Pesht Regulars

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The largest of the military districts and boasting the Combine's capital of Luthien, the Pesht Regulars also had the fewest 'Mech regiments thanks to Pesht Military District's position away from the Lyran and Davion borders, a choice which hampered the defense of the region during the Clan Invasion.


History

For most of the Draconis Combine's existence the Pesht Regulars were responsible for guarding the core of the Combine from Periphery-based threats. Until the Clan Invasion, however, the largest threat from the Periphery were bands of pirates. As a result, a posting to the Pesht Regulars was often used as a final post before an officer retired or used as a punishment for soldiers. The lack of action also meant that the Pesht Regulars were the least effective of all the Regular units.

During the Clan Invasion the Pesht Regulars quickly honed their skills. The Clans were the single largest challenge ever faced by the Pesht Regulars, and though they weren't always successful in defending against the Clans they learned their lessons: Instead of a retirement post or position of dishonor, the Pesht Regulars realized that they were responsible for defending the heart of their nation.

The Jihad found them ill-equipped to deal with the Word of Blake forces that attacked. The Regulars had never impressed the Quartermaster, so supplies were diverted to higher-profile units. This left the Pesht Regulars without the advanced equipment needed to face the Blakists. To compensate, the Pesht Regulars investigated and destroyed several Black Dragon Society rebellions that occurred around them. The Fourth Pesht Regulars were destroyed on Pesht in 3071. Their sacrifice allowed the people of Pesht to survive the nuclear assault triggered by the 42nd Shadow Division and the 29th Division. During Operation SCOUR the Seventh Pesht Regulars attacked the Devil's Tower Castle Brian.[1]

After the Jihad ended, the Pesht Regulars received replacement troops from other units that had been damaged in the Jihad or lost their homeworlds to The Republic of the Sphere. The 3rd Proserpina Hussars transferred to Pesht and were used to rebuild the destroyed Third Pesht Regulars. Despite these actions, the skill shown by the new arrivals, and the Regular's need to guard two borders with Clan forces, by and large the Pesht Regulars were still rated a low priority by the DCMS High Command. Most Pesht Regular units were restricted to 'Mechs from before the Clan Invasion, and the Regulars relied heavily on their attached conventional forces.[2]

Units of the Pesht Regulars

unit Star League Succession Wars Clan Invasion
3050 – 3061 		Civil War
3062 – 3067 		Jihad
3068 – 3080 		Dark Age
Age of War
(First Exodus)
2005 – 2242 		Age of War
(Second Exodus)
2242 – 2398 		Age of War
2398 – 2570 		Star League
2571 - 2780 		Early SW
2781 – 2900 		Late SW
2901 – 3049 		Republic
3081 – 3130 		Dark Age
3131
1st Pesht Regulars
2nd Pesht Regulars active
(2765)[3]
3rd Pesht Regulars active
(2765)[3] 		active
(3025)[4]
(3040) [5] 		active
(3050)[6] 		active
(3085) [7] 		active
(3145) [8]
4th Pesht Regulars active (2765) [3] active (3025) [4] (3040) [5] active (3050) [9] 3054 [10] 3058 [11] active (3067)[12]
5th Pesht Regulars active [3]
6th Pesht Regulars active [3] 3025 active [4] 3040 active [5] 3050 active [13] 3054 active [10] 3058 active [11] 3145 active [8]
7th Pesht Regulars 2765 active [3] 3025 active [4] 3040 active [5] 3050 active [13] 3054 active [10] 3058 active [11] 3145 | active [8]
9th Pesht Regulars 2765 active [3] 3025 active [4] 3040 active [5] 3050 active [13] 3054 active [10] 3058 active [11]
10th Pesht Regulars 2765 active [3] 3025 active [4] 3040 active [5] 3050 active [13] 3054 active [10] 3058 active [11]
11th Pesht Regulars 3040 active [5] 3050 active [13]
17th Pesht Regulars 3145 | active [8]
19th Pesht Regulars 3145 active [8]
20th Pesht Regulars 3145 active [8]
21st Pesht Regulars 3145 active [8]

Note:

3rd Pehst Regulars: - Destroyed in 3052 on Teniente[14]

Color Scheme and Insignia

References

  1. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 11
  2. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 42
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine, p,13
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 House Kurita, p.145
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Historical: War of 3039 , p. 139
  6. ↑ 20 Year Update, p.42
  7. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 42
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Field Manual: 3145,p 56
  9. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 43
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Objective Raids, p. 28
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 3
  12. ↑ Field Manual: Updates p.116
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 20 Year Update, p. 42
  14. ↑ Catalyst Game Labs forum comment by Øystein, CGL Strategic Assistant

Bibliography

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