Alshain Avengers
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| Alshain Avengers | |
| Formed | ca. 3054 |
| Disbanded | 3062[1][2][3] |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Parent Command | DCMS |
Created from the surviving remnants of the Alshain Regulars, the Alshain Avengers were formed after the conquest of their military district capital Alshain by Clan Ghost Bear. Their sole objective was to retake their homeworld and drive the invaders from Combine space; the Avengers eventually staged an unauthorized invasion of Alshain which triggered the First Combine-Ghost Bear War and their destruction.[1]
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History[edit]
Formation[edit]
Just as the Alshain Military District was formed from the remaining worlds of the Rasalhague Military District not ceded to the Free Rasalhague Republic, the Alshain Regulars consisted of former Rasalhague Regular troops.[4]
The Alshain Regulars suffered heavy losses during their failed defense of their district during the Clan Invasion. Their sole objective was to retake their homeworld and drive the invaders from Combine space, Toshimichi Uchida was chosen by the Coordinator as the new Warlord of the nearly lost Alshain District in abtensia to maintain the power structure among the Warlords and as a commitment to one day restore the fallen Alshain District. The election also aimed to remind the other Warlords about the possible fate of their districts. The new Warlord trained with his XO, Tai-sho Paul Okinatori, and the Avengers to be prepared to recapture their lost homeworlds in the future. The "shock troops" were expected to lead any renewed fight against the Clans, and the Avengers were given top priority for upgraded equipment, with a 70% upgraded rate.[4] The remainder included refusals for new machines from those who preferred their Alshain District-built older BattleMechs.[5]
Destruction and the Combine-Ghost Bear War[edit]
In 3062 as the conflict between the Lyran Alliance and the Davion half of Federated Commonwealth slid towards open warfare, the Kokuryu-kai convinced the four regiments of the Alshain Avengers to stage an unauthorized invasion of the former Alshain Military District capital, Alshain. The recapture of Alshain was meant to force the DCMS as a whole to finally recapture all Combine worlds lost to the Ghost Bears.[3][6]
Unknown to the Avengers was that Alshain had become the heavily defended capital of the Ghost Bear Dominion, with the Ghost Bear Clan having relocated almost all of its assets from the Clan Homeworlds to its Inner Sphere Occupation Zone. Compelled by a vision of one of their warriors, Clan Nova Cat destroyed the Eleventh Avenger regiment before it could travel to Alshain,[2] but unbowed by this attack, the three surviving Alshain Avengers launched their suicidal assault. Half a regiment was lost fighting their way down from orbit due to defending Ghost Bear WarShips, where the rest of the force was effectively obliterated on the surface. As the Avenger survivors fled into the wilderness to launch a desperate guerrilla war, the Ghost Bear touman launched a retaliatory invasion of the Combine, striking across the entire border between the two powers, triggering what would become known as the First Combine-Ghost Bear War.[1][3][6][7][8][9]
Legacy[edit]
By 3085 the story of the Avengers was used as a cautionary tale warning to dissuade commanders from starting fights on the Combine's borders with the Raven Alliance and Ghost Bear Dominion.[10][11]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tai-shu of the Alshain Avengers (Warlord of the Alshain Military District in abstenia) | |||
| Tai-shu | Toshimichi Uchida | 3054[4] - 3062[12] | |
Tactics[edit]
Different per Unit.
Units of the Alshain Avengers[edit]
- 8th Alshain Avengers, destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear
- 11th Alshain Avengers, destroyed by Clan Nova Cat
- 14th Alshain Avengers, destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear
- 15th Alshain Avengers, destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear
Color Scheme and Insignia[edit]
The Alshain Avengers discarded the Alshain Regulars' color scheme and regimental insignia and did not use camouflage, wanting their hated Clan enemies to know who they were facing. The Alshain Avengers painted their ‘Mechs and aerospace fighters a white or gray base with a bright red or orange accent.[4]
The new Avenger brigade insignia was that of a red dagger pointing out of an eclipsed sun with a flaming corona. This insignia appeared on the upper right arm of BattleMechs and was prominently displayed on all other vehicles.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3062, p. 24-25, "The Combine-Dominion War"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Path of Glory, Chapter 24
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 13
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 35: "District of Alshain"
- ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 39: "15th Alshain Avengers"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 60
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 61, "Omega Galaxy"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 61, "Sigma Galaxy"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 96, "The Dragon and the Nova Cat"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 36
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 47
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 104: "3062-3062: War On Two Fronts"