19th Sainze Rear Guard Striker (Clan Fire Mandrill)

Nineteenth Sainze Rear Guard Battle Cluster
Disbanded	3072 (destroyed)
Affiliation	Clan Fire Mandrill
Parent Command	Kindraa Sainze

History

The Nineteenth Sainze Rear Guard Battle Cluster was a second line Cluster of Kindraa Sainze. In 3059 and 3067 the Cluster was stationed on Dagda.

When Garret Sainze was elected to ilKhan in February 3071 he did not handle the position well. Disgusted at the entire political circus taking place, Scorpion Khan Ariel Suvorov declared a Trial of Refusal against Sainze's election as ilKhan, declaring him an incompetent leader with delusions of glory. With no choice but to accept or lose what little respect he had left, Sainze met Suvorov's forces on Shadow. In a three-day campaign four Clusters from his Kindraa battled a like number of Goliath Scorpions; by the end of the fighting Sainze had perished, along with most of his warriors. The newly elected Khan, Amanda Carrol, authorized Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline to absorb the shattered remnants of Kindraa Sainze in March 3071. She saw the Mandrills would need to unite as further challenges would result from Garret Sainze's death. It appears likely that the Nineteenth was the last functioning Cluster and was absorbed. The expected challenges came quickly and by January 3072 Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline-Sainze had ceased to exist.

Officers

Rank	Name	Command
Commanding Officers of the 19th Sainze Rear Guard Striker
Star Colonel	Draymon Sainze	3059
Star Colonel	Jek Sainze	3067

Tactics

The Cluster had no special tactical traits.

Composition History

3059

Nineteenth Sainze Rear Guard Battle Cluster - Regular/Fanatical

• 4 Trinaries, includes:
  • 1 Garrison Trinary (Mixed), reinforced with a Fighter Star

3067

Nineteenth Sainze Rear Guard Battle Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical

• 88% full strength with 0% of the force equipped with OmniMechs.

Bibliography

• Field Manual: Crusader Clans
• Field Manual: Updates
• The Wars of Reaving