1st Sword of Light

History

First Succession War

In the spring 2787 Coordinator Minoru Kurita launched an attack on the Federated Suns involving over fifty BattleMech regiments to demonstrate the might of the Draconis Combine and support his claim to the throne as First Lord of the Inner Sphere. The first landing on Franklin was led by Minoru personally.

Takashi Kurita

In 3023, a company from the First Sword of Light accompanied Coordinator Takashi Kurita (along with a company from the Seventh Sword) on a raid of the Davion world of Quentin. Coordinator Takashi wanted to see his newly hired mercenaries, the famed Wolf's Dragoons, in action on an objective raid. The Kuritan troops spear-headed the final push to secure the Independence Weaponry factory, though they lost some warriors during their charge.

War of 3039

Halstead Station

In August 3039 the First attacked Halstead Station supported by the 7th Sword of Light.

Jihad

Upon hearing of the Black Dragon Society's coup on Luthien the First requested permission to return to Luthien, but Kanrei Minamoto provided them with different orders. The First Sword of Light conquered Xhosa VII in 3068. They repelled five separate Federated Suns counterattacks, only leaving the world in 3074 to join Operation SCOUR.

In 3077 the First Sword of Light attacked Quentin with Tau Galaxy. There the two units destroyed the 47th Shadow Division, but only after the Blakists launched biological weapons that killed many and poisoned food stores. The next year saw the First Sword of Light taking Epsilon Indi away from the Word of Blake. The Combine warriors saw the Blakists use biological weapons again, which poisoned the world's water supplies.

During the liberation of Terra the First Sword of Light attacked ROM headquarters in Cairo with the Kell Hounds, 2nd Dieron Regulars, and Stone's Revenants. The 36th Division and several Light of Mankind special operations teams set a trap that devastated the Kell Hounds and Dieron Regulars. The First Sword of Light, previously guarding the flanks, redeployed quickly to shelter the survivors and hold the territory the Hounds and Regulars gained. The mission to take Cairo became a brutal slugfest as ROM operatives used any weapon, including chemical and biological agents, to hold off the Coalition forces. Eventually the First Sword of Light had to settle for a siege, containing the Blakists in their fortress. After a few months of this Precentor ROM Kernoff tried to escape from the Cairo Castle Brian complex only to be captured by Sword of Light members.

After all the fighting on Terra ended, the First Sword of Light was reassigned to David.

Officers

• As of 3039 the First where commanded by Tai-Sho Ano Rentoshi
• As of 3052 the Commanding officer was Tai-Sa Shigeru Yoshida.

Composition History

3025

1st Sword of Light (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)

• CO: General Ano Rentoshi

Note:

3059

• 1st Sword of Light (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)
  • The unit contains 36 omnimechs and many of the others machines were heavly upgraded. Some machines were unchanged because their are a legacy of the forefathers.
• 101st Aerospace Wing: Dragonkind (Wing/Elite/Fanatical)
  • The command is attached permanently to this mech unit.
• 1st Luthien Battlesuit Infantry (Battalion/Green/Fanatical)
  • Only recently introduced, these newcomers must fight their first battle.

3079

After the Jihad the First Sword of Light was reduced to 40% of its nominal strength.

Bibliography

• Field Manual: Draconis Combine
• House Kurita Sourcebook
• MechWarrior, First Edition
• Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
• Field Report: DCMS
• Wolves on the Border (novel)
• Historical: War of 3039
• Objective Raids