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| image         = [[File:Alshain Regulars 11th logo.png|150px|Insignia of the Eleventh Alshain Regulars]]
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| image   = [[File:11thalshain.jpg|100px]]
| Designation    = Eleventh Alshain Avengers
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| nickname = "Divine Rage"
| formed         =
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| parent formation = [[Alshain Avengers]]
| Disbanded      =
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| formed   = unknown
| Previous Designation =  
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| year    = 3062
| Nickname      = Loyal Unto Death (3050);<ref name=cmk>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 47</ref><br>Divine Rage (3062)
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| unitname = 11th Alshain Avengers BattleMech Regiment
| Affiliation    = Draconis Combine
 
| Parent Command = [[Alshain Regulars]]
 
| Sub-Command    =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
Originally the '''Eleventh Alshain Regulars''', the '''Eleventh Alshain Avengers''' were dedicated to the recapture of the [[Alshain Military District]]. As with all the other Alshain Avenger units, the Eleventh was destroyed during the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]].
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Originally the '''11th Alshain Regulars''', '''11th Alshain Avengers''' was dedicated to the recapture of the [[Alshain Military District]]. As with all the other Alshain Avenger units, the 11th was destroyed during [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]].
  
== History ==
 
=== Clan Invasion ===
 
Immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the green Eleventh Alshain Regulars were stationed on [[Trolloc Prime]].<ref name="20YUp43">''20 Year Update'', p. 43: "The Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
 
  
Transferred to [[Kanowit]] to support the more experienced [[Thirty-fourth Galedon Regulars]], the Eleventh Alshain Regulars faced [[Clan Nova Cat]]'s [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]] in March [[3052]] during their fifth invasion wave. The invading troops were commanded by the Cat [[saKhan]], [[Lucian Carns]], who chose to split his forces and attack both units simultaneously. The troops of the Eleventh took up position on a high bluff that fell steeply away to a grassy plain, relying on this natural fortification to delay the [[First Nova Cat Guards (Clan Nova Cat)|First Nova Cat Guards]] who landed on the plain below.<ref name="ICp116">''Invading Clans'', p. 116: "Clan Nova Cat - Five Wave: The Cat Strikes - The Cat Leaps Ahead"</ref>
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==History==
  
Confused as to why they chose such an open place to fight, Carns quickly discovered his forces were unable to easily approach the Eleventh's positions, a choice intended to frustrate the Nova Cat advance until the 34th Galedon could assist the Eleventh. Ultimately, the Thirty-fourth Galedon was forced to retreat, leaving the Eleventh Alshain Regulars to face the Nova Cats on their own.<ref name="ICp116"/>
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===Clan Invasion===
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Immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the green-ranked 11th Alshain Regulars were stationed on [[Trolloc Prime]].<ref name=20YU43>''20 Year Update'' p. 43</ref>  
  
When the saKhan ordered the 449th Assault Cluster to redeploy behind the Eleventh's lines, the green Alshain troops broke and ran. Fortunately, a substantial portion of the Eleventh Alshain Regulars successfully reached their [[DropShip]]s and made it off-world, much to the embarrassment of the Nova Cats.<ref name="ICp116"/>
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Transferred to [[Kanowit]] to support the more experienced [[34th Galedon Regulars]], the 11th Alshain Regulars faced [[Clan Nova Cat]]'s [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]] in March [[3052]] during their fifth invasion wave. The invading troops commanded by the Cats ''[[saKhan]]'', [[Lucian Carns]] chose to split his forces and attack both units simultaneously. The troops of the 11th took up position on a high-bluff that fell steeply away to a grassy plain, relying on this natural fortification to delay the [[1st Nova Cat Guards (Clan Nova Cat)|1st Nova Cat Guards]] who landed on the plain below. <ref name=IC-116>''Invading Clans'', p. 116 "Clan Nova Cat - Five Wave: The Cat Strikes - The Cat Leaps Ahead"</ref>
  
=== Operation BULLDOG ===
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Confused as to why they chose such a open place to fight, Carns quickly discovered his forces were unable to easily approach the 11th's positions, a choice intended frustrate the 1st Nova Cat Guards advance until the 34th Galedon could assist the 11th. Unfortunately while inflicting heavy losses on the [[449th Assault Cluster (Clan Nova Cat)|449th]] and [[489th Assault Cluster (Clan Nova Cat)|489th Assault]] [[Cluster]]s, the 34th Galdeon were forced to retreat, leaving the 11th Alshain Regulars on their own. <ref name=IC-116/>
The unit was tasked with the defense of Meinacos. The [[Eighth Dieron Regulars]], [[St. Ives Cheveau-Légers]], [[First Canopian Cuirassiers]], and [[Eleventh Alshain Avengers]], together with the [[Seventh Pesht Regulars]], destroyed the [[267th Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|267th Battle Cluster]] from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] during their failed counterinvasion.
 
  
During Wave Four of the operation, the [[10th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Tenth Jaguar Regulars]] fled when they faced the task force, which included the Eleventh Alshain Avengers, the [[Davion Assault Guards]], [[1st Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|First Wolf Legion Cluster]], and the elite [[1st Kell Hounds|First Kell Hounds]].
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When ''saKhan'' ordered the 449th Assault Cluster to redeploy behind the 11th's lines, the green Alshain troops broke and ran, a substantial portion of the unit successfully reaching their [[DropShip]]s and making it off-world, much to the embarrassment of the Nova Cats. <ref name=IC-116/>
  
=== Dominion War ===
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===Operation Bulldog===
In mid-3062, the Eleventh was assigned to the world [[Yamarovka]], where they began months of cross-training with the newly formed [[Zeta Provisional Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Zeta Provisional Galaxy]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]]. The Avengers fought a series of exercises with the new unit, including the [[1st Dragoncat (Clan Nova Cat)|First Dragoncat Cluster]].
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The unit were tasked with the defense of Meinacos. The [[8th Dieron Regulars]], [[St. Ives Cheveau Legers]], [[1st Canopian Cuirassiers]], and [[11th Alshain Avengers]] together with the [[7th Pesht Regulars]] destroyed the [[267th Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|267th Battle Cluster]] from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] during their failed counter invasion.
  
The Dragoncats trained closely with the Eleventh's Third Battalion and its commanding officer doubled as a liaison officer to the Nova Cat unit.
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During the Wave Four of the operation, the [[10th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|10th Jaguar Regulars]] fled when they faced the task force, which included the 11th Alshain Avengers, the [[Davion Assault Guards]], [[1st Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Legion Cluster]], and the elite [[1st Kell Hounds]].
  
Unknown to the Draconis Combine's High Command, the Eleventh was ordered by ''[[Tai-shu]]'' [[Toshimichi Uchida]], who was under the influence of Duke [[Hassid Ricol]], to join the invasion of the former district capital of [[Alshain]] in late September in [[Operation BATU]].
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===Dominion War===
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In mid-3062, the 11th was assigned to the world [[Yamarovka]] where they began months of cross-training with the newly formed [[Zeta Provisional Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Zeta Provisional Galaxy]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]]. The Avengers fought a series of exercises with the new unit, including the [[1st Dragoncat Cluster (Clan Nova Cat)|1st Dragoncat Cluster]].
  
On October 1st, thanks to a vision, Dragoncat MechWarrior [[Zane Nova Cat]] uncovered the plan and alerted his superior, Star Colonel [[Jal Steiner]], convincing him to deploy his unit. The First Dragoncats blocked Eleventh from going to their DropShips, asking that they wait 48 hours for confirmation of the order. With their invasion on a strict timetable, the Eleventh attacked the Dragoncats in a deadly night battle in the midst of a gale-force thunderstorm.  The sides devastated each other in the conflict, but the numerically superior Avengers soon gained the upper hand.
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The Dragoncats trained closely with the 11th's Third Battalion and its commanding officer doubled as a liaison officer to the Nova Cat unit.
  
Eventually MechWarrior Zane challenged the Third's commanding officer, Palmer Yoshio, to the ritual of ''[[zellbrigen]]'', which he accepted.  Yoshio, feeling sorry for his former comrade, offered ''[[hegira]]'' to him.  Unfortunately, one of Yoshio's men, furious at the offer of ''hegira'', killed Zane with an autocannon shot to his ''[[Pack Hunter]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s head, decapitating the 'Mech. Despite the fact than the furious Yoshio killed his man seconds later, it was too late: this blatant violation of ''zellbrigen'' provoked the rest of Zeta Provisional Galaxy, which had until then remained on the sidelines, into attacking the Eleventh in full force.
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Unknown to the Draconis Combine's High Command, the 11th was ordered by Tai-shu [[Toshimichi Uchida]], who was influenced by Duke [[Hassid Ricol]] to join the invasion of the former district capital of [[Alshain]] in late September.
  
Hopelessly outmatched and unable to reach their DropShips, Yoshio ordered his forces to pull back, and, by November, the Eleventh was reduced to fighting guerrilla actions.<ref>''Path of Glory'', p. 254</ref> Later that month, [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sigma]] and [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxies]] of Clan Ghost Bear arrived on Yamarovka and completely destroyed the remaining forces of the regiment.<ref>''Path of Glory'''', p. 261</ref>
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On October 1st, the 1st Dragoncats blocked 11th from going to their DropShips, asking they wait 48 hours for them to confirm the order.  With their invasion on a strict timetable, the 11th attacked the Dragoncats in deadly night battle in midst of gale force thunderstorm. Both sides devastated each other in the conflict, but the numerically superior Avengers soon gained the upper hand.
  
== Officers ==
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Eventually a MechEarrior from the Dragoncats named [[Zane Nova Cat|Zane]] challenged the third's commanding officer, Palmer Yoshio to ritual of ''[[Zellbrigen]]'', with he accepted.  Yoshio, feeling sorry for his former comrade, offered ''[[hegira]]'' to him.  Unfortunately, one of Yoshio's men, furious at offer of ''hegira'', killed Zane with an autocannon shot to his ''[[Pack Hunter]]'s'' head, decapitating the 'Mech. This blatant violation of ''zellbrigen'' provoked the rest of Zeta Provisional Galaxy, which had until then remained on the sidelines, into attacking the 11th in full force.
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! 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 Eleventh Alshain Avengers'''
 
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| ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Mara Kalish]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name="20YUp43"/><ref name="ORp28"/>
 
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| ''Tai-sa''||[[Tracy Miyazaki]]||[[3058]]<ref name="TDRp42">''The Dragon Roars'', p. 42: "Baiting the Jaguar"</ref>
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
== Tactics ==
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Hopelessly outmatched and unable to reach the DropShips, Yoshio ordered his forces to pull back, and, by November, the 11th was reduced to fighting guerrilla actions.<ref>''Path of Glory'', p. 254</ref> Later that month, [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sigma]] and [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxies]] of Clan Ghost Bear arrived on Yamarovka and completely destroyed the remaining forces of the regiment.<ref>''Path of Glory'''', p. 261</ref>
The Eleventh's only specialty was all-out assault, rushing enemy lines, employing physical attacks, and firing weapons even to the point of overheating their 'Mechs.<ref name="FM:DCp37"/>
 
  
== Composition History ==
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==Officers==
=== 3040 ===
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*As of [[3059]], the Eleventh's commanding officer was Tai-sa [[Tracy  Miyazaki]]. <ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 42</ref> The Third Battalion is Commanded by ''[[Chu-sa]]'' [[Palmer Yoshio]].
'''Eleventh Alshain Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p138/>
 
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Trolloc Prime]].<ref name=HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138</ref>
 
  
=== 3050 ===
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==Tactics==
'''Alshain Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name="20YUp43"/>
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The Eleventh's only specialty is an all-out assault, rushing enemy lines, employing physical attacks, and firing weapons even to the risk of overheating their 'Mechs.<ref name=FMDC37/>
:* CO: ''Tai-sa'' Mara Kalish<ref name="20YUp43"/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Trolloc Prime.<ref name="20YUp43"/>
 
  
=== 3054 ===
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==Composition History==
'''Eleventh Alshain Regulars''' (2 [[Battalion]]s/Green/Questionable)<ref name="ORp28">''Objective Raids'', p. 28: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table"</ref>
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===3059===
:* CO: ''Tai-sa'' Mara Kalish
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'''11th Alshain Avengers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC37>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 37, "Unit Profile"</ref>
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* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: Tai-sa Tracy Miyazaki
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:* XO: Tai-sa George Gibson
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* 2nd Battalion: [[Chu-sa]] Sari Masuhira
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* 3rd Battalion: Chu-sa Palmer Yoshio<br />
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Note: The unit is listed as heavy with some light and medium machines as support.
  
=== 3058 ===
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'''11th Aishain Aerospace''' (2 [[Wing]]s/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC37/>
'''Eleventh Alshain Avengers''' ([[Regiment]]/Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FM:DCp37">''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 37: "Eleventh Alshain Avengers"</ref>
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* Wing Commander: [[Sho-sa]] Gabrielle St. Clair<br />
:* CO/First [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Tracy Miyazaki
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Note: The 11th Alshain Aerospace trains with the fighter wing of the 8th Alshain Avengers to hone their skills.
::* XO: ''Tai-sa'' George Gibson
 
:* Second Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' [[Sari Masuhira]]
 
:* Third Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' [[Palmer Yoshio]]<br />
 
:Note: The unit is listed as heavy with some light and medium machines as support.
 
  
'''Eleventh Alshain Aerospace''' (2 [[Wing]]s/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FM:DCp37"/>
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'''[[17th Trolloc Armored Division]]''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC37/>
:* Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Gabrielle St. Clair]]<br />
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* Armor Commander: Tai-sa Christopher Hughes
:Note: The Eleventh Alshain Aerospace trains with the fighter wing of the 8th Alshain Avengers to hone their skills.
 
  
'''[[17th Trolloc Armored Division|Seventeenth Trolloc Armored Division]]''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FM:DCp37"/>
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'''[[22nd Trolloc Heavy Guard]]''' and [[Alshain Freedom Brigade]] (2 Regiments/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC37/>
:* Armor Commander: ''Tai-sa'' [[Christopher Hughes]]
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* Troop Commander: Tai-sa Yoritoma Ito <br />
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Note: The 22nd contains artillery, heavy infantry fighting vehicles and jump infantry with heavy support weapons. The Freedom Brigade is a collection of survivors from the clan invasion.
  
'''[[22nd Trolloc Heavy Guard|Twenty-Second Trolloc Heavy Guard]]''' and [[Alshain Freedom Brigade]] (2 Regiments/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FM:DCp37"/>
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==References==
:* Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' [[Yoritoma Ito]]<br />
 
:Note: The Twenty-Second contains artillery, heavy infantry fighting vehicles and jump infantry with heavy support weapons. The Freedom Brigade is a collection of survivors from the Clan invasion.
 
 
 
== References ==
 
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 
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==Bibliography==
== Bibliography ==
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*''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''
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*''[[Invading Clans]]''
* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
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*''[[Path of Glory]]'' (Novel)
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
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*''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Path of Glory]]'' (novel)
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Alshain Avengers, 11th]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Alshain Avengers, 11th]]

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