Operation BULLDOG
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Operation Bulldog was the military codename for the phase of the Star League offensive against Clan Smoke Jaguar in 3059 that was aimed at liberating that Clan's Occupation Zone in the Inner Sphere. Led by Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht and Archon-Prince Victor Steiner-Davion, the assault succeeded beyond their most optimistic hopes, thanks in large part to a lack of preparedness on the part of the Jaguars and a lack of help from their fellow Clans.
Operational assets coalition forces under the flag of the new Star League Defense Forces. The forces included large quanity of Draconis Combine armed forces. Also, newly claimed bonds man of the Clan Nova Cat whom in secret defected to Star League.
Earlier military operation, Operation Bird Dog, had paved way for Bulldog by softening Smoke Jaguar garrison forces.
Contents
SLDF Forces + Jaguar Forces
Units Overview
Smoke Jaguar Forces
| Alpha Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 9th Jaguar Cavaliers 6th Jaguar Dragoons |
Beta Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 362nd Assault Cluster 267th Battle Cluster 1st Jaguar Guards 2nd Jaguar Guards |
Delta Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 3rd Assault Cluster 3rd Jaguar Cavaliers 19th Striker Cluster |
| Epsilon Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 4th Jaguar Dragoons 7th Jaguar Dragoons 6th Striker Cluster |
Zeta Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 5th Garrison Cluster 47th Garrison Cluster 189th Garrison Cluster 2nd Jaguar Regulars 11th Jaguar Regulars |
Kappa Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 3rd Garrison Cluster 4th Garrison Cluster 17th Garrison Cluster 19th Garrison Cluster 51st Garrison Cluster |
| Nu Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 4th Jaguar Regulars 12th Jaguar Regulars 124th Garrison Cluster 143rd Garrison Cluster 168th Garrison Cluster |
Psl Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 7th Garrison Cluster 8th Garrison Cluster 10th Garrison Cluster 11th Garrison Cluster 17th Jaguar Regulars |
Omega Galaxy Galaxy Command Trinary 151st Garrison Cluster 27th Garrison Cluster 10th Jaguar Regulars |
Wave 1
- Planet: Irece
- Attackers: Second An Ting Legion
- Defenders: Fifth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: One of the most bizarre incidents during Operation Bulldog occurred when the Second An Ting Legion landed on Irece and challenged the Fifth Garrison Cluster to a "test of stamina." SLDF infantryman Ewan Paltrow, a legendary drinker of the Second An Ting, pitted himself against Nova Cat Pilot Sola, and proceeded to drink her under the table. Despite losing, Pilot Sola won the admiration of the entire Xi Galaxy - once she had recovered from her hospitalization from alcohol poisoning.
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- Planet: Kiamba
- Attackers: First Genyosha + First Kestrel Grenadiers + Third Drakons + Com Guards Eleventh Division
- Defenders: 362nd Assault Cluster
- Outcome: Like many other first-wave engagements during Operation Bulldog, the battle for Kiamba was distinctly one-sided, particularly as the Smoke Jaguar commander deployed his aerospace fighters too late. Faced with overwhelming odds, the front-line 362nd Assault Cluster was crushed by the combined might of the First Genyosha, First Kestrel Grenadiers, Third Drakøns, and the Com Guards Eleventh Division. The SLDF forces only suffered minimal damage.
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- Planet: Kanowit
- Attackers: First Proserpina Hussars
- Defenders: Ninth Nova Cat Regulars
- Outcome: Though limited in scale, the formal contest against the Nova Cats on Kanowit was one of the most violent engagements between the DCMS and Nova Cat forces. Kanowit was a front-line world, and Nova Cat honor demanded a true battle. Only by defeating them would the invading forces prove worthy of their respect and support.
- The Ninth Nova Cat Regulars, under the command of Star Colonel Henderson, faced the First Proserpina Hussars. Led by Tai-sa Alexander Minowa - holder of the Katana Cluster for his impressive tally of OmniMech kills - the Hussars were up to the task. Following the battle, the Ninth became part of the SLDF Nova Cats.
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- Planet: Tarazed
- Attackers: Second Genyosha + Third Donegal Guards + First St. Ives Lancers
- Defenders: Seventh Jaguar Dragoons
- Outcome: The Seventh Jaguar Dragoons made the fatal mistake of granting their attackers safcon, in response to Kai Allard-Liao's batchall. They recalled their aerospace forces and allowed the SLDF ships to land unmolested. The Dragoons chose the Kyrchek Mountains as the place of the battle. Unfortunately, the Dragoons did not comprehend the size of the force arrayed against them, and so their chosen site proved disastrous. As the Seventh moved toward a network of canyons, the SLDF regiments cut them off and decimated them. The battle, and with it the first wave of Operation Bulldog, ended after just five days.
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- Planet: Port Arthur
- Attackers: First Davion Guards + (Reinforcment: + Seventeenth Benjamin Regulars + Second Legion Vega + Fifth Sword of Light)
- Defenders: 168th Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: Initially, SLDF commanders believed that Port Arthur was defended only by a small garrison unit of Smoke Jaguar bondsmen piloting captured Inner Sphere ‘Mechs. The SLDF’s plan was to quickly eliminate these defending forces and prepare Port Arthur as a staging area for three DCMS regiments slated to participate in the second wave of the invasion. Acting on the most recent intelligence, the SLDF commanders sent the First Battalion of the first Davion Guards into Port Arthur as part of Operation bird dog, the prelude to the main assault on the Smoke Jaguar-held worlds. Expecting only slight resistance, the Guards were almost overwhelmed when the defending Clan bondsmen fought well above the attackers’ initial expectations. Knowing that reinforcements would not arrive for almost two weeks, the guards set up a methodical plan of attack that would leave them in control of Port Arthur.
- The hard-fought, days-long battle was nearing its conclusion when the Guards suddenly came under fierce fire from Clan ‘Mechs sporting Jaguar colors. Far from being poorly defended, Port Arthur was currently occupied by the Jaguars’ 168th Garrison Cluster, which had been stationed on the planet’s southern continent and which had arrived at the battle site to force the Inner Sphere invaders offworld. But even as the 168th began to engage the Davion Guards, Inner Sphere reinforcements arrived – three DCMS regiments that vastly outnumbered the Jaguar force. The arriving regiments shattered the Clan Cluster, finishing it as an effective fighting force before nightfall.
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- Planet: Asgard
- Attackers: 3rd Benjamin Regulars + Davion Assault Guards + 278th ComGuard Division + 3rd Proserpina Hussars
- Defenders: Fourth Jaguar Hussars
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog the forces of the SLDF, including the remnants of the Regulars, assaulted Asgard. Ironically, the Fourth Jaguar Hussars also took cover within the Odin's Retreat mountains, though unlike the Regulars seven years earlier, they did not survive to escape off-world.
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- Planet:Cyrenaica
- Attackers:First Shin Legion
- Defenders:Fourth Nova Cat Regulars
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog in 3059, the Fourth Nova Cat Regulars on Cyrenaica were quickly made abtakha by the First Shin Legion. This should have set the stage for amicable relations between the two units, but it was not to be. Following the end of Operation Bulldog, the First Shin returned to garrison Cyrenaica alongside the Fourth Regulars. Remembering their defeat at the hands of the 179th Striker Cluster in February 3052, the First was spoiling for a fight. Tensions exploded in mid 3061, when the First Legion attacked the Fourth Regulars. After several days of viscous fighting, both sides withdrew, the Fourth having lost two Trinaries.
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- Planet:Teniente
- Attackers:Izanagi Warriors
- Defenders:Nova Cats Sixth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome:When the Izanagi Warriors descended on Teniente during the first wave of Operation Bulldog, they found the Nova Cats Sixth Garrison Cluster waiting for them. Having heard the stories sung in the Clan Remembrance of the exploits Tai-sa Shin Yodama, Galaxy Commander Carl Lenardon and the entire Sixth Garrison Cluster, considered it a high honor to accept defeat at the elite of the DCMS regiment's hands.
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- Planet: Jeanette
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- Planet:Chupadero
- Attackers:Forty-Second Galedon Regulars
- Defenders:Nova Cat Fifteenth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome:In one of the only major aerospace conflicts between the Nova Cats and the DCMS during Operation Bulldog, the fighter star of the Fifteenth Garrison Cluster clashed with fighters from the Forty-Second Galedon regulars over the world of Chupadero. At one point in the battle, after Star Captain Joilet shot down Chu-sa Don Magnusson's fighter, it looked as if the Fifteenth might win. However, the rest of the wing rallied around their lost commander and drove the remaining OmniFighters from the sky.
- Planet:Sawyer
- Attackers:Third Night Stalkers
- Defenders:Nova Cats Twelfth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome:Star Colonel Todd of the Nova Cats Twelfth Garrison Cluster has yet to live down the fact that his unit, along with the world of Sawyer, was captured by the Third Night Stalkers during the first wave of Operation Bulldog. Wing commander Chu-i Kimmochi Okinora defeated Todd after a challenge involving the arcade game Slayer! (Official reports state this as an "aerospace simulator duel"). Rumors abound that no one will sponsor the Star Colonel for the Bavros Bloodname - the Bloodname House of which he is a member. If these turn out to be true, it is likely Todd will have to participate in a Grand Melee if he wishes to obtain a Bloodname.
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Wave 2
- Planet: Avon
- Attackers: 4th Pesht Regulars
- Defenders: First Nova Cat Guards
- Outcome: Though limited in scale, the formal contest against the Nova Cats on Avon was one of the most violent engagements between the DCMS and Nova Cat forces. Avon was a front-line world, and Nova Cat honor demanded a true battle, no matter how heavily the Cats stacked the deck against themselves.
- The Nova Cat leadership on Avon decided to fight the battle as a series of Clan-Style Trials of Position, with Kurita forces acting as the Challenge Group for each. Because Star Colonels and Star Captains would be doing the fighting, the Clan would have to defeat all Kurita challengers to retain autonomy. If defeated, the Nova Cat forces would be absorbed into the Draconis Combine and re-deployed as SLDF units. When the Kuritan High Command then offered to pit regular warriors against the Nova Cat elite, the Clan officers intentionally bid themselves down to lesser 'Mechs or 'Mechs with a slight design flaw that the Kurita forces could exploit.
- In the ensuing Trials, the Nova Cats crippled three of more SLDF 'Mechs in each Trial, and were hard pressed to find a way to lose the battle. In the first Trial, the First Nova Cat Guards crippled five SLDF machines, and only managed to "lose" the engagement because Star Colonel Kalvin Rosse turned on his partner and crippled her 'Mech before being brought down by the remaining Fourth Pesht Warrior. The rules of the melee allow such actions, giving the Star Colonel four "kills" in keeping with his rank. Following the battle of Avon, the Nova Cat Clusters became the SLDF Nova Cats and assisted in a major battle against Clan Smoke Jaguar in the invasion's second wave.
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- Planet: Mualang
- Attackers: First Proserpina Hussars
- Defenders: Nova Cats 119th Striker Cluster
- Outcome: In the only fighting between the Nova cats and the DCMS in the second wave of Operation Bulldog, the 119th Striker Cluster clashed with the First Proserpina Hussars on Mualang. Rather than win the world over a hand of poker as planned, the Hussars’ commander instead challenged the Nova Cat champion to a game of miniature golf, “defeating” the Clan warrior by just three points after the hour-long match.
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- Planet: Yamarovka
- Attackers: 1st Davion Guards
8th Alshain Avengers
2nd Kell Hounds - Defenders: 11th Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the fighting to retake Yamarovka was especially fierce and costly, for the attacking 1st Davion Guards, 8th Alshain Avengers and the 2nd Kell Hounds. The Jaguar's 11th Garrison Cluster fought to the last warrior in defence of vital facilities.
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- Planet: Caripare]
- Attackers: First Shin Legion + two Trinaries of the Star League Nova Cat Guards + Second An Ting Legion + Seventy-Ninth Division + First Fusiliers of Oriente + First St. Ives Lancers
- Defenders: The Fifth Nova Cat Regulars (became SDLF) + Second Jaguar Guards
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, The Fifth Nova Cat Regulars were defeated on Caripare, by the First Shin Legion in a straight-up fight. As new warriors of the SLDF, the Fifth then moved against the Second Jaguar Guards, along with two Trinaries of the Star League Nova Cat Guards, the Second An Ting Legion, the Seventy-Ninth Division, the First Fusiliers of Oriente, and the First St. Ives Lancers. Even with such overwhelming forces, the Jaguar Guards managed to retreat offworld with more than a Trinary.
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- Planet: Jeanette
- Attackers: 2nd Dieron Regulars+ 1st Amphigean Light Assault Group + 1st Aragon Borderers + Warrior House Daidachi + Crater Cobras
- Defenders: Nova Cat Lancers
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- Planet: Juazeiro
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- Outcome: A simulator fight between the Command Company Binary of the Sixth Nova Cat Regulars and the Command Company of the Izanagi Warriors, decided the fate of Juazeiro during the second wave of Operation Bulldog. The battle ended quickly when Tai-sa Shin Yodama in his Dragonfire, decapitated Star Colonel Bil Leroux's Hellbringer with a well-placed autocannon shot
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- Planet: Itabaiana
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- Planet: Labrea
- Attackers: 1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers+ 4th Wolf Guards Assault Cluster + 1st Wolf Legion Cluster
- Defenders: 6th Jaguar Dragoons Cluster
- Outcome:During Operation Bulldog, the fighting for Labrea involved only six warriors. Khan Phelan Kell's Wolves in Exile used traditional Clan combat tactics, and succeeded in taking the world and capturing the entire 6th Jaguar Dragoon's Cluster.
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- Planet: Byesville
- Attackers: Eighth Sword of Light + Fifth Sun Zhang Cadre + Sixth Lyran Guards + First MAC
- Defenders: Seventeenth Jaguar Regulars
- Outcome: Byesville was attacked during the second wave of Operation Bulldog by the Eighth Sword of Light, supported by the Fifth Sun Zhang Cadre, Sixth Lyran Guards, and the First MAC. The Seventeenth Jaguar Regulars met the SLDF forces in token engagements, then retreated offworld.
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- Planet: Courchevel
- Attackers: Ryuken-roku
- Defenders: Forty-sixth Nova Cat Cavaliers + Nova Cats Fourteenth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: The Forty-sixth Nova Cat Cavaliers, along with the Fourteenth Garrison Cluster of Omega Galaxy, were defending Courchevel when the Ryuken-roku Regiment of the DCMS landed in late June 3059, during the second wave of Operation Bulldog.
- Having begun his career in Alpha Galaxy, Star Colonel Watson still carried on the strong tradition of high marksmanship with his Nova Cat and challenged Tai-sa Alexis Vanharobik to a set of shooting duels. Tai-sa Vanharobik, in his red-accented Gunslinger, proved every bit as good as Watson; the Forty-sixth joined the new Star League.
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- Planet: Luzerne
- Attackers: Third Davion Guards RCT + ComStar's 208th Division + Ryuken-roku
- Defenders: 4th Provisional Garrison Cluster + Sixth Striker Cluster
- Outcome: Though the world of Luzerne boosted few resources and virtually no military industry, the world became the site of one of the stiffest challenges the SLDF faced during the entirety of Operation Bulldog. A disastrous approach resulted in a WarShip battle, and only half of the assault force made it to the planet's surface. Expecting to meet the 4th Provisional Garrison Cluster, the SLDF force found itself facing the newly formed front-line Sixth Striker Cluster as well. The Jaguars scattered the SLDF units across the face of the planet, and within hours it seemed that Luzerne would become the final graveyard for the Third Davion Guards RCT and ComStar's 208th Division.
- One of three SLDF bastions during the five-week battle for Luzerne, the town of Thün became a focus for many SLDF forces on the planet. Survivors of both the Davion Guards and Com Guard Division formed an ad-hoc combined-arms force approximately two battalions strong. Perhaps the strongest ally of the SLDF unit was the nature of the Jaguar foe it faced. As a front-line unit, the Sixth Striker. Assumed command, but they were both new to the world and incomplete as a unit. While not much of an obstacle to the hunter-killer missions staged against the stragglers, these handicaps proved a major hindrance when planning assaults on the SLDF strongholds.
- The battle for Thün was bloody for both sides, with neither force holding a decisive advantage. A handful of Clan 'Mechs broke through the perimeter, causing considerable damage to the heart of the town, but that damage was minor compared to the outskirts, where the battle raged for hours. In the end, the Jaguars withdrew and the two sides settled into a siege pattern, broken by occasional raids. It took the arrival of the Ryuken-roku on the 1st August to break the cycle and tilt the advantage decisively in favor of the SLDF.
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- Planet: Hanover
- Attackers: Second Dieron Regulars + Second Sword of Light + Warrior House Daidachi + Crater Cobras
- Defenders: Seventeenth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: Hanover was attacked during the second wave of Operation Bulldog by the Second Dieron Regulars, Second Sword of Light, Warrior House Daidachi, and the Crater Cobras. The Jaguar's Seventeenth Garrison Cluster attempted to leave the world, but were mauled by the SLDF forces - barely two Trinaries of 'Mechs and meager Elemental and aerospace support managed to escape.
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- Planet: Nykvarn
- Attackers: 6th An Ting Legion + Ryuken-go + Capellan's Red Lancers
- Defenders: 124th Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the 6th An Ting Legion, Ryuken-go and the Capellan Red Lancers assaulted Nykvarn. The Jaguar's 124th Garrison Cluster stood little chance against these overwhelming odds, and was completely destroyed.
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- Planet: Almunge
- Attackers: 1st Aragon Borderers + 1st Amphigean Light Assault Group
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- Planet: Turtle Bay
- Attackers: All 3 regiments of the Legion of Vega
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- Planet: Virentofta
- Attackers: 1st FedSuns Armored Cavalry + ComStar's 31st Division + Stirling's Fusiliers + Northwind Hussars
- Defenders: 151st Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the fighting to retake Virentofta was especially fierce. Though greatly outnumbered by the attacking 1st FedSuns Armored Cavalry, ComStar's 31st Division, Stirling's Fusiliers and the Northwind Hussars, the defending Jaguar's forces fought to the last warrior, inflicting significant damage.
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- Planet: Bjarred
- Attackers: Sixth Ghost Regiment,
- Defenders: Nova Cats 189th Striker Cluster
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the possession of Bjarred was decided by the toss of a coin toss. In bidding to take the world single handedly, Tai-Sa Kathertine Oltion of the Sixth Ghost Regiment, in the service of the SLDF, stated "in combat there are only two elements: skill and chance."
- Her opponent, Star Colonel Olivia Drummond of the Nova Cat 189th Striker Cluster, impressed with the Tai-sa's bid, agreed that the part of skill had been cancelled out between them, leaving only chance. Tai-Sa Oltion then flipped a coin, leaving chance to decide the fate of the world. The devious Star Colonel Drummond shocked the Tai-sa by choosing "edge". The 189th gladly became members of the new Star League when the gold coin landed "tail" up, displaying the emblem of the Star League Defense Force.
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- Planet: Tarnby
- Attackers: Sixth Ghost
- Defenders: Nova Cats 153rd Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During the second wave of Operation Bulldog, the Second and Third Battalions of the Sixth Ghost Regiment were assigned to re-take Tarnby. On landing, Star Colonel Larry Writh of the 153rd Garrison Cluster challenged them to a race up Mount Neyzari, for control of the planet. Chu-sa Meito Makura was pleased to accept, as his second company commander, Tai-i Jason Nakamura, was a passionate mountain-climbing hobbyist. After a gruelling week, Tai-i Nakamura planted the flag of the Draconis Combine on the summit of Mount Neyzari.
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Counter attack
- Planet: Lonaconing
- Attackers: 217th Garrison Cluster
- Defenders: 15th Lyran Guards RCT + 4th Arkab Legion
- Outcome: On Lonaconing the SLDF got lucky. With no reinforcements readily available Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion expected the 15th Lyran Guards RCT and 4th Arkab Legion to take heavy losses. However, the commander of the Jaguar's 217th Garrison Cluster opted to use feints and diversionary maneuvers rather than a direct assault against the planet's defenders. This tactical miscalculation enabled Lonaconing's SLDF garrison troops to severely damage several Jaguar targets while avoiding large-scale engagements with the enemy.
- When the recall order was issued to all Jaguar troops on the 13th August, almost 99% of the 217th were able to evacuate Lonaconing.
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- Planet: Matamoras
- Attackers: Nineteenth Striker Cluster
- Defenders: 1st Free Worlds Guards + 2nd Night Stalkers
- Outcome: On Matamoras, civilians valiantly helped the 1st Free Worlds Guards and 2nd Night Stalkers thwart the Nineteenth Striker Cluster's offensive. Frustratedt every turn by civilian countermeasures, the nineteenth was forced to group its units together for protection. Later, the Ryuken-yon regiment staged a night-time combat drop into the Jaguar-controlled area and managed to break the Jaguars' back in a coordinated offensive movement with the two defending regiments.
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- Planet: McAlister
- Attackers: Second Jaguar Regulars
- Defenders: 14th Alshain Avengers + 22nd Dieron Regulars + 1st Ghost + Davion Assault Guards RCT
- Outcome: On McAllister, the Second Jaguar Regulars managed to destroy or damage several SLDF supply bases. In fact, the Jaguar garrison Cluster caused so much damage in so short a time that Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion reminded the SLDF forces not to become complacent, no matter how well the invasion was going. Eventually, however, the Jaguar troops succumbed to the overwhelming presence of the 14th Alshain Avengers, 22nd Dieron Regulars, 1st Ghost and Davion Assault guards RCT.
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- Planet: Pesht
- Attackers: Delta Galaxy Command Trinary + Third Assault Cluster
- Defenders: Seventh Sword of Light + Ryuken-san + First Kell Hounds + Second Wolf Legion
- Outcome: The Jaguar's Delta Galaxy Command led the newly formed Third Assault cluster in a desperate bid to capture Pesht. The Jaguar's chances of victory were slim from the start, however, and Jaguar aerospace assets abandoned the Clan's ground forces soon after their combat drop. Encountering civilian resistance, the Jaguars began scorched-earth tactics, savaging the world as they fought a running battle with the SLDF forces that lasted several days.
- From intercepted 'Mech comm traffic, SLDF analysts later determined that the Assault cluster had expected to meet the Seventh Sword of Light, Ryuken-san, and the First Kell Hounds, but not the Second Wolf Legion that smashed in from the flank to annihilate the Galaxy Command Trinary. Left to their own devices, the warriors of the Third Assault cluster threw themselves at the Kell Hounds, thinking the mercenaries would break. Instead, the Hounds became the anvil on which the Seventh Sword and Ryuken shattered the Clan force. Within a few days, the SLDF forces hunted down the last remaining Jaguar Stars.
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- Planet: Meinacos
- Attackers: 267th Battle Cluster
- Defenders: Eighth Dieron Regulars + St. Ives Cheveau Legers + First Canopian Cuirassiers + Eleventh Alshain Avengers + Seventh Pesht Regulars
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, Clan Smoke Jaguar attempted a counter-attack to relieve the pressure on their OZ from SLDF forces. On Meinacos, the Jaguar's 267th Battle Cluster struck with enormous force, but the Eighth Dieron Regulars, St. Ives Cheveau Legers, and the First Canopian Cuirassiers engaged the Jaguar's in a deadly dance as both sides fought for dominance. The Eleventh Alshain Avengers, on their way to the planet Marshdale, were diverted to Meinacos to bolster the world's defenders. The Seventh Pesht Regulars were also called in from Unity, but arrived too late to affect the final outcome.
- As the Eighth Dieron spearheaded a drive against the Jaguar unit's flank, the officer core of the Eleventh Alshain engaged and lured away two Stars of the Battle Cluster. The Canopian Cuirassiers managed to cut off a Clan retreat, then readied themselves to saturate the area with artillery. When the Eleventh Alshain failed to retreat as planned, the Cuirassiers sent a 'Mech company forward, supported by artillery, to aid the Avengers.
- The Eleventh acquitted themselves with honor, their ferocity and tenacity shining testaments to the Dragon's will in action. All eight Alshain warriors died in the battle, but managed to destroy a full Star of Clan OmniMechs first.
- The First Canopian Cuirassiers, despite their lack of technological upgrades, fought with nearly equal skill. They moved forward in full strength, engaging the Jaguars three-on-one when possible. The long-range hitting power of the Clan 'Mechs hurt them at first, but as soon as they closed sufficiently they switched to six-on-one odds and quickly brought down several Jaguar 'Mechs. The Cuirassiers' artillery accounted for one of the Clan Masakaris, hitting it dead-on.
- With two fresh battalions of the Cuirassiers threatening the Clan flank and heavy pressure from the forefront of the battle, Star Colonel Diane Perez pulled her forces back to a mountainous area to regroup. At about the same time, the recall order for all Jaguar forces sounded, and the 267th retreated to their DropShips and left Meinacos without another major engagement.
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Wave 3
- Planet: Marshdale
- Attackers: Ryuken-ni + Com Guard's Ninth Division + First Fusiliers of Oriente
- Defenders: Alpha Galaxy Command Trinary + Ninth Jaguar Cavaliers
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the Ryuken-ni, the Com Guard's Ninth Division, and the First Fusiliers of Oriente assaulted Marshdale. The Alpha Galaxy Command Trinary and Ninth Jaguar Cavaliers fought with determination and refused to abandon the world. The Galaxy Command Trinary, operating as an elite tactical strike force, severely damaged the Fusiliers, and managed to decimate a full company of the Ryuken. But the Ninth Cavaliers could not stand up to the main force of the assault, and on August 12 the Clan unit began to collapse under the relentless pressure of the Ryuken-ni and Ninth Com Guard Division.
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- Planet: Outer Volta
- Attackers: Izanagi Warriors + Eighth Sword of Light + Com Guard Thirty-Ninth Division
- Defenders: Beta Galaxy Command Trinary + First Jaguar Guards
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the Smoke Jaguar's Beta Galaxy Command Trinary and the First Jaguar Guards ended up trapped on Outer Volta, having sent their ships to support the failed Jaguar counter-attack. Beset by the Izanagi Warriors and Eighth Sword of Light, supported by the Com Guard Thirty-Ninth Division, the Clan forces were crushed in just five days.
- The remnants of the two Clan forces were eventually surrounded in the Marin Valley. Tai-sa Shin Yodama led his company of Izanagi Warriors down into the hollow, understanding that he must destroy any remaining Jaguars were overwhelming force. As a gesture of respect he gave the Clan warriors, led by Galaxy Commander Mikhail Ward, a chance to die as warriors, by permitting single combat. Yodama's unit enjoyed a slight advantage in strength, but the Jaguars' ferocity negated this edge.
- In the first round of fighting, eight Kurita 'Mechs and four Jaguar 'Mechs won their engagements, with Galaxy Commander Ward falling to Tai-sa Yodama. Then the remaining forces matched up, after which only one Jaguar 'Mech remained standing. Shin Yodama defeated this warrior in less than thirty seconds, claiming an astounding victory.
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- Planet: Bangor
- Attackers: Second Dieron Regulars + Warrior House Daidachi + First Wolf Legion Cluster
- Defenders: The Second Jaguar Guards + 51st Garrison Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog the Second Dieron Regulars, Warrior House Daidachi, and the First Wolf Legion Cluster assaulted Bangor. The Second Jaguar Regulars and 51st Garrison Cluster put up a strong defense, but never stood a chance against the SLDF forces arranged against them.
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- Planet: Schuyler
- Attackers: First Genyosha + Davion Heavy Guards RCT + First St.Ives Lancers + Fourth Wolf Guard Assault Cluster + Tenth Lyran Guards + Com Guards 91st Division
- Defenders: Nu Galaxy Command Trinary + Fourth Jaguar Regulars + Twelfth Jaguar Regulars
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog the First Genyosha, Davion Heavy Guards RCT, First St.Ives Lancers, Fourth Wolf Guard Assault Cluster, Tenth Lyran Guards, and the Com Guards 91st Division assaulted Schuyler. The Nu Galaxy Command Trinary, and the Fourth and Twelfth Jaguar Regulars put up a strong defense, but the Jaguars could not stand against such a concentration of force. For three days the SLDF advanced steadily, herding the Clanners ahead of them.
- One Cluster broke at Olasin Fjord under pressure from the St. Ives Lancers, Wolf Guard and Com Guards. The second Cluster gained the Mitsuhama Ridge and looked determined to hold it. With the First Genyosha and Davion Heavy Guards flanking the Clan force, Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion led his Tenth Lyran Guards against the Cluster. It was not until after the battle they realized they had fought an Omega Star of the Fourth Jaguar Regulars, sacrificed so that the bulk of the Clan forces could escape. Having been handed several humiliating defeats, the Jaguars were fleeing the Inner Sphere en masse.
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- Planet: Garstedt
- Attackers: Sixth Lyran Guards + Ryuken-go + First MAC + Com Guard 79th Division
- Defenders: Seventeenth Jaguar Regulars + 143rd Battle Cluster
- Outcome: Wave Three of Operation Bulldog saw a number of battles in which the Smoke Jaguars offered little resistance before withdrawing and surrendering possession of the planet. In one regard, the battle of Garstedt was one such conflict, with a small Jaguar force acting as rear guard while the remaining forces boarded their DropShips and fled. Yet the battle was atypical of Clan fighting tactics, taking place in the confines of the Nürnburg Canyon. Though classified as second-line troops, the Seventeenth Jaguar Regulars proved that even rear-echelon warriors were a force to be reckoned with.
- Hard pressed by the SLDF troops, Trinary Echo held the Nürnburg Canyon for more than four hours, allowing the remainder of the Seventeenth Regulars and the 143rd Battle Cluster to evacuate the world. Only when a light company of Ryuken-Go circled behind the remaining Clan 'Mechs were the Jaguars dislodged. By the end of the battle, it had become a swirling melee, with Clan and Inner Sphere 'Mechs in hand-to-hand combat. Only two Clan warriors survived the battle, but they had delayed elements of the Sixth Lyran Guards, Ryuken-Go, First MAC, and the Com Guard 79th Division, earning themselves a place in the history books.
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- Planet: Coudoux
- Attackers: First Amphigean LAG + Second Sword of Light + First Aragon Borderers + Com Guards 34th Division
- Defenders: Jaguars Eighth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: Coudoux was attacked during the third wave of Operation Bulldog by the First Amphigean LAG, Second Sword of Light, First Aragon Borderers, and the Com Guards 34th Division. The Jaguars Eighth Garrison Cluster offered only token resistance to the invading SLDF forces, and then abandoned the world.
- Source:
- Planet: Rockland
- Attackers: Eleventh + Sixteenth Legions of Vega + Com Guards 91st Division + Stirling's Fusiliers + Northwind Hussars
- Defenders: Jaguars Tenth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: Rockland was attacked during the third wave of Operation Bulldog by the Eleventh and Sixteenth Legions of Vega, Com Guards 91st Division, Stirling's Fusiliers and the Northwind Hussars. The Jaguars Tenth Garrison Cluster offered only token resistance to the invading SLDF forces, and then abandoned the world.
- Source:
- Planet: Schwartz
- Attackers: Sixth Ghost + [2nd Night Stalkers|Second Night Stalkers] + First FedSuns Armored Cavalry + Com Guards [[85th Division (ComStar)|85th Division]
- Defenders: 189th Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: Schwartz was attacked during the third wave of Operation Bulldog by the Sixth Ghost, Second Night Stalkers, First FedSuns Armored Cavalry, and the Com Guards 85th Division. The Jaguars 189th Garrison Cluster offered only token resistance to the invading SLDF forces, and then abandoned the world.
- Source:
Wave 4
- Planet: Richmond
- Attackers:
- Defenders: 47th Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the entire Smoke Jaguar 47th Garrison Cluster on Richmond abandoned the world, after receiving the recall order on the 13th August 3059.
- Source:
- Planet: Idlewind
- Attackers:
- Defenders: Fifth Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During Operation Bulldog, the entire Smoke Jaguar Fifth Garrison Cluster on Idlewind abandoned the world, after receiving the recall order on the 13th August 3059.
- Source:
- Planet: Stapelfeld
- Attackers: The First Amphigean Light Assault Group
First Free Worlds Guards
First Aragon Borderers - Defenders: 27th Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: With no hope of escape, the garrison Cluster commander finally negotiated Trials of Possession with their SLDF counterparts. The bidding was similar to the Nova Cat pre-emptive batchalls fought earlier in the invasion; the Jaguars knew they would lose and so planned to save face before succumbing. The First Amphigean Light Assault Group officially captured the 27th Garrison Cluster.
- Source:
- Planet: Kabah
- Attackers: Twenty-Second Dieron Regulars
ComGuards 34th Division
SLDF Noca Cat Lancers - Defenders: Seventh Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: The Seventh Garrison Cluster left behind to defend Kabah held out much longer before agreeing to Trails of Possession. Staging several delaying actions, the garrison troops hoped to hold out until ships from Matamoras to pull them off-world. Only when the Twenty-Second Dieron Regulars finally convinced the Cluster commander that no escape was forthcoming did the Cluster initiate Trials of Possession. These challenges were split evenly between the Regulars and the supporting Nova Cat Lancers.
- Source:
- Planet: Jeronimo
- Attackers: Eleventh Alshain Avengers + Davion Assault Guards RCT + First Wolf Legion Cluster + First Kell Hounds
- Defenders: Tenth Jaguar Regulars
- Outcome: On Jeronimo, the Tenth Jaguar Regulars fought to the death against the combined might of the Eleventh Alshain Regulars, Davion Assault Guards RCT, First Wolf Legion Cluster and the First Kell Hounds. The SLDF forces claimed some salvage and a few prisoners, but little else.
- Source:
- Planet: Albiero
- Attackers: Second Dieron Regulars + Warrior House Daidachi + First Wolf Strike Cluster + Crater Cobras
- Defenders: Eleventh Jaguar Regulars
- Outcome: During the fourth and final wave of Operation Bulldog, the Smoke Jaguar defenders on most of their remaining OZ worlds only fought long enough to satisfy their honor. On Albiero, the Eleventh Jaguar Regulars fought to the death against the combined might of the Second Dieron Regulars, Warrior House Daidachi, First Wolf Strike Cluster, and the Crater Cobras. House Daidachi warriors did manage to capture a Jaguar supply base full of supplies and technicians. Though all the on-planet SLDF forces split the supplies between them as per regulations, the technician prisoners elected to become bondsmen to the Daidachi.
- Source:
- Planet: Savinsville
- Attackers: Fourth Wolf Guards Cluster + ComGuards 79th Divison + 6th Lyran Guards
- Defenders: Third Garrison Cluster
- Outcome: During the fourth and final wave of Operation Bulldog, the Smoke Jaguar defenders on Savinsville only fought long enough to satisfy their honor. With no hope of escape, the garrison Cluster commander finally negotiated Trials of Possession with their SLDF counterparts. The bidding was similar to the Nova Cat pre-emptive batchalls fought earlier in the invasion; the Jaguars knew they would lose and so planned to save face before succumbing. The Fourth Wolf Guards Assault Cluster officially captured the Third Garrison Cluster.
- Source:
IS Omnimech with Clantech
During the early waves of the operation the SLDF captured large stockpiles of Clan Smoke Jaguar supplies and equipment, exemplifying the OmniMech concept a number of quick field configurations for the Inner Sphere/Combine OmniMechs were developed using this captured Clan-tech material to boost their effectiveness in the later waves:
- Raptor Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
- Owens Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
- Strider Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
- Firestarter Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
- Blackjack Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
- Black Hawk-KU Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
- Avatar Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
- Sunder Bulldog, also known as Alternate Configuration R.
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