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−	During the first wave of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major [[Lyran Commonwealth]] offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] attacked [[Ko]] with the Third and Seventh Regiments of the Star Guards.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> The defenders were of questionable loyalty, and didn't put up much of a fight in the face of the planetary assault.<ref name="NAIS4SWp51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51, "Other Early Action"</ref> The Seventh went on to capture Imbros III<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/> during the final wave of Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG in a relatively easy campaign, as the defending forces lacked any significant number of 'Mechs to oppose the Seventh with,<ref name="FSWMAv1p60">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 60-61, "End of the Offensive"</ref> although Imbros III was possibly the last of the worlds to be fully occupied by the Lyrans, as maps still recorded it as a Combine holding in January [[3029]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p60">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 60, "Draconis Front Map (January 3029)"</ref>	+	During the first wave of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major [[Lyran Commonwealth]] offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] attacked [[Ko]] with the Third and Seventh Regiments of the Star Guards.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> The defenders were of questionable loyalty, and didn't put up much of a fight in the face of the planetary assault.<ref name="NAIS4SWp51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51, "Other Early Action"</ref>
	Following the lull in offensive operations after the third wave of GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the Third deployed again during [[Operation HOLDUR]], the operation devised by [[Margrave]] [[Jack Sphire]] of the Ryde Theater of the Commonwealth to break the deadlock in the local region. Almost a hundred regiments deployed in attacks across eight assorted Combine worlds in the [[Dieron Military District]]; in the case of the Seventh, that world was [[Asta]], which fell quickly after the Seventh destroyed the few 'Mechs found amongst the defending forces.<ref name="FSWMAv2p73">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 73, "Ryde Theater"</ref>		Following the lull in offensive operations after the third wave of GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the Third deployed again during [[Operation HOLDUR]], the operation devised by [[Margrave]] [[Jack Sphire]] of the Ryde Theater of the Commonwealth to break the deadlock in the local region. Almost a hundred regiments deployed in attacks across eight assorted Combine worlds in the [[Dieron Military District]]; in the case of the Seventh, that world was [[Asta]], which fell quickly after the Seventh destroyed the few 'Mechs found amongst the defending forces.<ref name="FSWMAv2p73">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 73, "Ryde Theater"</ref>

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:12thStarGuards7threg.gif|150px|Insignia of the 7th regiment - 12th Star Guards]] | Designation = Seventh Regiment | Formed = | Disbanded = [[3050]] | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Scovy's Ironmen | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | Parent Command = [[12th Star Guards]] | Sub-Command = }} The '''7th Regiment''' was one of the [[12th Star Guards]] regiments. ==History== In [[3025]] the Seventh was under contract to the Lyran Commonwealth and stationed on [[Lyons]] alongside their sister regiment the [[3rd Regiment (12th Star Guards)|Third]].<ref name=HSTLCp117/> === Fourth Succession War === During the first wave of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major [[Lyran Commonwealth]] offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] attacked [[Ko]] with the Third and Seventh Regiments of the Star Guards.<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> The defenders were of questionable loyalty, and didn't put up much of a fight in the face of the planetary assault.<ref name="NAIS4SWp51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51, "Other Early Action"</ref> Following the lull in offensive operations after the third wave of GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the Third deployed again during [[Operation HOLDUR]], the operation devised by [[Margrave]] [[Jack Sphire]] of the Ryde Theater of the Commonwealth to break the deadlock in the local region. Almost a hundred regiments deployed in attacks across eight assorted Combine worlds in the [[Dieron Military District]]; in the case of the Seventh, that world was [[Asta]], which fell quickly after the Seventh destroyed the few 'Mechs found amongst the defending forces.<ref name="FSWMAv2p73">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 73, "Ryde Theater"</ref> ===Clan Invasion=== The Seventh was defending [[Bensinger]] when Clan Jade Falcon assaulted that world in their first wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. As the mercenaries were engaged in wargames near the Dravinna Vale they were unable to participate in the main defense of the world, and so Colonel Bouncer and his troops subsequently mounted guerrilla attacks upon the Clan occupiers. The Falcons eventually hunted down and annihilated the unit, although Bouncer and the command company were not accounted for.<ref name=ER3052p41>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 41, "The Twelfth Star Guards"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 7th Regiment''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Thomas Scovy]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HSTLCp117/> |- | Colonel||[[Henry Esterhazy]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20yu25>''20 Year Update'', p. 25</ref> |- | Colonel||[[Len Bouncer]]||3050 - [[3052]]<ref name=ER3052p41/><ref name="ACCp4">''A Cold Collaboration'', p. 4</ref> |} ==Tactics== Prior to the Clan Invasion, the Seventh had undergone intense training with [[Federated Commonwealth]] RCTs to bolster the largely green unit's skills. Their chosen combat specialty was operating in woodland terrain.<ref name=CMMp67>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 67, "Seventh Regiment"</ref> ==Composition History== After the defection of the [[6th Regiment (12th Star Guards)|Sixth Regiment]] to the Draconis Combine in the Third Succession War the remaining Battalion joined the Seventh giving it four in total.<ref name=HSsb075>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 75 (PDF version)</ref> At the time of the Clan Invasion the Seventh was a combined-arms regiment containing light 'Mechs and vehicles, infantry and a medium fighter wing.<ref name=CMMp67/> ===3025=== ''' Seventh Regiment''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=HSTLCp117>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 117, "LCAF Deployment Table"</ref> :* CO: Colonel Thomas Scovy<ref name=HSTLCp117/> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Lyons]]. <ref name=HSTLCp117/> ===3040=== ''' Seventh Regiment''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name = HWo3039p141/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Bensinger]].<ref name = HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref> ===3050=== '''7th Regiment ''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup25/> :* CO: Colonel Henry Esterhazy <ref name = 20yup25/> :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Bensinger]]. <ref name = 20yup25>''20 Year Update'', p. 25</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[A Cold Collaboration]]'' (Short Story) * ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Star Guards, 12th]]

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