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Line 3: | Designation = 4th Striker Cluster | Designation = 4th Striker Cluster | formed = | formed = − | Disbanded = Between [[3128]] and [[3145]]<ref name=RCIC17p12>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 17'', p. 12: "MechWarrior Andreas"</ref><ref name=FM3145p170>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 170: Wolf Empire force list does not include Fourth Striker</ref> + | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Red Death | Nickname = Red Death Line 12:
Line 12: ==History== ==History== − The Cluster was restructured around [[3012]] when put under the command of [[Vlad Dinour]], a former [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] officer who had recently been taken in a [[Trial of Possession]] by Clan Wolf. His experience with combined arms operations was put to use by his new Clan as he was allowed to mold the Fourth Striker Cluster along Goliath Scorpion mixed Trinary lines. His actions would create one of the most stubborn defensive and potent offensive units among all the Clans. With the success of this command it formed the basic pattern for the ''freebirth'' Clusters of [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Epsilon Galaxy]].<ref name=WCS104>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref> + The cluster was re-formed around [[3010]], by a former [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] officer named [[Vlad Dinour]]. His experience with combined arms operations was put to use by the Wolves. He was allowed to mold the Fourth Striker Cluster along Goliath Scorpion lines. With the success of this command it formed the basic pattern for the ''freebirth'' clusters of [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Epsilon Galaxy]].<ref name=WCS104>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref> ===Operation Revival=== ===Operation Revival=== Line 24:
Line 24: With the Truce of Tukayyid, the Cluster was posted to [[Nox]], at the forefront of Wolf territory.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref> With the start of hostilities between the Wolves and [[Clan Jade Falcon]], the Fourth form part of the Battle Group under [[Ulric Kerensky]]. In September [[3057]], they attacked [[Zoetermeer]] along with [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]]. During the fighting, the Fourth took almost forty percent casualties and required weeks of work to get their 'Mechs back to fighting order.<ref name=FaW22>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 22</ref> The Fourth followed Ulric to [[Leskovik]], [[Evciler]], and [[Wotan]]. In the aftermath of the [[Refusal War]], the Fourth found itself temporarily part of Clan Jade Wolf, during which time it was assigned to form the nucleus of the rebuilding [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]].<ref name=FMCRC142/> Also at this time, its Trinaries were reorganized along more traditional lines. The ''Red Death'' were afterwards known as ''The Reivers''.<ref name=FaW45>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45</ref> As the Wolf Clan emerged from the Refusal War, the Fourth took up positions guarding their Clan's holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] in [[3059]].<ref name=FMCRC157>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 157</ref> With the Truce of Tukayyid, the Cluster was posted to [[Nox]], at the forefront of Wolf territory.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref> With the start of hostilities between the Wolves and [[Clan Jade Falcon]], the Fourth form part of the Battle Group under [[Ulric Kerensky]]. In September [[3057]], they attacked [[Zoetermeer]] along with [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]]. During the fighting, the Fourth took almost forty percent casualties and required weeks of work to get their 'Mechs back to fighting order.<ref name=FaW22>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 22</ref> The Fourth followed Ulric to [[Leskovik]], [[Evciler]], and [[Wotan]]. In the aftermath of the [[Refusal War]], the Fourth found itself temporarily part of Clan Jade Wolf, during which time it was assigned to form the nucleus of the rebuilding [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]].<ref name=FMCRC142/> Also at this time, its Trinaries were reorganized along more traditional lines. The ''Red Death'' were afterwards known as ''The Reivers''.<ref name=FaW45>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45</ref> As the Wolf Clan emerged from the Refusal War, the Fourth took up positions guarding their Clan's holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] in [[3059]].<ref name=FMCRC157>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 157</ref> − ===Wars of Reaving and Jihad=== + ===War of Reaving and Jihad=== With the Abjuration of Clan Wolf in [[3071]], the Fourth withdrew from the Homeworlds,<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref> however, it wasn't until [[3074]], that the unit was first recorded in the Inner Sphere on the planet of [[Dell]]. By [[3079]], the Fourth were recorded as being just over half strength.<ref name=FRC>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21</ref> After the Jihad, they took up a posting on [[Tamar]] and were still in the process of rebuilding in [[3085]].<ref name=FM85126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126</ref> With the Abjuration of Clan Wolf in [[3071]], the Fourth withdrew from the Homeworlds,<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref> however, it wasn't until [[3074]], that the unit was first recorded in the Inner Sphere on the planet of [[Dell]]. By [[3079]], the Fourth were recorded as being just over half strength.<ref name=FRC>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21</ref> After the Jihad, they took up a posting on [[Tamar]] and were still in the process of rebuilding in [[3085]].<ref name=FM85126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126</ref> − − ===Dark Age=== − The Fourth participated in the conquest of [[Arcturus]] in [[3128]], where MechWarrior Andreas in his ''[[Crossbow (OmniMech)|Crossbow]]'' took down a company of LCAF 'Mechs before he was slain.<ref name=RCIC17p12/> − − By [[3145]] the Fourth Striker was no longer among the Wolf Empire's active units.<ref name=FM3145p170/> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 51:
Line 46: ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − The Cluster was known to be adept at defensive engagements prior to the Refusal War.<ref name=WCS104/> + The cluster was known to be adept at defensive engagements prior to the Refusal War.<ref name=WCS104/> ==Composition History== ==Composition History== Line 57:
Line 52: '''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite<ref name=WCS72/> '''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite<ref name=WCS72/> *Trinary Command *Trinary Command − : Star Colonel Charles Dinour - (1 [[OmniMech]] [[Star (Formation)|Star]], 1 [[Elemental]] Star, 1 [[OmniFighter]] Star) + : Star Colonel Charles Dinour - (1 [[OmniMech]] [[Star (Clan)|Star]], 1 [[Elemental]] Star, 1 [[OmniFighter]] Star) *Trinary Second Mixed Services *Trinary Second Mixed Services :[[Star Captain]] Daniel Fetladral - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) :[[Star Captain]] Daniel Fetladral - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) Line 67:
Line 62: :Star Captain Colin Kerensky - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) :Star Captain Colin Kerensky - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) *Support Vessels<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref> *Support Vessels<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref> − :* ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShips: ''[[Bad Luck]]'', ''[[Evil]]'', ''[[Karmic Wheel]]'', ''[[Lucky Thirteen]]'', ''[[Misfortune (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Misfortune]]'' + :* [[Invader]]-class JumpShips - [[Bad Luck]], [[Evil]], [[Karmic Wheel]], [[Lucky Thirteen]], [[Misfortune]] − :* ''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''-class Command DropShip: ''[[Complicity]]'' + :* [[Union]]-class Command DropShip - [[Complicity]] − :* ''Union''-class DropShips: ''[[Black Hole]]'', ''[[Contagion]]'', ''[[Pollution]]'', ''[[Waste Dump]]'' + :* [[Union]]-class DropShips - [[Black Hole]], [[Contagion]], [[Pollution]], [[Waste Dump]] − ===3058–3067=== + ===3058-3067=== '''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite/Fanatical<ref name=FaW45/><ref name=FMCRC142/> '''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite/Fanatical<ref name=FaW45/><ref name=FMCRC142/> *Command [[Star]] *Command [[Star]] Line 84:
Line 79: </gallery> </gallery> + <div style="background-color:#FFE670; border:1px solid #666; margin:1.5em 0 .5em 0; padding:0 .5em 0 1em; -moz-border-radius:.5em"> + + ==Rules== + May use off-map movement when fighting alongside elements of the Golden Keshik.<ref name=FMCRC180>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 180</ref> + + </div> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> Line 90:
Line 91: * ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]'' * ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' − * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 17]] * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' [[Category:Clan Wolf Commands|Striker, 004th]] [[Category:Clan Wolf Commands|Striker, 004th]]
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| Designation = 4th Striker Cluster | | Designation = 4th Striker Cluster | ||
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| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| Nickname = Red Death | | Nickname = Red Death | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The | + | The cluster was re-formed around [[3010]], by a former [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] officer named [[Vlad Dinour]]. His experience with combined arms operations was put to use by the Wolves. He was allowed to mold the Fourth Striker Cluster along Goliath Scorpion lines. With the success of this command it formed the basic pattern for the ''freebirth'' clusters of [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Epsilon Galaxy]].<ref name=WCS104>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref> |
===Operation Revival=== | ===Operation Revival=== | ||
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With the Truce of Tukayyid, the Cluster was posted to [[Nox]], at the forefront of Wolf territory.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref> With the start of hostilities between the Wolves and [[Clan Jade Falcon]], the Fourth form part of the Battle Group under [[Ulric Kerensky]]. In September [[3057]], they attacked [[Zoetermeer]] along with [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]]. During the fighting, the Fourth took almost forty percent casualties and required weeks of work to get their 'Mechs back to fighting order.<ref name=FaW22>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 22</ref> The Fourth followed Ulric to [[Leskovik]], [[Evciler]], and [[Wotan]]. In the aftermath of the [[Refusal War]], the Fourth found itself temporarily part of Clan Jade Wolf, during which time it was assigned to form the nucleus of the rebuilding [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]].<ref name=FMCRC142/> Also at this time, its Trinaries were reorganized along more traditional lines. The ''Red Death'' were afterwards known as ''The Reivers''.<ref name=FaW45>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45</ref> As the Wolf Clan emerged from the Refusal War, the Fourth took up positions guarding their Clan's holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] in [[3059]].<ref name=FMCRC157>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 157</ref> | With the Truce of Tukayyid, the Cluster was posted to [[Nox]], at the forefront of Wolf territory.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref> With the start of hostilities between the Wolves and [[Clan Jade Falcon]], the Fourth form part of the Battle Group under [[Ulric Kerensky]]. In September [[3057]], they attacked [[Zoetermeer]] along with [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]]. During the fighting, the Fourth took almost forty percent casualties and required weeks of work to get their 'Mechs back to fighting order.<ref name=FaW22>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 22</ref> The Fourth followed Ulric to [[Leskovik]], [[Evciler]], and [[Wotan]]. In the aftermath of the [[Refusal War]], the Fourth found itself temporarily part of Clan Jade Wolf, during which time it was assigned to form the nucleus of the rebuilding [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]].<ref name=FMCRC142/> Also at this time, its Trinaries were reorganized along more traditional lines. The ''Red Death'' were afterwards known as ''The Reivers''.<ref name=FaW45>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45</ref> As the Wolf Clan emerged from the Refusal War, the Fourth took up positions guarding their Clan's holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] in [[3059]].<ref name=FMCRC157>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 157</ref> | ||
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With the Abjuration of Clan Wolf in [[3071]], the Fourth withdrew from the Homeworlds,<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref> however, it wasn't until [[3074]], that the unit was first recorded in the Inner Sphere on the planet of [[Dell]]. By [[3079]], the Fourth were recorded as being just over half strength.<ref name=FRC>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21</ref> After the Jihad, they took up a posting on [[Tamar]] and were still in the process of rebuilding in [[3085]].<ref name=FM85126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126</ref> | With the Abjuration of Clan Wolf in [[3071]], the Fourth withdrew from the Homeworlds,<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref> however, it wasn't until [[3074]], that the unit was first recorded in the Inner Sphere on the planet of [[Dell]]. By [[3079]], the Fourth were recorded as being just over half strength.<ref name=FRC>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21</ref> After the Jihad, they took up a posting on [[Tamar]] and were still in the process of rebuilding in [[3085]].<ref name=FM85126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126</ref> | ||
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | The | + | The cluster was known to be adept at defensive engagements prior to the Refusal War.<ref name=WCS104/> |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
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'''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite<ref name=WCS72/> | '''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite<ref name=WCS72/> | ||
*Trinary Command | *Trinary Command | ||
| − | : Star Colonel Charles Dinour - (1 [[OmniMech]] [[Star ( | + | : Star Colonel Charles Dinour - (1 [[OmniMech]] [[Star (Clan)|Star]], 1 [[Elemental]] Star, 1 [[OmniFighter]] Star) |
*Trinary Second Mixed Services | *Trinary Second Mixed Services | ||
:[[Star Captain]] Daniel Fetladral - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) | :[[Star Captain]] Daniel Fetladral - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) | ||
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:Star Captain Colin Kerensky - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) | :Star Captain Colin Kerensky - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star) | ||
*Support Vessels<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref> | *Support Vessels<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref> | ||
| − | :* | + | :* [[Invader]]-class JumpShips - [[Bad Luck]], [[Evil]], [[Karmic Wheel]], [[Lucky Thirteen]], [[Misfortune]] |
| − | :* | + | :* [[Union]]-class Command DropShip - [[Complicity]] |
| − | :* | + | :* [[Union]]-class DropShips - [[Black Hole]], [[Contagion]], [[Pollution]], [[Waste Dump]] |
| − | === | + | ===3058-3067=== |
'''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite/Fanatical<ref name=FaW45/><ref name=FMCRC142/> | '''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite/Fanatical<ref name=FaW45/><ref name=FMCRC142/> | ||
*Command [[Star]] | *Command [[Star]] | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | May use off-map movement when fighting alongside elements of the Golden Keshik.<ref name=FMCRC180>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 180</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]'' | * ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | ||
[[Category:Clan Wolf Commands|Striker, 004th]] | [[Category:Clan Wolf Commands|Striker, 004th]] | ||