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As part of the Sian Dragoons, the '''Fourteenth Sian Dragoons''' were a part of the largest [[BattleMech]] [[brigade]] in the history of the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] - both during the [[Age of War]], and then again in the closing decades of the [[Star League era]] as the [[CCAF]] began rapidly expanding and reactivating regiments - and a regiment that could trace its origins back to when the first ''[[WAM-B]]'' BattleMechs were issued to support the tanks of the [[Sian Lancers]].<ref name=FR2765CCAFp13/>
 
As part of the Sian Dragoons, the '''Fourteenth Sian Dragoons''' were a part of the largest [[BattleMech]] [[brigade]] in the history of the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] - both during the [[Age of War]], and then again in the closing decades of the [[Star League era]] as the [[CCAF]] began rapidly expanding and reactivating regiments - and a regiment that could trace its origins back to when the first ''[[WAM-B]]'' BattleMechs were issued to support the tanks of the [[Sian Lancers]].<ref name=FR2765CCAFp13/>
  
The Fourteenth Sian Dragoons were used in the early 26th century to destroy strategic military targets. These assaults by the Fourteenth and several other units, stalled the offensives of the Confederation's enemies, but also inflicted serious damage on local populations. The unit had a reputation for brutality, but how much of that reputation was deserved and how much was a smokescreen used by the unit as a propaganda tool is unknown. In [[2765]] the unit was based on [[Mendham]].<ref name=FR2765CCAFp13/>
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The Fourteenth Sian Dragoons were used in the early [[twenty-sixth century]] to destroy strategic military targets. These assaults by the Fourteenth and several other units, stalled the offensives of the Confederation's enemies, but also inflicted serious damage on local populations. The unit had a reputation for brutality, but how much of that reputation was deserved and how much was a smokescreen used by the unit as a propaganda tool is unknown. In [[2765]] the unit was based on [[Mendham]].<ref name=FR2765CCAFp13/>
  
 
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=== 2830 ===
 
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: Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Frazer]] with an operational readiness of 96 percent.<ref name=2SWp96/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2SWp96/>
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
  
 
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Sian Dragoons, 14th]]
 
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Commands|Sian Dragoons, 14th]]

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Brigade Insignia of the Sian Dragoons
Fourteenth Sian Dragoons
Disbanded Destroyed during the Second Succession War[1]
Nickname The Needless Blades[2]
Affiliation Capellan Confederation
Parent Command Sian Dragoons

History[edit]

As part of the Sian Dragoons, the Fourteenth Sian Dragoons were a part of the largest BattleMech brigade in the history of the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces - both during the Age of War, and then again in the closing decades of the Star League era as the CCAF began rapidly expanding and reactivating regiments - and a regiment that could trace its origins back to when the first WAM-B BattleMechs were issued to support the tanks of the Sian Lancers.[2]

The Fourteenth Sian Dragoons were used in the early twenty-sixth century to destroy strategic military targets. These assaults by the Fourteenth and several other units, stalled the offensives of the Confederation's enemies, but also inflicted serious damage on local populations. The unit had a reputation for brutality, but how much of that reputation was deserved and how much was a smokescreen used by the unit as a propaganda tool is unknown. In 2765 the unit was based on Mendham.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Fourteenth Sian Dragoons
Colonel Adam Delacruz 2765[2]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Fourteenth Sian Dragoons (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[2]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Mendham.

2786–2821[edit]

Fourteenth Sian Dragoons (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[3]

- At this point in time the Dragoons were a light-weight regiment operating at full strength and were stationed on Mendham.[3] In 2821 the unit was operating at just above one-quarter of full strength and were stationed on Frazer.[3]

2830[edit]

Fourteenth Sian Dragoons (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[1]

Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Frazer with an operational readiness of 96 percent.[1] The unit was destroyed during the war.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Second Succession War, p. 96
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 13
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 First Succession War, p. 136: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF)"

Bibliography[edit]