8th Sword of Light
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1st Succession War
In 2787 the 8th Sword of Light participated in Operation Broken Blade.
4th Succession War
In 3028, they took part in the Battle of Misery against Wolf's Dragoons. Though they took serious losses, they were perhaps the only Kurita unit to remain relatively intact and combat worthy. It was later discovered they were intentionally held back by Warlord Grieg Samsonov so that he could eventually claim the credit for destroying the Dragoons after the nascent Ryuken Regiments softened them up, a strategy that ultimately failed.[1] The Eighth lost a battalion of troops to Epsilon Regiment[2] and Zeta Battalion crushed most of their rearguard during a fighting withdrawal from the world, but the better part of the regiment was able to withdraw intact.[3]
War of 3039
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Ronin Wars
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Clan Invasion
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Operation Bulldog
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Dominion War
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Federated Suns Incursion
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Jihad
During the Jihad the Eighth Sword of Light assisted the 7th Sword of Light in the attack on Albeiro. After that they spent the rest of the Jihad harassing the Federated Suns Draconis March. They used many tactics that would be considered dishonorable, including repainting their units to look like other DCMS commands. In 3079 they were assigned to Harrow's Sun.[4]
Officers
As of 3025 and the Battle of Misery in 3028 the 8th Sword of Light was commanded by Sho-sho Jagawen Torisobo.[5][6]
As of 3050 the commanding officer was Tai-sa Wendall Boutri.[7]
As of 3059 to 3067 the commanding officer was Tai-sa Kevin Awano[8][9]
As of 3085 the commanding officer was Tai-sa Dorotheus Bai.[10]
Tactics
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Composition History
3025
8th Sword of Light (1 Expanded Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[6]
- CO: Sho-sho Jagawen Torisobo
3040
8th Sword of Light (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[11]
3050
8th Sword of Light (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[7]
- CO: Tai-sa Wendall Boutri
3059 to 3067
8th Sword of Light (1 Expanded Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[8][9]
- CO/1st Battalion: Tai-sa Kevin Awano
- XO: Tai-sa Moki Nagoya
- 2nd Battalion: Chu-sa Uroga Breshnot
- 3rd Battalion: Chu-sa Chin Sung Lee
- 4th Battalion: Chu-sa Toshido Harotoga
- The 36 OmniMechs provide the unit with a great flexibility. All machines are upgraded with advanced technology.
243rd Aerospace (Persuasion of Greater Wisdom) (1 Wing/Veteran/Fanatical)[8][9]
- Wing Commander: Sho-sa Jeremy Kiyama
- The unit is organized like normal Inner Sphere air forces and not like the standard DCMS scheme.
3085
8th Sword of Light (Veteran/Reliable)
- CO: Tai-sa Dorotheus Bai
243rd Aerospace (Wing/Elite/Fanatical)
- CO: Sho-sa Bijoy Petes
References
- ↑ Wolves on the Border, p. ??[citation needed]
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Misery, p. 13
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Misery, p. 15
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 13
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Misery, p. 9
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 134 , "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 20 Year Update, p. 41, "DCMS Deployment Table"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 88, "8th Sword of Light Unit Profile"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Field Manual: Update, p. 119, "8th Sword of Light"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 51, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 139