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| − | | | + | | Designation = Third Dieron Regulars |
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| − | + | | Nickname = The Ever-Vigilant of Kessel | |
| + | | Affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[Dieron Regulars]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Formation === | === Formation === | ||
| − | The Third Dieron Regulars can claim a heritage that goes back to the [[Alliance of Galedon]] and an equally ancient proto-state: the [[Dieron Federation]]. One of many [[twenty-fourth century]] proto-states in the region of space that in later centuries became known as the [[Draconis Combine]], the Dieron Federation was persuaded to become a part of the Alliance of Galedon in [[2310]] by [[Shiro Kurita]]. As a part of the Alliance, the worlds of the Dieron Federation were required to provide a tithe of people from their population to [[New Samarkand]] for military training and indoctrination, with the first draft consisting of some three thousand men and women.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> | + | The Third Dieron Regulars can claim a heritage that goes back to the [[Alliance of Galedon]] and an equally ancient proto-state: the [[Dieron Federation]]. One of many [[twenty-fourth century]] proto-states in the region of space that in later centuries became known as the [[Draconis Combine]], the Dieron Federation was persuaded to become a part of the Alliance of Galedon in [[2310]] by [[Shiro Kurita]]. As a part of the Alliance, the worlds of the Dieron Federation were required to provide a tithe of people from their population to [[New Samarkand]] for military training and indoctrination, with the first draft consisting of some three thousand men and women.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 11</ref> |
The Alliance's control over the Dieron Federation fluctuated in the early years, as many became aware that they had been duped by Shiro Kurita, and Shiro was required to put down rebellions on a number of worlds, something that he was quite willing to do, invading those systems that attempted to secede and executing their planetary leaders. Dieron broke free in [[2316]] when the newly-appointed [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]] began expanding [[Terra]]n influence once more; enticed by the combination of gentle diplomacy and implicit military threat, Dieron joined the Hegemony, a foe that Shiro was unable to oppose through military strength at the time. Undaunted, Shiro laid the groundwork for reclaiming Dieron by keeping the services of the [[brigade]] of Dieron natives who remained steadfastly loyal to [[House Kurita]] in his armed forces and retaining the name of the Dieron Regulars as part of the implicit promise that Dieron would once again be a part of the Kuritan state.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> | The Alliance's control over the Dieron Federation fluctuated in the early years, as many became aware that they had been duped by Shiro Kurita, and Shiro was required to put down rebellions on a number of worlds, something that he was quite willing to do, invading those systems that attempted to secede and executing their planetary leaders. Dieron broke free in [[2316]] when the newly-appointed [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]] began expanding [[Terra]]n influence once more; enticed by the combination of gentle diplomacy and implicit military threat, Dieron joined the Hegemony, a foe that Shiro was unable to oppose through military strength at the time. Undaunted, Shiro laid the groundwork for reclaiming Dieron by keeping the services of the [[brigade]] of Dieron natives who remained steadfastly loyal to [[House Kurita]] in his armed forces and retaining the name of the Dieron Regulars as part of the implicit promise that Dieron would once again be a part of the Kuritan state.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> | ||
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===Reunification War=== | ===Reunification War=== | ||
| − | The Third Dieron Regulars were active during the [[Reunification War]], acting as one of several [[DCMS]] BattleMech regiments assigned to an ad | + | The Third Dieron Regulars were active during the [[Reunification War]], acting as one of several [[DCMS]] BattleMech regiments assigned to an ad hoc corps in support of the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force responsible for invading the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. This invasion, named [[Operation UNION HOLD]], saw the Third Dieron Regulars tasked with occupying several Alliance worlds as garrison forces and pacifying any resistance on these worlds, replacing [[Star League Defense Force]] garrisons.<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref> |
Responsible for providing a garrison for the world of [[Bad News]] and support for various regiments of the [[Galedon Regulars]] attacking [[Kazanka]], [[Nexus Ri]] and [[Zlatousi]], the Third Dieron Regulars garrison on Bad News would be subject to a heavy attack from the [[Second Pitcairn Legion]] in [[2583]]. The Third Dieron Regulars forces on Bad News at the time consisted of a single battalion of BattleMechs, supported by two regiments of infantry and two more of armor, whereas the Second Pitcairn Legion was a full BattleMech regiment; the Pitcairn Legion spent three weeks attacking the Third Dieron Regulars and their supporting forces, almost destroying the complete battalion. Despite this, the Third Dieron Regulars were able to hold Bad News for the Combine.<ref name="H:RWp121">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 121, "Kazanka, Nexus Ri and Zlatousi"</ref><ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123, "Pitcairn's Raids"</ref> | Responsible for providing a garrison for the world of [[Bad News]] and support for various regiments of the [[Galedon Regulars]] attacking [[Kazanka]], [[Nexus Ri]] and [[Zlatousi]], the Third Dieron Regulars garrison on Bad News would be subject to a heavy attack from the [[Second Pitcairn Legion]] in [[2583]]. The Third Dieron Regulars forces on Bad News at the time consisted of a single battalion of BattleMechs, supported by two regiments of infantry and two more of armor, whereas the Second Pitcairn Legion was a full BattleMech regiment; the Pitcairn Legion spent three weeks attacking the Third Dieron Regulars and their supporting forces, almost destroying the complete battalion. Despite this, the Third Dieron Regulars were able to hold Bad News for the Combine.<ref name="H:RWp121">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 121, "Kazanka, Nexus Ri and Zlatousi"</ref><ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123, "Pitcairn's Raids"</ref> | ||
=== Amaris Civil War === | === Amaris Civil War === | ||
| − | Just prior to the war the unit was stationed on [[Junction]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11 | + | Just prior to the war the unit was stationed on [[Junction]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> |
=== First Succession War === | === First Succession War === | ||
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===Third Succession War=== | ===Third Succession War=== | ||
In late [[3021]] the Third suffered severe casualties assisting in the defense of the [[Kurita]]n world of [[Dromini VI]] against large scale operations by the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] [[mercenary unit]]'s [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]] in the employ of [[House Steiner]]<ref name=WD-SB1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 27 </ref>. | In late [[3021]] the Third suffered severe casualties assisting in the defense of the [[Kurita]]n world of [[Dromini VI]] against large scale operations by the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] [[mercenary unit]]'s [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]] in the employ of [[House Steiner]]<ref name=WD-SB1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 27 </ref>. | ||
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| + | In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Kessel]].<ref name=HKDCp133/> | ||
===Fourth Succession War=== | ===Fourth Succession War=== | ||
| − | During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Third Dieron raided the world of [[Lyons]] | + | During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Third Dieron raided the world of [[Lyons]] with orders to wipe out the settlement of New Freedom. <ref>''Warrior: Coupé'' page 104 - [[Morgan Kell]] tells his people that [[ISF]] reports that the people of New Freedom's goal was to assassinate the [[Coordinator]]s. The Third Dieron was sent in to annihilate them.</ref> On May, 5th, [[3029]] the regiment attacked the city, and over the course of two days slaughtered the population. On the 17th, the [[Kell Hounds]] mercenary unit arrived and conducted a sneak attack against the Regulars. The Kell Hounds' 1st Battalion overran the Third's Command HQ, killing the regiment's commander. After realizing that the unit was cut off from its [[DropShip|DropShips]], the 3rd in command ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Hiro Akuto]] surrendered. <ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', p. 103 - "Debriefing of the Kell Hounds after the battle of New Freedom".</ref> |
| − | The bulk of the Third Dieron Regulars had been on [[Kimball II]] from December [[3028]], staging a | + | The bulk of the Third Dieron Regulars had been on [[Kimball II]] from December [[3028]], staging a counterattack against the First and Third Battalions of the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]], who had attacked Kimball II as a part of the exploitation phase of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp61">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 61, "End Of The Offensive"</ref> Split between Kimball II and [[Komephoros]], the Rangers managed to hold their own going into the lull in operations in early 3029,<ref name="NAIS4SWp61">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 61, "End Of The Offensive"</ref> but used the lull to rest, plan and prepare while the Third was still attempting to recover from the loss of almost a battalion of troops and their commanding officer on Lyons. When the order to resume offensive operations arrived in early June, the Rangers went on the attack, with the Third leading them on a dangerous chase across Kimball II until recall orders were issued by the DCMS in July, pulling the Third off Kimball II and effectively conceding the planet to the Commonwealth.<ref name="FSWMAv2p71">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 71, "Ryde Theater"</ref> |
| − | The Third went on to fight in [[Operation | + | The Third went on to fight in [[Operation Contagion]], counteroffensive planned by [[Theodore Kurita]] following the successes of the Lyran Commonwealth's Operations GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG and [[Operation HOLDUR|HOLDUR]], which had seen the Commonwealth capture numerous worlds but spread the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] thinly. CONTAGION was intended to hit behind the front line and spread through weakly defended interior worlds; a [[battalion]] from the [[Third Dieron Regulars]], bolstered by numerous support regiments, was assigned to launch an invasion of [[Alphecca]]. Opposing the invaders was a planetary militia consisting of two armored regiments, the First and Second Alphecca Guard, bolstered by a sorry collection of infantry and reservists. The Alphecca Guard fortified defensive lines near Galanette Rainbow, the planetary capital city, but after the initial contact attempted to hold the city, rather than falling back, and were swiftly defeated as a result.<ref name="FSWMAv2p78">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 78, "Operation CONTAGION"</ref><ref name="FSWMAv2p78A">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 78, "Early Successes"</ref> |
===War of 3039=== | ===War of 3039=== | ||
| − | The Third were assigned to assist a sister regiment, the [[Twenty-second Dieron Regulars]], during the DCMS counterattack against the joint invasion of the Combine. The Twenty-second had been on [[Konstance]] when it was invaded by a joint task force consisting of the [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]] and [[Fourth Lyran Regulars]] line regiments and the mercenary unit [[Mobile Fire]], and had been resisting the occupation for months.<ref name="H:WO3039p31">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 31, "Konstance (April-July)"</ref> With the invasion stalled in the area around Vega due to an [[ISF]] strike that decapitated the Lyran command network in the area, the arrival of the Third on Konstance on the 19th of August caused a step | + | The Third were assigned to assist a sister regiment, the [[Twenty-second Dieron Regulars]], during the DCMS counterattack against the joint invasion of the Combine. The Twenty-second had been on [[Konstance]] when it was invaded by a joint task force consisting of the [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]] and [[Fourth Lyran Regulars]] line regiments and the mercenary unit [[Mobile Fire]], and had been resisting the occupation for months.<ref name="H:WO3039p31">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 31, "Konstance (April-July)"</ref> With the invasion stalled in the area around Vega due to an [[ISF]] strike that decapitated the Lyran command network in the area, the arrival of the Third on Konstance on the 19th of August caused a step change in the tempo of conflict on the planet. The Third made a daring drop within ten kilometers of Lazarus Bay and swiftly established a defensive line south of the city, seizing on the battle for Konstance as an opportunity to avenge themselves against the LCAF following defeats in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. An attempted counterattack by the Fourth Lyran Regulars saw the Lyran forces driven back, confusion on the battlefield allowing the command company from the Third to rout two battalions of lighter Lyran 'Mechs. The Third then attacked the Lyrans after they retreated to Lazarus Bay, with the Twenty-second emerging from hiding to support the assault. With the exception of the Third Division of Mobile Fire the defending forces were less experienced at fighting in urban terrain than the Dieron Regulars, and the assault into the city was a brutal slugfest fought at short range that inflicted widespread damage on Lazarus Bay. Mobile Fire managed to slow the Third and inflict heavy damage on the attackers, but the mercenary commanding officer, [[Quinten Moore]], was killed in action, leaving Mobile Fire under the command of his executive officer. Realizing that the Lyran position was untenable, the commanding officer of the Lyran Regulars had his forces fall back to their [[DropShip]]s, but rather than making a suborbital transfer and relocating the Lyran Regulars and Mobile Fire near the Fourth Crucis Lancers, he instead had his DropShips rejoin their JumpShips, leaving the Lancers behind.<ref name="H:WO3039p75">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 75, "Konstance (April-July)"</ref> |
| − | Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Crucis Lancers were well-fortified and supported - other than lacking infantry - and could have continued to fight, but both sides knew that the battle for Ishtalia would be costly, and neither General Duncan of the Crucis Lancers, ''Sho-sho'' [[Tatyana Sobiroff]] of the Twenty-second or ''[[Tai-sho]]'' James Kurenai of the Third Dieron Regulars wished to see the same kind of damage inflicted on the planetary capital that had devastated Lazarus Bay. The Dieron Regulars besieged Ishtalia for six weeks rather than trying to force their way into the city, but the siege soon identified that the Dieron Regulars lacked the forces to assault the city directly, whilst the Lancers lacked the forces to break out. When General Duncan received recall orders from the AFFC High Command he made contact with the Regulars, requesting a | + | Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Crucis Lancers were well-fortified and supported - other than lacking infantry - and could have continued to fight, but both sides knew that the battle for Ishtalia would be costly, and neither General Duncan of the Crucis Lancers, ''Sho-sho'' [[Tatyana Sobiroff]] of the Twenty-second or ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]'' James Kurenai of the Third Dieron Regulars wished to see the same kind of damage inflicted on the planetary capital that had devastated Lazarus Bay. The Dieron Regulars besieged Ishtalia for six weeks rather than trying to force their way into the city, but the siege soon identified that the Dieron Regulars lacked the forces to assault the city directly, whilst the Lancers lacked the forces to break out. When General Duncan received recall orders from the AFFC High Command he made contact with the Regulars, requesting a ceasefire; a meeting arranged two days later between Duncan and Kurenai allowed the two commanders to exchange pleasantries and compliments on the respective performance of both their commands, as well as mutual agreement that the campaign could easily tip either way but would involve considerable further bloodshed, which would be wasteful for all involved. With the DCMS counterinvasion sweeping through Combine space, the long-term outcome was most likely a DCMS victory on Konstance; to prevent further bloodshed, Kurenai offered to allow the Lancers to retreat peacefully with their honor intact. Duncan accepted and the last of the Lancers withdrew from Konstance on the 12th of November, leaving the Third and Twenty-second to rebuild.<ref name="H:WO3039p31"/> |
===Clan Invasion=== | ===Clan Invasion=== | ||
At the start of [[3050]], the Third was stationed on [[Konstance]]<ref name=20YU40>''20 Year Update'' p. 40</ref> Early in the [[Clan Invasion]], the DCMS moved many regiments from their garrison positions to the Clan front, thus leaving many important worlds without protection. The Third were split in two, 1st and 2nd Battalions moving to guard [[Dieron]] while the 3rd Battalion guards the world [[Altair]]. <ref>''Objective Raids'' pp. 25</ref> | At the start of [[3050]], the Third was stationed on [[Konstance]]<ref name=20YU40>''20 Year Update'' p. 40</ref> Early in the [[Clan Invasion]], the DCMS moved many regiments from their garrison positions to the Clan front, thus leaving many important worlds without protection. The Third were split in two, 1st and 2nd Battalions moving to guard [[Dieron]] while the 3rd Battalion guards the world [[Altair]]. <ref>''Objective Raids'' pp. 25</ref> | ||
| − | ===Operation | + | ===Operation BULLDOG=== |
The Third maintained its positions on Dieron and Altair, these worlds being too strategically important to the Combine to leave unguarded, and no other units being available to take the position. | The Third maintained its positions on Dieron and Altair, these worlds being too strategically important to the Combine to leave unguarded, and no other units being available to take the position. | ||
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | The Third Dieron Regulars were on Dieron when the Word of Blake launched an invasion of the system on the 4th of February 3068.<ref name="J:FRp45"/> After destroying the Dragon's Roost via orbital bombardment<ref name="JTP:Dp5">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 5, "Dieron"</ref> and launching several attacks against the Third at various remove mining sites that were largely unsuccessful,<ref name="JTP:Dp10">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 10, "Deadly Rain"</ref> the Blakists initially concentrated on destroying the [[Eridani Light Horse]] at Fort Winston, a part of the Fortress Dieron complex built into Mount Shanyu. The Blakists used multiple tactical nuclear strikes delivered by [[DropShip]]s against Fortress Dieron to target the Horsemen,<ref name="JTP:Dp6">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 6, "Combatants"</ref> although incidental casualties included the city of Aldinga, a major industrial site, which was destroyed when shelling from one Blakist [[WarShip]] intended for Fortress Dieron struck a nearby faultline that carved in the entire valley that the city had been nestled in, deep in the heart of Mataeo.<ref name="DARWp237">''Dark Age Republic Worlds'', p. 237, "Dieron"</ref> Whilst the Eridani Light Horse fought until the surviving Horsemen had been captured, the Blakists subsequently turned those same DropShips on the Third, obliterating much of the regiment.<ref name="JTP:Dp6"/> | + | The Third Dieron Regulars were on Dieron when the Word of Blake launched an invasion of the system on the 4th of February 3068.<ref name="J:FRp45"/> After destroying the Dragon's Roost via orbital bombardment<ref name="JTP:Dp5">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 5, "Dieron"</ref> and launching several attacks against the Third at various remove mining sites that were largely unsuccessful,<ref name="JTP:Dp10">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 10, "Deadly Rain"</ref> the Blakists initially concentrated on destroying the [[Eridani Light Horse]] at Fort Winston, a part of the Fortress Dieron complex built into Mount Shanyu. The Blakists used multiple tactical nuclear strikes delivered by [[DropShip]]s against Fortress Dieron to target the Horsemen,<ref name="JTP:Dp6">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 6, "Combatants"</ref> although incidental casualties included the city of Aldinga, a major industrial site, which was destroyed when shelling from one Blakist [[WarShip]] intended for Fortress Dieron struck a nearby faultline that carved in the entire valley that the city had been nestled in, deep in the heart of Mataeo.<ref name="DARWp237">''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 237, "Dieron"</ref> Whilst the Eridani Light Horse fought until the surviving Horsemen had been captured, the Blakists subsequently turned those same DropShips on the Third, obliterating much of the regiment.<ref name="JTP:Dp6"/> |
| − | [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]], the son of the [[Coordinator]], led a task force to try and liberate Dieron on the 16th of April 3068, but was captured in mid-June and initially reported as being missing, presumed dead.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The [[Tenth Ghost]] had managed to sneak onto Dieron in March, and managed to fortify near Deber City and secure the Iznakki Spaceport, but were eventually ordered to retreat by the Dieron High Command after a furious and intense battle with the mercenary unit [[Burr's Black Cobras]] that raged over twenty-six days and claimed the lives of many in both units, including [[Colonel]] [[Richard Burr]] and ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[ | + | The Second Battalion of the Third Dieron Regulars fared no better than the remainder of the regiment; stationed on [[Altair]] when the Word of Blake launched an attack in June [[3068]];<ref name="TRO:3058Up126">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 126, "SR1-O Strider"</ref> the attack used a combination of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons to complete their conquest quickly. The death toll on Altair was believed to be in the hundreds of millions (over 630 million people resided in the Smart Alice Springs region alone)<ref name=BFEWMD>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [05/07/3068]: "Blakist Forces Employ WMDs on Altair, Yorii"''</ref> and the Regulars were shattered. Despite the destruction of the Dieron Regulars in the initial attack, a ''[[Strider]]'' [[OmniMech]] painted blood red from the waist down was observed launching sporadic attacks against the Blakist garrison forces on the planet. Many of these attacks were launched from the irradiated ruins left behind by the initial Blakist attack, and the residual radiation prevented most garrison forces from either performing accurate sweeps of these locations or getting accurate sensor readings to track this mysterious 'Mech. While the identity of the 'Mech and pilot were unconfirmed, almost two dozen Blakist armored infantry and MechWarriors were killed by them. It is possible that the pilot of the mysterious ''Strider'' was ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Meagan Fontaine]], a noted ''Strider'' pilot from the Third Dieron Regulars, whose OmniMech - nicknamed "Darkblade" - matched the configuration of the ''Strider'' that harassed the Blakist forces.<ref name="TRO:3058Up126"/> |
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| + | [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]], the son of the [[Coordinator]], led a task force to try and liberate Dieron on the 16th of April 3068, but was captured in mid-June and initially reported as being missing, presumed dead.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The [[Tenth Ghost]] had managed to sneak onto Dieron in March, and managed to fortify near Deber City and secure the Iznakki Spaceport, but were eventually ordered to retreat by the Dieron High Command after a furious and intense battle with the mercenary unit [[Burr's Black Cobras]] that raged over twenty-six days and claimed the lives of many in both units, including [[Colonel]] [[Richard Burr]] and ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Samual Noda]] of the Tenth Ghost.<ref name="JTP:Dp6"/><ref name="JTP:Dp9">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 9, "Combatants"</ref> | ||
Despite two months of hideous losses at the hands of the invading Blakists, the Third attempted to continue to fight, but almost all of the regiment's fixed positions has been destroyed or overwhelmed by March [[3069]]. The attack made by the Tenth Ghost managed to buy the Third a little time, but the bulk of the survivors surrendered after the unit headquarters was overrun by Blakist forces in the Chiloe. Although some survivors scattered, a number were captured by the Blakists and interned in prison camps.<ref name="JTP:Dp9"/> The last elements of the Third attempted to survive by raiding ancient SLDF depots in locations like the Atacama Desert, looking to rearm and repair with whatever they could find<ref name="JTP:Dp13"/> and hoping to establish a string of firebases, emboldened by Hohiro Kurita's successful escape<ref name="TCp57">''Total Chaos'', p. 57, "Dieron (sidebar)"</ref><ref name="J:FRp46"/> in January 3069<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> with the surviving elements of the [[Ghosts of the Black Watch]].<ref name="JTP:Dp7">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 7, "Combatants"</ref> Although the survivors managed to successfully locate a couple of former depots using old survey logs, they found little to help them; when the last ranking officer in the Third<ref name="JTP:Dp13"/> - ''Tai-sa'' Hyogo<ref name="TCp57"/> - surrendered to Blakist forces at Tibet City<ref name="TCp57"/><ref name="JTP:Dp13"/> in 3071<ref name="TCp57"/>, the Third effectively ceased to exist.<ref name="JTP:Dp13">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 13, "Serpents in Stone"</ref> | Despite two months of hideous losses at the hands of the invading Blakists, the Third attempted to continue to fight, but almost all of the regiment's fixed positions has been destroyed or overwhelmed by March [[3069]]. The attack made by the Tenth Ghost managed to buy the Third a little time, but the bulk of the survivors surrendered after the unit headquarters was overrun by Blakist forces in the Chiloe. Although some survivors scattered, a number were captured by the Blakists and interned in prison camps.<ref name="JTP:Dp9"/> The last elements of the Third attempted to survive by raiding ancient SLDF depots in locations like the Atacama Desert, looking to rearm and repair with whatever they could find<ref name="JTP:Dp13"/> and hoping to establish a string of firebases, emboldened by Hohiro Kurita's successful escape<ref name="TCp57">''Total Chaos'', p. 57, "Dieron (sidebar)"</ref><ref name="J:FRp46"/> in January 3069<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> with the surviving elements of the [[Ghosts of the Black Watch]].<ref name="JTP:Dp7">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 7, "Combatants"</ref> Although the survivors managed to successfully locate a couple of former depots using old survey logs, they found little to help them; when the last ranking officer in the Third<ref name="JTP:Dp13"/> - ''Tai-sa'' Hyogo<ref name="TCp57"/> - surrendered to Blakist forces at Tibet City<ref name="TCp57"/><ref name="JTP:Dp13"/> in 3071<ref name="TCp57"/>, the Third effectively ceased to exist.<ref name="JTP:Dp13">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 13, "Serpents in Stone"</ref> | ||
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===Dark Age Era=== | ===Dark Age Era=== | ||
| − | + | Re-formed when the Dieron Military District was officially reborn in [[3135]], the Third has been part of the push into [[Federated Suns]], experiencing hard combat. Currently posted in [[Errai]], giving it a chance to recover after it had lost a little less than half its strength due to a loss of a Jumpship simply disappearing. <ref name=FM3145p53>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 53, "Third Dieron Regulars"</ref> | |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| − | | | + | |[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]||[[Sen Ti Ch'uan]]||[[3025]]-[[3029]]<ref name=TKH051>"The Kell Hounds", p 51</ref> |
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| − | | | + | |[[Sho-sho]]||[[Samson Torsibo]]||[[3050]]-[[3059]]<ref name=20YU40/><ref name=FMDC50>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 50, "Unit Profile"</ref>. |
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| − | | | + | |''Tai-sa''||Morrison||31??<ref name=TRO3145p6>''Technical Readout: 3145'' p. 6</ref> |
| − | |[[Lynwood Rich]] | + | |- |
| − | |[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 64, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> | + | |''Tai-sa''||[[Lynwood Rich]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 64, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
| − | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> | + | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> |
:* BattleMech regiment | :* BattleMech regiment | ||
:* Three medium armor regiments | :* Three medium armor regiments | ||
:* Three infantry regiments | :* Three infantry regiments | ||
:* Up to four independent artillery regiments | :* Up to four independent artillery regiments | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Junction]]. | ||
=== 2786 === | === 2786 === | ||
| − | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> | + | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> |
:- At this point in time the Third was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Junction.<ref name="FSWp137"/> | :- At this point in time the Third was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Junction.<ref name="FSWp137"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === 2830 === | ||
| + | '''3rd Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97 </ref> | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Marlowe's Rift]] with an operational readiness of 72 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === 2864 === | ||
| + | '''3rd Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp97/> | ||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Ashio]] with an operational readiness of 23 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> | ||
=== 2821 === | === 2821 === | ||
| − | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp137"/> | + | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp137"/> |
:- At this point in time the Third was a medium-weight regiment and had been reduced to just under half-strength. The Third was stationed on [[Marlowe's Rift]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> | :- At this point in time the Third was a medium-weight regiment and had been reduced to just under half-strength. The Third was stationed on [[Marlowe's Rift]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> | ||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
'''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135</ref> | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135</ref> | ||
| − | * CO: [[Brigadier General]] Sen Ti | + | * CO: [[Brigadier General]] Sen Ti Ch'uan |
| − | :Note:The command contains mainly medium machines. <ref name=HSDCp144>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p.144 </ref> | + | :Note:The command contains mainly medium machines. <ref name=HSDCp144>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p.144 </ref> At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kessel]]. <ref name=HKDCp133> House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.133 </ref> |
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| + | ===3029=== | ||
| + | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment) | ||
| + | * Second Battalion | ||
| + | ** Third Company | ||
| + | *** Command Lance: ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]'' [[Sen Ti Ch'uan]]<ref name=KHp51>''The Kell Hounds'', p. 51</ref> | ||
| + | *** Assault Lance<ref name=KHp51/> | ||
| + | *** Recon Lance<ref name=KHp51/> | ||
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name= | + | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p138/> |
| + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Konstance]].<ref name = HWo3039p138>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138</ref> | ||
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
'''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20YU40/> | '''Third Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20YU40/> | ||
:*CO: ''Sho-sho'' Samson Torsibo | :*CO: ''Sho-sho'' Samson Torsibo | ||
| + | |||
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Konstance.<ref name=20YU40/> | ||
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
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'''Twenty-first Altair Defense Force''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp117/> | '''Twenty-first Altair Defense Force''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp117/> | ||
:* CO: ''Tai-sa'' Kendal Akeley | :* CO: ''Tai-sa'' Kendal Akeley | ||
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===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
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'''Third Dieron Aerospace''' (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | '''Third Dieron Aerospace''' (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Shigetoki Deushi | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Shigetoki Deushi]] |
'''Twenty-seventh Dieron Heavy Armor''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | '''Twenty-seventh Dieron Heavy Armor''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Lynwood Rich | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Lynwood Rich]] |
'''Seventy-third Dieron Infantry''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | '''Seventy-third Dieron Infantry''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | ||
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Norberto Rocha | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Norberto Rocha]] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | <div class="desktop-3-col"> | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Blakist Forces Employ WMDs on Altair.2C Yorii|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 05/07/3068: "Blakist Forces Employ WMDs on Altair, Yorii"]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[House Kurita | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Dieron]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Dieron]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Kell Hounds]]'' | * ''[[The Kell Hounds]]'' | ||
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' | ||
* ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Warrior: Coupé]] ( | + | * ''[[Warrior: Coupé]]'' (novel) |
| − | * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' |
| + | </div> | ||
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 03rd]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 03rd]] | ||
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| Third Dieron Regulars | |
| Nickname | The Ever-Vigilant of Kessel |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Parent Command | Dieron Regulars |
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
The Third Dieron Regulars can claim a heritage that goes back to the Alliance of Galedon and an equally ancient proto-state: the Dieron Federation. One of many twenty-fourth century proto-states in the region of space that in later centuries became known as the Draconis Combine, the Dieron Federation was persuaded to become a part of the Alliance of Galedon in 2310 by Shiro Kurita. As a part of the Alliance, the worlds of the Dieron Federation were required to provide a tithe of people from their population to New Samarkand for military training and indoctrination, with the first draft consisting of some three thousand men and women.[1]
The Alliance's control over the Dieron Federation fluctuated in the early years, as many became aware that they had been duped by Shiro Kurita, and Shiro was required to put down rebellions on a number of worlds, something that he was quite willing to do, invading those systems that attempted to secede and executing their planetary leaders. Dieron broke free in 2316 when the newly-appointed Director-General of the Terran Hegemony began expanding Terran influence once more; enticed by the combination of gentle diplomacy and implicit military threat, Dieron joined the Hegemony, a foe that Shiro was unable to oppose through military strength at the time. Undaunted, Shiro laid the groundwork for reclaiming Dieron by keeping the services of the brigade of Dieron natives who remained steadfastly loyal to House Kurita in his armed forces and retaining the name of the Dieron Regulars as part of the implicit promise that Dieron would once again be a part of the Kuritan state.[1]
Active during the Star League era, five regiments of Dieron Regulars - including the Third - occupied a privileged place within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. Portrayed in the Combine media as "exiles waiting for the change to go home", the Dieron Regulars spent their time divided between postings in the Benjamin Military District, moving back and forth between worlds in the interior of the District and worlds on the border with the Hegemony. Recruitment into the Dieron Regulars was weighted, with first priority given to Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy or Dieron Warriors' Academy graduates descended from members of the original Dieron draft, second priority to other personnel who could claim a lineage back to that same draft, third priority to those recruited from worlds close to Dieron and finally those recruited from other worlds within the Benjamin Military District. As of 2765 all of the 'Mech regimental commanders within the Dieron Regulars were both Sun Zhang graduates and descendants of the Dieron draft. As with the other Dieron Regiments, the Third Dieron Regulars was the centerpiece of a brigade consisting of a 'Mech regiment, three medium armor regiments, three infantry regiments and up to four independent artillery regiments.[1]
Reunification War[edit]
The Third Dieron Regulars were active during the Reunification War, acting as one of several DCMS BattleMech regiments assigned to an ad hoc corps in support of the Star League Defense Force task force responsible for invading the Outworlds Alliance. This invasion, named Operation UNION HOLD, saw the Third Dieron Regulars tasked with occupying several Alliance worlds as garrison forces and pacifying any resistance on these worlds, replacing Star League Defense Force garrisons.[2]
Responsible for providing a garrison for the world of Bad News and support for various regiments of the Galedon Regulars attacking Kazanka, Nexus Ri and Zlatousi, the Third Dieron Regulars garrison on Bad News would be subject to a heavy attack from the Second Pitcairn Legion in 2583. The Third Dieron Regulars forces on Bad News at the time consisted of a single battalion of BattleMechs, supported by two regiments of infantry and two more of armor, whereas the Second Pitcairn Legion was a full BattleMech regiment; the Pitcairn Legion spent three weeks attacking the Third Dieron Regulars and their supporting forces, almost destroying the complete battalion. Despite this, the Third Dieron Regulars were able to hold Bad News for the Combine.[3][4]
Amaris Civil War[edit]
Just prior to the war the unit was stationed on Junction.[1]
First Succession War[edit]
The Third Dieron Regulars were stationed in concealed bases hidden deep inside the Northern Andropo badlands on David in February 2787 when an Armed Forces of the Federated Suns raiding party struck at the world. Warlord Jinjiro Kurita, son of the Coordinator, had issued strict orders to all of the units along the border with the Federated Suns and those conducting operations within the former Terran Hegemony, directing units to offer the minimum level of resistance if they encountered AFFS units, mercenaries employed by the Federated Suns or their potential allies; this was to conceal the buildup of DCMS forces along the border, in readiness for an invasion of the Federated Suns.[5]
In accordance with the orders the Third remained in their concealed bases for the week that the raiders were on David; the raiders - consisting of elements of the Fourteenth Avalon Hussars, supported by a battalion from the 1894th Light Horse, a former SLDF unit that had joined the mercenary Blue Star Irregulars - engaged elements of the Third Arkab Legion at the port city of Sassari before the Legion staged a deliberate withdrawal, and then spent a week conducting air patrols over the planet before leaving, content that they had the measure of the Combine's border defenses. The presence of the Third went unnoticed, as did the conventional forces hidden in vehicle bunkers constructed to look like transient villages dotted along the Fatima River Basin.[5]
Third Succession War[edit]
In late 3021 the Third suffered severe casualties assisting in the defense of the Kuritan world of Dromini VI against large scale operations by the Wolf's Dragoons mercenary unit's Epsilon Regiment in the employ of House Steiner[6].
In 3025 the unit was stationed on Kessel.[7]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
During the Fourth Succession War, the Third Dieron raided the world of Lyons with orders to wipe out the settlement of New Freedom. [8] On May, 5th, 3029 the regiment attacked the city, and over the course of two days slaughtered the population. On the 17th, the Kell Hounds mercenary unit arrived and conducted a sneak attack against the Regulars. The Kell Hounds' 1st Battalion overran the Third's Command HQ, killing the regiment's commander. After realizing that the unit was cut off from its DropShips, the 3rd in command Tai-sa Hiro Akuto surrendered. [9]
The bulk of the Third Dieron Regulars had been on Kimball II from December 3028, staging a counterattack against the First and Third Battalions of the Fourth Skye Rangers, who had attacked Kimball II as a part of the exploitation phase of Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG.[10][11] Split between Kimball II and Komephoros, the Rangers managed to hold their own going into the lull in operations in early 3029,[11] but used the lull to rest, plan and prepare while the Third was still attempting to recover from the loss of almost a battalion of troops and their commanding officer on Lyons. When the order to resume offensive operations arrived in early June, the Rangers went on the attack, with the Third leading them on a dangerous chase across Kimball II until recall orders were issued by the DCMS in July, pulling the Third off Kimball II and effectively conceding the planet to the Commonwealth.[12]
The Third went on to fight in Operation Contagion, counteroffensive planned by Theodore Kurita following the successes of the Lyran Commonwealth's Operations GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG and HOLDUR, which had seen the Commonwealth capture numerous worlds but spread the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces thinly. CONTAGION was intended to hit behind the front line and spread through weakly defended interior worlds; a battalion from the Third Dieron Regulars, bolstered by numerous support regiments, was assigned to launch an invasion of Alphecca. Opposing the invaders was a planetary militia consisting of two armored regiments, the First and Second Alphecca Guard, bolstered by a sorry collection of infantry and reservists. The Alphecca Guard fortified defensive lines near Galanette Rainbow, the planetary capital city, but after the initial contact attempted to hold the city, rather than falling back, and were swiftly defeated as a result.[13][14]
War of 3039[edit]
The Third were assigned to assist a sister regiment, the Twenty-second Dieron Regulars, during the DCMS counterattack against the joint invasion of the Combine. The Twenty-second had been on Konstance when it was invaded by a joint task force consisting of the Fourth Crucis Lancers and Fourth Lyran Regulars line regiments and the mercenary unit Mobile Fire, and had been resisting the occupation for months.[15] With the invasion stalled in the area around Vega due to an ISF strike that decapitated the Lyran command network in the area, the arrival of the Third on Konstance on the 19th of August caused a step change in the tempo of conflict on the planet. The Third made a daring drop within ten kilometers of Lazarus Bay and swiftly established a defensive line south of the city, seizing on the battle for Konstance as an opportunity to avenge themselves against the LCAF following defeats in the Fourth Succession War. An attempted counterattack by the Fourth Lyran Regulars saw the Lyran forces driven back, confusion on the battlefield allowing the command company from the Third to rout two battalions of lighter Lyran 'Mechs. The Third then attacked the Lyrans after they retreated to Lazarus Bay, with the Twenty-second emerging from hiding to support the assault. With the exception of the Third Division of Mobile Fire the defending forces were less experienced at fighting in urban terrain than the Dieron Regulars, and the assault into the city was a brutal slugfest fought at short range that inflicted widespread damage on Lazarus Bay. Mobile Fire managed to slow the Third and inflict heavy damage on the attackers, but the mercenary commanding officer, Quinten Moore, was killed in action, leaving Mobile Fire under the command of his executive officer. Realizing that the Lyran position was untenable, the commanding officer of the Lyran Regulars had his forces fall back to their DropShips, but rather than making a suborbital transfer and relocating the Lyran Regulars and Mobile Fire near the Fourth Crucis Lancers, he instead had his DropShips rejoin their JumpShips, leaving the Lancers behind.[16]
Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Crucis Lancers were well-fortified and supported - other than lacking infantry - and could have continued to fight, but both sides knew that the battle for Ishtalia would be costly, and neither General Duncan of the Crucis Lancers, Sho-sho Tatyana Sobiroff of the Twenty-second or Tai-sho James Kurenai of the Third Dieron Regulars wished to see the same kind of damage inflicted on the planetary capital that had devastated Lazarus Bay. The Dieron Regulars besieged Ishtalia for six weeks rather than trying to force their way into the city, but the siege soon identified that the Dieron Regulars lacked the forces to assault the city directly, whilst the Lancers lacked the forces to break out. When General Duncan received recall orders from the AFFC High Command he made contact with the Regulars, requesting a ceasefire; a meeting arranged two days later between Duncan and Kurenai allowed the two commanders to exchange pleasantries and compliments on the respective performance of both their commands, as well as mutual agreement that the campaign could easily tip either way but would involve considerable further bloodshed, which would be wasteful for all involved. With the DCMS counterinvasion sweeping through Combine space, the long-term outcome was most likely a DCMS victory on Konstance; to prevent further bloodshed, Kurenai offered to allow the Lancers to retreat peacefully with their honor intact. Duncan accepted and the last of the Lancers withdrew from Konstance on the 12th of November, leaving the Third and Twenty-second to rebuild.[15]
Clan Invasion[edit]
At the start of 3050, the Third was stationed on Konstance[17] Early in the Clan Invasion, the DCMS moved many regiments from their garrison positions to the Clan front, thus leaving many important worlds without protection. The Third were split in two, 1st and 2nd Battalions moving to guard Dieron while the 3rd Battalion guards the world Altair. [18]
Operation BULLDOG[edit]
The Third maintained its positions on Dieron and Altair, these worlds being too strategically important to the Combine to leave unguarded, and no other units being available to take the position.
Dominion War[edit]
The command was tasked with the important defense of Dieron and Altair. Both are planets with important military value. As neither world was attacked, they saw no combat.
Federated Suns Incursion[edit]
After the redeployment of the Eridani Light Horse command to Dieron, the Third could share the burden to defend this planet with another unit.
Jihad[edit]
The Third Dieron Regulars were on Dieron when the Word of Blake launched an invasion of the system on the 4th of February 3068.[19] After destroying the Dragon's Roost via orbital bombardment[20] and launching several attacks against the Third at various remove mining sites that were largely unsuccessful,[21] the Blakists initially concentrated on destroying the Eridani Light Horse at Fort Winston, a part of the Fortress Dieron complex built into Mount Shanyu. The Blakists used multiple tactical nuclear strikes delivered by DropShips against Fortress Dieron to target the Horsemen,[22] although incidental casualties included the city of Aldinga, a major industrial site, which was destroyed when shelling from one Blakist WarShip intended for Fortress Dieron struck a nearby faultline that carved in the entire valley that the city had been nestled in, deep in the heart of Mataeo.[23] Whilst the Eridani Light Horse fought until the surviving Horsemen had been captured, the Blakists subsequently turned those same DropShips on the Third, obliterating much of the regiment.[22]
The Second Battalion of the Third Dieron Regulars fared no better than the remainder of the regiment; stationed on Altair when the Word of Blake launched an attack in June 3068;[24] the attack used a combination of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons to complete their conquest quickly. The death toll on Altair was believed to be in the hundreds of millions (over 630 million people resided in the Smart Alice Springs region alone)[25] and the Regulars were shattered. Despite the destruction of the Dieron Regulars in the initial attack, a Strider OmniMech painted blood red from the waist down was observed launching sporadic attacks against the Blakist garrison forces on the planet. Many of these attacks were launched from the irradiated ruins left behind by the initial Blakist attack, and the residual radiation prevented most garrison forces from either performing accurate sweeps of these locations or getting accurate sensor readings to track this mysterious 'Mech. While the identity of the 'Mech and pilot were unconfirmed, almost two dozen Blakist armored infantry and MechWarriors were killed by them. It is possible that the pilot of the mysterious Strider was Chu-i Meagan Fontaine, a noted Strider pilot from the Third Dieron Regulars, whose OmniMech - nicknamed "Darkblade" - matched the configuration of the Strider that harassed the Blakist forces.[24]
Hohiro Kurita, the son of the Coordinator, led a task force to try and liberate Dieron on the 16th of April 3068, but was captured in mid-June and initially reported as being missing, presumed dead.[19] The Tenth Ghost had managed to sneak onto Dieron in March, and managed to fortify near Deber City and secure the Iznakki Spaceport, but were eventually ordered to retreat by the Dieron High Command after a furious and intense battle with the mercenary unit Burr's Black Cobras that raged over twenty-six days and claimed the lives of many in both units, including Colonel Richard Burr and Tai-sa Samual Noda of the Tenth Ghost.[22][26]
Despite two months of hideous losses at the hands of the invading Blakists, the Third attempted to continue to fight, but almost all of the regiment's fixed positions has been destroyed or overwhelmed by March 3069. The attack made by the Tenth Ghost managed to buy the Third a little time, but the bulk of the survivors surrendered after the unit headquarters was overrun by Blakist forces in the Chiloe. Although some survivors scattered, a number were captured by the Blakists and interned in prison camps.[26] The last elements of the Third attempted to survive by raiding ancient SLDF depots in locations like the Atacama Desert, looking to rearm and repair with whatever they could find[27] and hoping to establish a string of firebases, emboldened by Hohiro Kurita's successful escape[28][29] in January 3069[29] with the surviving elements of the Ghosts of the Black Watch.[30] Although the survivors managed to successfully locate a couple of former depots using old survey logs, they found little to help them; when the last ranking officer in the Third[27] - Tai-sa Hyogo[28] - surrendered to Blakist forces at Tibet City[28][27] in 3071[28], the Third effectively ceased to exist.[27]
Following the destruction of the Third, some of the few survivors went on to band together with remnants of other destroyed DCMS commands such as the Ryuken-go and the 16th Legion of Vega to form the mercenary unit known as the Kouki no Otakebi.[31]
Dark Age Era[edit]
Re-formed when the Dieron Military District was officially reborn in 3135, the Third has been part of the push into Federated Suns, experiencing hard combat. Currently posted in Errai, giving it a chance to recover after it had lost a little less than half its strength due to a loss of a Jumpship simply disappearing. [32]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Third Dieron Regulars | |||
| Tai-sho | Sen Ti Ch'uan | 3025-3029[33] | |
| Tai-sa | Hiro Akuto | 3029 | |
| Sho-sho | Samson Torsibo | 3050-3059[17][34]. | |
| Tai-sa | Gerrald Hyogo | 3067[35] | |
| Position vacant | 3068-3135 | ||
| Tai-sa | Morrison | 31??[36] | |
| Tai-sa | Lynwood Rich | 3145[37] | |
Tactics[edit]
During the Star League era the Third was considered to be a well-trained military force, but the Third's command staff had a tendency to waste their infantry and armor forces on feints or security missions.[1]
During the Third Succession War the Third specialized in urban combat.[38]
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[1]
- BattleMech regiment
- Three medium armor regiments
- Three infantry regiments
- Up to four independent artillery regiments
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Junction.
2786[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[39]
- - At this point in time the Third was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Junction.[39]
2830[edit]
3rd Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) [40]
- Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Marlowe's Rift with an operational readiness of 72 percent. [40]
2864[edit]
3rd Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Elite/Reliable) [40]
- Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Ashio with an operational readiness of 23 percent. [40]
2821[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[39]
- - At this point in time the Third was a medium-weight regiment and had been reduced to just under half-strength. The Third was stationed on Marlowe's Rift.[39]
3025[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[41]
- CO: Brigadier General Sen Ti Ch'uan
- Note:The command contains mainly medium machines. [38] At this point in time the unit was stationed on Kessel. [7]
3029[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment)
- Second Battalion
- Third Company
- Command Lance: Tai-sho Sen Ti Ch'uan[42]
- Assault Lance[42]
- Recon Lance[42]
- Third Company
3040[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[43]
3050[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[17]
- CO: Sho-sho Samson Torsibo
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Konstance.[17]
3054[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[44]
- CO: Sho-sho Samson Torsibo
3059[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[34]
- CO/First Battalion: Tai-sa Gerrald Hyogo
- XO: Chu-sa Alexander Carrington
- Second Battalion: Chu-sa Jean-Michael Bouchier
- Third Battalion: Chu-sa Matthew Lodo
- Note: The unit received only 12 OmniMechs, because of its defensive deployment and low priority for supplies.
Third Dieron Regulars Aerospace (2 Companies/Regular/Reliable)[34]
- Wing Commander: Sho-sa Koshiki Anderson
- Note: The command is divided, because they must provide air defense for two planets. Should the need arise the ranks can build up to wing level on each world through the assignment of militia fighters.
Dieron Red Brigade (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[34]
Twenty-fifth District Armored (Regiment/Green/Reliable)
- Armor Commander: Tai-sa Constantine Kohrani
- Note: Like the fighter group, the two units provide support for the 'Mech forces on both planets and are only attached temporarily.
Seventh Dieron Protectors (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[34]
Twenty-first Altair Defense Force (Regiment/Green/Reliable)
- Troop Commander: Tai-sa Yeho Nashamori
- Note: These two militia are only are attached should an invasion occur.
3067[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (2 Battalion/Regular/Reliable)
- CO: Tai-sa Gerrald Hyogo
- Note: Clan technology: 20 percent | Advanced IS technology: 67 percent | Omnis: 20 percent [45]
Third Dieron Aerospace (Air Company/Regular/Reliable)[45]
- CO: Sho-sa Koshiki Anderson
- Note: Clan technology: 5 percent | Advanced IS technology: 45 percent | Omnis: 10 percent
Dieron Red Brigade (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[45]
- CO: Tai-sa Constantine Kohrani
- Note: Advanced IS technology: 25 percent
Seventh Dieron Protectors (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[45]
- CO: Tai-sa Yeho Nashamori
Altair Garrison
Third Dieron Regulars (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)[45]
- CO: Chu-sa Matthew Lodo
- Note: Clan technology: 15 percent | Advanced IS technology: 65 percent | Omnis: 15 percent
Third Dieron Aerospace (Air Company/Regular/Reliable)[45]
- CO: Chu-i Ezekiel Nagumo
- Note: Advanced IS technology: 55 percent | Omnis: 5 percent
255th District Armored (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[45]
- CO: Tai-i Reginald Berkley
- Note: Advanced IS technology: 20 percent
Twenty-first Altair Defense Force (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[45]
- CO: Tai-sa Kendal Akeley
3145[edit]
Third Dieron Regulars (Veteran/Questionable)[37]
- CO: Tai-sa Lynwood Rich
Third Dieron Aerospace (Wing/Veteran/Reliable)[37]
- CO: Tai-sa Shigetoki Deushi
Twenty-seventh Dieron Heavy Armor (Regular/Reliable)[37]
- CO: Tai-sa Lynwood Rich
Seventy-third Dieron Infantry (Veteran/Fanatical)[37]
- CO: Tai-sa Norberto Rocha
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 11
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 121, "Kazanka, Nexus Ri and Zlatousi"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 123, "Pitcairn's Raids"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 First Succession War, p. 37, "Holding Back: The Battles for David and Saffel"
- ↑ Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 27
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.133
- ↑ Warrior: Coupé page 104 - Morgan Kell tells his people that ISF reports that the people of New Freedom's goal was to assassinate the Coordinators. The Third Dieron was sent in to annihilate them.
- ↑ Warrior: Coupé, p. 103 - "Debriefing of the Kell Hounds after the battle of New Freedom".
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 61, "End Of The Offensive"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 71, "Ryde Theater"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 78, "Operation CONTAGION"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 78, "Early Successes"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 31, "Konstance (April-July)"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 75, "Konstance (April-July)"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 20 Year Update p. 40
- ↑ Objective Raids pp. 25
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 5, "Dieron"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 10, "Deadly Rain"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 6, "Combatants"
- ↑ Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130), p. 237, "Dieron"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 126, "SR1-O Strider"
- ↑ BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [05/07/3068]: "Blakist Forces Employ WMDs on Altair, Yorii"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 9, "Combatants"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 13, "Serpents in Stone"
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Total Chaos, p. 57, "Dieron (sidebar)"
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 7, "Combatants"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 20, "Mercenaries"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 53, "Third Dieron Regulars"
- ↑ "The Kell Hounds", p 51
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 50, "Unit Profile"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 8 - "3rd Dieron Regulars"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 p. 6
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 64, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.144
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 First Succession War, p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 Second Succession War, p. 97
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 135
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 The Kell Hounds, p. 51
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 138
- ↑ Objective Raids, p.25
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 Field Manual: Updates p.117
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
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