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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Star League===
 
===Star League===
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]], [[9th Army (Star League)|Ninth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]], and transferred to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL142/> The Fifty-second survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], but did not leave with [[Aleksandr Kerensky]].
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]], [[9th Army (Star League)|Ninth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and transferred to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL142/> The Fifty-second survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], but did not leave with [[Aleksandr Kerensky]].
  
===Succession Wars===
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===First Succession War===
The unit became a mercenary force serving under the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] by [[2784]].<ref name=hk54>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 54</ref> They were deployed to the world of [[Pilkhua]] in [[2786]] but did not survive the fighting of the First Succession War and by [[2821]] had been destroyed.<ref name=1SWP137>''First Succession War'', p. 137</ref>
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The unit became a mercenary force serving under the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] by [[2784]].<ref name=hk54>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 54</ref> During the [[First Succession War]], they were deployed to the world of [[Pilkhua]] in [[2786]] and then [[Hesperus II]] in December [[2787]], where they would be destroyed in entirety.<ref name=1SWP137>''First Succession War'', p. 137: "Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FSSp50>''First Succession War'', p. 50: "Operation BROKEN BLADE"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| [[Captain]]||[[Connor McCreedom]]||[[2787]]<ref name=FSWpp62>''First Succession War'', pp. 62-63: "Holding Hesperus"</ref>
 
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The Regiment was comprised of Heavy and Assault 'Mechs with an average weight of over 80 tons in 2786.<ref name=1SWP137/>
 
The Regiment was comprised of Heavy and Assault 'Mechs with an average weight of over 80 tons in 2786.<ref name=1SWP137/>
  
=== 2786===
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===2786===
'''52nd Heavy Assault Regiment''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=1SWP137>''First Succession War'', p. 137</ref>
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'''Fifty-second Heavy Assault Regiment''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=1SWP137/>
: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Pilkhua]]. The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=1SWP137/>
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: Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on [[Pilkhua]].<ref name=1SWP137/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''

Latest revision as of 17:05, 30 January 2024

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Fifty-second Heavy Assault Regiment
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XII Corps

The Fifty-second Heavy Assault Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[1]

History[edit]

Star League[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XII Corps, Ninth Army, to District 2 of the Free Worlds League Military Region and transferred to an undisclosed district within the Periphery by 2765.[1] The Fifty-second survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, but did not leave with Aleksandr Kerensky.

First Succession War[edit]

The unit became a mercenary force serving under the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery by 2784.[2] During the First Succession War, they were deployed to the world of Pilkhua in 2786 and then Hesperus II in December 2787, where they would be destroyed in entirety.[3][4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 52nd Heavy Assault Regiment
Captain Connor McCreedom 2787[5]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

The Regiment was comprised of Heavy and Assault 'Mechs with an average weight of over 80 tons in 2786.[3]

2786[edit]

Fifty-second Heavy Assault Regiment (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)[3]

Note: At this point in time the assault-weight unit was stationed on Pilkhua.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 142: "Ninth Army"
  2. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 54
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 First Succession War, p. 137: "Deployment Table"
  4. First Succession War, p. 50: "Operation BROKEN BLADE"
  5. First Succession War, pp. 62-63: "Holding Hesperus"

Bibliography[edit]