Difference between revisions of "Rho Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)"
Sarna News
m (→First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War: another typo, blast it.) |
m (Dmon moved page Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear) to Rho Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)) |
(No difference)
| |
Revision as of 22:02, 20 March 2014
Contents
History
Rho Galaxy fought Clan Hell's Horses' Alpha Galaxy for control of the Horses' main 'Mech production facility in 3048. The losses Rho took were so severe that it was left out of Operation Revival and remained in Clan space as the Ghost Bears' Homeworld defense force.[1]
First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War
Rho Galaxy were actively involved in the First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War, which began in 3062 with a suicidal attack by three regiments of the Alshain Avengers against Alshain. Rho Galaxy battled forces from Clan Nova Cat on both Caripare and Itabaiana,[2] fighting alongside forces from Tau Galaxy on the latter.[3][2]
Moving back into the Dominion as the Ghost Bears responded to the Clan Hell's Horses invasion prompted by Khan Vladimir Ward of Clan Wolf, elements of Rho were keen to see combat despite the Galaxy having taken a battering while fighting the Nova Cats. The warriors of the Eighteenth Battle Cluster actively sought an opportunity for revenge against the Horses because of the Eighteenth's defeat on Niles in 3048 and were rewarded with an opportunity to attack Engadin, only to discover when they arrived that the Hell's Horses forces had already fled. To compensate Rho for the perceived loss of honor the 283rd Battle Cluster was assigned to support the First Rasalhague Bears in the capture of Rasalhague from Clan Wolf, one part of the punishment meted out against Clan Wolf by the Ghost Bears in retaliation for Khan Ward's engineering of the Hell's Horses invasion.[2]
Jihad
During the Ghost Bear assault on Luthien in December 3074, Rho Galaxy was the key to destroying the 32nd Division's battle line. In the process they ruined the Takashi Memorial Spaceport.[4] During their attack, Rho Galaxy simply dropped on top of the 32nd Division's positions. They quickly destroyed most (75%+) of the Blakist forces there, and spent the next few hours executing the remainder. Fires the intense combat created burned for four days after the conflict ended.[5]
In 3077, Rho Galaxy traveled to Dieron and served as the main reserve force for the Ghost Bears. They saw little combat for the first month; their only opponent was the 8th Dieron Regulars which fought with the members of the Galaxy over Word of Blake prisoners. Shortly thereafter the Blakist 3rd Division attacked Rho Galaxy and killed most of their higher level commanders. Cast into confusion, Rho Galaxy counter-attacked without any plan or coordination with other Ghost Bear or Combine units, which allowed the 2nd and 3rd Divisions to withdraw from Dieron.[6]
Officers
As of 3061 the commanding officer was Galaxy Commander Michael Hawkins, who replaced previous commander Kassandra Gurdel, killed in 3054.[1] Michael Hawkins remained the Galaxy Commander throughout the 3060s[7] and both the Luthien and Dieron campaigns, but is presumed to have been killed in the fighting in 3077.[4][6]
Tactics
Decades of garrison duty have allowed Rho Galaxy to specialize in defensive tactics, while the fact that it consists entirely of Battle Clusters gives it a strong backbone of medium-weight 'Mechs with maneuverability to flank and envelop an attacker before they reach their target.[1]
Composition
3048
- Kabrinski's Keshik
- Eighteenth Battle Cluster
- Forty-eighth Battle Cluster
- 243rd Battle Cluster
- 283rd Battle Cluster
- 297th Battle Cluster
3061
- Kabrinski's Keshik[1]
- Eighteenth Battle Cluster[1]
- 243rd Battle Cluster[1]
- 283rd Battle Cluster[1]
- 297th Battle Cluster[1]
- 300th Battle Cluster[1]
3067
- Trinary Galaxy Command[7]
- Eighteenth Battle Cluster[7]
- 243rd Battle Cluster[7]
- 283rd Battle Cluster[7]
- 297th Battle Cluster[7]
- 300th Battle Cluster[7]
Game Rules
- During the Battle of Luthien, the Galaxy's units enjoy a positive to-hit modifier against all non-BattleMech targets. Also, elements may be selected from the Ghost Bear Random Access Table (RAT) in Total Warfare, p. 267, and the respective tables in Field Manual: Warden Clans and Field Manual: Updates.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 91, "Rho Galaxy Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 61, "Rho Galaxy (Bear Essentials)"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 61, "Tau Galaxy"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 7, "Rho Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 11, "Damnation"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jihad Turning Points: Dieron, p. 7, "Rho Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Field Manual: Updates, p. 77, "Rho Galaxy (Bear Essentials)"