328th Assault (Clan Wolf)

The Three Hundred Twenty-eighth Royal BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History

SLDF

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLVI Corps, Nineteenth Army, of the Periphery Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765. The 328th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.

Reformation

The 328th was one of the few units allowed to keep its history alive after the formation of the Clans by Nicholas Kerensky and all military assets where reorganized. They received this honor because of their unwavering support of Nicholas Kerensky. This recognition of their pre-Clan roots upset several other units who challenged the 328th to several Trials of Grievance.

Clan Invasion

The 328th faced the 1st Lyran Regulars on Ridderkirk in 3050. The Wolves destroyed the Lyran Regulars unit.

During the invasion of the Free Worlds League the 328th worked with the 9th Wolf Battle Cluster to take Gannett. They faced relatively little opposition during the attack. The only real fighting took place between Wolf aerospace fighters who fought a group of retired Atrean Hussars pilots.

Officers

In 3052 the commanding officer was Star Colonel Athen Kederk, an abtakha from Clan Ghost Bear. He replaced the previous commander, who was lost to a Trial of Possession.

The 328th Assault Cluster was also home to several well-known officers: Star Captain Natasha Kerensky as well as Joshua and Jaime Wolf.

Tactics

The 328th was a rarity: A front-line Cluster with several Naga OmniMechs. Their presence was more of a salute to their SLDF combined arms heritage than a real combat asset however. Commanders frequently bid away the Nagas and when they actually participated in a conflict the escorting members would speed ahead of the artillery 'Mechs leaving them exposed on the battlefield.

Composition History

3052

• Command Nova - Cold Hearted (Star Colonel Athen Kederk)
  • Gargoyle, Gargoyle, Gargoyle, Linebacker, Linebacker, 25 Elementals
• Supernova Battle - The Heart Eaters (Star Captain Hannibal Sradac)
  • Alpha Battle Nova: 25 Elementals, Mad Dog, Gargoyle A, Gargoyle, Gargoyle C, Storm Crow
  • Bravo Battle Nova: Warhawk, Gargoyle, Gargoyle C, Ice Ferret, Timber Wolf, 25 Elementals
  • Charlie Battle Nova: Mad Dog, Gargoyle A, Gargoyle, Gargoyle C, Storm Crow, 25 Elementals
• Trinary Assault - Heart Stompers (Star Captain Krynos Vickers)
  • Alpha Assault Star: Gargoyle, Gargoyle A, Gargoyle A, Timber Wolf, Ice Ferret
  • Bravo Assault Star: Gargoyle, Timber Wolf A, Gargoyle A, Hellbringer, Timber Wolf
  • Charlie Assault Star: Timber Wolf, Gargoyle C, Gargoyle B, Dire Wolf, Phantom
• Binary Fighter - The Flying Lions (Star Captain Elladora Leroux)
  • Alpha Fighter Star: 6 Jagatai, 4 Visigoths
  • Bravo Fighter Star: 2 Visigoths, 4 Jagatai, 2 Bashkir, 2 Jengiz
• Binary Rogue - The Roaming Lions (Star Captain Fergus McKibben)
  • Alpha Rogue Star: Gargoyle A, Gargoyle A, Timber Wolf A, Timber Wolf A, Ice Ferret
  • Bravo Rogue Star: Gargoyle A, Gargoyle A, Gargoyle A, Timber Wolf, Timber Wolf A
• Binary Artillery - The Lion's Roar (Star Captain Ortic)
  • Alpha Artillery Star: 5 Naga
  • Bravo Artillery Star: 5 Naga
• Support Vessels
  • 2 Star Lord-class JumpShips: Lion's Den, Lion's Pride
  • 1 Union-class Command DropShip Lion's Heart
  • 3 Overlord-class DropShips: Daniel Express, Twister, Charon's Barge
  • 1 Union-class Dropship: Lion Barge
  • 2 Leopard-class DropShips: Lion's Pounce, Lion's Teeth
  • 2 Carrier-class DropShips: Winged Lion, Aero Mars
  • 1 Intruder-class DropShip: Lion's Thunder

Organization Structure

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  328th Assault

Bibliography

• Era Report: 3052
• The Star League
• Wolf Clan Sourcebook
• Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League
• ClanTroops
• Historical: Brush Wars