Editing 68th Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)

{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image    = 
| nickname = The Walking Panzers
| parent formation = [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta Galaxy]]
| formed   = 
| disbanded = ca. [[3077]]-[[3079]]
| year     = 3079
| unitname = Sixty-eighth Striker Cluster
}}

==History==
=== Operation Revival ===
The Sixty-eighth Striker fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]:

====Wave One====
* [[Constance]]

====Wave Five====
* [[Sheliak]]
* [[Thessalonika]]

====Tukayyid====
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=== First Clan Ghost Bear/Draconis Combine War ===
As a part of Delta Galaxy the Sixty-eighth took an active role in the war between the Ghost Bears, the [[Draconis Combine]] and their [[Clan Nova Cat]] allies. Acting with support from [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho]], [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Tau]] and [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Zeta Galaxies]] Delta led strikes against the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] forces on [[Kanowit]] and [[Kiesen]] while battling the Nova Cats on [[Itabaiana]] and [[Labrea]].<ref name="FM:Up61">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 61, "Delta Galaxy (The Blitzkrieg)"</ref>

=== The Jihad ===
The Sixty-eighth continued to serve as a part of Delta Galaxy during the [[Jihad]], up until the Cluster was rendered combat-ineffective. As a light, fast-moving Galaxy, Delta Galaxy was heavily tasked during the Jihad when [[Clan Ghost Bear]] launched a series of attacks against the [[Word of Blake]]. Delta Galaxy supported [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta Galaxy]] during the liberation of the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Pesht]] before becoming the lead formation in Delta Wave of the Ghost Bear campaign. Delta Wave saw Delta Galaxy attack and hold the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] worlds of [[Eltanin]] and [[Alya]]<ref name="FR:Cp9"/> in late August [[3075]],<ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> securing the flank of the Ghost Bear push towards [[Terra]], before pausing to wait for the Ghost Bear forces in Beta Wave to catch up.<ref name="FR:Cp9">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9, "Delta Galaxy"</ref>

After Beta Wave caught up with Delta Wave, Delta Galaxy went on to take the Protectorate worlds of [[Kervil]] and [[Sabik]]<ref name="FR:Cp9"/> in attacks launched on the 21st of July [[3076]]<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and then [[Skondia]] in September 3076<ref name="JHS:Tp22"/><ref name="J:FRp56"/><ref name="JHS:3076p84">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 84, "Ghost Bears Advance in Protectorate"</ref> before surprising friend and foe alike when they appeared in the [[Thorin]] system<ref name="FR:Cp9"/> in [[3077]]<ref name="JHS:Tp54">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 54, "Thorny Thorin"</ref> and savaged the Blakist forces there via an intense orbital bombardment even as the Blakists were being besieged by a contingent from the [[Lyran Alliance]]. While none of the engagements Delta fought in were as brutal or large scale as some of the other Ghost Bear campaigns such as the liberation of [[Dieron]] or [[Dyev]], Delta was in combat almost continuously, and this evoked a heavy toll on the Galaxy; the damage taken through attrition on six worlds was enough that by [[3079]] both the Sixty-eighth and [[115th Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)|115th Striker Clusters]] had been disbanded<ref name="FR:Cp9"/> and none of the surviving Clusters could muster more than forty-five percent of full strength.<ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11, "Deployment Status"</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! 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 68th Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Chou Vong]]||pre [[Battle of Tukayyid]]<ref name="FM:Up77"/>
|-
| Star Colonel||[[Farn Jorgensson]]||post [[Battle of Tukayyid]]<ref name="FM:Up77"/>
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 68th Striker (Ghost Bear Dominion)'''
|-
| Star Colonel||Farn Jorgensson||[[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up77"/>
|-
|}

===Notes===
During the Clan invasion the Sixty-eighth Striker's Commanding Officer was Star Colonel Chou Vong, however his weak leadership and questionable methods caused dissension in the ranks, and after Tukayyid aerospace pilot Farn Jorgensson challenged and defeated Vong in a [[Trial of Possession]] for command of the unit, which he has retained until at least 3067.<ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77, "Delta Galaxy (The Blitzkrieg)"</ref>

==Tactics==
The Cluster use intensive air strikes to soften an enemy up.<ref name=FMWR90>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 90, "68th Striker Cluster Profile"</ref>

==Composition History==
===3050===
*[[Trinary]] Command - [[Star Captain]] [[Jill Hawkins]]
**Alpha Command [[Star]] (5 [[OmniMechs]])
**Bravo Command Star (5 OmniMechs)
**Charlie Command Star (5 OmniMechs)
*413th Striker Trinary - Star Captain [[Stunner Tseng]]
**Alpha Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
**Bravo Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
**Charlie Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
*88th Striker Trinary - Star Captain [[Monique Memba]]
**Alpha Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
**Bravo Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
**Charlie Striker Star (5 OmniMechs)
*78th Elemental Support [[Binary]] - Star Captain Jocelyn
**Alpha Elemental Star (25 [[Elementals]])
**Bravo Elemental Star (25 Elementals)
*47th Fighter Binary - Star Captain [[Farn Jorgensson]]
**Alpha Fighter Star (10 OmniFighters)
**Bravo Fighter Star (10 OmniFighters)

===3058===
* [[Trinary]] Command ([[Star Captain]] Jill [[Hawkins (Bloodname)|Hawkins]]) (3 [[OmniMech]] [[Star]]s)
* 413th Striker Trinary ([[Star Captain]] Stunner [[Tseng (Bloodname)|Tseng]]) (3 OmniMech Stars)
* 88th Striker Trinary ([[Star Captain]] Monique [[Memba (Bloodname)|Memba]]) (3 OmniMech Stars)
* 78th [[Elemental]] Support ([[Star Captain]] Jocelyn ) [[Binary]] (2 Elemental Stars)
* Delta Fighter Binary ([[Star Captain]] Farn Jorgensson) (2 [[OmniFighter]] Stars)

===3061===
* 4 Trinaries

=== 3067 ===
'''Sixty-eighth Striker Cluster''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:Up77"/>
:- At this point in time the Sixty-eighth was stationed on [[Ardoz]] and were operating at seventy percent of full strength; approximately eighty-five percent of the Sixty-eighth were equipped with [[OmniMech]]s.<ref name="FM:Up77"/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''

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