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| Designation    = 2nd Robinson Strikers LCT
| formed         = [[3079]]
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| Affiliation    = Federated Suns
| Parent Command = [[Robinson Brigade]]
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==Unit Description==
The '''Second Robinson Strikers''' were a [[Light Combat Team]], structured to act as a Combined Arms cavalry style unit.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 62: First & Second Robinson Strikers - Both unit fluff describes what exactly the LCT is supposed to be like</ref>

==History==
===Formation===
Formed after the [[Jihad]] ended, the Second Robinson Strikers were created by stripping a battalion of 'Mechs from the [[1st Robinson Rangers]]. About half of the troops who formed the initial Strikers were transferred from the Robinson Rangers organization, while the other half were new graduates and veterans who had served under [[Tancred Sandoval]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. These two groups had very different ideas about the unit's place in the [[AFFS]] and this led to a great deal of internal strife.<ref>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 14</ref>

===Operation MATADOR and the Post-Jihad Era===
To calm these frictions between the two groups, the Second Strikers were assigned to participate in [[Operation MATADOR]]. Fighting alongside the [[8th Syrtis Fusiliers]], the Second Robinson Strikers landed on [[Hyalite]]. There the two units drove the [[3rd Taurian Lancers]] Second Battalion off the world. This success also boosted the morale of the unit and improved its skills. The death of some of the biggest pro-Ranger agitators in the unit also brought the Second Strikers' loyalty firmly behind [[New Avalon]]. The operation also seasoned the unit's troops and improved its overall morale.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 54, 62: Some of the 2nd Robinson Strikers' actions during Operation Matador and its aftermath</ref> The Second Strikers are currently on [[Brusett]] in the [[Capellan March]], and are using the time to put together their new air wing of ''[[Stuka]]'' and ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' fighters. They are expected to rotate back to the Draconis March in [[3088]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 62</ref> In July [[3086]], the First and Second Strikers became two of the first three units to receive supplies of the new ''[[Cuirass]]'' BattleMech from [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]], sharing the production run with the prestigious [[Davion Light Guards]].<ref name="TRO:3085Sp26">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 26: "Deployment"</ref>

===Draconis Combine Invasion of 3144===
After the initial fighting in the Draconis Reach, [[Kentares DMM]] would relinquish some of its BattleMech forces to aid in rebuilding the Strikers' 'Mech assets.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 83: Draconis March Militia - Kentares DMM second battalion was donated to rebuild the Strikers' 'Mech battalion</ref>

The Second Robinson Strikers were defending a bunker complex on [[Mara]] when the Draconis Combine forces arrived. The Strikers fought well, but were eventually defeated and destroyed.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 40: Deployment Ghost engaged and destroyed Second Strikers</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 80: Robinson March Brigade - Second Robinson Strikers demised noted in brigade write-up</ref>

==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd Robinson Strikers'''
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| [[Leftenant General]]||[[Darryl Groell]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p73">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 73: "Warren PDZ (Warren Command)"</ref>
|-
|}

===Other Officers===
* [[Captain]] [[Charles Domingo|Charles Joseph Pangle Domingo]], [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] during the [[Sandoval Civil War]].<ref name=RGIC9p7>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 9'', p. 7: "Valkyrie"</ref>

==Tactics==
The unit is structured to be a fast moving cavalry unit, with its Combat Vehicles and 'Mech assets being light and medium weight classes, while its heavier [[battle armor]] units utilizes VTOLs to allow them keep up with unit's maneuvering on the battlefield.  The unit specializes in close quarters combat, a style inherited from defunct [[Second Robinson Rangers]], giving them better skills melee combat and piloting<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 62: Robinson March Brigade - Both 1st and the 2nd Robinson Striker units described together in First's listing how the unit used aka its Tactics</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 189: Special Command Abilities/Second Robinson Strikers - Abilities translated into tactics used by the 2nd Strikers</ref>

==Composition History==
===3085===
'''2nd Robinson Strikers LCT''' [[Battalion|BattleMech Battalion]] (Green/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p73"/>
* CO: Leftenant General [[Darryl Groell]]

'''2nd Robinson Strikers Aerospace [[Brigade]]''' (Green/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3085p73"/>
* CO: [[Colonel]] [[Romolo Marshall]]

'''2nd Robinson Strikers Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3085p73"/>
* CO: Leftenant General [[Avima'el Didikov]]

'''2nd Robinson Strikers Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p73"/>
* CO: Leftenant General [[Jove Warwick]]

==Errata==
Originally it was published in the ''[[Hitotsume Kozo]]'' write-up that the [[First Ghost]] was the unit that confronted the Second Strikers. However, it was later published in ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' that the Sixth Benjamin Regulars were responsible for having stolen the Ghost's assigned target world, which subsequently led to the Strikers' destruction.  The more recent information takes canonical precedence over the earlier claim but, for the sake of simplicity in this article, the responsible regiment's name will not be mentioned until the final errata is issued on this matter.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 60: First Ghosts - 6th Benjamin Regulars invades Mara instead of First Ghost, destroying the 2nd Robinson Strikers</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 40: Fluff original depicts First Ghosts being the invaders of Mara</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 9]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]''


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