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* [[Luzerne]] - The planet was defended by survivors of the [[9th Alshain Regulars]] who'd escaped [[Clan Ghost Bear]]s attack on [[Jarett]]. who prepared and lured the Dragoons into well-orchestrated crossfire at Topeka Bay. The Jaguars were able to force their way out and circle behind the 9th, which forced the Regulars to flee north while taking heavy casualties. The Dragoons caught them at the Lawrence Pass virtually destroying them under the heavy fire. <ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 66 </ref>
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In August 3050 [[Luzerne]] was defended by survivors of the [[9th Alshain Regulars|Ninth Alshain Regulars]] who had escaped the [[Clan Ghost Bear]]s attack on [[Jarett]] in May. The Regulars prepared and lured the First and Second Battle Trinaries into well-orchestrated crossfire at Topeka Bay. The Jaguars were able to force their way out and circle behind the Ninth, which forced the Regulars to flee north while taking heavy casualties. The Dragoons caught the Regulars in their own trap at the Lawrence Pass, virtually destroying them under the heavy fire as they fired down from the walls of the pass.<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 66 </ref>
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* [[Avon]]  - The defending [[2nd Amphigean Light Assault Group]] opted for a guerilla campaign, but were quickly overcome.<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 59-60 </ref><ref name=IC-68>''Invading Clans'' , p. 68 "Clan Smoke Jaguar - Occupation Zone (As of June 3052) - Fifth Wave - Avon (DC)"</ref>
 
* [[Avon]]  - The defending [[2nd Amphigean Light Assault Group]] opted for a guerilla campaign, but were quickly overcome.<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 59-60 </ref><ref name=IC-68>''Invading Clans'' , p. 68 "Clan Smoke Jaguar - Occupation Zone (As of June 3052) - Fifth Wave - Avon (DC)"</ref>

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Overview

The Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were a front line military unit of Clan Smoke Jaguar.

History

During the Trials that led up to Operation REVIVAL, the Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were one of the Clusters that faced Khan Ulric Kerensky in the Trial of Refusal called by Clan Wolf.[1] They fought the Wolves' Third Battle Cluster alongside Clan Burrock's Fifteenth Rapier Cluster.[2]

Operation Revival

During the Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere, the Fourth Dragoons fought on the following worlds as part of Delta Galaxy:

Wave Three

Jeanette
Alpha and Beta Stars from the First Trinary Battle landed on what ComStar had told them was the undefended world of Jeanette in June 3050, however, Precentor Kevin James in command of the planet's HPG station sent two Level II ComGuard units from the Divine Light to attack the Dragoons, but were swiftly destroyed. Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht agreed to pay restitution for damages and personally apologised.[3]

Wave Four

u>Luzerne
In August 3050 Luzerne was defended by survivors of the Ninth Alshain Regulars who had escaped the Clan Ghost Bears attack on Jarett in May. The Regulars prepared and lured the First and Second Battle Trinaries into well-orchestrated crossfire at Topeka Bay. The Jaguars were able to force their way out and circle behind the Ninth, which forced the Regulars to flee north while taking heavy casualties. The Dragoons caught the Regulars in their own trap at the Lawrence Pass, virtually destroying them under the heavy fire as they fired down from the walls of the pass.[4]

Wave Five

  • Avon - The defending 2nd Amphigean Light Assault Group opted for a guerilla campaign, but were quickly overcome.[5][6]
  • Asgard - Undertaking a forced night march to avoid the constant artillery barrage from the Third Benjamin Regulars the Dragoons and the 19th Striker Cluster caught them by surprise and forced them to retreat after a fierce battle. The regulars second defensive line held for a month before breaking under the assault. [7] It is possible that they didn't fight on Luthien due to the protracted fighting at Odin's retreat.

Post Tukayyid

The Dragoons were transferred to Epsilon Galaxy and took up formal garrison duties on Asgard in 3054.[8] They took up station in Vernan, the largest city on the southern continent of the planet.[9]

Operation Bulldog

Operation Bird Dog

  • Asgard - As part of this clandestine campaign a company sized unit from the Davion Heavy Guards dropped onto the planet in May 3059. The Fourth hunted it down, but were still dealing with this threat when the main assault hit the planet. [10]

Wave One

  • Asgard - When Star League forces including the ComStar 278th Division, the Third Proserpina Hussars, the Third Benjamin Regulars and the main body of the Davion Heavy Guards landed they faced the Forth Jaguar Dragoons as well as the Command Keshik of Epsilon Galaxy. The Jaguar commander, Aaron Showers, anticipated the strategy of the opposing forces, as they were the same employed back in 3052 when the Combine lost the planet. The Forth pulled back to the mountains of Odin's Retreat. The ComGuards attacked from the south, the the Davions from the east and the DCMS forces from the west.[9] In the resulting campaign the Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were driven back by the DCMS forces, to be caught in a pincer by the Davion Heavy Guards and destroyed.[11] No Smoke Jaguar warriors escaped the planet.[12]

Officers

Tactics

The Dragoons are known to prefer duelling lighter class units, a practice that some consider dishonorable.[1]

Composition History

3050

(partial)

  • First Trinary Battle
  • Second Trinary Battle

3057-3059

  • Trinary Command - (10 OmniMechs, 25 Elementals)
  • First Trinary Battle - (15 OmniMechs)
  • Trinary Assault - (15 OmniMechs)
  • Binary Elemental - (50 Elementals)
  • Second Trinary Battle - (15 OmniMechs)
  • Artillery Support Star - (5 OmniMechs)

[13]

  • Inner Sphere Intelligence sources placed their strength at 60 BattleMechs in 3059.[9] Although a front line cluster it contained a few second line 'Mechs like the Kodiak on its roster. [14]

Rules

When making an attack against a heavier weight class unit the Forth Dragoons receive a +1 bonus to its to hit rolls.[1]

Notes

Gallery

  • 4th Jaguar Dragoons TO&E

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 22
  2. ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 33
  3. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 65
  4. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 66
  5. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 59-60
  6. ↑ Invading Clans , p. 68 "Clan Smoke Jaguar - Occupation Zone (As of June 3052) - Fifth Wave - Avon (DC)"
  7. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 69
  8. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 34
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Grave Covenant, p. 249
  10. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 8-9
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 32, "Notable MechWarriors"
  12. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 21
  13. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 72
  14. ↑ Grave Covenant, p. 251

Bibliography

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