Sword of Light
The Sword of Light represent the elite of the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery's BattleMech arm. In order to join, one must have five years of flawless service in another regiment and pass a series of mental, physical, spiritual, and political tests. Non-combat staff are tested in the same manner. Sword of Light regiments receive top priority for supplies, and even have their own dedicated JumpShips and DropShips. One oddity of these regiments is that each one consists of four battalions instead of three. The Sword of Light regiments are not tied to a specific area of deployment, but travel the realm to assist where needed. Their 'Mech paint scheme is usually flat red, with the Kurita crest on the left shoulder.
Originally numbering twelve, by the Third Succession War the Sword of Light were reduced five, with each regiment represents one of the five Pillars of Kuritan society.
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History
As the Draconis Combine began its efforts to rebuild in the wake of the Jihad, the Sword of Light brigade continued to receive the highest priority for equipment, supplies and personnel, as befitted the crown jewel in the DCMS ranks. With the 9th Sword of Light being donated to the newly-formed Republic of the Sphere as a means to divest the Combine of a regiment distrusted by the ISF as a result of the preceeding 2nd Sword of Light actions during the attempted coup on Luthien, the diminished Sword of Light brigade was as fanatically loyal to the Coordinator as the 3080s began as it had ever been.[1]
Units of the Sword of Light
- 1st Sword of Light
- 2nd Sword of Light - (Disbanded in 3075 for leading Luthien Coup of 3067)
- 3rd Sword of Light - (Disbanded early 31st century)
- 4th Sword of Light - (Destroyed 2849)
- 5th Sword of Light
- 6th Sword of Light - (Destroyed 2913)
- 7th Sword of Light
- 8th Sword of Light
- 9th Sword of Light - (Absorbed into Republic of the Sphere Forces)
- 10th Sword of Light
- 11th Sword of Light
- 12th Sword of Light
Color Scheme and Insignia
All Sword of Light regiments used a flat red paint scheme with the Kurita crest on the left shoulder in the field and on parade.
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