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==History==
 
==History==
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The '''Fourth Viper Guards''' was the last of the four [[Cluster]]s stemming from [[Clan Steel Viper]]'s original four [[Operation Klondike]] [[Binary|Binaries]].
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The '''Fourth Viper Guards''' was the last of the four [[Cluster]]s stemming from [[Clan Steel Viper]]'s original four [[Operation KLONDIKE]] [[Binary|Binaries]]. {{cn}}
  
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Initially performing admirably but unremarkably during the fighting on [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]] as part of Klondike, the Fourth Steel Viper Binary took serious losses from a counter-attack by forces of the [[Republic of Rand]] at the end of the conflict. These losses would ensure that the Fourth was the last of the four Clusters to recover and expand to full strength, instilling in the Guards a strong desire to prove itself in comparison to other more storied units.<ref name="er52-59">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 59</ref>  
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Initially performing admirably but unremarkably during the fighting on [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]] as part of Klondike, the Fourth Steel Viper Binary took serious losses from a counterattack by forces of the [[Republic of Rand]] at the end of the conflict. These losses would ensure that the Fourth was the last of the four Clusters to recover and expand to full strength, instilling in the Guards a strong desire to prove itself in comparison to other more storied units.<ref name="er52-59">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 59</ref>  
  
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During the Trials preceding Operation Revival, the Fourth represented the Steel Vipers. They defeated [[Clan Burrock]], [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Coyote]], but lost to [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in the placement trials. They lost their battle with [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in the corridor trials, but their performance was good enough to earn them a place as the reserve Clan.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 15</ref>
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During the Trials preceding Operation REVIVAL, the Fourth represented the Steel Vipers. They defeated [[Clan Burrock]], [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Coyote]], but lost to [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in the placement trials. They lost their battle with [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in the corridor trials, but their performance was good enough to earn them a place as the reserve Clan.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 15</ref>
  
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Despite the Fourth's elite reputation, the unit's only involvement during [[Operation Revival]] was a series of rear-guard actions on [[Jabuka]] in December [[3051]], the apparent snub by pro-[[Warden]] [[Khan]] [[Natalie Breen]] and Alpha Galaxy Commander Christopher Ahmed due to its brash and [[Crusader Clans|pro-Crusader]] commander [[Brett Andrews]].<ref name="er52-59"/>
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Despite the Fourth's elite reputation, the unit's only involvement during [[Operation REVIVAL]] was a series of rearguard actions on [[Jabuka]] in December [[3051]], the apparent snub by pro-[[Warden]] [[Khan]] [[Natalie Breen]] and Alpha [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Christopher Ahmed]] due to its brash and [[Crusader Clans|pro-Crusader]] commander [[Brett Andrews]].<ref name="er52-59"/>
  
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===Post Invasion===
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===Post-Invasion===
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Though damaged in the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] the Fourth Guards were quickly brought back up to full strength.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 63</ref>  The Fourth Guards staged a [[Trial of Possession]] for [[Blackjack (planet)|Blackjack]] in June [[3052]] in conjunction with the [[Alpha Newt (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Newt]] and [[Alpha Solahma (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Solahma]] [[Cluster]]s.<ref name=IC89>''Invading Clans'', p. 89</ref>  
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Though damaged in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] the Fourth Guards were quickly brought back up to full strength.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 63</ref>  The Fourth Guards staged a [[Trial of Possession]] for [[Blackjack (system)|Blackjack]] in June [[3052]] in conjunction with the [[Alpha Newt (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Newt]] and [[Alpha Solahma (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha ''Solahma'']] [[Cluster]]s.<ref name=IC89>''Invading Clans'', p. 89</ref>  
  
 
They faced the [[3rd Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third]] and [[4th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fourth Talon]] Clusters of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. Despite high temperatures, the Steel Viper force took the world in twenty-four hours.
 
They faced the [[3rd Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third]] and [[4th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fourth Talon]] Clusters of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. Despite high temperatures, the Steel Viper force took the world in twenty-four hours.
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In November 3052, the Fourth Guards participated in another attack on the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, this time invading [[Blair Atholl]] together with the [[400th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|400th Assault]] Cluster. The two Clusters destroyed the Jade Falcons' [[89th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighty-Ninth Striker]] Cluster and forced the remnants of the [[94th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninety-fourth Striker]] to retreat off world.
 
In November 3052, the Fourth Guards participated in another attack on the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, this time invading [[Blair Atholl]] together with the [[400th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|400th Assault]] Cluster. The two Clusters destroyed the Jade Falcons' [[89th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighty-Ninth Striker]] Cluster and forced the remnants of the [[94th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninety-fourth Striker]] to retreat off world.
  
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Between [[3053]] and [[3061]] their homeworld was [[Blair Atholl]], from which they struck at many [[Lyran Commonwealth]] worlds.<ref name=OR30>''Objective Raids'', p. 30</ref><ref name=FMWC165>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 165</ref> As they became familiar with the Inner Sphere tactics, the Fourth developed their reputation as Alpha Galaxy's rapid reaction force.<ref name=er62p64>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 64</ref>
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Between [[3053]] and [[3061]] their homeworld was [[Blair Atholl]], from which they struck at many [[Lyran Commonwealth]] worlds.<ref name=OR30>''Objective Raids'', p. 30</ref><ref name=FMWCp165>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 165</ref> As they became familiar with the Inner Sphere tactics, the Fourth developed their reputation as Alpha Galaxy's rapid reaction force.<ref name=er62p64>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 64</ref>
  
 
In April 5, [[3057]], elements of the Fourth Guards participated in a raid against the [[24th Lyran Guards]] on [[Cumbres]]. They were defeated when a third party joined the battle.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 99</ref><ref name=SLn>''Star Lord'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref>
 
In April 5, [[3057]], elements of the Fourth Guards participated in a raid against the [[24th Lyran Guards]] on [[Cumbres]]. They were defeated when a third party joined the battle.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 99</ref><ref name=SLn>''Star Lord'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref>
  
 
===Ejection from the Inner Sphere===
 
===Ejection from the Inner Sphere===
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The Fourth Guards saw their commander, Star Colonel Brett Andrews, promoted to saKhan in [[3058]].<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 98</ref> Star Colonel Angela Masters took command just before the Vipers began their assault on Jade Falcon worlds. The Fourth performed well during the initial and second waves, but the Falcons quickly responded. The Falcon's [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] pursued the Fourth Viper Guards all the way to [[Waldorff]], where the Vipers were destroyed fighting alongside the Triasch Keshik. No effort was made to rebuild the unit as the Vipers returned to the Clan Homeworlds.<ref name=er62p64/>
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The Fourth Guards saw their commander, Star Colonel Brett Andrews, promoted to [[saKhan]] in [[3058]].<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 98</ref> Star Colonel Angela Masters took command just before the Vipers began their assault on Jade Falcon worlds. The Fourth performed well during the initial and second waves, but the Falcons quickly responded. The Falcons' [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] pursued the Fourth Viper Guards all the way to [[Waldorff]], where the Vipers were destroyed fighting alongside the Triasch Keshik. No effort was made to rebuild the unit as the Vipers returned to the Clan Homeworlds.<ref name=er62p64/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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During the Operation Revival trials, the Fourth was led by [[Khan]] [[Natalie Breen]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 21</ref>
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Between [[3051]] and [[3058]], the Fourth was commanded by [[Star Colonel]] [[Brett Andrews]].<ref name="er52-59"/> Andrews would subsequently rise to the position of [[Khan]] and eventually [[ilKhan]].<ref name=er62p64/> In [[3061]] the commanding officer was Star Colonel [[Angela Masters]].<ref name=er62p64/>
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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===3061===
 
===3061===
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:*CO: Star Colonel Angela Masters<ref name=FMWCp143>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 143</ref>
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==Game Rules==
 
==Game Rules==
 
During their time in the Occupation Zone, the Fourth Viper Guards loathed [[Inner Sphere]] soldiers, and reduced their short range to-hit numbers by 1. Their disgust and fury when fighting Inner Sphere troops results in a 1 point penalty to Initiative. Regardless of opponent, when randomly selecting units each Trinary of the Fourth Viper Guards must contain at least one Star of Elementals.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 144</ref>
 
During their time in the Occupation Zone, the Fourth Viper Guards loathed [[Inner Sphere]] soldiers, and reduced their short range to-hit numbers by 1. Their disgust and fury when fighting Inner Sphere troops results in a 1 point penalty to Initiative. Regardless of opponent, when randomly selecting units each Trinary of the Fourth Viper Guards must contain at least one Star of Elementals.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 144</ref>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
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* ''[[Star Lord (novel)]]''
 
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
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* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]''
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* ''[[Star Lord (novel)]]''
  
 
[[Category:Clan Steel Viper Commands|Guards, 004th Viper]]
 
[[Category:Clan Steel Viper Commands|Guards, 004th Viper]]

Latest revision as of 15:02, 26 January 2024

Clan Steel Viper logo.png
Fourth Viper Guards Cluster
Disbanded 3061 (Destroyed)
Nickname The Deadly Venom
Affiliation Clan Steel Viper
Parent Command Alpha Galaxy

History[edit]

The Fourth Viper Guards was the last of the four Clusters stemming from Clan Steel Viper's original four Operation KLONDIKE Binaries.[citation needed]

Initially performing admirably but unremarkably during the fighting on Arcadia as part of Klondike, the Fourth Steel Viper Binary took serious losses from a counterattack by forces of the Republic of Rand at the end of the conflict. These losses would ensure that the Fourth was the last of the four Clusters to recover and expand to full strength, instilling in the Guards a strong desire to prove itself in comparison to other more storied units.[1]

During the Trials preceding Operation REVIVAL, the Fourth represented the Steel Vipers. They defeated Clan Burrock, Clan Diamond Shark and Clan Coyote, but lost to Clan Jade Falcon in the placement trials. They lost their battle with Clan Ghost Bear in the corridor trials, but their performance was good enough to earn them a place as the reserve Clan.[2]

Despite the Fourth's elite reputation, the unit's only involvement during Operation REVIVAL was a series of rearguard actions on Jabuka in December 3051, the apparent snub by pro-Warden Khan Natalie Breen and Alpha Galaxy Commander Christopher Ahmed due to its brash and pro-Crusader commander Brett Andrews.[1]

Post-Invasion[edit]

Though damaged in the Battle of Tukayyid the Fourth Guards were quickly brought back up to full strength.[3] The Fourth Guards staged a Trial of Possession for Blackjack in June 3052 in conjunction with the Alpha Newt and Alpha Solahma Clusters.[4]

They faced the Third and Fourth Talon Clusters of Clan Jade Falcon. Despite high temperatures, the Steel Viper force took the world in twenty-four hours.

In November 3052, the Fourth Guards participated in another attack on the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, this time invading Blair Atholl together with the 400th Assault Cluster. The two Clusters destroyed the Jade Falcons' Eighty-Ninth Striker Cluster and forced the remnants of the Ninety-fourth Striker to retreat off world.

Between 3053 and 3061 their homeworld was Blair Atholl, from which they struck at many Lyran Commonwealth worlds.[5][6] As they became familiar with the Inner Sphere tactics, the Fourth developed their reputation as Alpha Galaxy's rapid reaction force.[7]

In April 5, 3057, elements of the Fourth Guards participated in a raid against the 24th Lyran Guards on Cumbres. They were defeated when a third party joined the battle.[8][9]

Ejection from the Inner Sphere[edit]

The Fourth Guards saw their commander, Star Colonel Brett Andrews, promoted to saKhan in 3058.[10] Star Colonel Angela Masters took command just before the Vipers began their assault on Jade Falcon worlds. The Fourth performed well during the initial and second waves, but the Falcons quickly responded. The Falcons' Delta Galaxy pursued the Fourth Viper Guards all the way to Waldorff, where the Vipers were destroyed fighting alongside the Triasch Keshik. No effort was made to rebuild the unit as the Vipers returned to the Clan Homeworlds.[7]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 4th Viper Guards Cluster
Khan Natalie Breen [11]
Star Colonel Brett Andrews 3051 - 3058[1][7]
Star Colonel Angela Masters 3058-3061[7]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3057[edit]

Fourth Viper Guards [12]

3061[edit]

Fourth Viper Guards (Elite/Fanatical)[6]

  • CO: Star Colonel Angela Masters[13]
  • 5 Trinaries
Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Jabuka.[6]

Game Rules[edit]

During their time in the Occupation Zone, the Fourth Viper Guards loathed Inner Sphere soldiers, and reduced their short range to-hit numbers by 1. Their disgust and fury when fighting Inner Sphere troops results in a 1 point penalty to Initiative. Regardless of opponent, when randomly selecting units each Trinary of the Fourth Viper Guards must contain at least one Star of Elementals.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3052, p. 59
  2. ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 15
  3. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 63
  4. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 89
  5. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 30
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 165
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Era Report: 3062, p. 64
  8. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 99
  9. ↑ Star Lord, p. ??[citation needed]
  10. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 98
  11. ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 21
  12. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 94
  13. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 143
  14. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 144

Bibliography[edit]

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