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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
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{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image         = [[Image:Clan Steel Viper logo.png|190px]]
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| image    =  
| Designation   = Fifty-first Battle Cluster
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| nickname = The Silent Strikers
| formed        =
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| parent formation = [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxy]] (current); [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Delta Galaxy]] (until [[3052]])
| Disbanded      = [[3061]] (Disbanded)
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| formed  =
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 3061
| Nickname      = The Silent Strikers
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| unitname =
| Affiliation    = [[Clan Steel Viper]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxy]]  
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
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==History==
 
==History==
The '''Fifty-first Battle Cluster''' arrived in the [[Inner Sphere]] after the Truce of Tukayyid, when it was transferred from [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Delta Galaxy]] to help shore up [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name=FMWC145>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 145: "51st Battle Cluster Profile"</ref>
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===Post Invasion===
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The Fifty-first arrived in the [[Inner Sphere]] after the Truce of Tukayyid.
  
In April [[3053]], the Fifty-first attacked [[Trell I]] with the intention of stopping [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] raids that originated from there. On landing, the Fifty-first found no trace of their opponents, the [[8th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighth PGC]], and subsequently walked into an ambush. This triggered a four-day battle that ended in a Steel Viper victory, but at the cost of serious casualties.<ref name=FMWC145/>
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In April [[3053]], the Fifty-first attacked [[Trell I]] with the intention of stopping [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] raids that originated from there. On landing, the Fifty-first found no trace of their opponents, the [[8th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighth PGC]], and subsequently walked into an ambush.
  
In [[3054]],<ref name=OR30>''Objective Raids'', p. 30</ref> the cluster was stationed on Trell I along with the bulk of Gamma Galaxy and were still defending the planet in [[3060]].<ref name=FMWCp165>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 165</ref>
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This triggered a four-day long battle that ended in a Steel Viper victory, but at the cost of serious casualties.
 
 
During the withdrawal from the Inner Sphere, the Fifty-first took heavy casualties prompting the [[Khan]] to disband the unit and transfer the survivors to the [[94th Battle (Clan Steel Viper)|Ninety-fourth Battle Cluster]]. Plans to rebuild the Cluster were drawn up, but by [[3067]] had still not been implemented.<ref name=FMU67>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 67</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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As of [[3061]] the Commanding Officer was [[Star Colonel]] Greg [[Mathews (Bloodname)|Mathews]], who had been in command since at least [[3058]].
|-
 
! 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 51st Battle'''
 
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Greg Mathews]]||[[3057]] - [[3061]]<ref name=IC95/><ref name=FMWC145/>
 
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|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The cluster was experienced in the use of the [[Viper's Maw]] tactic and fought in conjunction with the other clusters of the galaxy effectively.<ref name=FMWC145/>
 
  
==Composition History==
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===3057===
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==Composition==
'''Fifty-first Battle Cluster'''<ref name=IC95>''Invading Clans'', p. 95</ref>
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===3058===
* Command [[Star]] (1 [[OmniMech]] Star)
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* '''Command [[Star]]''' (1 [[OmniMech) Star)
* [[Trinary]] Alpha (3 OmniMech Stars)
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* '''[[Trinary]] Alpha''' (3 OmniMech Stars)
* Trinary Bravo (3 OmniMech Stars)
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* '''Trinary Bravo''' (3 OmniMech Stars)
* Trinary Charlie (1 OmniMech/[[Elemental]] [[Nova]], 2 Elemental Stars)
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* '''Trinary Charlie''' (1 OmniMech/[[Elemental]] [[Nova]], 2 Elemental Stars)
* Trinary Delta (3 OmniMech Stars)
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* '''Trinary Delta''' (3 OmniMech Stars)
* Trinary Echo (3 [[OmniFighter]] Stars)
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* '''Trinary Echo''' (3 [[OmniFighter]] Stars)
  
 
===3061===
 
===3061===
'''51st Battle Cluster''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMWCp165/>
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* '''5 Trinaries'''
:CO: Star Colonel Greg Mathews <ref name=FMWCp145>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 145</ref>
 
:* 5 Trinaries <ref name=FMWC145/>
 
:Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Trell I]].<ref name=FMWCp165/>
 
  
==References==
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==Notes==
<references />
 
  
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
  
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==References==
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*[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]
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*[[Invading Clans]]
  
 
[[Category:Clan Steel Viper Commands|Battle, 051]]
 
[[Category:Clan Steel Viper Commands|Battle, 051]]

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