Operation BIRD DOG
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| Operation BIRD DOG | |
|---|---|
| Conflict details | |
| Part of | Clan Invasion Era |
| Start Date | 13 May 3059[1] |
| Result | A complete success for the Second Star League |
| Attacking Forces | |
| Affiliation | Second Star League |
| Defending Forces | |
| Affiliation | Clan Smoke Jaguar |
| Other Forces | |
A precursor to Operation BULLDOG, Operation BIRD DOG was a guerrilla assault intended to destabilize the defense of nine Clan Smoke Jaguar worlds in preparation for the main invasion.
Overview[edit]
Launched on the 13th of May 3059, the day when BULLDOG received the final green light, nine ad hoc company strength commands jumped to Pirate Points around the Jaguar held worlds of Asgard, Hyner, Kiamba, Tarazed, Byesville, Luzerne, Virentofta, Hanover and Yamarovka. Their mission was to wage guerrilla campaigns against the Smoke Jaguar forces on these worlds, misleading the Jaguars into assuming that the best the newly united Inner Sphere could do was to persist with the minor raids they had attempted up until now.
Formed with volunteers from some of the best units from the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery, the Davion Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance Armed Forces, each command was outfitted with captured Clan and Draconis Combine produced OmniMechs to allow them to make best use of any captured Clan matériel and hopefully hold out until the main invasion force reached them.
BIRD DOG proved a complete success, with the units disrupting the operations of the Jaguars on each of the targeted worlds, capturing supplies and providing accurate intelligence on troop locations, crippling their ability to react to the first wave of Operation BULLDOG on May 20th, with the bulk of the nine units surviving until reinforcements arrived.[2]
Units taking part in Operation BIRD DOG[edit]
Allen's Animals[edit]
Made up of volunteers from the Third Davion Guards[3] and led by Hauptmann Reynolds Allen, Allen's Animals dropped onto Luzerne by March 3059 via merchant DropShips.[4] Destroying the minor raid was left to the Fourth Garrison Cluster that was on the world.[5][6] After contacting local rebels, Allen's Animals were set to sow chaos, destroy supplies, and hold out until the invasion was properly begun. A supply depot near Lawrence Pass was the opening victory for the Animals, though a quarter of their machines were lost.[7] Unbeknownst to them, Kappa Galaxy Command Trinary had been transferred to the continent of Perot for Khan Lincoln Osis's strike against Clan Ghost Bear. The Smoke Jaguar forces broken into hunter-killer groups and relentlessly pursued Allen's Animals through monsoon storms[8] until they went to ground to await their parent command.[4]
Only when the Second Wave of BULLDOG commenced were the Third Davion Guards RCT and 208th Com Guard Division able to drop onto Luzerne to link up with Allen's Animals. The battle lasted through the onset of the Third and Fourth Waves. One lance of the Animals survived.[1]
Other BIRD DOG Units[edit]
| Provisional Company | World | Military | Parent Command | Relieved | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake's Heavy Hitters[1] | Asgard | AFFC | Davion Heavy Guards | First Wave | Two lances recovered |
| Dark Sword[1] | Hyner | DCMS | Ryuken-yon | First Wave | Company recovered |
| Galedon Pride[1] | Kiamba | DCMS | 5th Galedon Regulars | First Wave | Company destroyed |
| Donegal Vanguards[1] | Tarazed | LAAF | 3rd Donegal Guards | First Wave | One lance recovered |
| The Swarm[1] | Byesville | DCMS | 1st Amphigean LAG | Second Wave | Two lances recovered |
| McDaniels Group[1][9] | Virentofta | AFFC | 1st FedSuns Armored Cavalry | Second Wave | Company recovered |
| Swift Spirits[1] | Hanover | DCMS | 1st Ghost Regiment | Second Wave | Company destroyed |
| Raymond's Company[1] | Yamarovka | AFFC | 1st Davion Guards | Second Wave | One lance recovered |
References[edit]
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j The Dragon Roars, p. 8, "Operation Bird Dog Forces"
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 54-56
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Luzerne, p. 9
- ↑ a b Historical Turning Points: Luzerne, p. 6
- ↑ The Dragon Roars, pp. 8–9
- ↑ The Dragon Roars, pp. 12–13: "Unit Summaries - Clan Smoke Jaguar Defense"
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Luzerne, p. 10: "Opening Gambit" (scenario)
- ↑ Historical Turning Points: Luzerne, p. 11: "Birddogging the Bird Dogs" (scenario)
- ↑ Shrapnel, Issue 2 "CN10-B Centurion"