Difference between revisions of "124th Royal Heavy Assault Regiment"
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| − | | Nickname = Dai Maxbuster<ref name=FMSLDFp194>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 194 " | + | | Nickname = Dai Maxbuster<ref name=FMSLDFp194>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 194: "Independent Regiments"</ref> |
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| Parent Command = [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]] | | Parent Command = [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as part of [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]], [[Sixteenth Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]].<ref name=SL149/> |
| − | The unit attracted the bulk of Hegemony SLDF personnel obsessed with Combine popular culture: Draconis TV dramas, pop idols, and animation. This | + | The unit attracted the bulk of Hegemony SLDF personnel obsessed with Combine popular culture: Draconis TV dramas, pop idols, and animation. This became the unit's distinguishing characteristic. Numerous complaints were filed regarding the images of cartoon characters and singers that festooned the regiment's BattleMechs, and though a number of the unit's machines appeared on the covers of specialty magazines, the majority of the [[Draconis Combine]] populace regarded the 124th with thinly veiled disgust.<ref name=FMSLDFp194/> |
| − | The unit was later moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149 | + | The unit was later moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth"</ref> The 124th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL149/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
| − | * [[Captain]] [[Wilbur Frews]] was the Regiment's Champion | + | * [[Captain]] [[Wilbur Frews]] was the Regiment's Champion from [[2711]] to [[2718]].<ref name=SL59>''The Star League'', p. 59: "Famous Star League Gunslingers"</ref> |
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| − | As an | + | As an SLDF heavy assault [[regiment]], the 124th would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] with a company of attached [[artillery]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 4 April 2023
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| 124th Royal Heavy Assault Regiment | |
| Disbanded | 2765 |
| Nickname | Dai Maxbuster[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | XLIV Corps |
The 124th Royal Heavy Assault 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
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as part of XLIV Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region.[2]
The unit attracted the bulk of Hegemony SLDF personnel obsessed with Combine popular culture: Draconis TV dramas, pop idols, and animation. This became the unit's distinguishing characteristic. Numerous complaints were filed regarding the images of cartoon characters and singers that festooned the regiment's BattleMechs, and though a number of the unit's machines appeared on the covers of specialty magazines, the majority of the Draconis Combine populace regarded the 124th with thinly veiled disgust.[1]
The unit was later moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The 124th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 124th Royal Heavy Assault Regiment | |||
| Colonel | Sean Bennet | 2764[1] | |
Notes
- Captain Wilbur Frews was the Regiment's Champion from 2711 to 2718.[3]
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
As an SLDF heavy assault regiment, the 124th would have been composed primarily of heavy to assault 'Mechs with a company of attached artillery.[4]