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| − | + | | Nickname = The Teak Dragon | |
| − | + | | Affiliation = Draconis Combine | |
| + | | Parent Command = [[Sword of Light]] | ||
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| − | + | Representing the Pillar of Teak, the '''Seventh Sword of Light''' [[BattleMech]] regiment is honor bound to guard the culture of the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=FMDCp87>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 87: "Seventh Sword of Light Unit Profile"</ref> | |
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| − | Representing the Pillar of Teak, the '''Seventh Sword of Light''' [[BattleMech]] regiment is honor bound to guard the culture of the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=FMDCp87>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 87 | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Reunification War=== | ===Reunification War=== | ||
| − | The Seventh Sword of Light was one of four regiments assigned by the [[DCMS]] to the [[Draconis Auxiliary Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp152">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 152 | + | The Seventh Sword of Light was one of four regiments assigned by the [[DCMS]] to the [[Draconis Auxiliary Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp152">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 152: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-Off - 2587)"</ref> formed in the early 2580s as a contribution towards [[Operation MAILED FIST]], the [[Star League]] intervention in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] Civil War.<ref name="H:RWp131">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 131: "False Starts (2579-81)"</ref> The Seventh Sword was assigned to [[Task Force MAILED FIST]] alongside the [[2nd Sword of Light|Second Sword of Light]], [[4th Proserpina Hussars|Fourth Proserpina Hussars]], and the [[1st Arkab Legion|First Arkab Legion]].<ref name="H:RWp152"/> |
| − | The Seventh Sword of Light began operations in the Rim Worlds Republic as a part of Battle Group Timbuktu in [[2584]], with the campaign to secure [[Nightwish]] and the [[2nd Amaris Dragoons|Second Amaris Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp152"/><ref name="H:RWp21"/> The Draconis Combine forces were soon well known for their arrogance, brutality and inhumane methods;<ref name="H:RWp36">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 36 | + | The Seventh Sword of Light began operations in the Rim Worlds Republic as a part of Battle Group Timbuktu in [[2584]], with the campaign to secure [[Nightwish]] and the [[2nd Amaris Dragoons|Second Amaris Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp152"/><ref name="H:RWp21"/> The Draconis Combine forces were soon well known for their arrogance, brutality and inhumane methods;<ref name="H:RWp36">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 36: "Second Sword of Light"</ref> unimpeded by the [[Ares Conventions]] as a result of the declaration by [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] in [[2578]], that [[SLDF]] operations in the [[Periphery]] would not be bound by the Conventions.<ref name="H:RWp21">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 21: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"</ref> The Seventh Sword caused carnage on Nightwish, shelling inhabited areas to drive out hidden [[Rim Worlds Army]] forces and torturing prisoners for information. When the overall commander of Battle Group Timbuktu, [[Duke]] [[Narinder Selaj]] of the [[Principality of Regulus]], challenged the DCMS units over their tactics, he was rebuffed with the reply that the tactics were efficient and saved troops and resources. On paper, this was true; the DCMS forces lost 42 personnel - including 7 [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] - in the conquest of Nightwish, whereas casualties on the opposing side exceeded 10,000 people.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134: "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref> |
| − | The actions of the DCMS force on Nightwish led to them being despised by the Rim Worlds Army, the [[Rift Republican Army]]... and their own allies in the SLDF. Soon all of the Task Force MAILED FIST forces were being tarred with the same brush; both the RWA and RRA put the DCMS units on automatic kill lists - with the notable exception of the First Arkab Legion, who in contrast with their DCMS fellows were accorded a grudging respect for their compassion when dealing with prisoners of war<ref name="H:RWp36A">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 36 | + | The actions of the DCMS force on Nightwish led to them being despised by the Rim Worlds Army, the [[Rift Republican Army]]... and their own allies in the SLDF. Soon all of the Task Force MAILED FIST forces were being tarred with the same brush; both the RWA and RRA put the DCMS units on automatic kill lists - with the notable exception of the First Arkab Legion, who in contrast with their DCMS fellows were accorded a grudging respect for their compassion when dealing with prisoners of war<ref name="H:RWp36A">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 36: "First Arkab Legion"</ref> - and resistance on Republic worlds increased sharply, both from the various military units and from the growing civilian partisan movements<ref name="H:RWp134">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134: "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"</ref> with hidden bunkers and weapon emplacements becoming both increasingly common and increasingly cynical in their placement, not that this prevented the Seventh Sword from removing such sites through heavy weapons and shelling, even as the Republic forces began locating complexes under schools, hospitals, and other such sites.<ref name="H:RWp134A">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134: "Busting Bunkers"</ref> |
| − | The Draconis Auxiliary Corps fought as a complete formation against local militia forces during the occupation of [[Milvano]] in [[2586]]<ref name="H:RWp152"/> and against the loyalist [[7th Amaris Dragoons|Seventh Amaris Dragoons]] on [[Timbuktu]] in [[2588]].<ref name="H:RWp153">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 153 | + | The Draconis Auxiliary Corps fought as a complete formation against local militia forces during the occupation of [[Milvano]] in [[2586]]<ref name="H:RWp152"/> and against the loyalist [[7th Amaris Dragoons|Seventh Amaris Dragoons]] on [[Timbuktu]] in [[2588]].<ref name="H:RWp153">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 153: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp155">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 155: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"</ref> The conquest of Milvano took more than a year, considerably longer than originally planned, thanks to ongoing bouts of civil unrest despite the brutality with which the Second Sword and other DCMS units put down such actions.<ref name="H:RWp134"/> |
| − | The campaign for Timbuktu saw the Draconis Auxiliary Corps fighting alongside the elite [[11th Royal Division|Eleventh Royal Division]], an SLDF [[division]] from [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], and the combined forces made short work of the defenses prepared by the Seventh Dragoons. [[Colonel]] [[Samuel Macao]] withdrew his forces to the more sparsely | + | The campaign for Timbuktu saw the Draconis Auxiliary Corps fighting alongside the elite [[11th Royal Division|Eleventh Royal Division]], an SLDF [[division]] from [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], and the combined forces made short work of the defenses prepared by the Seventh Dragoons. [[Colonel]] [[Samuel Macao]] withdrew his forces to the more sparsely populated Hades continent, intent on using the mining complexes there for cover, but reports of the harsh treatment of Republic citizens at the hands of the DCMS forces provoked him into strikes that cost him much of his unit; the Seventh Dragoons were then subjected to nineteen days of merciless bombardment until the survivors surrendered.<ref name="H:RWp135">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 135: "Timbuktu (July 2588)"</ref> |
| − | The last campaign of the Reunification War for the Seventh Sword was the conquest of [[Ormstown]] in [[2590]], in which the Seventh Sword fought alongside the Second Sword against local militia forces.<ref name="H:RWp153"/> The Draconis Auxiliary Corps was withdrawn from Operation MAILED FIST in [[2591]], as the various District Warlords of the [[Draconis Combine]] attempted to compensate for the erratic actions of [[Coordinator]] [[Leonard Kurita]].<ref name="H:RWp138">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 138 | + | The last campaign of the Reunification War for the Seventh Sword was the conquest of [[Ormstown]] in [[2590]], in which the Seventh Sword fought alongside the Second Sword against local militia forces.<ref name="H:RWp153"/> The Draconis Auxiliary Corps was withdrawn from Operation MAILED FIST in [[2591]], as the various District Warlords of the [[Draconis Combine]] attempted to compensate for the erratic actions of [[Coordinator]] [[Leonard Kurita]].<ref name="H:RWp138">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 138: "Leonard the Debauched"</ref> |
===Star League Era=== | ===Star League Era=== | ||
| − | In [[2765]], the Seventh was stationed on [[Goito]], a world they shared with the [[SLDF]]'s [[Forty-ninth Infantry Division]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256</ref> Relations between the Seventh and the SLDF unit were cold.<ref>''Field Report 2765: | + | In [[2765]], the Seventh was stationed on [[Goito]], a world they shared with the [[SLDF]]'s [[Forty-ninth Infantry Division]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256</ref> Relations between the Seventh and the SLDF unit were cold.<ref>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 8</ref> |
===Third Succession War=== | ===Third Succession War=== | ||
| − | Usually stationed on the capital of [[Luthien]], a single company of the Seventh accompanied [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] in participating in the [[mercenary]] [[Wolf's Dragoons]] raid on [[Quentin]] in mid-[[3023]]. The Coordinator wanted to observe his newly | + | Usually stationed on the capital of [[Luthien]], a single company of the Seventh accompanied [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] in participating in the [[mercenary]] [[Wolf's Dragoons]] raid on [[Quentin]] in mid-[[3023]]. The Coordinator wanted to observe his newly hired mercenaries in action firsthand.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 20, 33</ref> |
At some point late in the [[Third Succession War]], the Seventh raided the world of [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]], where they faced the [[20th Arcturan Guards]].<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 31</ref> | At some point late in the [[Third Succession War]], the Seventh raided the world of [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]], where they faced the [[20th Arcturan Guards]].<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 31</ref> | ||
| − | In [[ | + | In [[3015]] the Seventh raided the [[Federated Suns]] world of [[Cassias]].<ref name=MH86>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 86</ref> |
| − | The Kismet Battalion of the Seventh participated in the [[Galtor III|Galtor]] campaign during [[3025]]. <ref>''Historical Turning Points: Galtor'', p. 15</ref>The Battalion was crushed by House Davion mercenaries while defending the real [[Star League]] depot.<ref name=TGCp31>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 31 "Davion Counterattacks"</ref> | + | In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Luthien]].<ref name=HKDCp134>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134</ref> |
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| + | The Kismet Battalion of the Seventh participated in the [[Galtor III|Galtor]] campaign during [[3025]].<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Galtor'', p. 15</ref> The Battalion was crushed by House Davion mercenaries while defending the real [[Star League]] depot.<ref name=TGCp31>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 31: "Davion Counterattacks"</ref> | ||
=== Fourth Succession War === | === Fourth Succession War === | ||
| − | Responding to [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the Lyran Commonwealth major offensive that marked the beginning of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the DCMS began launching organized counterattacks in December [[3028]]. The Seventh Sword was one of the units involved in those | + | Responding to [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the Lyran Commonwealth major offensive that marked the beginning of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the DCMS began launching organized counterattacks in December [[3028]]. The Seventh Sword was one of the units involved in those counterattacks; the [[Fourteenth Donegal Guards]] had landed on [[Utrecht]] as a part of a second wave of attacks launched by the Commonwealth to exploit the overwhelming success of the first wave of [[LCAF]] attacks.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref><ref name="FSWMAv2p61">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 61: "Trellshire and Tamar Theaters"</ref> Having effectively captured the rocky world, the Fourteenth suddenly found itself engaged by the Seventh Sword in what became a nightmare for both commands. ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]'' [[Moshio Yodetobo]] surprised [[Colonel]] Hardy when he chose to reinforce the planetary militia, but the rocky surface of Utrecht made for terrible fighting conditions. The Seventh Sword occupied the Labbie Plateau and the planetary capital city located there, Naragajan. Utrecht represented the tip of the deepest salient into Combine space and Yodoteobo was confident that the Fourteenth wouldn't be able to remain so deep in enemy territory.<ref name="FSWMAv2p70">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 70: "Utrecht"</ref> |
| − | Hardy's forces captured the city of Bandor, located on the other side of the world to Naragajan, hoping to draw the Seventh Sword out of | + | Hardy's forces captured the city of Bandor, located on the other side of the world to Naragajan, hoping to draw the Seventh Sword out of its positions on the Labbie Plateau, but Yodetobo was willing to concede control of the rest of the planet if it meant retaining Naragajan. Hardy had little choice but to launch what became known as the "March of Stones", a grueling cross-country trek that saw the Fourteenth subject to repeated attacks by Combine [[aerospace fighter]]s as it moved towards Naragajan. The March took five weeks, but exposed the flaw in Yodatobo's plans when Hardy was able to encircle Naragajan and block the roads leading to the capital. Deprived of supply lines, Yodetobo quickly determined that Naragajan's food supply would only last a week, and the aerospace forces that had been so useful during the March had been rendered ineffective as the Fourteenth hugged the rocky sides of the plateau. After a week-long siege Yodetobo had no choice other than to launch an assault to try and break out through the Fourteenth's lines.<ref name="FSWMAv2p70"/> |
Yodetobo launched an all-out assault on the Fourteenth's forces located east of Naragajan, where the Fourteenth discovered that the rocky terrain made it just as easy to hold the low ground as the high ground; while the Fourteenth's troops held the Seventh Sword's lead companies to the east, the Fourteenth's elements located to the west of Naragajan charged up the plateau and into the city, plowing through the handful of Sword 'Mechs guarding the western approach and onto the airfield where the Combine fighters were refueling. The Fourteenth quickly destroyed the grounded fighters even as [[DropShip]]s landed on the eastern end of the Plateau to provide the Seventh Sword with an escape route. The Fourteenth had captured Utrecht and defeated the Seventh Sword, but had taken higher overall losses than their opponents during the campaign.<ref name="FSWMAv2p70"/> | Yodetobo launched an all-out assault on the Fourteenth's forces located east of Naragajan, where the Fourteenth discovered that the rocky terrain made it just as easy to hold the low ground as the high ground; while the Fourteenth's troops held the Seventh Sword's lead companies to the east, the Fourteenth's elements located to the west of Naragajan charged up the plateau and into the city, plowing through the handful of Sword 'Mechs guarding the western approach and onto the airfield where the Combine fighters were refueling. The Fourteenth quickly destroyed the grounded fighters even as [[DropShip]]s landed on the eastern end of the Plateau to provide the Seventh Sword with an escape route. The Fourteenth had captured Utrecht and defeated the Seventh Sword, but had taken higher overall losses than their opponents during the campaign.<ref name="FSWMAv2p70"/> | ||
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===War of 3039=== | ===War of 3039=== | ||
| − | + | In August [[3039]], the Seventh supported by the [[First Sword of Light]]'s invasion of [[Halstead Station]].<ref name=HWo39-083>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 83</ref> The two Sword of Light regiments caught the [[5th FedCom RCT]] between them and inflicted heavy losses.<ref name=cmk30>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 30</ref> | |
| − | In August [[3039]], the Seventh supported by the [[First Sword of Light]]'s invasion of [[Halstead Station]].<ref name=HWo39-083>''Historical War of | ||
===Clan Invasion=== | ===Clan Invasion=== | ||
| − | When [[Theodore Kurita]] came to power and implemented his reforms, the Seventh found itself in a difficult position. They were required to defend the Draconis Combine's culture, but the reforms were implemented by the Coordinator. The unit's commander, ''Tai-sa'' Kiyomori Minamoto, required each warrior of the unit to embody the ''bushido'' code in his personal life as well as on duty. Thus, until the entire Combine accepted the Coordinator's reforms, the Seventh could not accept them. During this time, the warriors of the Seventh were required to honor ''bushido'''s precepts by participating in several forms of art as well as martial skill. To this end they frequently staged traditional plays for the local population.<ref name=FMDCp87/> | + | When [[Theodore Kurita]] came to power and implemented his reforms, the Seventh found itself in a difficult position. They were required to defend the Draconis Combine's culture, but the reforms were implemented by the Coordinator. The unit's commander, ''Tai-sa'' Kiyomori Minamoto, required each warrior of the unit to embody the ''bushido'' code in his personal life as well as on duty. Thus, until the entire Combine accepted the Coordinator's reforms, the Seventh could not accept them. During this time, the warriors of the Seventh were required to honor ''bushido''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s precepts by participating in several forms of art as well as martial skill. To this end they frequently staged traditional plays for the local population.<ref name=FMDCp87/> |
| − | The Seventh fought the [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Luthien ( | + | The Seventh fought the [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]]. |
===Operation BULLDOG=== | ===Operation BULLDOG=== | ||
| − | In [[3059]], ''Tai-sa'' Minamoto led the Seventh Sword of Light in the defense of [[Pesht]], when the elements of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Delta Galaxy]] counterattacked [[Operation | + | In [[3059]], ''Tai-sa'' Minamoto led the Seventh Sword of Light in the defense of [[Pesht]], when the elements of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Delta Galaxy]] counterattacked [[Operation BULLDOG]]'s invasion of their occupation zone.<ref name=fmu111>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 111: "Seventh Sword of Light"</ref> |
===Dominion War=== | ===Dominion War=== | ||
The Seventh moved to [[Turtle Bay]] and tried to reinforce the [[9th Pesht Regulars]], but arrived too late to prevent the Ghost Bears from destroying the Ninth Pesht on [[Idlewind]].<ref name=fmu111/> | The Seventh moved to [[Turtle Bay]] and tried to reinforce the [[9th Pesht Regulars]], but arrived too late to prevent the Ghost Bears from destroying the Ninth Pesht on [[Idlewind]].<ref name=fmu111/> | ||
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| + | On [[Courchevel]], ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Martin Sweeney]] is asked to engage a [[Hagetaka|''Hagetaka'' C]] piloted by [[Star Captain]] Vivaro of the [[Bekker (Bloodname)|Bekker bloodline]] with his ''[[Avatar (OmniMech)|Avatar]]''. He is beaten, and the Star Captain concedes him ''[[hegira]]'' as the terms of the [[Trial]] do not allow for [[bondsman|bondsmen]] to be taken, but Sweeney instead of accepting, uses the last energies of his [['Mech]] to kill the Clan warrior.<ref name=BAM>''By Any Means''</ref> | ||
===Federated Suns Incursion=== | ===Federated Suns Incursion=== | ||
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | Stationed at [[Idlewind]] when the [[Jihad]] began, the Seventh Sword of Light lost its two JumpShips when the [[Black Dragon Society]] destroyed the recharging station. Eventually the unit made it to [[ | + | Stationed at [[Idlewind]] when the [[Jihad]] began, the Seventh Sword of Light lost its two JumpShips when the [[Black Dragon Society]] destroyed the recharging station. Eventually the unit made it to [[Albiero]], stabilizing a volatile situation. After that, they attacked and destroyed the traitorous [[Fifteenth Dieron Regulars]] in the Xinyang Prefecture, working closely with "inquisitor squads" from the [[Internal Security Force]] and [[Order of Five Pillars]]. During [[Operation SCOUR]], they were stationed along the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]/Combine border to dissuade any adventurism by that Clan.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 44</ref> After [[Terra]]'s liberation the Seventh Sword of Light was stationed on the Combine/[[Federated Suns]] border world of [[David]].<ref name="frdcms13">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 13</ref> |
===Dark Age=== | ===Dark Age=== | ||
| − | The Seventh Sword of Light participated in the [[3144]] assault on [[Robinson]]. They faced the [[Twentieth Avalon Hussars]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 32, 44</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 32</ref> The regiment lost a third of | + | The Seventh Sword of Light participated in the [[3144]] assault on [[Robinson]]. They faced the [[Twentieth Avalon Hussars]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 32, 44</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 32</ref> The regiment lost a third of its BattleMech forces, their entire forty-fifth Recon, and the Ninety-ninth Lancers barely had a battalion left.<ref name=FM3145p58>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 58: "Seventh Sword of Light"</ref> |
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| + | During [[Operation ERUPTIO]] the Seventh faced off against the [[XI Principes Guards]] and [[XII Principes Guards]] on Robinson. The Republic troops were attempting to gain control of Bueller, the capital city.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 76</ref> The Seventh was able to hold their positions until reinforced by the [[1st Ghost]] and [[Ryuken-go]] regiments. The Republic regiments were able to capture Bueller, and the Seventh and Ryuken-go units were able to force their way into the Eleventh Sentinels. Relief elements from the RAF First Army Group arrived and the [[2nd Fides Defenders]] crushed the Seventh Sword of Light in a pincer movement. With the Seventh broken, the rest of the DCMS forces left Robinson.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 77</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Seventh Sword of Light''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Seventh Sword of Light''' | ||
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| − | | [[General]]||[[Moshiu Yodetobo]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HKp134>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134 | + | | [[General]]||[[Moshiu Yodetobo]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HKp134>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | | [[Tai-shu]]||[[Kiyomori Minamoto]]||pre-[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMDCp87/><ref name=FMUp119>''Field Manual: | + | | ''[[Tai-shu]]''||[[Kiyomori Minamoto]]||pre-[[3050]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMDCp87/><ref name=FMUp119>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 119: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> |
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| − | | [[Tai-sa]]||[[Odhrán Olasz]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p50>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50 | + | | ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Odhrán Olasz]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p50>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |
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| − | | Tai-sa||[[Lawrence Pinkett]]|| pre-[[3144]] | + | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Lawrence Pinkett]]|| pre-[[3144]] |
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| − | | | + | | ''Tai-sa''||[[Moishe Tolkowski]]||3144 - [[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p58/><ref name=FM3145p65>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Expanded [[Regiment]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=fr2765DCMSp08>''Field Report 2765: | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Expanded [[Regiment]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=fr2765DCMSp08>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 8</ref> |
:Note: At this point in time command was stationed on [[Goito]].<ref name=fr2765DCMSp08/> | :Note: At this point in time command was stationed on [[Goito]].<ref name=fr2765DCMSp08/> | ||
| − | === | + | === 2786–2821 === |
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137 | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> |
| − | :- At this point in time the Seventh Sword was a light-weight regiment operating at a size of four battalions and was stationed on [[Goito]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> | + | :- At this point in time the Seventh Sword was a light-weight regiment operating at a size of four battalions and was stationed on [[Goito]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> In 2821 the unit was half its prewar strength and was stationed on [[Bergman's Planet]].<ref name="FSWp137"/> |
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=== 2830 === | === 2830 === | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97</ref> |
7th Sword of Light was used to invade [[Fairfax]] as a part of the [[Operation Akai Kaze]]. | 7th Sword of Light was used to invade [[Fairfax]] as a part of the [[Operation Akai Kaze]]. | ||
| − | : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Bergman's Planet]] with an operational readiness of 133 percent. <ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Bergman's Planet]] with an operational readiness of 133 percent.<ref name=2SWp97/> |
| − | === 2864 === | + | === 2864 === |
| − | ''' | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp97/> |
| − | : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Chaville]] with an operational readiness of 72 percent. <ref name= | + | : Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on [[Chaville]] with an operational readiness of 72 percent.<ref name=2SWp97/> |
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HKp134/><ref name=TGCp26>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 26 "Phase Two Units - House Kurita"</ref><ref name=TGCp61>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 61 " | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HKp134/><ref name=TGCp26>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 26: "Phase Two Units - House Kurita"</ref><ref name=TGCp61>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 61: "Kismet Battalion, 7th Sword of Light Regiment"</ref> |
| − | * CO: General Moshiu Yodetobo | + | :* CO: General Moshiu Yodetobo<ref name=HKTDCp134/> |
| − | + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Luthien]].<ref name=HKTDCp134>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134: "DCMS Deployment Table"</ref> The unit is composed of two light, one medium, and one assault battalion.<ref name=HKDCp142>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 142 "7th Sword of Light: The Teak Dragon"</ref> | |
| − | The unit is composed of two light, one medium, and one assault battalion.<ref name=HKDCp142>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 142 "7th Sword of Light: The Teak Dragon"</ref> | ||
| − | For one of the unit's battalion there is information on its force composition: | + | :<u>For one of the unit's battalion there is information on its force composition:</u> |
| − | + | :; Kismet Battalion: [[Colonel]] [[Tiresius Oliver|Tiresius "Blood and Guts" Oliver]]: This [[battalion]] was involved in the Battle of Galtor. This Battalion's Rating was Elite.<ref name=TGCp61/> | |
:* Battalion Headquarters (Two 'Mech [[Lance]]s) | :* Battalion Headquarters (Two 'Mech [[Lance]]s) | ||
:* Assault Company ('Mech) | :* Assault Company ('Mech) | ||
:* Support Company ('Mech) | :* Support Company ('Mech) | ||
:* Recon Company ('Mech) | :* Recon Company ('Mech) | ||
| − | + | :;Fourteenth Air Lance<ref name=TR25p130>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 130</ref> | |
| − | : | + | :* CO: [[Lieutenant]] [[Albert Ambecker]]<ref name=TR25p130/> |
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name = HWo3039p139/> | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=HWo3039p139/> |
| − | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Luthien]]. | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Luthien]].<ref name=HWo3039p139>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 139</ref> |
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=20yup42>''20 | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=20yup42>''20 Year Update'', p. 42</ref> |
*:CO: Tai-sa Kiyomori Minamoto<ref name=20yup42/> | *:CO: Tai-sa Kiyomori Minamoto<ref name=20yup42/> | ||
| − | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Luthien. <ref name=20yup42/> | + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Luthien.<ref name=20yup42/> |
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=ORp28>''Objective Raids'', p.28</ref> | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=ORp28>''Objective Raids'', p. 28</ref> |
*:CO: Tai-sa Kiyomori Minamoto | *:CO: Tai-sa Kiyomori Minamoto | ||
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'''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDCp87/> | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDCp87/> | ||
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Kiomory Minamoto | * CO/1st [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Kiomory Minamoto | ||
| − | :* | + | :* XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' Justin Shinohara |
* 2nd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Chano Minwara | * 2nd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Chano Minwara | ||
* 3rd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Lee To Singh | * 3rd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Lee To Singh | ||
* 4th Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Zander Hollyfeld | * 4th Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Zander Hollyfeld | ||
| − | - The 36 OmniMechs are divided equally among the battalions. | + | - The 36 OmniMechs are divided equally among the battalions. |
| − | ''' | + | '''[[32nd Luthien Aerospace]]''' (2 [[Company|Companies]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDCp87/> |
* Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Peter Tokaydo | * Wing Commander: ''[[Sho-sa]]'' Peter Tokaydo | ||
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* Armor Commander: ''Chu-sa'' Jinsiru Stoffersson | * Armor Commander: ''Chu-sa'' Jinsiru Stoffersson | ||
| − | '''Forty-fifth Recon: The Sappers''' (2 Battalion/ | + | '''Forty-fifth Recon: The Sappers''' (2 Battalion/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMDCp87/> |
* Troop Commander: ''Chu-sa'' Geoffrey Lambert | * Troop Commander: ''Chu-sa'' Geoffrey Lambert | ||
- The 2 companies of [[VTOL]]s are used to transport the regular infantry in urban warfare. All troopers use Laser rifles supported by SRM launchers. | - The 2 companies of [[VTOL]]s are used to transport the regular infantry in urban warfare. All troopers use Laser rifles supported by SRM launchers. | ||
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp119/> | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp119/> |
* CO: ''Tai-shu'' Kiyomori Minamoto | * CO: ''Tai-shu'' Kiyomori Minamoto | ||
| − | '''Ninety-ninth Lancers''' (Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp119/> | + | '''Ninety-ninth Lancers''' (Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp119/> |
* CO: ''Chu-sa'' Jinsiru Stoffersson | * CO: ''Chu-sa'' Jinsiru Stoffersson | ||
| − | '''Forty-fifth Recon (The Sappers)''' (2 Battalions/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp119/> | + | '''Forty-fifth Recon (The Sappers)''' (2 Battalions/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp119/> |
* CO: ''Chu-sa'' Geoffrey Lambert | * CO: ''Chu-sa'' Geoffrey Lambert | ||
===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
| − | The fighting of the [[Jihad]] reduced the Seventh Sword of Light to 40% of their | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light ''' (Reinforced Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="frdcms13">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 13</ref> |
| + | : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Najha]].<ref name="frdcms13"/> The fighting of the [[Jihad]] reduced the Seventh Sword of Light to 40% of their prewar levels.<ref name="frdcms13"/> | ||
===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p50/> | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p50/> |
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Odhrán Olasz | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Odhrán Olasz]] |
| − | '''Ninety-ninth Lancers''' (1 Battalion/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p50/> | + | '''Ninety-ninth Lancers''' (1 Battalion/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p50/> |
| − | * CO: ''Chu-sa'' | + | * CO: ''Chu-sa'' [[Ewald Byquist]] |
| − | '''Forty-fifth Recon''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p50/> | + | '''Forty-fifth Recon''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p50/> |
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Iago Van Dael]] |
===3145=== | ===3145=== | ||
| − | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p65/> | + | '''Seventh Sword of Light''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p65/> |
* CO: ''Chu-sa'' Moishe Tolkowski | * CO: ''Chu-sa'' Moishe Tolkowski | ||
| − | '''Ninety-ninth Lancers''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p65/> | + | '''Ninety-ninth Lancers''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FM3145p65/> |
| − | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' Dayu Akita | + | * CO: ''Tai-sa'' [[Dayu Akita]] |
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
<div class="gamerules"> | <div class="gamerules"> | ||
===Reunification War=== | ===Reunification War=== | ||
| − | * The Seventh Sword of Light may Force the Initiative.<ref name="H:RWp182">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 182 | + | * The Seventh Sword of Light may Force the Initiative.<ref name="H:RWp182">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 182: "Sword of Light"</ref> |
* The Seventh Sword of Light may use Overrun Combat.<ref name="H:RWp182"/> | * The Seventh Sword of Light may use Overrun Combat.<ref name="H:RWp182"/> | ||
* Opponents fighting against the Seventh Sword of Light suffer a -1 penalty to all morale checks.<ref name="H:RWp182"/> | * Opponents fighting against the Seventh Sword of Light suffer a -1 penalty to all morale checks.<ref name="H:RWp182"/> | ||
=== First Succession War === | === First Succession War === | ||
| − | * Between [[2786]] and [[2807]], the composition of randomly | + | * Between [[2786]] and [[2807]], the composition of randomly generated lances from the Seventh Sword of Light are determined using a single roll on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, with all of the lance 'Mechs being the resulting type. Between [[2808]] and [[2819]], the lance composition is determined using two rolls on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, and from [[2820]] lance composition is determined using one roll per 'Mech per lance.<ref name="FSWp147">''First Succession War'', p. 147: "Force Compositions"</ref> |
| − | * When generating Seventh Sword of Light forces using Random Unit Assignment Tables during the First Succession War, the Sword of Light receives a +4 modifier to each roll on the appropriate table.<ref name="FSWp147B">''First Succession War'', p. 147 | + | * When generating Seventh Sword of Light forces using Random Unit Assignment Tables during the First Succession War, the Sword of Light receives a +4 modifier to each roll on the appropriate table.<ref name="FSWp147B">''First Succession War'', p. 147: "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"</ref> |
=== Historical Turning Points: Galtor === | === Historical Turning Points: Galtor === | ||
| − | * The Seventh Sword of Light is wonderfully talented at prosecuting close combat. When performing physical attacks, the Seventh's 'Mechs gain a +1 | + | * The Seventh Sword of Light is wonderfully talented at prosecuting close combat. When performing physical attacks, the Seventh's 'Mechs gain a +1 to hit and can modify the hit location by +1 or –1; the player must declare the intent to modify the hit location roll up or down prior to rolling the location.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Galtor'', p. 8: "Kismet Battalion, Seventh Sword of Light"</ref> |
| + | |||
| + | ===Combat Manual: Kurita=== | ||
| + | * In Alpha Strike games, the Seventh can use the Environmental Specialization (Urban) and Focus (Demoralizer, Melee Master, Slugger) special command abilities.<ref name=cmk30/> | ||
| + | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | <div class="desktop-3-col"> | ||
| + | * ''[[By Any Means]]'' (short story) | ||
| + | * ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| − | |||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' |
| + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Galtor Campaign]]'' | * ''[[The Galtor Campaign]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical Turning Points: Galtor]]'' | * ''[[Historical Turning Points: Galtor]]'' | ||
| − | |||
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
* ''[[MechWarrior, First Edition]]'' | * ''[[MechWarrior, First Edition]]'' | ||
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' | * ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' (novel) | |
| − | * ''[[Wolves on the Border]] (novel) | + | </div> |
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[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Sword of Light, 07th]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Sword of Light, 07th]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:56, 10 December 2023
| |
| Seventh Sword of Light | |
| Nickname | The Teak Dragon |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Parent Command | Sword of Light |
Representing the Pillar of Teak, the Seventh Sword of Light BattleMech regiment is honor bound to guard the culture of the Draconis Combine.[1]
History[edit]
Reunification War[edit]
The Seventh Sword of Light was one of four regiments assigned by the DCMS to the Draconis Auxiliary Corps[2] formed in the early 2580s as a contribution towards Operation MAILED FIST, the Star League intervention in the Rim Worlds Republic Civil War.[3] The Seventh Sword was assigned to Task Force MAILED FIST alongside the Second Sword of Light, Fourth Proserpina Hussars, and the First Arkab Legion.[2]
The Seventh Sword of Light began operations in the Rim Worlds Republic as a part of Battle Group Timbuktu in 2584, with the campaign to secure Nightwish and the Second Amaris Dragoons.[2][4] The Draconis Combine forces were soon well known for their arrogance, brutality and inhumane methods;[5] unimpeded by the Ares Conventions as a result of the declaration by First Lord Ian Cameron in 2578, that SLDF operations in the Periphery would not be bound by the Conventions.[4] The Seventh Sword caused carnage on Nightwish, shelling inhabited areas to drive out hidden Rim Worlds Army forces and torturing prisoners for information. When the overall commander of Battle Group Timbuktu, Duke Narinder Selaj of the Principality of Regulus, challenged the DCMS units over their tactics, he was rebuffed with the reply that the tactics were efficient and saved troops and resources. On paper, this was true; the DCMS forces lost 42 personnel - including 7 MechWarriors - in the conquest of Nightwish, whereas casualties on the opposing side exceeded 10,000 people.[6]
The actions of the DCMS force on Nightwish led to them being despised by the Rim Worlds Army, the Rift Republican Army... and their own allies in the SLDF. Soon all of the Task Force MAILED FIST forces were being tarred with the same brush; both the RWA and RRA put the DCMS units on automatic kill lists - with the notable exception of the First Arkab Legion, who in contrast with their DCMS fellows were accorded a grudging respect for their compassion when dealing with prisoners of war[7] - and resistance on Republic worlds increased sharply, both from the various military units and from the growing civilian partisan movements[8] with hidden bunkers and weapon emplacements becoming both increasingly common and increasingly cynical in their placement, not that this prevented the Seventh Sword from removing such sites through heavy weapons and shelling, even as the Republic forces began locating complexes under schools, hospitals, and other such sites.[9]
The Draconis Auxiliary Corps fought as a complete formation against local militia forces during the occupation of Milvano in 2586[2] and against the loyalist Seventh Amaris Dragoons on Timbuktu in 2588.[10][11] The conquest of Milvano took more than a year, considerably longer than originally planned, thanks to ongoing bouts of civil unrest despite the brutality with which the Second Sword and other DCMS units put down such actions.[8]
The campaign for Timbuktu saw the Draconis Auxiliary Corps fighting alongside the elite Eleventh Royal Division, an SLDF division from IV Corps, and the combined forces made short work of the defenses prepared by the Seventh Dragoons. Colonel Samuel Macao withdrew his forces to the more sparsely populated Hades continent, intent on using the mining complexes there for cover, but reports of the harsh treatment of Republic citizens at the hands of the DCMS forces provoked him into strikes that cost him much of his unit; the Seventh Dragoons were then subjected to nineteen days of merciless bombardment until the survivors surrendered.[12]
The last campaign of the Reunification War for the Seventh Sword was the conquest of Ormstown in 2590, in which the Seventh Sword fought alongside the Second Sword against local militia forces.[10] The Draconis Auxiliary Corps was withdrawn from Operation MAILED FIST in 2591, as the various District Warlords of the Draconis Combine attempted to compensate for the erratic actions of Coordinator Leonard Kurita.[13]
Star League Era[edit]
In 2765, the Seventh was stationed on Goito, a world they shared with the SLDF's Forty-ninth Infantry Division.[14] Relations between the Seventh and the SLDF unit were cold.[15]
Third Succession War[edit]
Usually stationed on the capital of Luthien, a single company of the Seventh accompanied Coordinator Takashi Kurita in participating in the mercenary Wolf's Dragoons raid on Quentin in mid-3023. The Coordinator wanted to observe his newly hired mercenaries in action firsthand.[16]
At some point late in the Third Succession War, the Seventh raided the world of Alexandria, where they faced the 20th Arcturan Guards.[17]
In 3015 the Seventh raided the Federated Suns world of Cassias.[18]
In 3025 the unit was stationed on Luthien.[19]
The Kismet Battalion of the Seventh participated in the Galtor campaign during 3025.[20] The Battalion was crushed by House Davion mercenaries while defending the real Star League depot.[21]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
Responding to Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, the Lyran Commonwealth major offensive that marked the beginning of the Fourth Succession War, the DCMS began launching organized counterattacks in December 3028. The Seventh Sword was one of the units involved in those counterattacks; the Fourteenth Donegal Guards had landed on Utrecht as a part of a second wave of attacks launched by the Commonwealth to exploit the overwhelming success of the first wave of LCAF attacks.[22][23] Having effectively captured the rocky world, the Fourteenth suddenly found itself engaged by the Seventh Sword in what became a nightmare for both commands. Tai-sho Moshio Yodetobo surprised Colonel Hardy when he chose to reinforce the planetary militia, but the rocky surface of Utrecht made for terrible fighting conditions. The Seventh Sword occupied the Labbie Plateau and the planetary capital city located there, Naragajan. Utrecht represented the tip of the deepest salient into Combine space and Yodoteobo was confident that the Fourteenth wouldn't be able to remain so deep in enemy territory.[24]
Hardy's forces captured the city of Bandor, located on the other side of the world to Naragajan, hoping to draw the Seventh Sword out of its positions on the Labbie Plateau, but Yodetobo was willing to concede control of the rest of the planet if it meant retaining Naragajan. Hardy had little choice but to launch what became known as the "March of Stones", a grueling cross-country trek that saw the Fourteenth subject to repeated attacks by Combine aerospace fighters as it moved towards Naragajan. The March took five weeks, but exposed the flaw in Yodatobo's plans when Hardy was able to encircle Naragajan and block the roads leading to the capital. Deprived of supply lines, Yodetobo quickly determined that Naragajan's food supply would only last a week, and the aerospace forces that had been so useful during the March had been rendered ineffective as the Fourteenth hugged the rocky sides of the plateau. After a week-long siege Yodetobo had no choice other than to launch an assault to try and break out through the Fourteenth's lines.[24]
Yodetobo launched an all-out assault on the Fourteenth's forces located east of Naragajan, where the Fourteenth discovered that the rocky terrain made it just as easy to hold the low ground as the high ground; while the Fourteenth's troops held the Seventh Sword's lead companies to the east, the Fourteenth's elements located to the west of Naragajan charged up the plateau and into the city, plowing through the handful of Sword 'Mechs guarding the western approach and onto the airfield where the Combine fighters were refueling. The Fourteenth quickly destroyed the grounded fighters even as DropShips landed on the eastern end of the Plateau to provide the Seventh Sword with an escape route. The Fourteenth had captured Utrecht and defeated the Seventh Sword, but had taken higher overall losses than their opponents during the campaign.[24]
Ronin War[edit]
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War of 3039[edit]
In August 3039, the Seventh supported by the First Sword of Light's invasion of Halstead Station.[25] The two Sword of Light regiments caught the 5th FedCom RCT between them and inflicted heavy losses.[26]
Clan Invasion[edit]
When Theodore Kurita came to power and implemented his reforms, the Seventh found itself in a difficult position. They were required to defend the Draconis Combine's culture, but the reforms were implemented by the Coordinator. The unit's commander, Tai-sa Kiyomori Minamoto, required each warrior of the unit to embody the bushido code in his personal life as well as on duty. Thus, until the entire Combine accepted the Coordinator's reforms, the Seventh could not accept them. During this time, the warriors of the Seventh were required to honor bushido's precepts by participating in several forms of art as well as martial skill. To this end they frequently staged traditional plays for the local population.[1]
The Seventh fought the Clans during the Battle of Luthien.
Operation BULLDOG[edit]
In 3059, Tai-sa Minamoto led the Seventh Sword of Light in the defense of Pesht, when the elements of Clan Smoke Jaguar's Delta Galaxy counterattacked Operation BULLDOG's invasion of their occupation zone.[27]
Dominion War[edit]
The Seventh moved to Turtle Bay and tried to reinforce the 9th Pesht Regulars, but arrived too late to prevent the Ghost Bears from destroying the Ninth Pesht on Idlewind.[27]
On Courchevel, Tai-i Martin Sweeney is asked to engage a Hagetaka C piloted by Star Captain Vivaro of the Bekker bloodline with his Avatar. He is beaten, and the Star Captain concedes him hegira as the terms of the Trial do not allow for bondsmen to be taken, but Sweeney instead of accepting, uses the last energies of his 'Mech to kill the Clan warrior.[28]
Federated Suns Incursion[edit]
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Jihad[edit]
Stationed at Idlewind when the Jihad began, the Seventh Sword of Light lost its two JumpShips when the Black Dragon Society destroyed the recharging station. Eventually the unit made it to Albiero, stabilizing a volatile situation. After that, they attacked and destroyed the traitorous Fifteenth Dieron Regulars in the Xinyang Prefecture, working closely with "inquisitor squads" from the Internal Security Force and Order of Five Pillars. During Operation SCOUR, they were stationed along the Ghost Bear Dominion/Combine border to dissuade any adventurism by that Clan.[29] After Terra's liberation the Seventh Sword of Light was stationed on the Combine/Federated Suns border world of David.[30]
Dark Age[edit]
The Seventh Sword of Light participated in the 3144 assault on Robinson. They faced the Twentieth Avalon Hussars.[31][32] The regiment lost a third of its BattleMech forces, their entire forty-fifth Recon, and the Ninety-ninth Lancers barely had a battalion left.[33]
During Operation ERUPTIO the Seventh faced off against the XI Principes Guards and XII Principes Guards on Robinson. The Republic troops were attempting to gain control of Bueller, the capital city.[34] The Seventh was able to hold their positions until reinforced by the 1st Ghost and Ryuken-go regiments. The Republic regiments were able to capture Bueller, and the Seventh and Ryuken-go units were able to force their way into the Eleventh Sentinels. Relief elements from the RAF First Army Group arrived and the 2nd Fides Defenders crushed the Seventh Sword of Light in a pincer movement. With the Seventh broken, the rest of the DCMS forces left Robinson.[35]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Seventh Sword of Light | |||
| General | Moshiu Yodetobo | 3025[36] | |
| Tai-shu | Kiyomori Minamoto | pre-3050 - 3067[1][37] | |
| Tai-sa | Odhrán Olasz | 3085[38] | |
| Tai-sa | Lawrence Pinkett | pre-3144 | |
| Tai-sa | Moishe Tolkowski | 3144 - 3145[33][39] | |
Tactics[edit]
In 3025 the 7th Sword of Light was specialized in city fighting.[40]
The Kismet Battalion of the 3025-era Seventh Sword of Light was also very skilled in close combat.[41]
Composition History[edit]
2765[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Expanded Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[42]
2786–2821[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[43]
- - At this point in time the Seventh Sword was a light-weight regiment operating at a size of four battalions and was stationed on Goito.[43] In 2821 the unit was half its prewar strength and was stationed on Bergman's Planet.[43]
2830[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[44] 7th Sword of Light was used to invade Fairfax as a part of the Operation Akai Kaze.
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Bergman's Planet with an operational readiness of 133 percent.[44]
2864[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[44]
- Note: At this point in time the light-weight unit was stationed on Chaville with an operational readiness of 72 percent.[44]
3025[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[36][45][46]
- CO: General Moshiu Yodetobo[47]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Luthien.[47] The unit is composed of two light, one medium, and one assault battalion.[40]
- For one of the unit's battalion there is information on its force composition:
- Kismet Battalion
- Colonel Tiresius "Blood and Guts" Oliver: This battalion was involved in the Battle of Galtor. This Battalion's Rating was Elite.[46]
- Battalion Headquarters (Two 'Mech Lances)
- Assault Company ('Mech)
- Support Company ('Mech)
- Recon Company ('Mech)
- Fourteenth Air Lance[48]
3040[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[49]
3050[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[50]
- CO: Tai-sa Kiyomori Minamoto[50]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Luthien.[50]
3054[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (2 Battalions/Veteran/Fanatical)[51]
- CO: Tai-sa Kiyomori Minamoto
3059[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[1]
- CO/1st Battalion: Tai-sa Kiomory Minamoto
- XO: Chu-sa Justin Shinohara
- 2nd Battalion: Chu-sa Chano Minwara
- 3rd Battalion: Chu-sa Lee To Singh
- 4th Battalion: Chu-sa Zander Hollyfeld
- The 36 OmniMechs are divided equally among the battalions.
32nd Luthien Aerospace (2 Companies/Regular/Fanatical)[1]
- Wing Commander: Sho-sa Peter Tokaydo
Ninety-ninth Lancers: Thor's Hammer (Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)[1]
- Armor Commander: Chu-sa Jinsiru Stoffersson
Forty-fifth Recon: The Sappers (2 Battalion/Elite/Fanatical)[1]
- Troop Commander: Chu-sa Geoffrey Lambert
- The 2 companies of VTOLs are used to transport the regular infantry in urban warfare. All troopers use Laser rifles supported by SRM launchers.
3067[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Veteran/Fanatical)[37]
- CO: Tai-shu Kiyomori Minamoto
Ninety-ninth Lancers (Battalion/Regular/Fanatical)[37]
- CO: Chu-sa Jinsiru Stoffersson
Forty-fifth Recon (The Sappers) (2 Battalions/Elite/Fanatical)[37]
- CO: Chu-sa Geoffrey Lambert
3079[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Reinforced Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[30]
- Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Najha.[30] The fighting of the Jihad reduced the Seventh Sword of Light to 40% of their prewar levels.[30]
3085[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Veteran/Reliable)[38]
- CO: Tai-sa Odhrán Olasz
Ninety-ninth Lancers (1 Battalion/Elite/Reliable)[38]
- CO: Chu-sa Ewald Byquist
Forty-fifth Recon (Veteran/Reliable)[38]
- CO: Tai-sa Iago Van Dael
3145[edit]
Seventh Sword of Light (Veteran/Reliable)[39]
- CO: Chu-sa Moishe Tolkowski
Ninety-ninth Lancers (Veteran/Reliable)[39]
- CO: Tai-sa Dayu Akita
Rules[edit]
Reunification War[edit]
- The Seventh Sword of Light may Force the Initiative.[52]
- The Seventh Sword of Light may use Overrun Combat.[52]
- Opponents fighting against the Seventh Sword of Light suffer a -1 penalty to all morale checks.[52]
First Succession War[edit]
- Between 2786 and 2807, the composition of randomly generated lances from the Seventh Sword of Light are determined using a single roll on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, with all of the lance 'Mechs being the resulting type. Between 2808 and 2819, the lance composition is determined using two rolls on the Random Unit Assignment Tables per lance, and from 2820 lance composition is determined using one roll per 'Mech per lance.[53]
- When generating Seventh Sword of Light forces using Random Unit Assignment Tables during the First Succession War, the Sword of Light receives a +4 modifier to each roll on the appropriate table.[54]
Historical Turning Points: Galtor[edit]
- The Seventh Sword of Light is wonderfully talented at prosecuting close combat. When performing physical attacks, the Seventh's 'Mechs gain a +1 to hit and can modify the hit location by +1 or –1; the player must declare the intent to modify the hit location roll up or down prior to rolling the location.[55]
Combat Manual: Kurita[edit]
- In Alpha Strike games, the Seventh can use the Environmental Specialization (Urban) and Focus (Demoralizer, Melee Master, Slugger) special command abilities.[26]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 87: "Seventh Sword of Light Unit Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Historical: Reunification War, p. 152: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-Off - 2587)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 131: "False Starts (2579-81)"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 21: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 36: "Second Sword of Light"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 134: "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 36: "First Arkab Legion"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 134: "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 134: "Busting Bunkers"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 153: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 155: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 135: "Timbuktu (July 2588)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 138: "Leonard the Debauched"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 256
- ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 8
- ↑ Wolves on the Border, pp. 20, 33
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 31
- ↑ Mercenary's Handbook, p. 86
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 134
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Galtor, p. 15
- ↑ The Galtor Campaign, p. 31: "Davion Counterattacks"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 61: "Trellshire and Tamar Theaters"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 70: "Utrecht"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 83
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 30
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 111: "Seventh Sword of Light"
- ↑ By Any Means
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 44
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 Field Report: DCMS, p. 13
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 32, 44
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 32
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 58: "Seventh Sword of Light"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 76
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 77
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 134: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Field Manual: Updates, p. 119: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3067"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 Field Manual: 3085, p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 65: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 142 "7th Sword of Light: The Teak Dragon"
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Galtor, p. 8
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 8
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 First Succession War, p. 137: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 Second Succession War, p. 97
- ↑ The Galtor Campaign, p. 26: "Phase Two Units - House Kurita"
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 The Galtor Campaign, p. 61: "Kismet Battalion, 7th Sword of Light Regiment"
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 134: "DCMS Deployment Table"
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Technical Readout: 3025, p. 130
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 139
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 20 Year Update, p. 42
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 28
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 182: "Sword of Light"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 147: "Force Compositions"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 147: "RAT Die Roll Modifiers by Combat Command Table"
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Galtor, p. 8: "Kismet Battalion, Seventh Sword of Light"
Bibliography[edit]
- By Any Means (short story)
- Combat Manual: Kurita
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Draconis Combine
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: DCMS
- Field Report 2765: DCMS
- First Succession War
- The Galtor Campaign
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Historical Turning Points: Galtor
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- MechWarrior, First Edition
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2
- Objective Raids
- Second Succession War
- Starterbook: Sword and Dragon
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- Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns
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