Lyran Regulars

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Originally a Lyran national brigade (mustered, disbanded and remustered) used for hopeless missions, the Lyran Regulars were raised from Lyran veterans, hired mercenaries, the remnants of the Rim Worlds Republic Military, and the remnants of the SLDF which remained in Lyran space. The Lyran Regulars lack patronage, and specialize in tactics considered "unorthodox" within the LAAF. As such, the Lyran Regulars are the only brigade lacking a political agenda. The modern Lyran Regulars are basically a training cadre, and are poorly equipped.

History

The Lyran Regulars see themselves as the backbone of the LCAF, providing a capable, no-frills combat force that's more interested in getting the job done than playing the political games so common in the LCAF's upper echelons. After the Jihad ended most of the Lyran Regular units had more troops available than any other Lyran command, but these troops suffered from very low morale. The LCAF High Command saw them as reliable defensive units but was in no hurry to use them offensively.^[1]

Their history as a defensive command was changed in Operation HAMMERFALL. The entire Regulars brigade was used during that attack, and though they initially were successful, the tides of war turned against them. The brigade lost four Lyran Regulars regiments to combat, and the rest of the Regulars were heavily damaged.^[2]

Units of the Lyran Regulars

1st Lyran Regulars - (Destroyed during Operation Revival)
3rd Lyran Regulars
4th Lyran Regulars - (Suffered heavy losses against the 9th Regulan Hussars)^[3]
5th Lyran Regulars - (Destroyed by Free Skye forces during the FedCom Civil War)^[4]
6th Lyran Regulars - (Destroyed during the Third Succession War; reformed sometime before the Dark Age)
7th Lyran Regulars
8th Lyran Regulars
9th Lyran Regulars
10th Lyran Regulars
11th Lyran Regulars
12th Lyran Regulars - (Destroyed around 2928; survivors formed Markson's Marauders mercenary unit.) ^[5]
13th Lyran Regulars - (Destroyed during Third Succession War; survivors joined 7th Lyran Regulars)
14th Lyran Regulars - (Destroyed)
15th Lyran Regulars
16th Lyran Regulars
17th Lyran Regulars
18th Lyran Regulars
19th Lyran Regulars
20th Lyran Regulars
21st Lyran Regulars
22nd Lyran Regulars - (Destroyed during Third Succession War; survivors joined 7th Lyran Regulars)
23rd Lyran Regulars - (Supposed to be destroyed on Sakhalin between 2860 and 2863)
65th Lyran Regulars - (Deserted along with Hendrik Grimm)

Notes

There are conflicting reports as to which regiment deserted with Hendrik Grimm, with some sources claiming it was the 54th Lyran Regulars and others claiming it was the 65th Lyran Regulars.