Editing Theta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)

{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
| image          = [[Image:Wtheta.png|150px]]
| Designation    = Theta Galaxy
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = A Strong Foundation
| Affiliation    = [[Clan Wolf]]
| Parent Command = [[Clan Wolf Touman|Clan Wolf ''touman'']]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==History==
'''Theta Galaxy''' was a long-serving second line formation for Clan Wolf. After the [[Refusal War]] it wasn't stripped of troops to rebuild the front line [[Cluster]]s. Instead it served as the primary garrison unit in the [[Inner Sphere]]. In fact it was expanded with a new Cluster of troops equipped with [[BattleMech]]s from [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]] piloted by troops drawn from the lower castes.<ref name=FM:CrCp146/>

Theta spent much of the late 3050s and early 3060s shifting to one Inner Sphere garrison posting after another. Their presence dissuaded attacks by their neighboring Clans and suppressed any Spheroid rebellion.<ref name=FM:CrCp146/>

===The Wars of Reaving===
In [[3067]] Theta Galaxy was reassigned to garrison [[Clan Wolf]] holdings in the [[Clan Homeworlds]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 53</ref> The [[13th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Thirteenth Wolf Regulars]] were left in the Inner Sphere on [[Steelton]]. The rest of the Galaxy moved to Tranquil.<ref name=FRC20>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 20</ref> In late 3067 Clan Hell's Horses Alpha Galaxy attacked the planet, initially with two Clusters, but the fighting became protracted and strung out as more Clusters from both Clans entered combat, by January 3068 Alpha Galaxy was reduced to two Clusters and forced to withdraw.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 36</ref>

In April 3071, as part of the Wolf Abjurement, the Steel Viper's Gamma Galaxy assaulted [[Glory (system)|Glory]], with the aid of Clan Coyote Star Captain Keith Fetladral was able to withdraw a portion of the Twelfth Wolf Regulars to Tranquil. On Eden, the Twelfth Wolf Regulars made a fighting withdrawal against the attacking Steel Vipers and made their final stand in the ruins of a former Clan Burrock enclave. Again with the aid of the Coyotes they managed to inflict heavy casualties on the Vipers. Two weeks later the Blood Spirits’ Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars landed and attacked the enclave, finally destroying the Twelfth Regulars. The Fifth Wolf Cavalry were almost destroyed on Grant's Station by combined forces of Steel Vipers and Goliath Scorpions, only thirteen made it safe to Tranquil.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref>

By May 3071 Tranquil was the last stronghold of the Wolves in the Homeworlds. It was held by the remains of Theta Galaxy commanded by Galaxy Commander Stiles and an additional four Clusters raised from trueborn civilians, armed with Star League equipment from a Brian Cache. The Wolves were well entrenched and resisted assaults from forces of the Blood Spirits, Cloud Cobras, Steel Vipers, Star Adders, and Ice Hellions throughout June 3071.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 69</ref> In December the last remaining warriors of Theta Galaxy in Clan space were wiped out by orbital bombardment from the Clan Steel Viper WarShip ''[[Snake Leader]]''.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 83</ref>

===The Jihad===
In February 3071 the Thirteenth Wolf Regulars were pushed off [[Steelton]] with heavy losses. They retreated to [[Weingarten]] were they came under operational control of Alpha Galaxy. The Cluster was still stationed here in [[3079]].<ref name=FRC21>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21</ref> However, by 3085 Theta Galaxy had been disbanded and the Thirteenth had been transferred to Alpha Galaxy.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126</ref>

===Dark Age===
After the formation of the Wolf Empire, Theta was rebuilt with new recruits from various Free Worlds League planets. The Wolf recruiters trumpeted their betrayal by the Lyran Commonwealth, and encouraged former Marik-Stewart Commonwealth citizens to join in order to strike back at their longtime foes. These tactics worked, and a large number of warriors came from the Inner Sphere. This unit remains a second-line unit, but it is equipped with battle armor and BattleMechs, and the tanks it had been using were passed on to other units.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 160</ref>

==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 Theta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)'''
|-
| [[Galaxy Commander]]||[[Warren Stiles]]||[[3059]]-[[3071]]<ref name=FM:CrCp146>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 146: "Theta Galaxy"</ref><ref name=FM:Up75>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 75: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Theta Galaxy (Wolf Empire)'''
|-
| Galaxy Commander||[[Lois Fetladral]]||[[3145]]-[[3151]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"</ref>
|}

==Tactics==
Different per Unit.

==Composition History==
===3054===
* [[1st Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|First Wolf Regulars]]<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
* [[2nd Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Second Cavalry]]<ref name=ORp32/>
* [[12th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Twelfth Wolf Regulars]]<ref name=ORp32/>
* [[13th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Thirteenth Wolf Regulars]]<ref name=ORp32/>

===3059-3071===
* [[Green Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Green Keshik]]<ref name=FM:CrCp146/><ref name=FM:Up75/>
* First Wolf Regulars<ref name=FM:CrCp146/><ref name=FM:Up75/>
* [[2nd Wolf Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Second Wolf Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CrCp146/><ref name=FM:Up75/>
* [[5th Wolf Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Fifth Wolf Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:CrCp146/><ref name=FM:Up75/>
* Twelfth Wolf Regulars<ref name=FM:CrCp146/><ref name=FM:Up75/>
* Thirteenth Wolf Regulars<ref name=FM:CrCp146/><ref name=FM:Up75/>

===3072-3079===
* Thirteenth Wolf Regulars<ref name=FRC20/>

===3145===
* Green Keshik<ref name=FM:3145p171/>
* [[12th Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Twelfth Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171/>
* [[16th Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Sixteenth Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171/>
* [[23rd Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Twenty-third Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171/>
* [[29th Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Twenty-ninth Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171/>
* [[9th Wolf Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Ninth Wolf Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:3145p171/>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''


[[Category:Clan Wolf Commands|Theta Galaxy]]
[[Category:Wolf Empire Commands|Theta Galaxy]]