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	| Nickname      = Dark Horse Regiment		| Nickname      = Dark Horse Regiment
−	| Affiliation    = [[Mercenary]]<br>[[Star League]]	+	| Affiliation    = Mercenary<br>Star League
−	| Parent Command = [[Eridani Light Horse]]<br>[[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|Third Regimental Combat Team]]	+	| Parent Command = [[Eridani Light Horse]]<br>[[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|3rd Regimental Combat Team]]
	| Sub-Command    =		| Sub-Command    =
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−	The '''151st Light Horse Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. In modern times the unit is part of the famed [[Eridani Light Horse]] [[Mercenary unit]].	+	The '''One Hundred and Fifty first''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. In modern times the unit is part of the famed [[Eridani Light Horse]] [[Mercenary unit]].
	==History==		==History==
−	In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|Third Regimental Combat Team]], [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth Army"</ref> The 151st survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], to be absorbed by the [[Free Worlds League Military]] by [[2784]].<ref name=SL149/>	+	In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|3rd Regimental Combat Team]], [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth Army"</ref> The 151st survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], to be absorbed by the [[Free Worlds League Military]] by [[2784]].<ref name=SL149/>
	As part of the Third Region of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the 151st Light Horse 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]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 190</ref>		As part of the Third Region of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the 151st Light Horse 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]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 190</ref>
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−	==Jihad==
−	The [[Word of Blake Jihad]] surprised the 151st returning to the [[Inner Sphere]] from the [[Clan Homeworlds]]. They were annihilated by the Blakists by [[Orbital Bombardment]] on the planet [[Columbus]].<ref>''Strong as Steel'' ''No Greater Honor'', p. 268</ref>
	==Officers==		==Officers==
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	| [[Colonel]]||[[Nathan Armstrong]]||[[2999]] - [[3023]]<ref name=THtF>''The Hand that Feeds''</ref>		| [[Colonel]]||[[Nathan Armstrong]]||[[2999]] - [[3023]]<ref name=THtF>''The Hand that Feeds''</ref>
	|-		|-
−	| Colonel||[[Robert Fairchild]]||[[3024]]-???? (no later than [[3049]])<ref name=MHp74>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 74: "Selected Personalities"</ref>	+	| Colonel||[[Robert Fairchild]]||[[3024]]
	|-		|-
−	| Colonel||[[Charles Antonescu]]||[[3050]]-???? (at least [[3067]])<ref name=THch3>''The Hunters'', ch. 3</ref><ref name=FMUp100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100: "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"</ref>	+	| Colonel||[[Charles Antonescu]]||[[3050]]-[[3059]]<ref name=THch3>''The Hunters'', ch. 3</ref>
	|}		|}
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	==Composition History==		==Composition History==
−	As an [[SLDF]] Light Horse [[regiment]], the 151st would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of [[BattleMech|’Mechs]] designed for information gathering in addition to any regular [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] within the [[regiment]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>  Their Eighth Recon Battalion was noted as having the largest concentration of ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]'' ’Mechs post-Exodus with twelve of the units.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 6</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 16</ref>	+	As an [[SLDF]] Light Horse [[regiment]] the 151st would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of [[BattleMech|’Mechs]] designed for information gathering in addition to any regular [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] within the [[regiment]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>  The Eighth Recon Battalion was noted as having the largest concentration of ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]'' ’Mechs post-Exodus with twelve of the units.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 6</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 16</ref>
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−	===2754===
−	'''151st Light Horse Regiment'''<ref name=IaD>''Innocent, and Defenseless''</ref>
−	* Eighth Recon Battalion: [[Major]] [[Rafael Pinho]]<ref name=IaD/>
−	** Fifth Recon Company: [[Captain]] [[Paik Sun]]<ref name=IaD/>
−	** Sixth Recon Company: Captain [[Jessica Breske]]<ref name=IaD/>
−	** Ninth Recon Company: Captain [[Sabine Cantã]]<ref name=IaD/>
	===2771===		===2771===
−	'''151st Light Horse Regiment'''{{cn}}	+	'''151st Light Horse Regiment'''
	===2786===		===2786===
	'''151st Light Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMSLDFp138>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 138</ref>		'''151st Light Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMSLDFp138>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 138</ref>
−	During the Beginning of the [[First Succession War]] the unit was at 100% strength.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> The medium weight<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> unit was stationed on Trondheim.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> They held a contract with the DCMS.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/>	+	During the Beginning of the [[First Succession War]] the unit was at 100% strength.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> The medium weight<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> unit was stationed on Trondheim.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> They have a contract with the DCMS.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/>
	=== 2830 ===		=== 2830 ===
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	===3025===		===3025===
−	'''151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=HDTFSp136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>	+	'''151st Light Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=HDTFSp136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
−	:* CO: Colonel Robert Fairchild<ref name=MHp74/><ref name=MHp79>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 79: "Personnel Roster"</ref>	+	:* CO:Brevet General Nathan Armstrong<ref name=HDTFSp136/>
	: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Colchester]].<ref name=HDTFSp136/>		: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Colchester]].<ref name=HDTFSp136/>
	:<u>Regiment TO&E</U>		:<u>Regiment TO&E</U>
−	:;Regimental Command Company (Fairchild's Guards)<ref name=MHp79/>	+	:;Regimental Command Company (Fairchild's Guards)<ref name=MH80>''Mercenary's Handbook'', pp. 79–80</ref>
	:*Command Lance: ''[[Stalker]]'', ''[[Catapult]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''Shadow Hawk''		:*Command Lance: ''[[Stalker]]'', ''[[Catapult]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''Shadow Hawk''
	:*Security Lance: ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''Trebuchet''		:*Security Lance: ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''Trebuchet''
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	:*1st Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 [[Motorized Infantry]] squads (Machine Gun)		:*1st Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 [[Motorized Infantry]] squads (Machine Gun)
	:*2nd Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Flamer)		:*2nd Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Flamer)
−	:;50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion (Bloody Half-Hundred)<ref name=MHp7980>''Mercenary's Handbook'', pp. 79–80: "Personnel Roster"</ref>	+	:;50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion (Bloody Half-Hundred)<ref name=MH80/>
−	::*Battalion Command Lance: ''[[BattleMaster]]'', ''[[Marauder]]'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''Marauder'', 2 Long Tom Artillery Pieces, 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)	+	::Battalion Command Lance: ''[[BattleMaster]]'', ''[[Marauder]]'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''Marauder'', 2 Long Tom Artillery Pieces, 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
	::;1st Recon Company (Hawkeyes)		::;1st Recon Company (Hawkeyes)
	::*Command Lance: ''[[Dervish]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Phoenix Hawk''		::*Command Lance: ''[[Dervish]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Phoenix Hawk''
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	::*Strike Lance: ''BattleMaster'', ''Awesome'', ''Grasshopper'', ''Marauder'', 3 [[Von Luckner]]s		::*Strike Lance: ''BattleMaster'', ''Awesome'', ''Grasshopper'', ''Marauder'', 3 [[Von Luckner]]s
	::*Recon Lance: ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[Crusader]]'', ''[[Wolverine]]'', ''Wolverine'', ''Chippewa''		::*Recon Lance: ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[Crusader]]'', ''[[Wolverine]]'', ''Wolverine'', ''Chippewa''
−	:;8th Recon Battalion (Cyclones)<ref name=MHp80>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 80: "Personnel Roster"</ref>	+	:;8th Recon Battalion (Cyclones)<ref name=MH80/>
−	::*Battalion Command Lance: ''Warhammer'', ''Thunderbolt'', ''[[Ostsol]]'', ''Wolverine'', 2 [[Sniper Artillery Piece]]s	+	::Battalion Command Lance: ''Warhammer'', ''Thunderbolt'', ''[[Ostsol]]'', ''Wolverine'', 2 [[Sniper Artillery Piece]]s
	::;5th Recon Company (Stedman's Scirocco)		::;5th Recon Company (Stedman's Scirocco)
	::*Command Lance: ''[[Griffin]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''[[Clint]]''		::*Command Lance: ''[[Griffin]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''[[Clint]]''
	::*Strike Lance: ''Valkyrie'', ''Dervish'', ''Wasp'', ''Wasp'', Manticore, 2 Galleons		::*Strike Lance: ''Valkyrie'', ''Dervish'', ''Wasp'', ''Wasp'', Manticore, 2 Galleons
	::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Slayer]]s''		::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Slayer]]s''
−	::*Recon Lance: ''[[Ostscout]]'', [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker]], Packrat, [[Jump Infantry]] squad (Rifle)	+	::*Recon Lance: ''[[Ostscout]]'', [[Skulker]], Packrat, [[Jump Infantry]] squad (Rifle)
−	::;6th Recon Company (Barber's Ill Wind)	+	::;6th Recon Company (Barber's Ill Will)
	::*Command Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''Wolverine'', ''[[Whitworth]]'', ''Commando''		::*Command Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''Wolverine'', ''[[Whitworth]]'', ''Commando''
	::*Strike Lance: ''[[Panther]]'', ''Panther'', ''Wasp'', ''Wasp'', 2 [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]s, Galleon		::*Strike Lance: ''[[Panther]]'', ''Panther'', ''Wasp'', ''Wasp'', 2 [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]s, Galleon
−	::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|Corsairs]]''	+	::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Corsair]]s''
	::*Recon Lance: ''Stinger'', Swift Wind, Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Machine Gun)		::*Recon Lance: ''Stinger'', Swift Wind, Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Machine Gun)
−	::;9th Recon Company (Grey Gales)	+	::;9th Recon Company (Grey Galles)
	::*Command Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''Hunchback'', ''Hunchback'', ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''		::*Command Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''Hunchback'', ''Hunchback'', ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
	::*Strike Lance: ''Griffin'', ''Stinger'', ''Commando'', ''Locust'', Von Luckner, 2 Galleons		::*Strike Lance: ''Griffin'', ''Stinger'', ''Commando'', ''Locust'', Von Luckner, 2 Galleons
	::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Transit]]s''		::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Transit]]s''
	::*Recon Lance: ''Locust'', [[Darter]], 2 Packrats, 2 Jump Infantry squads (Rifle)		::*Recon Lance: ''Locust'', [[Darter]], 2 Packrats, 2 Jump Infantry squads (Rifle)
−	:;6th Recon Battalion (Stimson's Stealthers)<ref name=MHp80/>	+	:;6th Recon Battalion (Stimson's Stealthers)<ref name=MH80/>
−	::*Command Lance: ''Valkyrie'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Stinger'', ''Spider''	+	::Command Lance: ''Valkyrie'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Stinger'', ''Spider''
	::;2nd Recon Company (Nightcrawlers)		::;2nd Recon Company (Nightcrawlers)
	::*Command Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''Phoenix Hawk''		::*Command Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''Phoenix Hawk''
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	===3050===		===3050===
	'''151 st Light Horse ''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=20yup24/>		'''151 st Light Horse ''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=20yup24/>
−	:* CO: Colonel [[Charles Antonescu]]<ref name=20yup24/>	+	:* CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=20yup24/>
	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Menkalinan]].<ref name=20yup24>''20 Year Update'', p. 24</ref>		:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Menkalinan]].<ref name=20yup24>''20 Year Update'', p. 24</ref>
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	:* CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=OpjRp22/>		:* CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=OpjRp22/>
	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Mogyorod]].<ref name=OpjRp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>		:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Mogyorod]].<ref name=OpjRp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>
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−	===3060===
−	'''151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)''' (Reinforced Regiment/Elite)<ref name=TotCp45>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 45: "Conquest of Huntress: Attacker" sidebar</ref><ref name=TotCp54>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 54: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"</ref>
−	:*CO/Regimental Command Company: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=Hunters3> ''The Hunters'', ch. 3</ref><ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Security Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Artillery Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*1st Motorized Infantry Platoon<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*2nd Motorized Infantry Platoon<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	:; 50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion<ref name=TotCp45/><ref name=TotCp54/>
−	:*CO/Battalion Command Lance: Major [[Kent Fairfax]]<ref name=Hunters4> ''The Hunters'', ch. 4</ref><ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::; 1st Recon Company<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Support Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::; 1st Heavy Assault Company<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*1st Armored Infantry [Platoon]<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::; 3rd Heavy Assault Company<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp54/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp55>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 55: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"</ref>
−	::*4th Motorized Infantry Platoon<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	:; 8th Recon Battalion<ref name=TotCp45/><ref name=TotCp55/>
−	:*CO/Battalion Command Lance: Major [[Gary Ribic]]<ref name=Hunters4/><ref name=SoW24> ''Shadows of War'', ch. 24 </ref><ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::; 5th Recon Company<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::; 6th Recon Company (Gray Gales)<ref name=TotCp55/><ref name=SoW21> ''Shadows of War'', ch. 21 </ref>
−	::*CO/Command Lance: Captain Jack Gray<ref name=SoW21/><ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::; 9th Recon Company<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	:; 6th Recon Battalion<ref name=TotCp45/><ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Battalion Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::; 2nd Recon Company<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Support Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::; 4th Recon Company<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Support Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::; 8th Recon Company<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Support Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
−	:; 2nd Wing<ref name=TotCp45/>
−
−	===3062===
−	'''151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)''' (Understrength Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FMCS_94>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 94: "151st Light Horse Regiment"</ref>
−	:*CO/Command Company: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	:*XO: Major [[Chang Shi Koh]]<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	*'''50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion (Bloody Half-Hundred)'''<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	:*CO: Major Kent Fairfax<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	*'''8th Recon Battalion (Cyclones)'''<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	:*CO: Major Gary Ribic<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	*'''6th Recon Battalion'''<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	:*CO: Major [[Benedetto Porliss]]<ref name=FMCS_94/>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Kittery.<ref name=FMCS_127>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 127: "Table of Organization and Equipment: Star League Defense Force"</ref>
−
−	===3067===
−	'''151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp100/>
−	:*CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=FMUp100/>
−	:Note: At this point in time the command was in transit to the Inner Sphere from the Clan Homeworlds.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 95: "Eridani Light Horse Brigade: 151st Light Horse Regiment"</ref><ref name=FMUp100/>
	==References==		==References==
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	* ''[[The Hand that Feeds]]'' (novella)		* ''[[The Hand that Feeds]]'' (novella)
	* ''[[The Hunters]]'' (novel)		* ''[[The Hunters]]'' (novel)
−	* ''[[Innocent, and Defenseless]]'' (short story)
	* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]''		* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]''
	* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''		* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''

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{{Update Needed|[[Mercenary's Handbook]]|[[The Hunters]]|[[Forever Faithful]]}} {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:151st_Light_Horse_Regiment.gif|150px]] | Designation = 151st Light Horse Regiment | formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Dark Horse Regiment | Affiliation = Mercenary<br>Star League | Parent Command = [[Eridani Light Horse]]<br>[[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|3rd Regimental Combat Team]] | Sub-Command = }} The '''One Hundred and Fifty first''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. In modern times the unit is part of the famed [[Eridani Light Horse]] [[Mercenary unit]]. ==History== In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|3rd Regimental Combat Team]], [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth Army"</ref> The 151st survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], to be absorbed by the [[Free Worlds League Military]] by [[2784]].<ref name=SL149/> As part of the Third Region of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the 151st Light Horse 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]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 190</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 151st Light Horse Regiment''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Nathan Armstrong]]||[[2999]] - [[3023]]<ref name=THtF>''The Hand that Feeds''</ref> |- | Colonel||[[Robert Fairchild]]||[[3024]] |- | Colonel||[[Charles Antonescu]]||[[3050]]-[[3059]]<ref name=THch3>''The Hunters'', ch. 3</ref> |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== As an [[SLDF]] Light Horse [[regiment]] the 151st would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of [[BattleMech|’Mechs]] designed for information gathering in addition to any regular [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] within the [[regiment]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> The Eighth Recon Battalion was noted as having the largest concentration of ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]'' ’Mechs post-Exodus with twelve of the units.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 6</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 16</ref> ===2771=== '''151st Light Horse Regiment''' ===2786=== '''151st Light Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMSLDFp138>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 138</ref> During the Beginning of the [[First Succession War]] the unit was at 100% strength.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> The medium weight<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> unit was stationed on Trondheim.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> They have a contract with the DCMS.<ref name=FMSLDFp138/> === 2830 === '''151st Light Horse''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=2ndSSp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Bella I]] with an operational readiness of 102 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp98/> === 2864 === '''151st Light Horse''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name=2ndSSp98/> : Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Bella I]] with an operational readiness of 28 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp98/> ===3025=== '''151st Light Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=HDTFSp136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref> :* CO:Brevet General Nathan Armstrong<ref name=HDTFSp136/> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Colchester]].<ref name=HDTFSp136/> :<u>Regiment TO&E</U> :;Regimental Command Company (Fairchild's Guards)<ref name=MH80>''Mercenary's Handbook'', pp. 79–80</ref> :*Command Lance: ''[[Stalker]]'', ''[[Catapult]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''Shadow Hawk'' :*Security Lance: ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''Trebuchet'' :*Artillery Lance: ''[[Archer]]'', 6 [[Long Tom Artillery Piece]]s, 2 [[Galleon]]s :*1st Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 [[Motorized Infantry]] squads (Machine Gun) :*2nd Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Flamer) :;50th Heavy Cavalry Battalion (Bloody Half-Hundred)<ref name=MH80/> ::Battalion Command Lance: ''[[BattleMaster]]'', ''[[Marauder]]'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''Marauder'', 2 Long Tom Artillery Pieces, 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser) ::;1st Recon Company (Hawkeyes) ::*Command Lance: ''[[Dervish]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Phoenix Hawk'' ::*Strike Lance: ''[[Valkyrie]]'', ''[[Spider]]'', ''[[Stinger]]'', ''[[Commando]]'' ::*Support Lance: 4 Galleons ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Sparrowhawk]]s'' ::*Recon Lance: ''[[Locust]]'', [[Swiftwind]], 3 [[Packrat]]s ::;1st Heavy Assault Company (Ganadan's Company) ::*Command Lance: ''[[Cyclops]]'', ''[[Stalker]]'', ''[[Vindicator]]'', ''[[Awesome]]'' ::*7th Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Flamer) ::*Strike Lance: ''[[BattleMaster]]'', ''[[Orion]]'', ''[[Grasshopper]]'', ''Archer'', 3 [[Manticore]]s ::*Recon Lance: ''Grasshopper'', ''[[Thunderbolt]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''[[Hermes II]]'' ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Chippewa]]s'' ::;3rd Heavy Assault Company (Wrecking Crew) ::*Command Lance: ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'', ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]'', ''[[Victor]]'', ''[[Goliath]]'' ::*4th Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser) ::*Strike Lance: ''BattleMaster'', ''Awesome'', ''Grasshopper'', ''Marauder'', 3 [[Von Luckner]]s ::*Recon Lance: ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[Crusader]]'', ''[[Wolverine]]'', ''Wolverine'', ''Chippewa'' :;8th Recon Battalion (Cyclones)<ref name=MH80/> ::Battalion Command Lance: ''Warhammer'', ''Thunderbolt'', ''[[Ostsol]]'', ''Wolverine'', 2 [[Sniper Artillery Piece]]s ::;5th Recon Company (Stedman's Scirocco) ::*Command Lance: ''[[Griffin]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''[[Clint]]'' ::*Strike Lance: ''Valkyrie'', ''Dervish'', ''Wasp'', ''Wasp'', Manticore, 2 Galleons ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Slayer]]s'' ::*Recon Lance: ''[[Ostscout]]'', [[Skulker]], Packrat, [[Jump Infantry]] squad (Rifle) ::;6th Recon Company (Barber's Ill Will) ::*Command Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''Wolverine'', ''[[Whitworth]]'', ''Commando'' ::*Strike Lance: ''[[Panther]]'', ''Panther'', ''Wasp'', ''Wasp'', 2 [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]s, Galleon ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Corsair]]s'' ::*Recon Lance: ''Stinger'', Swift Wind, Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Machine Gun) ::;9th Recon Company (Grey Galles) ::*Command Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''Hunchback'', ''Hunchback'', ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]'' ::*Strike Lance: ''Griffin'', ''Stinger'', ''Commando'', ''Locust'', Von Luckner, 2 Galleons ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Transit]]s'' ::*Recon Lance: ''Locust'', [[Darter]], 2 Packrats, 2 Jump Infantry squads (Rifle) :;6th Recon Battalion (Stimson's Stealthers)<ref name=MH80/> ::Command Lance: ''Valkyrie'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Stinger'', ''Spider'' ::;2nd Recon Company (Nightcrawlers) ::*Command Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''Phoenix Hawk'' ::*Strike Lance: ''Ostscout'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Stinger'', ''Wasp'' ::*Support Lance: 4 Galleons ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter class)|Eagles]]'' ::*Recon Lance: ''Stinger'', Darter, 2 Packrats, 2 Jump Infantry squads (Rifle) ::;4th Recon Company (Sneaky Devils) ::*Command Lance: ''Panther'', ''Commando'', ''[[Javelin]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'' ::*Strike Lance: ''[[Jenner]]'', ''Locust'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Stinger'' ::*Support Lance: Von Luckner, 2 Manticores, Galleon ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Seydlitz]]'' ::*Recon Lance: ''Locust'', Swift Wind, Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Rifle), Galleon ::;8th Recon Company (Sydney's Company) ::*Command Lance: ''Enforcer'', ''Jenner'', ''Hunchback'', ''Phoenix Hawk'' ::*Strike Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''Spider'', ''Locust'', ''Wasp'' ::*Support Lance: 4 [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpions]] ::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Sparrowhawk]]s'' ::*Recon Lance: ''Stinger'', [[Centipede]], Packrat, Jump Infantry squad (Rifle), Galleon ===3040=== '''151st Horse Regiment''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p140/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Menkalinan]].<ref name=HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref> ===3050=== '''151 st Light Horse ''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=20yup24/> :* CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=20yup24/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Menkalinan]].<ref name=20yup24>''20 Year Update'', p. 24</ref> ===3054=== '''151st Light Horse''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=OpjRp22/> :* CO: Colonel Charles Antonescu<ref name=OpjRp22/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Mogyorod]].<ref name=OpjRp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Bloodright (scenario pack)|Bloodright]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[The Hand that Feeds]]'' (novella) * ''[[The Hunters]]'' (novel) * ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Eridani Light Horse, 151st Light Horse]] [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Light Horse Regiment|Light Horse Regiment, 0151st]] [[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Eridani Light Horse Regiment, 0151st]]

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