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==Unit Description== | ==Unit Description== | ||
| − | The First Dieron Regulars was a [[twenty-eighth century]] [[Draconis Combine]] [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 11</ref> | + | The First Dieron Regulars was a [[twenty-eighth century]] [[Draconis Combine]] [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 11</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Formation === | === Formation === | ||
| − | Like the other regiments of the Dieron Regulars, the First Dieron Regulars were notionally a direct | + | Like the other regiments of the Dieron Regulars, the First Dieron Regulars were notionally a direct descendant of the three thousand recruits the [[Dieron Federation]] tithed to the [[Alliance of Galedon]] in [[2310]], to meet [[Coordinator]] [[Shiro Kurita]]'s demands. Shiro Kurita kept the name of the Dieron Regulars alive after [[Dieron]] defected to the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2316]], as both a threat and a promise that Dieron and the other nearby worlds that had left the Alliance to join the Hegemony would one day be a part of [[House Kurita]]'s empire again.<ref name="FR2765p11"/> |
=== Star League Era === | === Star League Era === | ||
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For the other half of each year, the Regulars were rotated to interior worlds for additional training and strengthening, and frequently saw action against bandits, where they demonstrated that they were pragmatic, well-trained and well-led regular forces rather than show troops. Recruitment into the Dieron Regulars was somewhat restrictive; recruits were vetted, with those descended from the original three thousand members of the loyal Dieron draft receiving highest priority for recruitment, followed by those from worlds close to Dieron, and then those from other worlds within the Benjamin Military District. In terms of training, the highest-priority recruits were those [[Sun Zhang Military Academy]] graduates descended from the Dieron draft; graduates of the [[Dieron Warriors' Academy]] with a similar background received the next highest priority.<ref name="FR2765p11"/> | For the other half of each year, the Regulars were rotated to interior worlds for additional training and strengthening, and frequently saw action against bandits, where they demonstrated that they were pragmatic, well-trained and well-led regular forces rather than show troops. Recruitment into the Dieron Regulars was somewhat restrictive; recruits were vetted, with those descended from the original three thousand members of the loyal Dieron draft receiving highest priority for recruitment, followed by those from worlds close to Dieron, and then those from other worlds within the Benjamin Military District. In terms of training, the highest-priority recruits were those [[Sun Zhang Military Academy]] graduates descended from the Dieron draft; graduates of the [[Dieron Warriors' Academy]] with a similar background received the next highest priority.<ref name="FR2765p11"/> | ||
| − | ===Dark Age Era=== | + | ===Dark Age Era=== |
| − | The First remained on [[Dieron]] with a large amount of [[ISF]] "observers" within its ranks, due to it being former [[Warlord]] [[Katana Tormark|Katana Tormark's]] favored unit, and its relations with her replacement and its current commander. <ref name=FM3145p53>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 53 | + | The First remained on [[Dieron]] with a large amount of [[ISF]] "observers" within its ranks, due to it being former [[Warlord]] [[Katana Tormark|Katana Tormark's]] favored unit, and its relations with her replacement and its current commander.<ref name=FM3145p53>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 53: "First Dieron Regulars"</ref> |
When the [[Republic of the Sphere|Republic]] launched [[Operation ERUPTIO]] against [[Dieron]] on March 5th, [[3149]], the First and [[2nd Dieron Regulars|Second Dieron Regulars]] were caught unawares and hammered by the [[Republic Armed Forces|RAF]]. Dieron's Warlord, ''Tai-shu'' [[Kambei Okamoto]], ordered the First to board their [[DropShip|DropShips]] and reinforce the beleaguered Second, but instead the regiment was forced to quit the planet altogether.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 66</ref> | When the [[Republic of the Sphere|Republic]] launched [[Operation ERUPTIO]] against [[Dieron]] on March 5th, [[3149]], the First and [[2nd Dieron Regulars|Second Dieron Regulars]] were caught unawares and hammered by the [[Republic Armed Forces|RAF]]. Dieron's Warlord, ''Tai-shu'' [[Kambei Okamoto]], ordered the First to board their [[DropShip|DropShips]] and reinforce the beleaguered Second, but instead the regiment was forced to quit the planet altogether.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 66</ref> | ||
| − | In June the First Dieron participated in Wave One of [[Operation TIAMAT]], striking [[Ronel]] alongside the [[2nd An Ting Legion|Second An Ting Legion]]. The First's soldiers picked off the demoralized and | + | In June the First Dieron participated in Wave One of [[Operation TIAMAT]], striking [[Ronel]] alongside the [[2nd An Ting Legion|Second An Ting Legion]]. The First's soldiers picked off the demoralized and undersupplied [[2nd Ceti Hussars|Second Ceti Hussars]] piecemeal until the remaining Davion troops retreated offworld.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 72</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Dieron Regulars''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Dieron Regulars''' | ||
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| − | | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Shiro Watanabe]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 64 | + | | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Shiro Watanabe]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 64: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
=== 2765 === | === 2765 === | ||
| − | '''First Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765p11">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 10 | + | '''First Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765p11">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 10: "Dieron Regulars"</ref> |
:- At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on [[Alya]]; attached to the Regulars were three infantry regiments and three armored regiments, and they could call on up to four independent artillery regiments as needed.<ref name="FR2765p11"/> | :- At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on [[Alya]]; attached to the Regulars were three infantry regiments and three armored regiments, and they could call on up to four independent artillery regiments as needed.<ref name="FR2765p11"/> | ||
| − | === | + | === 2786–2821 === |
| − | '''First Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137 | + | '''First Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> |
| − | :- At this point in time the Regulars were a heavy-weight regiment, operating at full strength and stationed on Alya.<ref name="FSWp137"/> | + | :- At this point in time the Regulars were a heavy-weight regiment, operating at full strength and stationed on Alya.<ref name="FSWp137"/> In 2821 the unit was operating at just below half-strength and stationed on [[Eltanin]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> |
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=== 2830 === | === 2830 === | ||
| − | '''1st Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical) <ref name= | + | '''1st Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97</ref> |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Eltanin]] with an operational readiness of 80 percent. <ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Eltanin]] with an operational readiness of 80 percent.<ref name=2SWp97/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2SWp97/> |
===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
| − | '''First Dieron Regulars''' | + | '''First Dieron Regulars''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p64/> |
* CO: ''Tai-sa'' Shiro Watanabe | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Shiro Watanabe | ||
| − | '''1st Dieron Aerospace Wing''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | + | '''1st Dieron Aerospace Wing''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p64/> |
| − | * CO: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Horacio Pennington | + | * CO: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Horacio Pennington]] |
| − | '''21st Dieron Heavy Armor''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | + | '''21st Dieron Heavy Armor''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p64/> |
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Judson Bass | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Judson Bass]] |
| − | '''77th Dieron Infantry''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p64/> | + | '''77th Dieron Infantry''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3145p64/> |
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Hirokichi Kawakami | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Hirokichi Kawakami]] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Second Succession War ( | + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' |
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[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 01st]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 01st]] | ||
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| First Dieron Regulars | |
| Formed | Star League era or earlier[1] |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Parent Command | Dieron Regulars |
Contents
Unit Description[edit]
The First Dieron Regulars was a twenty-eighth century Draconis Combine BattleMech regiment.[2]
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
Like the other regiments of the Dieron Regulars, the First Dieron Regulars were notionally a direct descendant of the three thousand recruits the Dieron Federation tithed to the Alliance of Galedon in 2310, to meet Coordinator Shiro Kurita's demands. Shiro Kurita kept the name of the Dieron Regulars alive after Dieron defected to the Terran Hegemony in 2316, as both a threat and a promise that Dieron and the other nearby worlds that had left the Alliance to join the Hegemony would one day be a part of House Kurita's empire again.[1]
Star League Era[edit]
Throughout the Star League era the Dieron Regulars were used in part as a propaganda tool by the Draconis Combine; depicted as "exiles waiting to go home", the First and the other regiments of the Dieron Regulars spent half of each year stationed on Combine worlds in the Benjamin Military District near the border with the Hegemony, and were held up as "the hope of the future". Officers assigned to the Regulars were accordingly heavily trained in protocol and diplomacy.[1]
For the other half of each year, the Regulars were rotated to interior worlds for additional training and strengthening, and frequently saw action against bandits, where they demonstrated that they were pragmatic, well-trained and well-led regular forces rather than show troops. Recruitment into the Dieron Regulars was somewhat restrictive; recruits were vetted, with those descended from the original three thousand members of the loyal Dieron draft receiving highest priority for recruitment, followed by those from worlds close to Dieron, and then those from other worlds within the Benjamin Military District. In terms of training, the highest-priority recruits were those Sun Zhang Military Academy graduates descended from the Dieron draft; graduates of the Dieron Warriors' Academy with a similar background received the next highest priority.[1]
Dark Age Era[edit]
The First remained on Dieron with a large amount of ISF "observers" within its ranks, due to it being former Warlord Katana Tormark's favored unit, and its relations with her replacement and its current commander.[3]
When the Republic launched Operation ERUPTIO against Dieron on March 5th, 3149, the First and Second Dieron Regulars were caught unawares and hammered by the RAF. Dieron's Warlord, Tai-shu Kambei Okamoto, ordered the First to board their DropShips and reinforce the beleaguered Second, but instead the regiment was forced to quit the planet altogether.[4]
In June the First Dieron participated in Wave One of Operation TIAMAT, striking Ronel alongside the Second An Ting Legion. The First's soldiers picked off the demoralized and undersupplied Second Ceti Hussars piecemeal until the remaining Davion troops retreated offworld.[5]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Time Period in Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 1st Dieron Regulars | |||
| Tai-sa | Shiro Watanabe | 3145[6] | |
Tactics[edit]
Star League Era[edit]
The First Dieron Regulars were trained in planetary assaults and planetary defense, and as a consequence were the heaviest of the five Dieron Regulars regiments active prior to 2765.[1]
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
First Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[1]
- - At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on Alya; attached to the Regulars were three infantry regiments and three armored regiments, and they could call on up to four independent artillery regiments as needed.[1]
2786–2821[edit]
First Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[7]
- - At this point in time the Regulars were a heavy-weight regiment, operating at full strength and stationed on Alya.[7] In 2821 the unit was operating at just below half-strength and stationed on Eltanin.[7]
2830[edit]
1st Dieron Regulars (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[8]
- Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Eltanin with an operational readiness of 80 percent.[8] The unit was destroyed during the war.[8]
3145[edit]
First Dieron Regulars (Regular/Fanatical)[6]
- CO: Tai-sa Shiro Watanabe
1st Dieron Aerospace Wing (Regular/Reliable)[6]
21st Dieron Heavy Armor (Veteran/Fanatical)[6]
- CO: Tai-sa Judson Bass
77th Dieron Infantry (Regular/Fanatical)[6]
- CO: Tai-sa Hirokichi Kawakami
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 10: "Dieron Regulars"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 11
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 53: "First Dieron Regulars"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 66
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 72
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 64: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 First Succession War, p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Second Succession War, p. 97