Editing Draconis Elite Strike Teams

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The '''Draconis Elite Strike Teams''' also known as '''DEST''' are the [[Draconis Combine]]'s chief special forces units. They typically consist of [[DCMS]] MechWarriors seconded to serve as the direct action component of the [[Internal Security Force]]. 
==History==
A DEST team raided [[Hesperus II]] in [[2455]], acquiring [[BattleMech]] plans from the industrial complexes on that world.
==Units of the Draconis Elite Strike Team==
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 1]]
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 2]]
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 3]]
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 4]]
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 5]]
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 6]]
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 7]]
* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 8]]

==Color Scheme and Insignia==

==Bibliography==

===References===
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+| unitname = Draconis Elite Strike Team
-| Nickname = Sword of the Void<ref name=NAISv2-030>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 30</ref>
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+The '''Draconis Elite Strike Teams''' also known as '''DEST''' are the [[Draconis Combine]]'s chief special forces units. They typically consist of [[DCMS]] MechWarriors seconded to serve as the direct action component of the [[Internal Security Force]].
-The '''Draconis Elite Strike Teams''' ('''DEST''') are the [[Draconis Combine]]'s chief special forces units, although not the only ones. An elite corps of commandos trained in every branch of the military (from piloting a [[BattleMech]] to operating a [[JumpShip]]), they follow the tenets of the ancient ninja.<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 131</ref> DEST commandos typically consist of [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] seconded to serve as the direct action component of the [[Internal Security Force]].<ref>''A Guide to Covert Ops'', p. 52: "Draconis Elite Strike Teams (DEST)"</ref>
-Like any individual wishing to join the Draconis Combine's Special Forces, DEST soldiers must have attended three academies and graduate in the top 5 percent of each one.<ref name=HKDCp137>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 137: "Major Military Academies"</ref>
-Although all DEST personnel are trained MechWarriors, they do not necessarily pilot 'Mechs. DEST commandos frequently operate as infantry units or infiltrators, and are often only deployed for the most important and sensitive of missions.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 17: "Infantry Assets"</ref>
-DEST teams are formed for individual missions and are apparently numbered sequentially. Known numbers include DEST One and DEST Two in [[2461]], and DEST 6654 in [[3056]].
 ==History==
-[[Image:Dcms3050dest.jpg|thumb|right|150px|DEST commando in uniform (c.[[3025]])]]
+A DEST team raided [[Hesperus II]] in [[2455]], acquiring [[BattleMech]] plans from the industrial complexes on that world.
-The DEST organization existed as early as 2457,<ref name=PC4>''Fall Down Seven Times, Get up Eight''</ref> but DEST One was only deployed in [[2461]] against the BattleMech factories on [[Hesperus II]] in an attempt to steal the construction plans. This attempt failed and the entire team was killed, but shortly afterwards DEST Two succeeded in stealing BattleMech plans from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s 'Mech factory at [[Coventry]].<ref name=PC4/>
+==Units of the Draconis Elite Strike Team==
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 1]]
-DEST members are trained among other abilities as MechWarriors, and can be considered an Elite force. One DEST company called "Sword of the Void" was combat-dropped on [[Crossing]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]] to decapitate [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. They landed in the middle of the Dragoons' position where they helped Kurita units to regain their composure and keep pressuring Wolf's Dragoons. The Sword of the Void was destroyed, but not before destroying fourteen 'Mechs, killing [[Jaime Wolf]]'s executive officer; one notably skilled female DEST ''[[Archer]]'' pilot (whose identity remains mysterious) even outfought [[Natasha Kerensky]], nearly defeating her and Jaime Wolf himself.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 33–37</ref>
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 2]]
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 3]]
-A DEST team, during the [[War of 3039]], almost succeed in decapitating the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] forces when they attacked the Lyran headquarters on the Draconis occupied world of [[Vega]]. They gunned down Lyran General [[Nondi Steiner]], grievously wounding and almost killing her. By the time she recovered and retook command of her forces, the Lyran forces had lost much of their initial momentum.<ref>''Historical War of 3039'', p. 21</ref>
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 4]]
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 5]]
-Following the [[Clan Invasion]] the ISF was tipped off to [[ComStar]]'s [[Operation SCORPION]] by [[Sharilar Mori]]. With enough advanced warning, the ISF deployed the DEST teams to take control of the HPG stations throughout the Draconis Combine before [[ROM]] was able to solidify their hold on them. Following the success of this mission, Coordinator [[Theodore Kurita]] ordered the ISF to locate the [[Clan Homeworlds]], necessitating the deployment of agents throughout the Clan Occupation Zones. A majority of the agents deployed belonged to DEST.<ref>''A Guide to Covert Ops'', p. 51</ref>
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 6]]
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 7]]
-In [[3056]], the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] commandeered the civilian JumpShip ''[[Telendine]]'' to carry DEST 6654 from [[Salford]]. The JumpShip, its attached DropShip and the DEST team vanished in a jump accident. DEST 6654 was composed of at least twelve operatives, but their 'Mech contingent was an attached [[Vost Lance|mercenary lance]] and not organic.<ref>''Far Country''</ref>
+* [[Draconis Elite Strike Team 8]]
-In [[3058]] the head of the DEST, General [[Hohiro Kiguri]], disappeared soon after an attempt was made on Coordinator Theodore Kurita's life. It is believed that General Kiguri was a member of the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]'' as he was a longtime opponent of the Coordinator's policies.<ref>''A Guide to Covert Ops'', p. 51</ref> A DEST team six, led by [[Sho-sa]] [[Michael Ryan]], launched a very successful raid on the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]–occupied planet of [[Bangor]] in 3058, stealing them several [[OmniMechs]] before to escort Coordinator Theodore Kurita to [[Tharkad]], to the First Whitting conference. The same team and another, both led again by Ryan, joined [[Task Force Serpent]], training together with all other force groups before traveling to the Smoke Jaguar home planet of [[Huntress]]. On the way, in the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], they succeeded in capturing a [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[JumpShip]]. On Huntress, they were the first troops to land on planet, in a covert operation during which they crippled the Jaguar command center, shutting down an [[SDS]] defense system, fighting during all the campaign. They achieved this at a very high price: both teams were annihilated: only Ryan and another commando survived the campaign.<ref name=ACtA04>''Shadows of War'', p. 96</ref>
-== 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;" | Command
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-| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Draconis Elite Strike Teams'''
-|-
-| ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]''||[[Hohiro Kiguri]]||[[3058]]<ref name=THc2>''The Hunters'', ch. 2</ref>
-|-
-| ''[[Sho-sho]]''||[[Hideki Ishmaru]]||3058<ref name=THc2/>
-|-
-|}
-==Equipment==
-DEST commandos use a wide array of equipment for their missions, including [[KA-23 Subgun]]s, [[Vibrokatana]]s, and [[Circle-Vision Visor]]s.  They are perhaps most famous for the [[DEST Infiltration Suit]], though once it became available [[Kage]] [[battle armor]] largely replaced these suits for field work.  Besides 'Mechs, DEST teams make use of other vehicles such as [[Koryu]] submersibles and [[Peacekeeper (Combat Vehicle)|Peacekeeper]] VTOLs.
 ==Color Scheme and Insignia==
-The DEST color scheme is black and silver<ref name=NAISv2-030/>
-==References==
-<references/>
 ==Bibliography==
-* ''[[Fall Down Seven Times, Get up Eight]]'' ([[Proliferation Cycle]], part 4)
-* ''[[Far Country]]'' (novel)
-* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
-* ''[[A Guide to Covert Ops]]''
-* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
-* ''[[The Hunters]]'' (novel)
-* ''[[Intelligence Operations Handbook]]''
-* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
+===References===
+<references/>
 [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Draconis Elite Strike Team]]