Sell Me On A House Regiment

[SLDF_Gunslinger]

Even though I am not a big FWL fan, I really like the 1st Free Worlds Guards (The Amazons). Masters of assault operations and firing on the move.  Nothing says 'Run and Gun' like having no penalty for Walking MP and only a +1 for Running or Jumping.

[Belisarius]

The supply of FS supporting fiat is infinite. CC is doomed. It is inevitable. We are Davion. You will be assimilated.

[Arthinas]

Count me in for another supporter of the 4th Tau Ceti Rangers. A former SLDF unit that saw the light and chose to work almost entirely for the Confederation before finally joining them outright, and they've got not only the skills but also Star League designs and full aerospace and armour complements? What's not to like?

Also can't leave out the 2nd Donegal Guards. A former Terran Alliance unit that went merc before joining the Protectorate of Donegal before they even formed the Commonwealth, and has a pretty great service record to boot.

[Adam Vagus]

The anti-cappellan thing stars in "Sword and the Dagger". When Max Liao replaced Hanse with a fake Hanse. It incited Hanse's terrible hate of the Capellans, Even though he disliked and even hated the Dracs, Ian having died at Yorinaga Kurita's hands. But it was a very personal view of Hanse's sense of right and wrong when you erase a person's life,m experiences, mind and persona. I always felt he figured there was some lines you just, don't ever cross. And yes I do remember Joshua Marik thank you very much.
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I know the whole IC reason but beyond that it doesn't makes sense. Even before the Dark Age you had the Hasek's, one of the most untrustworthy families in the entire FS, fielding four RCTs while the Sandoval's, who are the most steadfast Davion supporters in comparison, fielding only 2 regiments. If I were First Prince and had to choose who would get more and bigger military formations I'd go Draconis March without a second thought.

Back on topic:

The 10th Lyran Guards are cool but while I'm no Victor hater, I'd prefer a unit with less of a history with him. Although their unit emblem is among the coolest.

The 2nd Donegal Guards seem interesting, and the Lyran love of assaults is right up my alley and normal play style (Wade right in and slug it out toe-to-toe!)

The Davion Guards are already my fav unit so they're out.

The 5th Oriente Hussars I'll have to look up.

As for the CapCon, Cody. You can never go wrong with the Warrior Houses IMHO. Try them out.

[Ian Sharpe]

Back to those non-premier units:

FWL: 3rd Oriente Fusiliers, for their orbital drops. 
CC: While I was a longtime Renshield's Dragoons fan, I've come to prefer Kingston's Rangers and St Cyr's Armoured Hussars(awesome insignia).
FS: Chisholm's Raiders, even have your pick of the wild and undisciplined 1st or more professional 2nd, though they're disbanded post-FCCW.
DC: don't have one, its the Ryuken-Go or nothing for me.
LC/LA: I'd go Skye Jaegers if not for their hateful and fugly paintscheme, and so prefer the 4th or 17th Skye Rangers depending on the timeline.  Post-Jihad, no idea.

[StuartYee]

Back to those non-premier units:
 
CC: ....St Cyr's Armoured Hussars(awesome insignia).

Agreed!

Dirty deeds, done...for a lot of money, actually.

Very nice, sir!  O0

[FedSunsBorn]

Ceti Hussars - True combined arms units who might not be Davion Guards but they still fight with skill and dedication. Solid line units who fight anywhere, anytime and are flexible to boot.

[Light Brigade]

FS - Chisholm Raiders: Their background is quite interesting, and both regiments are very skilled, though not as flashy as the Crisis Lancers or the Royal Brigade of Guards. In addition, I like their dedication to the FedSuns as shown during the defense against superior Combine forces during the 4th SW. After the FCCW, I'd choose the Ceti Hussars.

DC - Arkab Legions: The Legions are outstanding raiders and have a very interesting history, too. I like them very much. I also like some of the district forces, the Dieron and Benjamin Regulars. They have some very good regiments.

FWL - Prior the 4th SW, I'd choose the Marik Guard. They are a highly motivated, skilled fighting force and known for bravery. Later, I'd go with the Orloff Grenadiers, I guess, since they are a respected, well-rounded force.

CC - My favourit is by far the Hamilton's Higlanders regiment. They are highly motivated, very dedicated and quite successful. However, like the Marik Guard, they were destroyed during the 4th SW. Alternatively, I'd choose one of the Warrior Houses, though they're a bit mainstream.

LC - I definitively go for Winfield's Brigade. They are a highly-mobile combined arms fast reaction force, very skilled, keen on raiding as well as assault missions and use lots of Medium Mechs. Paradoxical, they are still one of House Steiner's line units. Unfortunately, they were destroyed during Operation Revival by Clan Jade Falcon, but only after they kicked the Falcon in their lower backsides. Alternatively, I'd choose an Arcturan Guards unit, presumably the 17th or the 23rd, or the 3rd Royal Guards for the post-Clan-Invasion era.

[SethsMatches]

I'd like to put in an honourable mention for the 26th Lyran Guards RCT.

A unit that has never been as lauded as more famous Lyran units, such as the 10th Lyran Guards, but which has fought just as hard, if not harder all through its life.

In its early days it enforced Loyalty on Steiner worlds, which led to their moniker of "Steiner's Boots"  >:D

They served in, as far as I know, all the major wars and served well.

Special mention must be made that they stopped Clan Wolf's Alpha Galaxy and Golden Keshik led by Natasha Kerenksy cold for six hours in the invasion of Tamar and still defended the city as best they could when locked out by its mad ruler.

They did not survive the Jihad though but went down fighting against the Falcons :'(

They also favour using their dropships for combat drops onto pinned enemies "Death from above!"

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/26th_Lyran_Guards

[Neufeld]

They also favour using their dropships for combat drops onto pinned enemies "Death from above!"

I just imagined them doing Highlander burials with dropships.  ;D

[SethsMatches]

That is what I'd always imagined.

Dropships screaming in guns blazing and, after a highlander landing, adding insult to injury by disgorging even more of the RCT's 'mechs  >:D

[Death by Zeus]

I have to speak up for the 3rd Lyran Regulars, the Bee Squishers.  Not a hoity toity Guards unit with lots of shiney new stuff.  Most certainly not a parade ground unit either, been up and down the road quite a few times.  The one real constant, allways ready to throw down with Dragon!  Throwin' hot lead lovin' the Combines way every chance.  }:)

[ColonelCody]

I'd like to put in an honourable mention for the 26th Lyran Guards RCT.

A unit that has never been as lauded as more famous Lyran units, such as the 10th Lyran Guards, but which has fought just as hard, if not harder all through its life.

In its early days it enforced Loyalty on Steiner worlds, which led to their moniker of "Steiner's Boots"  >:D

They served in, as far as I know, all the major wars and served well.

Special mention must be made that they stopped Clan Wolf's Alpha Galaxy and Golden Keshik led by Natasha Kerenksy cold for six hours in the invasion of Tamar and still defended the city as best they could when locked out by its mad ruler.

They did not survive the Jihad though but went down fighting against the Falcons :'(

They also favour using their dropships for combat drops onto pinned enemies "Death from above!"

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/26th_Lyran_Guards

I recently hada chance to replay the events of the Defence of Tamar. With an opponent who does Mad Leader quite frighteningly well, I was free to play the 26th. in the days that led up to the session, I was reading up everything I could on the 26th and so I now have a new found resepct for them. Anyone that makes Natasha Kerensky dance to their tune and not the other way around is pretty fierce in my book.

[VF1LAM]

Davion:  Crucis Lancers or Avalon Hussars.  Choose a number for the regiment that is not already listed on Sarna.net, but don't use "5th Crucis Lancers" [my favorite regiment] or "35th Avalon Hussars" [the one I am about to commence miniatures buildup for...]

Steiner:  Lyran Guards or Royal Guards.  They truly are the Commonwealth's Thin Blue Line against Kurita and Marik. :D

[Lysenko]

I (to most people's surprise I'm sure!) have to go with the 4th Donegal Guards. They're one of the few Lyran units that have attacked the CC in addition to the FWL and the DC. Katrina loyalists during the FedCom Civil War, they've also attacked Davion, as well. :D Converted to a RCT during the FedCom Era, they've become a LCT in 3085.

Besides, "[t]he unit received its nickname [the Red Horde] when having to recruit socialist workers when defending Odessa from Kuritans in 2846." And I love their regimental crest:



Their color scheme is supposed to be the same as the other Donegal units (blue-grey), but I always do them in red with yellow trim OR WW2 OD Green with the regimental crest (RKKA colors).

[hive_angel]

Great responses and great information.

[morgulknight]

  11th Lyran Guard, "St. George's Regiment" 
  Constantly overshadowed by the 10th LG, their regimental crest, the Kurita dragon impaled on a sword, pretty much tells most of their history.  But they also went toe to toe with a Dragoons regiment and won (and not just a skin of the teeth victory, either; they nearly overran one of the extraction zones and bagged one of the Dragoons dropships as it was lifting), got updated to an RCT after '39, were (probably) among the troops massed at Sudeten during the Clan War, then became part of Task Force Serpent. 
  According to the version I've heard of how the fight on Huntress went down, the 11th LG got hammered in the landing zone, became the reserves and, as a company here or a battalion there, did a good job of shoring up the other contingents; during the final fighting, they were finally recomitted as a unit and broke one of the last, most heavily defended, Smoke Jaguar bastions.
  They took about 50% casualties on Huntress and apparently sat out the Civil War on Arc Royal while rebuilding; I've not heard what their post-Jihad status is. 
 

[Neufeld]

  11th Lyran Guard, "St. George's Regiment" 
...
  They took about 50% casualties on Huntress and apparently sat out the Civil War on Arc Royal while rebuilding; I've not heard what their post-Jihad status is. 

Considering that they are not in any of the Field Manuals at all, it looks like they were disbanded after Huntress.

[Top Sergeant]

I may have another Company to paint up! The 11th sounds like I'd like 'em. Thanks for reminding me about them. I sometimres forget about units which aren't in the FMs.

[Light Brigade]

  11th Lyran Guard, "St. George's Regiment" 
  Constantly overshadowed by the 10th LG, their regimental crest, the Kurita dragon impaled on a sword, pretty much tells most of their history.  But they also went toe to toe with a Dragoons regiment and won (and not just a skin of the teeth victory, either; they nearly overran one of the extraction zones and bagged one of the Dragoons dropships as it was lifting), got updated to an RCT after '39, were (probably) among the troops massed at Sudeten during the Clan War, then became part of Task Force Serpent. 
  According to the version I've heard of how the fight on Huntress went down, the 11th LG got hammered in the landing zone, became the reserves and, as a company here or a battalion there, did a good job of shoring up the other contingents; during the final fighting, they were finally recomitted as a unit and broke one of the last, most heavily defended, Smoke Jaguar bastions.
  They took about 50% casualties on Huntress and apparently sat out the Civil War on Arc Royal while rebuilding; I've not heard what their post-Jihad status is. 
 

In addition, the 11th was vital in the defense of the LyrCom against the FWLM's Operation Dagger during the 4th Succession War. Though they retreated from Wyatt to protect a larger part of the Lyran border, they trapped elements of the 25th Marik Militia and destroyed and damaged several Marik-DropShips in a short but decisive space battle without any losses on their own.
They're certainly one of my favourites, too  :)

[Sartris]

Even though I am not a big FWL fan, I really like the 1st Free Worlds Guards (The Amazons). Masters of assault operations and firing on the move.  Nothing says 'Run and Gun' like having no penalty for Walking MP and only a +1 for Running or Jumping.

Woooo!

I've always been a big fan of the 1st because they're front line, but not a unit blessed with fiat (not to say that others listed here are, but the 1st seems to exemplify the fortunes of the nation they serve) - they've had their share of setbacks and disappointments. The Jihad and Dark age add new levels of conflicted morals and loyalty having been the puppet of the Master and Blakists for years.  Hooray for raging dysfunctional dumpster fires!

[Top Sergeant]

Agreed.

I have a company of the 1st Free World Guards painted up and I gave them a Cicada 3F: Jump 8 hexes with only a +1 to hit modifier!

[Vonshroom]

Kathil Uhlahns  :)