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Line 22: ==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 matériel 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.<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 54-56</ref> − == 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 106: ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> + *''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 9, 15-16, 24-25 + ==Bibliography== + *''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' + *''[[Historical Turning Points: Luzerne]]'' + *''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' − ==Bibliography== − * ''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' − * ''[[Historical Turning Points: Luzerne]]'' − * [[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]] + [[Category:Second Star League|Bird Dog, Operation]]
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| caption = Operation BIRD DOG | | caption = Operation BIRD DOG | ||
| − | | date = | + | | date = [[3059]] |
| place = | | place = | ||
| planet = | | planet = | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
| − | | faction1 = | + | | faction1 = [[Second Star League]] |
| − | | faction2 = | + | | faction2 = [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] |
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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 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 matériel 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> | |
| − | == 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<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |Jake's Heavy Hitters<ref name="TDRp8">''The Dragon Roars'', p. 8, "Operation Bird Dog Forces"</ref> |
|[[Asgard]] | |[[Asgard]] | ||
|[[AFFC]] | |[[AFFC]] | ||
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|Two [[lance]]s recovered | |Two [[lance]]s recovered | ||
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| − | |Dark Sword<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |Dark Sword<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Hyner]] | |[[Hyner]] | ||
|[[DCMS]] | |[[DCMS]] | ||
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|[[Company]] recovered | |[[Company]] recovered | ||
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| − | |Galedon Pride<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |Galedon Pride<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Kiamba]] | |[[Kiamba]] | ||
|DCMS | |DCMS | ||
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|Company destroyed | |Company destroyed | ||
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| − | |Donegal Vanguards<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |Donegal Vanguards<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Tarazed]] | |[[Tarazed]] | ||
|[[LAAF]] | |[[LAAF]] | ||
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|One lance recovered | |One lance recovered | ||
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| − | |The Swarm<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |The Swarm<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Byesville]] | |[[Byesville]] | ||
|DCMS | |DCMS | ||
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|Two lances recovered | |Two lances recovered | ||
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| − | |Allen's Animals<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |Allen's Animals<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Luzerne]] | |[[Luzerne]] | ||
|AFFC | |AFFC | ||
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|One lance recovered | |One lance recovered | ||
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| − | |McDaniels Group<ref name=TDRp8 | + | |McDaniels Group<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Virentofta]] | |[[Virentofta]] | ||
|AFFC | |AFFC | ||
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|Company recovered | |Company recovered | ||
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| − | |Swift Spirits<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |Swift Spirits<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Hanover]] | |[[Hanover]] | ||
|DCMS | |DCMS | ||
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|Company destroyed | |Company destroyed | ||
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| − | |Raymond's Company<ref name=TDRp8/> | + | |Raymond's Company<ref name="TDRp8"/> |
|[[Yamarovka]] | |[[Yamarovka]] | ||
|AFFC | |AFFC | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| + | *''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 9, 15-16, 24-25 | ||
| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Historical Turning Points: Luzerne]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations| | + | [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Bird Dog, Operation]] |
| + | [[Category:Second Star League|Bird Dog, Operation]] | ||