Alshain Regulars

	Alshain Regulars
Formed	3035
Disbanded	ca. 3052 (renamed as Alshain Avengers
Affiliation	Draconis Combine
Parent Command	DCMS

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. The Alshain Regulars suffered heavy losses in the Clan Invasion during their failed defense of their district, with the survivors renamed under the banner of the free-floating Alshain Avengers.

History[edit]

The Alshain Regulars first saw action during the War of 3039, but their inexperience showed and Duke Hassid Ricol was chastised for their lackluster performance. Ricol subsequently instituted an intense training regimen to whip the Regulars into shape, the program including frequent practice raids against one another and into both the Free Rasalhague Republic and Lyran Commonwealth. Their persistence in raiding bore fruit, by 3049 the overall skill of the Alshain Regulars was far beyond the Pesht Regulars despite the young age of the brigade. Additionally, Ricol assigned some of the brigade's better MechWarriors into a special training battalion to hone their skills, these officers intended to replace battalion and regimental commanders when those positions open up either due to death, retirement or dismissal for incompetence. A highly unusual arrangement, the Internal Security Force monitored the battalion for any sign Ricol was attempting to plant officers personally loyal to him across the brigade's regiments.^[2]

Caught between Clan Smoke Jaguar and Clan Ghost Bear, the Alshain Regulars suffered heavy losses during their failed defense of their district during the invasion, selling themselves dearly and buying time for the rest of the DCMS to prepare. By the Truce of Tukayyid, the fourteen regiment's worth of troops within the Alshain Regulars had been reduced to five, with three regiments so shattered that the Bureau of Substitution combined them into a single regiment. Hoping to capitalize on their anger at the loss of their district, the surviving remnants of the Regulars were re-formed as the Alshain Avengers.^[1] Their sole objective to retake their homeworld and drive the invaders from Combine space, the Avengers eventually staged an unauthorized invasion of Alshain which triggered the Combine-Ghost Bear War and their destruction.

Officers[edit]

Rank	Name	Command
*Warlords of the Alshain Military District (Tai-shu* of the Alshain Regulars)**
Tai-shu	Hassid Ricol	3034 – 3050^[3]^[2]^[4]
Tai-shu	Toshimichi Uchida	3052 (In abstenia)^[1]

Tactics[edit]

Different per Unit. The eleven commands of the Alshain Regulars is more uniform and more specialized than older more well-established Regulars Brigades. Each focus on a specific mode of combat - for example the Eleventh was a lighter raiding force, while the Fifth specialized in stealth tactics and the Second was configured for cavalry tactics.^[2]

Units of the Alshain Regulars[edit]

1st Alshain Regulars (destroyed 3050)
2nd Alshain Regulars (destroyed 3050)
3rd Alshain Regulars (disbanded, surviving battalion merged to form Fourteenth Alshain Avengers)
4th Alshain Regulars (disbanded, surviving battalion merged to form Fourteenth Alshain Avengers)
5th Alshain Regulars (disbanded 3053)
6th Alshain Regulars (destroyed 3051)
7th Alshain Regulars (disbanded, surviving battalion merged to form Fourteenth Alshain Avengers)
8th Alshain Regulars (redesignated as 8th Alshain Avengers)
9th Alshain Regulars (destroyed 3050)
10th Alshain Regulars (destroyed 3050)
11th Alshain Regulars (redesignated as 11th Alshain Avengers)

Color Scheme and Insignia[edit]

Search for this unit on CSO

The Alshain Regulars' parade color scheme is mentioned in passing and differs from that of the later Alshain Avengers. The units were known to use white, various greys, and a vibrant jade green. There is no official pattern and pilots are allowed to customize in camo and colored paneling schemes. Murals or other personal flourishes are observed.^[1]