So I was poking through FM3145 and noticed the Fifth Lyran Regulars use a "full strength" twelve-company regiment. That struck me as weird compared to everything FMLA says about regimental strengths, but then it gave me an idea. Still running with the 15th Lyran Regulars, that superheavy force, but I figured I'd have a little fun. Keep the 12 companies, but mix them up in four companies per battalion and then organize on a more realistic setup. Three 'line' companies, and a fourth 'specialist' company with all the firesupport and such there.
Granted this works better with more homogenous forces, but it might be interesting to see what comes out of this. I guess to keep the companies working within the twelve-mech setup, first lance would be the company commander plus a bodyguard, then a two-mech firesupport pair, with the rest of the lances being straight up fighters.
I guess if I were going to play this straight and stick with a heavy/assault force pre-Clan era, what would be a proper Lyran 'command' mech? Banshee 3E? Or should a 3S be the bodyguard, and a company commander in a Battlemaster? I guess Stalker 3Hs, Longbows, or Archers for fire-support 'mechs, and a mix of Zeus and Thunderbolt 5SS lances for line companies. Special company probably has a pure firesupport lance and then maybe a Pixie-Firestarter-Commando-Commando set of two scout lances.
Now to tape my organization together...and see what the RATs are kind enough to provide. Anyone ever do something with organizing more focused in capabilities like this? Or just grab mechs, grab minis, and go for it?