Editing 8th Galedon Regulars

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| image     = [[File:Galedonregulars.png|150px]]
| nickname  = "The Fate of Enemies"
| parent formation = [[Galedon Regulars]]
| formed    = [[Star League era]] or earlier<ref name="FR2765DCMSp12"/>
| disbanded = [[3054]]<ref name=ORp27/> - [[3059]]<ref name=FMDC68>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 68, "Unit Profile"</ref>
| year      = 3050
| unitname  = Eighth Galedon Regulars
}}
The '''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' were a heavy [[BattleMech]] regiment in service to the [[Draconis Combine]]. During the Third Succession War their 'Mech forces were two thirds heavy and assault units and they only used the heaviest light and medium 'Mechs.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Galtor'', p. 7</ref>

==History==
=== Star League Era ===
During the [[Star League era]] the Eighth Galedon Regulars shared a common structure with the other regiments of the Galedon Regulars, due to the threat posed by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. This common structure saw the First assigned a swathe of conventional regiments for support - five armor regiments and five infantry regiments, an artillery regiment and a reinforced [[aerospace fighter]] [[Wing (Formation)|wing]]. Second only to the [[Sword of Light]] regiments in priority, the various Galedon Regulars regiments had excellent levels of supplies, and a high level of access to new [[BattleMech]]s and equipment.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp12"/>

=== Third Succession War ===
The Eighth Galedon Regulars participated in the [[Galtor III|Galtor]] campaign during [[3025]]. During their withdrawal, they were forced to arm their technical staff to provide enough covering fire.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 18</ref>

=== Fourth Succession War ===
September 12 [[3028]] the Eighth dropped onto [[Harrow's Sun]] and engaged the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in what turned into a long protracted siege.<ref name=4SWv1-66>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 66</ref> Elements of the Eighth faced elements of Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment.<ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', pp. 34-35</ref> They spent several months besieging the Dragoons, who had taken shelter in an [[AFFS]] fortress named Fort Belvoir. After several months of ineffective aerospace fighter and BattleMech strikes, the Eighth deployed combat engineers who tunneled into the fort. Infantry attached to the Galedon Regulars seized multiple high points in the fortress itself and killed the [[Federated Suns]] militia assisting the Dragoons. As the Dragoons turned to face this threat, the Galedon Regulars' BattleMechs charged through the minefields and attacked. The Dragoons and Regulars fought for several days, but eventually the Dragoons were forced to withdraw to [[Crossing]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 10-11</ref><ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 41</ref>

The Eighth Galedon Regulars pursued the Dragoons to Crossing. As the Dragoons established a fortification at Tartarus Caldera, the Eighth arrived and set up camp along the caldera's southern edge. This allowed them to use a wide four-lane road to reach the summit. They advanced at the same time other Galedon Regulars regiments assaulted the Caldera. Though they were able to use the road, this also exposed them to heavy fire from the Dragoons.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 31</ref> They faced the [[Black Widow Company]] and fought [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]] himself.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 32</ref> Eventually the Dragoons prevailed, and the Eighth started a withdrawal from the caldera. They faced Dragoon infantry armed with [[Inferno]] missiles. The infantry ignited several 'Mechs, but none were lost.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 37</ref><ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', pp. 42-43</ref>

=== War of 3039 ===
The Eighth, along with the remaining bulk of the [[6th Benjamin Regulars|Sixth Benjamin Regulars]], were assigned to recapture the BattleMech manufacturing planet of [[Marduk]] for the Combine under the command of the Sixth's Commanding Officer ''[[Sho-sho]]'' Goros. Undermanned and outnumbered, hampered by the old-school "victory or death" suicide charges and bitter arguments between unit commanders, the Combine taskforce suffered heavy losses but held on in desperation in the remains of a [[Succession Wars era]] fort. The DCMS taskforce was ultimately saved by the recall of all AFFS combat units from the Draconis Combine, returning Marduk to Combine hands.<ref name=WO392>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp 91-92.</ref> 

===Clan Invasion===
The Eighth Galedon Regulars regiment was decimated during the [[Clan Invasion]]. The surviving units of the Eighth were combined with the [[34th Galedon Regulars|Thirty-fourth Galedon Regulars]] to form the [[Forty-second Galedon Regulars]].<ref name=FMDC68/>

==Officers==
*[[3011]] to [[3028]], ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Victor Nicholas]]<ref name=4SWv1-66></ref>.
*[[3039]], ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Homai Lu]].
*[[3050]], ''Tai-sa'' [[Richard Hanson]].  As the senior officer, Hanson was given command of the 42nd Galedon Regulars when the Eighth and the Thirty-fourth were merged.

==Tactics==
=== Star League Era ===
Due to the high number of [[Sun Zhang Military Academy]] and [[Galedon Military Academy]] recruits within the Galedon Regulars, the Regulars often displayed fanatical loyalty and courage. However, the elitism displayed by these same recruits led to poor coordination between the Regulars and the attached convention forces, who were often used as cannon fodder.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp12"/>

==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765DCMSp12">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 12, "Galedon Regulars"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on [[Worrell]].<ref name="FR2765DCMSp12"/> attached to the Regulars were a reinforced wing of [[aerospace fighter]]s, an artillery regiment, five infantry regiments and five armoured regiments.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp12"/>

=== 2786 ===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref> 
:- At this point in time the Regulars were a light-weight regiment stationed on Worrell and were operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>

=== 2821 ===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp137"/>
:- At this point in time the Regulars were a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Marlow's Rift]] and were operating at just below half-strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="SSWp97">''Second Succession War'', p. 97, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Regulars were a medium-weight regiment stationed on Marlow's Rift and were operating at approximately one-sixth above full strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="SSWp97">''Second Succession War'', p. 97, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Regulars were a medium-weight regiment stationed on [[Thestria]] and were operating at just below two-thirds of full strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>

===3025===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=HBHSp135>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135</ref>
* CO: Brigadier General Victor Nicholas

===3028===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' ([[Regiment]])
* CO/1st [[Battalion]]:
: XO:
: Bravo Company<ref name=4SWv1-35>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 35</ref>
:: Command Lance
:: Assault Lance
:: Attack Lance
: Charlie Company<ref name=4SWv1-35/>
:: Attack Lance
* 2nd Battalion:
* 3rd Battalion:

===3040===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 138 </ref>

===3050===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20YUp41>''20 Year Update'', p.41</ref>
:*CO: ''Tai-sa'' Hjordis Lee

===3054===
'''Eighth Galedon Regulars''' ([[Battalion]]/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=ORp27>''Objective Raids'', p.27</ref>
:*CO: ''Tai-sa'' Richard Hanson

==Rules==
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===Historical Turning Points: Galtor===
* The Eighth are an assault regiment, and as such they carry a disproportionately large number of heavier units; even their light ’Mechs are of the heavier types. When rolling for random forces, the Eighth automatically assign two-thirds their force with heavy and assault ’Mechs, while their light and medium ’Mechs are composed of the heaviest tonnage units available in their class.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Galtor'', p. 7</ref>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]''
* ''[[The Galtor Campaign]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[Historical Turning Points: Galtor]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (Sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]''

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