51st Hussar Regiment
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| Fifty-first Hussar Regiment | |
| Disbanded | 2765[1] |
| Nickname | The Fingers of Death[2] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | XXX Corps |
The Fifty-first Hussar Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In the early twenty-seventh century, the Fifty-first had a small unit of ten Hussar BattleMechs attached to it. This unit, nicknamed "The Fingers of Death," generally performed fast strikes behind enemy lines and helped show the merit of the 'Mech that would eventually become the standard light machine of the SLDF.[2] An example of this was the operation on Wotan in 2630, when they disrupted activities behind enemy lines for three weeks, destroying communication stations and ammunition depots.[3][4]
The Fifty-first won the Best Regiment category of the SLDF Martial Olympiad twice, in 2704 and 2728 during the Seventeenth and Twenty-third Olympiads held on Outreach.[5][6]
In 2764, the unit was assigned as a part of XXX Corps, Twelfth Army to District 2 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region.[1] The Fifty-first was used by XXX Corps to respond to small problems appropriate for a regiment's size, but also performed recon for the corps' divisions.[7]
The Fifty-first was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765, where it was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 51st Hussar Regiment | |||
Other Unit Officers[edit]
- Major Joseph Norton, the commander of a small Hussar unit[2]
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Hussar regiment, the Fifty-first would have been composed primarily of medium to heavy BattleMechs, tanks, and hovercraft.[8]
As of 2630, the Fifty-first had a small unit of ten Hussar 'Mechs.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ a b c The Star League, p. 145: "Twelfth Army"
- ↑ a b c d Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 192: "HSR-200-D Hussar - Notable MechWarriors"
- ↑ a b Technical Readout: 2750, p. 24: "Capabilities"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 16: "Overview"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 135: "Martial Olympiad Champions 2640–2736"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 23: "Martial Olympiad Champions 2640–2736"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 150: "XXX Corps - Independent Regiments"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 133: "Regiments - Hussar"