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Line 10: | Sub-Command = | Sub-Command = }} }} − The '''First Bear Guards''' were an elite unit of the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Ghost Bear ''touman'']].<ref name="ER3052-52">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 52</ref> ==History== ==History== − During the Battle of Tokasha in [[2921]] [[Elemental|Elementals]] from the Guards fought their [[Clan Hell's Horses|Hell's Horses]] counterparts in the Weißenborn Morass, with individual [[Star|Stars]] fighting their own semiprivate battles in murky undergrowth.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 16</ref> Later the Guards' 312th Assault Trinary managed to break through to MechWorks Alpha but were forced to withdraw by Hell's Horses reinforcements.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 17</ref> + The '''First Bear Guards''' are the elite unit of the Ghost Bear touman.<ref name="ER3052-52">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 52</ref> + + During the Battle of Tokasha in [[2921]] [[Elemental|Elementals]] from the Guards fought their [[Clan Hell's Horses|Hell's Horses]] counterparts in the Weißenborn Morass, with individual [[Star|Stars]] fighting their own semiprivate battles in murky undergrowth.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 16</ref> Later the Guards' 312th Assault Trinary managed to break through to Mechworks Alpha but were forced to withdraw by Hell's Horses reinforcements.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 17</ref> During the preparations for [[Operation REVIVAL]], the First Bear Guards were one of the units that faced [[Ulric Kerensky]] and [[Clan Wolf]] in their [[Trial of Refusal]]. During that Trial, both Ghost Bear Khans were killed.<ref name=otpRT22>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 22</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 31</ref> During the Trials for Operation REVIVAL, the First was commanded temporarily by [[Khan]] [[Nornian Tseng]] and [[saKhan]] [[Ursula Jorgensson]]. Both Khans were killed by Ulric Kerensky.<ref name=otpRT22/> During the preparations for [[Operation REVIVAL]], the First Bear Guards were one of the units that faced [[Ulric Kerensky]] and [[Clan Wolf]] in their [[Trial of Refusal]]. During that Trial, both Ghost Bear Khans were killed.<ref name=otpRT22>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 22</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 31</ref> During the Trials for Operation REVIVAL, the First was commanded temporarily by [[Khan]] [[Nornian Tseng]] and [[saKhan]] [[Ursula Jorgensson]]. Both Khans were killed by Ulric Kerensky.<ref name=otpRT22/> ===Operation REVIVAL=== ===Operation REVIVAL=== − Throughout the Clan Invasion the First Bear Guards were able to successfully defeat even the most dug-in [[Inner Sphere]] forces, with the First utilizing a combination of air power and fast-hitting ground forces to hammer their opponents.<ref name="FM:WCp88">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88: "Alpha Galaxy: The Golden Bears"</ref> The First Bear Guards fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]: + Throughout the Clan Invasion the First Bear Guards were able to successfully defeat even the most dug-in [[Inner Sphere]] forces, with the First utilizing a combination of air power and fast-hitting ground forces to hammer their opponents.<ref name="FM:WCp88">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88, "Alpha Galaxy: The Golden Bears"</ref> The First Bear Guards fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]: ====Wave Two==== ====Wave Two==== Line 24:
Line 25: ====Wave Three==== ====Wave Three==== − : [[Last Frontier]] (FRR) June 3050 - Fought the [[1st Freemen (Free Rasalhague Republic)|First Freemen]]. [[SaKhan]] [[Theresa DelVillar]] was injured and fell into a coma.<ref name="ER3052-52"/> + : [[Last Frontier]] (FRR) June 3050 - Fought the [[1st Freemen|First Freemen]]. [[saKhan]] [[Theresa DelVillar]] was injured and fell into a coma.<ref name="ER3052-52"/> ====Wave Four==== ====Wave Four==== Line 36:
Line 37: ====Tukayyid==== ====Tukayyid==== − Fought the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th]] [[Com Guards|Com Guard Division]] on the advance to Spanac. + Fought the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Com Guards Division]] on the advance to Spanac. ====Post-Tukayyid==== ====Post-Tukayyid==== Line 42:
Line 43: === First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War === === First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War === − The [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]] erupted following an attack on Alshain by rogue elements of the [[Alshain Avengers]] [[brigade]] of the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] in [[3062]],<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Overview"</ref> and as expected Alpha Galaxy played a prominent part in the Ghost Bear's retaliation against the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]].<ref name="FM:Up60A">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> The First Bear Guards struck at [[Idlewind]] while the [[3rd Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|Third Bear Guards]] attacked [[Garstedt]].<ref name="FM:Up13">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 13: "Dragons, Dark and Dangerous"</ref> + The [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]] erupted following an attack on Alshain by rogue elements of the [[Alshain Avengers]] [[brigade]] of the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] in [[3062]],<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60, "Overview"</ref> and as expected Alpha Galaxy played a prominant part in the Ghost Bear's retaliation against the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]].<ref name="FM:Up60A">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> The First Bear Guards struck at [[Idlewind]] while the [[3rd Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|Third Bear Guards]] attacked [[Garstedt]].<ref name="FM:Up13">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 13, "Dragons, Dark and Dangerous"</ref> === The Dark Age === === The Dark Age === − Posted to Alshain after the Jihad, the First Bear Guards were able to rebuild rapidly and to re-equip from factories producing the best new equipment available; the First had been reduced to just thirty percent of full strength by [[3079]],<ref name="FR:Pp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11: "Deployment Status"</ref> but by [[3085]] had almost doubled in strength.<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> + Posted to Alshain after the Jihad, the First Bear Guards were able to rebuild rapidly and to requip from factories producing the best new equipment available; the First had been reduced to just thirty percent of full strength by [[3079]],<ref name="FR:Pp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11, "Deployment Status"</ref> but by [[3085]] had almost doubled in strength.<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> − The First Bear Guards continued to serve as a part of Alpha Galaxy throughout the [[Dark Age]]. Alpha Galaxy continued to serve as the lead Galaxy for the Rasalhague Dominion, and as such spent a considerable amount of time protecting Alshain, the cultural heart of Clan Ghost Bear. Given that Khan [[Dalia Bekker]] regarded the [[Republic of the Sphere]] with reverence it was a foregone conclusion that Alpha Galaxy would be sent to secure the worlds of [[Alrakis]] and [[Konstance]] as the Inner Sphere began to erupt into widespread warfare again. Having deployed in [[3135]], Alpha Galaxy only remained in place until Omega Galaxy secured [[Vega]].<ref name="FM:3145p162">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 162: "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> + The First Bear Guards continued to serve as a part of Alpha Galaxy throughout the [[Dark Age]]. Alpha Galaxy continued to serve as the lead Galaxy for the Rasalhague Dominion, and as such spent a considerable amount of time protecting Alshain, the cultural heart of Clan Ghost Bear. Given that Khan [[Dalia Bekker]] regarded the [[Republic of the Sphere]] with reverence it was a foregone conclusion that Alpha Galaxy would be sent to secure the worlds of [[Alrakis]] and [[Konstance]] as the Inner Sphere began to erupt into widespread warfare again. Having deployed in [[3135]], Alpha Galaxy only remained in place until Omega Galaxy secured [[Vega]].<ref name="FM:3145p162">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 162, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> Although Alpha Galaxy wasn't around for subsequent events leading up to the formation of the [[Vega Protectorate]], many in Alpha came to feel that steps should have been taken to prevent Omega Galaxy from "going native" at the time, and given Khan Bekkar's conservative views there was a building sense of expectation that Alpha would be called on to remove Omega's taint.<ref name="FM:3145p162"/> Although Alpha Galaxy wasn't around for subsequent events leading up to the formation of the [[Vega Protectorate]], many in Alpha came to feel that steps should have been taken to prevent Omega Galaxy from "going native" at the time, and given Khan Bekkar's conservative views there was a building sense of expectation that Alpha would be called on to remove Omega's taint.<ref name="FM:3145p162"/> Line 53:
Line 54: ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- |- − | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the First Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)''' + | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)''' |- |- | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Justin Gurdel]]||[[3048]]<ref name=otpRT22/> | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Justin Gurdel]]||[[3048]]<ref name=otpRT22/> Line 66:
Line 67: | Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||After Operation REVIVAL<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> | Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||After Operation REVIVAL<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> |- |- − | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the First Bear Guards (Ghost Bear Dominion)''' + | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Bear Guards (Ghost Bear Dominion)''' |- |- − | Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||[[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77: "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> + | Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||[[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> |- |- | Star Colonel||[[Piers Tseng]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> | Star Colonel||[[Piers Tseng]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> |- |- − | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the First Bear Guards (Rasalhague Dominion)''' + | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Bear Guards (Rasalhague Dominion)''' |- |- − | Star Colonel||[[Vivian Snuka]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p172">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172: "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> + | Star Colonel||[[Vivian Snuka]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p172">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> |- |- |} |} ==Tactics== ==Tactics== − The command can counter the actions of enemy formation with equal or superior reactions. The Cluster are also specialized to smoke out enemy formations which are dig in through a combination of air strikes/ground assaults.<ref name=FMWC91>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88: "First Bear Guards Profile"</ref> + The command can counter the actions of enemy formation with equal or superior reactions. The cluster are also specialized to smoke out enemy formations which are dig in through a combination of air strikes/ground assaults.<ref name=FMWC91>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88, "1st Bear Guards Profile"</ref> ==Composition History== ==Composition History== ===2921=== ===2921=== − '''First Bear Guards Cluster''' + '''1st Bear Guards Cluster''' *[[Supernova]] Command *[[Supernova]] Command − *310th Assault [[Trinary]] + *310th Assault [[Trinary]] *312th Assault Trinary *312th Assault Trinary *23rd Elemental Support [[Binary]] *23rd Elemental Support [[Binary]] Line 91:
Line 92: ===3052=== ===3052=== − '''First Bear Guards Cluster''' + '''1st Bear Guards Cluster''' *[[Supernova]] Command - [[Star Captain]] [[Joanne Forrester]] *[[Supernova]] Command - [[Star Captain]] [[Joanne Forrester]] **Alpha Command [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] (5 [[OmniMechs]], 25 [[Elementals]]) **Alpha Command [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] (5 [[OmniMechs]], 25 [[Elementals]]) Line 121:
Line 122: ===3061=== ===3061=== '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> − :CO: Star Colonel Justin Gurdel <ref name=FMWCp88>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88</ref>+ * 4 Trinaries − :* 4 Trinaries+ :- The First were stationed on [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]] at this point in time.<ref name="FM:WCp163">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 163, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> − :Note: The First were stationed on [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]] at this point in time.<ref name="FM:WCp163">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 163: "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> === 3067 === === 3067 === '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:Up77"/> '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:Up77"/> − :- The First were stationed on [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]] at this point in time and were at three-quarters of full strength. Ninety percent of the First were using Clan-level technology, whilst eighty percent were equipped with [[OmniMech]]s or their equivalents.<ref name="FM:Up77"/> + :- The First were stationed on [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]] at this point in time and were at three-quarters of full strength. Ninety percent of the First were using Clan-level technology, whilst eighty percent were equipped with [[OmniMech]]s or their equivalents.<ref name="FM:Up77"/> === 3079 === === 3079 === Line 135:
Line 135: === 3085 === === 3085 === '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> − :- At this point in time the First were operating at fifty-five percent of full strength with almost seventy percent of the Cluster using OmniMechs.<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> + :- At this point in time the First were operating at fifty-five percent of full strength with almost seventy percent of the cluster using OmniMechs.<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> === 3145 === === 3145 === Line 142:
Line 142: ==Notes== ==Notes== − * At the time of the REVIVAL Trials, the First Bear Guards had created a massive Great Work at their Arcadia enclave. The marble cenotaph showed a history of the Cluster's successes, each of which was carved into the pillars by the participating warriors. The warriors then carved their name underneath the scene they carved. As the pillar ran out of room, another blank pillar was added to the Great Work.<ref name=otpRT22/>+ At the time of the Revival Trials, the First Bear Guards had created a massive Great Work at their Arcadia enclave. The marble cenotaph showed a history of the Cluster's successes, each of which was carved into the pillars by the participating warriors. The warriors then carved their name underneath the scene they carved. As the pillar ran out of room, another blank pillar was added to the Great Work.<ref name=otpRT22/> − * Special Rules for the 1st Bear Guards can be found on ''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 180. + ==Rules== + <div class="gamerules"> + === 3061 === + * In common with every other unit in the Clan Ghost Bear ''[[touman]]'' at this point in time, the First Bear Guards receives a +1 modifier to any dice roll on Random Weight-Class tables to determine [[Star]] or [[Binary]]/[[Trinary]] type.<ref name="FM:WCp180">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 180, "Clan Ghost Bear"</ref> + * As a part of Alpha Galaxy the First Bear Guards receives a +1 Bonus to Initiative rolls.<ref name="FM:WCp180A">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 180, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> + * As a part of Alpha Galaxy the commander of each Star within the First Bear Guards may choose to deploy in any OmniMech in any configuration rather than determining their 'Mech randomly.<ref name="FM:WCp180A"/> + + </div> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' + * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' − * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]'' * ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]'' * ''[[Turning Points: Tokasha]]'' * ''[[Turning Points: Tokasha]]'' − {{div col end}} [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Commands|Bear Guards, 001st]] [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Commands|Bear Guards, 001st]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | During the Battle of Tokasha in [[2921]] [[Elemental|Elementals]] from the Guards fought their [[Clan Hell's Horses|Hell's Horses]] counterparts in the Weißenborn Morass, with individual [[Star|Stars]] fighting their own semiprivate battles in murky undergrowth.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 16</ref> Later the Guards' 312th Assault Trinary managed to break through to | + | The '''First Bear Guards''' are the elite unit of the Ghost Bear touman.<ref name="ER3052-52">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 52</ref> |
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| + | During the Battle of Tokasha in [[2921]] [[Elemental|Elementals]] from the Guards fought their [[Clan Hell's Horses|Hell's Horses]] counterparts in the Weißenborn Morass, with individual [[Star|Stars]] fighting their own semiprivate battles in murky undergrowth.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 16</ref> Later the Guards' 312th Assault Trinary managed to break through to Mechworks Alpha but were forced to withdraw by Hell's Horses reinforcements.<ref>''Turning Points: Tokasha'', p. 17</ref> | ||
During the preparations for [[Operation REVIVAL]], the First Bear Guards were one of the units that faced [[Ulric Kerensky]] and [[Clan Wolf]] in their [[Trial of Refusal]]. During that Trial, both Ghost Bear Khans were killed.<ref name=otpRT22>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 22</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 31</ref> During the Trials for Operation REVIVAL, the First was commanded temporarily by [[Khan]] [[Nornian Tseng]] and [[saKhan]] [[Ursula Jorgensson]]. Both Khans were killed by Ulric Kerensky.<ref name=otpRT22/> | During the preparations for [[Operation REVIVAL]], the First Bear Guards were one of the units that faced [[Ulric Kerensky]] and [[Clan Wolf]] in their [[Trial of Refusal]]. During that Trial, both Ghost Bear Khans were killed.<ref name=otpRT22>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 22</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 31</ref> During the Trials for Operation REVIVAL, the First was commanded temporarily by [[Khan]] [[Nornian Tseng]] and [[saKhan]] [[Ursula Jorgensson]]. Both Khans were killed by Ulric Kerensky.<ref name=otpRT22/> | ||
===Operation REVIVAL=== | ===Operation REVIVAL=== | ||
| − | Throughout the Clan Invasion the First Bear Guards were able to successfully defeat even the most dug-in [[Inner Sphere]] forces, with the First utilizing a combination of air power and fast-hitting ground forces to hammer their opponents.<ref name="FM:WCp88">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88 | + | Throughout the Clan Invasion the First Bear Guards were able to successfully defeat even the most dug-in [[Inner Sphere]] forces, with the First utilizing a combination of air power and fast-hitting ground forces to hammer their opponents.<ref name="FM:WCp88">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88, "Alpha Galaxy: The Golden Bears"</ref> The First Bear Guards fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]: |
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| − | : [[Last Frontier]] (FRR) June 3050 - Fought the [[1st Freemen | + | : [[Last Frontier]] (FRR) June 3050 - Fought the [[1st Freemen|First Freemen]]. [[saKhan]] [[Theresa DelVillar]] was injured and fell into a coma.<ref name="ER3052-52"/> |
====Wave Four==== | ====Wave Four==== | ||
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====Tukayyid==== | ====Tukayyid==== | ||
| − | Fought the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th | + | Fought the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Com Guards Division]] on the advance to Spanac. |
====Post-Tukayyid==== | ====Post-Tukayyid==== | ||
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=== First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War === | === First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War === | ||
| − | The [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]] erupted following an attack on Alshain by rogue elements of the [[Alshain Avengers]] [[brigade]] of the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] in [[3062]],<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60 | + | The [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]] erupted following an attack on Alshain by rogue elements of the [[Alshain Avengers]] [[brigade]] of the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] in [[3062]],<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60, "Overview"</ref> and as expected Alpha Galaxy played a prominant part in the Ghost Bear's retaliation against the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]].<ref name="FM:Up60A">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> The First Bear Guards struck at [[Idlewind]] while the [[3rd Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|Third Bear Guards]] attacked [[Garstedt]].<ref name="FM:Up13">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 13, "Dragons, Dark and Dangerous"</ref> |
=== The Dark Age === | === The Dark Age === | ||
| − | Posted to Alshain after the Jihad, the First Bear Guards were able to rebuild rapidly and to | + | Posted to Alshain after the Jihad, the First Bear Guards were able to rebuild rapidly and to requip from factories producing the best new equipment available; the First had been reduced to just thirty percent of full strength by [[3079]],<ref name="FR:Pp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11, "Deployment Status"</ref> but by [[3085]] had almost doubled in strength.<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> |
| − | The First Bear Guards continued to serve as a part of Alpha Galaxy throughout the [[Dark Age]]. Alpha Galaxy continued to serve as the lead Galaxy for the Rasalhague Dominion, and as such spent a considerable amount of time protecting Alshain, the cultural heart of Clan Ghost Bear. Given that Khan [[Dalia Bekker]] regarded the [[Republic of the Sphere]] with reverence it was a foregone conclusion that Alpha Galaxy would be sent to secure the worlds of [[Alrakis]] and [[Konstance]] as the Inner Sphere began to erupt into widespread warfare again. Having deployed in [[3135]], Alpha Galaxy only remained in place until Omega Galaxy secured [[Vega]].<ref name="FM:3145p162">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 162 | + | The First Bear Guards continued to serve as a part of Alpha Galaxy throughout the [[Dark Age]]. Alpha Galaxy continued to serve as the lead Galaxy for the Rasalhague Dominion, and as such spent a considerable amount of time protecting Alshain, the cultural heart of Clan Ghost Bear. Given that Khan [[Dalia Bekker]] regarded the [[Republic of the Sphere]] with reverence it was a foregone conclusion that Alpha Galaxy would be sent to secure the worlds of [[Alrakis]] and [[Konstance]] as the Inner Sphere began to erupt into widespread warfare again. Having deployed in [[3135]], Alpha Galaxy only remained in place until Omega Galaxy secured [[Vega]].<ref name="FM:3145p162">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 162, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> |
Although Alpha Galaxy wasn't around for subsequent events leading up to the formation of the [[Vega Protectorate]], many in Alpha came to feel that steps should have been taken to prevent Omega Galaxy from "going native" at the time, and given Khan Bekkar's conservative views there was a building sense of expectation that Alpha would be called on to remove Omega's taint.<ref name="FM:3145p162"/> | Although Alpha Galaxy wasn't around for subsequent events leading up to the formation of the [[Vega Protectorate]], many in Alpha came to feel that steps should have been taken to prevent Omega Galaxy from "going native" at the time, and given Khan Bekkar's conservative views there was a building sense of expectation that Alpha would be called on to remove Omega's taint.<ref name="FM:3145p162"/> | ||
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
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| − | | colspan=" | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)''' |
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Justin Gurdel]]||[[3048]]<ref name=otpRT22/> | | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Justin Gurdel]]||[[3048]]<ref name=otpRT22/> | ||
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| Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||After Operation REVIVAL<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> | | Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||After Operation REVIVAL<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> | ||
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| − | | colspan=" | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Bear Guards (Ghost Bear Dominion)''' |
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| − | | Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||[[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77 | + | | Star Colonel||Justin Gurdel||[[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> |
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| Star Colonel||[[Piers Tseng]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> | | Star Colonel||[[Piers Tseng]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> | ||
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| − | | colspan=" | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Bear Guards (Rasalhague Dominion)''' |
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| − | | Star Colonel||[[Vivian Snuka]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p172">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172 | + | | Star Colonel||[[Vivian Snuka]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p172">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> |
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|} | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | The command can counter the actions of enemy formation with equal or superior reactions. The | + | The command can counter the actions of enemy formation with equal or superior reactions. The cluster are also specialized to smoke out enemy formations which are dig in through a combination of air strikes/ground assaults.<ref name=FMWC91>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 88, "1st Bear Guards Profile"</ref> |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2921=== | ===2921=== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''1st Bear Guards Cluster''' |
*[[Supernova]] Command | *[[Supernova]] Command | ||
| − | *310th Assault [[Trinary]] | + | *310th Assault [[Trinary]] |
*312th Assault Trinary | *312th Assault Trinary | ||
*23rd Elemental Support [[Binary]] | *23rd Elemental Support [[Binary]] | ||
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===3052=== | ===3052=== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''1st Bear Guards Cluster''' |
*[[Supernova]] Command - [[Star Captain]] [[Joanne Forrester]] | *[[Supernova]] Command - [[Star Captain]] [[Joanne Forrester]] | ||
**Alpha Command [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] (5 [[OmniMechs]], 25 [[Elementals]]) | **Alpha Command [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] (5 [[OmniMechs]], 25 [[Elementals]]) | ||
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===3061=== | ===3061=== | ||
'''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> | '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:WCp88"/> | ||
| − | + | * 4 Trinaries | |
| − | + | :- The First were stationed on [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]] at this point in time.<ref name="FM:WCp163">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 163, "Alpha Galaxy (The Golden Bears)"</ref> | |
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=== 3067 === | === 3067 === | ||
'''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:Up77"/> | '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:Up77"/> | ||
| − | :- The First were stationed on [[Arcadia (Clan | + | :- The First were stationed on [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]] at this point in time and were at three-quarters of full strength. Ninety percent of the First were using Clan-level technology, whilst eighty percent were equipped with [[OmniMech]]s or their equivalents.<ref name="FM:Up77"/> |
=== 3079 === | === 3079 === | ||
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=== 3085 === | === 3085 === | ||
'''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> | '''First Bear Guards''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> | ||
| − | :- At this point in time the First were operating at fifty-five percent of full strength with almost seventy percent of the | + | :- At this point in time the First were operating at fifty-five percent of full strength with almost seventy percent of the cluster using OmniMechs.<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> |
=== 3145 === | === 3145 === | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | + | At the time of the Revival Trials, the First Bear Guards had created a massive Great Work at their Arcadia enclave. The marble cenotaph showed a history of the Cluster's successes, each of which was carved into the pillars by the participating warriors. The warriors then carved their name underneath the scene they carved. As the pillar ran out of room, another blank pillar was added to the Great Work.<ref name=otpRT22/> | |
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| + | ==Rules== | ||
| + | <div class="gamerules"> | ||
| + | === 3061 === | ||
| + | * In common with every other unit in the Clan Ghost Bear ''[[touman]]'' at this point in time, the First Bear Guards receives a +1 modifier to any dice roll on Random Weight-Class tables to determine [[Star]] or [[Binary]]/[[Trinary]] type.<ref name="FM:WCp180">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 180, "Clan Ghost Bear"</ref> | ||
| + | * As a part of Alpha Galaxy the First Bear Guards receives a +1 Bonus to Initiative rolls.<ref name="FM:WCp180A">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 180, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> | ||
| + | * As a part of Alpha Galaxy the commander of each Star within the First Bear Guards may choose to deploy in any OmniMech in any configuration rather than determining their 'Mech randomly.<ref name="FM:WCp180A"/> | ||
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| + | </div> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Invading Clans]]'' | * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]'' | * ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]'' | ||
* ''[[Turning Points: Tokasha]]'' | * ''[[Turning Points: Tokasha]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Commands|Bear Guards, 001st]] | [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Commands|Bear Guards, 001st]] | ||