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| − | The '''Sixteenth Assault Cluster''' was front line unit often deployed defensively.<ref name="FM:CrCp47">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 47</ref> Between [[3059]] and [[3067]] it was stationed on the world of [[Atreus (Clan | + | The '''Sixteenth Assault Cluster''' was front line unit often deployed defensively.<ref name="FM:CrCp47">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 47</ref> Between [[3059]] and [[3067]] it was stationed on the world of [[Atreus (Clan System)|Atreus]].<ref name="FM:CrCp149">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 149, "The Crusader Clans - Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="FM:Up70">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 70, "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref> |
The ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser ''[[Streaking Mist]]'' arrived at the Atreus system in early [[3072]]. The former flagship of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] launched two [[DropShip]]s containing a raiding party led by the [[Bandit Caste]] leader known as [[Russou Howell|The Jaguar]] and then proceeded to blockade the planet, destroying several merchant vessels in the following weeks. The Jaguar's forces began by landing near Firebase Gamma, destroying the defending Sixteenth Assault Cluster.<ref name="WORp138">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 138, "Death of a Kindraa"</ref> | The ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser ''[[Streaking Mist]]'' arrived at the Atreus system in early [[3072]]. The former flagship of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] launched two [[DropShip]]s containing a raiding party led by the [[Bandit Caste]] leader known as [[Russou Howell|The Jaguar]] and then proceeded to blockade the planet, destroying several merchant vessels in the following weeks. The Jaguar's forces began by landing near Firebase Gamma, destroying the defending Sixteenth Assault Cluster.<ref name="WORp138">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 138, "Death of a Kindraa"</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:08, 1 October 2023
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| Sixteenth Assault Cluster | |
| Disbanded | 3072 (Destroyed)[1] |
| Nickname | Silent Sentinels |
| Affiliation | Clan Fire Mandrill |
| Parent Command | Kindraa Faraday-Tanaga |
Contents
History[edit]
The Sixteenth Assault Cluster was front line unit often deployed defensively.[2] Between 3059 and 3067 it was stationed on the world of Atreus.[3][4]
The Black Lion-class battlecruiser Streaking Mist arrived at the Atreus system in early 3072. The former flagship of Clan Smoke Jaguar launched two DropShips containing a raiding party led by the Bandit Caste leader known as The Jaguar and then proceeded to blockade the planet, destroying several merchant vessels in the following weeks. The Jaguar's forces began by landing near Firebase Gamma, destroying the defending Sixteenth Assault Cluster.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 16th Assault Cluster | |||
| Star Colonel | Jerald Danforth | 3059[5] | |
Tactics[edit]
Typically used to hold terrain recently taken by the First and Third Battle Clusters.[5]
Composition History[edit]
3059[5][edit]
Rules[edit]
The unit gains +1 to initiative when they are the defending.[6]
Notes[edit]
The warriors of the cluster leaned toward the Crusader philosophy.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wars of Reaving, p. 138, "Death of a Kindraa"
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 47
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 149, "The Crusader Clans - Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 70, "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 47, "Unit Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 174