11th Battle (Clan Wolf)
Contents
History
Operation Revival
As part of Gamma Galaxy the Eleventh Battle fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the Inner Sphere:
Wave Two
See Rodigo.
Wave Three
See Liezen.
Wave Four
See Stanzach.
Wave Five
Tukayyid
On Tukayyid the Eleventh Battle fought as part of Khan Natasha Kerensky's Task Force Widow, who were given the objective of taking Skupo and supporting saKhan Garth Radick's Task Force Tundra in their efforts to take Brno.[1]
Refusal War and aftermath
The Eleventh Battle Cluster survived the Refusal War, but was trapped on Wotan. Being a staunch Warden Cluster Crusader Khan Vladimir Ward left it intact during his reformation of Clan Wolf's touman so that its Warden members would be in one single unit. In an attempt to rid himself of these warriors Ward transferred them to Beta Galaxy and utilized the Cluster in a number of battles in the hope that attrition would finally remove them.[2]
In the wake of the Refusal War the Eleventh were instrumental in the success of the Harvest Trials. Their impact was huge and the isorla warriors they took filled the ranks of both Beta and Gamma Galaxies.[2]
As a further attempt to isolate Warden influence in his Clan Khan Ward re-formed Omega Galaxy in 3063.[3] The Eleventh Battle Cluster was transferred to the new formation, which was then sent to the Periphery to hunt pirates. The Eleventh was posted to Oberon VI along with the Dark Keshik.[4] [5]
Clan Hell's Horses invasion and final fate
By 3079 the Eleventh had disappeared from Clan Wolf's touman. While the circumstances are not explicitly mentioned in any source, it most likely shared the fate of the Dark Keshik when that unit - still based on Oberon VI - was challenged to a Harvest Trial by Clan Hell's Horses Khan James Cobb in November 3070. After Galaxy Commander Stevic Hawker was defeated by Khan Cobb, he and the Omega Galaxy bondsmen taken on Oberon were Absorbed into the Horses' touman.[6] [7]
Officers
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 11th Battle | |||
Star Colonel | Abioseh Winson | 3050 - 3052[8] | |
Star Colonel | Stevic Hawker | 3059[2] | |
Star Colonel | Devon Ward | 3067[5] |
Tactics
The Cluster is practiced at splitting an opponent's force, then wheeling on the enemy with concentrated fire.[2]
Composition History
3052
- Trinary Command (3 OmniMech Stars) - Star Colonel Abioseh Winson
- Trinary Assault (3 OmniMech Stars) - Star Captain Elvin Kerensky
- Trinary Battle (3 OmniMech Stars) - Star Captain Lun Ward
- Trinary Striker (3 OmniMech Stars) - Star Captain Zoll Carns
- Fighter Trinary (3 OmniFighter Stars) - Star Captain Hutta Fetladral
- Support Vessels:
3059
Eleventh Battle Cluster - (Elite/Questionable)
- Trinary Command (3 OmniMech Stars)
- Trinary (3 OmniMech Stars)
- Trinary (3 OmniMech Stars)
- Fighter Binary (2 OmniFighter Stars)
Notes
- Unofficially known as the "Blood Gallery" because more Bloodnamed warriors had come from this unit than any other in the Wolf touman.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid, p. 131 - applies to Gamma Galaxy as a whole, the 11th's individual role in the battle is not mentioned.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p.143
- ↑ The Price of Conviction
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 53
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 75
- ↑ Field Report: The Clans, p. 13 - the 11th is not explicitly mentioned but the absorption of its parent formation Omega Galaxy by Clan Hell's Horses is outlined.
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 56-57
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 59