Sword of Light
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The Sword of Light represent the elite of the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery's BattleMech arm. In order to join, one must have five years of flawless service in another regiment and pass a series of mental, physical, spiritual, and political tests. Non-combat staff are tested in the same manner. Sword of Light regiments receive top priority for supplies, and even have their own dedicated JumpShips and DropShips. The Sword of Light regiments are not tied to a specific area of deployment, but travel the realm to assist where needed. Their 'Mech paint scheme is usually flat red, with the Kurita crest on the left shoulder.
Numbering twelve regiments until 2740 when the number of regiments in the Sword of Light was reduced to five, with each regiment representing one of the five Pillars of Combine society, to compensate for the smaller brigade the regiments themselves reorganised to consist of four battalions instead of three.[1]
Contents
History
As the DCMS' flagship unit, it is only fitting that its units have been involved in some of the most historically-important campaigns. Elements of the Sword of Light have participated in the Kentares Massacre[2], assaulted New Rhodes in 2796[3], and in 3002 fought Federated Suns troops in the Third Battle of Harrow's Sun.[4]
As the Draconis Combine began its efforts to rebuild in the wake of the Jihad, the Sword of Light brigade continued to receive the highest priority for equipment, supplies and personnel, as befitted the crown jewel in the DCMS ranks. With the 9th Sword of Light being donated to the newly-formed Republic of the Sphere as a means to divest the Combine of a regiment distrusted by the ISF as a result of the preceeding 2nd Sword of Light actions during the attempted coup on Luthien, the diminished Sword of Light brigade was as fanatically loyal to the Coordinator as the 3080s began as it had ever been.[5]
Units of the Sword of Light
| Unit | 2765 | 3025 | 3040 | 3050 | 3054 | 3058 | 3067 | 3079 | 3085 | 3145 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Sword of Light | active [6] | ||||||||||
| 2nd Sword of Light | active [6] | (Disbanded in 3075 for leading Luthien Coup of 3067) | |||||||||
| 3rd Sword of Light | (Disbanded early 31st century) | ||||||||||
| 4th Sword of Light | (Destroyed 2849) | ||||||||||
| 5th Sword of Light | active [6] | ||||||||||
| 6th Sword of Light | (Destroyed 2913) | ||||||||||
| 7th Sword of Light | active [6] | ||||||||||
| 8th Sword of Light | active [6] | ||||||||||
| 9th Sword of Light | (Absorbed into Republic of the Sphere Forces by 3082) | ||||||||||
| 10th Sword of Light | |||||||||||
| 11th Sword of Light | |||||||||||
| 12th Sword of Light | |||||||||||
| 15th Sword of Light | (Disbanded in 2899 after most of the unit lost in a raid.) |
Color Scheme and Insignia
All Sword of Light regiments used a flat red paint scheme with the Kurita crest on the left shoulder in the field and on parade.
Wasp
Dragon
- Sword1.png
- Sword2.png
- Sword of Light.jpg
- Sword of Light.jpg
- Sword5.png
- Sword of Light.jpg
- Sword of Light 7.jpg
- Sword8.png
- Sword of Light.jpg
Rules
Reunification War
References
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine, p. 8
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 10
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised', p. 62
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 104
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 88, "...And Threats Without"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.141-42
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 182, "Draconis Combine"