The Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery
The DCMS, for most of the timeline of the Battletech universe, is usual slightly less technologically advanced in comparison to the other Successor states. This is due to the constant distance and fear of outside influences, thus causing the combine to be viewed as a very tempting target...a problem which was made evident during the Fourth Succession War.
This change was brought about by secret negotiations with Comstar for release of the Rasalhague district in return for the exchange of several regiments worth of Star League-era mechs. This allowed the DCMS to supplement its meager mech forces already in existence and create entire mech regiments from scratch.
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