Watchmen Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)

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Watchmen Galaxy
Disbanded 3060 (Destroyed)
Nickname Watchmen Galaxy
Affiliation Clan Smoke Jaguar
Parent Command Clan Smoke Jaguar touman

The Watchmen were a second line military formation of Clan Smoke Jaguar.

History

The Watchmen were charged with the defense of Huntress, the homeworld of Clan Smoke Jaguar.[1]

Being a solahma unit, like their brother Galaxy the Iron Guards, they only received minimum equipment, and consisted mainly of conventional infantry in 3054[2] until Galaxy Commander Benjamin Howell was able to bolster them with Star League 'Mechs, Clan 'Mech prototypes, and Inner Sphere 'Mechs (originally designated to be studied by the scientist caste). For these unauthorized actions, he was later executed, but the Galaxy remained upgraded.[3]

Task Force Serpent

On 12 March 3060, the Galaxy engaged the assault troops of Task Force Serpent as they landed and pushed for their objectives. It was involved in two key battles in the opening stages of the campaign:

By the end of the fighting on the first day the galaxy was virtually wiped out.

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Watchmen Galaxy
Galaxy Commander Russou Howell 3059[4]

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

3059–3060

Notes

  • Star Colonel Cara of the Forty-eighth Battle Cluster believed the Galaxy name was a bad joke, as "who was there to watch for on Huntress?"[6]
  • In the video game MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy, Clan Wolf raids a Smoke Jaguar freighter carrying isorla DCMS 'Mechs in February 3058. These are presumably bound for Huntress to supply the Galaxies there.

References

  1. Exodus Road, p. 166
  2. Exodus Road, p. 202
  3. Twilight of the Clans, pp. 57–59
  4. Freebirth, p. 55
  5. Twilight of the Clans, pp. 43, 57
  6. Sword and Fire, p. 219

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