19th Striker Regiment
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| Nineteenth Striker Regiment | |
| Disbanded | May 2771[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | XI Corps / Third Regimental Combat Team |
The Nineteenth Striker Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2764, the Nineteenth was part of the Third Regimental Combat Team within XI Corps, Sixteenth Army. The Nineteenth was assigned to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 to take part in the SLDF response to the Periphery Uprising.[2][3]
As part of District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the Nineteenth Striker 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.[4]
Hegemony Campaign[edit]
In 2766, the Third RCT rotated from the Periphery back to its post in the Rasalhague Military District in the Draconis Combine Military Region following the death of the First Lord. However, once the unit learned of Stefan Amaris's treachery, the unit decided to act against the Usurper. Colonel Ezra Bradley, the RCT's Commanding Officer, realized that direct assault against Amaris would not be possible, so he adopted a policy of raiding some of the weaker worlds near Terra to disrupt the Usurper's defenses.
The plans worked until the Nineteenth Striker Regiment assaulted Talitha in May 2771. Unbeknownst to the Third RCT, a traitor had relayed information to Amaris's forces and the regiment met three heavy Republican regiments after it dropped onto the city of Amity. The Nineteenth Striker Regiment was completely destroyed in the ensuing battle. The Eridani Light Horse was able to avenge the loss of the Nineteenth Striker with a series of vicious battles that eventually resulted in their participation in the liberation of Terra itself.[3][5]
It would later become known that a member of the Internal Security Force tipped off the Amaris forces about the Nineteenth's raid.[6][7]
Commemoration[edit]
The Eridani Light Horse developed a number of traditions to commemorate the memory of the Nineteenth Striker Regiment. Whenever the three regimental commanders meet with the brevet general, a fourth place is set for the lost commander of Nineteenth Striker (after the creation of the Nineteenth Cavalry Regiment in 3061, the chair memorializing the Nineteenth Striker was placed against a wall). Additionally, retiring ELH soldiers that have served with distinction would be officially inducted into the Nineteenth Striker Regiment and receive a pin with the Nineteenth's symbol, a rearing bronco. Lastly, during social events, the host will say a prayer for the personnel of the Nineteenth Striker.[8][9]
Legacy[edit]
In 3061, the Eridani Light Horse created the Nineteenth Cavalry Regiment to honor the members of the Nineteenth Striker Regiment.[10]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 19th Striker Regiment | |||
Tactics[edit]
SLDF Striker regiments were used for reconnaissance and breakthrough exploitation.[11]
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Striker regiment, the Nineteenth would have been composed primarily of light to medium BattleMechs and had at least one company of Land-Air BattleMechs for recon. Also attached were pairs of aerospace fighters.[11]
Notes[edit]
- In Mercenary's Handbook and Field Manual: ComStar, it is stated that the Nineteenth Striker was destroyed in a raid on the planet Amity.[3][12] However, in Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1 and No Greater Honor: Conflicts of Interest, it is stated the Nineteenth Striker's final raid was on Amity City on the planet Talitha.[5][13] As Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1 and Conflicts of Interest were printed after Field Manual: ComStar and Mercenary's Handbook, those references take precedence.
References[edit]
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra, p. 117: "Never Give Up"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth Army"
- ↑ a b c Mercenary's Handbook, p. 68: "Against the Usurper"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 190: "XI Corps - Independent Regiments"
- ↑ a b Historical: Liberation of Terra, p. 117: "Return to the Hegemony - Standing at the Crossroads - Never Give Up"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 38: "The Long Night of Turning"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 50 (PDF p.52): "Stefan the Usurper"
- ↑ Mercenary's Handbook, p. 72: "Unit Traditions"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 89: "19th Striker Regiment"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 96: "19th Cavalry Regiment"
- ↑ a b The Star League, p. 133: "Regiments - Striker"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, pp. 84‒85: "The Usurper and a Horse's Death"
- ↑ No Greater Honor: Conflicts of Interest