61st Firestorm (Clan Fire Mandrill)
Contents
History
The Sixty-first Firestorm Cluster provided two Stars to Clan Fire Mandrill's Provisional Assault Cluster that competed in the Trials prior to Operation Revival in 3048.[1] It was stationed on Marshall in 3059,[2] and were still in position in 3067.[3]
In 3072 Clan Steel Viper forces attacked the Kindraa's industrial complex of Molten on Barcella. The Sixty First Firestorm Cluster put up a solid defence, losing half it's warriors before being forced to surrender. Those that managed to retreat from the destroyed Cluster joined up with the First Fire Assault Cluster at Mockva. [4]
Officers
As of 3059 the Commanding Officer was Star Colonel Drax Mattila,[5] and Drax was still in command in 3067.[2]
Tactics
The Cluster is often employed to tie up enemy forces, while fast strike teams attack their rear supply areas to destroy stocks and repair assets.[5]
Composition History
3059-3067
Sixty-first Firestorm Cluster - Elite/Fanatical [2][3]
Notes
References
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 19-20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 149, "Clan Fire Mandrill"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 71, "Clan Fire Mandrill"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 110, "The Hellion Fades"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 49, "Unit Profile"