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151st Light Horse Regiment

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151st Light Horse Regiment
Nickname Dark Horse Regiment
Affiliation Mercenary
Star League
Parent Command Eridani Light Horse
Third Regimental Combat Team

The 151st Light Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. The 151st was later a part of the famed Eridani Light Horse mercenary unit.

History[edit]

Star League service[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the Third Regimental Combat Team, XI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the Periphery by 2765.[1] The 151st survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, to be absorbed by the Free Worlds League Military by 2784.[1]

As part of the Third Region of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the 151st Light Horse was a unit that was frequently called on to end pirate raiding. As such, they became known for their battlefield diplomacy. They were able to convince multiple pirates and raiders to surrender to them rather than the DCMS. As a result the number of actual pirate raids (as opposed to state-sponsored raiding masquerading as pirates) dropped to nearly nothing in 2765.[2]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

Clan Invasion[edit]

Operation SERPENT[edit]

Jihad[edit]

The Word of Blake Jihad surprised the 151st returning to the Inner Sphere from the Clan Homeworlds. They were annihilated by Blakist orbital bombardment on the planet Columbus.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 151st Light Horse Regiment
Colonel Nathan Armstrong 2999 – 3023[4]
Colonel Robert Fairchild 3024[5]
Colonel Charles Antonescu 3050 – 3067[6][7]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Light Horse regiment, the 151st 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.[9] Their Eighth Recon Battalion was noted as having the largest concentration of Mercury ’Mechs post-Exodus with twelve of the units.[10][11]

2754[edit]

151st Light Horse Regiment[12]

2771[edit]

151st Light Horse Regiment[citation needed]

2786[edit]

151st Light Horse Regiment (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[13]

During the Beginning of the First Succession War the unit was at 100% strength.[13] The medium weight[13] unit was stationed on Trondheim.[13] They held a contract with the DCMS.[13]

2830[edit]

151st Light Horse (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[14]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Bella I with an operational readiness of 102 percent.[14]

2864[edit]

151st Light Horse (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[14]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Bella I with an operational readiness of 28 percent.[14]

3025[edit]

151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment) (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[15]

  • CO: Colonel Robert Fairchild[5][16]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Colchester.[15]
Regiment TO&E
Regimental Command Company (Fairchild's Guards)[16]
50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion (Bloody Half-Hundred)[17]
BattleMaster, Marauder, Warhammer, Marauder, 2 Long Tom Artillery Pieces, 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
1st Recon Company (Hawkeyes)
1st Heavy Assault Company (Ganadan's Company)
3rd Heavy Assault Company (Wrecking Crew)
8th Recon Battalion (Cyclones)[18]
Warhammer, Thunderbolt, Ostsol, Wolverine, 2 Sniper Artillery Pieces
5th Recon Company (Stedman's Scirocco)
6th Recon Company (Barber's Ill Wind)
  • Command Lance: Trebuchet, Wolverine, Whitworth, Commando
  • Strike Lance: Panther, Panther, Wasp, Wasp, 2 Strikers, Galleon
  • Air Lance: 2 Corsairs
  • Recon Lance: Stinger, Swift Wind, Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Machine Gun)
9th Recon Company (Grey Gales)
Griffin, Stinger, Commando, Locust, Von Luckner, 2 Galleons
  • Air Lance: 2 Transits
  • Recon Lance: Locust, Darter, 2 Packrats, 2 Jump Infantry squads (Rifle)
6th Recon Battalion (Stimson's Stealthers)[18]
Valkyrie, Valkyrie, Stinger, Spider
2nd Recon Company (Nightcrawlers)
  • Command Lance: Wolverine, Vulcan, Enforcer, Phoenix Hawk
  • Strike Lance: Ostscout, Valkyrie, Stinger, Wasp
  • Support Lance: 4 Galleons
  • Air Lance: 2 Eagles
  • Recon Lance: Stinger, Darter, 2 Packrats, 2 Jump Infantry squads (Rifle)
4th Recon Company (Sneaky Devils)
  • Command Lance: Panther, Commando, Javelin, Phoenix Hawk
  • Strike Lance: Jenner, Locust, Valkyrie, Stinger
  • Support Lance: Von Luckner, 2 Manticores, Galleon
  • Air Lance: 2 Seydlitz
  • Recon Lance: Locust, Swift Wind, Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Rifle), Galleon
8th Recon Company (Sydney's Company)
  • Command Lance: Enforcer, Jenner, Hunchback, Phoenix Hawk
  • Strike Lance: Trebuchet, Spider, Locust, Wasp
  • Support Lance: 4 Scorpions
  • Air Lance: 2 Sparrowhawks
  • Recon Lance: Stinger, Centipede, Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Rifle), Galleon

3040[edit]

151st Horse Regiment (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[19]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Menkalinan.[19]

3050[edit]

151st Light Horse (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[20]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Menkalinan.[20]

3054[edit]

151st Light Horse (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)[21]

  • CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu[21]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Mogyorod.[21]

3060[edit]

151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment) (Reinforced Regiment/Elite)[22][23]

  • CO/Regimental Command Company: Colonel Charles Antonescu[24][23]
  • Command Lance (Elite): HRC-LS-9000 Hercules, BLR-3M Battlemaster, CN9-D Centurion, CPLT-C3 Catapult
  • Security Lance (Elite): STK-5M Stalker, CGR-SB Charger, ARC-4M Archer, MAD-5D Marauder
  • Artillery Lance (Elite): 2 Mobile Long Tom Artillery, Chaparral, CPLT-C3 Catapult
  • 1st Motorized Infantry Platoon (Elite): 1 Platoon Motorized MG Infantry
  • 2nd Motorized Infantry Platoon (Elite): 1 Platoon Motorized MG Infantry
50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion[22][23]
MAD-5M Marauder, LNX-9R Lynx, TDR-7M Thunderbolt, OTL-5M Ostsol
1st Recon Company[23]
1st Heavy Assault Company[23]
Squad 1: 4 Standard MG Armored Infantry
Squad 2: 4 Standard MG Armored Infantry
Squad 3: 4 Standard MG Armored Infantry
3rd Heavy Assault Company[23][26]
8th Recon Battalion[22][26]
5th Recon Company[26]
6th Recon Company (Gray Gales)[26][28]
9th Recon Company[26]
6th Recon Battalion[22][26]
  • Battalion Command Lance[26]
2nd Recon Company[26]
4th Recon Company[26]
8th Recon Company[26]
2nd Wing[22]

3062[edit]

151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment) (Understrength Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)[29]

  • 50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion (Bloody Half-Hundred)[29]
  • CO: Major Kent Fairfax[29]
  • 8th Recon Battalion (Cyclones)[29]
  • CO: Major Gary Ribic[29]
  • 6th Recon Battalion[29]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Kittery.[30]

3067[edit]

151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment) (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[7]

  • CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu[7]
Note: At this point in time the command was in transit to the Inner Sphere from the Clan Homeworlds.[31][7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ a b The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth Army"
  2. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 190
  3. ↑ Strong as Steel No Greater Honor, p. 268
  4. ↑ The Hand that Feeds
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Mercenary's Handbook, p. 74: "Selected Personalities"
  6. ↑ The Hunters, ch. 3
  7. ↑ a b c d Field Manual: Updates, p. 100: "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"
  8. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 106: "SDR-5V Spider - Notable MechWarriors"
  9. ↑ The Star League, p. 133
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 6
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 2750, p. 16
  12. ↑ a b c d e Innocent, and Defenseless
  13. ↑ a b c d e Field Manual: SLDF, p. 138
  14. ↑ a b c d Second Succession War, p. 98
  15. ↑ a b House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  16. ↑ a b Mercenary's Handbook, p. 79: "Personnel Roster"
  17. ↑ Mercenary's Handbook, pp. 79–80: "Personnel Roster"
  18. ↑ a b Mercenary's Handbook, p. 80: "Personnel Roster"
  19. ↑ a b Historical: War of 3039, p. 140
  20. ↑ a b c 20 Year Update, p. 24
  21. ↑ a b c Objective Raids, p. 22
  22. ↑ a b c d e Twilight of the Clans, p. 45: "Conquest of Huntress: Attacker" sidebar
  23. ↑ a b c d e f g Twilight of the Clans, p. 54: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"
  24. ↑ The Hunters, ch. 3
  25. ↑ a b The Hunters, ch. 4
  26. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Twilight of the Clans, p. 55: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"
  27. ↑ Shadows of War, ch. 24
  28. ↑ a b Shadows of War, ch. 21
  29. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Field Manual: ComStar, p. 94: "151st Light Horse Regiment"
  30. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 127: "Table of Organization and Equipment: Star League Defense Force"
  31. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 95: "Eridani Light Horse Brigade: 151st Light Horse Regiment"

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