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| nickname = Hunters All
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| Designation = Third Attack Cluster
| parent formation = [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]]  
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| formed  = ''Unknown''
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| Disbanded = Yes
| year    = 3050
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| unitname = 3rd Attack Cluster
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| Nickname = Hunters All
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| Affiliation = [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
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| Parent Command = [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]]
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
The '''3rd Attack Cluster''' was a front line military formation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]].
 
The '''3rd Attack Cluster''' was a front line military formation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]].
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====Wave One====
 
====Wave One====
 
<u>Turtle Bay</u><br>
 
<u>Turtle Bay</u><br>
The 3rd Attack Cluster was one of two Clusters <ref> ''Lethal Heritage'', p. 122 </ref> from [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]] to drop on to [[Turtle Bay]] in March 3050.<ref> ''Clan Troops'', p. 32-3 </ref> After two hours of fighting against the [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]] the defenders broke and retreated to the city of Edo, before being hunted down and forced to surrender. Among the prisoners was [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] the heir to the Draconis Combine. The Jaguars held Kurita and the other prisoners in Kurushiiyama, Pain Mountain, in Edo, a facility legendary for having only one escapee in the time the [[Internal Security Force]] ran it. That man, the ''[[w:yakuza|yakuza]] oyabun'' of the ''Ryugawa-gumi'', directed efforts to free Hohiro. Meanwhile the campaign had turned into horrific guerilla warfare in the streets and sewer systems of the city, with local criminal gangs supporting the [[Kurita|Kuritan]] troops still at large. After weeks of street fighting and bloody reprisals a prison break was attempted. Using escape tunnels built into the prison at the behest of the local yakuza, Hohiro was freed by ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Shin Yodama]] on 7 May 3059. The 3rd Attack Cluster only then learned the identity of their prisoner and desperately started a search. This was thwarted at every turn by Yakuza cells setting bombs and traps. The situation became so bad that a crowd of civilians rushed to capture to Indra Combat Vehicles that had been attempting to quell the violence in the market place. The failed attempt to capture the Indras left 500 dead.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 46</ref> After this the 3rd Attack Cluster pulled out and the city, and the Galaxy Commander razed it using orbital bombardment from the [[WarShip]] ''[[Sabre Cat]]''.<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 55-6 </ref><ref name=ER52>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 13 & p. 15, "Timeline of Events"</ref><ref name=SS>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 63, "Hohiro Kurita"</ref><ref>''Lethal Heritage'', pp. 65, 153-158, 185-186, 211-218, 269</ref>
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The 3rd Attack Cluster was one of two Clusters <ref> ''Lethal Heritage'', p. 122 </ref> from [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]] to drop on to [[Turtle Bay]] in March 3050.<ref> ''ClanTroops'', pp. 32-33 </ref> After two hours of fighting against the [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]] the defenders broke and retreated to the city of Edo, before being hunted down and forced to surrender. Among the prisoners was [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] the heir to the Draconis Combine. The Jaguars held Kurita and the other prisoners in Kurushiiyama, Pain Mountain, in Edo, a facility legendary for having only one escapee in the time the [[Internal Security Force]] ran it. That man, the ''[[w:yakuza|yakuza]] oyabun'' of the ''Ryugawa-gumi'', directed efforts to free Hohiro. Meanwhile the campaign had turned into horrific guerrilla warfare in the streets and sewer systems of the city, with local criminal gangs supporting the [[Kurita|Kuritan]] troops still at large. After weeks of street fighting and bloody reprisals a prison break was attempted. Using escape tunnels built into the prison at the behest of the local yakuza, Hohiro was freed by ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Shin Yodama]] on 7 May 3059. The 3rd Attack Cluster only then learned the identity of their prisoner and desperately started a search. This was thwarted at every turn by Yakuza cells setting bombs and traps. The situation became so bad that a crowd of civilians rushed to capture two Indra Combat Vehicles that had been attempting to quell the violence in the market place. The failed attempt to capture the Indras left 500 dead.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 46</ref> After this the 3rd Attack Cluster pulled out and the city, and the Galaxy Commander razed it using orbital bombardment from the [[WarShip]] ''[[Sabre Cat]]''.<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 55-6 </ref><ref name=ER52>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 13 & p. 15, "Timeline of Events"</ref><ref name=SS>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 63, "Hohiro Kurita"</ref><ref>''Lethal Heritage'', pp. 65, 153-158, 185-186, 211-218, 269</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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===Other Officers===
 
===Other Officers===
* [[Star Commander]] [[Tallis]] led Second Strike [[Star]] between 30?? - [[3050]].<ref> ''Clan Troops'', p. 32-3 </ref>
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* [[Star Commander]] [[Tallis]] led Second Strike [[Star]] between 30?? - [[3050]].<ref> ''ClanTroops'', pp. 32-33 </ref>
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* An Aerospace Trinary was reported on Turtle Bay but this may belong to the [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 55 </ref>
 
* An Aerospace Trinary was reported on Turtle Bay but this may belong to the [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 55 </ref>
* The Cluster does not appear on the Clan roster after May 3050 and it is possible that it was declared ''[[Dezgra]]'' and disbanded for its failures on Turtle Bay.
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* The Cluster does not appear on the Clan roster after May 3050 and it is possible that it was declared ''[[dezgra]]'' and disbanded for its failures on Turtle Bay.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Clan Troops]]''
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* ''[[ClanTroops]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''

Latest revision as of 23:46, 19 February 2022

SmokeJaguar.jpg
Third Attack Cluster
Disbanded Yes
Nickname Hunters All
Affiliation Clan Smoke Jaguar
Parent Command Beta Galaxy

Overview[edit]

The 3rd Attack Cluster was a front line military formation of Clan Smoke Jaguar.

History[edit]

Operation Revival[edit]

Wave One[edit]

Turtle Bay
The 3rd Attack Cluster was one of two Clusters [1] from Beta Galaxy to drop on to Turtle Bay in March 3050.[2] After two hours of fighting against the 362nd Assault Cluster the defenders broke and retreated to the city of Edo, before being hunted down and forced to surrender. Among the prisoners was Hohiro Kurita the heir to the Draconis Combine. The Jaguars held Kurita and the other prisoners in Kurushiiyama, Pain Mountain, in Edo, a facility legendary for having only one escapee in the time the Internal Security Force ran it. That man, the yakuza oyabun of the Ryugawa-gumi, directed efforts to free Hohiro. Meanwhile the campaign had turned into horrific guerrilla warfare in the streets and sewer systems of the city, with local criminal gangs supporting the Kuritan troops still at large. After weeks of street fighting and bloody reprisals a prison break was attempted. Using escape tunnels built into the prison at the behest of the local yakuza, Hohiro was freed by Chu-i Shin Yodama on 7 May 3059. The 3rd Attack Cluster only then learned the identity of their prisoner and desperately started a search. This was thwarted at every turn by Yakuza cells setting bombs and traps. The situation became so bad that a crowd of civilians rushed to capture two Indra Combat Vehicles that had been attempting to quell the violence in the market place. The failed attempt to capture the Indras left 500 dead.[3] After this the 3rd Attack Cluster pulled out and the city, and the Galaxy Commander razed it using orbital bombardment from the WarShip Sabre Cat.[4][5][6][7]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 3rd Attack

Other Officers[edit]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3049-3050[edit]

(partial)

Notes[edit]

  • An Aerospace Trinary was reported on Turtle Bay but this may belong to the 362nd Assault Cluster.[9]
  • The Cluster does not appear on the Clan roster after May 3050 and it is possible that it was declared dezgra and disbanded for its failures on Turtle Bay.

References[edit]

  1. Lethal Heritage, p. 122
  2. ClanTroops, pp. 32-33
  3. Technical Readout: 3060, p. 46
  4. Invading Clans, p. 55-6
  5. Era Report: 3052, p. 13 & p. 15, "Timeline of Events"
  6. Shattered Sphere, p. 63, "Hohiro Kurita"
  7. Lethal Heritage, pp. 65, 153-158, 185-186, 211-218, 269
  8. ClanTroops, pp. 32-33
  9. Invading Clans, p. 55

Bibliography[edit]