10th Skye Rangers:  "Black Watch"

This name originated with six companies of Scottish clansmen loyal to the English King in 1725.  The name carried over into the Commonwealth because of the major influx of Scots people into the Federation of Skye.  The upper arms of 'Mechs in this unit are painted in the dark tartan colors of the original Black Watch.

Following the Coventry Campaign, the 10th Skye Rangers were decimated by the invading Clan Jade Falcon forces in 3058.  Initially, the LAAF forced the merger of the 10th Skye Rangers with the 22nd Skye Rangers due to alleged "logistical issues".

As Copied/Quoted From:  Lyran Alliance Battletech Field Manual, Copyright  2000, FASA Corporation, p. 102.

"...The Coventry Campaign left the LAAF (Lyran Alliance Armed Forces) with two ruined Skye Ranger units, the Twenty-Second and the Tenth.  Rather than rebuilding both, it was decided to merge the remnants as the Twenty-Second.  Officially this was because the Tenth, though more prestigious, lacked command integrity, with many of the surviving troops having left to join the AFFC Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth) or the SDLF (Star League Defense Forces) while the Twenty-Second already had the infrastructure required to rebuild.  The Free Skye movement believes the decision was made because the Tenth was more prestigious, and it was elements of the Tenth that ended the Coventry Campaign.

This rumor has not helped Archon Katherine's image within the unit, which was never good.  However, Prince Victor's effective decapitation of the Tenth ensured he gained little from Katherine's mistake.  Instead the Rangers have withdrawn into themselves and are concentrating on rebuilding, staging numerous integration exercises among their disparate elements and new recruits sent to the unit."

Following heavy lobbying of the Archon by the nobility of the Federation of Skye, Archon Katherine agreed to reactivation of the unit.  Through various noble and political connections, the new Skye Rangers Brigade Commander (GN Arturus Steiner) has seen to it that the 10th Skye Rangers are being brought back to full fighting strength.  In fact, he has ordered the recruitment and training of hundreds of new mechwarriors, aerospace pilots, armor crews, infantry and maintenance personnel to round out the new Regimental Combat Team (RCT).  The unit has also been transferred to Skye to undergo final refit and training.

Regimental Statistics

Experience Level:  Veteran

Home Planet/Base:  Skye

LIF Loyalty Rating:  Questionable

Military Assets:

Current Unit Organization (1 Regimental Combat Team/RCT)

10th Skye Rangers 'Mech Regiment
(each icon represents one 12-'Mech Company)

(Command Company)

91st Skye Air Wing
(each icon represents one 18-Fighter Squadron)

113th Skye Air Wing
(each icon represents one 18-Fighter Squadron)

19th Skye Armored Recon (AR) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 24-36 vehicles)

44th Skye Light Armor (LA) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 24-36 vehicles)

22nd Eaton Armor Command (AC) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 24-36 vehicles)

91st Skye Light Infantry (LI) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 70-91 troops)

21st Summer Heavy Infantry (HI) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 70-91 troops)

11th Skye Medium Recon (MR) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 70-91 troops)

19th Alphecca Medium Transport (MT) (MFB) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 24-36 vehicles)

3rd Skye Infantry Command (CM) Regiment
(each icon represents one Company of 70-91 troops)

Naval Assets
(each icon represents one ship)

Jumpships

DropShips