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| − | | image | + | | Designation = Sigma Galaxy |
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| − | | | + | | Disbanded = ca. [[3080]] (disbanded) |
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| − | | | + | | Affiliation = [[Clan Ghost Bear]] |
| + | | Parent Command = [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Clan Ghost Bear ''touman'']] | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | One of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]'s second-line garrison [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] transferred from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] with the Clan's shift to the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]], '''Sigma Galaxy''' underwent a curious transformation upon its arrival in the [[Inner Sphere]]. While the majority of the front-line invading [[Cluster]]s in the [[Clan Ghost Bear Occupation Zone]] were unfriendly if not outright hostile to integration with the arriving Homeworld [[BattleMech]] and [[Elemental]] garrison troops, they were totally resistant to working with [[Combat Vehicle]] units at all. With Sigma Galaxy under the command of a veteran tank commander, many conventional vehicle troops requested transfer to the more welcoming Galaxy, swelling its TOE with tanks, hovercraft, VTOLs and other support vehicles. The expanded Sigma would dispatch its forces to reinforce the Bear's other Galaxies as needed, though only the second-line ones would request the vehicle galaxy's aid; the front-line galaxies would never request or accept such assistance.<ref name=FMWC-99>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 99: "Clan Ghost Bear - Sigma Galaxy"</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | === First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War === |
| + | Despite being a second-line Galaxy, elements of Sigma Galaxy took an active part in the [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]],<ref name="FM:Up61">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 61: "Sigma Galaxy"</ref> which began in [[3062]] with a suicidal attack by three [[regiment]]s of the [[Alshain Avengers]] against [[Alshain]].<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Overview"</ref> The [[7th Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|Seventh Bear Regulars]] joined with [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxy's]] [[10th Bear Cuirassiers (Clan Ghost Bear)|Tenth Bear Cuirassiers]] in an assault on [[Yamarovka]] in the face of determined resistance from the defending [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]] forces. The Seventh and Tenth were ultimately victorious,<ref name="FM:Up61"/> although the agreement ending the War saw the borders between the Ghost Bears and the [[Draconis Combine]] largely returned to their prewar positions.<ref name="FM:Up60"/> | ||
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| + | Late in the War the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] launched an attack on [[Last Frontier]], a daring deep strike that mauled the defending [[21st Phalanx (Clan Ghost Bear)|Twenty-first Phalanx]] and [[12th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster]].<ref name="FM:Up61"/> | ||
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| + | === The Jihad === | ||
| + | Morale within Sigma Galaxy plummeted during the [[Jihad]], as the bulk of Sigma was consigned to garrison duty within the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] during the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] campaign against the [[Word of Blake]] whilst the Seventh Bear Regulars were reassigned to [[Omicron Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omicron Galaxy]] to join the attack. The drop in morale quickly changed once the [[2nd Freemen (Rasalhague Dominion)|Second Freemen]] and [[1st Kavalleri (Rasalhague Dominion)|First Kavalleri]] [[regiment]]s<ref name="FR:Cp10">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Sigma Galaxy"</ref>—both former [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] [[regiments]]—rebelled in October [[3076]] against the [[Trial of Position|Trials of Position]] mandated by the Ghost Bears after the incorporation of the Free Rasalhague Republic into the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]].<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Sigma Galaxy were positioned to contain the rogue units, working alongside [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Tau Galaxy]]<ref name="FR:Cp10T">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Tau Galaxy"</ref> until [[Rasalhague Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rasalhague Galaxy]] could return to Dominion space to lead efforts to put down the mutiny without creating a public relations catastrophe.<ref name="FR:Cp10"/> | ||
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| + | Following the liberation of [[Terra]] Sigma Galaxy incorporated the [[6th Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sixth Bear Regulars]], who were transferred into Sigma<ref name="FR:Cp10"/> from Omicron Galaxy<ref name="FM:Up78O">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Omicron Galaxy"</ref> to compensate Sigma for the loss of the Seventh Bear Regulars; the Sixth had trouble adjusting to life in Sigma, however, viewing the Galaxy as being a [[Combat Vehicle|vehicle galaxy]].<ref name="FR:Cp10"/> | ||
| + | === The Dark Age === | ||
| + | The Ghost Bear's [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Theta Galaxy]] had taken substantial damage during the Jihad, and the Dominion Council decided to disband a number of second-line [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] to assist in rebuilding various elements of the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|''touman'']]. Sigma Galaxy was one of the Galaxies chosen to be disbanded, with three complete [[Cluster]]s<ref name="FM:3085p120">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 120: "Theta Galaxy"</ref>—the Sixth Bear Regulars, [[10th Phalanx (Rasalhague Dominion)|Tenth Phalanx]], and Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster—transferring into Theta Galaxy.<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Theta Galaxy"</ref> The Twenty-first Phalanx was transferred into [[Kappa Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Kappa Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:3085p127K">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Kappa Galaxy"</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Sigma Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Sigma Galaxy (Ghost Bear Dominion)''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Galaxy Commander]]||[[Aleksandr Jorgensson]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMWC-99/><ref name="FM:Up78">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Sigma Galaxy"</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | + | Thanks to Galaxy Commander Aleksandr's able leadership, Sigma Galaxy excels at combat against conventional vehicles. | |
| − | ==Composition== | + | ==Composition History== |
===3061=== | ===3061=== | ||
| − | * [[7th Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)| | + | * [[7th Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|Seventh Bear Regulars]]<ref name=FMWC-99/> |
| − | * [[10th Phalanx (Clan Ghost Bear)| | + | * [[10th Phalanx (Clan Ghost Bear)|Tenth Phalanx]]<ref name=FMWC-99/> |
| − | * [[12th Provisional Garrison | + | * [[12th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FMWC-99/> |
| − | * [[21st Phalanx (Clan Ghost Bear)| | + | * [[21st Phalanx (Clan Ghost Bear)|Twenty-first Phalanx]]<ref name=FMWC-99/> |
| + | |||
| + | === 3067 === | ||
| + | * Seventh Bear Regulars<ref name="FM:Up78"/> | ||
| + | * Tenth Phalanx<ref name="FM:Up78"/> | ||
| + | * Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster<ref name="FM:Up78"/> | ||
| + | * Twenty-first Phalanx<ref name="FM:Up78"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | === 3079 === | ||
| + | * [[6th Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sixth Bear Regulars]]<ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11: "Deployment Status"</ref> | ||
| + | * Tenth Phalanx<ref name="FR:Cp11"/> | ||
| + | * Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster<ref name="FR:Cp11"/> | ||
| + | * Twenty-first Phalanx<ref name="FR:Cp11"/> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | + | * It is assumed that Sigma Galaxy was disbanded in or around 3080 based upon the Tenth Phalanx write-up as a defending unit on [[Goito]]<ref name="FM:3085p120"/> during the [[Bloody Tricentennial]] attack against the [[Dominion Facility Kappa-4|Kappa-4]] facility in 3080,<ref name="J:FRp113">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 113: "Clan Industry"</ref> but this detail may only have been included within the Theta Galaxy write-up due to the absence of a Sigma Galaxy write-up within ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''. | |
| + | * Special Rules for Sigma Galaxy can be found in ''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', pages 180 and 182. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
[[Category:Clan Ghost Bear Commands|Sigma Galaxy|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Clan Ghost Bear Commands|Sigma Galaxy|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:32, 10 February 2024
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| Sigma Galaxy | |
| Disbanded | ca. 3080 (disbanded) |
| Affiliation | Clan Ghost Bear |
| Parent Command | Clan Ghost Bear touman |
Contents
History[edit]
One of Clan Ghost Bear's second-line garrison Galaxies transferred from the Clan Homeworlds with the Clan's shift to the Ghost Bear Dominion, Sigma Galaxy underwent a curious transformation upon its arrival in the Inner Sphere. While the majority of the front-line invading Clusters in the Clan Ghost Bear Occupation Zone were unfriendly if not outright hostile to integration with the arriving Homeworld BattleMech and Elemental garrison troops, they were totally resistant to working with Combat Vehicle units at all. With Sigma Galaxy under the command of a veteran tank commander, many conventional vehicle troops requested transfer to the more welcoming Galaxy, swelling its TOE with tanks, hovercraft, VTOLs and other support vehicles. The expanded Sigma would dispatch its forces to reinforce the Bear's other Galaxies as needed, though only the second-line ones would request the vehicle galaxy's aid; the front-line galaxies would never request or accept such assistance.[1]
First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War[edit]
Despite being a second-line Galaxy, elements of Sigma Galaxy took an active part in the First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War,[2] which began in 3062 with a suicidal attack by three regiments of the Alshain Avengers against Alshain.[3] The Seventh Bear Regulars joined with Omega Galaxy's Tenth Bear Cuirassiers in an assault on Yamarovka in the face of determined resistance from the defending Nova Cat forces. The Seventh and Tenth were ultimately victorious,[2] although the agreement ending the War saw the borders between the Ghost Bears and the Draconis Combine largely returned to their prewar positions.[3]
Late in the War the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery launched an attack on Last Frontier, a daring deep strike that mauled the defending Twenty-first Phalanx and Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster.[2]
The Jihad[edit]
Morale within Sigma Galaxy plummeted during the Jihad, as the bulk of Sigma was consigned to garrison duty within the Ghost Bear Dominion during the Ghost Bear campaign against the Word of Blake whilst the Seventh Bear Regulars were reassigned to Omicron Galaxy to join the attack. The drop in morale quickly changed once the Second Freemen and First Kavalleri regiments[4]—both former Free Rasalhague Republic regiments—rebelled in October 3076 against the Trials of Position mandated by the Ghost Bears after the incorporation of the Free Rasalhague Republic into the Ghost Bear Dominion.[5][6] Sigma Galaxy were positioned to contain the rogue units, working alongside Tau Galaxy[7] until Rasalhague Galaxy could return to Dominion space to lead efforts to put down the mutiny without creating a public relations catastrophe.[4]
Following the liberation of Terra Sigma Galaxy incorporated the Sixth Bear Regulars, who were transferred into Sigma[4] from Omicron Galaxy[8] to compensate Sigma for the loss of the Seventh Bear Regulars; the Sixth had trouble adjusting to life in Sigma, however, viewing the Galaxy as being a vehicle galaxy.[4]
The Dark Age[edit]
The Ghost Bear's Theta Galaxy had taken substantial damage during the Jihad, and the Dominion Council decided to disband a number of second-line Galaxies to assist in rebuilding various elements of the touman. Sigma Galaxy was one of the Galaxies chosen to be disbanded, with three complete Clusters[9]—the Sixth Bear Regulars, Tenth Phalanx, and Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster—transferring into Theta Galaxy.[10] The Twenty-first Phalanx was transferred into Kappa Galaxy.[11]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Sigma Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear) | |||
| Commanding Officers of the Sigma Galaxy (Ghost Bear Dominion) | |||
| Galaxy Commander | Aleksandr Jorgensson | 3061 - 3067[1][12] | |
Tactics[edit]
Thanks to Galaxy Commander Aleksandr's able leadership, Sigma Galaxy excels at combat against conventional vehicles.
Composition History[edit]
3061[edit]
- Seventh Bear Regulars[1]
- Tenth Phalanx[1]
- Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster[1]
- Twenty-first Phalanx[1]
3067[edit]
- Seventh Bear Regulars[12]
- Tenth Phalanx[12]
- Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster[12]
- Twenty-first Phalanx[12]
3079[edit]
- Sixth Bear Regulars[13]
- Tenth Phalanx[13]
- Twelfth Provisional Garrison Cluster[13]
- Twenty-first Phalanx[13]
Notes[edit]
- It is assumed that Sigma Galaxy was disbanded in or around 3080 based upon the Tenth Phalanx write-up as a defending unit on Goito[9] during the Bloody Tricentennial attack against the Kappa-4 facility in 3080,[14] but this detail may only have been included within the Theta Galaxy write-up due to the absence of a Sigma Galaxy write-up within Field Manual: 3085.
- Special Rules for Sigma Galaxy can be found in Field Manual: Warden Clans, pages 180 and 182.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 99: "Clan Ghost Bear - Sigma Galaxy"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 61: "Sigma Galaxy"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 60: "Overview"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Field Report: Clans, p. 10: "Sigma Galaxy"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 10: "Tau Galaxy"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 78: "Omicron Galaxy"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 120: "Theta Galaxy"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Theta Galaxy"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Kappa Galaxy"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 78: "Sigma Galaxy"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Field Report: Clans, p. 11: "Deployment Status"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 113: "Clan Industry"