141st Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)
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History
The 141st Phalanx were deployed to Montmarault in 3054 and were stiil defending the system in 3061.[1][2]
By 3067 the cluster had moved to New Kent.[3]
War of Reaving
Rho Galaxy deployed the Fourth Fang, the Fifth Legion and the 141st Phallanx to Eden to engaged the garrison of Clan Wolf during their Abjuration in 3071. The Viper clusters had surrounded the Wolf enclave when they were hit by surprise by Coyote's Twenty-seventh Strike Cluster in the rear and then by the Wolves. In the confusion Galaxy Commander Varga was killed along with half his force.[4]
In December 3074 the Vipers launched a massive assault on against Clan Coyote on Tamaron with six Galaxies and a large naval force. After a week of fighting in space the Vipers finally forced the remnant of the Coyote navy to flee. The ground forces made for their objectives, several major factory complexes in the Apache Mountains. Securing these cost the Coyotes both Epsilon and Lambda Galaxies. The Viper assault then turned toward the planetary capital of San Mateo By 16 December the city was surrounded. Four Coyote Galaxies had been destroyed, but at the cost of three of the Viper's own including Rho and the 141st Phalanx.[5]
Officers
Between 3061 and 3067 the Commanding Officer was Star Colonel Jordan Andrews.[6][3]
Tactics
The cluster was often an opposition force during training cycles for the clusters of Alpha Galaxy. This gave the Cluster an advantage in defensive operations and they knew how to use Inner Sphere tactics against raiders with great effect.[6]
Composition
3061
141st Phalanx - Veteran/Reliable [6]
- 1 BattleMech Trinary
- 3 Conventional Infantry Trinaries
- 1 Aerospace Trinary
3067
141st Phalanx - Veteran/Reliable [3]
- 90% full strength with 75% of the force equipped with OmniMechs