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| image   = [[File:Ghost1.png]]
{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
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| nickname = ''Dealing with the Devil''
| image         = [[File:Draccombine.gif|150px]]
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| parent formation = [[DCMS]]
| Designation    = Ghost Regiments
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| formed  = 3033
| formed        = [[3033]]
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| year    = 3145
| Disbanded      =  
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| unitname = Ghost Regiments
| Previous Designation =  
 
| Nickname      = Dealing with the Devil
 
| Affiliation    = Draconis Combine
 
| Parent Command = [[DCMS]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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The brainchild of [[Theodore Kurita]] (from an idea given to him by [[Michi Noketsuna]]) in the days following the [[Fourth Succession War]], Theodore turned to the undesirables of the [[Draconis Combine]] women, lower classes and the [[Yakuza]] to quickly form new units in the mold of the [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]]. While instrumental in the Combine's defense during the [[War of 3039]], the '''Ghost Regiments''' ties to the Yakuza ''oyabun'' who funded and outfitted them led to questions as to their loyalty among the more traditional members of the [[DCMS]]. The Ghost Regiments were disbanded after the [[Jihad]], partly to meet the Combine's disarmament requirements, partly to appease those opposed to Theodore's reforms.
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The brainchild of [[Theodore Kurita]] (from an idea given to him by [[Michi Noketsuna]]) in the days following the [[Fourth Succession War]], Theodore turned to the undesirables of the [[Draconis Combine]] - women, lower classes and the [[Yakuza]] - to quickly form new units in the mold of the [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]]. While instrumental in the Combine's defense during the [[War of 3039]], the '''Ghost Regiments''' ties to the Yakuza oyabun who funded and outfitted them led to questions as to their loyalty among the more traditional members of the [[DCMS]]. The Ghost Regiments were disbanded after the [[Jihad]], partly to meet the Combine's disarmament requirements, partly to appease those opposed to Theodore's reforms.
 
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==History==
 
==History==
Early in the Jihad, the Ghost Regiments obeyed orders and guarded the [[Federated Suns]] border. None of the worlds the Ghost regiments were stationed on ever fell into rebellion.<ref name=frdc15>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 15</ref>
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Early in the Jihad the Ghost Regiments obeyed orders and guarded the [[Federated Suns]] border. None of the worlds the Ghost regiments were stationed on ever fell into rebellion.<ref name=frdc15>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 15</ref>  
 
 
The Ghost Regiments played an active part in [[Operation SCOUR]], the liberation of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] by the allied coalition, but in the wake of the [[Jihad]] the regiments found themselves a low priority for resupply and rebuilding within the [[DCMS]]. While the Ghost Regiments were receiving more support and resources than the [[Legions of Vega]], who were receiving nothing at all, the Ghost Regiments were third in line for any support, behind the various regiments of Regulars. Their relegation to such a low status – and, indeed, their assignment to Operation SCOUR and the push on Terra ahead of other units – was due to a combination of suspicions that the Ghost Regiments were in some way supportive of the [[Black Dragon Society]] and the constant suspicion that followed the Ghosts because of their criminal origins.<ref name="J:FRp88">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 88: "...And Threats Without"</ref>
 
 
 
The actions of the Twelfth Ghost Regiment are the reason the Ghost Regiments haven't been disbanded. While on An Ting, the Twelfth gave up their DropShips so that civilians could escape from the deadly bioweapons. The Ghost Regiments use their ties to the ''yakuza'' to get their supplies and new recruits. As of [[3085]] the Ghost Regiments remain on the rolls of the [[DCMS]] and guard against the Dragon's foes.<ref name=FM3085p46>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 46</ref>
 
  
As of [[3145]], the Ghost regiments have been sent to the front of the invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] to prove their loyalty as they are still untrusted by the ''[[Gunji-no-Kanrei]]''. Unfortunately, the troops possess the same motivations as those who were disbanded decades ago, they seek every opportunity to loot and plunder wherever they pass through.<ref name=FM3145p60>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 60: "Ghost Regiments"</ref>
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The Ghost Regiments played an active part in [[Operation SCOUR]], the liberation of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] by the allied coalition, but in the wake of the [[Jihad]] the regiments found themselves a low priority for resupply and rebuilding within the [[DCMS]]. While the Ghost Regiments were receiving more support and resources than the [[Legions of Vega]], who were receiving nothing at all, the Ghost Regiments were third in line for any support, behind the various regiments of Regulars. Their relegation to such a low status - and, indeed, their assignment to Operation SCOUR and the push on Terra ahead of other units - was due to a combination of suspicions that the Ghost Regiments were in some way supportive of the [[Black Dragon Society]] and the constant suspicion that followed the Ghosts because of their criminal origins.<ref name="J:FRp88">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 88, "...And Threats Without"</ref>
  
==Officers==
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The actions of the Twelfth Ghost Regiment are the reason the Ghost Regiments haven't been disbanded. While on An Ting, the Twelfth gave up their DropShips so that civilians could escape from the deadly bioweapons. The Ghost Regiments use their ties to the ''yakuza'' to get their supplies and new recruits. As of [[3085]] the Ghost Regiments remain on the rolls of the [[DCMS]] and guard against the Dragon's foes.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 46</ref>
{| 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
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Ghost Regiments'''
 
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| ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]''||[[Kyoshi Sunada]]||[[3150]]<ref name=IDc6>''Iron Dawn'', ch. 6</ref>
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
==Tactics==
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As of [[3145]] the Ghost regiments have been set to the front of the invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] to prove their loyalty as they are still untrusted by the [[Gunji no Kanrei]]. Unfortunately, the troops possess the same motivations as those who were disbanded decades ago, they seek every opportunity to loot and plunder where ever they pass through. <ref name=FM3145p60>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 60 "Ghost Regiments"</ref>
Different per Unit.
 
  
 
==Units of the Ghost Regiments==
 
==Units of the Ghost Regiments==
*[[1st Ghost]]<ref name=FM3145p60 />
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*[[1st Ghost]]
*[[2nd Ghost]] destroyed in 3052.<ref>''Invading Clans'', pp. 120–121: Defeated on Caripare</ref>
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*[[2nd Ghost]] - (Destroyed in [[3052]])
*[[3rd Ghost]] destroyed in the [[First Combine-Dominion War]] 3062-3063.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 114</ref>
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*[[3rd Ghost]] - (Destroyed)
*[[4th Ghost]] disbanded in 3040'<ref>[[Line Developer]] ruling in [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=67794.0 this] by [[Ray Arrastia|Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia:]] '''''Q:''' "What happened to the 4th Ghost Regiment?" '''A:''' "They were disbanded after the War of 3039, in 3040."''</ref>
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*[[4th Ghost]] - (Disbanded)
 
*[[5th Ghost]]
 
*[[5th Ghost]]
*[[6th Ghost]] officially destroyed in 3068.<ref name=frdc15/> Some survivors may have been fighting as late as May 3072<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 100: "28th Division unit profile - "(the [[28th Division (Word of Blake)|28th Division]] and the [[45th Shadow Division]]) swiftly descended on Benjamin in May of 3072, shattered the Sixth Ghost Regiment, and began to dig in for an anticipated counterassault"</ref>
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*[[6th Ghost]] - (Destroyed in [[3068]]<ref name=frdc15/>
 
*[[7th Ghost]]
 
*[[7th Ghost]]
*[[8th Ghost]] disbanded in 3057.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 118</ref>
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*[[8th Ghost]] - (Disbanded)
*[[9th Ghost]] disbanded in 3058.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 110</ref>
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*[[9th Ghost]] - (Disbanded)
*[[10th Ghost]] declared ronin in 3072.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 41: Betrayal of Ideals</ref> Rebuilt in the Dark Age but was again disbanded.<ref name=FM3145p60 />
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*[[10th Ghost]] - (Deserted in [[3068]])
 
*[[11th Ghost]]
 
*[[11th Ghost]]
*[[12th Ghost]] destroyed during the Jihad.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 36: "DCMS Commands Lost in the Jihad"</ref> Kept on the rolls for a time as a mark of respect.<ref name=FM3085p46 />
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*[[12th Ghost]] - (Disbanded)
  
 
==Color Schemes and Insignia==
 
==Color Schemes and Insignia==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Camokuritaghost.png|A ''[[Dragon]]'' in 1st Ghost colors.
 
Image:Camokuritaghost.png|A ''[[Dragon]]'' in 1st Ghost colors.
Image:Camokuritaghost2.png|An ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' in 7th Ghost colors.
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Image:Camokuritaghost2.png|An ''[[Atlas]]'' in 7th Ghost colors.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Draccombine.gif|[[1st Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost1.png|[[1st Ghost]]
Draccombine.gif|[[3rd Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost3.png|[[3rd Ghost]]
5thghost.jpg| [[5th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost5.png| [[5th Ghost]]
6th Ghost (DCMS) logo.png|[[6th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost6.png |[[6th Ghost]]
Draccombine.gif|[[7th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost7.png|[[7th Ghost]]
Draccombine.gif|[[8th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost1.png|[[8th Ghost]]
Draccombine.gif|[[9th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost1.png|[[9th Ghost]]
Draccombine.gif| [[10th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost10.png| [[10th Ghost]]
Draccombine.gif|[[11th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost11.png|[[11th Ghost]]
Draccombine.gif| [[12th Ghost]]
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Image:Ghost12.png| [[12th Ghost]]
 
</gallery>
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
* ''[[Heir to the Dragon]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Heir to the Dragon]] (novel)''
* ''[[Iron Dawn]]'' (novel)
 
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Ghost Regiment]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Ghost Regiment]]

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