3rd Pesht Regulars

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The Third Pesht Regulars were a Light BattleMech Regiment in the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery.


History

Disbandment

The 3rd Pesht Regulars were stationed alongside the 11th Pesht Regulars on Teniente in January 3052 when Clan Nova Cat launched an invasion of the planet. The 3rd and the 11th tried to fight using zellbrigen and were decimated as a result; the remains of both regiments came under the command of Hohiro Kurita, who led them in a guerrilla campaign until forces commanded by Prince Victor Steiner-Davion extracted Hohiro and the survivors from Teniente. The few survivors of the 3rd Pesht Regulars were most likely reassigned to other units.[1]

The Third Battalion of the Third Regulars was destroyed when their Tai-sa ordered them to charge a Clan Nova Cat position.[2] Hohiro Kurita took command of the Third and ordered the Tai-sa offworld. When the Tai-sa arrived on Luthien, Takashi Kurita ordered him to commit seppuku to atone for his failure.[3]

At the same time, the Third (and 11th Pesht Regulars) were combined into a new force, the 311th Pesht Regulars.[4] They broke into more mobile forces and harrassed the Clan forces.[5]

Reconstruction

After the Jihad and the formation of The Republic of the Sphere several units who lost their homeworlds were reassigned to existing DCMS units. One such unit was the 3rd Proserpina Hussars. The Hussars were reduced to a third of their nominal strength. To rebuild that unit, and add some extra strength to the Pesht Regulars, the survivors of the Third Proserpina Hussars were redesignated the new Third Pesht Regulars and rebuilt with veterans of other Regulars units. The former Hussars have inspired their new arrivals to higher efforts and greater performance on the battlefield. The Third also benefits from the presence of the Hussar's former officers, many of whom are instructors in the Hussar's mobile academy. This academy followed the Hussars into the Regulars, and provides training in the tactics that served the Proserpina Hussars well.[6]

Second Combine-Dominion War

By the late 3090s, the regiment was assigned to garrison Clan Diamond Shark controlled world of Itabaiana. The unit was assigned defend newly built Logistic Hub on planet named LAW-8i. The Third would take advantage of the Clan Nova Cat production facilities and be fitted out with some of their ally's Clan-Tech built Mechs. In the second wave of the Second Combine War, Pesht came under attack by Clan Ghost Bear's Beta Galaxy on April 19th, 3099. Prior to the landings, Tai-sa Nanami Ueno had ordered the surrounding area of the complex to be reinforced, now that Diamond Shark forces had withdrawn to their moons enclaves not wanting to intermix with Draconis Combine lead people on world. Unware of the Ghost Bear's orders to avoid action against Draconis Combine Forces, Galaxy Command Vigo Hall ordered the entire galaxy plow through the LAW-8i defenses and destroy the complex. Pesht would take heavily casualities, with only company of 'Mechs withdrawing into the interior of LAW-8i complex itself. Hall believing that the Pesht's Nova Cat built Mechs were sign that the Clan had integrated itself into the unit, order a artillery bombardment of the complex kill Nova Cat civilians and most of the Third Pesht in the process.

The unit's near annihilation at hands of the Ghost Bears would rally the by then reluctant Draconis Combine to enter war with Clan Nova Cat. While Third Pesht would slowly rebuild over coming decades.[7]

After Gray Monday

By 3145, the Third Pesht had been rebuilt to shadow of it's former-self, with only battalion of BattleMechs in it's numbers. Warlord Doppo Saito who maintains over-all command of the entire brigade, resisted building the Third along with other units in his command back to regimental strength. He would reframe deploying the to the frontlines of the invasion of the Federated Suns in 3144, holding them as part of garrison force protecting Dragon's holdings. Officer of the unit would be upset with DCMS due for them not allowing the Third to help reform the Proserpina Hussars now that the planet had been retaken from the Republic.[8][9]

Officers

As of 3025 the commanding officer was General Kester Hsiun Chi[10]

As of 3050 the commanding officer was Tai-sa Alfred Tojiiro.[11]

As of 3085 the commanding officer was Tai-sa Nanami Ueno.[12]

As of 3145 the commanding officer was Tai-sa Dante Cohen.[8]


Tactics

The Third are experts in the field of reconnaissance.

Composition History

3025

3rd Pesht Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[10]

  • CO: General Kester Hsiun Chi

3040

3rd Pesht Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[13]

3050

3rd Pesht Regulars (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[11]

  • CO: Tai-sa Alfred Tojiiro

3085

3rd Pesht Regulars (Regular/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Tai-sa Nanami Ueno

3rd Regulars Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Questionable)[12]

201st Pesht Assault Team (Veteran/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Tai-sa Spurius Travers

3145

3rd Pesht Regulars (Elite/Reliable)[8]

  • CO: Tai-sa Dante Cohen

3rd Regulars Aerospace (Wing/Regular/Fanatical)[8]

77th Regulars Armor (Regiment) (Veteran/Fanatical)[8]

  • (CO: Tai-sa Kiko Saiki)

201st Pesht Assault Team (Veteran/Reliable)[8]

  • CO: Tai-sa Wally Schröder

Unit Note 3145: Equipment rating for the unit is B, While unit's fighting strength is between 100% and 95% in readiness.

Notes

The disbandment of the 3rd Pesht Regulars was confirmed by Øystein Tvedten, Strategic Assistant and BattleTech Developer for Catalyst Game labs:

“ The Third and Eleventh Pesht Regulars was effectively wiped out on Teniente in January 3052 as the world came under attack by Clan Nova Cat, who sent two assault clusters to take the world.

Hohiro assumed command after both regiments had been decimated trying to fight using zellbrigen, and assumed an guerrilla campaign that Prince Victor Steiner-Davion had to extract him from, at Omi's behest. The small number of survivors which was extracted was probably reassigned to other units.

”
  — Øystein, 22 Mar 2012 at 08:17:03

Rules

  • Field Manual: 3145 - When determining randomly what the Pesht's piloting skills are, add +1. When the Third Pesht is facing Rasalhague Dominion forces, the unit gains a +2 to it's initiative, if players are using Special Command Abilities.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Catalyst Game Labs forum comment by Øystein, CGL Strategic Assistant
  2. ↑ Lost Destiny, p. 34
  3. ↑ Lost Destiny, pp. 100-102
  4. ↑ Lost Destiny, p. 263
  5. ↑ Lost Destiny, p. 60
  6. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 42
  7. ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 28 The Last Stand on Itabaiana - Third Pesht Regular's actions during the 2nd Combine-Dominion War and their near destruction.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Field Manual: 3145, p. 56,65, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FM3145p56" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 23 Timeline - 3144 "Draconis Combine begins it's delayed invasion of the Federated Suns.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 134, "Deployment Table"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 20 Year Update, p. 42
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Field Manual: 3085, p. 51, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
  13. ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 139

Bibliography

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