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| image          = [[Image:Gregg's Long Striders.jpg|150px]] 
| Designation    = Gregg's Long Striders
| formed         = [[3022]]
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = 
| Affiliation    = Mercenary
| Parent Command = Independent 
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==History==
Formed in [[3022]] by Gregg Car (a former member of [[Wolf's Dragoons]]<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 128</ref>), the unit had its first contract with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. In [[3050]] they were assigned to [[Launam]], a world in the [[Federated Commonwealth]].<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 27, "Dar-es-Salaam Command"</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[Clan Invasion]], they broke their garrison contract and signed a new one with the [[CCAF]].<ref>''Objective Raids'' pp. 6</ref> [[House Liao]] posted them to [[Rollis]].

[[House Liao]] took every available force during this time to bolster their defense after the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The Striders stand in payment with the CCAF for the next three decades. The Strategios "leased" their contract to the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] in [[3059]]. During their relocation to the Magistracy the unit suffered heavy losses when a [[dropship]] crashed, taking the aerospace and infantry assets with them.  At the moment the unit is focused on rebuilding their ranks to its former strength.<ref name=MS33>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 33, "Gregg's Long Striders Profile"</ref> Unfortunately for the Striders, they haven't been able to rebuild their conventional assets. Petitions to the Magistracy Command Center have been only answered slowly, if at all.<ref name=msu61>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 61</ref>

Since their new posting in the Magistracy, the mercs began to search after hidden treasure. These activities caught the attention of local bandits, which began to raid [[Weistheimer]]. The experienced unit made short work of them.<ref name=MS33/> As of [[3067]] the only thing the Striders have found is a paint factory from the [[Reunification War]].<ref name=msu61/>

As of [[3145]] the Long Striders were stationed in the [[Palm]] system.<ref name=FM:3145p182/>

==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 Gregg's Long Striders'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Gregg Car]]||[[3022]] - [[3054]]
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Davis Car]]||[[3067]] - [[3085]]<ref name=MS33/><ref name=FM3085p161>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 161: "Notable Mercenary Forces - Magistracy of Canopus"</ref>
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Darcel Leighton]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182, "Notable Mercenary Forces - Magistracy of Canopus"</ref>
|}

===Other Officers===
* [[Captain]] [[Erina Taneti]], [[company]] commander.<ref name=KHSL>''Kell Hounds Striker Lance, Erina Taneti Pilot Card''</ref>

==Tactics==
The Striders favor cooperation with conventional forces, preferring to have the enemy face concentrated fire. <ref name=MS33/>

==Support==
They depend on the logistics of their employers. The unit has no integrated technical support and lacks any transport.<ref name=MS33/>

==Dragoon Ratings==
===3067===
'''Dragoon Rating: C'''<ref name=MS33/>

=== 3145 ===
'''Rating: C'''<ref name=FM:3145p182/>

==Composition History==
===3025===
''' Gregg's Long Striders''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 119</ref>
:* CO: Colonel Gregg Carr
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Ford]].

===3040===
''' Gregg's Long Striders''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name = HWo3039p141/>:
:* CO: Colonel Gregg Carr
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Launam]].<ref name = HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref>

===3050===
'''Gregg's Long Striders ''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name = 20yup27/>
:* CO: Colonel Gregg Car <ref name = 20yup27/>	
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Launam]].  <ref name = 20yup27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27</ref>

===3059===
'''Gregg’s Long Striders''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable) <ref name= FMMercsp107/>
:* CO: Colonel Gregg Car) <ref name= FMMercsp107/>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Rollis]] and [[Hurik]]. <ref name = FMMercsp107 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 107</ref>

===3067===
'''Gregg’s Long Striders'''(1 [[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=MS33/>
* CO: Colonel Davis Car
* XO/1st [[Battalion]]: [[Major]] Bob Boughner
* 2nd Battalion: Major Danil Markov
* 3rd Battalion: Major Bernadette Morgan
- The unit is 50 percent upgraded but has only 85 % of its original strength.

===3085===
'''Gregg's Long Striders''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM3085p161/>
* CO: Colonel Davis Car
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Palm]] under contract with the Magistracy of Canopus.<ref name=FM3085p161/>

===3145===
'''Long Striders''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name=FM:3145p182/>
* CO: Colonel Darcel Leighton<ref name=FM:3145p182/>
:- As of 3145 the Long Striders were operating at seventy percent of full strength and stationed in the Palm system.<ref name=FM:3145p182/>

==Notes==
There is some discrepancy as to when the Striders left the employ of the Lyran Commonwealth. ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' claimed they left after the Fourth Succession War. ''[[Objective Raids]]'' made clear they were still employed with the [[Federated Commonwealth]], and only left after the Clan Invasion.<ref name=MS33/>  

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Greggs Long Striders logo.png|Old Gregg's Long Striders insignia, ca. [[3049]]
</gallery>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Kell Hounds Striker Lance]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''


[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Gregg's Long Striders]]