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==History==
 
==History==
The '''Sixty-first Firestorm Cluster'''  provided two [[Star]]s to Clan Fire Mandrill's Provisional Assault Cluster that competed in the Trials prior to [[Operation Revival]] in [[3048]].<ref name=OTP>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 19-20</ref> It was stationed on [[Marshall]] in 3059,<ref name="fccp149">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 149, "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref> and were still in position in 3067.<ref name="fmup71">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 71, "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
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The '''Sixty-first Firestorm Cluster'''  provided two [[Star]]s to Clan Fire Mandrill's Provisional Assault Cluster that competed in the Trials prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] in [[3048]].<ref name=OTP>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 19-20</ref> It was stationed on [[Marshall]] in 3059,<ref name="fccp149">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 149, "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref> and were still in position in 3067.<ref name="fmup71">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 71, "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
  
 
In 3072 [[Clan Steel Viper]] forces attacked the Kindraa's industrial complex of Molten on [[Barcella]]. The Sixty First Firestorm Cluster put up a solid defense, losing half its warriors before being forced to surrender. Those that managed to retreat from the destroyed Cluster joined up with the [[1st Fire Assault (Clan Fire Mandrill)|First Fire Assault Cluster]] at Mockva. <ref name="WORp110">'' The Wars of Reaving'', p. 110, "The Hellion Fades"</ref>
 
In 3072 [[Clan Steel Viper]] forces attacked the Kindraa's industrial complex of Molten on [[Barcella]]. The Sixty First Firestorm Cluster put up a solid defense, losing half its warriors before being forced to surrender. Those that managed to retreat from the destroyed Cluster joined up with the [[1st Fire Assault (Clan Fire Mandrill)|First Fire Assault Cluster]] at Mockva. <ref name="WORp110">'' The Wars of Reaving'', p. 110, "The Hellion Fades"</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 25 April 2023

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Sixty First Firestorm Cluster
Disbanded 3072 (Destroyed)
Nickname The Brimstone Cluster
Affiliation Clan Fire Mandrill
Parent Command Kindraa Mattila-Carrol

History[edit]

The Sixty-first Firestorm Cluster provided two Stars to Clan Fire Mandrill's Provisional Assault Cluster that competed in the Trials prior to Operation REVIVAL in 3048.[1] It was stationed on Marshall in 3059,[2] and were still in position in 3067.[3]

In 3072 Clan Steel Viper forces attacked the Kindraa's industrial complex of Molten on Barcella. The Sixty First Firestorm Cluster put up a solid defense, losing half its warriors before being forced to surrender. Those that managed to retreat from the destroyed Cluster joined up with the First Fire Assault Cluster at Mockva. [4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 61st Firestorm
Star Colonel Drax Mattila 3059 - 3067[5][2]

Tactics[edit]

The Cluster is often employed to tie up enemy forces, while fast strike teams attack their rear supply areas to destroy stocks and repair assets.[5]

Composition History[edit]

3059-3067[edit]

Sixty-first Firestorm Cluster - Elite/Fanatical [2][3]

References[edit]

  1. Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 19-20
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 149, "Clan Fire Mandrill"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 71, "Clan Fire Mandrill"
  4. The Wars of Reaving, p. 110, "The Hellion Fades"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 49, "Unit Profile"

Bibliography[edit]