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[InnerSphereNews]

Tue: Dec 13, 3048: Kensai Kami facilities on Bicester reached a new milestone today as the first instructors took up full-time residence.

[Ghost]

The Kensai Kami training program pits the best MechWarriors currently serving in the DCMS against instructors and one another in an effort to push the elite to greater heights of skill. A sort of year-round "masters program" for the Combine's best MechWarriors, the Kensai Kami graduates a class every three months. Only the most talented MechWarriors in a given regiment receive the honor of undergoing this training.
Before the Fourth Succession War, the graduating classes of various Draconis Combine academies and universities tested themselves against each other in the team-play atmosphere provided by the Kensai Kami program. Sun Zhang Academy graduates ruled the program in the earliest days, though they occasionally received stiff competition from graduates of An Ting University and the University of Proserpina. Eventually the DCMS decided that the resources it devoted to the program were needed more urgently elsewhere in light of the onset of the Fourth Succession War, the Ronin War, and later the War of 3039. In 3048, Kanrei Theodore Kurita resurrected the Kensai Kami on the planet Bicester as a way to offer advanced training to the DCMS MechWarriors.
Every regiment in the DCMS is allowed -- and in the case of celebrated regiments, expected -- to send one warrior of Sho-sa (Major) rank or below to each Kensai Kami course. The Kensai Kami runs on a quarterly schedule. During the three-month course, warriors fight a series of simulator and dummy-fire battles against elite instructors and, at regular intervals, against each other. These competitions range from one-on-one battles to lance engagements, and often pit students against uneven odds. The instructors evaluate each warrior on personal tactics and ability and also judge each warrior's skill in leading multiple-warrior engagements.
The Kensai Kami program runs its participants through a wide variety of missions, from defense to search-and-destroy scenarios. The mission goal and battle parameters frequently change mid-scenario, always to the disadvantage of the program participants. The administrators vary the content of the program each quarter, thus eliminating any advantage to studying the current program. Warriors participate in seventy-five missions worth up to forty points each during the twelve-week Kensai Kami course. The length of each mission varies from a few hours to several days.
A warrior must earn at least 750 rating points from the training scenarios to participate in the Kensai Kami graduation ceremony. While achieving only 25% of the possible total score is considered unacceptable in most programs, such a score in Kensai Kami means only that the warrior belongs to the lower ranks of the most elite soldiers in the most proficient military in the Inner Sphere. A score of 1000 to 1500 points defines the average, and any score above 2000 is considered a Honors score. The warrior with the highest total score in each quarterly program receives a promotion in rank and may choose to join the Kensai Kami as an instructor. If the warrior belongs to one of the more disreputable regiments in the DCMS, he or she may be awarded a transfer to a new unit.
Graduates of the program are awarded a ribbon which they may wear on their dress uniforms, and the top scorers of each program receive a medal from their district warlord, which they may also wear with their dress uniforms. In addition, Kensai Kami graduates may paint the red, black and gold bars of the Kensai Kami flag on the back of their 'Mechs.

Edited by Ghost, 13 December 2011 - 10:57 AM.

[MaddMaxx]

A "Top Gun" school for Mech pilots. Very cool.

[Dihm]

What would we do without our resident Ghost?

Wouldn't this be a fun mini-game as a "rank" reward?

[Major Crash]

Thats all deep and everything, but does it mean we get an in game lance training area?

[Fresh Meat]

[VEDRFOLNIR]

TiredOne, on 13 December 2011 - 11:28 AM, said:

Thats all deep and everything, but does it mean we get an in game lance training area?

Mmmmmaybe.

[MaddMaxx]

TiredOne, on 13 December 2011 - 11:28 AM, said:

Thats all deep and everything, but does it mean we get an in game lance training area?

I think it means "The Kensai Kami facilities on Bicester reached a new milestone today as the first instructors took up full-time residence."

Edited by MaddMaxx, 13 December 2011 - 01:38 PM.

[Madness]

Man, would I like to get photos of inside there...

[Rakett]

An academically interesting if quaint approach to combat training. While the lauding of figurehead warriors undoubtably serves the morale of Combine forces, an excessive focus on the individual by commanders can be a liability. Look to the teachings of military colleges within the Free Worlds League for a more balanced and effective combined arms approach to warfare.

[Ondax]

I get a nasty feeling that this will be a very one-sided slaughter of newby vs. veteran whether its a training or actual game combat. No co-op? no other way to serve except a mech? what about tanks? fighters etc? this would open a whole new venue for those who would like to see all of these different aspects combined. I do understand that the devs plan on trying to implement a game lvl for the true newbys but i guess time will tell, so far I can see a one sided slaughter. Plz, prove me wrong, that being said, Ive told alot of my FPS friends about this, general consensus is, time will tell, lets see what REALLY happens. ~~ONDAX-07~~

[Semyon Drakon]

This isn't a game thing guys it's background only, Though I can see a LOT of potential for a player driven training unit, that takes on new units or individuals and hones their skills.

Which leads to an interesting question, can C Bills/salvage/equipment/mechs be transferred to other players?

Semyon

[Jeb Stuart]

Nice background and in depth info of the Kansai Kami. Never hurts to have a refresher on the training that your foes offer, not to mention the opportunity that might be available to the warrior who has shown exceptional ability and loyalty to the Dragon .