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The '''Fifth Regimental Combat Team''' was a [[Star League Defense Force]] formation that was part of the [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]].<ref name="SLp154">''The Star League '', p. 154</ref> | The '''Fifth Regimental Combat Team''' was a [[Star League Defense Force]] formation that was part of the [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]].<ref name="SLp154">''The Star League '', p. 154</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In 2771 General DeChavilier ordered the 5th RCT along with all other surviving Regimental Combat Teams to start reconnaissance probes and raids into Amaris held world in the Hegemony as part of Operation Intruder. These raids continued for a year and saw a very heavy casualty rate. General Kerensky wished to rest the troops of Operation Intruder, but the will to fight was so strong that he assigned them as pathfinder units for the main invasion.<ref name=HLT1p1158>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 115-118</ref> | + | In [[2771]] General DeChavilier ordered the 5th RCT along with all other surviving Regimental Combat Teams to start reconnaissance probes and raids into Amaris held world in the Hegemony as part of Operation Intruder. These raids continued for a year and saw a very heavy casualty rate. General Kerensky wished to rest the troops of Operation Intruder, but the will to fight was so strong that he assigned them as pathfinder units for the main invasion.<ref name=HLT1p1158>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 115-118</ref> |
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| + | For the attack on [[Caph]] in [[2776]] the Fifth along with the [[1st Regimental Combat Team|First Regimental Combat Team]] and the Tenth Volunteer Brigade were formed into the [[2400th Provisional Division]] and assigned to the CCXL Provisional Corps. The Fourth and Fifth Fleets carried the Division to Caph and bombarded the SDS batteries and AEAF bases before dropping the Division onto the planet. It immediately engaged Republican forces that had been positioned outside the largest and most strategic fortifications, allowing them to be targeted from orbit or by the two supporting air groups. The defenders countered with nuclear strikes destroying the Tenth Volunteer Brigade. The two RCTs hung on long enough for the reinforcements of the Third Army to land. <ref name="LoT2p49">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 49-50</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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Contents
Overview
The Fifth Regimental Combat Team was a Star League Defense Force formation that was part of the LXXI Corps.[1]
History
In 2771 General DeChavilier ordered the 5th RCT along with all other surviving Regimental Combat Teams to start reconnaissance probes and raids into Amaris held world in the Hegemony as part of Operation Intruder. These raids continued for a year and saw a very heavy casualty rate. General Kerensky wished to rest the troops of Operation Intruder, but the will to fight was so strong that he assigned them as pathfinder units for the main invasion.[2]
For the attack on Caph in 2776 the Fifth along with the First Regimental Combat Team and the Tenth Volunteer Brigade were formed into the 2400th Provisional Division and assigned to the CCXL Provisional Corps. The Fourth and Fifth Fleets carried the Division to Caph and bombarded the SDS batteries and AEAF bases before dropping the Division onto the planet. It immediately engaged Republican forces that had been positioned outside the largest and most strategic fortifications, allowing them to be targeted from orbit or by the two supporting air groups. The defenders countered with nuclear strikes destroying the Tenth Volunteer Brigade. The two RCTs hung on long enough for the reinforcements of the Third Army to land. [3]
Officers
Tactics
Composition History
2764
- 1003rd Light Horse Regiment
- 1010th Light Horse Regiment
- 982nd Royal Striker Regiment
- 997th Striker Regiment
2772
- 2 Regiments