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The unit was assigned to chase a fairly well equipped bandit group, numbering around a battalion of [['Mech]]s that had been raiding the border region for the past few months. The unit was sent to [[The Edge]] to pursue them.
 
The unit was assigned to chase a fairly well equipped bandit group, numbering around a battalion of [['Mech]]s that had been raiding the border region for the past few months. The unit was sent to [[The Edge]] to pursue them.
  
While doing that, an unknown [[Lola I]]-class [[WarShip]] popped out of hyperspace at a pirate point between The Edge and one of its moons. That WarShip started bombarding '''1838th Royal BattleMech Regiment''''s positions and created the distraction needed for those surviving bandits to board some [[DropShip]]s and leave with that monster in orbit.
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While doing that, an unknown [[Lola I]]-class [[WarShip]] popped out of hyperspace at a pirate point between The Edge and one of its moons. That WarShip started bombarding the 1838th Royal's positions and created the distraction needed for those surviving bandits to board some [[DropShip]]s and leave with that vessel in orbit.
  
The unit lost about a [[battalion]] worth of 'Mechs that day from between the limited engagements with the bandits and the orbital fire.<ref name=FR2765p8>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 8 "DARKNESS FALLS"</ref>  
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The unit lost about a [[battalion]] worth of 'Mechs that day from between the limited engagements with the bandits and the orbital fire.<ref name=FR2765p8>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 8 "DARKNESS FALLS"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==

Revision as of 07:59, 22 January 2020

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Overview

The 1838th Royal BattleMech Regiment was a regiment in the Star League Defense Force during the closing decades of the Star League era.[1]

History

The unit was assigned to chase a fairly well equipped bandit group, numbering around a battalion of 'Mechs that had been raiding the border region for the past few months. The unit was sent to The Edge to pursue them.

While doing that, an unknown Lola I-class WarShip popped out of hyperspace at a pirate point between The Edge and one of its moons. That WarShip started bombarding the 1838th Royal's positions and created the distraction needed for those surviving bandits to board some DropShips and leave with that vessel in orbit.

The unit lost about a battalion worth of 'Mechs that day from between the limited engagements with the bandits and the orbital fire.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 1838th Royal BattleMech Regiment
General Joyce Merrell At Exodus Time[2]

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

Unknown.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 8 "DARKNESS FALLS"
  2. Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 116

Bibliography