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==History==
 
==History==
The '''Sixty-first Air Assault Cluster''' was stationed on [[Lum]] in [[3060]]<ref name= FMWC163 >''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', 163</ref>. This system had been its posting for many years<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 59</ref>. The Cluster was at full combat strength when assigned to the WarShip ''[[Star Swimmer]]'' in [[3067]]<ref name=fmu77>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77</ref>.
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The '''Sixty-first Air Assault Cluster''' was stationed on [[Lum]] in [[3060]]<ref name=FMWC163>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 163</ref>. This system had been its posting for many years<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 59</ref>. The Cluster was at full combat strength when assigned to the WarShip ''[[Star Swimmer]]'' in [[3067]]<ref name=fmu77>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77</ref>.
  
With the loss of the ''Star Swimmer'' at [[Salonika]] in early July [[3072]] it is assumed that the clusters was either destroyed or captured by [[Clan Burrock]] forces.<ref name="WORp102">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 102, "Bearding the Shark"</ref>
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With the loss of the ''Star Swimmer'' at [[Salonika]] in early July [[3072]] it is assumed that the clusters was either destroyed or captured by [[Clan Burrock]] forces.<ref name="WORp102">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 102: "Bearding the Shark"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
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[[Category:Clan Diamond Shark Commands|Air Assault, 061]]
 
[[Category:Clan Diamond Shark Commands|Air Assault, 061]]

Revision as of 20:05, 15 April 2023

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Sixty First Air Assault Cluster
Nickname Sky Fox
Affiliation Clan Diamond Shark
Parent Command Sigma Galaxy

History

The Sixty-first Air Assault Cluster was stationed on Lum in 3060[1]. This system had been its posting for many years[2]. The Cluster was at full combat strength when assigned to the WarShip Star Swimmer in 3067[3].

With the loss of the Star Swimmer at Salonika in early July 3072 it is assumed that the clusters was either destroyed or captured by Clan Burrock forces.[4]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 61st Air Assault Cluster
Star Colonel Freya Erikson 3061 - 3067[5][3]

Tactics

The Cluster accepted zellbrigen against equal forces, excluding OmniMechs. The command used combined arms tactics to its advantage.[5]

Composition History

3061

61st Air Assault Cluster (Green/Reliable)[5]

  • CO:
Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Lum.[1]
Composition

3067

61st Air Assault Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical [3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 163
  2. Field Manual: Updates, p. 59
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 77
  4. The Wars of Reaving, p. 102: "Bearding the Shark"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 74, "61st Air Assault Cluster Profile"

Bibliography