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Revision as of 16:39, 6 October 2013

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History

Operation Revival

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

The Periphery

Wave One

The Turtle Bay Batchall included two clusters. [1] However only the 362nd Assault Cluster is given credit for the fighting [2], even though the 3rd Attack Cluster also participated. [3]

Wave Two

Wave Three

Wave Four

Wave Five

Tukayyid

Led by saKhan Sarah Weaver, 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 Guards veteran 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, 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 sKhan Weaver.

With the death of Weaver shortly after Khan Lincoln Osis's apparent demise during Alpha Galaxy's push to the primary target city of Dinju Heights, when Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht reinforced the Fifth Army with divisions from the Com Guards Second Army, ilKhan Ulric Kerensky was forced to terminate the Jaguar campaign. While Alpha was enraged by what they felt was a Wolf Clan snub to their sacrifices and launched ultimately fruitless suicide attacks, the demoralized Beta Galaxy dutifully obeyed and withdrew to their DropShips. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Operation Bulldog

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Officers

Beta Galaxy was commanded by Cordera Perez. During the attack on Turtle Bay, 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. [8] He did so only until the Battle of Wolcott, after which it was led by saKhan Sarah Weaver until her death on Tukayyid. From 3054 the Commanding Officer was Galaxy Commander Mikhail Ward.

Mikhail Ward was a Star Captain in the 1st Jaguar Guards on Tukayyid and was not promoted to Star Colonel until after that battle, [9] however Ward is also reported as holding the rank of Galaxy Commander at the time of the Battle of Luthien. [10]

Tactics

Composition

3050

3058


Former Units

Notes

  • Beta Galaxy was effectively destroyed during Operation Bulldog, however elements formed part of Hang Mehta's forces on Huntress in 3060. [11]
  • Elements of the Galaxy are portrayed in the computer game MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries during the Walcott Campaign

References

  1. ↑ Lethal Heritage, p. 122
  2. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 64
  3. ↑ Clan Troops, p. 32
  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. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 58
  9. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 65
  10. ↑ Luthien, p. 27
  11. ↑ Shadows of War, p.52

Bibliography

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