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Line 6: ===Star League era=== ===Star League era=== − The DCA began expanding sharply after the [[Star League Council]] repealed the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which had sharply limited the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to operate. The Edict was repealed in [[2752]], and by [[2765]] the DCA had already expanded from just thirty WarShips to forty-two, largely through the reactivation of mothballed WarShips.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> + The DCA began expanding sharply after the [[Star League Council]] repealed the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which had sharply limited the size of the military each [[Great House]] was allowed to operate. The Edict was repealed in [[2752]], and by [[2765]] the DCA had already expanded from just thirty WarShips to forty-two, largely through the reactivation of mothballed WarShips.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)|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"/> + 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)|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"/> 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"/> Line 21:
Line 21: 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> 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 History== + ==Composition== ===2765=== ===2765=== − * [[1st Fleet (Draconis Combine)|First Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[1st Fleet (DCA)|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'']] + :* Flagship - ''[[Samarkand (Block II)|Samarkand]]''-class carrier [[An Ting (Samarkand)|DCS ''An Ting'']] :- The First Fleet was based in the Galedon district. :- The First Fleet was based in the Galedon district. − * [[2nd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Second Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[2nd Fleet (DCA)|Second Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> − :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[New Samarkand (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''New Samarkand'']] + :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[New Samarkand (Samarkand)|DCS ''New Samarkand'']] :- The Second Fleet was based in the Galedon district. :- The Second Fleet was based in the Galedon district. − * [[3rd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Third Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[3rd Fleet (DCA)|Third Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> − :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Hagiwawa (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Hagiwawa'']] + :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Hagiwawa (Samarkand)|DCS ''Hagiwawa'']] :- The Third Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. :- The Third Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. − * [[4th Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Fourth Fleet]] (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[4th Fleet (DCA)|Fourth Fleet]] (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> − :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Benjamin (Individual Samarkand II-class WarShip)|DCS ''Benjamin'']] + :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Benjamin (Samarkand II)|DCS ''Benjamin'']] :- The Fourth Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. :- The Fourth Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. − * [[5th Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Fifth Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[5th Fleet (DCA)|Fifth Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> − :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Trondheim (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Trondheim'']] + :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Trondheim (Samarkand)|DCS ''Trondheim'']] :- The Fifth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. :- The Fifth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. − * [[6th Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Sixth Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[6th Fleet (DCA)|Sixth Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> − :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Radstadt (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Radstadt'']] + :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Radstadt (Samarkand)|DCS ''Radstadt'']] :- The sixth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. :- The sixth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. − * [[7th Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Seventh Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[7th Fleet (DCA)|Seventh Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> − :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Kagoshima (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Kagoshima'']] + :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Kagoshima (Samarkand)|DCS ''Kagoshima'']] :- The Seventh Fleet was based in the Pesht district. :- The Seventh Fleet was based in the Pesht district. − * [[8th Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Eighth Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> + * [[8th Fleet (DCA)|Eighth Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> − :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Irece (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Irece'']] + :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Irece (Samarkand)|DCS ''Irece'']] :- The Eighth Fleet was based in the Pesht district. :- The Eighth Fleet was based in the Pesht district. Line 53:
Line 53: * Two ''[[Cruiser]]''-class heavy cruisers * Two ''[[Cruiser]]''-class heavy cruisers * Six ''Narukami''-class Block I destroyers * Six ''Narukami''-class Block I destroyers − * Five ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]''-class destroyers + * Five ''[[Baron]]''-class destroyers * Five ''[[Essex I]]''-class destroyers * Five ''[[Essex I]]''-class destroyers * Five ''[[Lola I]]''-class destroyers * Five ''[[Lola I]]''-class destroyers − * Four ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvettes + * Four ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvettes * Two ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes * Two ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes Line 67:
Line 67: :*[[Dream of Kessel|DCS ''Dream of Kessel'']] - destroyed during [[Operation Bulldog|Operation: Bulldog]] ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105</ref> :*[[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'']] :*[[Draconis Rift (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS ''Draconis Rift'']] − :*[[Luthien (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS ''Luthien'']] - destroyed at [[Benjamin]] ([[3072]])<ref name=FRDCMSp7/> + :*[[Luthien (Vessel)|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/> :*[[Victory at Wolcott|DCS ''Victory at Wolcott'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/> :*[[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']] :*[[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']] Line 93:
Line 93: ==See also== ==See also== *[[Screen Launcher]] *[[Screen Launcher]] − *[[Void (Battle Armor)#Variants|''Void'' medium battle armor [DCA variant]]] + *[[Void#Variants|''Void'' medium battle armor [DCA variant]]] ==References== ==References==
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===Star League era=== | ===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 | + | 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)|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 | + | 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)|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"/> | 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"/> | ||
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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> | 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 | + | ==Composition== |
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
| − | * [[1st Fleet ( | + | * [[1st Fleet (DCA)|First Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''[[Samarkand Block II | + | :* Flagship - ''[[Samarkand (Block II)|Samarkand]]''-class carrier [[An Ting (Samarkand)|DCS ''An Ting'']] |
:- The First Fleet was based in the Galedon district. | :- The First Fleet was based in the Galedon district. | ||
| − | * [[2nd Fleet ( | + | * [[2nd Fleet (DCA)|Second Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[New Samarkand ( | + | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[New Samarkand (Samarkand)|DCS ''New Samarkand'']] |
:- The Second Fleet was based in the Galedon district. | :- The Second Fleet was based in the Galedon district. | ||
| − | * [[3rd Fleet ( | + | * [[3rd Fleet (DCA)|Third Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Hagiwawa ( | + | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Hagiwawa (Samarkand)|DCS ''Hagiwawa'']] |
:- The Third Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. | :- The Third Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. | ||
| − | * [[4th Fleet ( | + | * [[4th Fleet (DCA)|Fourth Fleet]] (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Benjamin ( | + | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Benjamin (Samarkand II)|DCS ''Benjamin'']] |
:- The Fourth Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. | :- The Fourth Fleet was based in the Benjamin district. | ||
| − | * [[5th Fleet ( | + | * [[5th Fleet (DCA)|Fifth Fleet]] (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Trondheim ( | + | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Trondheim (Samarkand)|DCS ''Trondheim'']] |
:- The Fifth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. | :- The Fifth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. | ||
| − | * [[6th Fleet ( | + | * [[6th Fleet (DCA)|Sixth Fleet]] (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Radstadt ( | + | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Radstadt (Samarkand)|DCS ''Radstadt'']] |
:- The sixth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. | :- The sixth Fleet was based in the Rasalhague district. | ||
| − | * [[7th Fleet ( | + | * [[7th Fleet (DCA)|Seventh Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Kagoshima ( | + | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Kagoshima (Samarkand)|DCS ''Kagoshima'']] |
:- The Seventh Fleet was based in the Pesht district. | :- The Seventh Fleet was based in the Pesht district. | ||
| − | * [[8th Fleet ( | + | * [[8th Fleet (DCA)|Eighth Fleet]] (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765:DCp18"/> |
| − | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Irece ( | + | :* Flagship - ''Samarkand''-class carrier [[Irece (Samarkand)|DCS ''Irece'']] |
:- The Eighth Fleet was based in the Pesht district. | :- The Eighth Fleet was based in the Pesht district. | ||
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* Two ''[[Cruiser]]''-class heavy cruisers | * Two ''[[Cruiser]]''-class heavy cruisers | ||
* Six ''Narukami''-class Block I destroyers | * Six ''Narukami''-class Block I destroyers | ||
| − | * Five ''[[ | + | * Five ''[[Baron]]''-class destroyers |
* Five ''[[Essex I]]''-class destroyers | * Five ''[[Essex I]]''-class destroyers | ||
* Five ''[[Lola I]]''-class destroyers | * Five ''[[Lola I]]''-class destroyers | ||
| − | * Four ''[[Vincent | + | * Four ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvettes |
* Two ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes | * Two ''[[Vigilant]]''-class corvettes | ||
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:*[[Dream of Kessel|DCS ''Dream of Kessel'']] - destroyed during [[Operation Bulldog|Operation: Bulldog]] ([[3059]])<ref name=FMUpdp105>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105</ref> | :*[[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'']] | :*[[Draconis Rift (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS ''Draconis Rift'']] | ||
| − | :*[[Luthien ( | + | :*[[Luthien (Vessel)|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/> | :*[[Victory at Wolcott|DCS ''Victory at Wolcott'']] - destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR|Operation: SCOUR]]<ref name=FRDCMSp7/> | ||
:*[[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']] | :*[[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Screen Launcher]] | *[[Screen Launcher]] | ||
| − | *[[Void | + | *[[Void#Variants|''Void'' medium battle armor [DCA variant]]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||