Toshio Hayashi
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Toshio Hayashi | |
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| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
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| Rank | Tai-sa |
Tai-sa Toshio Hayashi was the commander of the Fifth Ghost Regiment, with the Draconis Combine, from at least 3144 to 3147.[1][2]
History[edit]
Rochester[edit]
In 3144, during the Combine's invasion of the Federated Suns following the Palmyra Disaster, Hayashi participated in the invasion of Rochester. During the Fifth Ghost's landing, Hayashi's unit lost half its conventional Regiments, when their DropShips were shot down by the Rochester militia's aerospace fighters. Blaming his fighter wing commander for conducting ground attacks instead of providing air support as ordered, Hayashi had them publicly executed after the end of the campaign, making clear to his troops no such disobedience would be tolerated.
In response, his Yakuza troops attempted five different times to assassinate Hayashi, though they were not successful. His approach was however popular with the Gunji no Kanrei, and he slowly reduced opposition to his command in the Fifth Ghost by using his detractors as canon fodder in constant attacks against the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns, suffering nearly fifty percent losses to his BattleMech regiment as a result.[3]
Franklin[edit]
By December 3145, Hayashi and the Fifth Ghost, were based on Franklin.[1] Still on Franklin in June 3147, Hayashi faced a raid by the First Davion Guards, First Kestrel Grenadiers and First Avalon Hussars. Attempting to meet the AFFS units in open battle, the Guards instead conducting running skirmishes, as the Grenadiers and Hussars resupplied local resistance cells before withdrawing.
With their new supplies, the Franklin resistance targeted Hayashi for assassination, but only managed to kill his Executive Officer. Shifting his focus to the resistance he had previously ignored as ineffective, Hayashi used all his Yakuza resources to locate their primary headquarters. Once this was found, he tasked a Battalion to destroy the rebels, which they did together with most of the supplies provided by the AFFS. The collateral damage to several city blocks caused by the raid however spawned a new resistance movement, reducing the gains from the engagement.[2]