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| image = [[Image:Clan Jade Falcon.jpg|Clan Jade Falcon Logo|150px]] | | image = [[Image:Clan Jade Falcon.jpg|Clan Jade Falcon Logo|150px]] | ||
| nickname = The Shooting Stars | | nickname = The Shooting Stars | ||
| − | | parent formation = [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy]] | + | | parent formation = [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy]] |
| formed = | | formed = | ||
| − | | year = | + | | year = 3069 |
| + | | disbanded = 3069 (Destroyed) | ||
| unitname = Twelfth Talon Cluster | | unitname = Twelfth Talon Cluster | ||
}} | }} | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | The '''Twelfth Talon Cluster''' | + | The '''Twelfth Talon Cluster''' was the primary defense force for the Jade Falcon capital world [[Ironhold]].<ref name=FMCCL155>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 155</ref> <ref name="FM:Up73"/> After the [[Refusal War]] the Twelfth was spared the reassignment of troops common to other garrison units. Despite their honorable task, the unit was not well equipped for combat outside of Trials, and Falcons assigned to the [[Inner Sphere]] held them in contempt.<ref name="FM:CrCp108">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 108, "Sigma Galaxy - 12th Talon Cluster"</ref> |
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| + | In November [[3069]] the Vipers launched assaults against Jade Falcon holdings in the Homeworlds. The Twelfth Talon was destroyed fighting against [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Galaxy]] on Ironhold.<ref name=WoR47>''Wars of Reaving'', p. 47</ref> | ||
== Officers == | == Officers == | ||
| − | + | Between [[3059]] and 3067 the commanding officer was [[Star Colonel]] [[Andrea Pershaw]].<ref name="FM:CrCp108"/><ref name="FM:Up73">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 73, "Crudader Clans Deployment Table"</ref> | |
== Tactics == | == Tactics == | ||
| − | + | The Cluster were not noted for any specific tactics. | |
== Composition History == | == Composition History == | ||
=== 3059 === | === 3059 === | ||
| − | '''Twelfth Talon Cluster''' | + | '''Twelfth Talon Cluster''' - Veteran/Fanatical <ref name="FM:CrCp108"/> |
| − | * | + | * 5 [[Trinary|Trinaries]] |
=== 3067 === | === 3067 === | ||
| − | '''Twelfth Talon Cluster | + | '''Twelfth Talon Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical <ref name="FM:Up73"/> |
| − | * | + | * 95% full strength with 100% of the force equipped with [[OmniMech]]s |
| − | == | + | ==Rules== |
| + | <div class="gamerules"> | ||
| + | The Cluster gains a +1 initiative bonus when fighting on Ironhold. They also gain a +1 initiative bonus if fighting as a Trinary sized unit cumulative with the first bonus. If fighting in units large than a Trinary they receive a -2 initiative penalty.<ref name=FM:CC179>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 179</ref> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | ||
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Wars of Reaving]]'' | ||
[[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Commands|Talon, 012th]] | [[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Commands|Talon, 012th]] | ||
Revision as of 05:58, 15 July 2017
Contents
History
The Twelfth Talon Cluster was the primary defense force for the Jade Falcon capital world Ironhold.[1] [2] After the Refusal War the Twelfth was spared the reassignment of troops common to other garrison units. Despite their honorable task, the unit was not well equipped for combat outside of Trials, and Falcons assigned to the Inner Sphere held them in contempt.[3]
In November 3069 the Vipers launched assaults against Jade Falcon holdings in the Homeworlds. The Twelfth Talon was destroyed fighting against Alpha Galaxy on Ironhold.[4]
Officers
Between 3059 and 3067 the commanding officer was Star Colonel Andrea Pershaw.[3][2]
Tactics
The Cluster were not noted for any specific tactics.
Composition History
3059
Twelfth Talon Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical [3]
3067
Twelfth Talon Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical [2]
- 95% full strength with 100% of the force equipped with OmniMechs
Rules
The Cluster gains a +1 initiative bonus when fighting on Ironhold. They also gain a +1 initiative bonus if fighting as a Trinary sized unit cumulative with the first bonus. If fighting in units large than a Trinary they receive a -2 initiative penalty.[5]