Difference between revisions of "55th Royal Light Horse Regiment"
Sarna News
Dark Jaguar (talk | contribs) |
Dark Jaguar (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{infoBoxStateUnit | {{infoBoxStateUnit | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] |
| nickname = N/A | | nickname = N/A | ||
| parent formation = [[4th Regimental Combat Team]] | | parent formation = [[4th Regimental Combat Team]] | ||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | ==Overview== | ||
The '''Fifty-Fifth Royal Light Horse Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. As a Royal unit, it's personnel were recruited exclusively from worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="SLp152">''The Star League'', p. 152</ref> | The '''Fifty-Fifth Royal Light Horse Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. As a Royal unit, it's personnel were recruited exclusively from worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="SLp152">''The Star League'', p. 152</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The | + | The Fifty-Fifth was an independent [[regiment]] within [[LXII Corps (Star League)|LXII Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], and a member of the 4th RCT. In [[2764]] the Fifty-Fifth was assigned to District 3 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]]; in [[2765]] the Fifty-Fifth was deployed into the [[Periphery Military Region]] along with the rest of [[LXII Corps (Star League)|LXII Corps]] following the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and the subsequent Periphery-wide uprising.<ref name="SLp152"/> |
After surviving both the Periphery Uprising and the [[Hegemony Campaign]] the [[regiment]] chose to follow [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name="SLp152"/> | After surviving both the Periphery Uprising and the [[Hegemony Campaign]] the [[regiment]] chose to follow [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name="SLp152"/> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] Light Horse [[regiment]] the | + | As an [[SLDF]] Light Horse [[regiment]] the Fifty-Fifth would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] designed for information gathering in addition to any regular [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] within the [[regiment]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 16 July 2016
Overview
The Fifty-Fifth Royal Light Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. As a Royal unit, it's personnel were recruited exclusively from worlds within the Terran Hegemony.[1]
History
The Fifty-Fifth was an independent regiment within LXII Corps, Fourth Army, and a member of the 4th RCT. In 2764 the Fifty-Fifth was assigned to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region; in 2765 the Fifty-Fifth was deployed into the Periphery Military Region along with the rest of LXII Corps following the New Vandenberg Uprising and the subsequent Periphery-wide uprising.[1]
After surviving both the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign the regiment chose to follow General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF Light Horse regiment the Fifty-Fifth would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of 'Mechs designed for information gathering in addition to any regular 'Mechs within the regiment.[2]