7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)
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History
Operation Revival
Originally not taking par
Arriving in the midst of the Bear's fourth invasion wave, all but a few detatchments
The Seventh Bear Guards were originally not part of Operation Revival. They only arrived in the Inner Sphere after the destruction of the 3rd Bear Striker Cluster. Their relatively late deployment kept them out of most battles. Instead the Seventh was stationed on a series of Ghost Bear held worlds to observe the fighting styles of Inner Sphere forces. They did not see any combat until Tukayyid.[1]
Tukayyid
The Seventh was included among the Clusters of Beta Galaxy bid into the Battle of Tukayyid, deploying alongside those of Delta Galaxy and initially assigned the secondary target of Luk while the elite Alpha Galaxy proceeded to the primary target of Spanac. At first both Galaxies easily weathered the Com Guard First Army's attempts to halt the Bears advance to Luk, with the Seventh decimating the 121st Division and clearing the way for their fellow Clusters, but when the 91st Division ambushed and broke Delta Galaxy's 20th Polar Bear Attack Cluster, the tide was turned and Beta and Delta Galaxies were forced to withdraw.
With the Ghost Bear Khans now opting to focus all three Galaxies on the assault on Spaanc, the Seventh was selected to guard the redeployment of Beta and Delta, as the Com Guards desperately scrambled to prevent them linking up with Alpha, with the Seventh Bear Guards lured into an ambush by the Twelfth Division in the Holth forest. Setting fire to the forest, the Com Guard forces nullified the Clans' advance heat sink technology and forced the Seventh towards clear escape routes that led directly to the dug-in forces of the Twelfth. While horrified by the waste of thousands of acres of woodland and sure death that awaited, Clan honor forced the exhausted Seventh to attack the Com Guard unit, and the overheated OmniMechs of the Seventh charged the massed forces of the Twelfth and were destroyed to the last man.[2][3][4][5][6]
Afterwards, the heroic sacrifice of the Seventh Bear Guards became a legend in Clan Ghost Bear, taught in sibkos. Although the Clan later occupied Tukayyid, the battle site in Holth Forest was left untouched and the numerous BattleMech wrecks were never salvaged. Instead, they were revered like a shrine.[6]
Officers
- Star Colonel Gustaf Hall
- Star Captain Richard Bekker (attached; nominally still assigned to the 3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear))
- Star Captain Karl Bourjon, a former Khan of Clan Ghost Bear
Tactics
Unknown
Composition
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In their last battle, the Seventh Bear Guards fielded mostly assault-class 'Mechs such as the Dire Wolf (Daishi), Executioner (Gladiator), Warhawk (Masakari) and Gargoyle (Man O' War), and heavy 'Mechs such as the Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) and Summoner (Thor). No medium or light 'Mechs are mentioned.[6]
Notes
- The Seventh is not mentioned as taking part in any part of Operation Revival until Tukayyid. (This is explained above as they were a replacement unit for the 3rd Bear Striker Cluster.)
- A detailed account of the unit's destruction in the Holth Forest is given in a flashback scene in Ghost Bear's Lament, part II. This story establishes Star Colonel Gustaf Hall as the commander and names numerous individual warriors and their 'Mechs.