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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxStateUnit − | image = [[File:Dieronregulars12.jpg|150px]] + | image = [[File:Dieronregulars12.jpg|150px]] − | Designation = Twelfth Dieron Regulars + | nickname = Arm of Unswervable Power − | formed = Between 2765 and 2779<ref name="FSWp32">''First Succession War'', p. 32: "Those Left Behind"</ref><ref name="FSWp119"/> + | parent formation = [[Dieron Regulars]] − | Disbanded = + | formed = 2765-2779<ref name="FSWp32">''First Succession War'', p. 32, "Those Left Behind"</ref><ref name="FSWp119"/> − | Previous Designation = Arm of Unswervable Power + | year = 3058 − | Nickname = + | unitname = Twelfth Dieron Regulars − | Affiliation = Draconis Combine − | Parent Command = [[Dieron Regulars]] − | Sub-Command = }} }} ==History== ==History== ===Formation=== ===Formation=== − The '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' were one of thirty-one regiments of Dieron Regulars to be created by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] after [[2765]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> The Dieron Regulars expanded by ten regiments during the [[Amaris Civil War]],<ref name="FSWp119">''First Succession War'', p. 119: "House Kurita"</ref> and a further twenty-one regiments were raised between the end of the Civil War and the end of the [[First Succession War]]. The Twelfth was one of the ten regiments created between [[2765]] and the end of the Civil War in [[2779]].<ref name="FSWp119"/> During [[General]] Kerensky's Exodus preparations, the Twelfth Dieron Regulars were deployed to [[Bob]] to counter any aggressive [[SLDF]] moves.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Bob'', p. 5</ref> + The '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' were one of thirty-one regiments of Dieron Regulars to be created by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] after [[2765]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> The Dieron Regulars expanded by ten regiments during the [[Amaris Civil War]],<ref name="FSWp119">''First Succession War'', p. 119, "House Kurita"</ref> and a further twenty-one regiments were raised between the end of the Civil War and the end of the [[First Succession War]]. The Twelfth was one of the ten regiments created between [[2765]] and the end of the Civil War in [[2779]].<ref name="FSWp119"/> During [[General]] Kerensky's Exodus preparations, the Twelfth Dieron Regulars were deployed to [[Bob]] to counter any aggressive [[SLDF]] moves.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Bob'', p. 5</ref> − ===Third Succession War=== + ===3rd Succession War=== In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Ashio]].<ref name=HKDCp133/> In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Ashio]].<ref name=HKDCp133/> − ===Fourth Succession War=== + ===4th Succession War=== {{Sectionstub}} {{Sectionstub}} ===War of 3039=== ===War of 3039=== − The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were deployed alongside a sister regiment, the [[Twenty-seventh Dieron Regulars]], to recapture [[Athenry]], in July [[3039]]. The task force was notionally under the command of ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Yawatono Kurita]], a member of the Kurita family, who was a less able field commander but well-regarded by his command as a lucky mascot. Athenry had been captured by two regiments from the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary command, the [[1894th Light Horse]] and [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds]], who had won grudging acceptance from the local population, but both regiments lacked experience of waging a defensive campaign, and instead preferred to operate as rapid-reaction forces rather than preparing and holding fortifications. The Irregulars [[aerospace fighter]]s contested the invasion in space, scoring some successes - including disabling an ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class [[DropShip]] badly enough that it crashed in the Hoboken Sea, with relatively few casualties among the embarked personnel, but with most of the tanks aboard wrecked by water damage, along with the DropShip itself.<ref name="H:WO3039p79">''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 79–80: "Athenry (July December)"</ref> + The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were deployed alongside a sister regiment, the [[Twenty-seventh Dieron Regulars]], to recapture [[Athenry]], in July [[3039]]. The task force was notionally under the command of ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Yawatono Kurita]], a member of the Kurita family, who was a less able field commander but well-regarded by his command as a lucky mascot. Athenry had been captured by two regiments from the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary command, the [[1894th Light Horse]] and [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds]], who had won grudging acceptance from the local population, but both regiments lacked experience of waging a defensive campaign, and instead preferred to operate as rapid-reaction forces rather than preparing and holding fortifications. The Irregulars [[aerospace fighter]]s contested the invasion in space, scoring some successes - including disabling an ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class [[DropShip]] badly enough that it crashed in the Hoboken Sea, with relatively few casualties among the embarked personnel, but with most of the tanks aboard wrecked by water damage, along with the DropShip itself.<ref name="H:WO3039p79">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 79-80, "Athenry (July-December)"</ref> The Regulars began their campaign by regrouping and reorganizing before launching attacks against isolated islands and island chains defended primarily by infantry forces. The Regulars had bought submarines and blue-water hydrofoils and quickly captured the Larsen Island Chain, although the Irregulars aerospace fighters gave the infantry support where they could, with some islands only being captured after a naval barrage had shattered the defensive positions and the infantry themselves had been defeated in grueling hand-to-hand battles. In September the Regulars began clearing the Wandessa and Zubeckis island chains, as well as beginning air operations against the main allied positions in the Espalars, and in particular against the troops on the Lisbon Heights.<ref name="H:WO3039p79"/> The Regulars began their campaign by regrouping and reorganizing before launching attacks against isolated islands and island chains defended primarily by infantry forces. The Regulars had bought submarines and blue-water hydrofoils and quickly captured the Larsen Island Chain, although the Irregulars aerospace fighters gave the infantry support where they could, with some islands only being captured after a naval barrage had shattered the defensive positions and the infantry themselves had been defeated in grueling hand-to-hand battles. In September the Regulars began clearing the Wandessa and Zubeckis island chains, as well as beginning air operations against the main allied positions in the Espalars, and in particular against the troops on the Lisbon Heights.<ref name="H:WO3039p79"/> − In October the Regulars began clashing with the Irregulars main elements, particularly the 1894th Light Horse, building up to a beachhead landing at Hauk Point that led to a two-week stalemate as the Regulars tried and failed to break out of their landing zone, before a second beachhead was established at Myne Down and forced the Irregulars to pull back to the Agilar Pass. The mercenaries held the pass in the face of a determined assault; in an attempt to break the deadlock the Regulars began making artillery strikes, which the Irregulars responded to with their own counterbattery strikes. The level and tempo of artillery strikes steadily increased until it was nicknamed "materialschlact" - a direct reference to the massive artillery barrages in the buildup to the Battle of the Somme in the [[twentieth century]] on [[Terra]]. The artillery duel turned the valley into a battered mess resembling a moonscape, and forced the Irregulars to slowly withdraw, with sporadic small-scale engagements being waged up until the Twenty-seventh finally pushed the last of the Irregulars forces contesting the valley from their redoubt in the ski resort of Kolos. The Dieron Regulars were faced with the battle for the capital, New Senna, but both the DCMS forces and the Irregulars were exhausted by three months of constant combat, and both knew that the battle for the city would be bloody and exact a high toll on the civilian population. The commanding officer of the Irregulars, General [[Alexander Duff-Gordon|Alex Duff-Gordon]], elected to negotiate a withdrawal in early December, and the Irregulars left Athenry on the 10th. The decision to abandon Athenry was generally unpopular with the LCAF High Command - albeit being supported by General [[Nondi Steiner]] - but it also kept the total casualty count for the invasion and counterattack to just six thousand fatalities in total.<ref name="H:WO3039p79"/> + In October the Regulars began clashing with the Irregulars main elements, particularly the 1894th Light Horse, building up to a beachhead landing at Hauk Point that led to a two-week stalemate as the Regulars tried and failed to break out of their landing zone, before a second beachhead was established at Myne Down and forced the Irregulars to pull back to + the Agilar Pass. The mercenaries held the pass in the face of a determined assault; in an attempt to break the deadlock the Regulars began making artillery strikes, which the Irregulars responded to with their own counter-battery strikes. The level and tempo of artillery strikes steadily increased until it was nicknamed "materialschlact" - a direct reference to the massive artillery barrages in the buildup to the Battle of the Somme in the [[twentieth century]] on [[Terra]]. The artillery duel turned the valley into a battered mess resembling a moonscape, and forced the Irregulars to slowly withdraw, with sporadic small-scale engagements being waged up until the Twenty-seventh finally pushed the last of the Irregulars forces contesting the valley from their redoubt in the ski resort of Kolos. The Dieron Regulars were faced with the battle for the capital, New Senna, but both the DCMS forces and the Irregulars were exhausted by three months of constant combat, and both knew that the battle for the city would be bloody and exact a high toll on the civilian population. The commanding officer of the Irregulars, General [[Alex Duff-Gordon]], elected to negotiate a withdrawal in early December, and the Irregulars left Athenry on the 10th. The decision to abandon Athenry was generally unpopular with the LCAF High Command - albeit being supported by General [[Nondi Steiner]] - but it also kept the total casualty count for the invasion and counter attack to just six thousand fatalities in total.<ref name="H:WO3039p79"/> ===Clan Invasion=== ===Clan Invasion=== The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were stationed on Ashio immediately prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]]. The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were stationed on Ashio immediately prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]]. − − ===Interwar Years=== − In [[3056]], the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] [[Bureau of Substitution]] detached two green battalions from the unit to form the [[44th Dieron Regulars]], which was then expanded to regimental strength.<ref name=FM:DCp57>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 57: 44th Dieron Regulars</ref> ===First Combine/Dominion War=== ===First Combine/Dominion War=== − The "new" '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' had to be reorganized in late [[3062]] after their time garrisoning the border world [[Kiesen]] was abruptly cut short by a retaliatory attack by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] early in the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. The then-light Twelfth stood little chance against the heavy Ghost Bear forces, and the unit successful retreat left them widely perceived as defeated and dishonored.<ref name=MO>''Marsh Owl''</ref> + The "new" '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' had to be reorganized in late [[3062]] after their time garrisoning the border world [[Kiesen]] was abruptly cut short by a retaliatory attack by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] early in the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. ===Federated Suns Incursion=== ===Federated Suns Incursion=== − After being receiving hasty upgrades the ''Twelfth'' went on to assist the [[45th Dieron Regulars|45th]]{{cn}} and [[46th Dieron Regulars]] in defending [[Battle of Ashio (3064)|Ashio]] from the [[1st Robinson Rangers]] in late [[3064]]. There, after rescuing the 46th, the unit took command of the combined Draconis forces on the planet.<ref name=MO/> The Twelfth moved on, and by [[3066]], the unit was active in the defense of [[Proserpina]].<ref name=MO/> + After being receiving hasty upgrades the ''Twelfth'' went on to assist the [[45th Dieron Regulars]] in defending [[Ashio]] from the [[1st Robinson Rangers]] in late [[3064]]. ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== − In the confusion of the [[Jihad]] the Twelfth Dieron Regulars (along with the [[22nd Dieron Regulars]]) suffered serious losses at the hands of [[Clan Diamond Shark]] on [[Nykvarn]] in the mid-3070s. Reduced to 40% of their nominal strength, they were transferred to [[Luzerne]] to rebuild.<ref name=FRDCMSp9>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 9</ref> + In the confusion of the [[Jihad]] the Twelfth Dieron Regulars (along with the [[22nd Dieron Regulars]]) suffered serious losses at the hands of [[Clan Diamond Shark]] on [[Nykvarn]] in the mid-3070's. Reduced to 40% of their nominal strength, they were transferred to [[Luzerne]] to rebuild.<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 9</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name Line 54:
Line 49: | ''[[Brigadier General]]''||[[Yawatono Kurita]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HKDCp133/> | ''[[Brigadier General]]''||[[Yawatono Kurita]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HKDCp133/> |- |- − | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Lancor Walton]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20Yp40>''20 Year Update'', p. 40: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> + | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Lancor Walton]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20Yp40>''20 Year Update'', p. 40, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> |- |- − | ''Tai-sa''||[[Brian Quick]]||[[3054]]<ref name=FMDC52>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 52: "12th Dieron Regulars Unit Profile"</ref> + | ''Tai-sa''||[[Brian Quick]]||[[3054]]<ref name=FMDC52>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 52, "12th Dieron Regulars Unit Profile"</ref> |- |- − | ''Tai-sa''||[[Katherine Stavrakos]]||[[3059]] - November [[3062]]<ref name=HIKp14>''Hikagemono'', p. 14</ref> + | ''Tai-sa''||[[Katherine Stavrakos]]||[[3059]]- November [[3062]]<ref name=HIKp14>''Hikagemono'', p. 14</ref> |- |- − | ''Tai-sa''||[[Mark Isoguri]]||November 3062 - [[3067]]<ref name=HIKp14/><ref name=FMUp116>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 116: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> + | ''Tai-sa''||[[Mark Isoguri]]||November 3062 - [[3067]]<ref name=HIKp14/><ref name=FMUp116>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 116, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> |} |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − In [[3025]] the unit had no specialty.<ref name=HKDCp142>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 142: "The Dieron Regulars"</ref> + In [[3025]] the unit had no specialty.<ref name=HKDCp142>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 142 "The Dieron Regulars"</ref> The use their light weight as an advantage against their enemy, because they can outmaneuver their opponent with ease. The unit also extensively uses their scouting capability.<ref name=FMDC52/> The use their light weight as an advantage against their enemy, because they can outmaneuver their opponent with ease. The unit also extensively uses their scouting capability.<ref name=FMDC52/> ==Composition History== ==Composition History== − === 2786–2821 === + === 2786 === − '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> + '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> − :- At this point in time the Twelfth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Ascella]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at just below sixty percent strength, and was stationed on [[Atria]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> + :- At this point in time the Twelfth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Ascella]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> + === 2821 === + '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp137"/> + :- At this point in time the Twelfth was a medium-weight regiment operating at just below sixty percent strength, and was stationed on [[Atria]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> === 2830 === === 2830 === − '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=2SWp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97</ref> + '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp97>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 97 </ref> − : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Atria]] with an operational readiness of 126 percent.<ref name=2SWp97/> + : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Atria]] with an operational readiness of 126 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> − + === 2864 === − === 2864 === + '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp97/> − '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=2SWp97/> + : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Kaus Borealis]] with an operational readiness of 93 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> − : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Kaus Borealis]] with an operational readiness of 93 percent.<ref name=2SWp97/> ===3025=== ===3025=== − '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135: "Deployment Table - 3025"</ref> + '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135, "Deployment Table - 3025"</ref> * CO: ''[[Brigadier General]]'' Yawatono Kurita * CO: ''[[Brigadier General]]'' Yawatono Kurita − Note: This was a medium 'Mech unit.<ref name=HSDCp144>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 144</ref> At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ashio]].<ref name=HKDCp133>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 133</ref> + Note: This was a medium Mech unit.<ref name=HSDCp144>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p.144 </ref>At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ashio]]. <ref name=HKDCp133> House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.133 </ref> ===3040=== ===3040=== − '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p138/> + '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name = HWo3039p138/> − :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Ashio]].<ref name=HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138</ref> + :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Ashio]]. <ref name = HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 </ref> ===3050=== ===3050=== Line 96:
Line 93: ===3054=== ===3054=== − '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=ORp27>''Objective Raids'', p. 27</ref> + '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=ORp27>''Objective Raids'', p.27</ref> :*CO: ''Tai-sa'' Brian Quick :*CO: ''Tai-sa'' Brian Quick Line 106:
Line 103: * CO/First [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Katherine Stavrakos * CO/First [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Katherine Stavrakos :* XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' William Ambassa :* XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' William Ambassa − * Second Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' George Daily + * Second Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' George Daily * Third Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Mark Isoguri * Third Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Mark Isoguri Note: The 'Mechs are upgrade with the time and some OmniMechs are also present. Note: The 'Mechs are upgrade with the time and some OmniMechs are also present. Line 112:
Line 109: '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars Aerospace''' (Expanded [[Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars Aerospace''' (Expanded [[Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> * Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Delos Takagi * Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Delos Takagi − Note: Some Clan fighters made its way in the ranks of the unit. + Note: Some clan fighters made its way in the ranks of the unit. '''Kiesen Medium Lancers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> '''Kiesen Medium Lancers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> Line 119:
Line 116: '''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDC52/> '''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDC52/> * Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Jerome Weber * Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Jerome Weber − Note: The unit is known for their tendency to fanaticism. Every trooper will attack a 'Mech without question. The command contains some light artillery (2 squads) and infantry which is skilled in the use of demolitions. + Note: The unit is know for their tendency to fanaticism. Every trooper will attack a 'Mech with out question. The command contains some light artillery (2 squads) and infantry which is skilled in the use of demolitions. ===3067=== ===3067=== Line 133:
Line 130: '''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp116/> '''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp116/> * Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Lawrence Hatfeld * Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Lawrence Hatfeld − − ===3079=== − '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars ''' (Reinforced Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FRDCMSp9 /> − : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Luzerne]].<ref name=FRDCMSp9 /> ==References== ==References== Line 146:
Line 139: * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' − * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' + * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' − * ''[[Hikagemono]]'' (short story) + * ''[[House Kurita Sourcebook]]'' − * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' + * ''[[Hikagemono]]'' (Short Story) − * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''+ * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' − * ''[[Marsh Owl]]'' (in: ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'') * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' − * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[Touring the Stars: Bob]]'' * ''[[Touring the Stars: Bob]]'' − + * ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]'' [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 12th]] [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 12th]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
| − | The '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' were one of thirty-one regiments of Dieron Regulars to be created by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] after [[2765]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> The Dieron Regulars expanded by ten regiments during the [[Amaris Civil War]],<ref name="FSWp119">''First Succession War'', p. 119 | + | The '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' were one of thirty-one regiments of Dieron Regulars to be created by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] after [[2765]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> The Dieron Regulars expanded by ten regiments during the [[Amaris Civil War]],<ref name="FSWp119">''First Succession War'', p. 119, "House Kurita"</ref> and a further twenty-one regiments were raised between the end of the Civil War and the end of the [[First Succession War]]. The Twelfth was one of the ten regiments created between [[2765]] and the end of the Civil War in [[2779]].<ref name="FSWp119"/> During [[General]] Kerensky's Exodus preparations, the Twelfth Dieron Regulars were deployed to [[Bob]] to counter any aggressive [[SLDF]] moves.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Bob'', p. 5</ref> |
| − | === | + | ===3rd Succession War=== |
In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Ashio]].<ref name=HKDCp133/> | In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Ashio]].<ref name=HKDCp133/> | ||
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===War of 3039=== | ===War of 3039=== | ||
| − | The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were deployed alongside a sister regiment, the [[Twenty-seventh Dieron Regulars]], to recapture [[Athenry]], in July [[3039]]. The task force was notionally under the command of ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Yawatono Kurita]], a member of the Kurita family, who was a less able field commander but well-regarded by his command as a lucky mascot. Athenry had been captured by two regiments from the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary command, the [[1894th Light Horse]] and [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds]], who had won grudging acceptance from the local population, but both regiments lacked experience of waging a defensive campaign, and instead preferred to operate as rapid-reaction forces rather than preparing and holding fortifications. The Irregulars [[aerospace fighter]]s contested the invasion in space, scoring some successes - including disabling an ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class [[DropShip]] badly enough that it crashed in the Hoboken Sea, with relatively few casualties among the embarked personnel, but with most of the tanks aboard wrecked by water damage, along with the DropShip itself.<ref name="H:WO3039p79">''Historical: War of 3039'', | + | The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were deployed alongside a sister regiment, the [[Twenty-seventh Dieron Regulars]], to recapture [[Athenry]], in July [[3039]]. The task force was notionally under the command of ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Yawatono Kurita]], a member of the Kurita family, who was a less able field commander but well-regarded by his command as a lucky mascot. Athenry had been captured by two regiments from the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary command, the [[1894th Light Horse]] and [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds]], who had won grudging acceptance from the local population, but both regiments lacked experience of waging a defensive campaign, and instead preferred to operate as rapid-reaction forces rather than preparing and holding fortifications. The Irregulars [[aerospace fighter]]s contested the invasion in space, scoring some successes - including disabling an ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class [[DropShip]] badly enough that it crashed in the Hoboken Sea, with relatively few casualties among the embarked personnel, but with most of the tanks aboard wrecked by water damage, along with the DropShip itself.<ref name="H:WO3039p79">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 79-80, "Athenry (July-December)"</ref> |
The Regulars began their campaign by regrouping and reorganizing before launching attacks against isolated islands and island chains defended primarily by infantry forces. The Regulars had bought submarines and blue-water hydrofoils and quickly captured the Larsen Island Chain, although the Irregulars aerospace fighters gave the infantry support where they could, with some islands only being captured after a naval barrage had shattered the defensive positions and the infantry themselves had been defeated in grueling hand-to-hand battles. In September the Regulars began clearing the Wandessa and Zubeckis island chains, as well as beginning air operations against the main allied positions in the Espalars, and in particular against the troops on the Lisbon Heights.<ref name="H:WO3039p79"/> | The Regulars began their campaign by regrouping and reorganizing before launching attacks against isolated islands and island chains defended primarily by infantry forces. The Regulars had bought submarines and blue-water hydrofoils and quickly captured the Larsen Island Chain, although the Irregulars aerospace fighters gave the infantry support where they could, with some islands only being captured after a naval barrage had shattered the defensive positions and the infantry themselves had been defeated in grueling hand-to-hand battles. In September the Regulars began clearing the Wandessa and Zubeckis island chains, as well as beginning air operations against the main allied positions in the Espalars, and in particular against the troops on the Lisbon Heights.<ref name="H:WO3039p79"/> | ||
| − | In October the Regulars began clashing with the Irregulars main elements, particularly the 1894th Light Horse, building up to a beachhead landing at Hauk Point that led to a two-week stalemate as the Regulars tried and failed to break out of their landing zone, before a second beachhead was established at Myne Down and forced the Irregulars to pull back to the Agilar Pass. The mercenaries held the pass in the face of a determined assault; in an attempt to break the deadlock the Regulars began making artillery strikes, which the Irregulars responded to with their own | + | In October the Regulars began clashing with the Irregulars main elements, particularly the 1894th Light Horse, building up to a beachhead landing at Hauk Point that led to a two-week stalemate as the Regulars tried and failed to break out of their landing zone, before a second beachhead was established at Myne Down and forced the Irregulars to pull back to |
| + | the Agilar Pass. The mercenaries held the pass in the face of a determined assault; in an attempt to break the deadlock the Regulars began making artillery strikes, which the Irregulars responded to with their own counter-battery strikes. The level and tempo of artillery strikes steadily increased until it was nicknamed "materialschlact" - a direct reference to the massive artillery barrages in the buildup to the Battle of the Somme in the [[twentieth century]] on [[Terra]]. The artillery duel turned the valley into a battered mess resembling a moonscape, and forced the Irregulars to slowly withdraw, with sporadic small-scale engagements being waged up until the Twenty-seventh finally pushed the last of the Irregulars forces contesting the valley from their redoubt in the ski resort of Kolos. The Dieron Regulars were faced with the battle for the capital, New Senna, but both the DCMS forces and the Irregulars were exhausted by three months of constant combat, and both knew that the battle for the city would be bloody and exact a high toll on the civilian population. The commanding officer of the Irregulars, General [[Alex Duff-Gordon]], elected to negotiate a withdrawal in early December, and the Irregulars left Athenry on the 10th. The decision to abandon Athenry was generally unpopular with the LCAF High Command - albeit being supported by General [[Nondi Steiner]] - but it also kept the total casualty count for the invasion and counter attack to just six thousand fatalities in total.<ref name="H:WO3039p79"/> | ||
===Clan Invasion=== | ===Clan Invasion=== | ||
The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were stationed on Ashio immediately prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]]. | The Twelfth Dieron Regulars were stationed on Ashio immediately prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]]. | ||
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===First Combine/Dominion War=== | ===First Combine/Dominion War=== | ||
| − | The "new" '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' had to be reorganized in late [[3062]] after their time garrisoning the border world [[Kiesen]] was abruptly cut short by a retaliatory attack by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] early in the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. | + | The "new" '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' had to be reorganized in late [[3062]] after their time garrisoning the border world [[Kiesen]] was abruptly cut short by a retaliatory attack by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] early in the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. |
===Federated Suns Incursion=== | ===Federated Suns Incursion=== | ||
| − | After being receiving hasty upgrades the ''Twelfth'' went on to assist the [[45th | + | After being receiving hasty upgrades the ''Twelfth'' went on to assist the [[45th Dieron Regulars]] in defending [[Ashio]] from the [[1st Robinson Rangers]] in late [[3064]]. |
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | In the confusion of the [[Jihad]] the Twelfth Dieron Regulars (along with the [[22nd Dieron Regulars]]) suffered serious losses at the hands of [[Clan Diamond Shark]] on [[Nykvarn]] in the mid- | + | In the confusion of the [[Jihad]] the Twelfth Dieron Regulars (along with the [[22nd Dieron Regulars]]) suffered serious losses at the hands of [[Clan Diamond Shark]] on [[Nykvarn]] in the mid-3070's. Reduced to 40% of their nominal strength, they were transferred to [[Luzerne]] to rebuild.<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 9</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| ''[[Brigadier General]]''||[[Yawatono Kurita]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HKDCp133/> | | ''[[Brigadier General]]''||[[Yawatono Kurita]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HKDCp133/> | ||
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| − | | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Lancor Walton]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20Yp40>''20 Year Update'', p. 40 | + | | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Lancor Walton]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20Yp40>''20 Year Update'', p. 40, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3050"</ref> |
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| − | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Brian Quick]]||[[3054]]<ref name=FMDC52>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 52 | + | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Brian Quick]]||[[3054]]<ref name=FMDC52>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 52, "12th Dieron Regulars Unit Profile"</ref> |
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| − | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Katherine Stavrakos]]||[[3059]] - November [[3062]]<ref name=HIKp14>''Hikagemono'', p. 14</ref> | + | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Katherine Stavrakos]]||[[3059]]- November [[3062]]<ref name=HIKp14>''Hikagemono'', p. 14</ref> |
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| − | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Mark Isoguri]]||November 3062 - [[3067]]<ref name=HIKp14/><ref name=FMUp116>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 116 | + | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Mark Isoguri]]||November 3062 - [[3067]]<ref name=HIKp14/><ref name=FMUp116>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 116, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> |
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==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | In [[3025]] the unit had no specialty.<ref name=HKDCp142>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 142 | + | In [[3025]] the unit had no specialty.<ref name=HKDCp142>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 142 "The Dieron Regulars"</ref> |
The use their light weight as an advantage against their enemy, because they can outmaneuver their opponent with ease. The unit also extensively uses their scouting capability.<ref name=FMDC52/> | The use their light weight as an advantage against their enemy, because they can outmaneuver their opponent with ease. The unit also extensively uses their scouting capability.<ref name=FMDC52/> | ||
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
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| − | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137 | + | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> |
| − | :- At this point in time the Twelfth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Ascella | + | :- At this point in time the Twelfth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Ascella]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> |
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| + | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp137"/> | ||
| + | :- At this point in time the Twelfth was a medium-weight regiment operating at just below sixty percent strength, and was stationed on [[Atria]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> | ||
=== 2830 === | === 2830 === | ||
| − | '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name= | + | '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp97>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 97 </ref> |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Atria]] with an operational readiness of 126 percent.<ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Atria]] with an operational readiness of 126 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> |
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| − | === 2864 === | + | '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name=2ndSSp97/> |
| − | '''12th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Kaus Borealis]] with an operational readiness of 93 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Kaus Borealis]] with an operational readiness of 93 percent.<ref name= | ||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135 | + | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135, "Deployment Table - 3025"</ref> |
* CO: ''[[Brigadier General]]'' Yawatono Kurita | * CO: ''[[Brigadier General]]'' Yawatono Kurita | ||
| − | Note: This was a medium | + | Note: This was a medium Mech unit.<ref name=HSDCp144>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p.144 </ref>At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ashio]]. <ref name=HKDCp133> House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.133 </ref> |
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p138/> | + | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name = HWo3039p138/> |
| − | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Ashio]].<ref name=HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138</ref> | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Ashio]]. <ref name = HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 </ref> |
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
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===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
| − | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=ORp27>''Objective Raids'', p. 27</ref> | + | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Reliable)<ref name=ORp27>''Objective Raids'', p.27</ref> |
:*CO: ''Tai-sa'' Brian Quick | :*CO: ''Tai-sa'' Brian Quick | ||
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* CO/First [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Katherine Stavrakos | * CO/First [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Katherine Stavrakos | ||
:* XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' William Ambassa | :* XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' William Ambassa | ||
| − | * Second Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' George Daily | + | * Second Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' George Daily |
* Third Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Mark Isoguri | * Third Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Mark Isoguri | ||
Note: The 'Mechs are upgrade with the time and some OmniMechs are also present. | Note: The 'Mechs are upgrade with the time and some OmniMechs are also present. | ||
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'''Twelfth Dieron Regulars Aerospace''' (Expanded [[Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> | '''Twelfth Dieron Regulars Aerospace''' (Expanded [[Wing]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> | ||
* Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Delos Takagi | * Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Delos Takagi | ||
| − | Note: Some | + | Note: Some clan fighters made its way in the ranks of the unit. |
'''Kiesen Medium Lancers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> | '''Kiesen Medium Lancers''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC52/> | ||
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'''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDC52/> | '''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDC52/> | ||
* Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Jerome Weber | * Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Jerome Weber | ||
| − | Note: The unit is | + | Note: The unit is know for their tendency to fanaticism. Every trooper will attack a 'Mech with out question. The command contains some light artillery (2 squads) and infantry which is skilled in the use of demolitions. |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
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'''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp116/> | '''Legacy of Minoru''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp116/> | ||
* Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Lawrence Hatfeld | * Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' Lawrence Hatfeld | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[House Kurita Sourcebook]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Hikagemono]]'' (Short Story) |
| − | + | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | |
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Touring the Stars: Bob]]'' | * ''[[Touring the Stars: Bob]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 12th]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 12th]] | ||