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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
| image          = [[Image:Night Stalkers 1st logo.png|150px|Insignia of the 1st Nightstalkers]]
| Designation    = First Night Stalkers
| formed         = [[3020]]<ref name=CM-Kp56/>
| Disbanded      = [[3029]]<ref name=CM-Kp56/>
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = McGavin's Regiment<ref name=CM-Kp56/>
| Affiliation    = Draconis Combine
| Parent Command = [[Night Stalkers]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==History==
Formed by Colonel [[Lloyd McGavin]], after he was forced to retire from the [[DCMS]]. He went to private concerns and raised money to form two regiments. He filled the unit with retired [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] like himself and failed MechWarrior graduates.

The unit became known for its raid tactics, utilizing [[BattleMech#Light|light]] [[BattleMech]]s. However, due to the colonel's affection for his men, he would not use risky tactics which he believed couldn't work. This upset a number of DCMS officers and the Coordinator, who split the regiment's two brigades from each other. Also, the Coordinator made so limited supplies would be sent to the two units as part of their punishment for disobeying orders.<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'': "Night Stalker" brigade profile - Colonel won't risk his men doing stupid tactics and units are punished for it</ref>

At the [[3028|outbreak]] of the [[Fourth Succession War]] McGavin's Regiment where assigned to the border world of [[Basiliano]]. The planet was invaded by the [[24th Arcturan Guards|24th]] and the [[25th Arcturan Guards]] with assistance of [[Blackhearts|Blackhearts mercenary unit]]. After fighting a losing battle for more than three weeks against invading [[Lyran]] forces the Night Stalkers were forced to evacuate the planet at the cost of an entire company of heavy 'Mechs.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 47</ref> As the regiment was reportedly destroyed to the last warrior by a heavy Lyran 'Mech regiment in [[3029]] simply as a diversion, it is unclear if the battle on Basiliano was the final battle for the regiment or not. The regiment is noted to have regained their honor in their deaths.<ref name=CM-Kp56>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 56: "Other Night Stalker Sub-Commands"</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 First Nightstalkers'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Lloyd McGavin]]||[[3020]] - [[3029]]<ref name=CM-Kp56/><ref name=HBHSp136>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 136</ref><ref name=4SWp47>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 47: "Operation Gotterdammerung - Basiliano"</ref>
|-
| ''[[Tai-sa]]''||[[Marika Portis]]||[[3034]]<ref name=BB-2>''Broken Brotherhood'', p. 2</ref>
|}

==Tactics==
In [[3025]] the unit specialized in hit-and-run raiding.<ref name=CM-Kp56/><ref name=HKDCp147>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 147: "The Night Stalkers"</ref>

==Composition History==
===3025===
''' McGavin's Regiment''' (Expanded Regiment/Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=HBHSp136/>
:* CO: ''Colonel'' Lloyd McGavin
:Note: The First Night Stalkers is a light 'Mech unit.<ref name=HKDCp147/> At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Basiliano]].<ref name=HKDCp134>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134</ref>

===3029===
''' McGavin's Regiment''' (light 'Mech Reinforced Regiment/Veteran)<ref name=CM-Kp56/>
:Note: Attached support units include a light aerospace fighter [[Wing_(Formation)#Draconis_Combine|wing]] and light [[combat vehicle]] regiment.<ref name=CM-Kp56/>

==Color Schemes and Insignia==
{{CSO|1st Night Stalkers}}
The Night Stalkers favor dark colors of black, gray, and dark blue. They have no brigade insignia. Instead, each regiment displays a unique insignia. The symbol of McGavin's Regiment was a large black cat silhouetted against a moon.<ref name=HKDCp147/><ref name=FMDC104ci>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 104: "Colors and Insignia"</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://camospecs.com/unit/1st-night-stalkers/|title=1st Night Stalkers|website = CamoSpecs Online|access-date=2025-04-06|quote=Per FM:Draconis Combine, page 104.}}</ref>

==BattleMech Gallery==
<gallery>
Marauder 1NS CMK.png| A ''[[Marauder]]'' in First Night Stalker colors
</gallery>

==Notes==
* McGavin's Regiment is noted to have taken part in the [[Ronin War]] on [[Heiligendreuz]]<ref name=HBW:106>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 106: "Heiligendreuz"</ref> and [[Halesowen]]<ref name=HBW:120-121>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 113: "Orestes"</ref>  in ''Historical: Brush Wars'', and the [[War of 3039]] in ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'', presumably in error. Johiro's Regiment is the only Night Stalkers regiment listed elsewhere in ''Historical: 3039'', and McGavin's Regiment is detailed as destroyed in the latest sourcebooks in 3029, as above.<ref name=HWo3039p139>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 139</ref><ref name="CGL:H3039er">[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=otgqq364335bsfj0q6t52klupa&topic=20397.msg1905343#msg1905343 Historical: War of 3039 Errata, 01 February 2023]</ref>

* Special Command Rules for the First Night Stalkers can be found on page 56 of ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''.<ref name=CM-Kp56/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Broken Brotherhood]]'' (BattleCorps Fiction)
* ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''


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