Europan 2nd Infantry Regiment

## Europan 2nd Infantry Regiment"The Redcoats"

A Redcoat soldier standing guard at the palace.

The **2nd Infantry regiment** is a military unit (Similar to those of the Astra Militarum) originating from planet Europa, that is part of the Europan Planetary Federation, a small secular empire near the edge of the Garon Nebula of the Segmentum Tempestus. This regiment is designated as a non-combat duty, who participates in parades and public drills. They also do guard duty, guarding important buildings and individuals. Speciality of this regiment is they keep track of their heritage and honor their customs since their founding on planet Praetoria over two millenia ago.

## History

The history of this regiment reaches all the way back to early M40, three years before the whole Garon Nebulae crusade was launched. Named 566th Praetorian, the regiment was raised on Praetoria as a line infantry regiment counting roughly 6000 men, divided into 4 battalions, with 6 companies and 6 platoons each.
The regiment, with several other Praetorian regiments, namely the 564th, 565th, 681st, 684th, and 302nd Armored, participated in the crusade, but the fate of all but the 566th is unknown, but most likely they either retreated or were obliterated along with their troopships.
The 566th participated in several battles against the forces of the ruinous powers, proving themselves to be an effective fighting force, although as casualties piled up, they were redesignated as a reserve regiment for the time being until they can be reinforced.
Eventually, the regiment found its way to Europa Prime, where they stayed in orbit while the fleet and the regiment was to be resupplied and reinforced, although the fleet never left the orbit again, due to the crusade being hastily called-off. The regiment was landed and later partially disbanded. As years passed, more and more regiments were disbanded, and when Europa Prime declared independence, only a handful of regiments remained active. The Praetorian 566th was amongst them, and to ensure loyalty and sustainability, regiments were renamed and reorganized. The 566th was thus renamed to Europan 2nd Infantry regiment and stayed like this. The reason they were kept active is their fighting experience, a thing they had in common with other regiments that were not disbanded. Their pride, however, disallowed them to give up their old ways, and to keep them loyal to the new government, they were allowed to keep their habits, heraldry, uniform, and weaponry, while other regiments were rearmed and modernized.
With their tactics, equipment and armament generally considered *inferior* with comparison to other regiments, the 2nd regiment was redesignated for guard-duty only, representation, and parades, due to their colorful, fancy uniforms, and ancient, ornate, and finely crafted weapons.

## Deployments

* **The Red Revolution** (Valiant Defeat) - Valiant last stand of the 1st Battalion against the revolutionaries while defending the buildings of the senate and parliament. They put up a very stiff resistance, but before they were overwhelmed, Lt. Hastings ordered the surviving Redcoats to affix bayonets, and with his blade drawn, he personally led the countercharge into the rebels, causing heavy casualties and nearly breaking their ranks. None of the Redcoats survived.

## Combat Doctrine

Whilst not being designated as a combat unit, they still perform guard duty, so their combat training is focused on threat analysis, quickness of reaction, protection of VIPs, counter-terrorism and fortification. Their primary role remains as honor guard and a ceremonial unit, but they can be called to action may the situation become dire enough.

## Training

The training is not as hard as in other units, although each soldier goes through basic infantry training, although the extended regimental training puts emphasis mostly on parade drills and discipline. They must look sharp at all times, and show flawless discipline all the time.

## Equipment

### Crew Equipment

A typical set of items that every War Maiden is issued. However, there might be some variations depending on the missions, and environment. The list below applies to enlisted and NCO personnel only, officer rank, auxiliary unit, and vehicle crewman's equipment may vary.

* **Rhodean 1844 pattern Infantry Uniform** - Consisting of richly decorated, bright red coat, high leather boots, white trousers, silver cuirass covering the chest, and a tricorn hat. The uniform remained more or less unchanged since their times on Praetoria. Only minor changes in heraldry were made, such as removal of Imperial Aquilas.

* **Mk II.B "LaMAT" Lascarbine** - Nowadays a modified replica of their original weapon, of which only one original piece remains, and is over two millennia old. The Mk II Lascarbine is a long, ornate rifle with a scope. The weapon itself is mainly made to look good and interesting, although it is still fully functional and deadly. It exchanges rate-of-fire and power pack capacity for high stopping power, as the weapon is most likely to be used against unarmored targets, and one shot to the chest must be a near-guaranteed kill. Due to heavy strain put in the laser diode, it consists of 6 individual diodes that rotate after each discharge, allowing better and faster cooling.

* **Rhodean Silver Sabre** - Typical long, thin sabre actually made of steel, not silver, but per regimental regulations, the blade has to be polished to near mirror-like state. This is why it is known as the Silver Sabre.

* **M3 Service Pistol** - M3 is a reliable laser-based sidearm issued to every single soldier. While it is not known for its use during offensive operations, it is frequently used in close-quarters combat and self-defense situations. Its rugged design can withstand very rough handling and simple design makes it easy to use and maintain.

* **3 Mk II Power Packs** - Single power pack holds enough energy to provide about 25 shots from the Mk II.B "LaMAT" Lascarbine. Non-compatible with the M3 Service Pistol. Each soldier carries two additional pistol power packs.

* **Combat Knife** - Standard issue 8" long utility tanto knife. Also useable as a bayonet.

* **Personal Vox unit** - For squad and platoon level communication.

* **First aid kit**

* **Weapon cleaning and maintenance kit**

## Vehicles

The Redcoats rarely utilize any form of vehicles, apart from when they are transported for a long distance. Due to their traditions, they prefer marching in full parade fashion, with standards flying and to the beat of their marching music.

## Regimentl Organization

### **Regimental Command Company**

* Regimental command staff
	1. **Regimental Command Company**
		+ Vox Platoon
		+ Security platoon

### **1st-2nd Honor Guard Battalion**

* Battalion Command staff
	1. **1st-3rd Honor Guard Company**
		+ Company Command staff
			- Vox Squad
			- Security Squad
			- Commissar
		+ 4 Honor Guard Platoons
	2. **4th Support Company**
		+ Honor Guard Artillery platoon
		+ Mounted Honor Guards platoon
		+ Honor Guard Musical platoon
		+ Security platoon
	3. **Service Company**
		+ Maintenance platoon
		+ Medicae service platoon
		+ Supply & Transport platoon

## Notable Members

* **Lt. Hastings** (KIA) - A Lieutenant who led a glorious countercharge into the rebels during the events of the Red Revolution. He and all the men he led were posthumously awarded a Silver Star for bravery.