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	====Invasion of Towne====		====Invasion of Towne====
−	In December of [[2785]], the 5th Dieron Regulars led a task force of seven infantry and Aerospace regiments which mounted invasion of recently claimed [[Terran Hegemony]] world of [[Towne]].  The planet was garrisoned by the [[56th Avalon Hussars]] and it was supported by the 123rd Aero Interceptor Wing.  The Regulars' invasion slowly overwhelmed the Davion forces, who were interservice rivals and didn't quite coordinate their efforts to repulse the invasion.  Davions had pleaded for assistance as Regulars overwhelmed them, but bureaucracy FedSuns delayed reinforcements long enough for Regulars and its support forces to conquer the planet for the [[Draconis Combine]].  The conquest became known as "The Towne Debacle", and triggered a reorganization of House Davion's military.<ref name="HD(TFS)p60">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 60 "The Towne Debacle" - The 5th Dieron Regulars and support forces conquer Towne in 2785.</ref>	+	In December of [[2785]], the 5th Dieron Regulars led a task force of seven infantry and Aerospace regiments which mounted invasion of recently claimed [[Terran Hegemony]] world of [[Towne]].  The planet was garrisoned by the [[56th Avalon Hussars]] and it was supported by the 123rd Aero Interceptor Wing.  The Regulars' invasion slowly overwhelmed the Davion forces, whom were inter-service rivals didn't quite coordinate their efforts to repulse the invasion.  Davions had pleaded for assistance as Regulars overwhelmed them, but bureaucracy FedSuns delayed reinforcements long enough for Regulars and its support forces to conquer the planet for the [[Draconis Combine]].  The conquest became known as "The Towne Debacle", and triggered a re-organization of House Davion's military.<ref name="HD(TFS)p60">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 60 "The Towne Debacle" - The 5th Dieron Regulars and support forces conquer Towne in 2785.</ref>
	=== Second Succession War ===		=== Second Succession War ===
−	On the 2nd of August [[2834]] the DCMS launched [[Operation MOONLIGHT SONATA]], a large-scale offensive against the Federated Suns. Attacks were launched against a series of worlds, with [[Listowel]] invaded by the Fifth Dieron Regulars in March [[2835]], facing the defending [[Forty-first Avalon Hussars]]. The two commands launched a dangerous series of attacks and counterattacks against each other throughout the Duchesne Mountains, until an ambush at Drakman Peak turned the tables in favor of the Hussars, letting them play the cat to the Regulars' mouse. In late July, the Regulars withdrew, leaving Listowel to the Hussars. Drakman Peak was subsequently renamed Deliverance Peak.<ref name="SSWp44">''Second Succession War'', p. 44, "In the Manner of a Fantasy"</ref>	+	On the 2nd of August [[2834]] the DCMS launched [[Operation MOONLIGHT SONATA]], a large-scale offensive against the Federated Suns. Attacks were launched against a series of worlds, with [[Listowel]] invaded by the Fifth Dieron Regulars in March [[2835]], facing the defending [[Forty-first Avalon Hussars]]. The two commands launched a dangerous series of attacks and counter-attacks against each other throughout the Duchesne Mountains, until an ambush at Drakman Peak turned the tables in favor of the Hussars, letting them play the cat to the Regulars' mouse. In late July, the Regulars withdrew, leaving Listowel to the Hussars. Drakman Peak was subsequently renamed Deliverance Peak.<ref name="SSWp44">''Second Succession War'', p. 44, "In the Manner of a Fantasy"</ref>
	==Officers==		==Officers==
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	:Note: At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on [[Biham]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/>		:Note: At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on [[Biham]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/>
−	=== 2786 - 2821 ===	+	=== 2786 ===
	* '''Fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>		* '''Fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>
−	:- At this point in time the Fifth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Biham]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> In 2821 the unit was reduced to just barely more than a third of full strength. The Fifth was stationed on [[Proserpina]].<ref name="FSWp137"/>	+	:- At this point in time the Fifth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Biham]].<ref name="FSWp137"/>
		+	=== 2821 ===
		+	* '''Fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137"/>
		+	:- At this point in time the Fifth was a medium-weight regiment and had been reduced to just barely more than a third of full strength. The Fifth was stationed on [[Proserpina]].<ref name="FSWp137"/>
	=== 2830 ===		=== 2830 ===
−	'''5th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97 </ref>	+	'''5th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp97>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 97 </ref>
	: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Al Na'ir]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2ndSSp97/>		: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Al Na'ir]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2ndSSp97/>
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''		* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
−	* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''	+	* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
	* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''		* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
−	* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''	+	* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
	[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 05th]]		[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 05th]]

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Dieron Regulars 2765.png|225px]] | Designation = Fifth Dieron Regulars | formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = Draconis Combine | Parent Command = [[Dieron Regulars]] | Sub-Command = }} The '''Fifth Dieron Regulars''' was a [[twenty-eighth century]] [[Draconis Combine]] [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 11</ref> ==History== === Formation === The Fifth Dieron Regulars can claim a heritage that goes back to the [[Alliance of Galedon]] and an equally ancient proto-state: the [[Dieron Federation]]. One of many [[twenty-fourth century]] proto-states in the region of space that in later centuries became known as the [[Draconis Combine]], the Dieron Federation was persuaded to become a part of the Alliance of Galedon in [[2310]] by [[Shiro Kurita]]. As a part of the Alliance, the worlds of the Dieron Federation were required to provide a tithe of people from their population to [[New Samarkand]] for military training and indoctrination, with the first draft consisting of some three thousand men and women.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> The Alliance's control over the Dieron Federation fluctuated in the early years, as many became aware that they had been duped by Shiro Kurita, and Shiro was required to put down rebellions on a number of worlds, something that he was quite willing to do, invading those systems that attempted to secede and executing their planetary leaders. Dieron broke free in [[2316]] when the newly-appointed [[Director-General]] of the [[Terran Hegemony]] began expanding [[Terra]]n influence once more; enticed by the combination of gentle diplomacy and implicit military threat, Dieron joined the Hegemony, a foe that Shiro was unable to oppose through military strength at the time. Undaunted, Shiro laid the groundwork for reclaiming Dieron by keeping the services of the [[brigade]] of Dieron natives who remained steadfastly loyal to [[House Kurita]] in his armed forces and retaining the name of the Dieron Regulars as part of the implicit promise that Dieron would once again be a part of the Kuritan state.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> Active during the [[Star League era]], five regiments of Dieron Regulars - including the Fifth - occupied a privileged place within the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]]. Portrayed in the Combine media as "exiles waiting for the change to go home", the Dieron Regulars spent their time divided between postings in the [[Benjamin Military District]], moving back and forth between worlds in the interior of the District and worlds on the border with the Hegemony. Recruitment into the Dieron Regulars was weighted, with first priority given to [[Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy]] or [[Dieron Warriors' Academy]] graduates descended from members of the original Dieron draft, second priority to other personnel who could claim a lineage back to that same draft, third priority to those recruited from worlds close to Dieron and finally those recruited from other worlds within the Benjamin Military District. As of 2765 all of the [['Mech]] regimental commanders within the Dieron Regulars were both Sun Zhang graduates and descendants of the Dieron draft. As with the other Dieron Regiments, the Fifth Dieron Regulars was the centerpiece of a brigade consisting of a 'Mech regiment, three medium armor regiments, three infantry regiments and up to four independent artillery regiments.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> ===First Succession War=== Just prior to the war the unit was stationed on [[Biham]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> ====Invasion of Towne==== In December of [[2785]], the 5th Dieron Regulars led a task force of seven infantry and Aerospace regiments which mounted invasion of recently claimed [[Terran Hegemony]] world of [[Towne]]. The planet was garrisoned by the [[56th Avalon Hussars]] and it was supported by the 123rd Aero Interceptor Wing. The Regulars' invasion slowly overwhelmed the Davion forces, whom were inter-service rivals didn't quite coordinate their efforts to repulse the invasion. Davions had pleaded for assistance as Regulars overwhelmed them, but bureaucracy FedSuns delayed reinforcements long enough for Regulars and its support forces to conquer the planet for the [[Draconis Combine]]. The conquest became known as "The Towne Debacle", and triggered a re-organization of House Davion's military.<ref name="HD(TFS)p60">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 60 "The Towne Debacle" - The 5th Dieron Regulars and support forces conquer Towne in 2785.</ref> === Second Succession War === On the 2nd of August [[2834]] the DCMS launched [[Operation MOONLIGHT SONATA]], a large-scale offensive against the Federated Suns. Attacks were launched against a series of worlds, with [[Listowel]] invaded by the Fifth Dieron Regulars in March [[2835]], facing the defending [[Forty-first Avalon Hussars]]. The two commands launched a dangerous series of attacks and counter-attacks against each other throughout the Duchesne Mountains, until an ambush at Drakman Peak turned the tables in favor of the Hussars, letting them play the cat to the Regulars' mouse. In late July, the Regulars withdrew, leaving Listowel to the Hussars. Drakman Peak was subsequently renamed Deliverance Peak.<ref name="SSWp44">''Second Succession War'', p. 44, "In the Manner of a Fantasy"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 5th Dieron Regulars''' |- |} ===Notes=== During the Star League era the Dieron Regulars battalions were frequently guests of the various planetary governors of worlds close to the border between the Hegemony and the Combine, and all of the senior staff were thoroughly trained in both diplomacy and protocol.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> ==Tactics== During the Star League era the Fifth was considered to be a well-trained military force, but the Fifth's command staff had a tendency to waste their infantry and armor forces on feints or security missions.<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> ==Composition History== ===2765=== * '''Fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> :* BattleMech regiment :* Three medium armor regiments :* Three infantry regiments :* Up to four independent artillery regiments :Note: At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on [[Biham]].<ref name=FR2765:DCMp11/> === 2786 === * '''Fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> :- At this point in time the Fifth was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on [[Biham]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> === 2821 === * '''Fifth Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137"/> :- At this point in time the Fifth was a medium-weight regiment and had been reduced to just barely more than a third of full strength. The Fifth was stationed on [[Proserpina]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> === 2830 === '''5th Dieron Regulars''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp97>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 97 </ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Al Na'ir]] with an operational readiness of 74 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2ndSSp97/> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Dieron Regulars, 05th]]

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