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| image = [[Image:Galaxy Beta (Clan Smoke Jaguar) logo.png|Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar) Unit Insignia]]
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| nickname = ''The Mistweavers''
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| Designation = Beta Galaxy
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| parent formation = [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Touman]]
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| Disbanded = [[3059]] (Destroyed)
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| year    = 3059
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| disbanded = 3059
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| Nickname = The Mistweavers
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| unitname = Beta Galaxy
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| Affiliation = [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
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| Parent Command = [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Touman|Clan Smoke Jaguar ''touman'']]
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==Overview==
 
 
'''Beta Galaxy''' was a front line military formation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]].
 
'''Beta Galaxy''' was a front line military formation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]].
  
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====The Periphery====
 
====The Periphery====
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* [[Santander's World]] - August 3049, [[362nd_Assault_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Periphery|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Jaguar Assault Cluster
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* [[Santander's World]] - August 3049, [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Periphery|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Jaguar Assault Cluster
  
 
====Wave One====
 
====Wave One====
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* [[Turtle Bay]] - March 3050, [[362nd_Assault_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_One|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Jaguar Assault Cluster
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* [[Turtle Bay]] - March 3050, [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave One|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Jaguar Assault Cluster
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* [[Virentofta]] - April 3050, [[225th_Jaguar_Battle_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_One|Full Battle Report]] by the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster
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* [[Virentofta]] - April 3050, [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave One|Full Battle Report]] by the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster
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* [[Almunge]] - April 3050, [[1st_Jaguar_Guards_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_One|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
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* [[Almunge]] - April 3050, [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave One|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
  
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In the aftermath of the attack on [[Battle of Turtle Bay|Turtle Bay]], and the failure of the [[3rd Attack Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)| 3rd Attack Cluster]] to hold the city Galaxy Commander Perez ordered the Galaxy’s warships to destroy Edo City, after this event Dietr Osis challenged for and won the right to command Beta Galaxy.<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 58 </ref>
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In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Turtle Bay (3050)|attack on Turtle Bay]], and the failure of the [[3rd Attack Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Third Attack Cluster]] to hold the city Galaxy Commander Perez ordered the Galaxy's warships to destroy Edo City, Dietr Osis challenged for and won the right to command Beta Galaxy.<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 58</ref>
  
 
====Wave Two====
 
====Wave Two====
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* [[Chupadero]] - May 3050, [[214th_Jaguar_Dragoons_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Two|Full Battle Report]] by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons
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* [[Chupadero]] - May 3050, [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Two|Full Battle Report]] by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons
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* [[Sawyer]] - May 3050, [[225th_Jaguar_Battle_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Two|Full Battle Report]] by the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster
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* [[Sawyer]] - May 3050, [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Two|Full Battle Report]] by the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster
  
 
====Wave Three====
 
====Wave Three====
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* [[Kabah]] - June 3050, [[214th_Jaguar_Dragoons_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Three|Full Battle Report]] by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons
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* [[Kabah]] - June 3050, [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Three|Full Battle Report]] by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons
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* [[Albiero]] - July 3050, [[1st_Jaguar_Guards_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Three|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
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* [[Albiero]] - July 3050, [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Three|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
  
 
====Wave Four====
 
====Wave Four====
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* [[Courchevel]] - September 3050, [[362nd_Assault_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Four|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Jaguar Assault Cluster
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* [[Courchevel]] - September 3050, [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Four|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Jaguar Assault Cluster
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* [[Wolcott]] - October 3050, [[225th_Jaguar_Battle_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Four|Full Battle Report]] by the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster
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* [[Wolcott]] - October 3050, [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Four|Full Battle Report]] by the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster
  
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Wolcott was a humiliating defeat leading to Galaxy Commander Dietr Osis being executed for gross incompetence,<ref> ''Lethal Heritage'' </ref> after which the Galaxy was led by [[Sarah Weaver]] demoted to this position by the machination of [[Kincaid Furey]].<ref> ''Era Report: 3052'', p. 90 </ref>
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Wolcott was a humiliating defeat leading to Galaxy Commander Dietr Osis being executed for gross incompetence,<ref> ''Lethal Heritage''</ref> after which the Galaxy was led by [[Sarah Weaver]] demoted to this position by the machination of [[Kincaid Furey]].<ref> ''Era Report: 3052'', p. 90</ref>
  
 
====Wave Five====
 
====Wave Five====
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* [[Avon]] - November 3051, [[214th_Jaguar_Dragoons_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Five|Full Battle Report]] by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons
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* [[Avon]] - November 3051, [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Five|Full Battle Report]] by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons
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* [[Luthien]] - January 3052, [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Full Battle Report]] by Beta Galaxy
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* [[Luthien]] - January 3052, [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Full Battle Report]] by Beta Galaxy
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* [[Tarazed]] - April 3052, [[1st_Jaguar_Guards_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Five|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
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* [[Tarazed]] - April 3052, [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Five|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
  
 
====Tukayyid====
 
====Tukayyid====
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The Galaxy was led by [[saKhan]] [[Sarah Weaver]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]]. Beta was assigned the secondary target city of Port Racice. Staging a combat drop into the marshes of the Racice River Delta leading to the city, the divisions of the [[Com Guard]]s veteran [[5th Army (ComStar)|5th Army]] used the advantages offered by the terrain and well-placed artillery fire to herd Beta Galaxy deeper into the treacherous marshes. Hit-and-run attacks by the [[367th Division (ComStar)|367th]], [[401st Division (ComStar)|401st]], and [[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Divisions]] drove the Jaguars further and further into the delta, slowing Beta's pace and giving the dug-in Com Guard units amply ambush opportunities while at the same time negating the Clans advantages of weapons range and superior [[Double Heat Sink|heat sink technology]]. Luring the Jaguars deeper and deeper into the marshes, the 207th Division eventually succeeded in surrounding Beta Galaxy's Command [[Star]], killing saKhan Weaver.
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The Galaxy was led by [[saKhan]] [[Sarah Weaver]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], as Khan Lincoln Osis took command of Alpha Galaxy. Beta was assigned the secondary target city of Port Racice. Staging a combat drop into the marshes of the Racice River Delta leading to the city, the divisions of the veteran [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[5th Army (ComStar)|Fifth Army]] used the advantages offered by the terrain and well-placed artillery fire to herd Beta Galaxy deeper into the treacherous marshes. Hit-and-run attacks by the [[367th Division (ComStar)|367th]], [[401st Division (ComStar)|401st]], and [[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Divisions]] drove the Jaguars further and further into the delta, slowing Beta's pace and giving the dug-in Com Guard units amply ambush opportunities while at the same time negating the Clans advantages of weapons range and superior [[Double Heat Sink|heat sink technology]]. Luring the Jaguars deeper and deeper into the marshes, the 207th Division eventually succeeded in surrounding Beta Galaxy's Command [[Star]], killing saKhan Weaver.
  
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With the death of Weaver shortly after [[Khan]] [[Lincoln Osis]]'s apparent demise during [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy's]] push to the Dinju Heights, [[ilKhan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]] was forced to terminate the Jaguar campaign, the demoralized Beta Galaxy dutifully obeyed and withdrew to their [[DropShip]]s.
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With the death of Weaver shortly after [[Khan]] [[Lincoln Osis]]' apparent demise during [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy's]] push to the Dinju Heights, [[ilKhan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]] was forced to terminate the Jaguar campaign, the demoralized Beta Galaxy dutifully obeyed and withdrew to their [[DropShip]]s.
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<ref name=T-SJ>''Tukayyid'', pp. 29-38 "Campaign: Clan Smoke Jaguar"</ref>
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<ref name=T-SJ>''Tukayyid'', pp. 29–38: "Campaign: Clan Smoke Jaguar"</ref>
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<ref name=CS-SJ>''ComStar'', pp. 69-70 "Battle of Tukayyid - Ace in the Hole"</ref>
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<ref name=CS-SJ>''ComStar'', pp. 69–70: "Battle of Tukayyid - Ace in the Hole"</ref>
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<ref name=WC-SJ>''Wolf Clan'', p. 47 "Days of Armageddon - Smoke Jaguar"</ref>
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<ref name=WC-SJ>''Wolf Clan'', p. 47: "Days of Armageddon - Smoke Jaguar"</ref>
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<ref name=IC-SJ>''Invading Clans'', pp. 61-62 "Tukayyid: The Crucible"</ref>
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<ref name=IC-SJ>''Invading Clans'', pp. 61–62: "Tukayyid: The Crucible"</ref>
  
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===Post Tukayyid===
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===Post-Tukayyid===
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[[File:Mikhail Ward.png|150px|right|thumb|Galaxy Commander Mikhail Ward ]] The Galaxy settled into a garrison position on the occupied worlds of [[Avon]], [[Schuyler]], [[Caripare]], [[Kiamba]] and [[Teniente]]. <ref> 'Objective Raids'', p. 34 </ref> The Galaxy built one of its main bases on Teniente that accommodated the [[267th Battle Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|267th Battle Cluster]], which engaged targets of opportunity on [[Pesht]] and [[Irece]]. <ref> 'Objective Raids'', p. 65 </ref> This base was a short lived outpost on an otherwise [[Clan Nova Cat]] held world.
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[[File:Mikhail Ward.png|150px|right|thumb|Galaxy Commander Mikhail Ward ]] The Galaxy settled into a garrison position on the occupied worlds of [[Avon]], [[Schuyler]], [[Caripare]], [[Kiamba]] and [[Teniente]].<ref> 'Objective Raids'', p. 34</ref> The Galaxy built one of its main bases on Teniente that accommodated the [[267th Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|267th Battle Cluster]], which engaged targets of opportunity on [[Pesht]] and [[Irece]].<ref> 'Objective Raids'', p. 65</ref> This base was a short-lived outpost on an otherwise [[Clan Nova Cat]] held world.
  
 
===Operation Bulldog===
 
===Operation Bulldog===
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At the time of [[Operation Bulldog]], Beta's commander Mikhail Ward was the in-theatre commander of the entire Jaguar ''[[touman]]''. He and his Galaxy was gearing up for the renewal of the invasion of the Inner Sphere. The first wave of the assault caught the Jaguar's off-guard and the [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]] was easily destroyed on [[Kiamba]].<ref name=TDR-15>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 10-11, 15</ref> As events unfolded the two Guards Clusters fought defensive actions during the second wave before withdrawing to shore up the Jaguar position. This strategy did not please Khan Osis and Ward was relieved of theatre command by August 3059. The 267th Battle Cluster was ordered to join [[Hang Mehta|Hang Mehta's]] force for a quick organised counter-attack. Ward did not send the entire Cluster, although it was accompanied by Beta's entire naval assets. As the counter offensive faltered the third wave was unleashed the [[2nd Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Second Jaguar Guards]] were forced to retreat from [[Schuyler]], however Ward and the remaining warriors of the Galaxy were trapped without JumpShips on [[Outer Volta]] and wiped out after bitter and protracted fighting.<ref>''The Dragon Roar'', p. 46, 58-9 </ref><ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 41</ref> Elements of the Second Guards and the 267th Battle Cluster retreated with Hang Mehta to Huntress, where the last warriors of Beta Galaxy fell in battle.<ref> ''Era Report: 3062'', p.62 </ref>
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At the time of [[Operation Bulldog]], Beta's commander Mikhail Ward was the in-theater commander of the entire [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Touman|Jaguar ''touman'']]. He and his Galaxy was gearing up for the renewal of the invasion of the Inner Sphere. The first wave of the assault caught the Jaguars off guard and the [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]] was easily destroyed on [[Kiamba]].<ref name=TDR-15>''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 10–11, 15</ref> As events unfolded the two Guards Clusters fought defensive actions during the second wave before withdrawing to shore up the Jaguar position. This strategy did not please Khan Osis and Ward was relieved of theater command by August 3059. The 267th Battle Cluster was ordered to join [[Hang Mehta|Hang Mehta's]] force for a quick organized counterattack. Ward did not send the entire Cluster, although it was accompanied by Beta's entire naval assets. As the counteroffensive faltered the third wave was unleashed the [[2nd Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Second Jaguar Guards]] were forced to retreat from [[Schuyler]], however Ward and the remaining warriors of the Galaxy were trapped without JumpShips on [[Outer Volta]] and wiped out after bitter and protracted fighting.<ref>''The Dragon Roar'', pp. 46, 58–59</ref><ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 41</ref> Elements of the Second Guards and the 267th Battle Cluster retreated with Hang Mehta to Huntress, where the last warriors of Beta Galaxy fell in battle.<ref> ''Era Report: 3062'', p. 62</ref>
  
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<u>Wave One</u>
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====Wave One====
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* [[Kiamba]] - May 3059, [[362nd_Assault_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Operation_Bulldog|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Assault Cluster
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* [[Kiamba]] - May 3059, [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Operation Bulldog|Full Battle Report]] by the 362nd Assault Cluster
  
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<u>Wave Two</u>
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====Wave Two====
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* [[Avon]] - June 3059, [[1st_Jaguar_Guards_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Two|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
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* [[Avon]] - June 3059, [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Two|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
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* [[Caripare]] - June 3059, [[2nd_Jaguar_Guards_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Two|Full Battle Report]] by the Second Jaguar Guards
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* [[Caripare]] - June 3059, [[2nd Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Two|Full Battle Report]] by the Second Jaguar Guards
  
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<u>Counter Attack</u>
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====Counterattack====
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*[[Meinacos]] - July 3059, [[267th_Battle_Cluster_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Counter_Attack|Full Battle Report]] by the 267th Battle Cluster
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*[[Meinacos]] - July 3059, [[267th Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Counterattack|Full Battle Report]] by the 267th Battle Cluster
  
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<u>Wave Three</u>
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====Wave Three====
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* [[Schuyler]] - August 3059, [[2nd_Jaguar_Guards_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Three|Full Battle Report]] by the Second Jaguar Guards
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* [[Schuyler]] - August 3059, [[2nd Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Three|Full Battle Report]] by the Second Jaguar Guards
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* [[Outer Volta]] - August 3059, [[1st_Jaguar_Guards_(Clan_Smoke_Jaguar)#Wave_Three|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
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* [[Outer Volta]] - August 3059, [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)#Wave Three|Full Battle Report]] by the First Jaguar Guards
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Minor Characters#Cordera Perez|Cordera Perez]] 304?-3050
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* Galaxy Commander [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Minor Characters#Dietr Osis|Dietr Osis]] 3050-3050.
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* Galaxy Commander [[Sarah Weaver]] 3050-3052.  
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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* Galaxy Commander [[Mikhail Ward]] 3054-3059.
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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Mikhail Ward was a [[Star Captain]] in the 1st Jaguar Guards on [[Tukayyid]] and was not promoted to Star Colonel until after that battle, and Galaxy commander until 3054 <ref> ''The Dragon Roars'', p. 65 </ref> however Ward is also reported as holding the rank of Galaxy Commander at the time of the [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Battle of Luthien]]. <ref> ''Luthien'', p. 27 </ref>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Beta Galaxy'''
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| [[Galaxy Commander]]||[[Cordera Perez]]||304? - [[3050]]<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 56</ref>
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| Galaxy Commander||[[Dietr Osis]]||3050<ref>''Lethal Heritage'', pp. 279–283</ref>
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| Galaxy Commander||[[Sarah Weaver]]||3050-[[3051]]<ref>''Era Report: 3052, "Sarah Weaver profile"'', p. 90</ref>
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| Galaxy Commander||[[Mikhail Ward]]||[[3052]] - [[3059]]<ref> ''The Dragon Roars'', p. 65</ref><ref> ''Luthien'', p. 27</ref>
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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===3049-3052===
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===Ground Forces===
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====3049–3052====
 
* [[Swath Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Swath Keshik]]
 
* [[Swath Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Swath Keshik]]
 
* [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]]
 
* [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]]
 
* [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)| 214th Jaguar Dragoons]]
 
* [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)| 214th Jaguar Dragoons]]
 
* [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
 
* [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
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* [[267th Battle Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|267th Battle Cluster]]
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* [[267th Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|267th Battle Cluster]]
 
* [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]]
 
* [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]]
  
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===3053-3059===
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====3053–3059====
 
* Swath Keshik
 
* Swath Keshik
 
* 1st Jaguar Guards
 
* 1st Jaguar Guards
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===Galaxy Naval Assets===
 
===Galaxy Naval Assets===
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* ''[[Veiled Huntress]]'' [[Texas]]-class Battleship (Galaxy Flagship)
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* ''[[Veiled Huntress]]'', ''[[Texas]]''-class Battleship (Galaxy Flagship)
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* ''[[Sabre Cat]]'' [[Essex]]-class Destroyer
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* ''[[FireCrest]]'', ''[[Congress]]''-class Frigate<ref>An official ruling by [[Øystein Tvedten]] in [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33603.0.html this thread] on the official [[BattleTech Forum]] confirms the FireCrest operating with Bata Galaxy.</ref>
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* [[Vincent]] Mk42-class Corvette
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* ''[[Sabre Cat]]'', ''[[Essex]]''-class Destroyer
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* One ''[[Vincent]] Mk42''-class Corvette
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* Beta Galaxy was effectively destroyed during [[Operation Bulldog]], however elements formed part of Hang Mehta's forces on Huntress in 3060. <ref> ''Shadows of War'', p.52 </ref>
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* Beta Galaxy was effectively destroyed during [[Operation BULLDOG]], however elements formed part of Hang Mehta's forces on Huntress in 3060.<ref>''Shadows of War'', p. 52</ref>
  
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* The [[3rd Attack Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)| 3rd Attack Cluster]] is credited with being part of beta Galaxy during the attack in Turtle Bay.
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* The [[3rd Attack Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Third Attack Cluster]] is credited with being part of beta Galaxy during the attack in Turtle Bay.
  
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* Elements of the Galaxy are portrayed in the computer game [[MechWarrior 2]]: Mercenaries during the Walcott Campaign
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* Elements of the Galaxy are portrayed in the computer game ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' during the Walcott Campaign.
  
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* Beta Galaxy deployed to Luthien in 3052,<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 68</ref> however the listing for this battle in the [[Luthien (scenario pack)]] lists them as the 44th Jaguar Attack Galaxy and comprising of the: <ref>''Luthien'', p. 27</ref>
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* Beta Galaxy deployed to Luthien in 3052,<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 68</ref> however the listing for this battle in the ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)|Luthien]]'' scenario pack lists them as the 44th Jaguar Attack Galaxy and comprising of the:<ref>''Luthien'', p. 27</ref>
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:* [[32nd Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|32nd Jaguar Regulars]]  
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:* [[32nd Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|32nd Jaguar Regulars]]
 
:* [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
 
:* [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
 
:* [[22nd Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|22nd Jaguar Regulars]]
 
:* [[22nd Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|22nd Jaguar Regulars]]
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:* [[43rd Jaguar Battle Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|43rd Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
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:* [[43rd Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|43rd Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
  
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The association as the 44th Jaguar Attack Galaxy is due to it placement second in the list of three Smoke Jaguar Galaxies listed, the commander is listed a [[Mikhail Ward]]<ref>''Luthien'', p. 20-27</ref> and the inclusion of the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster previously identified as belonging to Beta Galaxy.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 64</ref>
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The association as the 44th Jaguar Attack Galaxy is due to it placement second in the list of three Smoke Jaguar Galaxies listed, the commander is listed a [[Mikhail Ward]]<ref>''Luthien'', pp. 20–27</ref> and the inclusion of the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster previously identified as belonging to Beta Galaxy.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 64</ref>
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* On Wolcott the Galaxy is misidentified as the 14th Jaguar Assault Galaxy.<ref>''Luthien'', p. 5</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
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*''[[Invading Clans]]''
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* ''[[ClanTroops]]''
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*''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]''
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* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
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*''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
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*''[[Luthien (scenario pack)]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
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*''[[Lethal Heritage]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
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*''[[Clan Troops]]''
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* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
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*''[[Shadows of War]]''
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* ''[[Lethal Heritage]]''
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*''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
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* ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)|Luthien]]''
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*''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
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* ''[[Shadows of War]]''
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* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]''
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* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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[[Category:Clan Smoke Jaguar Commands|Beta Galaxy]]
 
[[Category:Clan Smoke Jaguar Commands|Beta Galaxy]]

Latest revision as of 02:11, 24 March 2024

Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar) Unit Insignia
Beta Galaxy
Disbanded 3059 (Destroyed)
Nickname The Mistweavers
Affiliation Clan Smoke Jaguar
Parent Command Clan Smoke Jaguar touman

Beta Galaxy was a front line military formation of Clan Smoke Jaguar.

History[edit]

Operation Revival[edit]

Beta Galaxy Units fought on the following worlds during Operation Revival, the invasion of the Inner Sphere:

The Periphery[edit]

Wave One[edit]

In the aftermath of the attack on Turtle Bay, and the failure of the Third Attack Cluster to hold the city Galaxy Commander Perez ordered the Galaxy's warships to destroy Edo City, Dietr Osis challenged for and won the right to command Beta Galaxy.[1]

Wave Two[edit]

Wave Three[edit]

Wave Four[edit]

Wolcott was a humiliating defeat leading to Galaxy Commander Dietr Osis being executed for gross incompetence,[2] after which the Galaxy was led by Sarah Weaver demoted to this position by the machination of Kincaid Furey.[3]

Wave Five[edit]

Tukayyid[edit]

The Galaxy was led by saKhan Sarah Weaver during the Battle of Tukayyid, as Khan Lincoln Osis took command of Alpha Galaxy. Beta was assigned the secondary target city of Port Racice. Staging a combat drop into the marshes of the Racice River Delta leading to the city, the divisions of the veteran Com Guard Fifth Army used the advantages offered by the terrain and well-placed artillery fire to herd Beta Galaxy deeper into the treacherous marshes. Hit-and-run attacks by the 367th, 401st, and 207th Divisions drove the Jaguars further and further into the delta, slowing Beta's pace and giving the dug-in Com Guard units amply ambush opportunities while at the same time negating the Clans advantages of weapons range and superior heat sink technology. Luring the Jaguars deeper and deeper into the marshes, the 207th Division eventually succeeded in surrounding Beta Galaxy's Command Star, killing saKhan Weaver.

With the death of Weaver shortly after Khan Lincoln Osis' apparent demise during Alpha Galaxy's push to the Dinju Heights, ilKhan Ulric Kerensky was forced to terminate the Jaguar campaign, the demoralized Beta Galaxy dutifully obeyed and withdrew to their DropShips. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Post-Tukayyid[edit]

Galaxy Commander Mikhail Ward

The Galaxy settled into a garrison position on the occupied worlds of Avon, Schuyler, Caripare, Kiamba and Teniente.[8] The Galaxy built one of its main bases on Teniente that accommodated the 267th Battle Cluster, which engaged targets of opportunity on Pesht and Irece.[9] This base was a short-lived outpost on an otherwise Clan Nova Cat held world.

Operation Bulldog[edit]

At the time of Operation Bulldog, Beta's commander Mikhail Ward was the in-theater commander of the entire Jaguar touman. He and his Galaxy was gearing up for the renewal of the invasion of the Inner Sphere. The first wave of the assault caught the Jaguars off guard and the 362nd Assault Cluster was easily destroyed on Kiamba.[10] As events unfolded the two Guards Clusters fought defensive actions during the second wave before withdrawing to shore up the Jaguar position. This strategy did not please Khan Osis and Ward was relieved of theater command by August 3059. The 267th Battle Cluster was ordered to join Hang Mehta's force for a quick organized counterattack. Ward did not send the entire Cluster, although it was accompanied by Beta's entire naval assets. As the counteroffensive faltered the third wave was unleashed the Second Jaguar Guards were forced to retreat from Schuyler, however Ward and the remaining warriors of the Galaxy were trapped without JumpShips on Outer Volta and wiped out after bitter and protracted fighting.[11][12] Elements of the Second Guards and the 267th Battle Cluster retreated with Hang Mehta to Huntress, where the last warriors of Beta Galaxy fell in battle.[13]

Wave One[edit]

Wave Two[edit]

Counterattack[edit]

Wave Three[edit]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Beta Galaxy
Galaxy Commander Cordera Perez 304? - 3050[14]
Galaxy Commander Dietr Osis 3050[15]
Galaxy Commander Sarah Weaver 3050-3051[16]
Galaxy Commander Mikhail Ward 3052 - 3059[17][18]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

Ground Forces[edit]

3049–3052[edit]

3053–3059[edit]

  • Swath Keshik
  • 1st Jaguar Guards
  • 2nd Jaguar Guards
  • 267th Battle Cluster
  • 362nd Assault Cluster

Galaxy Naval Assets[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • Beta Galaxy was effectively destroyed during Operation BULLDOG, however elements formed part of Hang Mehta's forces on Huntress in 3060.[20]
  • The Third Attack Cluster is credited with being part of beta Galaxy during the attack in Turtle Bay.
  • Beta Galaxy deployed to Luthien in 3052,[21] however the listing for this battle in the Luthien scenario pack lists them as the 44th Jaguar Attack Galaxy and comprising of the:[22]

The association as the 44th Jaguar Attack Galaxy is due to it placement second in the list of three Smoke Jaguar Galaxies listed, the commander is listed a Mikhail Ward[23] and the inclusion of the 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster previously identified as belonging to Beta Galaxy.[24]

  • On Wolcott the Galaxy is misidentified as the 14th Jaguar Assault Galaxy.[25]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 58
  2. ↑ Lethal Heritage
  3. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 90
  4. ↑ Tukayyid, pp. 29–38: "Campaign: Clan Smoke Jaguar"
  5. ↑ ComStar, pp. 69–70: "Battle of Tukayyid - Ace in the Hole"
  6. ↑ Wolf Clan, p. 47: "Days of Armageddon - Smoke Jaguar"
  7. ↑ Invading Clans, pp. 61–62: "Tukayyid: The Crucible"
  8. ↑ 'Objective Raids, p. 34
  9. ↑ 'Objective Raids, p. 65
  10. ↑ The Dragon Roars, pp. 10–11, 15
  11. ↑ The Dragon Roar, pp. 46, 58–59
  12. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 41
  13. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 62
  14. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 56
  15. ↑ Lethal Heritage, pp. 279–283
  16. ↑ Era Report: 3052, "Sarah Weaver profile", p. 90
  17. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 65
  18. ↑ Luthien, p. 27
  19. ↑ An official ruling by Øystein Tvedten in this thread on the official BattleTech Forum confirms the FireCrest operating with Bata Galaxy.
  20. ↑ Shadows of War, p. 52
  21. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 68
  22. ↑ Luthien, p. 27
  23. ↑ Luthien, pp. 20–27
  24. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 64
  25. ↑ Luthien, p. 5

Bibliography[edit]

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