Editing 42nd Vanguard Battle (Clan Fire Mandrill)

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| Designation = Forty-second Vanguard Battle Cluster
| Formed = 
| Disbanded = [[3072]] (destroyed)
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname = The Fire Ants
| Affiliation = [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
| Parent Command = [[Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline (Clan Fire Mandrill)|Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline]]
| Sub-Command = 
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==History==
===Kindraa Kline===
The '''Forty-second Vanguard Battle Cluster''' was the garrison of the Kindraa's holdings on [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] between 3059 and 3067.<ref name=FMCC150>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 150: "Kindraa Kline"</ref><ref name=FMU76/>

In [[3067]] two Clusters from Kindraa Mick-Kreese joined [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit)|Iota Galaxy]] of [[Clan Blood Spirit]] for an assault on [[Clan Star Adder]] on [[Tathis]]. Jealousy prompted Kindraa Kline to send the 27th Vanguard Battle, 31st Vanguard Striker and 42nd Vanguard Battle Clusters to join the assault. Joining the battle late, Kindraa Kline dropped into the middle of the combat, and the resulting confusion inflicted heavy losses on everyone involved, with many incidents of friendly fire. The Kindraa Kline forces took seventy-five percent casualties.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 40</ref><ref name="WoRp17">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 17: "Monkey in the Middle"</ref>

===Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline===
The Cluster was rebuilt to full strength by November 3067 using matériel from the destroyed [[31st Vanguard Striker (Clan Fire Mandrill)|31st Vanguard Striker]] and the [[21st Vanguard Battle (Clan Fire Mandrill)|21st Vanguard Battle Cluster]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 43</ref>

The exact history of the Clusters participation in the Wars of Reaving is uncertain. If they survived the disastrous fighting during 3071 is not known. If they did they certainly did not survive the Vipers call for a Trial of Reaving against Kindraa Mick-Kline-Kreese-Sainze in January 3072.<ref name="WORp91">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 91: "Death Rides Forth"</ref>

==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 42nd Vanguard Battle'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Emery Goulet]]||[[3059]]<ref name=FMCRC51>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 51: "Unit Profile"</ref>
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| Star Colonel||[[Kammie Kline]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMU76/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
The Conventional forces include minelayers, artillery and anti-'Mech Jump troops. They try to make any area they control too inhospitable for anything but heavy combat.

==Composition History==
===3059===
'''Forty-second Vanguard Battle''' - Regular/Reliable<ref name=FMCRC51/>
* 5 [[Trinary|Trinaries]] :
** 1 [[BattleMech]]/Fighter [[Supernova]]
** 4 [[Elemental]]/Conventional Infantry [[Trinary|Trinaries]] (including 1 ''[[solahma]]'' [[Binary]])

===3067===
'''Forty-second Vanguard Battle''' - Veteran/Reliable<ref name=FMU76>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 76: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
* 100% full strength

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''


[[Category:Clan Fire Mandrill Commands|Vanguard Battle, 042]]