Sarna News: Bad 'Mechs - Icestorm

Difference between revisions of "888th Mechanized Assault (Clan Hell's Horses)"

m (→‎Battle of Tokasha: spelling, per TP:T)
m (3085 info.)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
 
{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
 
| image = [[Image:Clan Hell's Horses.jpg|190px]]
 
| image = [[Image:Clan Hell's Horses.jpg|190px]]
| Designation = Eight Hundred and eighty-eight Mechanized Assault Cluster
+
| Designation = 888th Mechanized Assault Cluster
 
| Formed =  
 
| Formed =  
 
| Disbanded =  
 
| Disbanded =  
Line 10: Line 10:
 
| Sub-Command =  
 
| Sub-Command =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Battle of Tokasha===
 
===Battle of Tokasha===
 
During the battle for control of [[Tokasha MechWorks]], armor and infantry from the 888th's Trinaries Gamma and Epsilon fought their [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] opponents in the Weißenborn Morass. The thick undergrowth resulted in Star-sized groups becoming isolated and engaging like-sized forces in multiple small-scale firefights.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 16</ref>
 
During the battle for control of [[Tokasha MechWorks]], armor and infantry from the 888th's Trinaries Gamma and Epsilon fought their [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] opponents in the Weißenborn Morass. The thick undergrowth resulted in Star-sized groups becoming isolated and engaging like-sized forces in multiple small-scale firefights.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 16</ref>
  
In 3067 the 888th is stationed on [[Tokasha]].<ref name=FM:Up71>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 71, "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
+
In 3067 the 888th is stationed on [[Tokasha]].<ref name=FM:Up71>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 71: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-  
+
|-
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
Line 26: Line 25:
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 888th Mechanized Assault'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 888th Mechanized Assault'''
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Alexander Amirault]]||[[3059]]<ref name=FM:CRCp66>''Field Manual Crusader Clans'', p. 66, "888th Mechanized Assault" </ref>  
+
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Alexander Amirault]]||[[3059]]<ref name=FM:CRCp66>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 66: "888th Mechanized Assault"</ref>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Rupert Holmes]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up71/>
 
|-
 
|-
| Star Colonel||[[Rupert Holmes]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up71/>
+
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Konstantin Seidman]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p125>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 125: "Clan Military Forces"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
Line 36: Line 37:
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
Line 47: Line 47:
 
* CO: Star Colonel Rupert Holmes
 
* CO: Star Colonel Rupert Holmes
  
==Notes==
+
===3085===
 +
'''888th Mechanized Assault''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p125/>
 +
* CO: Star Colonel [[Konstantin Seidman]]
 +
::Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[New Oslo]].<ref name=FM3085p125/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Line 53: Line 56:
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
+
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
+
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans]]''
+
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Turning Points: Tokasha]]''
+
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans]]''
 +
* ''[[Turning Points: Tokasha]]''
  
 
[[Category:Clan Hell's Horses Commands|Mechanized Assault, 888th]]
 
[[Category:Clan Hell's Horses Commands|Mechanized Assault, 888th]]

Latest revision as of 06:18, 17 May 2024

Clan Hell's Horses.jpg
888th Mechanized Assault Cluster
Nickname "Death Cluster"
Affiliation Clan Hell's Horses
Parent Command Beta Galaxy

History[edit]

Battle of Tokasha[edit]

During the battle for control of Tokasha MechWorks, armor and infantry from the 888th's Trinaries Gamma and Epsilon fought their Ghost Bear opponents in the Weißenborn Morass. The thick undergrowth resulted in Star-sized groups becoming isolated and engaging like-sized forces in multiple small-scale firefights.[1]

In 3067 the 888th is stationed on Tokasha.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 888th Mechanized Assault
Star Colonel Alexander Amirault 3059[3]
Star Colonel Rupert Holmes 3067[2]
Star Colonel Konstantin Seidman 3085[4]

Other Officers[edit]

In 3145 Star Captain Scott Cobb was a member of the unit.[5]

Tactics[edit]

Composition History[edit]

3059[edit]

888th Mechanized Assault (5 Trinaries/Veteran/Fanatical)[3]

  • CO: Star Colonel Alexander Amirault

3067[edit]

888th Mechanized Assault (Regular/Reliable)[2]

  • CO: Star Colonel Rupert Holmes

3085[edit]

888th Mechanized Assault (Regular/Reliable)[4]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on New Oslo.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Turning Points: Tokasha, p. 16
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 71: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 66: "888th Mechanized Assault"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Field Manual: 3085, p. 125: "Clan Military Forces"
  5. Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, p. 20

Bibliography[edit]