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| image = [[File:Clan Nova Cat (old).jpg|150px]]
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| image   = [[File:Clan Nova Cat (old).jpg|150px]]
| Designation = 1st Nova Cat Guards
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| nickname = Hand of Fate
| Formed =
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| parent formation = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]]
| Disbanded =
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| formed  = 28??
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 3062
| Nickname = Hand of Fate
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| unitname = 1st Nova Cat Guards
| Affiliation = [[Clan Nova Cat]]<br>[[Second Star League]] (while it existed)
 
| Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]]
 
| Sub-Command =  
 
 
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The First Guards were formed shortly after the conclusion of [[Operation KLONDIKE]]. The Guards took great pride in their marksmanship, with experienced warriors able to place a shot anywhere they liked on an opponent. Some warriors of the Cluster claimed that this skill was the result of a vision.<ref name=otprt20>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 20</ref>
 
The First Guards were formed shortly after the conclusion of [[Operation KLONDIKE]]. The Guards took great pride in their marksmanship, with experienced warriors able to place a shot anywhere they liked on an opponent. Some warriors of the Cluster claimed that this skill was the result of a vision.<ref name=otprt20>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 20</ref>
  
During the preparatory Trials for [[Operation REVIVAL]], the First represented Clan Nova Cat. They lost to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], but defeated [[Clan Star Adder]] and [[Clan Blood Spirit]]. They lost the last round to [[Clan Jade Falcon]], but were able to earn status as a reserve Clan.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 15</ref>
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During the preparatory Trials for [[Operation Revival]], the First represented Clan Nova Cat. They lost to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], but defeated [[Clan Star Adder]] and [[Clan Blood Spirit]]. They lost the last round to [[Clan Jade Falcon]], but were able to earn status as a reserve Clan.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 15</ref>
  
===Operation REVIVAL===
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===Operation Revival===
After facing the deceptive tactics of the [[Inner Sphere]] during the early battles of invasion, then [[saKhan]] [[Lucian Carns]] demonstrated he was not above using similar tactics, ordering the First Guards to masquerade as other lesser skilled units when attacking numerous worlds.<ref name=FMCS-116>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 116: "Clan Nova Cat - Alpha Galaxy: Victory over Delusion"</ref>
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After facing the deceptive tactics of the [[Inner Sphere]] during the early battles of invasion, then [[saKhan]] [[Lucian Carns]] demonstrated he was not above using similar tactics, ordering the First Guards to masquerade as other lesser skilled units when attacking numerous worlds. <ref name=FMCS-116>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 116 "Clan Nova Cat - Alpha Galaxy: Victory over Delusion"</ref>
  
 
The First Guards fought on the following worlds during the invasion:
 
The First Guards fought on the following worlds during the invasion:
  
====Pre–Wave Five====
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====Pre-Wave Five====
* [[Jeanette]]<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 118</ref>
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* [[Jeanette]]<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 118</ref>
  
 
====Wave Five====
 
====Wave Five====
* [[Caripare]] - Faced the [[2nd Ghost]] regiment.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 120</ref>
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* [[Caripare]] - Faced the [[2nd Ghost]] regiment.<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 120</ref>
* [[Kanowit]] - Faced the [[11th Alshain Regulars]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 116</ref>
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* [[Kanowit]] - Faced the [[11th Alshain Regulars]].<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 116</ref>
 
* [[Luthien]]
 
* [[Luthien]]
  
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===Second Star League===
 
===Second Star League===
After fighting on Luthien and Tukayyid, the First suffered heavy losses. They spent the next few years rebuilding.  
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After fighting on Luthien and Tukayyid, the First suffered heavy losses. They spent the next few years rebuilding. At the beginning of Operation Bulldog, most of the First was still on Capipare. They lost a [[Trial of Possession]] to the [[1st Shin Legion]], and became part of the Second Star League Defense Force.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', pp. 65-66</ref>
 
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The 1st Guards would fight on [[Avon]] during [[Operation Bulldog]]. <ref name=FMCS-116/>
At the beginning of [[Operation BULLDOG]], most of the First was still on Caripare. They lost a [[Trial of Possession]] to the [[1st Shin Legion]], and became part of the Second Star League Defense Force.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', pp. 65–66</ref>
 
 
 
The 1st Guards fought on [[Avon]] during Operation BULLDOG.<ref name=FMCS-116/>
 
  
 
===Jihad===
 
===Jihad===
In [[3069]], the First Guards trained in small-unit and counterintrusion tactics with [[DEST]] teams and mercenary forces on Avon.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 84</ref>
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In [[3069]] the First Guards trained in small-unit and counter-intrusion tactics with [[DEST]] teams and mercenary forces on Avon.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 84</ref>
  
The First Nova Cat Guards were deployed to [[Stewart]] alongside the rest of [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]] as a part of the [[Free Worlds League]] front of [[Operation SCOUR]] in May [[3077]]. The 1st Guards moved to the capital city of New Edinburgh and engaged the defending Protectorate Militia units in a [[Trial of Annihilation]].<ref name="JHS:Tp46">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 46: "Slaughter On Stewart"</ref>
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The First Nova Cat Guards were deployed to [[Stewart]] alongside the rest of [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]] as a part of the [[Free Worlds League]] front of [[Operation SCOUR]] in May [[3077]]. The 1st Guards moved to the capital city of New Edinburgh and engaged the defending Protectorate Militia units in a [[Trial of Annihilation]].<ref name="JHS:Tp46">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 46, "Slaughter On Stewart"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-  
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Nova Cat Guards'''
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Nova Cat Guards'''
 
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Kothinur Gritas]]||[[3051]]<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 121</ref>
 
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Kothinur Gritas]]||[[3051]]<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 121</ref>
 
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| Star Colonel||[[Kalvin Rosse]]||[[3059]]-[[3077]]<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 22-23: "Trial of Position"</ref><ref name=FMCS-116/><ref name="JHS:Tp46"/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Calvin Rosse]]||[[3062]]<ref name=FMCS-116/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Kalvin Rosse]]||[[3077]]<ref name="JHS:Tp46"/>
 
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|}
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===Notes===
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As of May [[3077]] the local media on Stewart identified the commander of the First Guards as a Star Colonel [[Kalvin Rosse]]; it isn't known if this is the same individual who commanded the First Guards in 3062 or a member of the same [[Bloodhouse]] with a similar first name.<ref name="JHS:Tp46"/>
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Prior to the Second Star League, the 1st Nova Cat Guards had a reputation for masquerading as other less skilled and equipped units to throw its foes off balance.<ref name=FMCS-116/>
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Prior to the Second Star League, the 1st Nova Cat Guards had a reputation for masquerading as other less skilled and equipped units to throw its foes off balance. <ref name=FMCS-116/>
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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* ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
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* ''[[Total Chaos]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]''
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Clan Nova Cat Commands|Nova Cat Guards, 001st]]
 
[[Category:Clan Nova Cat Commands|Nova Cat Guards, 001st]]
 
[[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Nova Cat Guards, 001st]]
 
[[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Nova Cat Guards, 001st]]

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