20th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment
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| Twentieth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment | |
| Formed | ca. 2582[1] |
| Nickname | The Saipan Regiment[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | XVIII Corps |
The Twentieth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.
History[edit]
The Twentieth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment was formed on Titan in order to fight underwater, on floating cities, and underground. Shortly before their first SLDF deployment in 2582, a Locust assigned to the unit broke the land speed record using Titan's low gravity to hit a top speed of 1,005 km/h. The 'Mech's legs were destroyed, but this record would stand well into the thirty-first century.[1]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as part of XVIII Corps, Ninth Army, to District 2 of the Free Worlds League Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765. The Twentieth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Twentieth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment | |||
Tactics[edit]
The Twentieth Royal CAAN Marine Regiment often deployed to water-rich worlds for naval training but was flexible as the situation warranted, working equally well on desert planets.[3] The Saipan Regiment was also well known for its urban warfare skills.[1]
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF CAAN regiment, the Twentieth was composed of BattleMechs, tanks, hovercraft, fighters, naval vessels, and marines.[4]