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	* The Twelfth Cadre was destroyed in 3051 by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] during the [[Clan Invasion]].		* The Twelfth Cadre was destroyed in 3051 by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] during the [[Clan Invasion]].
	* The Fourteenth Academy Cadre was destroyed during the [[Jihad]].		* The Fourteenth Academy Cadre was destroyed during the [[Jihad]].
−	* The Fifteenth Cadre was destroyed in 3057 by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] during the [[Clan Invasion]].	+	* The Fifteenth Cadre was destroyed in 3057 by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]during the [[Clan Invasion]].
	==Color Schemes and Insignia==		==Color Schemes and Insignia==

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy.jpg|150px]] | Designation = Sun Zhang Academy Cadre | formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | Parent Command = [[DCMS]]<br>[[Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy‎‎]] | Sub-Command = }} The '''Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy Cadres''' consist of graduates from the first phase of training from the [[Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy]]. Their training continues as active duty in the Cadres. The students are evaluated after tours of duty that last nine months, after which those that pass graduate.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 89</ref> The Cadres are considered [[Free-Floating Regiments]], but with an excellent relation with the DCMS Procurement department.<ref name=HKDCp148/> ==Training== Located on the [[Draconis Combine]]'s original capital world of [[New Samarkand]], the Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy is particularly notable in that it graduates the most [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] per year of any training facility in the [[Inner Sphere]] at over four hundred. The Academy also has an [[aerospace fighter]] pilot program. It is considered the most prestigious military academy in the [[Draconis Combine]] and all of its graduates receive a ''daishō'' sword. The Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy boasts [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita|Theodore]] and his son [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]] among its alumni. The Sun Zhang Academy Cadre represents the ultimate test for would-be MechWarriors who have spent the previous four years at the academy. In the Cadre, they are treated to real combat and are expected to react like warriors in the long and glorious tradition of the Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy.<ref name=HKDCp148>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 148 "The Sun Zhang Academy Cadre"</ref> [[Jinjiro Kurita]] was also a graduate of Sun Zhang.<ref>''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 129</ref> Though traditionally the Academy trained only MechWarriors and aerospace fighter pilots, the arrival of the [[Clans]] prompted the [[DCMS]] to add a course of study for [[battle armor]] infantry as well.<ref>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 29</ref> The cadets serve in a Cadre for nine months and at the end of the term, they are either allowed to graduate or must serve another term in the Cadre. Most do not graduate after their first term in the Cadre.<ref name=HKDCp148/><ref>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 50</ref> Life in the four Cadres is extremely tough. Cadets are expected to lead patrols in enemy territory, walk unafraid through minefields, and generally perform tasks that would make even the most hardened MechWarrior hesitate. Alumni are used to death, and the death rate among the cadets, including suicide, are extremely high. Those who survive will be treated with great respect for the rest of their lives.<ref name=HKDCp148/> Procurement is not a problem for the Sun Zhang Academy Cadres.<ref name=HKDCp148/> 'Mechs in the Cadre are white with blue stripes, and the unit's crest is a setting sun. All cadre Regiments are classified as light.<ref name=HKDCp148/> After the [[Jihad]] the [[ISF]] and [[O5P]] added severe psychological and loyalty testing to their evaluations to prevent another [[Black Dragon Society]] coup.<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 5</ref> During the Jihad the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Cadres were used along the Combine's border with Clan Ghost Bear. The Fifth was stationed on Kessel, and suffered heavy losses against the Word of Blake. The Fourteenth Cadre was effectively destroyed on [[Luthien]], with the few survivors being drafted into the [[1st Genyosha]].<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 14</ref> As of [[3145]] the rigors of recent years has strained the Academy, the best cadets being whisked away to line units before they can serve in one of the Cadres. Though this meets the demands for units bulking out their forces, it starves these cadets of finishing their training. With the same orders to expand their rosters, the Academy has increased its enrollment tenfold. This has led to the creation of the [[17th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre|17th]], [[18th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre|18th]] and [[19th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre|19th]] Cadres. ==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 |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy Cadre''' |- | [[General]]||[[Isoroku Kurita]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HKDCp137>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 137 "SUN ZHANG MECHWARRIOR ACADEMY"</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== Different per Unit. ==Units of the Sun Zhang Academy Cadre== At the start of the First Succession War the First through Twelfth Cadre regiments were in service.<ref>''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 137</ref> <div class="desktop-3-col"> :* [[First Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Second Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Third Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Fourth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Fifth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Sixth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Seventh Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Eighth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Ninth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Tenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Eleventh Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Twelfth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Thirteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Fourteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Fifteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Sixteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Seventeenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Eighteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] :* [[Nineteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] </div> ==Notes== * The First Cadre was destroyed in 3052 by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] during the [[Clan Invasion]]. * The Second Cadre was destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>Second Succession War, p. 97, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery: Deployment Table"</ref> * The Third Cadre was destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>Second Succession War, p. 97, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery: Deployment Table"</ref> * The Fourth Cadre was destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref>First Succession War, p. 137, "Deployment Table"</ref> * The Sixth Cadre was destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref>First Succession War, p. 137, "Deployment Table"</ref> * The Seventh Cadre was destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>Second Succession War, p. 97, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery: Deployment Table"</ref> * The Eighth Cadre was destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref>First Succession War, p. 137, "Deployment Table"</ref> * The Ninth Cadre - Unknown; Thought to have been destroyed during the [[Clan Invasion]] in [[Operation Revival]] or shortly after. * The Twelfth Cadre was destroyed in 3051 by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] during the [[Clan Invasion]]. * The Fourteenth Academy Cadre was destroyed during the [[Jihad]]. * The Fifteenth Cadre was destroyed in 3057 by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]during the [[Clan Invasion]]. ==Color Schemes and Insignia== <gallery> Image:Camokuritasunzhang.png|An ''[[Quickdraw]]'' in 14th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre colors. </gallery> <gallery> Image:Sun-Zhang-Academy-old.png|Old Sun Zhang academy logo </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Objectives: Draconis Combine]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy Cadre]]

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