104th Striker Regiment

104th Striker Regiment
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command 275th BattleMech Division

The 104th Striker Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

Star League[edit]

In 2764 the 104th was a part of the 275th BattleMech Division and was assigned to XLI Corps of the SLDF Ninth Army. The 104th was stationed in District 2 of the Free Worlds League Military Region.[1] The 275th survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and though the 275th embarked on the Exodus with Aleksandr Kerensky in 2784, the 104th chose to remain in the Inner Sphere.[1][2]

Succession Wars[edit]

They formed a mercenary unit and were hired by the Draconis Combine.[1][2]

The unit was one of the notable mercenary commands that served the DCMS.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 104th Striker Regiment

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2786 - 2821[edit]

104th Striker Regiment (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[4]

Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Radstadt. In 2821 the command was reduced to 54 percent of its strength and was deployed on Gunzburg.[4]

2830[edit]

104th Striker Regiment (Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[5]

Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Gunzburg with an operational readiness of 95 percent. The unit was destroyed during the war.[5]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Star League, p. 142: "Ninth Army"
  2. 2.0 2.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), pp. 53–54: "The Dragon Strikes"
  3. Combat Manual: Kurita, p. 25: "The Dragon's Hirelings"
  4. 4.0 4.1 First Succession War, p. 137
  5. 5.0 5.1 Second Succession War, p. 97

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