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Line 1: − A precursor to [[Operation BULLDOG]], '''Operation BIRD DOG''' was a guerrilla assault intended to destabilize the defense of nine [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] worlds in preparation for the main invasion. + {{Update Needed|[[Historical Turning Points: Luzerne]]}} − + A precursor to [[Operation Bulldog]], '''Operation Bird Dog''' was a guerrilla assault intended to destabilize the defense of nine [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] worlds in preparation for the main invasion. − {{InfoBoxConflict − | conflict = Operation BIRD DOG − | partof = The [[Clan Invasion]] − | image = − | caption = Operation BIRD DOG − | date = 13 May [[3059]]<ref name=TDRp8>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 8, "Operation Bird Dog Forces"</ref> − | place = − | planet = − | territory = − | faction1 = (Attacker)<br/>[[Second Star League]] − | faction2 = (Defender)<br/>[[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] − | commander1 = − | commander2 = − | forces1= − | forces2= − | result = A complete success for the Second Star League − | environment = − | conditions = Normal − }} ==Overview== ==Overview== − Launched on the 13th of May [[3059]], the day when BULLDOG received the final green light, nine ad hoc [[company]] strength commands jumped to [[Pirate Point]]s around the Jaguar held worlds of [[Asgard]], [[Hyner]], [[Kiamba]], [[Tarazed]], [[Byesville]], [[Luzerne]], [[Virentofta]], [[Hanover]] and [[Yamarovka]]. Their mission was to wage guerrilla campaigns against the Smoke Jaguar forces on these worlds, misleading the Jaguars into assuming that the best the newly united [[Inner Sphere]] could do was to persist with the minor raids they had attempted up until now. + Launched on the 13th of May [[3059]], the day when Bulldog received the final green light, nine ad hoc [[company]] strength commands jumped to [[Pirate Point]]s around the Jaguar held worlds of [[Asgard]], [[Hyner]], [[Kiamba]], [[Tarazed]], [[Byesville]], [[Luzerne]], [[Virentofta]], [[Hanover]] and [[Yamarovka]]. Their mission was to wage guerrilla campaigns against the Smoke Jaguar forces on these worlds, misleading the Jaguars into assuming that the best the newly united [[Inner Sphere]] could do was to persist with the minor raids they had attempted up until now. − Formed with volunteers from some of the best units from the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]], the [[House Davion|Davion]] [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]], each command was outfitted with captured [[Clan]] and [[Draconis Combine]] produced [[OmniMech]]s to allow them to make best use of any captured Clan matériel and hopefully hold out until the main invasion force reached them. + Formed with volunteers from some of the best units from the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]], the [[House Davion|Davion]] [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]], each command was outfitted with captured [[Clan]] and [[Draconis Combine]] produced [[OmniMech]]s to allow them to make best use of any captured Clan material and hopefully hold out until the main invasion force reached them. − BIRD DOG proved a complete success, with the units disrupting the operations of the Jaguars on each of the targeted worlds, capturing supplies and providing accurate intelligence on troop locations, crippling their ability to react to the first wave of Operation BULLDOG on May 20th, with the bulk of the nine units surviving until reinforcements arrived.<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 54-56</ref>+ Bird Dog proved a complete success, with the units disrupting the operations of the Jaguars on each of the targeted worlds, capturing supplies and providing accurate intelligence on troop locations, crippling their ability to react to the first wave of Operation Bulldog on May 20th, with the bulk of the nine units surviving until reinforcements arrived. − == Units taking part in Operation BIRD DOG == + == Units taking part in Operation Bird Dog == {| class="wikitable" border="1" {| class="wikitable" border="1" Line 39:
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Line 69: |Company recovered |Company recovered |- |- − |Swift Spirits<ref name=TDRp8/> + |Swift Spirits |[[Hanover]] |[[Hanover]] |DCMS |DCMS Line 95:
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Line 82: |Second Wave |Second Wave |One lance recovered |One lance recovered − |- |} |} ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> − + *''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 8-9, 15-16, 24-25 + *''Shattered Sphere'', p. 54-56 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' + *''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' − * ''[[Historical Turning Points: Luzerne]]'' + *''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' − * [[Shrapnel_(magazine)#Issue_2|''Shrapnel'' Issue 2]] − * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' − [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|BIRD DOG, Operation]] + [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Bird Dog, Operation]]
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | Launched on the 13th of May [[3059]], the day when | + | Launched on the 13th of May [[3059]], the day when Bulldog received the final green light, nine ad hoc [[company]] strength commands jumped to [[Pirate Point]]s around the Jaguar held worlds of [[Asgard]], [[Hyner]], [[Kiamba]], [[Tarazed]], [[Byesville]], [[Luzerne]], [[Virentofta]], [[Hanover]] and [[Yamarovka]]. Their mission was to wage guerrilla campaigns against the Smoke Jaguar forces on these worlds, misleading the Jaguars into assuming that the best the newly united [[Inner Sphere]] could do was to persist with the minor raids they had attempted up until now. |
| − | Formed with volunteers from some of the best units from the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]], the [[House Davion|Davion]] [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]], each command was outfitted with captured [[Clan]] and [[Draconis Combine]] produced [[OmniMech]]s to allow them to make best use of any captured Clan | + | Formed with volunteers from some of the best units from the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]], the [[House Davion|Davion]] [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]], each command was outfitted with captured [[Clan]] and [[Draconis Combine]] produced [[OmniMech]]s to allow them to make best use of any captured Clan material and hopefully hold out until the main invasion force reached them. |
| − | + | Bird Dog proved a complete success, with the units disrupting the operations of the Jaguars on each of the targeted worlds, capturing supplies and providing accurate intelligence on troop locations, crippling their ability to react to the first wave of Operation Bulldog on May 20th, with the bulk of the nine units surviving until reinforcements arrived. | |
| − | == Units taking part in Operation | + | == Units taking part in Operation Bird Dog == |
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!Outcome | !Outcome | ||
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| − | |Jake's Heavy Hitters | + | |Jake's Heavy Hitters |
|[[Asgard]] | |[[Asgard]] | ||
|[[AFFC]] | |[[AFFC]] | ||
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|Two [[lance]]s recovered | |Two [[lance]]s recovered | ||
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| − | |Dark Sword | + | |Dark Sword |
|[[Hyner]] | |[[Hyner]] | ||
|[[DCMS]] | |[[DCMS]] | ||
|[[Ryuken-yon]] | |[[Ryuken-yon]] | ||
|First Wave | |First Wave | ||
| − | | | + | |Company recovered |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |Galedon Pride | + | |Galedon Pride |
|[[Kiamba]] | |[[Kiamba]] | ||
|DCMS | |DCMS | ||
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|Company destroyed | |Company destroyed | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |Donegal Vanguards | + | |Donegal Vanguards |
|[[Tarazed]] | |[[Tarazed]] | ||
|[[LAAF]] | |[[LAAF]] | ||
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|One lance recovered | |One lance recovered | ||
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| − | |The Swarm | + | |The Swarm |
|[[Byesville]] | |[[Byesville]] | ||
|DCMS | |DCMS | ||
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|Two lances recovered | |Two lances recovered | ||
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| − | |Allen's Animals | + | |Allen's Animals |
|[[Luzerne]] | |[[Luzerne]] | ||
|AFFC | |AFFC | ||
| − | |[[3rd Davion Guards]] | + | |[[3rd Davion Guards]] |
|Second Wave | |Second Wave | ||
|One lance recovered | |One lance recovered | ||
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| − | |McDaniels Group | + | |McDaniels Group |
|[[Virentofta]] | |[[Virentofta]] | ||
|AFFC | |AFFC | ||
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|Company recovered | |Company recovered | ||
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| − | |Swift Spirits | + | |Swift Spirits |
|[[Hanover]] | |[[Hanover]] | ||
|DCMS | |DCMS | ||
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|Company destroyed | |Company destroyed | ||
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| − | |Raymond's Company | + | |Raymond's Company |
|[[Yamarovka]] | |[[Yamarovka]] | ||
|AFFC | |AFFC | ||
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|Second Wave | |Second Wave | ||
|One lance recovered | |One lance recovered | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | + | *''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 8-9, 15-16, 24-25 | |
| + | *''Shattered Sphere'', p. 54-56 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' |
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| − | [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations| | + | [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Bird Dog, Operation]] |