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| Designation    = 28th Heavy Horse Regiment
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The '''Twenty-eighth Heavy Horse Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]].<ref name=FSW35>''First Succession War'', p. 35</ref>
==Overview==
 
The '''Twenty-eighth Heavy Horse Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[8th Army (Star League)| Eighth Army]].<ref name=FSW35>''First Succession War'', p. 35</ref>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===Succession Wars===
 
===Succession Wars===
The unit not follow [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on his Exodus in [[2784]] and remained behind in the Inner Sphere, subsequently being hired as mercenaries by the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=HK52>''House Kurita'', p. 52</ref> They were posted to [[Sheliak]] in [[2786]] and fought throughout the First Succession War. By [[2821]] the Regiment had taken heavy losses and was posted to [[Gunzburg]].<ref name=FSW137>''First Succession War'', p. 137</ref>
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The unit did not follow [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on his Exodus in [[2784]] and remained behind in the Inner Sphere, subsequently being hired as mercenaries by the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=HK52>''House Kurita'', p. 52</ref> They were posted to [[Sheliak]] in [[2786]] and fought throughout the First Succession War. By [[2821]] the Regiment had taken heavy losses and was posted to [[Gunzburg]].<ref name=FSW137>''First Succession War'', p. 137</ref>
  
The unit was one of the notable mercenary commands that served the [[DCMS]].<ref>''Combat Manual:Kurita'', p. 25 "THE DRAGON’S HIRELINGS"</ref>
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The unit was one of the notable mercenary commands that served the [[DCMS]].<ref>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 25 "THE DRAGON'S HIRELINGS"</ref>
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The unit was destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=2ndSSp97/>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 28th Heavy Horse Regiment'''
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==
===2786===
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=== 2786 - 2821===
'''Twenty-eighth Heavy Horse Regiment''' - Regular/Reliable<ref name=FSW137/>
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'''28th Heavy Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name= FSSp137>''First Succession War'', p. 137</ref>
:The average 'Mech weight was heavy
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: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Sheliak]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 38 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Gunzburg]]. <ref name= FSSp137/>
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=== 2830 ===
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'''28th Heavy Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp97>''Second Succession War'', p. 97 </ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on [[Gunzburg]] with an operational readiness of 157 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp97/>The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=2ndSSp97/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
*''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
*''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
  
 
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Armor Commands|Heavy Horse Regiment, 0028th]]
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Heavy Horse Regiment, 0028th]]
 
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Heavy Horse Regiment, 0028th]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Heavy Horse Regiment, 0028th]]

Latest revision as of 15:39, 9 September 2023

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28th Heavy Horse Regiment
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command Star League Eighth Army

The Twenty-eighth Heavy Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Eighth Army.[1]

History[edit]

Star League[edit]

This was a regular unit of the Star League Defense Force.

Succession Wars[edit]

The unit did not follow Aleksandr Kerensky on his Exodus in 2784 and remained behind in the Inner Sphere, subsequently being hired as mercenaries by the Draconis Combine.[2] They were posted to Sheliak in 2786 and fought throughout the First Succession War. By 2821 the Regiment had taken heavy losses and was posted to Gunzburg.[3]

The unit was one of the notable mercenary commands that served the DCMS.[4]

The unit was destroyed during the Second Succession War.[5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 28th Heavy Horse Regiment

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

2786 - 2821[edit]

28th Heavy Horse Regiment (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[6]

Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Sheliak. In 2821 the command was reduced to 38 percent of its strength and was deployed on Gunzburg. [6]

2830[edit]

28th Heavy Horse Regiment (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [5]

Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Gunzburg with an operational readiness of 157 percent. [5]The unit was destroyed during the war.[5]

References[edit]

  1. First Succession War, p. 35
  2. House Kurita, p. 52
  3. First Succession War, p. 137
  4. Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 25 "THE DRAGON'S HIRELINGS"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Second Succession War, p. 97
  6. 6.0 6.1 First Succession War, p. 137

Bibliography[edit]