1st Wolf Assault (Clan Wolf)

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First Wolf Cavalry Assault Cluster
Formed c. 3053
Previous Designation(s) First Wolf Cavalry Cluster
Nickname The Inquisitors
Affiliation Clan Wolf
Parent Command Alpha Galaxy (from 3059)
Tau Galaxy (until 3057)

History[edit]

This unit was formerly the First Wolf Cavalry Cluster of Tau Galaxy, promoted to front-line status in the wake of the Refusal War, that ended in 3058, as the short-lived First Wolf Cavalry Assault Cluster in the Jade Wolf forces. The Cluster was soon designated First Wolf Assault Cluster as Vladimir Ward reorganized the Wolf touman.[1][2]

Formation[edit]

The First Wolf Cavalry Cluster was a second line formation that was raised by Ulric Kerensky after the Battle of Tukayyid and prior to the beginning of the Refusal War.[3][4] The cluster was formed exclusively of Warriors with Crusader beliefs.[4] The cluster formed the planetary garrison force of Biota in 3054.[3]

The Refusal War[edit]

The cluster was part of the force that assaulted the Clan Jade Falcon world of Zoetermeer in September 3057. On 17th October 3057 the First Wolf Cavalry Cluster dropped onto Evciler. They landed on the frozen southern continent and the polar magnetic field rendered their sensors useless. Blind the Cluster was ambushed in the Semore Chasm by the defending Seventh Falcon Regulars. Returning fire the Wolves fired at the ice covering the river on which the Falcons were standing creating holes which swallowed their 'Mechs granting the Cavalry a swift victory.[5]

As Tau Galaxy made its way to Wotan in December the First was one of the two Tau Clusters that was not disbanded to use its warriors to replace the losses in other Clusters. Instead it became part of the Wolf reserve forces under Ulric Kerensky.[6]

With the creation of the short-lived Clan Jade Wolf the cluster was renamed the First Wolf Cavalry Assault Cluster, and under Star Colonel Giorgy Shaw formed part of Alpha Galaxy in January 3058.[2] By 3059 it had been renamed more simply the First Wolf Assault Cluster and was stationed on Altenmarkt.[7]

In 3067 the First Wolf Assault Cluster was stationed on Tamar.[8]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 1st Wolf Cavalry Assault
Star Colonel Jiln Ch'in [9]
Star Colonel Grigory Shaw 3058[10][7][9]
Commanding Officers of the 1st Wolf Assault
Star Colonel Ivan Kerensky 3067[8]

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3054-3057[edit]

First Wolf Cavalry Cluster[3][6]

3058[edit]

First Wolf Cavalry Assault Cluster[10]

  • Command Star
  • Trinary Alpha - 3 BattleMech Stars
  • Trinary Bravo - 3 BattleMech Stars
  • Supernova Charlie - 1 OmniMech/Elemental Nova and 2 Stars of Elementals
  • Trinary Delta - 3 Fighter Stars

3059[edit]

First Wolf Assault Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical[7]

3067[edit]

First Wolf Assault Cluster - Elite/Fanatical[8]

  • 100% full strength

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 142
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 44
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Objective Raids, p. 32: "Clan Wolf - Deployment Table"
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 21
  5. The Falcon and the Wolf, pp. 27–28
  6. 6.0 6.1 Bred for War
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 157
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 74
  9. 9.0 9.1 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 142
  10. 10.0 10.1 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 44
  11. The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 28

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