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Lazy Eights

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History

The Lazy Eights were a battalion-sized mercenary command formed from elements of the Star League Defense Force Eighth Striker Regiment, an independent regiment within XLVIII Corps, a part of the SLDF Seventeenth Army.[1] Other survivors from the Eighth had merged with elements of the 1894th Light Horse to form the new Second Ceti Hussars Regimental Combat Team[2] in 2784 - other elements of the 1894th also going on to form a part of the Blue Star Irregulars.[3]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Lazy Eights

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

2786

Lazy Eights (Regular/Questionable/Battalion)[4]

- At this point in time the Eights were a medium-weight unit operating at full strength, and were based on Orbisonia.[4]

2821

  • Lazy Eights (Regular/Questionable/Battalion)[4]
- At this point in time the Eights were a medium-weight regiment operating at just above half-strength and were stationed on Orbisonia.[4]

2830

The Lazy Eights (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) [5]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Tecumseh with an operational readiness of 101 percent. [5] The unit was destroyed during the war.[5]

Rules

Game Rules

References

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  2. Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 64, "2nd Ceti Hussars RCT: Three of Diamonds"
  3. First Succession War, p. 33, "Those Left Behind"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 First Succession War, p. 135, "Mercenary Combat Commands (AFFS)"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 ’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 95

Bibliography