28th Heavy Horse Regiment

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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

Star League

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

Succession Wars

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

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

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

2786 - 2821

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

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

  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

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