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Line 8: | Affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | Affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | Parent Command = [[Dieron Regulars]]<br/>[[New Samarkand Regulars]] | Parent Command = [[Dieron Regulars]]<br/>[[New Samarkand Regulars]] − | Sub-Command = + | Sub-Command = [[Nakayama's Blood]] }} }} == History == == History == ===Formation=== ===Formation=== − The originally known as '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars''', the unit was first established established in [[3058]], along with its sister unit, the [[44th Dieron Regulars|Forty-fourth Dieron Regulars]]. However, unlike the Forty-fourth, the Forty-fifth did not receive top-notch equipment. Due to the demands of other high priority [[regiment]]s and mismanagement within the logistics chain, the Procurement Department of the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] sent unassembled [[BattleMech]]s with some new technologies to the newly-forming regiment. The Bureau of Substitution, which handled personnel assignments for the DCMS, didn't send the best troops to the Forty-fifth due to the low quality of the equipment it had been given. The Procurement Department later cited that due to lack of good-quality troops, good-quality equipment would be wasted on an inferior regiment.<ref name=FM:DCp58/> + The originally known as '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars''', the unit was first established established in [[3058]], along with its sister unit, the [[44th Dieron Regulars|Forty-fourth Dieron Regulars]]. However, unlike the Forty-fourth, the Forty-fifth did not receive top notch equipment. Due to the demands of other high priority [[regiment]]s and mismanagement within the logistics chain, the Procurement Department of the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] sent unassembled [[BattleMech]]s with some new technologies to the newly-forming regiment. The Bureau of Substitution, which handled personnel assignments for the DCMS, didn't send the best troops to the Forty-fifth due to the low quality of the equipment it had been given. The Procurement Department later cited that due to lack of good-quality troops, good-quality equipment would be wasted on an inferior regiment.<ref name=FM:DCp58/> When the Forty-fifth became active in late 3058, the unit's battle roster was almost a mirror image of the old [[Legion of Vega]]-style units. The Forty-fifth's informal nickname of "Iota's Irregular"<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 58, "Unit informal nickname is given".</ref> stemmed from a [[company]] of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] spray-painting their nicknames on the back of their 'Mechs. The Regiment's commander was reprimanded due to his warriors moving on to using their spray-cans to paint Draconis Combine and Dieron Military District's crests on their machines.<ref name=FM:DCp58/> When the Forty-fifth became active in late 3058, the unit's battle roster was almost a mirror image of the old [[Legion of Vega]]-style units. The Forty-fifth's informal nickname of "Iota's Irregular"<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 58, "Unit informal nickname is given".</ref> stemmed from a [[company]] of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] spray-painting their nicknames on the back of their 'Mechs. The Regiment's commander was reprimanded due to his warriors moving on to using their spray-cans to paint Draconis Combine and Dieron Military District's crests on their machines.<ref name=FM:DCp58/> Line 19:
Line 19: ===FedCom Civil War=== ===FedCom Civil War=== − The ''Forty-Fifth'' defended [[Battle of Ashio (3064)|Ashio]] from the [[1st Robinson Rangers|First Robinson Rangers]] in late [[3064]], with assistance from the [[12th Dieron Regulars|Twelfth Dieron Regulars]]. Due to the action of the Forty-fifth and the destruction of the Forty-fourth and [[22nd Dieron Regulars|Twenty-second Dieron Regulars]], the Forty-fifth went on to receive refits and upgrades for its equipment. + The ''Forty-Fifth'' defended [[Ashio]] from the [[1st Robinson Rangers|First Robinson Rangers]] in late [[3064]], with assistance from the [[12th Dieron Regulars|Twelfth Dieron Regulars]]. Due to the action of the Forty-fifth and the destruction of the Forty-fourth and [[22nd Dieron Regulars|Twenty-second Dieron Regulars]], the Forty-fifth went on to receive refits and upgrades for its equipment. − − By September [[3066]], the Forty-Fifth was active in the defense of [[Proserpina]], acting as a mop-up force.<ref>''Marsh Owl''</ref> ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== Line 27:
Line 25: === The Dark Age === === The Dark Age === − Having nearly been destroyed as a regiment during the Jihad - not by enemy action, but due to bookkeeping errors - the Forty-fifth was reborn in the [[Dark Age]] as the redesignated '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars'''. During the Jihad, the Forty-fifth suffered from being incorrectly listed as destroyed by some sources, while others listed the [[regiment]] as supporters of the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]''. While all of these reports were in error, the result was that the Forty-fifth were denied of supplies and replacement personnel. The regiment was in such a poor state at the end of the Jihad that some called for it to be disbanded, regardless of its true status - but the determination expressed by the warriors of the Forty-fifth to refuse to give in made the regiment a prime candidate for the newly-formed New Samarkand Military District.<ref name="FM:3085p41">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 41, "New Samarkand Regulars"</ref> + Having nearly been destroyed as a regiment during the Jihad - not by enemy action, but due to bookkeeping errors - the Forty-fifth was reborn in the [[Dark Age]] as the re-designated '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars'''. During the Jihad, the Forty-fifth suffered from being incorrectly listed as destroyed by some sources, while others listed the [[regiment]] as supporters of the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]''. While all of these reports were in error, the result was that the Forty-fifth were denied of supplies and replacement personnel. The regiment was in such a poor state at the end of the Jihad that some called for it to be disbanded, regardless of its true status - but the determination expressed by the warriors of the Forty-fifth to refuse to give in made the regiment a prime candidate for the newly-formed New Samarkand Military District.<ref name="FM:3085p41">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 41, "New Samarkand Regulars"</ref> In [[3145]], the Forty-fifth was stationed on [[Bremond]].<ref name=fm3145p65>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65</ref> The Forty-fifth was once a specialist in small unit tactics, but by this time they had become adept at large-scale operations. Despite only having two 'Mech battalions, they took [[Bremond]] with few losses, due to this coordination.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 55</ref> In [[3145]], the Forty-fifth was stationed on [[Bremond]].<ref name=fm3145p65>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65</ref> The Forty-fifth was once a specialist in small unit tactics, but by this time they had become adept at large-scale operations. Despite only having two 'Mech battalions, they took [[Bremond]] with few losses, due to this coordination.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 55</ref> Line 41:
Line 39: |- |- | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Sebastian Iota]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:DCp58/><ref name=FM:Up117/> | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Sebastian Iota]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:DCp58/><ref name=FM:Up117/> + |- + | ''Tai-sa''||[[Keiko Yamauchi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM:3085p50>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |- |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 45th New Samarkand Regulars''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 45th New Samarkand Regulars''' − |- − | ''Tai-sa''||[[Keiko Yamauchi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM:3085p50>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |- |- | ''Tai-sa''||[[Angella Siu]]||[[3145]]<ref name=fm3145p65/> | ''Tai-sa''||[[Angella Siu]]||[[3145]]<ref name=fm3145p65/> Line 88:
Line 86: ===3079=== ===3079=== − '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name="FR:DCMSp9">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 9, "Dieron Regulars"</ref> + * '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name="FR:DCMSp9">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 9, "Dieron Regulars"</ref> − : Note: By [[3079]] the Forty-fifth had been reduced to approximately five percent of its pre-Jihad strength; stationed on [[New Samarkand]] as a "paper tiger", the Forty-fifth had yet to receive any new recruits or replacement equipment after the "Day of Fire" ten years before.<ref name="FR:DCMSp9"/>+ By [[3079]] the Forty-fifth had been reduced to approximately five percent of it's pre-Jihad strength; stationed on [[New Samarkand]] as a "paper tiger", the Forty-fifth had yet to receive any new recruits or replacement equipment after the "Day of Fire" ten years before.<ref name="FR:DCMSp9"/> ===3085=== ===3085=== '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> − * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Keiko Yamauchi]] + * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Keiko Yamauchi '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Aerospace Wing ''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Aerospace Wing ''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> − * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Kyou Yamauchi]] + * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Kyou Yamauchi '''Thirty-second Odabasi Fast Armor ''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> '''Thirty-second Odabasi Fast Armor ''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> − * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Forbes Arrighetti]] + * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Forbes Arrighetti '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Infantry''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Infantry''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> − * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Xolani Refilwe]] + * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Xolani Refilwe ==References== ==References== Line 113:
Line 111: * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' − * ''[[Marsh Owl]]'' (in: ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'') [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|New Samarkand Regulars, 45th]] [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|New Samarkand Regulars, 45th]]
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| Affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | | Affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | ||
| Parent Command = [[Dieron Regulars]]<br/>[[New Samarkand Regulars]] | | Parent Command = [[Dieron Regulars]]<br/>[[New Samarkand Regulars]] | ||
| − | | Sub-Command = | + | | Sub-Command = [[Nakayama's Blood]] |
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== History == | == History == | ||
===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
| − | The originally known as '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars''', the unit was first established established in [[3058]], along with its sister unit, the [[44th Dieron Regulars|Forty-fourth Dieron Regulars]]. However, unlike the Forty-fourth, the Forty-fifth did not receive top | + | The originally known as '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars''', the unit was first established established in [[3058]], along with its sister unit, the [[44th Dieron Regulars|Forty-fourth Dieron Regulars]]. However, unlike the Forty-fourth, the Forty-fifth did not receive top notch equipment. Due to the demands of other high priority [[regiment]]s and mismanagement within the logistics chain, the Procurement Department of the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] sent unassembled [[BattleMech]]s with some new technologies to the newly-forming regiment. The Bureau of Substitution, which handled personnel assignments for the DCMS, didn't send the best troops to the Forty-fifth due to the low quality of the equipment it had been given. The Procurement Department later cited that due to lack of good-quality troops, good-quality equipment would be wasted on an inferior regiment.<ref name=FM:DCp58/> |
When the Forty-fifth became active in late 3058, the unit's battle roster was almost a mirror image of the old [[Legion of Vega]]-style units. The Forty-fifth's informal nickname of "Iota's Irregular"<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 58, "Unit informal nickname is given".</ref> stemmed from a [[company]] of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] spray-painting their nicknames on the back of their 'Mechs. The Regiment's commander was reprimanded due to his warriors moving on to using their spray-cans to paint Draconis Combine and Dieron Military District's crests on their machines.<ref name=FM:DCp58/> | When the Forty-fifth became active in late 3058, the unit's battle roster was almost a mirror image of the old [[Legion of Vega]]-style units. The Forty-fifth's informal nickname of "Iota's Irregular"<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 58, "Unit informal nickname is given".</ref> stemmed from a [[company]] of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] spray-painting their nicknames on the back of their 'Mechs. The Regiment's commander was reprimanded due to his warriors moving on to using their spray-cans to paint Draconis Combine and Dieron Military District's crests on their machines.<ref name=FM:DCp58/> | ||
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===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
| − | The ''Forty-Fifth'' defended [[ | + | The ''Forty-Fifth'' defended [[Ashio]] from the [[1st Robinson Rangers|First Robinson Rangers]] in late [[3064]], with assistance from the [[12th Dieron Regulars|Twelfth Dieron Regulars]]. Due to the action of the Forty-fifth and the destruction of the Forty-fourth and [[22nd Dieron Regulars|Twenty-second Dieron Regulars]], the Forty-fifth went on to receive refits and upgrades for its equipment. |
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
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=== The Dark Age === | === The Dark Age === | ||
| − | Having nearly been destroyed as a regiment during the Jihad - not by enemy action, but due to bookkeeping errors - the Forty-fifth was reborn in the [[Dark Age]] as the | + | Having nearly been destroyed as a regiment during the Jihad - not by enemy action, but due to bookkeeping errors - the Forty-fifth was reborn in the [[Dark Age]] as the re-designated '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars'''. During the Jihad, the Forty-fifth suffered from being incorrectly listed as destroyed by some sources, while others listed the [[regiment]] as supporters of the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]''. While all of these reports were in error, the result was that the Forty-fifth were denied of supplies and replacement personnel. The regiment was in such a poor state at the end of the Jihad that some called for it to be disbanded, regardless of its true status - but the determination expressed by the warriors of the Forty-fifth to refuse to give in made the regiment a prime candidate for the newly-formed New Samarkand Military District.<ref name="FM:3085p41">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 41, "New Samarkand Regulars"</ref> |
In [[3145]], the Forty-fifth was stationed on [[Bremond]].<ref name=fm3145p65>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65</ref> The Forty-fifth was once a specialist in small unit tactics, but by this time they had become adept at large-scale operations. Despite only having two 'Mech battalions, they took [[Bremond]] with few losses, due to this coordination.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 55</ref> | In [[3145]], the Forty-fifth was stationed on [[Bremond]].<ref name=fm3145p65>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65</ref> The Forty-fifth was once a specialist in small unit tactics, but by this time they had become adept at large-scale operations. Despite only having two 'Mech battalions, they took [[Bremond]] with few losses, due to this coordination.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 55</ref> | ||
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| ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Sebastian Iota]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:DCp58/><ref name=FM:Up117/> | | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Sebastian Iota]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:DCp58/><ref name=FM:Up117/> | ||
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| + | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Keiko Yamauchi]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM:3085p50>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 45th New Samarkand Regulars''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 45th New Samarkand Regulars''' | ||
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| ''Tai-sa''||[[Angella Siu]]||[[3145]]<ref name=fm3145p65/> | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Angella Siu]]||[[3145]]<ref name=fm3145p65/> | ||
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===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
| − | '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars ''' ( | + | * '''Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name="FR:DCMSp9">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 9, "Dieron Regulars"</ref> |
| − | + | By [[3079]] the Forty-fifth had been reduced to approximately five percent of it's pre-Jihad strength; stationed on [[New Samarkand]] as a "paper tiger", the Forty-fifth had yet to receive any new recruits or replacement equipment after the "Day of Fire" ten years before.<ref name="FR:DCMSp9"/> | |
===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
'''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Keiko Yamauchi |
'''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Aerospace Wing ''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Aerospace Wing ''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Kyou Yamauchi |
'''Thirty-second Odabasi Fast Armor ''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | '''Thirty-second Odabasi Fast Armor ''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Forbes Arrighetti |
'''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Infantry''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | '''Forty-fifth New Samarkand Infantry''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FM:3085p50/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Xolani Refilwe |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|New Samarkand Regulars, 45th]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|New Samarkand Regulars, 45th]] | ||