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| − | | image | + | | Designation = Second Regimental Combat Team |
| − | | | + | | formed = ca. [[2670]]<ref name=HSTLCp36/> |
| − | | | + | | Disbanded = |
| − | | | + | | Previous Designation = |
| − | + | | Nickname = Paget's War Ponies<ref name=HSTLCp36>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 36: "The Good Years"</ref> | |
| − | + | | Affiliation = [[Star League]] | |
| + | | Parent Command = [[LXI Corps (Star League)|LXI Corps]] | ||
| + | | Sub-Command = | ||
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| + | The '''Second Regimental Combat Team''' was a [[Star League Defense Force]] formation that was part of the [[LXI Corps (Star League)|LXI Corps]].<ref name="SLp145">''The Star League'', p. 145</ref> | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | ===Formation=== | ||
| + | Formed in the wake of the large scale war games of [[2651]], the Second Regimental Combat Team was posted to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Main Street]].<ref name=HSTLCp36/> | ||
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| + | ===Detroit=== | ||
| + | In 2763, the Second was sent to the [[Detroit]] system to investigate rumors of a buildup of weapon stockpiles. The Second was completely unprepared to face a full division of Taurian rebels. The Eighty-fifth Light Horse was wiped out in a nuclear strike, while the 147th Dragoons and the 1111th Royal Light Horse were destroyed when they were surrounded by vastly superior numbers. The Twenty-fifth managed to fight its way out through the enemy's flanks to escape and call in reinforcements.<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/> | ||
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| + | In 2771, General [[Aaron DeChavilier|DeChavilier]] ordered the Second RCT along with all other surviving Regimental Combat Teams to start reconnaissance probes and raids into Amaris held world in the Hegemony as part of [[Operation INTRUDER]]. These raids continued for a year and saw a very heavy casualty rate. General Kerensky wished to rest the troops of Operation INTRUDER, but the will to fight was so strong that he assigned them as pathfinder units for the main invasion.<ref name=HLT1p1158>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 115–118</ref> | ||
| − | + | At the start of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in [[2772]], the Second RCT had been reinforced to four regiments and formed part of the Fifteenth Army Group, supporting the [[Seventeenth Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]].<ref name="H:LoTv1p120">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 120: "Operation Chieftain: SLDF Order of Battle"</ref> | |
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
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| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
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| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Second Regimental Combat Team''' | ||
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| + | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | + | Different per Unit. | |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| − | + | ===2763=== | |
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| − | == | + | * [[Eighty-fifth Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 154</ref> |
| + | * [[147th Dragoon Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/> | ||
| + | * [[1111th Royal Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/> | ||
| + | ===2764=== | ||
| + | * [[Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/> | ||
| − | < | + | ===2772=== |
| − | + | * Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment | |
| + | * Three Independent Regiments<ref name="H:LoTv1p120"/> | ||
| + | ===2783=== | ||
| + | * Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment<ref name=HSsb045>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 43: "Military Readiness"</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[The | + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' |
| + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Regimental Combat Team, 02nd]] | + | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Regimental Combat Team|Regimental Combat Team, 02nd]] |
Latest revision as of 09:07, 23 February 2024
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| Second Regimental Combat Team | |
| Formed | ca. 2670[1] |
| Nickname | Paget's War Ponies[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | LXI Corps |
The Second Regimental Combat Team was a Star League Defense Force formation that was part of the LXI Corps.[2]
Contents
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
Formed in the wake of the large scale war games of 2651, the Second Regimental Combat Team was posted to the Lyran Commonwealth world of Main Street.[1]
Detroit[edit]
In 2763, the Second was sent to the Detroit system to investigate rumors of a buildup of weapon stockpiles. The Second was completely unprepared to face a full division of Taurian rebels. The Eighty-fifth Light Horse was wiped out in a nuclear strike, while the 147th Dragoons and the 1111th Royal Light Horse were destroyed when they were surrounded by vastly superior numbers. The Twenty-fifth managed to fight its way out through the enemy's flanks to escape and call in reinforcements.[3]
In 2771, General DeChavilier ordered the Second RCT along with all other surviving Regimental Combat Teams to start reconnaissance probes and raids into Amaris held world in the Hegemony as part of Operation INTRUDER. These raids continued for a year and saw a very heavy casualty rate. General Kerensky wished to rest the troops of Operation INTRUDER, but the will to fight was so strong that he assigned them as pathfinder units for the main invasion.[4]
At the start of Operation CHIEFTAIN in 2772, the Second RCT had been reinforced to four regiments and formed part of the Fifteenth Army Group, supporting the Seventeenth Army.[5]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Second Regimental Combat Team | |||
Tactics[edit]
Different per Unit.
Composition History[edit]
2763[edit]
2764[edit]
2772[edit]
- Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment
- Three Independent Regiments[5]
2783[edit]
- Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 36: "The Good Years"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 145
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 154
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 115–118
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 120: "Operation Chieftain: SLDF Order of Battle"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 43: "Military Readiness"