2nd Bn - 3rd Luthien Guard Complete

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This is the 2nd Battalion of the Third Luthien Guards Regiment.  I am well on my way to a complete armor regiment in service to the Dragon.  This was designed as a medium armor force compatible with Succession Wars or Early Clan Invasion era... which if we are being honest most of the good vehicles fall into anyway.  I tried to keep it as lore specific as possible while still incorporating a lot of the classic designs.  This definitely has the feel of a medium weight armor unit you would see on the field during a succession wars invasion, and one that is nice and crunchy for the mechwarriors - with just enough bite to be a little scary.

The Tokugawa's can be fielded as the succession wars variant or the more interesting clan invasion one depending on timeline.

Unit TO&E

1st Company            1st Platoon
Tokugawa Hvy Tank
Tokugawa Hvy Tank
Bulldog Md Tank
Bulldog Md Tank
2nd PlatoonTokugawa Hvy Tank
Tokugawa Hvy Tank
Bulldog Md Tank
Bulldog Md Tank
3rd PlatoonTokugawa Hvy Tank
Tokugawa Hvy Tank
Bulldog Md Tank
Bulldog Md Tank
255th A. Cav1st Platoon
Hunter
Hunter
Vedette
Vedette
2nd PlatoonHunter
Hunter
Vedette
Vedette
3rd PlatoonVedette
Vedette
Vedette
Vedette
731st Tank1st Platoon
LRM Carrier
LRM Carrier
LRM Carrier
LRM Carrier
2nd PlatoonSRM Carrier
SRM Carrier
SRM Carrier
SRM Carrier
3rd PlatoonA/C2 Carrier
A/C2 Carrier
A/C2 Carrier
A/C2 Carrier










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