Editing Lyran Regulars

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| image          = [[Image:Lyran Regulars Insignia.png|190px|Insignia of the Lyran Regulars]]
| Designation    = Lyran Regulars
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| Nickname       = The Crucible
| Affiliation    = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
| Parent Command = [[LCAF]]
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Originally a Lyran national brigade that was only considered semipermanent, the '''Lyran Regulars''' frequently waxed and waned in size depending on the needs of the military. When the LCAF needed to move more capable units into combat positions, the Regulars would swell with a mix of reenlisting veterans and soldiers rushed through incomplete training.<ref>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 15</ref> The Lyran Regulars see themselves as the backbone of the [[LCAF]], providing a capable, no-frills combat force that's more interested in getting the job done than playing the political games so common in the LCAF's upper echelons. Because of this, the Regulars have historically lacked patronage. This, combined with their emphasis on tactics considered "unorthodox" within the LAAF, has generally kept them on the low end of the supply chain and often assigned missions seen as hopeless or somehow below more prestigious brigades.<ref name=FMLAp85>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 85</ref>

==History==
===First Succession War===
As the House militaries grew in the last years of the Star League, the Regulars became a permanent part of the LCAF. In the rush to build up forces following [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] and the collapse of the Star league, the Regulars were bolstered by a mix of mercenaries as well as former members of the [[SLDF]] and [[Rim Worlds Republic]] military. Consequently, they were regarded dubiously by the high command, who doubted their loyalty.<ref name=FMLAp85 />  The unit expanded massively prior to the outbreak of the [[First Succession War]], going from five regiments in [[2765]] to 22 at the outbreak of the war.<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 139</ref>

Unlike their prior role as a defensive force, the Lyran Regulars were heavily involved in offensive operations at the start of the war, especially [[Operation ELBOW JOINT]], the campaign in the Bolan Thumb.<ref>''First Succession War'', pp. 70–71</ref> They played a major part in the campaign for [[Bella I]], when the [[Twelfth Lyran Regulars|Twelfth]] and [[Fourteenth Lyran Regulars]] attacked the world under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Raymond Hempsted]], former commander of the [[Stealths]], and his aide, [[Leutnant-Colonel]] [[Marcus Steiner (29th c.)|Marcus Steiner]], the Archon-Designate.<ref name=FSWp75>''First Succession War'', p. 75: "Humiliation Avenged"</ref> Throughout the war the brigade secured a number of impressive victories, earning them more of a positive reputation amongst the rest of the Lyran Armed Forces and were reluctantly accepted as being worthy of their status.{{cn}}

===Second Succession War===
The Regulars played host to two notable leaders in this time: [[Hendrik Grimm]] and [[Henry DeCalidore]]. Grimm was once a rising star in the LCAF, but his behavior became increasingly unstable. While his ties to House Steiner saved him from a court martial, they could not save his career, and he went from a battalion commander in the prestigious [[Third Lyran Guards]] to commanding the [[Sixth Lyran Regulars]]. Though the posting on [[Graham IV]] was considered "safe," a Marik force slipped over the border and attacked the world. Grimm believed the Archon had abandoned him and decided to lead his unit into piracy. After adding defectors from the damaged [[Fifth Lyran Regulars]], the unit disappeared into the Periphery, and was used by Grimm to set himself up as king of the [[Oberon Confederation]].

Henry DeCalidore, on the other hand, was given his post as a reward. A former Speaker of the Assembly for the Estates General and member of the [[Triumvirate Regency]], DeCalidore was the architect of the plan to reactivate the [[LCS Invincible]] to save [[Hesperus II]] from a [[Draconis Combine]] attack.  Consequently, he now fancied himself a military genius. Rather than deal with his self-aggrandizing behavior and strategic meddling, the new Archon [[Elizabeth Steiner]] mustered the [[Twenty-third Lyran Regulars]] and placed them under his command. Colonel DeCalidore was killed in action on [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] in 2860 fighting against a Draconis Combine raid, though his unit was successful in blunting the DCMS attack.<ref name=SSW-71>''Second Succession War'', p. 71: "The Second Succession War (2825-2863) - Running on empty (2850-2860) - Regency and Revenge"</ref>

As with many brigades in the LCAF, the Lyran Regulars' casualties began to mount in earnest during the war and the number of active regiments within the unit began to decline. 10 of the 23 regiments were lost by [[2864]], either to defection or to combat losses.

===Jihad===
After the [[Jihad]] ended, most of the Lyran Regulars' units had more troops available than any other Lyran command, but these troops suffered from very low morale.  This stemmed from their extremely high losses at the beginning of the Jihad, where the unit lost three regiments outright and suffered heavy casualties throughout the surviving units.  Their fading morale was exacerbated by LCAF High Command leaving them in garrison, as they were seen as reliable defensive units, and they were forced to stand by while other Lyran units fought in all the major battles.  The combination of older veterans coping with losses, inexperienced rookies being pumped into the brigade to replace them, and both types of MechWarrior eager to but disallowed from participating in the fighting, took such a toll that they were considered in [[3079]] as having the worst morale of any brigade in the LCAF.  In an unusual twist for the brigade, the [[Fifteenth Lyran Regulars]] became the top choice of assignment for new graduates, likely due to that unit's service as the primary garrison force for [[Melissia]] and, as the Royal Court took up residence there during the [[Word of Blake|Word of Blake's]] occupation of [[Tharkad]], the opportunity to rub shoulders with nobility and people of importance.<ref name=FRLAAFp13>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 13</ref>

===Dark Age===
Their history as a defensive command was changed in [[Operation HAMMERFALL]]. The entire Regulars brigade was used during that attack, and though they initially were successful, the tides of war turned against them. The brigade lost four Lyran Regulars regiments to combat, and the rest of the Regulars were heavily damaged.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 128</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Lyran Regulars'''
|-
|[[Hauptmann-General]] || [[Tellam Stellwar]] || approx. [[3039]] - [[3067]]
|-
|[[Leutnant-General]] || [[Virginie Heuttel]] || [[3067]]
|}

==Tactics==
Different per Unit.

==Composition History==
: 3062 - 9 commands<ref name=FMLAp124125>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 124–125: "Alliance Guards Profile"</ref>

==Units of the Lyran Regulars==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[1st Lyran Regulars]]
* [[2nd Lyran Regulars]]
* [[3rd Lyran Regulars]]
* [[4th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[5th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[6th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[7th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[8th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[9th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[10th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[11th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[12th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[13th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[14th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[15th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[16th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[17th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[18th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[19th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[20th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[21st Lyran Regulars]]
* [[22nd Lyran Regulars]]
* [[23rd Lyran Regulars]]
* [[65th Lyran Regulars]]
{{div col end}}

==Notes==
:* There are conflicting reports as to which regiment deserted with Hendrik Grimm, with some sources claiming it was the 54th Lyran Regulars and others claiming it was the 65th Lyran Regulars. ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]'', combined with an official ruling by [[Assistant Line Developer]] [[Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]], establishes that the 65th never existed, and should be read as "6th plus elements of the 5th".


:* The 1st Lyran Regulars was destroyed during [[Operation Revival]].
:* The 3rd Lyran Regulars was destroyed by [[Word of Blake]] forces at [[Woodbine]] during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=FRLAAFp13 />
:* The 4th Lyran Regulars suffered heavy losses against the [[9th Regulan Hussars]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 16–17</ref>
:* The 5th Lyran Regulars was destroyed by [[Free Skye]] forces during the [[FedCom Civil War]])<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 171</ref>
:* The 6th Lyran Regulars deserted with [[Hendrik Grimm]]; re-formed sometime before the [[Dark Age]].
:* The 7th Lyran Regulars was destroyed by the [[2nd Knights of the Inner Sphere]] during [[Operation Broken Fist]].<ref name=FRLAAFp13 />
:* The 11th Lyran Regulars was destroyed by [[Free Worlds League]] forces during [[Operation Broken Fist]].<ref name=FRLAAFp13 />
:* The 12th Lyran Regulars was destroyed around 2928; survivors formed [[Markson's Marauders]] mercenary unit.<ref name=fmmrvp100>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 90</ref>
:* The 13th Lyran Regulars was destroyed during Third Succession War; survivors joined 7th Lyran Regulars.
:* The 14th Lyran Regulars was destroyed.
:* The 22nd Lyran Regulars was destroyed during Third Succession War; survivors joined 7th Lyran Regulars.
:* The 23rd Lyran Regulars Supposed to be destroyed on [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] between 2860 and 2863.<ref name="SSW(SB)p99">''Second Succession War'', pp. 76: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF)"</ref>
:* The 65th Lyran Regulars never existed; misreporting for the "6th plus elements of the shattered 5th" when they went rogue under Hendrik Grimm.

==Color Schemes and Unit Insignia==
The Lyran Regulars paint their equipment "drab green" (mottled between olive and pine green), with tan or khaki highlights.<ref name=FMLAp85 />

<gallery>
Image:Camosteinerlyranregulars.png|''[[Commando]]'' of the 3rd Regulars
Image:Camomech-commando.png|''[[Commando]]'' of the Lyran Regulars
</gallery> ‎

<gallery>
Image:Lyran Regulars Insignia.png|Insignia of the Lyran Regulars Brigade
Image:Lyranregulars03rd.png|3rd Lyran Regulars Insignia
Image:Lyranregulars04th.png|4th Lyran Regulars Insignia
Image:Lyranregulars05th.png|5th Lyran Regulars Insignia
image:Lyranregulars07th.png|7th Lyran Regulars Insignia
Image:Lyranregulars08th.png|8th Lyran Regulars Insignia
Image:Lyranregulars09th.png|9th Lyran Regulars Insignia
Image:Lyranregulars10.png|10th Lyran Regulars Insignia
Image:Lyranregulars11th.png|11th Lyran Regulars Insignia
Image:Lyranregulars15th.png|15th Lyran Regulars Insignia
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''

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