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−	Moving back into the [[Ghost Bear Dominion|Dominion]] as the Ghost Bears responded to the [[Clan Hell's Horses]]  [[Clan_Hell%27s_Horses#The_Invasion|invasion]] prompted by [[Khan]] [[Vladimir Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]], elements of Rho were keen to see combat despite the Galaxy having taken a battering while fighting the Nova Cats. The warriors of the [[18th Battle (Clan Ghost Bear)|Eighteenth Battle Cluster]] actively sought a chance for revenge against the Horses because of the Eighteenth's defeat on Niles in 3048 and were rewarded with an opportunity to attack [[Engadin]], only to discover when they arrived that the Hell's Horses forces had already fled. To compensate Rho for the perceived loss of honor the 283rd Battle Cluster was assigned to support the [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Rasalhague Bears]] in the capture of [[Rasalhague]] from Clan Wolf, one part of the punishment meted out against Clan Wolf by the Ghost Bears in retaliation for Khan Ward's engineering of the Hell's Horses invasion.<ref name="FM:Up61"/>	+	Moving back into the [[Ghost Bear Dominion|Dominion]] as the Ghost Bears responded to the [[Clan Hell's Horses]]  [[Clan_Hell%27s_Horses#The_Invasion|invasion]] prompted by [[Khan]] [[Vladimir Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]], elements of Rho were keen to see combat despite the Galaxy having taken a battering while fighting the Nova Cats. The warriors of the [[18th Battle (Clan Ghost Bear)|Eighteenth Battle Cluster]] actively sought an opportunity for revenge against the Horses because of the Eighteenth's defeat on Niles in 3048 and were rewarded with an opportunity to attack [[Engadin]], only to discover when they arrived that the Hell's Horses ofrces had already fled. To compensate Rho for the perceived loss of honor the 283rd Battle Cluster was assigned to support the [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Rasalhague Bears]] in the capture of [[Rasalhague]] from Clan Wolf, one part of the punishment meted out against Clan Wolf by the Ghost Bears in retaliation for Khan Ward's engineering of the Hell's Horses invasion.<ref name="FM:Up61"/>
	=== The Jihad ===		=== The Jihad ===

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = | Designation = 283rd Battle Cluster | Formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Ursine Inferno | Affiliation = [[Rasalhague Dominion]]<br>[[Clan Ghost Bear]] (previous) | Parent Command = [[Rho Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Rho Galaxy]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== === First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War === === Caripare/Itabaiana === As a part of [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho Galaxy]] the '''283rd Battle Cluster''' were actively involved in the [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]], which began in [[3062]] with a suicidal attack by three [[regiment]]s of the [[Alshain Avengers]] against [[Alshain]]. Rho Galaxy battled forces from [[Clan Nova Cat]] on both [[Caripare]] and [[Itabaiana]],<ref name="FM:Up61"/> fighting alongside forces from [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Tau Galaxy]] on the latter.<ref name="FM:Up61T">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 61, "Tau Galaxy"</ref><ref name="FM:Up61">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 61, "Rho Galaxy (Bear Essentials)"</ref> ====Idlewind==== The 283rd Battle Cluster were assigned to assault [[Idlewind]] as part of the second wave of the Dominion War, facing the [[9th Pesht Regulars|Ninth Pesht Regulars]]; the commanding officer of the Ninth was killed early in the fighting and the Ninth lost all unit cohesion. More than 90% of the unit's soldiers were killed<ref name=FMU109>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 109.</ref> ====Garstedt==== {{sectionstub}} === Clan Hell's Horses Invasion === Moving back into the [[Ghost Bear Dominion|Dominion]] as the Ghost Bears responded to the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] [[Clan_Hell%27s_Horses#The_Invasion|invasion]] prompted by [[Khan]] [[Vladimir Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]], elements of Rho were keen to see combat despite the Galaxy having taken a battering while fighting the Nova Cats. The warriors of the [[18th Battle (Clan Ghost Bear)|Eighteenth Battle Cluster]] actively sought an opportunity for revenge against the Horses because of the Eighteenth's defeat on Niles in 3048 and were rewarded with an opportunity to attack [[Engadin]], only to discover when they arrived that the Hell's Horses ofrces had already fled. To compensate Rho for the perceived loss of honor the 283rd Battle Cluster was assigned to support the [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Rasalhague Bears]] in the capture of [[Rasalhague]] from Clan Wolf, one part of the punishment meted out against Clan Wolf by the Ghost Bears in retaliation for Khan Ward's engineering of the Hell's Horses invasion.<ref name="FM:Up61"/> === The Jihad === ==== Luthien ==== In December [[3074]] Rho Galaxy swept onto [[Luthien]], the capital of the Draconis Combine, which had been locked in conflict between the [[Word of Blake]], loyalist forces and forces supporting the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]'' or [[Black Dragon Society]]. Hitting Luthien alongside Rho on the 15th were [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]] and [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxies]], and the Ghost Bears soon showed that they were intent on wiping out all Blakist forces.<ref name=JTPL7-Alpha>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 7, "Alpha Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"</ref><ref name=JTPL7-Omega>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 7, "Omega Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"</ref><ref name=JTPL7-Rho>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 7, "Rho Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"</ref><ref name=JTPL-11>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 11, "Damnation"</ref> The Ghost Bear forces never once offered ''[[zellbrigen]]'' to any of the Word units and effectively eradicated the Word forces on Luthien by the 20th of December. Very few survivors from the Word of Blake managed to flee or become captives, and the Ghost Bear forces destroyed any DCMS forces that attempted to interfere in the Ghost Bear campaign against the Word.<ref name="JHS3076p55">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 55, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Rho Galaxy was the key to destroying the [[32nd Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-second Division]]'s battle line although in the process Rho also demolished the [[Takashi Memorial Spaceport]].<ref name=JTPL-7>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 7, "Rho Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"</ref> During their [[Second Battle of the Takashi Memorial Spaceport|attack]], Rho Galaxy simply dropped on top of the Thirty-second's positions, quickly destroying three quarters of the Blakist forces there, and spent the next few hours executing the remainder. Fires the intense combat created burned for four days after the conflict ended.<ref name=JTPL-11>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 11, "Damnation"</ref> Also destroyed on Luthien by the Ghost Bears was the [[42nd Shadow Division|Forty-second Shadow Division]], the first instance of a [[Shadow Division]] being completely destroyed.<ref name="J:FRp125">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 125, "Shadow Divisions"</ref> Rho and the other Galaxies left Luthien at the end of January as suddenly as they had arrived, leaving the DCMS to frantically redeploy forces to fortify the world; the relief units began arriving two weeks later on the 14th of February, only to find no sign of any Blakist troops in the wake of the Ghost Bear withdrawal.<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> ==== Kaus Australis and Ascella ==== After the battles for Luthien and [[Pesht]] the Ghost Bears organized their forces to drive towards [[Terra]] in several waves, each named after the lead Galaxy in that wave. [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta Galaxy]] formed the heart of Beta wave, striking first at secondary worlds like [[Kaus Media]] and [[Ascella]]<ref name="FR:Cp9B"/> on the 6th of October 3075.<ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Rho<ref name="FR:Cp9R"/> and [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Theta Galaxies]]<ref name="FR:Cp9T">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9, "Theta Galaxy"</ref> were assigned to support Beta Galaxy in Beta Wave, with Rho seizing [[Kaus Australis]] while Beta was striking at Kaus Media<ref name="JHS:Tp18"/><ref name="J:FRp54"/> before joining the assault on Ascella.<ref name="FR:Cp9R">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9, "Rho Galaxy"</ref> Rho Galaxy was pushed into reserve on Ascella after the [[297th Battle (Clan Ghost Bear)|297th Battle Cluster]] was nearly destroyed, leaving Beta Galaxy and one of the units personally affiliated to [[Devlin Stone]], [[Stone's Lament]], to clear the planet.<ref name="FR:Cp9R"/> The losses on Ascella were such that Theta Galaxy was moved up from a garrison role to an active combat role within Beta Wave, only to see the Galaxy perform poorly when tasked with capturing [[Moore]]<ref name="FR:Cp9T"/> in July [[3076]]<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and [[Pike IV]]<ref name="FR:Cp9T"/> in September 3076.<ref name="JHS:Tp22"/><ref name="J:FRp56"/> ==== Dieron ==== In [[3077]], Rho Galaxy traveled to [[Dieron]] and served as the main reserve force for the Ghost Bears,<ref name=JTPD-7/> alongside Alpha,<ref name="FR:Cp9A">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> Beta<ref name="FR:Cp9B">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9, "Beta Galaxy"</ref> and [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxies]].<ref name="FR:Cp9O">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9, "Omega Galaxy"</ref> Arriving in [[3077]]<ref name="JTP:Dp5">''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 5, Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)</ref> Rho saw little combat for the first month; their only opponent was the [[8th Dieron Regulars|Eighth Dieron Regulars]] which fought with the members of the Galaxy over [[Word of Blake]] prisoners. Shortly thereafter the Blakist [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third Division]] attacked Rho Galaxy and killed most of their higher level commanders. Cast into confusion, Rho Galaxy counterattacked without any plan or coordination with other Ghost Bear or Combine units, which allowed the [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second]] and Third Divisions to withdraw from Dieron.<ref name=JTPD-7>''Jihad Turning Points: Dieron'', p. 7, "Rho Galaxy [Clan Ghost Bear]"</ref> Dieron was a bloodbath for all the Ghost Bear Galaxies involved; Rho Galaxy suffered heavy enough combat losses that it had to be tasked with securing the outer areas rather than joining the Fortress Dieron assault, and the badly damaged 297th Battle Cluster was destroyed during constant raids by Blakist forces.<ref name="FR:Cp9R"/> === The Dark Age === While in the Clan Homeworlds Rho Galaxy had filled the role of an enforcer Galaxy for the Ghost Bears, at least in part; in the immediate aftermath of the Jihad Rho returned to that role; rebuilding slowly and lacking access to replacement [[OmniMech]]s didn't stop Rho from sitting close to the border with the Combine's Buckminster Prefecture and daring the [[Ghost Bear Dominion|Dominion's]] enemies to attack. Determined to rebuild, Rho went so far as to start using [[Primitive Technology|Primitive BattleMech]]s manufactured on [[Grumium]] to help rebuild its Clusters while also building up transport [[Nova]]s based around transport [[Combat Vehicle|vehicles]] to move their [[battle armor]] forces. The one area where Rho didn't lack for advanced technology was in those same battle armor units, as the 283rd Battle Cluster was stationed on [[Mannedorf]], giving the Galaxy access to substantial numbers of [[Rogue Bear]] battlesuits - suits that Rho put to good use in blunting at least on Combine raid on the planet.<ref name="FM:3085p120">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 120, "Rho Galaxy"</ref> Rho underwent a significant rearmament program in the 3130s and was sent on the offensive in [[3144]] tasked with claiming a number of worlds that formerly been part of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], worlds that would form a corridor between the [[Rasalhague Dominion]] and the newly formed [[Vega Protectorate]]. Rho swiftly annexed a number of worlds peacefully, but soon ran into forces from [[Clan Jade Falcon]], also intent on annexing worlds in the region. Rho was soon facing forces from the Falcons' [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Omega Galaxy]] on the worlds of [[Corridan IV]], [[Ganshoren]], [[Symington]] and [[Yed Posterior]].<ref name="FM:3145p162">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 162, "Rho Galaxy"</ref> Omega Galaxy had been rebuilt in line with the Mongol doctrine espoused by [[Khan]] [[Malvina Hazen]] and as such consisted of hordes of light forces; those forces were deployed against Rho Galaxy with reckless abandon, swarming single [[Star]]s with what seemed to be endless numbers. Rho Galaxy was notionally of equal strength to Omega Galaxy, but where Omega had light forces, Rho had heavy 'Mech [[Supernova]]s and kept its units in defensive positions, holding Omega at bay. It was only when it appeared likely that the Jade Falcons were mobilizing a second Galaxy, [[Vau Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Vau Galaxy]], to support Omega that the Dominion Council ordered Rho to withdraw, rather than run the risk of provoking a major war between the Falcons and the Dominion. The order to withdraw left Rho frustrated, but proud of their prowess; reports of Rho's performance in combat became the standard text within the Dominion for dealing with units using Mongol tactics, giving Rho some solace.<ref name="FM:3145p162"/> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 283rd Battle''' |- | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Marcus Gilmour]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name=ToV37>''Test of Vengeance'', p. 37</ref><ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77, "Rho Galaxy (Bear Essentials)"</ref> |- | Star Colonel||[[Oliana Hall]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3145p172"/> |- | Star Colonel||[[Peter Lankenau]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p172"/> |- |} ==Tactics== Urban defense specialists. The Cluster was specialized in defensive tactics because of its long duty as a garrison force. The mobility of the command surprises the enemy often and its medium 'Mechs are used for flanking maneuvers. Also not unknown to this unit were rear assaults, when possible. <ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 92 </ref> ==Composition History== ===3061=== '''283rd Battle Cluster''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMWC163>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 163</ref> :*CO: [[Star Colonel]] [[Marcus Gilmour]] :* 4 [[Trinary|Trinaries]]: ::* Alpha [[Supernova]] Trinary<ref name=ToV65>''Test of Vengeance'', p. 65</ref> ::* Beta Supernova Trinary, Star Captain [[Zira Bekker]]<ref name=ToV65></ref> ::* Gamma Supernova Trinary; [[Star Captain]] [[Carl (Clan Ghost Bear)|Carl]] until 30 October 3062, then Star Captain [[Jake Kabrinski]]<ref name=ToV65></ref><ref name=ToVc12>''Test of Vengeance'', ch. 12</ref><ref name=ToVc14>''Test of Vengeance'', ch. 14</ref> :::* Battle Nova ::::* Star One, five Elemental Points. Alpha Point Star Captain Jake Kabrinski, Beta Point Point Commander Valerie, Gamma Point Point Commander John, Delta Point, Epsilon Point. ::::* Star Two, Star Commander [[Lita]] ''[[Mad Dog]]'', Warriors [[Ben]] ''[[Nova]]'', [[Petra]] ''[[Stormcrow]]'', [[Reese (Clan Ghost Bear)|Reese]] ''[[Hellbringer]]'', [[Umbriel]] ''[[Viper]]'' :::* Striker Nova, Star Commander [[Alexa]] until ~15 August 3063, then Star Commander Reese from ~6 September<ref name=ToVc8>''Test of Vengeance'', ch. 8</ref><ref name=ToVc22>''Test of Vengeance'', ch. 22</ref><ref name=ToVc25>''Test of Vengeance'', ch. 25</ref> :::* Assault Nova, Star Commander [[Maxwell (Clan Ghost Bear)|Maxwell]] ::* Delta Trinary, Star Captain [[Rai]]<ref name=ToVc20>''Test of Vengeance'', ch. 20</ref> : Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Susquehanna]].<ref name=FMWC163/> === 3067 === '''283rd Battle Cluster''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:Up77"/> :- At this point in time the 243rd was stationed on [[Leoben]] and was operating at just below three quarters of full strength, with all bar fifteen percent of the Cluster using [[OmniMech]]s or equivalent technology.<ref name="FM:Up77"/> === 3079 === '''283rd Battle Cluster''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11, "Rho Galaxy"</ref> : Note: The 283rd had been reduced to just over one third of full strength by this point, although almost sixty percent of the Cluster were using [[OmniMech]]s or equivalent technology. The 283rd was stationed on [[Rubigen]].<ref name="FR:Cp11"/> === 3085 === '''283rd Battle Cluster''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Rho Galaxy (Bear Essentials)"</ref> :- The 283rd had rebuilt to almost two thirds of full strength by 3085, although the amount of Omni- technology in the Cluster had only increased by a few percent. The Cluster was stationed on Mannedorf at this point in time.<ref name="FM:3085p127"/> === 3145 === '''283rd Battle Cluster''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3145p172">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172, "Rho Galaxy (Bear Essentials)"</ref> :- Based on [[Baxter]] at this point in time, the 283rd was at eighty-five percent of full strength with slightly below half of the Cluster using OmniMechs or equivalent advanced technology.<ref name="FM:3145p172"/> ==Notes== In the novel ''Test of Vengeance'', by [[Bryan Nystul]], the unit commanded by Marcus Gilmour as part of Rho Galaxy, is the 288th Battle Cluster: this is possibly an error<ref name=ToV37></ref>. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[Test of Vengeance]]'' Novel [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Commands|Battle, 283rd]]

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