Nova Cat Legers (Clan Nova Cat)
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| Nova Cat Legers Cluster | |
| Previous Designation(s) | Fourth Nova Cat Regulars |
| Nickname | Without Faltering |
| Affiliation | Clan Nova Cat |
| Parent Command | Omicron Provisional Galaxy |
Unit Description[edit]
The Nova Cat Legers was a Clan Nova Cat Cluster which was used in its second-line formations as a garrison unit. The Cluster was known for most of its notable history as the Fourth Nova Cat Regulars.
History[edit]
Battle of Luthien[edit]
The Fourth Nova Cat Regulars were involved in the Battle of Luthien supporting Clan Smoke Jaguar forces.[1]
Operation BULLDOG and the Aftermath[edit]
Operation BULLDOG[edit]
The unit was garrisoned on Cyrenaica when Operation BULLDOG was launched by the Second Star League. It was made abtakha during the first wave of the invasion of the Smoke Jaguar/Nova Cat Occupation Zone by the First Shin Legion.
After the conclusion of Operation BULLDOG, the First Shin Legion returned to Cyrenaica as a garrison force. Tensions between the two forces exploded in mid-3061 when the Shin Legion attacked the Fourth, inflicting approximately forty percent casualties on the Nova Cat Cluster.
The Fourth was subsequently relocated to Tarazed.[2]
In service of the Second Star League[edit]
In 3063, the Fourth was used as part of the SLDF task force that secured the Lyons Thumb. They faced the Lyons Freedom Theater Militia.[3]
Prior to 3067, the unit would be renamed as the Nova Cat Legers.[4]
The Jihad and Early Dark Age[edit]
During the Jihad, the Cluster garrisoned the Clan's factories from various threats receiving little damage. The unit lost troops via transfers to frontline units in an effort to fight off the Black Dragons and the Blakists.[5]
After the war, the unit would be shuffled to Labrea where it would take up station against possible Clan Ghost Bear raids by 3085.[6]
The Second Combine-Dominion War[edit]
The First Battle of Labrea[edit]
While garrisoning Labrea, the unit were among first units to be struck by Clan Ghost Bear's invasion of the Irece Prefecture at the dawn of the Second Combine-Dominion War. Landing on the 18th January, 3099, the Legers engaged two Clusters of Kappa Galaxy. The Legers' commander, Star Colonel Jose Watson, dispatched his Cluster's aerospace assets to harass the Dominion landing zones. However, the invading First Drakøns and Fourth Bear Regulars were deployed in a spread out formation that made aerial strikes ineffective. Watson enlisted Labrea's conventional aircraft from the planetary militia to try to wither away the enemy forces.
Having exhausted his aerospace assets, Watson ordered his outnumbered Legers to charge through the Dominion frontlines in hopes of destroying their DropShips. The Dominion Clusters managed to catch the charging Legers in a pincer, and forced the Legers to withdraw from Labrea. After the Legers retreated from Labrea, the Dominion Clusters razed the Nova Cat enclaves on world.[7]
The Second Battle of Labrea[edit]
As part of Khan Ajax Drummond's counterattack against the Dominion, the survivors of the Legers were ordered to link up with the Nova Cat task force attempting to retake Labrea. Arriving in October, the Legers made planetfall while battling Dominion's aerospace forces. The Cluster's DropShips would fall victim to intense fighting in orbit with the Second Drakøns' aerospace fighters, last of the Legers would end up being destroyed.[8]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 4th Nova Cat Regulars | |||
| Star Colonel | Sal | 3062[9] | |
| Commanding Officers of the Nova Cat Legers | |||
| Star Colonel | James Bedford | 3067[10] | |
| Star Colonel | Radley Devalis | 3085[11] | |
| Star Colonel | Jose Watson | 3099[12] | |
Other Officers[edit]
- Star Captain Caden, MechWarrior during the Civil War Era.[13]
Tactics[edit]
As the Nova Cat Legers, the unit was skilled in defensive tactics.[14]
Composition History[edit]
3062[edit]
- Fourth Nova Cat Regulars - 3 Trinaries (Regular Skilled/Reliable)
3067[edit]
Note 3067: Unit was at 82% fighting strength, with 62% of its force equipped with Clan tech, while rest is Star League or older technology.
3079[edit]
- Nova Cat Legers - Cluster (Veteran Skilled/Fanatical Loyalty)[16]
Note 3079: Unit would be at 70% of its fighting strength while 54% of it be equipped with OmniMechs.
3085[edit]
- Nova Cat Legers - Cluster (Veteran Skilled/Fanatical Loyalty)[17]
Note 3085: Rated to have access to Frontline Equipment, the unit would be at 80% of its fighting strength, with 51% of its assets as OmniMechs.
Notes[edit]
- Special rules for the Nova Cat Legers can be found in Historical: Wars of the Republic Era.[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ Luthien (scenario pack), p. 28
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 121 Omicron Galaxy/4th Nova Cat Regulars - History of unit during Bulldog and occupation.
- ↑ Hunter or Hunted
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p.97 Omicron Galaxy - Fourth Nova Cat Regulars' name officially noted as being changed to the Legers and assigned to garrison Juazeiro.
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 16 Clan Nova Cat/Omicron Galaxy - Legers' activities during the Jihad.
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, pp. 123, 130 - Legers' activities just after the Jihad, with little reported aside from new assignment and new commanding officer by 3085.
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 27 Wave 1/Labrea - Legers are attacked by Kappa Galaxy and are devastated..
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 31 Wave 3/Labrea - Legers destroyed in their DropShips as they were making their landing on planet.
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 121 Omicron Galaxy/4th Nova Cat Regulars - Unit commander as of 3062
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 101 Omicron Galaxy - Commanding officer noted as of 3067.
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 130 Omicron Galaxy/Nova Cat Legers - Commanding officer assignment changes by 3085.
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 27 Wave 1/Labrea - Commanding Officer of the Legers as of 3099 noted during the 1st Battle of Labrea.
- ↑ >Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 194: "Kodiak - Notable MechWarriors"
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 90 Rules Annex/Special Command Abilities - Unit's shared specialization noted in sourcebook.
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 101 Omicron Galaxy/Nova Cat Legers - Unit's new name, stats and status as of 3067.
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, pp. 16-17 Clan Nova Cat/Omicron Galaxy - Legers status as of 3079.
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 130 Omicron Galaxy/Nova Cat Legers - Command's status as of 3085, with fighting strength, loyalty and skills noted.
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 90 Rules Annex/Special Command Abilities/Omicron Galaxy - Unit's shared specialization noted in sourcebook for Omicron Galaxy.