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| image   = [[Image:Clan Coyote.jpg|190px]]
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| image = [[Image:Clan Coyote.jpg|190px]]
| nickname = Hard Eights
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| Designation = Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster
| parent formation = [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Delta Galaxy]]
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| Formed =
| formed  =  
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| Disbanded = [[3074]] (Destroyed)
| year    = 3067
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| Previous Designation =
| unitname = 44th Reserve Battle Cluster
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| Nickname = Hard Eights
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| Affiliation = [[Clan Coyote]]
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| Parent Command = [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Gamma Galaxy]]
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| Sub-Command =  
 
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}}
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
Formerly a front-line [[Cluster]], the '''44th Reserve Battle''' reputation plumped over the last decades.<ref name=FM:WCp50>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 50, "44th Reserve Battle Profile"</ref>  
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The '''Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster''' was formerly a front-line unit, redesignated as a Reserve Cluster as its reputation plummeted over two decades since 3040.<ref name=FM:WCp50>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 50: "44th Reserve Battle Profile"</ref> It had been stationed on [[Londerholm]] and in [[3060]] put in a good performance in combat against [[Clan Ice Hellion]]. It was still in position on planet in [[3061]]<ref name=FM:WCp161>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 161</ref> and [[3067]].<ref name=FM:Up76>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 76: "Clan Coyote Deployment Table"</ref>
 
 
In 3067 the 44th is stationed on the world of [[Londerholm]].<ref name=FM:Up76>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 76, "Clan Coyote Deployment Table"</ref>
 
  
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The Forty-fourth was part of the force that assaulted [[Vinton]] in August [[3073]] after months of hard fighting they withdrew in July 3074.<ref name=WoR130-1>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 130–131</ref> In December [[3074]] the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]] launched a massive assault on against Clan Coyote on [[Tamaron]] with six Galaxies and a large naval force. Delta Galaxy including the Forty-fourth was part of the Coyote defending force. The Vipers made planetfall despite the fierce aerospace attacks. After a week fighting the Viper forces made for their objectives, several major factory complexes in the Apache Mountains before moving on to the capital. The fighting to defend the capital city saw Delta Galaxy and the Forty-fourth destroyed.<ref name=WoR1423>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 142–143</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
As of [[3061]] the commanding officer was [[Star Colonel]] [[Carey Drewsivitch]].<ref name=FM:WCp50/>
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As of 3067 the commanding officer was ''Star Colonel'' [[Brittany Clearwater]].<ref name=FM:Up76/>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 44th Reserve Battle'''
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Carey Drewsivitch]]||[[3061]]<ref name=FM:WCp50/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Brittany Clearwater]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up76/>
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|-
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|}
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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As a reserve cluster they are often not called into battle until the final phase to overwhelm the enemy positions.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3061===
 
===3061===
'''44th Reserve Battle Cluster''' (5 [[Binary|Binaries]]/Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:WCp50/>
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'''Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster''' - Regular/Fanatical<ref name=FM:WCp50/>
* CO: Star Colonel Carey Drewsivitch
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:*CO: Star Colonel Carey Drewsivitch<ref name=FM:WCp50/>
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:* 5 [[Binary|Binaries]]
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: Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Londerholm]].<ref name=FMWC161>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 161</ref>
  
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
'''44th Reserve Battle Cluster''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FM:Up76/>
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'''Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster''' - Regular/Reliable<ref name=FM:Up76/>
* CO: Star Colonel Brittany Clearwater
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* 75% full strength with 5% of the force equipped with [[OmniMechs]].
 
 
==Notes==
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
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* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
  
 
[[Category:Clan Coyote Commands|Reserve Battle, 044]]
 
[[Category:Clan Coyote Commands|Reserve Battle, 044]]

Latest revision as of 11:30, 16 April 2023

Clan Coyote.jpg
Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster
Disbanded 3074 (Destroyed)
Nickname Hard Eights
Affiliation Clan Coyote
Parent Command Gamma Galaxy

History[edit]

The Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster was formerly a front-line unit, redesignated as a Reserve Cluster as its reputation plummeted over two decades since 3040.[1] It had been stationed on Londerholm and in 3060 put in a good performance in combat against Clan Ice Hellion. It was still in position on planet in 3061[2] and 3067.[3]

The Forty-fourth was part of the force that assaulted Vinton in August 3073 after months of hard fighting they withdrew in July 3074.[4] In December 3074 the Steel Vipers launched a massive assault on against Clan Coyote on Tamaron with six Galaxies and a large naval force. Delta Galaxy including the Forty-fourth was part of the Coyote defending force. The Vipers made planetfall despite the fierce aerospace attacks. After a week fighting the Viper forces made for their objectives, several major factory complexes in the Apache Mountains before moving on to the capital. The fighting to defend the capital city saw Delta Galaxy and the Forty-fourth destroyed.[5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 44th Reserve Battle
Star Colonel Carey Drewsivitch 3061[1]
Star Colonel Brittany Clearwater 3067[3]

Tactics[edit]

As a reserve cluster they are often not called into battle until the final phase to overwhelm the enemy positions.

Composition History[edit]

3061[edit]

Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster - Regular/Fanatical[1]

Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Londerholm.[6]

3067[edit]

Forty-fourth Reserve Battle Cluster - Regular/Reliable[3]

  • 75% full strength with 5% of the force equipped with OmniMechs.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 50: "44th Reserve Battle Profile"
  2. Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 161
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 76: "Clan Coyote Deployment Table"
  4. The Wars of Reaving, pp. 130–131
  5. The Wars of Reaving, pp. 142–143
  6. Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 161

Bibliography[edit]