Beta Galaxy (Clan Star Adder)

Beta Galaxy
Affiliation Clan Star Adder
Parent Command Clan Star Adder touman


History[edit]

The Burrock Absorption[edit]

During the Burrock Absorption, Beta Galaxy was part of the initial assault on the disgraced Clan Burrock's world of Albion. Beta would initially fight against Burrocks in their Trial of Absorption until the arrival of three Galaxies from Clan Blood Spirit who interrupted the Trial. Beta along with its other Galaxies would fight with Burrock against the Blood Spirit intruders. Beta would be ravaged in the fight with the Spirits, some Clusters only having a handful of survivors. With the threat over, Clan Star Adder's Khan Cassius N'Buta would resume his duel Burrock's surviving senior officer for control of Albion and ultimately fate Clan Burrock itself. After the conflict, unblooded Star Captain Stanislov of N'Buta Bloodline would be elected by survivors of Beta to become Adder Keeper of the Clan.[1]

The Galaxy would be decommissioned after taking massive losses during the Burrock Absorption, where one fragment of the Galaxy would remain. Its survivors would be transferred to Alpha Galaxy.[2] Reconstituted in late 3062 under command of the then Galaxy Commander Stanislov N'Buta, he would lead Beta as part of the brutal and bloody invasion of Clan Blood Spirit's world of York. The Galaxy's initial assault would result in the destruction of one of the Spirit's WarShips, Blood Fury. Beta and its component Clusters would end up claiming southern reaches of the Boques continent. The Galaxy would remain on planet as part Adder's conclave garrison force and blood many young Blood Spirit warriors due to determination of Spirits efforts to reclaim the lost region.[3]

Wars of Reaving[edit]

During the Wars of Reaving, Beta Galaxy's squadrons provided cover for Alpha Galaxy's ground forces when they landed on Nouveaux Paris.[4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Beta Galaxy
Galaxy Commander Jenica Turgidson prior to 3059
Galaxy Commander MacLeod Connery 3067
Galaxy Commander Sephia Paik 3085[5]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2938[edit]

Sixth Assault Cluster

3067[edit]

Fourth Assault Cluster

Tenth Armored Cavalry

Fifteenth Armored Cavalry

Seventy-third Adder Cavaliers

  • CO: Star Colonel Frederik N'Buta

Eightieth Adder Cavaliers

  • CO: Star Colonel Rai Paik

3085[edit]

Fourth Assault Cluster

  • CO: Galaxy Commander Sephia Paik

Tenth Armored Cavalry

Fifteenth Armored Cavalry

  • CO: Star Colonel Marck Cannon

Eightieth Adder Cavaliers

  • CO: Star Colonel Rita Marghar

[5]

Former Units[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 114, 121: "Clan Beta's action during the Absorption of Clan Burrock on Albion and its aftermath result"
  2. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 123: "Alpha Galaxy" - The original Beta Galaxy's fate noted as the Absorption
  3. Field Manual: Updates, pp. 51–52: "Beta Galaxy's resurrection and role in invasion of York in 3062"
  4. The Wars of Reaving, p. 120
  5. 5.0 5.1 The Wars of Reaving, p. 168

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