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| nickname = Hades' Gate
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| Designation = Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster
| parent formation = [[Kindraa Kline (Clan Fire Mandrill)|Kindraa Kline]]
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| Disbanded = [[3067]] (destroyed)
| year    = 3067
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| disbanded = 3067
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| Nickname = Hades' Gate
| unitname = 21st Vanguard Battle Cluster
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| Affiliation = [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
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| Parent Command = [[Kindraa Kline (Clan Fire Mandrill)|Kindraa Kline]]
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==History==
 
==History==
The '''Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster''' was one of [[Kindraa Kline]]'s most experienced defensive units.<ref name=FMCRC51>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 51, "Unit Profile"</ref> During the [[Hellion's Fury]] campaign, they fought the [[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers]] Cluster on [[Foster]] and captured several armored vehicles from the [[Clan Ice Hellion|Hellions]] during the campaign. Although the fighting took its toll on the Cluster as the Twenty-first's commander was killed in the swamps on Foster.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 35</ref>
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The '''Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster''' was one of [[Kindraa Kline (Clan Fire Mandrill)|Kindraa Kline]]'s most experienced defensive units,<ref name=FMCRC51>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 51: "Unit Profile"</ref> and were deployed to [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] in 3059.<ref name=FMCC150>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 150: "Kindraa Kline"</ref> During the [[Hellion's Fury]] campaign, they fought the [[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers]] Cluster on [[Foster]] and captured several armored vehicles from the [[Clan Ice Hellion|Hellions]] during the campaign. Although the fighting took its toll on the Cluster as the Twenty-first's commander was killed in the swamps on Foster.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 35</ref>
  
The Cluster was lost fight [[Clan Star Adder]], its material was used to rebuilt the heavily damaged [[27th Vanguard Battle (Clan Fire Mandrill)|27th Vanguard Battle Cluster]] and the [[42nd Vanguard Battle (Clan Fire Mandrill)|42nd Vanguard Battle Cluster]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 43</ref>
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The Cluster was lost fighting [[Clan Star Adder]] in [[3067]], its matériel was used to rebuild the heavily damaged [[27th Vanguard Battle (Clan Fire Mandrill)|27th Vanguard Battle Cluster]] and the [[42nd Vanguard Battle (Clan Fire Mandrill)|42nd Vanguard Battle Cluster]].<ref name=FMUp43>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 43</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
In 3059 the Commanding Officer was [[Star Colonel]] Thaddeus [[Bush (Bloodname)|Bush]].<ref name=FMCRC51/>
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During the Hellion's Fury campaign, the Twenty-first was led by Star Colonel Lavender Kline.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 23</ref>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 21st Vanguard Battle'''
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Lavender Kline]]||During [[Hellion's Fury]]<ref name=OTPRTp23>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 23</ref>
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| Star Colonel||[[Thaddeus Bush]]||[[3059]]<ref name=FMCRC51/>
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
They were very skilled at making defensive emplacements.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 23</ref>  
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They were very skilled at making defensive emplacements.<ref name=OTPRTp23 />
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
===3059<ref name=FMCRC51/>===
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===3050-3059===
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'''Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster''' - Veteran/Reliable<ref name=FMCC150/><ref name=OTPRTp23/>
 
* 4 [[Trinary|Trinaries]], includes:
 
* 4 [[Trinary|Trinaries]], includes:
** 1 [[OmniMech]] Command Trinary
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** 1 [[OmniMech]] Command Trinary<ref name=FMCRC51/>
** 1 Conventional Binary
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** 1 Conventional (armor) Binary
 
 
==Notes==
 
  
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==Rules==
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They receive a +3 initiative bonus as a defender in a scenario, but suffers a -1 penalty as the attacker<ref name=FMCRC175>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 175</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]''
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* ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]''
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[[Category:Clan Fire Mandrill Commands|Vanguard Battle, 021]]
 
[[Category:Clan Fire Mandrill Commands|Vanguard Battle, 021]]

Latest revision as of 21:41, 10 February 2024

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Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster
Disbanded 3067 (destroyed)
Nickname Hades' Gate
Affiliation Clan Fire Mandrill
Parent Command Kindraa Kline

History[edit]

The Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster was one of Kindraa Kline's most experienced defensive units,[1] and were deployed to Dagda in 3059.[2] During the Hellion's Fury campaign, they fought the Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers Cluster on Foster and captured several armored vehicles from the Hellions during the campaign. Although the fighting took its toll on the Cluster as the Twenty-first's commander was killed in the swamps on Foster.[3]

The Cluster was lost fighting Clan Star Adder in 3067, its matériel was used to rebuild the heavily damaged 27th Vanguard Battle Cluster and the 42nd Vanguard Battle Cluster.[4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 21st Vanguard Battle
Star Colonel Lavender Kline During Hellion's Fury[5]
Star Colonel Thaddeus Bush 3059[1]

Tactics[edit]

They were very skilled at making defensive emplacements.[5]

Composition History[edit]

3050-3059[edit]

Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster - Veteran/Reliable[2][5]

Rules[edit]

They receive a +3 initiative bonus as a defender in a scenario, but suffers a -1 penalty as the attacker[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 51: "Unit Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 150: "Kindraa Kline"
  3. Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 35
  4. Field Manual: Updates, p. 43
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 23
  6. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 175

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