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| Nickname      = [[Paget's War Ponies]]<ref name=HSTLCp36>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 36 (PDF p. 38)</ref>
 
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The '''Second Regimental Combat Team''' was a [[Star League Defense Force]] formation that was part of the [[LXI Corps (Star League)|LXI Corps]].<ref name="SLp145">''The Star League '', p. 145</ref>
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The '''Second Regimental Combat Team''' was a [[Star League Defense Force]] formation that was part of the [[LXI Corps (Star League)|LXI Corps]].<ref name="SLp145">''The Star League'', p. 145</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In 2763, the Second was sent to the [[Detroit]] system to investigate rumors of a buildup of weapon stockpiles. The Second was completely unprepared to face a full division of Taurian rebels. The Eighty-fifth Light Horse was wiped out in a nuclear strike, while the 147th Dragoons and the 1111th Royal Light Horse were destroyed when they were surrounded by vastly superior numbers. The Twenty-fifth managed to fight its way out through the enemy's flanks to escape and call in reinforcements.<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
 
In 2763, the Second was sent to the [[Detroit]] system to investigate rumors of a buildup of weapon stockpiles. The Second was completely unprepared to face a full division of Taurian rebels. The Eighty-fifth Light Horse was wiped out in a nuclear strike, while the 147th Dragoons and the 1111th Royal Light Horse were destroyed when they were surrounded by vastly superior numbers. The Twenty-fifth managed to fight its way out through the enemy's flanks to escape and call in reinforcements.<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
  
In 2771, General [[Aaron DeChavilier|DeChavilier]] ordered the Second 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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In 2771, General [[Aaron DeChavilier|DeChavilier]] ordered the Second 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>
  
At the start of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in [[2772]], the Second RCT had been reinforced to four regiments and formed part of the Fifteenth Army Group, supporting the [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]].<ref name="H:LoTv1p120">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 120, "Operation Chieftain: SLDF Order of Battle"</ref>
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At the start of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in [[2772]], the Second RCT had been reinforced to four regiments and formed part of the Fifteenth Army Group, supporting the [[Seventeenth Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]].<ref name="H:LoTv1p120">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 120: "Operation Chieftain: SLDF Order of Battle"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===2763===
 
===2763===
*[[25th Striker Regiment]]<ref name=HSsb045>"House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)" p.45 (PDF version)</ref>
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* [[Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment]]<ref name=HSsb045>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 45 (PDF version)</ref>
*[[85th Light Horse Regiment]] <ref name=FM-SLDFp154>''Field Manual: SLDF,p. 154 </ref>
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* [[Eighty-fifth Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 154</ref>
*[[147th Dragoon Regiment]] <ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
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* [[147th Dragoon Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
*[[1111th Royal Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
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* [[1111th Royal Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
  
 
===2764===
 
===2764===
*25th Striker Regiment<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
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* Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment<ref name=FM-SLDFp154/>
  
 
===2772===
 
===2772===
*25th Striker Regiment
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* Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment
 
* Three Independent Regiments<ref name="H:LoTv1p120"/>
 
* Three Independent Regiments<ref name="H:LoTv1p120"/>
  
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Regimental Combat Team‎|Regimental Combat Team, 02nd]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Regimental Combat Team‎|Regimental Combat Team, 02nd]]

Revision as of 23:31, 5 April 2023

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Second Regimental Combat Team
Formed c.a. 2670[1]
Nickname Paget's War Ponies[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LXI Corps

The Second Regimental Combat Team was a Star League Defense Force formation that was part of the LXI Corps.[2]

History

Formation

Formed in the wake of the large scale war games of 2651, the Second Regimental Combat Team was posted to the Lyran Commonwealth world of Main Street.[1]

Detroit

In 2763, the Second was sent to the Detroit system to investigate rumors of a buildup of weapon stockpiles. The Second was completely unprepared to face a full division of Taurian rebels. The Eighty-fifth Light Horse was wiped out in a nuclear strike, while the 147th Dragoons and the 1111th Royal Light Horse were destroyed when they were surrounded by vastly superior numbers. The Twenty-fifth managed to fight its way out through the enemy's flanks to escape and call in reinforcements.[3]

In 2771, General DeChavilier ordered the Second 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.[4]

At the start of Operation CHIEFTAIN in 2772, the Second RCT had been reinforced to four regiments and formed part of the Fifteenth Army Group, supporting the Seventeenth Army.[5]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Second Regimental Combat Team

Tactics

Different per Unit.

Composition History

2763

2764

  • Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment[3]

2772

  • Twenty-fifth Striker Regiment
  • Three Independent Regiments[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 36 (PDF p. 38)
  2. The Star League, p. 145
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 154
  4. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 115–118
  5. 5.0 5.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 120: "Operation Chieftain: SLDF Order of Battle"
  6. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 45 (PDF version)

Bibliography