Editing 5th Donegal Guards

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| image          = [[File:5th Donegal.jpg]]
| Designation    = Fifth Donegal Guards RCT
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = [[22nd Dragoon Regiment]]<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref>
| Nickname       = Bulldogs
| Affiliation    = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
| Parent Command = [[Donegal Guards]]
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The '''Fifth Donegal Guards''' was a part of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]], was subsumed into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]], and then fought on the [[Loyalist (FCCW)|Loyalist]] side of the [[FedCom Civil War]].

==History==
=== Star League Era ===
The Fifth Donegal Guards were either destroyed during the [[Age of War]] or deactivated during the [[Star League era]].<ref name="FR2765:LCp10">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', pp. 10–11: "Donegal Guards"</ref> In [[2782]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] recruited the [[Twenty-second Dragoon Regiment]], a [[Star League Defense Force]] [[regiment]];<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref> formerly a part of [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]] within the [[SLDF]] [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]]<ref name="SLp155">''The Star League'', p. 155: "Seventeenth Army"</ref>; the appropriated unit was redesignated by the [[LCAF]] as the Fifth Donegal Guards.<ref name="FSWp33"/>

=== War of 3039 ===
During the [[Federated Commonwealth|Federated Commonwealth's]] first wave of the [[War of 3039]] the Fifth was initially assigned to the invasion of [[Alrakis]] as follow-on support for the [[23rd Arcturan Guards|Twenty-third Arcturan Guards]]. However the latter's swift victory negated the need for reinforcement and the unit remained in reserve on [[Ryde]].<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 30–31: "Alrakis"</ref> As a result the unit never saw action during the war and was redeployed to Helen afterwards.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 139: "Deployment Table"</ref>

=== Clan Invasion ===
After the unit was reduced in the [[Third Succession War]], the Fifth Donegal Guards was treated as a third-rate unit. The unit's fortunes changed in [[3060]] when [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] used the sorry state of the unit as a propaganda tool. As a result the unit got much needed new equipment and personnel.<ref name=FMLA66>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 66: "5th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"</ref>

===FedCom Civil War===
During the War, a combat command from the Fifth occupied [[Kentares IV]] under the command of Lord [[Marcus Roland]]. The unit's actions on Kentares were called "brutal", as they assisted Roland in savagely oppressing the citizens of Kentares. The Fifth was stopped by [[Ian Dresari]] and his army of irregulars, who defeated Roland and his men in less than three months.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 26, 82</ref>

The Fifth also fought [[ComStar]] troops on [[Benet III]], credited with ravaging the [[41st Avalon Hussars]], and for fighting a guerrilla campaign. Later in the war, the unit was transferred to [[New Avalon]], where it was smashed during the [[Brunswick]] landings.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 169: "Donegal Guards bio"</ref>

As of August 1, [[3067]], the Fifth was on New Avalon and down to 5% strength.<ref name=FMU179>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 179: "Deployment Table"</ref> The unit was targeted for a war crimes investigation.<ref name=JTPNA6-7>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 6-7, "Combatants"</ref>

=== Jihad ===
The remainder of the 5th was still being investigated for war crimes when the [[31st Division (Word of Blake)|Word of Blake's 31st Division]] landed on New Avalon. Not able to function as an independent unit, the Fifth accompanied the [[Second NAIS Cadet Cadre]] until both units merged with the [[First Davion Guards]] in January [[3068]].<ref name=JTPNA6-7/>

==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 Donegal Guards'''
|-
| [[Hauptmann General]]||[[Walter Teudesco]]||[[3050]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| Hauptmann General||[[Ursa Potroy]]||[[3060]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMLA66/><ref name=FMU179/><ref name=JTPNA6-7/>
|}

==Tactics==
Like a pitbull they bite and do not let go until the enemy lay in the dust before them.<ref name=FMLA66/>

==Composition History==
=== 2786–2821 ===
'''5th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the 5th were a medium-weight regiment stationed on [[Giausar]] and were at full strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/> In 2821 the unit was just below forty percent of full strength.<ref name="FSWp139"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''5th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=2SWp99>''Second Succession War'', p. 99</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Giausar]] with an operational readiness of 61 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>

=== 2864 ===
'''5th Donegal Guards''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=2SWp99/>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Giausar]] with an operational readiness of 37 percent.<ref name=2SWp99/>

===3025===
'''5th Donegal Guards''' (Green/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 119</ref>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Phecda]].

===3040===
'''5th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p137/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Helen]].<ref name=HWo3039p137>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137</ref>

===3050===
'''5th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>
:* CO: Hauptmann General Walter Teudesco<ref name=20yup19/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Benet III]].<ref name=20yup19/>

===3062===
'''5th Donegal Guards''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA66/><br>
CO: Hauptmann General Ursa Potroy<br>
Aide: Leutnant General Jackson Pory<br>

'''5th Donegal Guards Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (2 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMLA66/><br>
CO: Leutnant General Manfred Deneuvre<br>
- 7th [[Benet]] Wing<br>
- 447th Independent Wing<br>

'''5th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA66/><br>
CO: Leutnant General Susan Thwaites<br>
Aide: Kommandant Khatoun Rashti<br>
- 422nd Donegal Light Tank: Leutnant General Eward Potter<br>
- 23rd Benet Artillery Group: Leutnant General Lewis Gunnel<br>

'''5th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMLA66/><br>
CO: Leutnant General Palmer Hornby<br>
Aide: Kommandant Joseph Paltineri<br>
- 133rd Donegal Infantry Regiment: Leutnant General Saddler Bex<br>
- 134th Donegal Infantry Regiment: Leutnant General Scott Hunter<br>
- 29th Benet Light Infantry Regiment: Leutnant General Gabe Pentel<br>
- 199th Lyran Jump Regiment: Leutnant General Ivan Hartman<br>

===3067===
'''5th Donegal Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU179/><br>
CO: Hauptmann-General Ursa Potroy<br>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[New Avalon]].<br>

'''5th Donegal Aerospace''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU179/><br>
CO: Leutnant-Kommodore Manfred Deneuvre<br>

'''5th Donegal Armor Brigade''' (2 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU179/><br>
CO: Leutnant-General Susan Thwaites<br>

'''5th Donegal Infantry Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMU179/><br>
CO: Leutnant-General Scott Hunter<br>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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