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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]] the Eighth was assigned to [[XLVIII Corps (Star League)|XLVIII Corps]], a part of the SLDF [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], and posted to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]]. The Eighth continued to serve in the Periphery throughout the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> The Eighth survived the war and were absorbed into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] by [[2784]],<ref name=SL155/> merging with the surviving elements of the [[1894th Light Horse]] to form the new [[Second Ceti Hussars]] [[Regimental Combat Team]].<ref name="FM:FSp64">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 64, "2nd Ceti Hussars RCT: Three of Diamonds"</ref>
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In [[2764]] the Eighth was assigned to [[XLVIII Corps (Star League)|XLVIII Corps]], a part of the SLDF [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], and posted to an undisclosed district within the [[Periphery]]. The Eighth continued to serve in the Periphery throughout the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth Army"</ref> The Eighth survived the war and were absorbed into the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]],<ref name=SL155/> merging with elements of the [[1894th Light Horse]] to form the new [[Second Ceti Hussars]] [[Regimental Combat Team]]<ref name="FM:FSp64">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 64, "2nd Ceti Hussars RCT: Three of Diamonds"</ref> in [[2784]].<ref name="FSWp33">''First Succession War'', p. 33, "Those Left Behind"</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Striker Regiment, 00008th]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Striker Regiment, 00008th]]

Revision as of 13:00, 10 October 2017

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The Eighth Striker Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764 the Eighth was assigned to XLVIII Corps, a part of the SLDF Seventeenth Army, and posted to an undisclosed district within the Periphery. The Eighth continued to serve in the Periphery throughout the Periphery Uprising.[1] The Eighth survived the war and were absorbed into the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns,[1] merging with elements of the 1894th Light Horse to form the new Second Ceti Hussars Regimental Combat Team[2] in 2784.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 155, "Seventeenth Army"
  2. Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 64, "2nd Ceti Hussars RCT: Three of Diamonds"
  3. First Succession War, p. 33, "Those Left Behind"

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