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{{infoBoxMercUnit
| image = [[Image:2nd Dismal Disinherited logo.png|150px|Insignia of the Second Dismal Disinherited]]
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| image     = [[Image:Dismal2.jpg|150px]]
| Designation = Second Dismal Disinherited
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| unitname  = 2nd Dismal Disinherited: Morrion's Crypt Kickers
| Formed =  
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| year      = 3067
| Disbanded =  
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| commander = Colonel Hopin Morrison
| Previous Designation =  
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| jumpships = yes
| Nickname = Ushida's Crypt Kickers<ref name=4thSWMAV1p12>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p.12 "Dismal Disinherited"</ref>
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| dropships = yes
| Affiliation = Mercenary
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| aero      = yes
| Parent Command = [[Dismal Disinherited]]
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| armor    = yes
| Sub-Command =
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| infantry  = yes
 
}}
 
}}
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==History==
 
==History==
Formed in [[2867]] the Second was created as an assault force, and has always fielded the heaviest machines possible. During a massive battle on [[Dromini IV]], the Second  served as the cornerstone of all defensive operations. The fight took a heavy toll on the unit.<ref name=FMMR65>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 65, "2nd Dismal Disinherited Unit Profile"</ref>
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Formed in [[2867]] the 2nd was created as an assault force, and has always field the heaviest machines possibles. During a massive battle on [[Dromini IV]], the 2nd served as the cornerstone of all defensive operations. The fight took a heavy tall from it.<ref name=FMMR65>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 65, "2nd Dismal Disinherited Unit Profile"</ref>
 
 
Since the beginning of the [[thirtieth century]] the unit worked for the [[Federated Suns]], mainly on the [[Liao]] border.  In [[3050]] they were stationed on [[Cohay]].<ref name=20yr>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref>
 
 
 
==Jihad and destruction==
 
 
 
The Dismal Disinherited joined the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] in [[3067]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 182</ref><ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 38</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 38</ref>
 
  
The Second  were stationed on [[Tall Trees]] in [[3067]]<ref name=fmu184>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 184</ref>, but following the attack on [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on [[Outreach]] by rogue mercenaries linked to the [[Word of Blake]], the Second moved to Outreach, arriving in November.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> They coordinated recovery operations with [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 33</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 33</ref>
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Since the beginning of the 30th Century the unit worked for the [[FedSuns]], mainly on the [[Liao]] border.  
  
During the assault on Mars, the Second dropped alongside Zeta Battalion, and their aerospace assets guarded the raiding forces.<ref>''Tales of the Jihad: the Last Day of Zeta'', p. 3</ref> Much of the Second was destroyed in orbit by Blakist [[WarShip]]s.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 12</ref>
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The 2nd were stationed on [[Tall Trees]] in [[3067]], but following the attack on [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on [[Outreach]] by rogue mercenaries linked to the [[Word of Blake]], the 2nd moved to Outreach, arriving in November.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
 
Elements of the Second Dismal Disinherited remained on Outreach and stood against the invasion by the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 36</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 36</ref> Captain [[Alfie Walker]], company commander of the Second Dismal Disinherited, remained in a hospital on Outreach.<ref>''Fire for Effect'' ''A thing to be done'' p. 132</ref> He remained on planet during the earlier stages of the Jihad, leading a part of the Dragoons' resistance, before being evacuated with his people. He was the only confirmed survivor of his unit.<ref>''Fire for Effect'' ''A thing to be done'' p. 179</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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In [[3067]] [[Colonel]] Hopin Morrison leads the command [[Battalion]] and has served in former times with the [[Lexington Combat Group]].<ref name=FMMR65/>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Second Dismal Disinherited'''
 
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| [[General]]||[[Ivan Fontral]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HDTFSp135/>
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Michael Morrow]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20yup28/>
 
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| Colonel||[[Hopin Morrison]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMMR65/>
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Frontal assaults are best suited for this regiment.<ref name=FMMR65/>
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Frontal assaults is best suited for this regiment.<ref name=FMMR65/>
  
 
==Support==
 
==Support==
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
===3025===
 
'''Second Dismal Disinherited''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=HDTFSp135>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
 
:* CO: General Ivan Fontral<ref name=HDTFSp135/>
 
: Note:  At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Boondock]].  <ref name=HDTFSp135/>
 
 
===3040===
 
'''Second Dismal Disinherited''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p140/>
 
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Cohay]].<ref name = HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref>
 
 
===3050===
 
'''Second Dismal Disinherited''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) <ref name = 20yup28/>
 
:* CO: Colonel Michael Morrow <ref name = 20yup28/>
 
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Issaba]].  <ref name = 20yup28>''20 Year Update'', p. 28</ref>
 
 
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
'''Second Dismal Disinherited''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR65/>
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'''2nd Dismal Disinherited''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMMR65/>
 
* CO: Colonel Hopin Morrison
 
* CO: Colonel Hopin Morrison
 
** XO: [[Leutnant-Colonel]] Shi Vo Ktendi
 
** XO: [[Leutnant-Colonel]] Shi Vo Ktendi
 
- One battalion with fast heavies supported by medium mechs, because the other battalion contains heavy/assaults for brute force.  
 
- One battalion with fast heavies supported by medium mechs, because the other battalion contains heavy/assaults for brute force.  
  
'''Second Attack Wing''' (1 [[Wing|Wing (Military Unit)]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMMR65/>
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'''2nd Attack Wing''' (1 [[Wing|Wing (Military Unit)]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMMR65/>
 
* CO: [[Major]] Etta Foley
 
* CO: [[Major]] Etta Foley
 
- The unit fields mainly heavy fighters with ammunition dependent weapons.  
 
- The unit fields mainly heavy fighters with ammunition dependent weapons.  
  
'''Second Armored Regiment''' (1 Reinforced Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=FMMR65/>
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'''2nd Armored Regiment''' (1 Reinforced Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=FMMR65/>
 
* CO: Leutnant-Colonel Valeri Erikksen
 
* CO: Leutnant-Colonel Valeri Erikksen
- The regiments contains 2 mechanized battalions + 1 artillery battalion + 2 armor tanks.
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- The regiments contains 2 mechanized battalions + 1 artillery battalion + 2 armor tanks.  
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
 
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Fire for Effect]]''
 
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Tales of the Jihad: the Last Day of Zeta]]''
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Dismal Disinherited, 2nd]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Dismal Disinherited, 2nd]]

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