Editing User:Onisuzume/1st Yuki-Onna

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The 1st Yuki-Onna was an experimental all-women regiment created between the [[First Succession War]] and the [[Second Succession War]] by a mania-induced order from the increasingly more insane [[Jinjiro Kurita]]. The unit defected sometime during the Second Succession War.

==Colours and Insignia==
===Insignia===
The insignia of the ''Frost Maidens'' is typically displayed on the unit's left shoulder or wing. It is a stylised white female form with long flowing black hair set on a red field. The House Kurita dragon crest is displayed on the unit's right shoulder or wing.

===Colours===
The ''1st Yuki-Onna'' regiment usually paint their units in parade colours - white with a black trim, unless the mission requires them to be less noticable, in which case they opt for black-trimmed camouflage.

==History==
===Creation===
The ''Frost Maidens'' were created between the First and Second [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] when one of [[Jinjiro Kurita]]'s officers noted the number of women willing to fight for the Dragon. That, coupled with the supposed fact that women can do multiple tasks at the same time, intruiged Jinjiro. And, during one of his moments of insanity, he ordered the creation of an all-women regiment. As such, a number of military academies opened their doors to women sometime towards the end of the [[First Succession War]]. The regiment was mostly complete by 2825 and was ordered to the [[Periphery]] border of the Pesht District shortly after due to Jinjiro's growing fear of an attack from beyond the Periphery.

===Second Succession War===
The ''Frost Maidens'' saw little action during the first decade of the [[Second Succession War]], lowering their morale. Upon hearing of Jinjiro's ''"Chain-Gangs"'', they grew increasingly discontent with the actions of the Coordinator until finaly, in 2838, they got the chance they were waiting for - [[Yoguchi Kurita]] attached the [[ISF]] to the [[DCMS]], an action they weren't happy with.

===Ronin===
While the ISF was waging it's ''Shadow War'' against Yoguchi, they slowy gathered their families and prepared to set out into the periphery, leaving the increasingly insane Jinjiro, who they deemed unfit to rule, behind. They left the borders of the [[Draconis Combine]] in the later months of 2840, leaving no message behind. By the time they discovered that the ''Forst Maidens'' had turned ronin, they were well beyond any means of persuit and all records of their existance was expunged. And the DCMS refused to accept any further women in their ranks until [[Theodore Kurita]]'s reforms.

===Legacy===
The first months of their journey went without problems. Eventually, they stumbled upon a group of colonies beset by pirates and, feeling sorry for the people, they drove the pirates away. Unable to offer much to their liberators, the colonies requested the ''Frost Maidens'' to stay and continue to defend them against attacks. In return, they would be allowed to rule over them.

==Officers==
* Tai-sa [[Kaori Aijou]] (Regimental Commander)
* Chu-sa ? (Commander 2nd Battalion)
* Chu-sa ? (Commander 3rd Battalion)
* Dai-i ? (Commander AeroSpace Wing)

==Tactics==
Due to the lack of action during the Second Succession War, not much is known about the tactics that they favored. The regiment make-up was fairly typical of the DCMS, with a large favor for light and heavy 'Mechs almost to the exclusion of medium and assault 'Mechs.

==Organisation/Composition==
Full Strength at 120 [[BattleMech]]s and 38 [[aerospace fighter]]s

==Notes==
* The MAD-3R-MOD [[Marauder]] removes the [[Autocannon/5]] and replaces it with a single [[Medium Laser]]. The weight saved was used to install six additional [[Heat Sink]]s and increase its armour by two tons.
* The DRG-1N-MOD [[Dragon]] replaces the [[Autocannon/5]] with a [[PPC]], the [[LRM-10]] was replaced with two [[SRM-4]]s and the rear-facing [[Medium Laser]] was changed to a forward-firing position. The remaining weight was used to install four additional [[Heat Sink]]s and increase its protection to eleven tons.
* The CGR-1A1-MOD [[Charger]] removes every [[Small Laser]] and replaces them with two arm-mounted [[Medium Laser]]s, increasing the armour by half a ton while doing so.
*The SL-26-MOD [[Samurai]] replaces the nose [[Medium Laser]]s with an [[ERPPC]], and upgrades the remaining lasers the [[Pulse Laser|Pulse]] variants, downgrading the wing [[ER Large Laser]]s to mediums in the process. One heat sink was removed to accommendate the chanes.

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