12th Deneb Light Cavalry

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Insignia of the 12th Deneb Light Cavalry
Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry
Nickname The Blur-Snakes
Affiliation Federated Suns
Parent Command Deneb Light Cavalry

History[edit]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

During the early months of the Fourth Succession War Coordinator Takashi Kurita was focused on his conflict with the Wolf's Dragoons mercenary brigade, but following pleas for help from Chancellor Maximilian Liao the DCMS planned and launched additional offensives against perceived weak spots on the Federated Suns border. The Galtor Thumb region was one such weak spot, and David was invaded by Brion's Legion and the Ninth Dieron Regulars, two regiments assigned to the Dieron Military District under the command of Warlord Vasily Cherenkoff. The deployment of the Ninth and Brion's Legion bore the hallmarks of an internal political move within the DCMS - a consequence of Cherenkoff trying to deny Theodore Kurita the use of his troops - and the opening stages of the battle for David between the two Combine regiments and the defending Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry were largely inconclusive. Helping the Light Cavalry's efforts was a combination of a planetary militia determined to help thwart the invader's efforts, and a civilian population that aided the Light Cavalry when it could.[1]

While the lull in major offensives in early 3029 gave the Light Cavalry a chance to regroup, the renewed offensive launched by the two DCMS regiments in May caught the Twelfth by surprise. Marshal Petroff Haveson tried to break contact with the two enemy regiments, but could only manage to avoid one at a time, forcing his hand. He formed the Light Cavalry into a defensive formation at Danson's Hill, and, with the help of local farmer Tybalt Jones,[2] used subterfuge to trick Colonel Pythonius Brion into revealing himself - allowing the Light Cavalry to target him specifically when Brion's Legion attacked. With Colonel Brion dead, the Legion broke and ran, with the Light Cavalry in hot pursuit.[3]

The campaign for David swung firmly in favor of the AFFS in June 3029, when the Forty-first Avalon Hussars returned to David and relieved the Light Cavalry. Heavily outnumbered, the Ninth retreated from David, leaving the planet under Federated Suns control.[3]

Clan Invasion[edit]

In 3053 a group of AFFS units attacked the Draconis Combine without orders. The DCMS response sent several units to Addicks. The Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry and Twelfth Vegan Rangers arrived on the world and forced the DCMS units to return to the Combine.[4]

During a raid by the Red Corsair in 3055, the Twelfth DLC was assigned to garrison an industrial complex. The Corsairs were able to scatter the battalion of DLC troops present and make off with a considerable amount of equipment.[5]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

During the FedCom Civil War, the Twelfth DLC focused on attacking the Draconis Combine. They took the world of Al Na'ir using only their 'Mechs, due to Al Na'ir's lack of an atmosphere to support conventional units. To compensate for the loss of their conventional units, they received an additional aerospace fighter wing, several MI-6 teams, and three battalions of battle armor, as well as a regiment of marines.[6] Arriving at several pirate jump points the Twelfth quickly took control of Al Na'ir's surface, and eventually found a way into the interior of the world. The Twelfth faced the Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars, and the Twelfth quickly learned to deal with the kamikaze charges of the DCMS regulars. These ongoing human wave attacks destroyed the Twenty-fourth Regulars and inflicted little to no damage on the Twelfth DLC.[7] After destroying the Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars, the Twelfth rebuilt themselves with Combine equipment produced by Scarborough Manufacturers and Yori 'Mech Works. They also provided cover for DMI officers who sorted through the large amounts of information left behind on the capital world of the Al Na'ir Prefecture.[7]

It would be a year before the Dragon could send forces to face the Twelfth. The Fifteenth Dieron Regulars and Tenth Ghost regiment both arrived at Al Na'ir. The Twelfth DLC's aerospace fighter wings were able to repel three separate landing attempts.[8]

Shortly after this they relocated to Addicks, where they and the Davion Assault Guards drove off raids by the Fifteenth Dieron Regulars, Tenth Ghost regiment, and Ryuken-ni.[9] After the Civil War, the Twelfth DLC was upgraded to a full RCT by adding several free infantry and armor regiments. As of 3067, the Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry was acting as the OpFor for the Robinson Combat Training Center.[10]

The Twelfth's homeworld after the Civil War was Cassias.[11]

Jihad[edit]

When the DCMS attacked Cassias, the garrison unit was the Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry. They got into a brutal fight against the Twelfth Ghost. The Nordique-Exxor chemical processing plant was leveled outside of Jubalis in the fierce combat, sending a cloud of toxic fumes into the atmosphere that forced the evacuation of three nearby metropolitan areas. The last report from the system on 17 September 3068 showed that Cassian airspace remained contested, with most of the commercial traffic still grounded. After the incident, fighting was sparse on the ground, with rumors that the Twelfth Ghost were in retreat across the Blacklick continent. The Twelfth Ghost left the planet after that action.[12]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 12th Deneb Light Cavalry
Marshal Petroff Haveson 3025 - 3029[13][3]
Leftenant General Jeffrey Neece 3050-3054[14][15]
Leftenant General Ariel Zibler 3062-3067[16][11]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

The 12th DLC preferred to drop directly on enemy positions to get into the fight faster.[16]

Composition[edit]

3025[edit]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[13]

  • CO: Marshal Petroff Haveson [13]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Galatia III. [13]

3040[edit]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[18]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Skat. [18]

3050[edit]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [19]

  • CO: Leftenant General Jeffrey Neece [19]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Skat. [19]

3054[edit]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry (1 Battalion/Regular/Reliable) [15]

  • CO: Leftenant General Jeffrey Neece [15]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Pasig. [15]

3062[edit]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry (1 Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[16]

Twelfth Deneb Combat Auxiliary (1 Battalion/Veteran/Unreliable)[16]

- Two Armored Companies, 3 Infantry Companies)

3498th Federation Aero Wing (1 Wings/Green/Reliable)[16]

The homeworld of the Twelfth was Tybalt.

3067[edit]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT (Elite/Fanatical)[11]

  • CO: General Ariel Zibler

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry Aerospace Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[11]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry Armor Brigade (Elite/Fanatical)[11]

Twelfth Deneb Light Cavalry Infantry Brigade (Veteran/Reliable)[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 80-81, "Other Actions"
  2. ↑ Simple Farmer
  3. ↑ a b c NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 28, "David"
  4. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 28
  5. ↑ Natural Selection, p. 30
  6. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 44
  7. ↑ a b FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 70
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 105-106
  9. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 150
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 130
  11. ↑ a b c d e f Field Manual: Updates, p. 141, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3050"
  12. ↑ BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [21/09/3068]: "Combine Forces Assault March Worlds Without Provocation"
  13. ↑ a b c d House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136 (PDF version), "Clovis PDZ"
  14. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19, "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"
  15. ↑ a b c d Objective Raids, p. 22, "AFFC Deployment Table"
  16. ↑ a b c d e Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 88, "12th Deneb Light CavalryUnit Profile"
  17. ↑ BattleTech: Inner Sphere Recon Lance, Elvis Grissom Pilot Card
  18. ↑ a b Historical: War of 3039, p.136
  19. ↑ a b c 20 Year Update, p. 19

Bibliography[edit]

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