Sarna News: Bad 'Mechs - Icestorm

Editing 5th Raven Wing (Clan Snow Raven)

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
+
{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image         = [[Image:Galaxy Alpha (Clan Snow Raven) logo.png|191px|Insignia of Alpha Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)]]
+
| image   = [[Image:Clan Snow Raven Insignia.png|125px]]
| Designation    = Fifth Raven Wing Cluster
+
| nickname = The Frost Wing
| Formed        =
+
| parent formation = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)|Alpha Galaxy]]
| Disbanded      =
+
| formed  =
| Previous Designation =
+
| year    = 3145
| Nickname      = The Frost Wing
+
| unitname = Fifth Raven Wing
| Affiliation    = [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)|Alpha Galaxy]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 
The '''Fifth Raven Wing Cluster''' is a [[Clan Snow Raven]] military command.
 
The '''Fifth Raven Wing Cluster''' is a [[Clan Snow Raven]] military command.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The Fifth was deployed to [[Homer]] in [[3060]] against [[Clan Steel Viper]]'s [[14th Viper Regulars (Clan Steel Viper)|Fourteenth Viper Regulars]], who declined to send their own [[aerospace fighter]]s into mass combat with the Fifth.<ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 128</ref>
+
The Fifth was deployed to [[Homer (Clan)|Homer]] in [[3060]] against [[Clan Steel Viper]]'s [[14th Viper Regulars (Clan Steel Viper)|Fourteenth Viper Regulars]], who declined to send their own [[aerospace fighter]]s into mass combat with the Fifth.<ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 128</ref>
  
The Fifth Raven Wing left their garrison of [[Rezak's Hole]] to assault [[Antallos]] in November [[3067]]. The [[Periphery]] world hosted [[Vance Rezak]] and his [[Band of the Damned]]. The Ravens eliminated the pirates and the remnants of [[Vinson's Vigilantes]].<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 79</ref><ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 96: "Target Practice on the Rim"</ref><ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 15: "Vinson's Vigilantes"</ref>
+
The Fifth Raven Wing left their garrison of [[Rezak's Hole]] to assault [[Antallos]] in November [[3067]]. The [[Periphery]] world hosted [[Vance Rezak]] and his [[Band of the Damned]]. The Ravens eliminated the pirates and the remnants of [[Vinson's Vigilantes]].<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 79''</ref><ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 96, "Target Practice on the Rim"</ref><ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 15, "Vinson's Vigilantes"</ref>
  
 
=== The Jihad ===
 
=== The Jihad ===
In March [[3071]], the Fifth Raven Wing was badly damaged in the [[Dante (system)|Dante]] system during a [[Word of Blake]] assault that decimated a [[Galaxy]] worth of troops.<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 18: "Alpha Galaxy"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 15: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref>
+
In March [[3071]], the Fifth Raven Wing was badly damaged in the [[Dante (planet)|Dante]] system during a [[Word of Blake]] assault that decimated a [[Galaxy]] worth of troops.<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 18, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 15, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref>
  
 
=== The Dark Age ===
 
=== The Dark Age ===
In the mid-3140s the Fifth and the other Clusters within Alpha Galaxy replaced [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)|Beta Galaxy]] in the systems obtained from the [[Draconis Combine]] following the [[Palmyra Debacle]]. Viewed as being given Beta Galaxy's leavings, the assignment went poorly for the Fifth, particularly following earlier embarrassing defeats. Accustomed to displaying a highbrow attitude towards the population of the [[Raven Alliance]], the Fifth's attempts to take the same approach with the population of [[Bad News]] resulted in a combination of violent protests and industrial strikes. The inhabitants of Bad News were convinced that it was only a matter of time before the Combine reasserted control over the planet, and had no wish to be identified as collaborating with an enemy of the Dragon. Similar problems were rife on [[Sinope]] and [[Zalaf]], and massacres were reported on all three worlds, with all of Alpha Galaxy ill-equipped to deal with civilian protests.<ref name="FM:3145p165">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 165: "Alpha Galaxy"</ref>
+
In the mid-3140s the Fifth and the other Clusters within Alpha Galaxy replaced [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)|Beta Galaxy]] in the systems obtained from the [[Draconis Combine]] following the [[Palmyra Debacle]]. Viewed as being given Beta Galaxy's leavings, the assignment went poorly for the Fifth, particularly following earlier embarrassing defeats. Accustomed to displaying a highbrow attitude towards the population of the [[Raven Alliance]], the Fifth's attempts to take the same approach with the population of [[Bad News]] resulted in a combination of violent protests and industrial strikes. The inhabitants of Bad News were convinced that it was only a matter of time before the Combine reasserted control over the planet, and had no wish to be identified as collaborating with an enemy of the Dragon. Similar problems were rife on [[Sinope]] and [[Zalaf]], and massacres were reported on all three worlds, with all of Alpha Galaxy ill-equipped to deal with civilian protests.<ref name="FM:3145p165">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 165, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
+
The commanding officer was [[Star Colonel]] Maury [[Lankanau (Bloodname)|Lankanau]] from at least [[3061]]&mdash;[[3067]].<ref name=FMWC /><ref name=FMU /><ref name=htp9/> In 3145 the commanding officer was Star Colonel [[Kristine Cooper]].<ref name="FM:3145p173">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 173, "Alpha Galaxy (Swift Wing Galaxy)"</ref>
|-
 
! 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 5th Raven Wing'''
 
|-
 
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Maury Lankanau]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMWC /><ref name=FMU /><ref name=htp9/>
 
|-
 
| Star Colonel||[[Kristine Cooper]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p173">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 173: "Alpha Galaxy (Swift Wing Galaxy)"</ref>
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Line 43: Line 29:
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3061===
 
===3061===
'''Fifth Raven Wing Cluster''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMWC165>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 165</ref>
+
'''Fifth Raven Wing Cluster'''
:CO: Star Colonel Maury Lanknau<ref name=FMWCp128>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 128</ref>
+
* 4 [[OmniFighter]] [[Trinary|Trinaries]]
:* 4 [[OmniFighter]] [[Trinary|Trinaries]]
 
:Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Homer]].<ref name=FMWC165/>
 
  
 
=== 3067 ===
 
=== 3067 ===
Line 57: Line 41:
 
*CO: Star Colonel Kristine Cooper
 
*CO: Star Colonel Kristine Cooper
 
:- At this point the Fifth was located on Bad News alongside the [[Corvus Keshik (Clan Snow Raven)|Corvus Keshik]] and was operating at three-quarters of full strength. Just over half of the Cluster was equipped with OmniFighters.<ref name="FM:3145p173"/>
 
:- At this point the Fifth was located on Bad News alongside the [[Corvus Keshik (Clan Snow Raven)|Corvus Keshik]] and was operating at three-quarters of full strength. Just over half of the Cluster was equipped with OmniFighters.<ref name="FM:3145p173"/>
 +
 +
==Notes==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Line 65: Line 51:
 
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
 
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Historical Turning Points: Antallos]]''
 
* ''[[Historical Turning Points: Antallos]]''
Line 73: Line 59:
  
 
[[Category:Clan Snow Raven Commands|Wing, 005 Raven]]
 
[[Category:Clan Snow Raven Commands|Wing, 005 Raven]]
[[Category:Raven Alliance Commands|Wing, 005 Raven]]
 

Please note that all contributions to BattleTechWiki are considered to be released under the GNU FDL 1.2 (see BattleTechWiki:Copyrights for details). If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To edit this page, please answer the question that appears below (more info):

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Advanced templates:

Editing: {{Merge}}   {{Moratorium}}   {{Otheruses| | | }}

Notices: {{NoEdit}}   {{Sign}}   {{Unsigned|name}}   {{Welcome}}

Administration: {{Essay}}   {{Policy}}   {{Procedure}}

Template used on this page: