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=== Third Succession War === === Third Succession War ===
− The Fifteenth was involved in many of the heaviest actions of the latter half of the Succession Wars. Among the unit's most memorable actions were fierce firefights with elements of the [[Marik]] [[Oriente Hussars]] on [[Talitha]] in [[2901]]; the raid on [[Irian]] in [[2920]]; the capture of an entire battalion of [[Free Worlds Guards]] on [[Park Place]] in [[2940]]; the defense of [[Hsien]] in [[2934]],<ref name=TRO3025Rp84>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 84</ref> and the deep-space strike against the Marik world of [[Lancaster (FWL)|Lancaster]] in [[2950]]. The Fifteenth's victories was not without cost, having started as a standard size [[regiment]], attrition reduced it down to two understrength [[battalions]] by the end of the [[Third Succession War]], but continued to give a good account of itself. + The Fifteenth was involved in many of the heaviest actions of the latter half of the Succession Wars. Among the unit's most memorable actions were fierce firefights with elements of the [[Marik]] [[Oriente Hussars]] on [[Talitha]] in [[2901]]; the raid on [[Irian]] in [[2920]]; the capture of an entire battalion of [[Free Worlds Guards]] on [[Park Place]] in [[2940]]; the defense of [[Hsien]] in [[2934]],<ref name=TRO3025Rp84>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 84</ref> and the deep-space strike against the Marik world of [[Lancaster]] in [[2950]]. The Fifteenth's victories was not without cost, having started as a standard size [[regiment]], attrition reduced it down to two understrength [[battalion]]s by the end of the [[Third Succession War]], but continued to give a good account of itself.
Aside from its combat prowess, the Dracon policy of regularly contributing a percentage of captured booty to local planetary officials for civil improvements, an effort to leave something behind so that they would be remembered by succeeding generations by the worlds he once helped defend, earned them considerable goodwill for mere mercenaries. It also resulted in them continually attracting employment, while causing the [[Maskirovka]] to flag them as potential subversives.<ref name=HL1>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 98: "Mercenary Units"</ref><ref name=FMCC1>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 94: "15th Dracon: Winning Hearts and Minds"</ref> Aside from its combat prowess, the Dracon policy of regularly contributing a percentage of captured booty to local planetary officials for civil improvements, an effort to leave something behind so that they would be remembered by succeeding generations by the worlds he once helped defend, earned them considerable goodwill for mere mercenaries. It also resulted in them continually attracting employment, while causing the [[Maskirovka]] to flag them as potential subversives.<ref name=HL1>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 98: "Mercenary Units"</ref><ref name=FMCC1>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 94: "15th Dracon: Winning Hearts and Minds"</ref>
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− | The Fifteenth was involved in many of the heaviest actions of the latter half of the Succession Wars. Among the unit's most memorable actions were fierce firefights with elements of the [[Marik]] [[Oriente Hussars]] on [[Talitha]] in [[2901]]; the raid on [[Irian]] in [[2920]]; the capture of an entire battalion of [[Free Worlds Guards]] on [[Park Place]] in [[2940]]; the defense of [[Hsien]] in [[2934]],<ref name=TRO3025Rp84>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 84</ref> and the deep-space strike against the Marik world of [[ | + | The Fifteenth was involved in many of the heaviest actions of the latter half of the Succession Wars. Among the unit's most memorable actions were fierce firefights with elements of the [[Marik]] [[Oriente Hussars]] on [[Talitha]] in [[2901]]; the raid on [[Irian]] in [[2920]]; the capture of an entire battalion of [[Free Worlds Guards]] on [[Park Place]] in [[2940]]; the defense of [[Hsien]] in [[2934]],<ref name=TRO3025Rp84>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 84</ref> and the deep-space strike against the Marik world of [[Lancaster]] in [[2950]]. The Fifteenth's victories was not without cost, having started as a standard size [[regiment]], attrition reduced it down to two understrength [[battalion]]s by the end of the [[Third Succession War]], but continued to give a good account of itself. |
Aside from its combat prowess, the Dracon policy of regularly contributing a percentage of captured booty to local planetary officials for civil improvements, an effort to leave something behind so that they would be remembered by succeeding generations by the worlds he once helped defend, earned them considerable goodwill for mere mercenaries. It also resulted in them continually attracting employment, while causing the [[Maskirovka]] to flag them as potential subversives.<ref name=HL1>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 98: "Mercenary Units"</ref><ref name=FMCC1>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 94: "15th Dracon: Winning Hearts and Minds"</ref> | Aside from its combat prowess, the Dracon policy of regularly contributing a percentage of captured booty to local planetary officials for civil improvements, an effort to leave something behind so that they would be remembered by succeeding generations by the worlds he once helped defend, earned them considerable goodwill for mere mercenaries. It also resulted in them continually attracting employment, while causing the [[Maskirovka]] to flag them as potential subversives.<ref name=HL1>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation'', p. 98: "Mercenary Units"</ref><ref name=FMCC1>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 94: "15th Dracon: Winning Hearts and Minds"</ref> |