247th Heavy Assault Regiment

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247th Heavy Assault Regiment
Disbanded 2766[1]
Nickname Briar Patch Regulars[2]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XLV Corps

The 247th Heavy Assault Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In late 2763, the 247th was moved to Calish II and spent at least three months hunting down three large, well-equipped bandit groups.[2]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLV Corps, Eighteenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765. The 247th suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in 2766.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 247th Heavy Assault Regiment

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Heavy Assault regiment, each battalion of the 247th would have been primarily composed of three companies of heavy to assault BattleMechs with a fourth company of attached artillery.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. a b The Star League, p. 156: "Eighteenth Army"
  2. a b Field Manual: SLDF, p. 212: "XLV Corps - Independent Regiments"
  3. The Star League, p. 133: "Regiments - Heavy Assault"
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13: "Regiments - Heavy Assault"

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