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| image   = [[Image:21st Striker Regiment.png|180px|Insignia of the Eridani Light Horse - 21st Striker Regiment]]
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| nickname = *Four Horsemen <br/> * Winston’s Moonrakers (3025)   <ref name=HD147/>
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| image         = [[Image:21st Striker Regiment.png|180px|Insignia of the Eridani Light Horse - 21st Striker Regiment]]
| parent formation = [[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|3rd Regimental Combat Team]]
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| Designation    = Twenty-first Striker Regiment
| formed  = unknown
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| formed        =
| year    = 2764
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| Disbanded      =
| unitname = 21st Striker Regiment
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| Previous Designation =
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| Nickname      = Winston's Moonrakers (3025)<ref name=HDTFSp136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref><br>Four Horsemen
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| Affiliation    = [[Mercenary]]<br>[[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[Eridani Light Horse]];<br>[[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|Third Regimental Combat Team]]
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| Sub-Command    =  
 
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The '''Twenty-first Striker Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. After the [[Star League]] era, the Twenty-first formed part of the famed [[Eridani Light Horse]] [[mercenary unit]].
The '''21st Striker Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. After the [[Star League]] era the Twenty-First formed part of the famed [[Eridani Light Horse]] [[Mercenary unit]].
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]] the Twenty-First was a part of the [[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|3rd Regimental Combat Team]] within [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], one of several Corps that formed the SLDF [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]]. The Twenty-First was assigned to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]] as a part of the SLDF response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth Army"</ref> The 21st survived the Periphery Uprising and the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL149/>
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In [[2764]], the Twenty-first was a part of the [[3rd Regimental Combat Team (Star League)|Third Regimental Combat Team]] within [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], one of several Corps that formed the SLDF [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]]. The Twenty-first was assigned to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]] as a part of the SLDF response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth Army"</ref> The Twenty-first survived the Periphery Uprising and the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL149/>
  
 
As part of the Third Region of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the Twenty-first Striker was a unit that was frequently called on to end pirate raiding. As such, they became known for their battlefield diplomacy. They were able to convince multiple pirates and raiders to surrender to them rather than the [[DCMS]]. As a result the number of actual pirate raids (as opposed to state-sponsored raiding masquerading as pirates) dropped to nearly nothing in [[2765]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 190</ref>
 
As part of the Third Region of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the Twenty-first Striker was a unit that was frequently called on to end pirate raiding. As such, they became known for their battlefield diplomacy. They were able to convince multiple pirates and raiders to surrender to them rather than the [[DCMS]]. As a result the number of actual pirate raids (as opposed to state-sponsored raiding masquerading as pirates) dropped to nearly nothing in [[2765]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 190</ref>
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===Jihad===
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The Twenty-first was stationed on the Draconis planet [[Dieron]] along with the [[19th Cavalry Regiment|Nineteenth Cavalry Regiment]] when the [[Word of Blake Jihad]] began. Both regiments were nearly annihilated in the fight, but some survived, and even helped to rescue the Coordinator's son [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]].<ref>''Strong as Steel'' in ''No Greater Honor'', p. 268</ref>
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===Dark Age Era===
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The few known survivors of the Twenty-first and Nineteenth, after the end of the Jihad, sought refuge in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. There they joined a reborn Eridani Light Horse, led by Lieutenant-General [[Wilfred Eichler]]; the unit was annihilated in the [[Hesperus#Seventeenth Battle|Battle of Hesperus II]] in 3145.<ref>''Strong as Steel'' in ''No Greater Honor'', p. 269</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 21st Striker Regiment (SLDF)'''
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Twenty-first Striker Regiment'''
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 21st Striker Regiment (Mercenary)'''
 
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Charles Winston]]||[[3025]] - [[3035]]<ref name=MHp73> ''Mercenary's Handbook'' p.73</ref>
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Charles Winston]]||ca. [[2998]] – ca. [[3029]]<ref name=EW>''Endless War''</ref><ref name=MHp73>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 73</ref><ref name=TNWiM>''There's No We in Mercenary''</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Jamal Fallehy]]||[[3039]]<ref name=FMCSp90>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 90, "Edwin Amis profile"</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Jamal Fallehy]]||[[3039]]<ref name=FMCSp90>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 90: "Edwin Amis profile"</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Edwin Amis]]||3039 - [[3060]]<ref name=FMCSp90/><ref name=MWobraidp22> ''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>
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| Colonel||[[Edwin Amis]]||3039 [[3060]]<ref name=FMCSp90/><ref name=MWobraidp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[Eveline Eicher]]||3060 - [[3061]]
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| Colonel||[[Eveline Eicher]]||3060 [[3067]]<ref name=FMCS_95/><ref name=FMUp100/>
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===2771===
 
===2771===
'''21st Striker Regiment'''
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'''Twenty-first Striker Regiment'''
=== 2786 - 2821===
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'''21st Striker''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name= FSSp138>’’ First Succession War’’, p. 138</ref>
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=== 2786–2821===
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trondheim]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 71 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Malazan]]. <ref name= FSSp138/>
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'''Twenty-first Striker''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=1SWp138>''First Succession War'', p. 138</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Trondheim (FRR)|Trondheim]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 71 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Malazan]].<ref name=1SWp138/>
  
 
=== 2830 ===
 
=== 2830 ===
'''21st Striker''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp98>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 98 </ref>
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'''Twenty-first Striker''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Malazan]] with an operational readiness of 132 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Malazan]] with an operational readiness of 132 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/>
=== 2864 ===
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'''21st Striker''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical) <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
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=== 2864 ===
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Malazan]] with an operational readiness of 52 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp98/>
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'''Twenty-first Striker''' (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=2SWp98/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Malazan]] with an operational readiness of 52 percent.<ref name=2SWp98/>
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
'''21st Striker Regiment''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=HD147>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 147 </ref>
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'''Twenty-first Striker Regiment (Winston's Moonrakers)''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HDTFSp136>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
:; HQ Company (Winston's Guards)'<ref name=MH79>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p.77-79</ref>
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:* CO: Colonel Charles Winston<ref name=MHp73/><ref name=MHp77>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 77: "Personnel Roster"</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Colchester]].<ref name=HDTFSp136/>
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:<u>Regiment TO&E</U>
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:; Command Company (Winston's Guards)'<ref name=MHp7778>''Mercenary's Handbook'', pp. 77–78: "Personnel Roster"</ref>
 
:*Command Lance: ''[[BattleMaster]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''[[Marauder]]''
 
:*Command Lance: ''[[BattleMaster]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''[[Marauder]]''
 
:*Security Lance: ''[[Orion]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Dervish]]''
 
:*Security Lance: ''[[Orion]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Dervish]]''
 
:*Artillery Lance: ''[[Rifleman]]'', 4 [[Long Tom Artillery Piece]]s, 2 [[Galleon]]s
 
:*Artillery Lance: ''[[Rifleman]]'', 4 [[Long Tom Artillery Piece]]s, 2 [[Galleon]]s
:*1st Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 [[Motorized Infantry]] squads (Machine Gun)
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:*First Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 [[Motorized Infantry]] squads (Machine Gun)
:*2nd Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Flamer)
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:*Second Motorized Infantry Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Flamer)
:; 3rd Striker Battalion (Jamal's Plague)<ref name=MH79/>
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:; Third Striker Battalion (Jamal's Plague)<ref name=MHp78>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 78: "Personnel Roster"</ref>
::Command Lance: ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Griffin]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''[[Spider]]''
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::*Command Lance: ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Griffin]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''[[Spider]]''
::; 9th Company (Kentrick's Company)
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::; Ninth Company (Kentrick's Company)
 
::*Command Lance: ''[[Wolverine]]'', ''[[Ostsol]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''Shadow Hawk''
 
::*Command Lance: ''[[Wolverine]]'', ''[[Ostsol]]'', ''Enforcer'', ''Shadow Hawk''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''Dervish'', ''[[Griffin]]'', ''Griffin''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''Dervish'', ''[[Griffin]]'', ''Griffin''
 
::*Recon Lance: ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''[[Wasp]]'', ''Wasp'', ''[[Locust]]''
 
::*Recon Lance: ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''[[Wasp]]'', ''Wasp'', ''[[Locust]]''
::; 14th Company (Paulson's Roadrunners)
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::; Fourteenth Company (Paulson's Roadrunners)
 
::*Command Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''[[Whitworth]]'', ''Centurion'', ''Griffin''
 
::*Command Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''[[Whitworth]]'', ''Centurion'', ''Griffin''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''Enforcer'', ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]'', ''[[Stinger]]''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''Enforcer'', ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]'', ''[[Stinger]]''
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::*Support Lance: 2 ''[[Shilone]]s''
 
::*Support Lance: 2 ''[[Shilone]]s''
 
::*Strike Lance: 2 ''[[Stingray]]s''
 
::*Strike Lance: 2 ''[[Stingray]]s''
::*Recon Lance: 2 ''[[Seydlitz]]''
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::*Recon Lance: 2 ''[[Seydlitz]]es''
:; 5th Striker Battalion (Dirkson's Dragonslayers)<ref name=MH79/>
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:; Fifth Striker Battalion (Dirkson's Dragonslayers)<ref name=MHp78/>
::Command Lance: ''[[Victor]]'', ''[[Archer]]'', ''Archer'', ''Firestarter''
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::*Command Lance: ''[[Victor]]'', ''[[Archer]]'', ''Archer'', ''Firestarter''
::;4th Company (Pinter's Axmen)
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::;Fourth Company (Pinter's Axmen)
 
::*Command Lance: ''Dervish'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Enforcer'', ''[[Valkyrie]]''
 
::*Command Lance: ''Dervish'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Enforcer'', ''[[Valkyrie]]''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''Hunchback'', ''Dervish'', ''Wasp'', ''Shadow Hawk''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''Hunchback'', ''Dervish'', ''Wasp'', ''Shadow Hawk''
 
::*Recon Lance: ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Stinger'', ''Stinger'', ''Locust''
 
::*Recon Lance: ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Stinger'', ''Stinger'', ''Locust''
 
::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Sparrowhawk]]s''
 
::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Sparrowhawk]]s''
::;7th Company (Tanaka's Company)
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::;Seventh Company (Tanaka's Company)
 
::*Command Lance: ''Enforcer'', ''[[Clint]]'', ''[[Cicada]]'', ''Hunchback''
 
::*Command Lance: ''Enforcer'', ''[[Clint]]'', ''[[Cicada]]'', ''Hunchback''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''[[Quickdraw]]'', ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]'', ''Blackjack'', ''Wasp''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''[[Quickdraw]]'', ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]'', ''Blackjack'', ''Wasp''
 
::*Recon Lance: ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Wasp'', ''Stinger'', ''Locust''
 
::*Recon Lance: ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Wasp'', ''Stinger'', ''Locust''
::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Corsair]]s''
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::*Air Lance: 2 ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|Corsairs]]''
::;25th Heavy Assault Company (Seflo's Sledgehammers)
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::;Twenty-fifth Heavy Assault Company (Seflo's Sledgehammers)
::*Command Lance: ''[[Stalker]]'', ''[[Banshee]]'', ''Stalker'', ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
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::*Command Lance: ''[[Stalker]]'', ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]'', ''Stalker'', ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''BattleMaster'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''[[Awesome]]'', ''Marauder''
 
::*Strike Lance: ''BattleMaster'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''[[Awesome]]'', ''Marauder''
::*1st Air Lance: 2 ''[[Lucifer]]s''
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::*First Air Lance: 2 ''[[Lucifer]]s''
::*2nd Air Lance: 2 ''Corsairs''
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::*Second Air Lance: 2 ''Corsairs''
:; 7th Striker Battalion (Nigel's Nightslayers) <ref name=MH79/>
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:; Seventh Striker Battalion (Nigel's Nightslayers)<ref name=MHp78/>
::Command Lance: ''Victor'', ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''Archer'', ''Centurion''
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::*Command Lance: ''Victor'', ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''Archer'', ''Centurion''
::;11th Company (Pelham's Company)
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::;Eleventh Company (Pelham's Company)
 
::*Red Seven Lance: ''Warhammer'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Warhammer'', ''Wasp''
 
::*Red Seven Lance: ''Warhammer'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Warhammer'', ''Wasp''
 
::*Blue Seven Lance: ''Shadow Hawk'', ''Griffin'', ''Wasp'', ''Stinger''
 
::*Blue Seven Lance: ''Shadow Hawk'', ''Griffin'', ''Wasp'', ''Stinger''
 
::*Gold Seven Lance: ''[[Crusader]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Shadow Hawk'', ''Griffin'', ''[[Sabre]]''
 
::*Gold Seven Lance: ''[[Crusader]]'', ''Phoenix Hawk'', ''Shadow Hawk'', ''Griffin'', ''[[Sabre]]''
::;12th Company (Lightning Company)
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::;Twelfth Company (Lightning Company)
 
::*Silver Lance: ''Archer'', ''Archer'', ''Griffin'', ''Locust''
 
::*Silver Lance: ''Archer'', ''Archer'', ''Griffin'', ''Locust''
 
::*Black Lance: ''Rifleman'', ''Shadow Hawk'', ''Enforcer'', ''Phoenix Hawk'',
 
::*Black Lance: ''Rifleman'', ''Shadow Hawk'', ''Enforcer'', ''Phoenix Hawk'',
 
::*Purple Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Wasp'', ''Locust''
 
::*Purple Lance: ''Wolverine'', ''Valkyrie'', ''Wasp'', ''Locust''
::*Brown Lance: 2 ''Seydlitz''
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::*Brown Lance: 2 ''Seydlitzes''
::;27th Company (Wolfhounds)
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::;Twenty-seventh Company (Wolfhounds)
 
::*Green Lance: ''Crusader'', ''Archer'', ''Stalker'', ''Thunderbolt''
 
::*Green Lance: ''Crusader'', ''Archer'', ''Stalker'', ''Thunderbolt''
 
::*White Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''Rifleman'', ''Hunchback''
 
::*White Lance: ''Trebuchet'', ''Rifleman'', ''Hunchback''
 
::*Platinum Lance: ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'', ''Locust'', ''Stinger'', ''[[Transgressor]]''
 
::*Platinum Lance: ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'', ''Locust'', ''Stinger'', ''[[Transgressor]]''
:; 1st Armored Infantry Battalion (Mighty Mites)<ref name=MH79/>
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:; First Armored Infantry Battalion (Mighty Mites)<ref name=MHp7879>''Mercenary's Handbook'', pp. 78–79: "Personnel Roster"</ref>
::Command Lance: ''Cicada'', ''Spider'', ''Spider'', ''Locust''
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::*Command Lance: ''Cicada'', ''Spider'', ''Spider'', ''Locust''
 
::;Tin Can Company
 
::;Tin Can Company
 
::*Command Lance: 5 [[Von Luckner]]s
 
::*Command Lance: 5 [[Von Luckner]]s
 
::*Strike Lance: 4 [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpions]], 2 Galleons
 
::*Strike Lance: 4 [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpions]], 2 Galleons
::*Recon Lance: 6 [[Pegasus]]
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::*Recon Lance: 6 [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus]]
 
::;Alpha Company
 
::;Alpha Company
::*1st Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
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::*First Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
::*2nd Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
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::*Second Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
::*3rd Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (SRM)
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::*Third Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (SRM)
::*4th Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (SRM)
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::*Fourth Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (SRM)
 
::;Bravo Company
 
::;Bravo Company
::*1st Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Rifle)
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::*First Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Rifle)
::*2nd Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Machine Gun)
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::*Second Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Machine Gun)
::*3rd Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Laser)
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::*Third Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Laser)
::*4th Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Rifle)
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::*Fourth Platoon: 4 [[Jump Infantry]] squads (Rifle)
 
::;Boomer Company
 
::;Boomer Company
 
::*Command Lance: 3 Long Tom Artillery Pieces
 
::*Command Lance: 3 Long Tom Artillery Pieces
 
::*AA Lance: ''Rifleman'', ''Archer'', ''Archer'', ''Dervish''
 
::*AA Lance: ''Rifleman'', ''Archer'', ''Archer'', ''Dervish''
 
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Colchester]]. <ref name=HDFSp139/>
 
  
 
===3040===
 
===3040===
'''21st Striker'''(Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name = HWo3039p140/>
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'''Twenty-first Striker''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p140/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Tall Trees]]. <ref name = HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140 >''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140 </ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Tall Trees]].<ref name=HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
'''21st Striker''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=20yup24>''20-Year Update'', p. 24</ref>  
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'''Twenty-first Striker ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20yup24/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tall Trees]]. <ref name=20yup24/>
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:* CO: Colonel Edwin Amis<ref name=20yup24/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Tall Trees]].<ref name=20yup24>''20 Year Update'', p. 24</ref>
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===3054===
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'''Twenty-first Striker''' (2 Battalions/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=OpjRp22/>
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:* CO: Colonel Edwin Amis<ref name=OpjRp22/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Kikuyu]].<ref name=OpjRp22>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref>
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===3060===
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'''21st Striker Regiment''' (Reinforced Regiment/Veteran)<ref name=TotCp45>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 45: "Conquest of Huntress: Attacker" sidebar</ref><ref name=TotCp55>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 55: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"</ref>
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:*CO/'''Regimental Command Company''': Colonel Edwin Amis<ref name=Hunters3>''The Hunters'', ch. 3</ref><ref name=TotCp55/>
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:*XO: Major [[Eveline Eicher]]<ref name=Hunters8>''The Hunters'', ch. 8</ref><ref name=SoW18>''Shadows of War'', ch. 18</ref>
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::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
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::*Security Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
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::*Artillery Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
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:; 3rd Striker Battalion<ref name=TotCp45/><ref name=TotCp55/>
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::*Battalion Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
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::; 9th Company<ref name=TotCp55/>
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::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
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::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp55/>
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::*Recon Lance<ref>''Twilight of the Clans'', pp. 55‒56: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"</ref>
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::; 14th Company<ref name=TotCp56>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 56: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"</ref>
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::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::; 85th Aerospace Fighter Company<ref name=SoW16>''Shadows of War'', ch. 16</ref><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*CO/Command Lance: Captain [[Stacy Vorliss]]<ref name=SoW16/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Support Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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:; 5th Striker Battalion (The Dragonslayers)<ref name=Hunters1820>''The Hunters'', chs. 18, 20</ref><ref name=TotCp45/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*CO/Battalion Command Lance: Major Paul Calvin<ref name=Hunters1820/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::;4th ['Mech] Company<ref name=Hunters18>''The Hunters'', ch. 18</ref><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::;7th ['Mech] Company<ref name=Hunters18/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Air Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::;25th Heavy Assault Company<ref name=Hunters18/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*1st Air Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*2nd Air Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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:; 7th Striker Battalion<ref name=TotCp29>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 29: "Scenario 6: After the Smoke Clears"</ref><ref name=TotCp45/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*CO/Battalion Command Lance: Major Frank Bleeker<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::;11th Company<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Red Seven Lance<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Blue Seven Lance<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Gold Seven Lance<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::;12th Company<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Silver Lance<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Black Lance<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Purple Lance<ref name=TotCp29/><ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Brown Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::;27th Company<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Green Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*White Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Platinum Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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:; 1st Armored Infantry Battalion<ref name=TotCp45/><ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::;Tin Can Company<ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Strike Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Recon Lance<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::;Alpha Company<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*First Platoon<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Second Platoon<ref name=TotCp56/>
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::*Third Platoon<ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::*Fourth Platoon<ref name=TotCp56/>
 +
::;Bravo Company<ref name=TotCp57>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 57: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"</ref>
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::*First Platoon<ref name=TotCp57/>
 +
::*Second Platoon<ref name=TotCp57/>
 +
::*1st Armored Infantry<ref name=TotCp57/>
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::;Boomer Company<ref name=TotCp57/>
 +
::*Command Lance<ref name=TotCp57/>
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::*AA Lance<ref name=TotCp57/>
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:; 3rd Wing<ref name=TotCp45/>
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===3062===
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'''21st Striker Regiment (Four Horsemen)''' (Understrength Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMCS_95>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 95: "21st Striker Regiment"</ref>
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:*CO/'''Command Company''': Colonel Eveline Eicher<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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:*XO: Major [[Phil Parks]]<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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* '''3rd Striker Battalion'''<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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:*CO: Major [[Rianna Armstrong]]<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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* '''5th Striker Battalion'''<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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:*CO: Major [[Anthony Vitina]]<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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* '''7th Striker Battalion'''<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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:*CO: Major [[Jonathon Fields]]<ref name=FMCS_95/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Kittery.<ref name=FMCS_127>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 127: "Table of Organization and Equipment: Star League Defense Force"</ref>
  
===3054===
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===3067===
'''21st Striker Regiment'''(Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=MWobraidp22/>
+
'''21st Striker Regiment (Four Horsemen)''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMUp100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100: "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"</ref>
:*CO: Colonel Edwin amis <ref name=MWobraidp22/>
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:*CO: Colonel Eveline Eicher<ref name=FMUp100/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Dieron.<ref name=FMUp100/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Endless War]]'' (short story)
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]''
 
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]''
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Strong as Steel]]'' (in: ''[[No Greater Honor]]'')
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[There's No We in Mercenary]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)| Second Succession War]]''
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Eridani Light Horse, 21st Striker Regiment]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Eridani Light Horse, 21st Striker Regiment]]
 
[[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Eridani Light Horse, 21st Striker Regiment]]
 
[[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Eridani Light Horse, 21st Striker Regiment]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Striker Regiment|Striker Regiment, 0021st]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Striker Regiment|Striker Regiment, 0021st]]

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Insignia of the Eridani Light Horse - 21st Striker Regiment
Twenty-first Striker Regiment
Nickname Winston's Moonrakers (3025)[1]
Four Horsemen
Affiliation Mercenary
Star League
Parent Command Eridani Light Horse;
Third Regimental Combat Team

The Twenty-first Striker Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. After the Star League era, the Twenty-first formed part of the famed Eridani Light Horse mercenary unit.

History[edit]

In 2764, the Twenty-first was a part of the Third Regimental Combat Team within XI Corps, one of several Corps that formed the SLDF Sixteenth Army. The Twenty-first was assigned to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, and then transferred to an undisclosed district within the Periphery by 2765 as a part of the SLDF response to the Periphery Uprising.[2] The Twenty-first survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

As part of the Third Region of the Draconis Combine Military Region, the Twenty-first Striker was a unit that was frequently called on to end pirate raiding. As such, they became known for their battlefield diplomacy. They were able to convince multiple pirates and raiders to surrender to them rather than the DCMS. As a result the number of actual pirate raids (as opposed to state-sponsored raiding masquerading as pirates) dropped to nearly nothing in 2765.[3]

Jihad[edit]

The Twenty-first was stationed on the Draconis planet Dieron along with the Nineteenth Cavalry Regiment when the Word of Blake Jihad began. Both regiments were nearly annihilated in the fight, but some survived, and even helped to rescue the Coordinator's son Hohiro Kurita.[4]

Dark Age Era[edit]

The few known survivors of the Twenty-first and Nineteenth, after the end of the Jihad, sought refuge in the Lyran Commonwealth. There they joined a reborn Eridani Light Horse, led by Lieutenant-General Wilfred Eichler; the unit was annihilated in the Battle of Hesperus II in 3145.[5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Twenty-first Striker Regiment
Colonel Charles Winston ca. 2998 – ca. 3029[6][7][8]
Colonel Jamal Fallehy 3039[9]
Colonel Edwin Amis 3039 – 3060[9][10]
Colonel Eveline Eicher 3060 – 3067[11][12]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2771[edit]

Twenty-first Striker Regiment

2786–2821[edit]

Twenty-first Striker (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[13]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Trondheim. In 2821 the command was reduced to 71 percent of its strength and was deployed on Malazan.[13]

2830[edit]

Twenty-first Striker (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[14]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Malazan with an operational readiness of 132 percent.[14]

2864[edit]

Twenty-first Striker (Regiment/Regular/Fanatical)[14]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Malazan with an operational readiness of 52 percent.[14]

3025[edit]

Twenty-first Striker Regiment (Winston's Moonrakers) (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[1]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Colchester.[1]
Regiment TO&E
Command Company (Winston's Guards)'[16]
Third Striker Battalion (Jamal's Plague)[17]
Ninth Company (Kentrick's Company)
Fourteenth Company (Paulson's Roadrunners)
85th Company (Benton's Brown Bombers)
Fifth Striker Battalion (Dirkson's Dragonslayers)[17]
Fourth Company (Pinter's Axmen)
  • Command Lance: Dervish, Phoenix Hawk, Enforcer, Valkyrie
  • Strike Lance: Hunchback, Dervish, Wasp, Shadow Hawk
  • Recon Lance: Phoenix Hawk, Stinger, Stinger, Locust
  • Air Lance: 2 Sparrowhawks
Seventh Company (Tanaka's Company)
Twenty-fifth Heavy Assault Company (Seflo's Sledgehammers)
Seventh Striker Battalion (Nigel's Nightslayers)[17]
  • Command Lance: Victor, JagerMech, Archer, Centurion
Eleventh Company (Pelham's Company)
  • Red Seven Lance: Warhammer, Phoenix Hawk, Warhammer, Wasp
  • Blue Seven Lance: Shadow Hawk, Griffin, Wasp, Stinger
  • Gold Seven Lance: Crusader, Phoenix Hawk, Shadow Hawk, Griffin, Sabre
Twelfth Company (Lightning Company)
  • Silver Lance: Archer, Archer, Griffin, Locust
  • Black Lance: Rifleman, Shadow Hawk, Enforcer, Phoenix Hawk,
  • Purple Lance: Wolverine, Valkyrie, Wasp, Locust
  • Brown Lance: 2 Seydlitzes
Twenty-seventh Company (Wolfhounds)
  • Green Lance: Crusader, Archer, Stalker, Thunderbolt
  • White Lance: Trebuchet, Rifleman, Hunchback
  • Platinum Lance: Phoenix Hawk LAM, Locust, Stinger, Transgressor
First Armored Infantry Battalion (Mighty Mites)[18]
  • Command Lance: Cicada, Spider, Spider, Locust
Tin Can Company
Alpha Company
  • First Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
  • Second Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (Laser)
  • Third Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (SRM)
  • Fourth Platoon: 4 Motorized Infantry squads (SRM)
Bravo Company
Boomer Company
  • Command Lance: 3 Long Tom Artillery Pieces
  • AA Lance: Rifleman, Archer, Archer, Dervish

3040[edit]

Twenty-first Striker (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[19]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Tall Trees.[19]

3050[edit]

Twenty-first Striker (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[20]

  • CO: Colonel Edwin Amis[20]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Tall Trees.[20]

3054[edit]

Twenty-first Striker (2 Battalions/Veteran/Reliable)[21]

  • CO: Colonel Edwin Amis[21]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Kikuyu.[21]

3060[edit]

21st Striker Regiment (Reinforced Regiment/Veteran)[22][23]

3rd Striker Battalion[22][23]
  • Battalion Command Lance[23]
9th Company[23]
14th Company[28]
85th Aerospace Fighter Company[29][28]
5th Striker Battalion (The Dragonslayers)[30][22][28]
  • CO/Battalion Command Lance: Major Paul Calvin[30][28]
4th ['Mech] Company[31][28]
7th ['Mech] Company[31][28]
25th Heavy Assault Company[31][28]
7th Striker Battalion[32][22][28]
  • CO/Battalion Command Lance: Major Frank Bleeker[32][28]
11th Company[32][28]
12th Company[32][28]
27th Company[28]
1st Armored Infantry Battalion[22][28]
Tin Can Company[28]
Alpha Company[28]
Bravo Company[33]
  • First Platoon[33]
  • Second Platoon[33]
  • 1st Armored Infantry[33]
Boomer Company[33]
3rd Wing[22]

3062[edit]

21st Striker Regiment (Four Horsemen) (Understrength Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[11]

  • 3rd Striker Battalion[11]
  • 5th Striker Battalion[11]
  • 7th Striker Battalion[11]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Kittery.[34]

3067[edit]

21st Striker Regiment (Four Horsemen) (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)[12]

  • CO: Colonel Eveline Eicher[12]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Dieron.[12]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 136: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth Army"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 190
  4. Strong as Steel in No Greater Honor, p. 268
  5. Strong as Steel in No Greater Honor, p. 269
  6. Endless War
  7. 7.0 7.1 Mercenary's Handbook, p. 73
  8. There's No We in Mercenary
  9. 9.0 9.1 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 90: "Edwin Amis profile"
  10. Objective Raids, p. 22
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 95: "21st Striker Regiment"
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Field Manual: Updates, p. 100: "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"
  13. 13.0 13.1 First Succession War, p. 138
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Second Succession War, p. 98
  15. Mercenary's Handbook, p. 77: "Personnel Roster"
  16. Mercenary's Handbook, pp. 77–78: "Personnel Roster"
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 Mercenary's Handbook, p. 78: "Personnel Roster"
  18. Mercenary's Handbook, pp. 78–79: "Personnel Roster"
  19. 19.0 19.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20 Year Update, p. 24
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 Objective Raids, p. 22
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 Twilight of the Clans, p. 45: "Conquest of Huntress: Attacker" sidebar
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 Twilight of the Clans, p. 55: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"
  24. The Hunters, ch. 3
  25. The Hunters, ch. 8
  26. Shadows of War, ch. 18
  27. Twilight of the Clans, pp. 55‒56: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"
  28. 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.26 28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 28.32 28.33 28.34 28.35 28.36 28.37 28.38 28.39 28.40 28.41 28.42 28.43 28.44 28.45 28.46 28.47 28.48 28.49 28.50 28.51 Twilight of the Clans, p. 56: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"
  29. 29.0 29.1 Shadows of War, ch. 16
  30. 30.0 30.1 The Hunters, chs. 18, 20
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 The Hunters, ch. 18
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 Twilight of the Clans, p. 29: "Scenario 6: After the Smoke Clears"
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 Twilight of the Clans, p. 57: "BattleForce Roster List: Eridani Light Horse"
  34. Field Manual: ComStar, p. 127: "Table of Organization and Equipment: Star League Defense Force"

Bibliography[edit]