When the casualties and damage were assessed following the fighting on Ft. Loudon, only thirty-two mechwarriors and twenty-eight salvageable Battlemechs remained of the Twenty-first Rim Worlds and the Avatars. The Irregulars interpreted the number as a good sign, because the Irregulars were originally formed around thirty-two Blue Star recipients.
By recruiting dispossessed mechwarriors, the Irregulars managed to speed up the normally slow rate of rebuilding and selected new members from a pool of skilled fighters. Most of the formerly dispossessed mechwarriors responded with fanatical devotion to the traditions and tactics of the Blue Star Irregulars.
The Twenty-first Rim Worlds regiment currently holds eight of the thirty-two Blue Star medals, a situation expected to change as new recruits are fully accepted and current holders pass on their medals.
The new insignia of the Twenty-first Rim
Worlds is a phoenix, painted on the lower right torso of a
Battlemech. The phoenix is ablaze in blue fire, throwing
offsparks and blue stars in all directions. Stars are trimmed in
red to denote each individual kill.
Dragoons rating: B+
Tactics
The Twenty-first Rim Worlds has no recognized tactical specialty yet. However, the unit's battalions are training in night operations and close-quarters combat tactics.
21st Rim Worlds Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical
Employer: Steiner