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Line 42: ===Triad=== ===Triad=== − Alpha Galaxy dropped on the Triad and was met with comparatively sparse resistance with the [[First Royal Guards]] at the core. In the tight confines of the Triad ''King Crabs'' proved to be highly effective, however they proved vulnerable to battle armor, with most of the ''King Crabs'' lost in this stage of the fight lost to swarm attacks. Hauptmann [[Maximillian Marius]] commanded a Royal Guards company and earned notoriety in this battle, though at the cost of severe damage to his ''King Crab''.<ref name=TRO3145LCp46/><ref name=TRO3150p188/> As the Wolves drove on the Royal Palace, Lyran defenses collapsed but a lone [[Demolisher]] proved such stubborn opposition that the Wolves spent twenty minutes and five ’Mechs trying to bring down [[Senior Sergeant Major]] [[Andrew Greiling]] and his all-volunteer crew. Kept in "protective custody" by "Acting Archon" Brewer just days earlier, they vowed not to outlive the Archon and sought to sell their lives as dearly as possible.<ref name=RG25p6>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25'', p. 6: "Demolisher Heavy Tank (Cell)"</ref> In the final approaches to the Royal Palace, Lyran holovid captured entrenched infantry in skyscraper redoubts pouring fire on the approaching ’Mechs, they also captured Star Commander [[Eamon Sradac]] in his [[Black Wolf]] battle armor burning the infantry out. While his actions earned Sradac much distinction among the Wolves, his former ''[[sibkin]]'' in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] swore to kill him for his treason.<ref name=TRO3145Cp10>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 10: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p22>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 22: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref> Melissa Steiner refused to evacuate the Royal Palace, instead investing Trillian with her proxy and ordering all personnel to flee the Palace in a waiting SM1 Tank Destroyer. The first elements to reach the Palace was a mechanized [[Trinary]] of the [[4th Wolf Guards Striker (Clan Wolf)|4th Wolf Guards Striker Cluster]] whose Elementals dismounted and burst into the Throne Room. Demanding Melissa's surrender as she sat on her throne, she refused and instead began firing a [[Laser Pistol|laser pistol]] at the lead Elemental. The act of defiance cost Melissa her life as he gunned the Archon down. Whatever glory such regicide might have gained that Elemental was short-lived, Kommandant [[Bonnie Richards]] swore to avenge the Archon's death and was able to make good his vow before the battle's end.<ref name=FM3145p124/><ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=ER3145p26/><ref name=BoW15/> + Alpha Galaxy dropped on the Triad and was met with comparatively sparse resistance with the [[First Royal Guards]] at the core. In the tight confines of the Triad ''King Crabs'' proved to be highly effective, however they proved vulnerable to battle armor, with most of the ''King Crabs'' lost in this stage of the fight lost to swarm attacks. Hauptmann [[Maximillian Marius]] commanded a Royal Guards company and earned notoriety in this battle, though at the cost of severe damage to his ''King Crab''.<ref name=TRO3145LCp46/><ref name=TRO3150p188/> As the Wolves drove on the Royal Palace, Lyran defenses collapsed but a lone [[Demolisher]] proved such stubborn opposition that the Wolves spent twenty minutes and five ’Mechs trying to bring down [[Senior Sergeant Major]] [[Andrew Greiling]] and his all-volunteer crew. Kept in "protective custody" by "Acting Archon" Brewer just days earlier, they vowed not to outlive the Archon and sought to sell their lives as dearly as possible.<ref name=RG25p6>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25'', p. 6: "Demolisher Heavy Tank (Cell)"</ref> In the final approaches to the Royal Palace, Lyran holovid captured entrenched infantry in skyscraper redoubts pouring fire on the approaching ’Mechs, they also captured Star Commander [[Eamon Sradac]] in his [[Black Wolf]] battle armor burning the infantry out. While his actions earned Sradac much distinction among the Wolves, his former ''[[sibkin]]'' in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] swore to kill him for his treason.<ref name=TRO3145Cp10>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 10: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p22>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 22: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref> Melissa Steiner refused to evacuate the Royal Palace, instead investing Trillian with her proxy and ordering all personnel to flee the Palace in a waiting SM1 Tank Destroyer. The first elements to reach the Palace was a mechanized [[Trinary]] of the [[4th Wolf Guards Striker Cluster (Clan Wolf)|4th Wolf Guards Striker Cluster]] whose Elementals dismounted and burst into the Throne Room. Demanding Melissa's surrender as she sat on her throne, she refused and instead began firing a [[Laser Pistol|laser pistol]] at the lead Elemental. The act of defiance cost Melissa her life as he gunned the Archon down. Whatever glory such regicide might have gained that Elemental was short-lived, Kommandant [[Bonnie Richards]] swore to avenge the Archon's death and was able to make good his vow before the battle's end.<ref name=FM3145p124/><ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=ER3145p26/><ref name=BoW15/> ===Elsewhere=== ===Elsewhere=== Line 57:
Line 57: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' * ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' Line 72:
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| − | Alpha Galaxy dropped on the Triad and was met with comparatively sparse resistance with the [[First Royal Guards]] at the core. In the tight confines of the Triad ''King Crabs'' proved to be highly effective, however they proved vulnerable to battle armor, with most of the ''King Crabs'' lost in this stage of the fight lost to swarm attacks. Hauptmann [[Maximillian Marius]] commanded a Royal Guards company and earned notoriety in this battle, though at the cost of severe damage to his ''King Crab''.<ref name=TRO3145LCp46/><ref name=TRO3150p188/> As the Wolves drove on the Royal Palace, Lyran defenses collapsed but a lone [[Demolisher]] proved such stubborn opposition that the Wolves spent twenty minutes and five ’Mechs trying to bring down [[Senior Sergeant Major]] [[Andrew Greiling]] and his all-volunteer crew. Kept in "protective custody" by "Acting Archon" Brewer just days earlier, they vowed not to outlive the Archon and sought to sell their lives as dearly as possible.<ref name=RG25p6>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25'', p. 6: "Demolisher Heavy Tank (Cell)"</ref> In the final approaches to the Royal Palace, Lyran holovid captured entrenched infantry in skyscraper redoubts pouring fire on the approaching ’Mechs, they also captured Star Commander [[Eamon Sradac]] in his [[Black Wolf]] battle armor burning the infantry out. While his actions earned Sradac much distinction among the Wolves, his former ''[[sibkin]]'' in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] swore to kill him for his treason.<ref name=TRO3145Cp10>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 10: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p22>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 22: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref> Melissa Steiner refused to evacuate the Royal Palace, instead investing Trillian with her proxy and ordering all personnel to flee the Palace in a waiting SM1 Tank Destroyer. The first elements to reach the Palace was a mechanized [[Trinary]] of the [[4th Wolf Guards Striker (Clan Wolf)|4th Wolf Guards Striker Cluster]] whose Elementals dismounted and burst into the Throne Room. Demanding Melissa's surrender as she sat on her throne, she refused and instead began firing a [[Laser Pistol|laser pistol]] at the lead Elemental. The act of defiance cost Melissa her life as he gunned the Archon down. Whatever glory such regicide might have gained that Elemental was short-lived, Kommandant [[Bonnie Richards]] swore to avenge the Archon's death and was able to make good his vow before the battle's end.<ref name=FM3145p124/><ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=ER3145p26/><ref name=BoW15/> | + | Alpha Galaxy dropped on the Triad and was met with comparatively sparse resistance with the [[First Royal Guards]] at the core. In the tight confines of the Triad ''King Crabs'' proved to be highly effective, however they proved vulnerable to battle armor, with most of the ''King Crabs'' lost in this stage of the fight lost to swarm attacks. Hauptmann [[Maximillian Marius]] commanded a Royal Guards company and earned notoriety in this battle, though at the cost of severe damage to his ''King Crab''.<ref name=TRO3145LCp46/><ref name=TRO3150p188/> As the Wolves drove on the Royal Palace, Lyran defenses collapsed but a lone [[Demolisher]] proved such stubborn opposition that the Wolves spent twenty minutes and five ’Mechs trying to bring down [[Senior Sergeant Major]] [[Andrew Greiling]] and his all-volunteer crew. Kept in "protective custody" by "Acting Archon" Brewer just days earlier, they vowed not to outlive the Archon and sought to sell their lives as dearly as possible.<ref name=RG25p6>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25'', p. 6: "Demolisher Heavy Tank (Cell)"</ref> In the final approaches to the Royal Palace, Lyran holovid captured entrenched infantry in skyscraper redoubts pouring fire on the approaching ’Mechs, they also captured Star Commander [[Eamon Sradac]] in his [[Black Wolf]] battle armor burning the infantry out. While his actions earned Sradac much distinction among the Wolves, his former ''[[sibkin]]'' in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] swore to kill him for his treason.<ref name=TRO3145Cp10>''Technical Readout: 3145 Clans'', p. 10: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p22>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 22: "Black Wolf Battle Armor"</ref> Melissa Steiner refused to evacuate the Royal Palace, instead investing Trillian with her proxy and ordering all personnel to flee the Palace in a waiting SM1 Tank Destroyer. The first elements to reach the Palace was a mechanized [[Trinary]] of the [[4th Wolf Guards Striker Cluster (Clan Wolf)|4th Wolf Guards Striker Cluster]] whose Elementals dismounted and burst into the Throne Room. Demanding Melissa's surrender as she sat on her throne, she refused and instead began firing a [[Laser Pistol|laser pistol]] at the lead Elemental. The act of defiance cost Melissa her life as he gunned the Archon down. Whatever glory such regicide might have gained that Elemental was short-lived, Kommandant [[Bonnie Richards]] swore to avenge the Archon's death and was able to make good his vow before the battle's end.<ref name=FM3145p124/><ref name=FM3145p120/><ref name=ER3145p26/><ref name=BoW15/> |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' | * ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 16]]'' | * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 16]]'' | ||
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25]]'' | * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Late Dark Age Era Military Operations|Tharkad (3143)]] | [[Category:Late Dark Age Era Military Operations|Tharkad (3143)]] | ||