So my last effort with a fictive preamble sank with few traces. So, assuming you're here for the pics, here they are!
While the Regulans might argue it, they are part of the Free Worlds League, and therefore champion (in period) of combined arms warfare. While the battalion consists of a company's worth each of 'Mechs, armour, and infantry, they don't operate like that - they operate as Recon Force, Strike Force, and Battle Force.
Recon Force consists of a lance of 'Mechs - Firestarter 9-H, Jenner 7D, Locust 3V, and Flea 1S - with an extended lance of Galleons, and a platoon of rifle infantry with transport. The Galleons form the primary recon line, supported by the 'Mechs, and the infantry often used to either take objectives, or to establish forward observer positions.
The Strike Force - Scorpion 1N, Shadow Hawk 2H, Wolverine 6M, and Ostsol 4D - are backed by a platoon of LRM Scimitars. The 'Mechs deploy aggressively, supported by direct and indirect fire from the Scimitars, which are fast enough to be where they're needed.
And finally, the command Battle Force. In offence or defence, the 'Mechs - Marauder 3M, Crusader 3R, Orion 1K and Hunchback 4P - usually back up the Manticores, taking advantage of holes blasted by the armour. The mechanised field gun platoons (with a motorised laser platoon for security) operate behind the heavier units, moving from cover to cover to provide a solid back-stop to which the other lances & platoons can retire at need.
So as part of my Grand Plan, I moved my 13th Marik Militia forward to the Clan Invasion period, so I could have BA. Which left a slot open for the 4th War period. I'd not done a Regulan unit before, and with the good results I've been getting with browns, decided to have a go. Plus, it let me field a 6-strong light armour platoon ;)
The unit's made up largely of old lead minis which I purchased from a friend, when he had to liquidate his collection :( The Scorpion was a major fixer-upper; the legs were all broken, and the weapons had to be scratched up. And I removed the "handle" from the Wolverine's gun, something I always do for 6Ms.
Of course, the Classics then got integrated, and look really good. Painting was simple - base coat of sand, added brown & green details, metallic bits, then hit with the teak stain. I had planned to go back over the green, but felt it wasn't necessary.
Comments as always actively sought O0
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