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| image          = [[Image:Rasalhague Regulars -Brigade logo.png|150px|Brigade Insignia of the Rasalhague Regulars]]
| Designation    = Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Juggernaut<ref name=cmk>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 43</ref>
| Affiliation    = Draconis Combine
| Parent Command = [[Rasalhague Regulars]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==History==
=== Third Succession War ===
In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Damian]].<ref name=HKDCp134/>

=== Fourth Succession War ===
Having captured [[The Edge]] in the exploitation phase immediately after the first wave of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major [[Lyran Commonwealth]] offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Tenth Donegal Guards]] suddenly found themselves under attack when the [[DCMS]] launched a counteroffensive in December 3028 and January 3029. The DCMS deployed the '''Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars''' to The Edge; while less experienced than the veterans of the Tenth Donegal Guards, the troops of the Twenty-fifth were fresh.<ref name="NAIS4SWp59">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 59: "Follow-up Invasions"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp61">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 61: "End of the Offensive"</ref>

When the lull in major operations settled across the Lyran Commonwealth front in early [[3029]], the Donegal Guards had been stalemated by the Twenty-fifth a few kilometers away from Bono, the planetary capital city. With Bono being both the capital city and the industrial heart of the planet the Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars had fought a stubborn campaign of resistance, leaving the Donegal Guards with secure positions south and east of the city on high ground, facing pits, trenches and large minefields that the Regulars continued to expand. Unable to push into the city without destroying it and unable to launch a flanking attack without giving up the high ground, the Guards resorted to daily artillery bombardments and waited.<ref name="FSWMAv2p68">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 68–69: "The Edge"</ref>

In May 3029 reinforcements for the Tenth arrived, in the form of the [[First Lyran Regulars]]. Having conquered [[Harvest]] in the first wave of GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, the First had moved to [[Verthandi]] during the exploitation phase and rested and rearmed for several months.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref><ref name="FSWMAv2p68"/> The First dropped northwest of Bono and began advancing on the city, quickly clashing with the planetary militia. The militia responded with booby traps and suicide charges that caused a breakdown in cooperation between the [[BattleMech]] and conventional elements of the First, but which were insufficient to stop the First from pushing forward through superior numbers. By mid-July, the First had reached the outskirts of Bono, giving the Tenth an opportunity to make their own attack. Coordinating their attacks, the two Lyran [[RCT]]s pressed forward, with the Tenth crossing the minefields as the First broke through the defensive fortifications ahead of them before moving into Bono's industrial park.<ref name="FSWMAv2p68"/>

With a dominating victory in sight, the First Lyran Regulars 'Mech forces slipped, changing course to chase down a 'Mech company from the Twenty-fifth and leaving the [[2nd Vulcan Mechanized Infantry Regiment|Second Vulcan Mechanized Infantry Regiment]] exposed. The Twenty-fifth capitalized on that error, throwing forces at the Second Vulcan and using the opportunity to break for their [[DropShip]]s. Even as the Twenty-fifth abandoned The Edge, a botched recognition sign between the Lyran regiments on the ground led to a blue-on-blue incident that cost them a 'Mech and twenty dead infantry, but the Commonwealth had secured The Edge.<ref name="FSWMAv2p68"/>

=== Ronin War ===
Immediately after the Free Rasalhague Republic's Declaration of Freedom, the Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars attacked the barracks of the [[Second An Ting Legion]]. The Regular's commander had faked orders indicating that Second An Ting would attempt to arrest the Regulars and send them to [[Pesht]] for trial. The deception was carried out to motivate fence sitters within the Twenty-fifth against the Combine and the ''Kanrei''.<ref name=H:BWp105>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 105</ref>

After two days, the Second An Ting rallied their forces outside of Misby Flats and attempted to retake the city from the Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars. During their approach; however, the Second came under prolonged artillery fire.  Suffering from several hundred rounds of artillery fire, targeted without regard for the local citizenry, the Second withdrew and called for reinforcements.<ref name=H:BWp105/>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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! 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 25th Rasalhague Regulars'''
|-
| ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]''||[[Uchi Tikidomo]]||[[3025]] - [[3034]]<ref name=HBHSp137>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 136</ref><ref name=HBW105>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 105</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765DCMSp1516">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', pp. 15–16: "Rasalhague Regulars"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Twenty-fifth was based on [[Utrecht]] and was supported by three armor regiments and five infantry regiments.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp1516"/>

=== 2786–2821===
'''25th Rasalhague Regulars ''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=1SWp137>''First Succession War'', p. 137</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Utrecht]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 34 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Eguilles]].<ref name=1SWp137/>

=== 2830 ===
'''25th Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Eguilles]] with an operational readiness of 95 percent.<ref name=2SWp97/>

=== 2864 ===
'''25th Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp97/>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Eguilles]] with an operational readiness of 20 percent.<ref name=2SWp97/>

===3025===
'''Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HBHSp137/>
:* CO: ''Tai-sho'' Uchi Tikidomo
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Damian]].<ref name=HKDCp134>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134</ref>

===3034===
'''Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars''' (medium 'Mech Regiment/Green)<ref name=cmk/>
:Note: Attached support units included a medium [[aerospace fighter]] [[flight]], a [[combat vehicle]] battalion, and two regiments of conventional [[infantry]].<ref name=cmk/>

==Notes==
* Special Command Rules for the Twenty-fifth Rasalhague Regulars can be found on page 45 of ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''.<ref name=cmk/>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''


[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Rasalhague Regulars, 25th]]