1st Royal BattleMech Regiment

Unit Brief

The 1st Royal BattleMech Regiment, or Morgan's Lions, is a 'Mech Regiment that served the 2nd Star League during its brief existence. The unit is named for Morgan Hasek-Davion, whose leadership set the foundation of Task Force Serpent's success.

Unit History

Formation

The unit was formed by many of the survivors of Task Force Serpent, at the request of former ComStar Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht. Colonel Andrew Redburn, formerly of the late First Kathil Uhlans, was asked to lead unit. Many of his former countrymen from the now defunct First Kathil joined him, along with several clusters of Clan Nova Cat's Tau Galaxy. Other units that contributed troops to the formation of the 1st Royal include the 11th Lyran Guards, 4th Drakøns, Kingston's Legionnaires and a few members from both Northwind Highlander's MacLeod's Regiment and the 2nd Knights of the Inner Sphere. The unit's 'Mech force consisted of mostly Clan mechs, salvaged from long campaign on Huntress.

Colonel Redburn combed through old Star League recruitment documentation and implimented those old methods of recruitment. All new recuits must start at rank of sergeant and must earn their commission.

Build Up and Training

In course building up the unit, the 1st Royals whent through a series of training exercises against ComStar's Invader Galaxy between 3061 and 3062, as well as units from Clan Nova Cat's Tau Galaxy, Eridani Light Horse and the Inzanagi Warriors and 1st Genyosha from the Draconis Combine. The unit lost a number of times to the experienced Com Guard force in various training exercises, but the third time they faced them, on Tukayyid the 1st Royal succeeded and came out victorious. The Invaders conducted their battle in the Devil's Bath, an area known for hot steaming mud pits and jaggered canyons.

FedCom Civil War

When Victor Steiner-Davion decided leave ComStar to remove his sister from the throne of both FedCom and Lyran Alliance. He instructed thee 1st Royals not to get involved in the Civil War and maintain its neutrality. The unit then continued its training, preparing day of it would be called into battle for the League. It conducted number of officer exchange programs with Clan Nova Cat and Clan Wolf (in Exile) fostering mutual cooperation between the factions and the 1st Royal Regiment.

Insigna

The Unit had adopted the Black Serpent that is coiled around the Cameron Star, with fangs open ready to strike.

Tactics

When unit first formed, 20% of the unit consisted of OmniMechs and Clan technology enhanced 'Mechs. Taking advanage of this, the unit has lances worth of Clan equiped 'Mechs concentrate their firepower on individual enemy 'Mechs, taking advange of their superior ranges. While doing this, the entire force slow withdraws from the enemy to keep conventionally armed foes out or range.

Officers

As of 3062, the commanding officer was Colonel Andrew Redburn

Unit Composition

3062

• 1st Royal BattleMech Regiment (1 BattleMech Regiment)
  • 1st Battalion - CO: Colonel Andrew Redburn
  • 2nd Battalion - CO: Carl Sleipness
  • 3rd Battalion - CO: Annalise Proctor

Notes

After the dissolution of the Second Star League and the subsequent outbreak of the Jihad, it is unclear what the fate of the 1st Royal was. It is possible, but unknown, the unit was utterly destroyed during the Blakist attack on Tukayyid.

References

• Field Manual: ComStar
• Field Manual: Updates