8th Bear Cuirassiers (Rasalhague Dominion)

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History

Operation Revival

The Eighth Bear Cuirassiers fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the Inner Sphere.

Wave One

The 34th Striker Trinary of the 8th was assigned to taken the Free Rasalhague Republic world of Damien during the Ghost Bear's first invasion wave in March 3050. Supposedly defended by the Black Omen mercenary unit, the 34th Trinary instead were disappointed to discover the mercenaries had disappeared, leaving a leaving a small garrison before moving on after six days of fruitless searching. Recognizing they had little chance against frontline Clan troops, the Omen however had gone into hiding and waited, emerging to overrun the small Clan force the left behind two month later.[1] [2] [3] [4]


Enraged by the mercenaries' treachery, the Eight Cuirassiers joined with Beta Galaxy to retake Damien during their second wave, offering no mercy to the forces of the Black Omen. Engaging in unorthodox tactics, including wrapping their BattleMechs in huge swaths of burlap before submerging their 'Mechs in a ice lake to mask their initial counter-attack against the arriving Bears, the Omen gave as good they got, taking heavy losses but surviving until the arrival of a DCMS task force responding to a distress call offering Clan-tech salvage allowed them to escape off-world. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Wave Five

While not initially among the clusters of Detla bid by Khan Bjorn Jorgensson to take the Draconis Combine world of Thessalonika, when the defending 12th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre and 8th Alshain Regulars proved tougher than expected the Eighth Cuirassiers were eventually called down to overwhelm the DCMS troops. Though the 12th and other conventional elements were easily crushed, the Eighth Alshain proved frustratingly illusive until one of Delta's WarShips by chance discovered a small research station on one of the world's moons which had been relaying the Bear's troop movements. Once the station was captured, depriving them DCMS unit with its source of intel, the Eight Alshain finally fell. [6] [5]

Tukayyid

As part of Delta Galaxy, the 8th Bear Cuirassiers were among the Clusters to see action during the Battle of Tukayyid. Assigned to take the secondary objective city of Luk together with Beta Galaxy, Delta's advance was checked when the 91st and Twelfth Divisions managed to trap Delta's 20th Polar Bear Attack Cluster and inflict heavy losses. This action forced Beta and Delta to withdraw and try to reinforce Alpha Galaxy's drive on Spanac. [7] [8] [9] [5]

The combined forces of Alpha, Beta and Delta striking at the primary target of Spanac forced the Com Guards to withdraw from the city. Beta and Delta were left to garrison Spanac while an unsuccessful Alpha attempted to take Luk. [7] [8] [9]

Dominion War

As of 3061, the Eighth Cuirassiers were stationed on the Ghost Bear Dominion world of Toffen. [10]

During the Combine-Ghost Bear War, the Eighth faced the newly formed 44th Dieron Regulars on Najha, obliterating the green unit completely.[11] The Eighth returned to Toffen after the war's conclusion. [12]

Jihad

As part of Delta Galaxy, the Eighth Cuirassiers supported Beta Galaxy's actions on Pesht. The Eighth then participated in taking Eltanin, Alva, Kervil, Sabik and Skondia.[13] Though successful, these operations reduced the Eighth to less than half their pre-war strength.[14]

After the Jihad ended, the Eighth Bear Cuirassiers became part of Alpha Galaxy and garrisoned Tinaca. The unit had rebuilt to 55% of its pre-Jihad strength.[15]

Officers

At the start of the Clan invasion the commanding officer was Star Colonel Dana Vishio.[16] She remained the CO of the Eighth up through 3061,[5] and was still in command in 3067.[12]

Tactics

The Eight use intensive air strikes to soften an enemy up, born in part from its five Stars of OmniFighters, including a full Star of the massive Kirghiz known as The Black Wing. [5]

Composition History

Composition

3050

  • Trinary Command - Star Captain Trudy Devon
    • Alpha Command Star (10 OmniFighters)
    • Bravo Command Star (10 OmniFighters)
    • Charlie Command Star (10 OmniFighters)
  • 286th Assault Trinary - Star Captain Dimon Bekker
    • Alpha Assault Star (5 OmniMechs)
    • Bravo Assault Star (5 OmniMechs)
    • Charlie Assault Star (5 OmniMechs)
  • 90th Striker Trinary - Star Captain Della Ortiz
    • Alpha Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
    • Bravo Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
    • Charlie Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
  • 56th Elemental Support Trinary - Star Captain Tamm Hakimi
    • Alpha Elemental Star (25 Elementals)
    • Bravo Elemental Star (25 Elementals)
    • Charlie Elemental Star (25 Elementals)
  • 47th Fighter Binary - Star Captain Endo Kabrinski
    • Alpha Fighter Star (10 OmniFighters)
    • Bravo Fighter Star (10 OmniFighters)

3058

3061

  • 5 Trinaries (includes 5 Stars of OmniFighters)

Notes

  • The Eighth's insigina is a solider mounted on a running bear, against a background of snow and lightning. [5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 38 "The Black Omen"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mercenary Supplemental II, p. 24 "The Black Omen"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Invading Clans, p. 30 "Clan Ghost Bear Occupation Zone (As of July 3052) - First Wave - Damien (FRR)"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Era Report: 3052, p. 41
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 90 "Delta Galaxy: The Blitzkrieg"
  6. ↑ 26-27 "Wave Five: The Roaring Bear"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tukayyid, pp. 48-56 "Campaign: Clan Ghost Bear"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Invading Clans, p. 29 "Tukayyid: World of Fate"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 82 "The Roaring Bear"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 163 "The Warden Clans (Deployment as of 17 January 3061) - Clan Ghost Bear - Delta Galaxy"
  11. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 107
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 77
  13. ↑ Field Report: The Clans, p. 9
  14. ↑ Field Report: The Clans, p. 11
  15. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
  16. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 40

Bibliography

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