40th Dieron Regulars

Insignia of the 40th Dieron Regulars
40th Dieron Regulars
Nickname Shield of True Belief
Affiliation Draconis Combine
Parent Command Dieron Regulars


The Fortieth Dieron Regulars was a BattleMech regiment of the Draconis Combine. The Fortieth's homeworld was Kessel.

History[edit]

War of 3039[edit]

During the War of 3039, the Fortieth spearheaded the Combine assault on Quentin, eventually conquering the planet and its massive Independence Weaponry factory.[1]

Clan Invasion[edit]

During the Clan Invasion, the Fortieth's commander requested resources to attack the Federated Commonwealth. The tai-sa was understandably nervous, as his regiment was the only regular force remaining in the Kessel Prefecture.[2]

Jihad[edit]

The majority of the 40th, led by Tai-sa Edward Brandon, fought against the loyalist members of the unit and abandoned them on Kessel, in order to support the Black Dragon Society's coup on Luthien. They arrived in February 3069 and recovered their personnel losses with local recruits.[3]

On 18 July 3069, the 2nd Sword of Light, along with the 6th Benjamin Regulars and the 40th, moved to disrupt the effectiveness of the Loyalist forces operating in the vicinity of the LAW City ruins on Guthry Island. Prematurely alerted to their presence by an engagement with an encountered Word of Blake salvage team, the 1st Genyosha levied heavy casualties on the 6th, scoring a victory for the Loyalists.[4]

The 40th received serious casualties from both Clan Nova Cat and the Word of Blake in 3072.[3]

On 28 November 3073, the 32nd Division pushed against Kokuryu-kai forces located in the vicinity of the Takashi Memorial Spaceport's customs annex, securing at least one ingress to the underground complex. By destroying the main headquarters compound located there, they forced the 40th Dieron Regulars and 2nd Sword of Light out into the local neighborhoods. The 32nd lost a Command Level II and an Overlord class DropShip to a booby trap.[5]

On March 14th 3074, the Word of Blake ROM had leaked information regarding the presence of Buda Weapons Chief Researcher Hideoshi Yamika and his prototype Large X-Pulse Laser to the Kokuryu-kai as a means of wearing down Loyalist defenders in Skytower City. The resulting battle ended with Yamika and his prototypes being hustled aboard a Blakist DropShip.[6]

In December 3074, during the Clan Ghost Bear assault against the Blakist presence on Luthien, the 40th combined their assets with the 6th Benjamin Regulars to attack the clan's Omega Galaxy. Though frustrated by not engaging the Word of Blake Militia, the clan warriors devastated both regiments.[7] The Coordinator declared the unit to be ronin in February 3075 and it was stricken from the DCMS at the same time.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 40th Dieron Regulars
Tai-sa Oscar Oshion 3050 - 3054[8][9]
Tai-sa Carlton Doi 3057[2]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3040[edit]

40th Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Green/Questionable)[10]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Quentin.[10]

3050 to 3054[edit]

40th Dieron Regulars(Regiment/Green/Questionable)[8][9]

  • CO: Tai-sa Oscar Oshion
Note: At this point in time (3050) the unit was stationed on Asta.[8]

3059[edit]

40th Dieron Regulars(Regiment/Green/Questionable)[2]

  • CO/1st Battalion: Tai-sa Carlton Doi
  • 2nd Battalion: Chu-sa Elias Pacheco
  • 3rd Battalion: Chu-sa Owen Phillips
- As normal 60 percent of the machines are upgraded.

40th Dieron Regulars Aerospace(1 Wing/Green/Questionable)[2]

  • Wing Commander: Sho-sa Xavier Hepideus
- To counter such actions like the 15th Dieron did to capture Towne, the JumpShip captain must make an request by the prefecture command.

31st Kessel Armor (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[2]

  • Armor Commander: Tai-sa Edward Brandon
- The regiment is only a temporally assignment.

2nd Defenders of Asta (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[2]

  • Troop Commander: Tai-sa Tom Lindell
- The Defenders can count one 24 conventional airplanes and 24 VTOLs. 4 Lances are equipped for scout missions the other 2 provide escort to them.

3067[edit]

40th Dieron Regulars(Regiment/Veteran/Questionable) [11]

CO: Tai-sa Carlton Doiref [11]

40th Dieron Aerospace Wing(Wing/Regular/Questionable) [11]

CO: Sho-sa Xavier Hepideus [11]

31st Kessel Armor(2 Battalions/Regular/Questionable) [11]

CO: Tai-sa Edward Brandon [11]

2nd Defenders of Asta (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [11]

CO: Tai-sa Joanie Haratamo [11]

Rules[edit]

Game Rules[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Historical: War of 3039, p.??[citation needed]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 56, "Unit Profile"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 7, "40th Dieron Regulars"
  4. Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, pp. 8-9, "Bullet In the Blue Sky"
  5. Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 10, "Tunnel Rats"
  6. Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, pp. 10-11, "Light Machine"
  7. Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 7, "Omega Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 20 Year Update p. 40
  9. 9.0 9.1 Objective Raids, p. 25, "DCMS Deployment Table [3054]"
  10. 10.0 10.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 138
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 Field Manual: Update, p. 117

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