8th Galedon Regulars
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Template:InfoBoxStateUnit The Eighth Galedon Regulars where 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.[1]
Contents
History
Third Succession War
The Eighth Galedon Regulars participated in the Galtor campaign during 3025. During their withdrawal, they were forced to arm their technical staff to provide enough covering fire.[2]
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[3].
War of 3039
The Eighth, along with the remaining bulk of the Sixth Benjamin Regulars, were assigned to recapture the planet 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.[4]
Clan Invasion
The Eighth Galedon Regulars regiment was decimated during the Clan Invasion. The surviving units of the Eighth where combined with the Thirty-fourth Galedon Regulars to form the 42nd Galedon Regulars.
Officers
- 3011 to 3028, Sho-sho Victor Nicholas[3].
- 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
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Composition History
3025
8th Galedon Regulars (Veteran/Reliable) [5]
3040
8th Galedon Regulars (Veteran/Reliable)[7]* Historical: War of 3039 * Objective Raids
3028
8th Galedon Regulars (Regiment)
- CO/1st Battalion:
- 2nd Battalion:
- 3rd Battalion:
Rules
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.[9]
References
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Galtor, p. 7
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition, p. 18
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 66
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp 91-92.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine),p. 135
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.145
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 138
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One, p. 35
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Galtor, p. 7