the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] focuses on ground forces, the '''Draconis Combine Admiralty''' ('''DCA''') focuses on [[aerospace fighter]]s, [[DropShips]], [[JumpShips]], and [[WarShips]]. All equipment, pilots, and support crews are a part of the DCA. The DCA and DCMS are both branches of the Draconis Combine's Bureau of the Military, and there is an intense rivalry between the two as each believes it is the most important branch.<ref name=HKp132>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 132</ref>
[[File:Samarkand Carrier.jpg|right|thumb|Samarkand-class Carrier of the Draconis Combine Admiralty.]]

===Star League era===
The DCA began expanding sharply after the [[Star League Council]] repealed the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which had sharply limited the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to operate. The Edict was repealed in [[2752]], and by [[2765]] the DCA had already expanded from just thirty WarShips to forty-two, largely through the reactivation of mothballed WarShips. The DCA was lighter in terms of WarShip weight than its contemporaries because of the limitations of the [[Draconis Combine]] industrial base, but had attempted to compensate by developing doctrines and tactics that focused on the use of small, powerful WarShips such as the home-produced ''[[Narukami (WarShip class)|Narukami]]''-class destroyer.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Admiralty"</ref>

Of the forty-two WarShips operating in 2765, two - a pair of ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes named the [[Iwate|DCS ''Iwate'']] and [[Wakayama|DCS ''Wakayama'']] - were permanently assigned to the [[1st Proserpina Hussars|First Proserpina Hussars]]; the remaining forty WarShips were distributed between eight distinct fleets, two of which were assigned to each of the Benjamin, Galedon, Pesht and Rasalhague district. Each fleet was based around a single ''Samarkand''-class fighter carrier, but the remaining thirty-two WarShips were a mix of seven assorted cruisers and twenty-five destroyers and corvettes. Of those lighter ships, the six Block I ''[[Narukami (WarShip class)|Narukami]]''-class destroyers were limited to operating within the Pesht-based fleets to ensure they had access to the shipyards required to keep the demanding destroyers operational.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>

The DCA was fanatically loyal to [[Coordinator]] [[Takiro Kurita]]; while the DCMS viewed the DCA as little more than a glorified taxi service, the DCA was less restrictive in its recruitment than other areas of the Combine military and talented individuals from lower classes could and did rise through the ranks. While the [[ISF]] maintained a presence on every ship and all of the DCA crews were vetted by the ISF, the number of crews was increasing rapidly as the DCA expanded and those crews were loyal, proud, well trained and aggressive.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
[[File:Kirishima (Cruiser) TRO3057r.png|right|thumb|Kirishima-class Cruiser of the Draconis Combine Admiralty.]]

===Succession Wars===
The separation of aerospace fighters is a constant sore spot with DCMS commanders, who want to have tactical control of aerospace support. As the ASF's are under the command of DCA officers, ground-support efforts only occur after DCA missions are complete. [[Takashi Kurita]] actually encouraged this rivalry as he thought it improved performance and morale.<ref name=HKp132/>

With [[Theodore Kurita|Theodore Kurita's]] emphasis on combined arms operations, this rivalry may be reduced as DCA assets are integrated more completely into DCMS operations, but the production of new WarShips for the first time in centuries could exaggerate the rivalry.

===Clan Invasion===
After the resurrection of the Combine's WarShip program, the DCA took control of WarShips. However, when assigned to support a BattleMech regiment, operational command of the WarShip fell to the regimental commander.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 16</ref>

==Composition==
===2765===
* [[1st Fleet (Draconis Combine)|First Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''[[Samarkand Block II (WarShip class)|Samarkand]]''-class carrier [[An Ting (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''An Ting'']]
:- The First Fleet was based in the Galedon district.
* [[2nd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Second Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[New Samarkand (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''New Samarkand'']]
:- The Second Fleet was based in the Galedon district.
* [[3rd Fleet (DCA)|Third Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Hagiwawa (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Hagiwawa'']]
:- The Third Fleet was based in the Benjamin district.
* [[4th Fleet (DCA)|Fourth Fleet]] (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Benjamin (Individual Samarkand II-class WarShip)|DCS ''Benjamin'']]
:- The Fourth Fleet was based in the Benjamin district.
* [[5th Fleet (DCA)|Fifth Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Trondheim (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Trondheim'']]
:- The Fifth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district.
* [[6th Fleet (DCA)|Sixth Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Radstadt (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Radstadt'']]
:- The sixth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district.
* [[7th Fleet (DCA)|Seventh Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Kagoshima (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Kagoshima'']]
:- The Seventh Fleet was based in the Pesht district.
* [[8th Fleet (DCA)|Eighth Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>
:* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Irece (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Irece'']]
:- The Eighth Fleet was based in the Pesht district.

The DCA had the following WarShips actively deployed in 2765:<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/><ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,35369.msg855464.html#msg855464 Official Errata Thread]</ref>
* Eight ''Samarkand''-class carriers (two Block I, six Block II)
* Five ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers
* Two ''[[Cruiser]]''-class heavy cruisers
* Six ''Narukami''-class Block I destroyers
* Five ''[[Baron]]''-class destroyers
* Five ''[[Essex I]]''-class destroyers
* Five ''[[Lola I]]''-class destroyers
* Four ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvettes
* Two ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes

The DCA was also operating between two and three times as many transport JumpShips as it had WarShips and hundreds of DropShips; the WarShips were rarely involved in transporting ground units, tasks which were instead left to the various transport JumpShips.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/>

===3058===
The Draconis Combine Admiralty had the following WarShips either in commission or undergoing shakedown cruises in 3058:<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 15</ref>

* ''[[Kyushu]]''-class ([[frigate]])
:*[[Dream of Kessel|DCS ''Dream of Kessel'']] - destroyed during [[Operation Bulldog|Operation: Bulldog]] ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105</ref>
:*[[Draconis Rift (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS ''Draconis Rift'']]
:*[[Luthien (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS ''Luthien'']] - destroyed at [[Benjamin]] ([[3072]])<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
:*[[Victory at Wolcott|DCS ''Victory at Wolcott'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
:*[[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']]
:*[[Galedon Explorer|DCS ''Galedon Explorer'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Snow Raven]]([[3068]])<ref name=FRDCMSp7>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 7</ref>
:*[[Pride of New Samarkand|DCS ''Pride of New Samarkand'']] - destroyed during Operation: Bulldog ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105/>
* ''[[Kirishima]]''-class ([[cruiser]])
:*[[Shiro (Individual Kirishima-class WarShip)|DCS ''Shiro'']] - destroyed during Operation: BULLDOG (3059)<ref name=FMUpdp105/>
:*[[Urizen II|DCS ''Urizen II'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Nova Cat]] during [[Jihad]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
:*[[Takashi|DCS ''Takashi'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
:*[[Siriwan|DCS ''Siriwan'']] - destroyed at [[Algedi]] by [[Azami Brotherhood]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
* ''[[Tatsumaki]]''-class ([[destroyer]])
:*[[The Lair of Mighty Wyrms|DCS ''The Lair of Mighty Wyrms'']]
:*[[Dragon's Last Tear|DCS ''Dragon's Last Tear'']] - destroyed by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] ([[3062]])<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 25</ref>
:*unnamed vessel - destroyed during Operation: Bulldog (3059)<ref>''The Dragons Roars'', p. 60</ref>
* ''[[Inazuma]]''-class ([[corvette]])
:*[[Night of Agony|DCS ''Night of Agony'']] - destroyed at Benjamin (3072)<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
:*[[Winds of Heaven|DCS ''Winds of Heaven'']]
:*[[Amber Lotus|DCS ''Amber Lotus'']]
:*[[Swiping Claw|DCS ''Swiping Claw'']] - destroyed at Benjamin (3072)<ref name=FRDCMSp7/>
* [[Kaga Class]] ([[aerospace carrier]])
:*[[DCS Mount Niitaka]]
* [[Yamato (Individual Yamato-class WarShip)|Yamato Class]] ([[battleship]])
:*unnamed

==See also==
*[[Screen Launcher]]
*[[Void (Battle Armor)#Variants|''Void'' medium battle armor [DCA variant]]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''


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