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| An Ting Legion | |
| Formed | pre-Second Succession War[1] |
| Nickname | Return to Prosperity[2] |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Parent Command | DCMS |
Formed in the period between the First and Second Succession War on the then still prosperous world of An Ting, the An Ting Legions have a history of honored service to the Combine and are closely linked to the An Ting Academy. Though not a "sink" unit such as the Legion of Vega, the An Ting Legions are nonetheless found at the lower end of priority. The Procurement Department historically treated the regiments with little respect, and so the units are consistently under threat of their decline.[3][1] Only the rebuilding following the Clan Invasion gave them a chance at reclaiming their previous station.[4]
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History[edit]
In the Second Succession War, the An Ting Legions served much the same purpose as the Proserpina Hussars, earning the same respect and glory. The An Ting Legion originally consisted of five regiments and their attached forces. As the Second War wore on and the Legion suffered several major defeats, the five regiments of the brigade dwindled to just two.[1]
Throughout their history, the An Ting Legions received direct replacements from the An Ting Academy, an abandoned Star League base.[4] The consolidation of the destroyed Legions to the remaining Second and Fourth Legions allowed the two to survive, though only barely. Without a proper connection to a district, the An Ting Legion was a Free-Floating Regiment by the end of the Second Succession War.[4][3]
As the world of An Ting declined throughout the Third Succession War, so did the fortunes of the Legion. Some in the DCMS thought this was only appropriate as the Academy got into a feud with the Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy.[1] An attack in 3015 by the Sun Zhang Academy in retaliation for losses in the Kensai Kami and a subsequent Federated Suns raid on the world and academy continued the decline. Though the exact level of loathing differs, every member of the An Ting Legion dislikes the Sun Zhang Academy and its graduates. Members will often disrupt any Sun Zhang-related activity possible.[4]
The An Ting Legain fared as well as nearly any other in the DCMS against the Clans. Though the Fourth was destroyed on Itabaiana and the Second mauled on Tanh Linh, the Second was at least able to extract themselves from the surprise attack of the Smoke Jaguars, better than some commands could muster. Coordinator Theodore Kurita directed the reopening of the An Ting Academy in recognition and the raising of the Sixth Legion to retain two Legion regiments in the field.
Jihad Destruction[edit]
The Jihad saw the effective destruction of An Ting due to quarantine. The effects of this quarantine, and how it would affect the Legions were unclear, but rumors suggested the DCMS would not be rebuilding any of the destroyed An Ting Legion.[5] As the DCMS rebuilt from the losses taken, the An Ting Legion fell somewhere between the second and third tier of units when it came to replacements and supplies. Because of the smaller size of the An Ting Legion compared to the Regulars, the Legion found themselves a lower priority for rebuilding than District Regulars but were accorded considerably more support than the Ghost Regiments or the Legions of Vega.[6]
The An Ting Legion shares the fate of the Galedon Regulars by bearing the name of worlds lost during the Jihad. In An Ting's case, the population managed through the plague while the rest of the Combine looked on and kept the planet quarantined.[7]
Dark Age Rebirth[edit]
Only the Second An Ting was active after the end of the Jihad. The Third An Ting Legion was raised in the Dark Age, sometime before 3145 to once again give the Legion two active regiments.[8]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the An Ting Legion | |||
Tactics[edit]
Differ by unit.
Units of the An Ting Legion[edit]
Notes[edit]
Color Scheme and Insignia[edit]
The traditional color for the An Ting legions is dark blue, with each regiment choosing an accent color. The insignia of the Legion is a young winged dragonet against a red field, with the Kuritan Dragon and the regiment's insignia also placed at differing locations.[3][4]
Von Luckner in An Ting colors
Insignia of the An Ting Legions, ca. 3059
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 52
- ↑ Field Manual Draconis Combine, p. 97
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 148 "The An Ting Legion"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 97, "An Ting Legions"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 18
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 88, "...And Threats Without"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 62, "Alternate Paths"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 64, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"