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'''Dominic Paine''' was a [[Federated Commonwealth]] officer during [[Operation DAMOCLES]].

==History==
===Operation DAMOCLES===
Paine was assigned to [[Damocles Commando One]] for the Operation.

Having successfully landed on [[Tranquil]], Dominic Paine was due to link with [[Connor Sinclair (Federated Suns)|Connor Sinclair]] and Sorenson.<ref name=TUFc2>''Trial Under Fire'', ch. 2</ref> He is moving towards the rendezvous point at the Jaguar BattleMech factory. Sorenson also reports that elements of Damocles Two are attacking a hydroelectric dam, while Captain Taylor has landed the DropShip Eclipse (containing Damocles Four, Five, and Six) to the north.  Sinclair and Sorenson fight their way across a bridge en route to their rendezvous with Dominic Paine, destroying [[Star Commander]] Freya. Her superior, [[Star Captain]] Furey, orders his [[Trinary]] to regroup at the "stage site" to protect "the project." Sorenson reports that Damocles Two was destroyed after taking out the hydroelectric dam, while the Eclipse forces are engaging a [[Trinary]] led by [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Brendon Corbett]]. Sinclair and Dominic together destroy a [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Jaguar]] power plant along with hydroponic greenhouses intended to feed the arriving Jaguar forces. The Naval Laser towers which shot down Black Hammer are destroyed as well. However, the BattleMech Factory turns out to be a cardboard decoy.

Seeing that Damocles Two and Three have been wiped out, Damocles One takes over their missions. Sinclair and Paine fight their way to the entrance to an underground facility in a lake-bed drained by the destruction of the hydroelectric dam. An elevator on an island provides access. Sorenson reports contact with Keith Andrew from Damocles One and [[Epona Rhi]] from Damocles Three. Sinclair and Paine infiltrate Gamma Base and battle Star Commander Isaark's garrison. Damocles One destroys the living quarters and transport shuttles at Gamma Base. [[Star Colonel]] [[Ratache Osis]] orders Isaark to pull back to the chemical plant and destroy tanks of highly corrosive gas - sacrificing Isaark's Star and Gamma Base to eliminate Damocles One, but Sinclair and Paine destroy Isaark's forces before they can blow the storage tanks. Sinclair and Paine continue their rampage through Gamma Base, destroying the access elevator to the surface, and destroying a barracks and warehouse area en route to the 'Mech factory. Star Commander Dreven's forces are unable to halt their advance, and Star Colonel Ratache Osis orders him to detonate charges to bring the mountain above down on top of Damocles One. Sinclair and Paine enter the 'Mech factory through a mining facility and processing bays that provide raw material. Inside the factory, they link up with Damocles Three's Epona Rhi and destroy the facility.

Sinclair, Paine, and Rhi enter Operation Area Three, attempting to take on objectives intended for a full company. They destroy a Clan training area's headquarters building, wiping out the cadet forces and engaging Star Captain Drake in personal combat. He follows the rest of Sinclair's forces until their victory in Operation DAMOCLES.<ref name=TUF>''Trial Under Fire''</ref><ref name=MW3>''MechWarrior 3''</ref>

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Following their return to the [[Inner Sphere]] and some rest and refit, Lt. Connor Sinclair, Epona Rhi, [[Allen Mattila]] and him are assigned to provide security for germanium mining operations at the Madre crater on the [[Periphery]] mining outpost of [[Veil]], which is being jointly exploited by the [[Veil Mining Coalition]], an alliance of crews from the [[Federated Suns]], [[Lyran Alliance]], and [[Rim Collection]] (referred to throughout as the Rim Collective). Sinclair's lance is based at Corona Base, which is manned by personnel loyal to [[Victor Steiner-Davion]].

The planet is attacked by bandits identified as the [[New Belt Pirates]], who have set up a staging area. They have destroyed a communications array and returned to [[Corona]]. As they return, they receive a warning from [[Susie Morgraine-Ryan|Susie "One Eye" Ryan]] to expect repercussions. Unknown to them at that time, Dominic Paine has been made prisoner by the pirates. Though their unit tries to find him, they are unable to until he himself frees from the pirates and tells them a story: that several of the battles the unit has fought have not been against pirates, but against Lyrans masquerading as pirates.  The early attacks along the road to Madre, and the recent battle they had missed (that has put the Rim Collective and Lyran Alliance ready to jump for each other’s throats) do come in reality by a renegade group of Lyran fanatics that hopes to wrest away complete control of Veil. Dominic was their guest until freed during the fight between the Collective and the faux pirates. He stole an ''Atlas'', bringing its usual [[MechWarrior]] back as prisoner.  Their secret known, the Lyran force is moving against Madre itself. After defeating them, he continues to fight with the unit until it is disbanded.<ref name=MW3PM>''MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon''</ref>{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}

==BattleMech==
Paine started the operation on Tranquil piloting a ''[[Shadow Cat]]'',<ref name=TUFc2/><ref name=MW3/> and switched to a few different 'Mechs captured from the Smoke Jaguars when it was eventually destroyed in combat. {{ApocryphalContentStart}}After he escaped from the pirates, he moves to an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.<ref name=MW3PM/>{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[MechWarrior 3]]'' (video game)
* ''[[MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon]]'' (video game)
* ''[[Trial Under Fire]]'' (novel)


[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Paine, Dominic]]
[[Category:Notable Shadow Cat Pilots|Paine, Dominic]]