5th Ghost

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Fifth Ghost Regiment
Formed aft. 3033[1]
Nickname Mirrored Edge of Dedication[1]
Affiliation Draconis Combine
Parent Command Ghost Regiments

History[edit]

Formation[edit]

The Fifth Ghost were formed from several yakuza gangs.[2]

Ronin War[edit]

War of 3039[edit]

The Fifth Ghost, along with the Sixth Ghost, attacked the world of Biham after it was invaded by the Eighth Crucis Lancers and Laurel's Legion. They launched a series of raids in company sized units across the world, and the 8th Lancers were unable to counter them. Finally the Fifth and Sixth Ghost regiments surrounded the 8th Lancers at Biham's capital city and drove them offworld.[3]

Clan Invasion[edit]

Posted to Nowhere in 3059, the Fifth Ghost was able to create an intelligence network that reached deep into Clan Smoke Jaguar territory. The Fifth focused their training on destroying any attacking Clan units instead of defending the world.[2]

Operation Bulldog[edit]

Dominion War[edit]

After the Twelfth Dieron Regulars were crushed by a Clan Ghost Bear attack on Kiesen the Fifth stalled the Ghost Bear forces with guerrilla warfare tactics.[4]

Jihad[edit]

During the Jihad the Fifth Ghost was stationed on Gram near the Word of Blake Protectorate. The Blakists attacked Garm three times over the next years, inflicting casualties each time. The most damaging attack was the final one, where the Word used Pocket WarShips to conduct orbital bombardments. This attack cost the Fifth half a battalion and destroyed Garm's spaceport.[5]

Republic Era[edit]

The Fifth Ghost's standing at their station won them considerable respect from the DCMS, but this respect hasn't translated into a higher place on the supply rolls. The Fifth Ghost is rebuilding, and as of 3085 finds itself on Harrow's Sun. Several raids from the Federated Suns slowed the rebuilding process, as has the relative lack of yakuza gangs who could supply recruits.[6]

Dark Age[edit]

The Fifth Ghost took part in the Draconis Combine's invasion of the Federated Suns. They fought well on Robinson.[7] However later the Fifth would lose half their regiments when their DropShips were shot down by the Rochester planetary militia. This was due to the Fifth's aerospace decided to attack ground targets rather the assist the dropships as ordered. For this the CO had his aerospace regiment's CO publicly executed, letting the rest of his troops seek no such behavior in the future.[8]

In 3144, the Fifth was assigned to garrison the former Davion world of Franklin. The regiment spent a of number years fighting armed resistance forces who would elude them years until June 3147 when First Davion Guards reinforcements raided the planet for supplies and linked up with the resistance as part of Operation PERCEVAL. Heavy artillery fire from the First Guards Antlions pinned down the bulk of the Fifth Ghost until they unleashed their complement of Crickets, dashing through the AFFS lines towards the ponderous support ’Mechs. Though far too lightly armed to actually destroy the Antlions, the nimble Crickets pilots led by Tai-i Achara Adeyemi instead forced the Antlions to focuse on them rather than firing their artillery. This restored freedom of movement to the rest of the Fifth Ghost forces, though the Guards disengaged shortly afterwards.[9]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 5th Ghost Regiment
Tai-sa Andé Lantau 3039[10]
Tai-sa Wu Ts'ao 3059[2]
Tai-sa Paul Koin 3067[2][11]
Tai-sa Kyösti Rennoll 3085[12]
Tai-sa Toshio Hayashi 3144 – 3147[13][14]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

The unit trains hard to improve their defensive skills, because a new invasion or a simply border raid is always a possibility.[2]

Composition History[edit]

3040[edit]

5th Ghost (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[16]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Shimonoseki.[16]

3050[edit]

5th Ghost (heavy 'Mech Regiment/Regular/[1]Questionable)[17]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Shimonoseki[17] and support units included a light aerospace fighter wing and a combat vehicle regiment.[1]

3054[edit]

5th Ghost (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[18]

3059[edit]

5th Ghost (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[2]

Note: For their hard work and devotion to the Combine, the unit received advanced equipment and supplies.

5th Ghost Aerospace (2 Companies/Regular/Reliable)[2]

Pesht 77th Medium Cavalry (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[2]

Note: As always the armor unit is the watchdog for the unit. Should the Ghost get rebellious the tanks are ready to take action.

201st Pesht Reconnaissance (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[2]

Note: The unit contains many skilled techs and other mechanics, who keep all other forces in top condition in case of possible aggression by the Clans. The 201st includes, 3 platoons of engineers and 24 VTOLs as support craft.

3067[edit]

5th Ghost (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[11]

  • CO: Tai-sa Paul Koin

5th Ghost Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Reliable)[11]

  • Wing Commander: Dai-i Kengu Nomiaka

Pesht 77th Medium Cavalry (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)[11]

  • Armor Commander: Tai-sa Becca Versalie

201st Pesht Reconnaissance (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[11]

  • Troop Commander: Tai-sa Roger Hatashi

3079[edit]

Fifth Ghost (Reinforced Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[19]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Gram.[19]

3085[edit]

5th Ghost (Regular/Reliable)[12]

5th Ghost Aerospace (Wing/Green/Reliable)[12]

77th Pesht Medium Cavalry (Regular/Reliable)[12]

201st Pesht Reconnaissance (Regular/Fanatical)[12]

3145[edit]

5th Ghost (2 Battalions/Veteran/Reliable)[13]

  • CO: Tai-sa Toshio Hayashi

5th Ghost Armor (Regular/Fanatical)[13]

5th Ghost Infantry (Veteran/Questionable)[13]

Color Scheme and Insignia[edit]

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The Ghost Regiments painted their machines with a base of light gray, effectively white. The Ghost Regiments did not maintain a brigade-style insignia as they did not function or were administered as a brigade.[20]

The Third Ghost used a dark gray accent on their machines. Their regimental insignia is that of a dagger-shaped glass shard gripped by a bleeding hand.[21][2][22]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ a b c d e Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 62: "Other Ghost Sub-Commands"
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 115: "5th Ghost Unit Profile"
  3. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 82
  4. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 114: "5th Ghost"
  5. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 15
  6. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 46
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 46
  8. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 60: "Fifth Ghost"
  9. ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 6, p. 4: "RWN-01 Cricket"
  10. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp. 80–82: "Wave Two and Counterattack - Biham"
  11. ↑ a b c d e Field Manual: Updates, p. 116: "Buckminster Prefecture"
  12. ↑ a b c d e Field Manual: 3085, p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
  13. ↑ a b c d Field Manual: 3145, p. 65: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"
  14. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 32
  15. ↑ Technical Readout: 3150, p. 102: "NK-1C Narukami Heavy Tank"
  16. ↑ a b Historical: War of 3039, p. 139
  17. ↑ a b 20 Year Update, p. 42
  18. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 28
  19. ↑ a b Field Report: DCMS, p. 15
  20. ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 112: "Ghost Regiments"
  21. ↑ Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 104: "Samurai and Ronin"
  22. ↑ "5th Ghost Regiment". CamoSpecs Online. Retrieved 2025-04-28. Per FM:Draconis Combine, page 115.

Bibliography[edit]

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