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| + | | Affiliation = [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]];<br>[[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] (previous) | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]];<br>[[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]] (previous) | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The '''Sixth Jaguar Dragoons''' were a [[Cluster]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]]. They were taken as ''[[isorla]]'' by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] during [[Operation BULLDOG]] and renamed the '''Sixth Wolf Guards'''. | The '''Sixth Jaguar Dragoons''' were a [[Cluster]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]]. They were taken as ''[[isorla]]'' by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] during [[Operation BULLDOG]] and renamed the '''Sixth Wolf Guards'''. | ||
==History - Clan Smoke Jaguar== | ==History - Clan Smoke Jaguar== | ||
| − | [[Image:SmokeJaguar.jpg|right| | + | [[Image:SmokeJaguar.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Clan Smoke Jaguar logo|The 6th Jaguar Dragoons, Clan Smoke Jaguar's original Cluster]] The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were nicknamed the "Wolf Slayers" because they were the unit whose successful [[Trial of Possession]] brought the ''[[Dire Wolf]]'' [[BattleMech#Assault|assault]] [[OmniMech]] into the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Touman|Smoke Jaguar ''touman'']], despite having killed no Wolves in that Trial. As a reward for this, the Sixth were second only to the illustrious [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]] in the number of ''Dire Wolf'' Omnis in its ranks.<ref name="er52-57">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 57: "Factions - Clan Smoke Jaguar - Sixth Jaguar Dragoons (Wolf Slayers)"</ref> |
===Operation REVIVAL=== | ===Operation REVIVAL=== | ||
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====Wave One==== | ====Wave One==== | ||
<u>Tarnby</u><br> | <u>Tarnby</u><br> | ||
| − | Trinaries Assault and Battle were bid in the attack on [[Tarnby]] in March 3050. In the opening predawn attack Trinary | + | Trinaries Assault and Battle were bid in the attack on [[Tarnby]] in March 3050. In the opening predawn attack Trinary Assault slammed into the lines of the defending [[4th Pesht Regulars|Fourth Pesht Regulars]] at Divers Grotto. The Regulars attempted to take the Sixth's 'Mechs on in one-on-one duels and were totally outclassed. The arrival of Elementals from Trinary Battle caused the Regulars to panic and run and Star Captain Bowen exploited this retreat to crush the defenders' left flank and claim victory.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 63</ref> |
====Wave Four==== | ====Wave Four==== | ||
<u>Byesville</u><br> | <u>Byesville</u><br> | ||
| − | In October 3050 Binary Elemental dropped on to [[Byesville]]. The defending [[Byesville Militia|Militia]] consisted of two infantry battalions and a single armored regiment. The Elemental attacked the battalions' headquarters at Rydersin, Killogny and Peel in | + | In October 3050 Binary Elemental dropped on to [[Byesville]]. The defending [[Byesville Militia|Militia]] consisted of two infantry battalions and a single armored regiment. The Elemental attacked the battalions' headquarters at Rydersin, Killogny and Peel in coordinated nighttime attacks. The Militia surrendered the next day to [[Lincoln Osis]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', pp. 67–68</ref> |
====Wave Five==== | ====Wave Five==== | ||
<u>Yamarovka</u><br> | <u>Yamarovka</u><br> | ||
| − | Trinary Striker and Binary Elemental were bid for the assault on [[Yamarovka]] in February 3052. Striker Trinary landed first at Lasden Bluffs and immediately assaulted the two defending 'Mech companies of the [[Legion of Yamarovka]] destroying them completely before Binary Elemental had landed.<ref>''Invading Clans'' , p. 69</ref> | + | Trinary Striker and Binary Elemental were bid for the assault on [[Yamarovka]] in February 3052. Striker Trinary landed first at Lasden Bluffs and immediately assaulted the two defending 'Mech companies of the [[Legion of Yamarovka]] destroying them completely before Binary Elemental had landed.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 69</ref> |
===Tukayyid=== | ===Tukayyid=== | ||
| − | During the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] the | + | During the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], the 6th Dragoons were led by now [[Khan]] Osis, who also served as overall commander for the attack of Alpha Galaxy against the primary target city of Dinju Heights. Defended by the veteran-ranked [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[5th Army (ComStar)|Fifth Army]], the assault on Dinju Heights started well for the Jaguars, with the 6th Dragoons -- assigned to perform an orbital drop to secure Alpha Galaxy's drop site -- falling right on top of the green [[50th Division (ComStar)|50th Division]], and wiping them out in the confusion.<ref name=T-29>''Tukayyid'', pp. 29–38: "Campaign: Clan Smoke Jaguar"</ref><ref name=T-34>''Tukayyid'', p. 34: "Ambush at the Dinju Pass"</ref><ref name=WC-47>''Wolf Clan'', p. 47: "Days of Armageddon - Smoke Jaguar"</ref><ref name=IC-61>''Invading Clans'', pp. 61–62: "Tukayyid: The Crucible"</ref><ref name=CS-70>''ComStar'', p. 70: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref> |
| − | + | The first warrior of the Clans to land on Tukayyid was a Smoke Jaguar Elemental of the 6th Dragoons named [[Bolin]]. He was so eager to place the first shot in the battle that he held off firing his jump jets until the last moments before landing, which turned out to be far too late, resulting in crippling injuries that ended his career even though he was indeed able to fire the first shot.<ref>''Tukayyid'', p. 30</ref> | |
| − | + | While the rest of Alpha assumed it was their superiority over the [[ComStar]] forces allowing them to effortlessly roll over the Com Guard defensive lines, [[Star Colonel]] [[Brandon Howell]] correctly suspected a trap in the seemingly undefended Dinju Pass, ordering his [[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]] to advance at maximum speed, preventing the hidden [[299th Division (ComStar)|299th]] and [[323rd Division (ComStar)|323rd Divisions]] from catching the entire Cluster and reaching the other side of the pass.<ref name=ER3052-90>''Era Report: 3052'', pp. 90–91: "Brandon Howell Profile"</ref><ref name=T-29/><ref name=T-34/><ref name=WC-47/><ref name=IC-61/><ref name=CS-70/> | |
| − | + | Unwilling to be outdone by a subordinate, Khan Osis ordered the Sixth Dragoons to make their own run, by which time the 299th and 323rd Divisions had fully emerged from hiding. With the Com Guard divisions now crowding the floor of the pass and creating a gauntlet of overwhelming firepower, the Sixth suffered horrendous losses. Worse was to come when a Com Guard MechWarrior succeeded in defeating [[Loremaster]] [[Edmund Hoyt]] and seemingly killing Khan Osis, the Sixth's CO in truth being incapacitated and pinned beneath Hoyt's shattered ''[[Summoner]]''.<ref name=ER3052-32>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 32: "Factions - ComStar - 323rd Division (Negative Communications)"</ref><ref name="er52-57"/><ref name=ER3052-90/><ref name=T-29/><ref name=T-34/><ref name=WC-47/><ref name=IC-61/><ref name=CS-70/> | |
| − | + | With Khan Osis's apparent demise followed shortly after by the death of [[saKhan]] [[Sarah Weaver]] during [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy's]] push to the secondary target city of Port Racice, [[ilKhan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]] was forced to terminate the Jaguar campaign. While the demoralized Beta Galaxy dutifully obeyed, those in Alpha Galaxy were enraged by what they felt was a Wolf Clan snub to their sacrifices and vowed to fight on to the death. With the Grenadiers unable to break through the 299th and 323rd's battle line to save them, the outnumbered Sixth Dragoons were effectively destroyed. Ultimately only eight warriors from the Sixth Jaguar Dragoons survived the fighting in Dinju Pass.<ref name=ER3052-90/><ref name=T-29/><ref name=T-34/><ref name=WC-47/><ref name=IC-61/><ref name=CS-70/> | |
| − | ===Post Tukayyid=== | + | Star Captain [[Brendon Corbett]] rallied the shattered [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]] and rescued his sibling Lincoln Osis while leading the fighting withdrawal from the Dinju Heights.<ref name=TDRp64>''Dragon Roars'', p. 64</ref> |
| − | Lincoln Osis sought to rebuild his former unit and turned it into | + | |
| + | ===Post-Tukayyid=== | ||
| + | Lincoln Osis sought to rebuild his former unit and turned it into Clan Smoke Jaguar's prestige unit. Osis' backed Brendon Corbett in his [[Trial of Position]] for the position of [[Star Colonel]] in the re-forming 6th Jaguar Dragoons.<ref name=TDRp64/> The [[168th Garrison Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|168th Garrison Cluster]] was traditionally assigned as an aid-unit for the Sixth Dragoons.<ref name=gcp263>''Grave Covenant'', p. 263</ref> | ||
===Operation BULLDOG=== | ===Operation BULLDOG=== | ||
| − | Immediately prior to [[Operation BULLDOG]], the Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were stationed on [[Labrea]] preparing for a campaign against the [[Draconis Combine]], awaiting word that Khan Lincoln Osis would soon declare a new invasion of the Inner Sphere. Upon learning of Bulldog's first wave, the Sixth's CO Logan Moon sent a request to Khan Osis for both reinforcements and permission to wage a defensive campaign while awaiting them, Lincoln Osis refused to allow his prestige unit to engage in such Spheroid combat lest it damage his image.<ref name=TDR-30>''The Dragon Roars'', pp. | + | Immediately prior to [[Operation BULLDOG]], the Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were stationed on [[Labrea]] preparing for a campaign against the [[Draconis Combine]], awaiting word that Khan Lincoln Osis would soon declare a new invasion of the Inner Sphere. Upon learning of Bulldog's first wave, the Sixth's CO Logan Moon sent a request to Khan Osis for both reinforcements and permission to wage a defensive campaign while awaiting them, Lincoln Osis refused to allow his prestige unit to engage in such Spheroid combat lest it damage his image.<ref name=TDR-30>''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 30–31: "Scenario 5: ''Zellbrigen''"</ref> |
| − | Thus when Exiled Wolves [[4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|4th Wolf Guards]], [[1st Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Legion]] and [[1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers]] landed Moon openly led the Sixth Dragoons out to meet them. Having assumed the Jaguars would engage in a more brutal and defensive campaign, Khan [[Phelan Kell]] declared a formal [[Trial of Possession]] in the ''[[zellbrigen]]'' style for the 6th Jaguar Dragoons as a means of allowing Moon to save their honor rather than foolishly sacrifice their lives for Khan Osis's benefit.<ref name=TDR-30/> | + | Thus when Exiled Wolves [[4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|4th Wolf Guards]], [[1st Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Legion]] and [[1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers]] landed, Moon openly led the Sixth Dragoons out to meet them. Having assumed the Jaguars would engage in a more brutal and defensive campaign, Khan [[Phelan Kell]] declared a formal [[Trial of Possession]] in the ''[[zellbrigen]]'' style for the 6th Jaguar Dragoons as a means of allowing Moon to save their honor rather than foolishly sacrifice their lives for Khan Osis's benefit.<ref name=TDR-30/> |
| − | In a simple three-on-three Trial in Colodney Valley, Phelan Kell pushed his | + | In a simple three-on-three Trial in Colodney Valley, Phelan Kell pushed his [[Executioner#Alternate Configurations|''Executioner'' A]]'s heat limit early to quickly damage Moon's heavier ''Dire Wolf A'' before relying on distance and maneuvering to defeat him.<ref>''Grave Covenant'', p. 267</ref> [[Ranna Kerensky]] however relied on superior targeting in her [[Warhawk#Alternate Configurations|''Warhawk'' C]] to defeat Wimmer's [[Turkina#Alternate Configurations|''Turkina'' B]] at range, while Ragnar favored the reverse, immediately closing his [[Ice Ferret#Alternate Configurations|''Ice Ferret'' D]] with Showers' longer ranged [[Shadow Cat#Alternate Configurations|''Shadow Cat'' A]] where he had the advantage.<ref name=TDR-30/> |
| − | The entire 6th Jaguar Dragoons were taken ''[[isorla]]'' only for Phelan Kell declare them ''[[abtakha]]'' before even leaving Labrea. The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were renamed to the 6th Wolf Guards<ref name=TDR-24>''The Dragon Roars'', p24 "Wave Two: Driving Forward"</ref> <ref name=TDR-30/> <ref name=FMWC-158>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 158 "Clan Wolf (In Exile) - Alpha Galaxy: The Dire Wolves"</ref> | + | The entire 6th Jaguar Dragoons were taken ''[[isorla]]'' only for Phelan Kell declare them ''[[abtakha]]'' before even leaving Labrea. The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were renamed to the 6th Wolf Guards<ref name=TDR-24>''The Dragon Roars'', p24 "Wave Two: Driving Forward"</ref><ref name=TDR-30/><ref name=FMWC-158>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 158: "Clan Wolf (In Exile) - Alpha Galaxy: The Dire Wolves"</ref> |
==History - Clan Wolf-in-Exile== | ==History - Clan Wolf-in-Exile== | ||
| − | Assigned to Clan Wolf-in-Exile's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]] as the '''Sixth Wolf Guards''', while loyal to their new Clan, many observers questioned if the elite but [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] Smoke Jaguars who made upon virtually the entire | + | Assigned to Clan Wolf-in-Exile's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]] as the '''Sixth Wolf Guards''', while loyal to their new Clan, many observers questioned if the elite but [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] Smoke Jaguars who made upon virtually the entire Cluster would really give their all in the defense of [[Warden]] polices.<ref name=FMWC-158/> As of the 6th was stationed on their Clan's nominal homeworld of [[Arc-Royal]].<ref name=FMWC-166>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 166: "Clan Wolf-In-Exile"</ref> |
| − | Compared to the other | + | Compared to the other Clusters of Alpha Galaxy, the Sixth had a relatively quiet start to the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] guarding the [[Lyran Alliance]] against [[Clan Jade Falcon]], until the entire Galaxy was activated in [[3077]] to join the [[Federated Suns]] front of [[Operation SCOUR]] and assaulted [[Yangtze]], [[Achernar]], [[Azha]], [[Small World]], and [[Sheratan]]. The Sixth then took part in the assault of the Terran system in [[3078]], joining the rest of Alpha and their [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|counterpart]] in capturing [[ROM]]'s Koryo [[Castle Brian]] on Mars.<ref name=FMC-22>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 22: "Clan Wolf (In-Exile)"</ref><ref name=JHST-132>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 132</ref><ref name=JHST-134>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 134</ref> |
| − | ===Post-Jihad | + | ===Post-Jihad=== |
| − | Taking up station on [[Dustball]] as they tried to recoup the losses suffered during Operation SCOUR, as of [[3079]] the Sixth were at 55% strength. <ref name=FMC-22/> As [[3085]] the Sixth had only recovered to 60% strength, featuring non-OmniMechs in their line for the first time, <ref name=FM3085-129>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129 "Clan Military Forces (Deployment as of 31 October 3085) - Clan Wolf (In-Exile) - Alpha Galaxy (The Dire Wolves)"</ref> but like the rest of Alpha also receiving some of Clan Wolf-in-Exile's new ''[[Arctic Wolf II]]'' OmniMech. <ref name="TRO:3085Sp50">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 50, " | + | Taking up station on [[Dustball]] as they tried to recoup the losses suffered during Operation SCOUR, as of [[3079]] the Sixth were at 55% strength.<ref name=FMC-22/> As [[3085]] the Sixth had only recovered to 60% strength, featuring non-OmniMechs in their line for the first time,<ref name=FM3085-129>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129: "Clan Military Forces (Deployment as of 31 October 3085) - Clan Wolf (In-Exile) - Alpha Galaxy (The Dire Wolves)"</ref> but like the rest of Alpha also receiving some of Clan Wolf-in-Exile's new ''[[Arctic Wolf II]]'' OmniMech.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp50">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 50: "Deployment"</ref> |
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| + | ===Dark Age=== | ||
| + | At some point between the Jihad and [[3145]], the unit would be removed from the Wolf-in-Exile roster. The unit's fate is yet unclear.<ref name="ER:3145p166">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 166: "Clan Wolf-in-Exile"</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Brendon Corbett]]||[[3052]]<ref name=TDRp64/> | | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Brendon Corbett]]||[[3052]]<ref name=TDRp64/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Star Colonel||[[Logan Moon]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=TDR-24>''The Dragon Roars'', p24 "Wave Two: Driving Forward"</ref><ref name=TDR-30/><ref name=FMWC-158>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 158 "Clan Wolf (In Exile) - Alpha Galaxy: The Dire Wolves"</ref> | + | | Star Colonel||[[Logan Moon]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=TDR-24>''The Dragon Roars'', p24 "Wave Two: Driving Forward"</ref><ref name=TDR-30/><ref name=FMWC-158>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 158: "Clan Wolf (In Exile) - Alpha Galaxy: The Dire Wolves"</ref> |
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 6th Wolf Guards Cluster (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 6th Wolf Guards Cluster (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)''' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Star Colonel||[[Sigmund Conners]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085-129/> | | Star Colonel||[[Sigmund Conners]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085-129/> | ||
| + | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were experts in first picking apart their opponents at long range and then rushing in for close assaults to finish off their foes.<ref name="er52-57"/> | The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were experts in first picking apart their opponents at long range and then rushing in for close assaults to finish off their foes.<ref name="er52-57"/> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
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* Trinary Striker | * Trinary Striker | ||
* [[Binary]] [[Elemental]] | * [[Binary]] [[Elemental]] | ||
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| + | ===Tukayyid=== | ||
| + | * 3 Heavy ’Mech [[Trinary|Trinaries]], Elemental Binary, Aerospace Binary<ref>''Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 46: "Clan Smoke Jaguar Campaign"</ref> | ||
===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
| − | * 3 [[OmniMech]] | + | * 3 [[OmniMech]] Trinaries ranging from medium to assault weight. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * After becoming the 6th Wolf Guards, the unit adopted a sphinx-like combination of a Smoke Jaguar and a Wolf as their insignia. <ref name=FMWC-158/> | + | * After becoming the 6th Wolf Guards, the unit adopted a sphinx-like combination of a Smoke Jaguar and a Wolf as their insignia.<ref name=FMWC-158/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' |
| − | *''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | + | * ''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | + | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| − | *''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' |
| − | *''[[Grave Covenant]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' |
| − | *''[[Invading Clans]]'' | + | * ''[[Grave Covenant]]'' |
| − | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | + | * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | * ''[[Shadows of War]]'' |
| − | *''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' |
| − | *''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | + | * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' |
| − | + | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | |
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[[Category:Clan Wolf-in-Exile Commands|Wolf Guards, 006th]] | [[Category:Clan Wolf-in-Exile Commands|Wolf Guards, 006th]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, 5 November 2023
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| Sixth Wolf Guards | |
| Previous Designation(s) | Sixth Jaguar Dragoons |
| Affiliation | Clan Wolf-in-Exile; Clan Smoke Jaguar (previous) |
| Parent Command | Alpha Galaxy; Alpha Galaxy (previous) |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were a Cluster of Clan Smoke Jaguar's Alpha Galaxy. They were taken as isorla by Clan Wolf-in-Exile during Operation BULLDOG and renamed the Sixth Wolf Guards.
History - Clan Smoke Jaguar[edit]
The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were nicknamed the "Wolf Slayers" because they were the unit whose successful Trial of Possession brought the Dire Wolf assault OmniMech into the Smoke Jaguar touman, despite having killed no Wolves in that Trial. As a reward for this, the Sixth were second only to the illustrious 362nd Assault Cluster in the number of Dire Wolf Omnis in its ranks.[1]
Operation REVIVAL[edit]
During the Trials that led up to Operation REVIVAL, the Sixth acted as the Smoke Jaguar's force. They faced and defeated the forces of Clan Nova Cat, Clan Coyote, and Clan Ghost Bear, losing only narrowly to Clan Jade Falcon's Third Talon in the last round.[2]
As part of Alpha Galaxy the Sixth Jaguar Dragoons successfully bid for and fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the Inner Sphere:
Wave One[edit]
Tarnby
Trinaries Assault and Battle were bid in the attack on Tarnby in March 3050. In the opening predawn attack Trinary Assault slammed into the lines of the defending Fourth Pesht Regulars at Divers Grotto. The Regulars attempted to take the Sixth's 'Mechs on in one-on-one duels and were totally outclassed. The arrival of Elementals from Trinary Battle caused the Regulars to panic and run and Star Captain Bowen exploited this retreat to crush the defenders' left flank and claim victory.[3]
Wave Four[edit]
Byesville
In October 3050 Binary Elemental dropped on to Byesville. The defending Militia consisted of two infantry battalions and a single armored regiment. The Elemental attacked the battalions' headquarters at Rydersin, Killogny and Peel in coordinated nighttime attacks. The Militia surrendered the next day to Lincoln Osis.[4]
Wave Five[edit]
Yamarovka
Trinary Striker and Binary Elemental were bid for the assault on Yamarovka in February 3052. Striker Trinary landed first at Lasden Bluffs and immediately assaulted the two defending 'Mech companies of the Legion of Yamarovka destroying them completely before Binary Elemental had landed.[5]
Tukayyid[edit]
During the Battle of Tukayyid, the 6th Dragoons were led by now Khan Osis, who also served as overall commander for the attack of Alpha Galaxy against the primary target city of Dinju Heights. Defended by the veteran-ranked Com Guard Fifth Army, the assault on Dinju Heights started well for the Jaguars, with the 6th Dragoons -- assigned to perform an orbital drop to secure Alpha Galaxy's drop site -- falling right on top of the green 50th Division, and wiping them out in the confusion.[6][7][8][9][10]
The first warrior of the Clans to land on Tukayyid was a Smoke Jaguar Elemental of the 6th Dragoons named Bolin. He was so eager to place the first shot in the battle that he held off firing his jump jets until the last moments before landing, which turned out to be far too late, resulting in crippling injuries that ended his career even though he was indeed able to fire the first shot.[11]
While the rest of Alpha assumed it was their superiority over the ComStar forces allowing them to effortlessly roll over the Com Guard defensive lines, Star Colonel Brandon Howell correctly suspected a trap in the seemingly undefended Dinju Pass, ordering his Jaguar Grenadiers to advance at maximum speed, preventing the hidden 299th and 323rd Divisions from catching the entire Cluster and reaching the other side of the pass.[12][6][7][8][9][10]
Unwilling to be outdone by a subordinate, Khan Osis ordered the Sixth Dragoons to make their own run, by which time the 299th and 323rd Divisions had fully emerged from hiding. With the Com Guard divisions now crowding the floor of the pass and creating a gauntlet of overwhelming firepower, the Sixth suffered horrendous losses. Worse was to come when a Com Guard MechWarrior succeeded in defeating Loremaster Edmund Hoyt and seemingly killing Khan Osis, the Sixth's CO in truth being incapacitated and pinned beneath Hoyt's shattered Summoner.[13][1][12][6][7][8][9][10]
With Khan Osis's apparent demise followed shortly after by the death of saKhan Sarah Weaver during Beta Galaxy's push to the secondary target city of Port Racice, ilKhan Ulric Kerensky was forced to terminate the Jaguar campaign. While the demoralized Beta Galaxy dutifully obeyed, those in Alpha Galaxy were enraged by what they felt was a Wolf Clan snub to their sacrifices and vowed to fight on to the death. With the Grenadiers unable to break through the 299th and 323rd's battle line to save them, the outnumbered Sixth Dragoons were effectively destroyed. Ultimately only eight warriors from the Sixth Jaguar Dragoons survived the fighting in Dinju Pass.[12][6][7][8][9][10]
Star Captain Brendon Corbett rallied the shattered Alpha Galaxy and rescued his sibling Lincoln Osis while leading the fighting withdrawal from the Dinju Heights.[14]
Post-Tukayyid[edit]
Lincoln Osis sought to rebuild his former unit and turned it into Clan Smoke Jaguar's prestige unit. Osis' backed Brendon Corbett in his Trial of Position for the position of Star Colonel in the re-forming 6th Jaguar Dragoons.[14] The 168th Garrison Cluster was traditionally assigned as an aid-unit for the Sixth Dragoons.[15]
Operation BULLDOG[edit]
Immediately prior to Operation BULLDOG, the Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were stationed on Labrea preparing for a campaign against the Draconis Combine, awaiting word that Khan Lincoln Osis would soon declare a new invasion of the Inner Sphere. Upon learning of Bulldog's first wave, the Sixth's CO Logan Moon sent a request to Khan Osis for both reinforcements and permission to wage a defensive campaign while awaiting them, Lincoln Osis refused to allow his prestige unit to engage in such Spheroid combat lest it damage his image.[16]
Thus when Exiled Wolves 4th Wolf Guards, 1st Wolf Legion and 1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers landed, Moon openly led the Sixth Dragoons out to meet them. Having assumed the Jaguars would engage in a more brutal and defensive campaign, Khan Phelan Kell declared a formal Trial of Possession in the zellbrigen style for the 6th Jaguar Dragoons as a means of allowing Moon to save their honor rather than foolishly sacrifice their lives for Khan Osis's benefit.[16]
In a simple three-on-three Trial in Colodney Valley, Phelan Kell pushed his Executioner A's heat limit early to quickly damage Moon's heavier Dire Wolf A before relying on distance and maneuvering to defeat him.[17] Ranna Kerensky however relied on superior targeting in her Warhawk C to defeat Wimmer's Turkina B at range, while Ragnar favored the reverse, immediately closing his Ice Ferret D with Showers' longer ranged Shadow Cat A where he had the advantage.[16]
The entire 6th Jaguar Dragoons were taken isorla only for Phelan Kell declare them abtakha before even leaving Labrea. The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were renamed to the 6th Wolf Guards[18][16][19]
History - Clan Wolf-in-Exile[edit]
Assigned to Clan Wolf-in-Exile's Alpha Galaxy as the Sixth Wolf Guards, while loyal to their new Clan, many observers questioned if the elite but Crusader Smoke Jaguars who made upon virtually the entire Cluster would really give their all in the defense of Warden polices.[19] As of the 6th was stationed on their Clan's nominal homeworld of Arc-Royal.[20]
Compared to the other Clusters of Alpha Galaxy, the Sixth had a relatively quiet start to the Word of Blake Jihad guarding the Lyran Alliance against Clan Jade Falcon, until the entire Galaxy was activated in 3077 to join the Federated Suns front of Operation SCOUR and assaulted Yangtze, Achernar, Azha, Small World, and Sheratan. The Sixth then took part in the assault of the Terran system in 3078, joining the rest of Alpha and their Clan Nova Cat counterpart in capturing ROM's Koryo Castle Brian on Mars.[21][22][23]
Post-Jihad[edit]
Taking up station on Dustball as they tried to recoup the losses suffered during Operation SCOUR, as of 3079 the Sixth were at 55% strength.[21] As 3085 the Sixth had only recovered to 60% strength, featuring non-OmniMechs in their line for the first time,[24] but like the rest of Alpha also receiving some of Clan Wolf-in-Exile's new Arctic Wolf II OmniMech.[25]
Dark Age[edit]
At some point between the Jihad and 3145, the unit would be removed from the Wolf-in-Exile roster. The unit's fate is yet unclear.[26]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 6th Jaguar Dragoons Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar) | |||
| Khan | Lincoln Osis | 3049[27] | |
| Star Colonel | Brendon Corbett | 3052[14] | |
| Star Colonel | Logan Moon | 3059 - 3067[18][16][19] | |
| Commanding Officers of the 6th Wolf Guards Cluster (Clan Wolf-in-Exile) | |||
| Star Colonel | Logan Moon | 3067[18][16][19] | |
| Star Colonel | Sigmund Conners | 3085[24] | |
Tactics[edit]
The Sixth Jaguar Dragoons were experts in first picking apart their opponents at long range and then rushing in for close assaults to finish off their foes.[1]
Composition History[edit]
3050[edit]
(partial)
Tukayyid[edit]
3059[edit]
- 3 OmniMech Trinaries ranging from medium to assault weight.
Notes[edit]
- After becoming the 6th Wolf Guards, the unit adopted a sphinx-like combination of a Smoke Jaguar and a Wolf as their insignia.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3052, p. 57: "Factions - Clan Smoke Jaguar - Sixth Jaguar Dragoons (Wolf Slayers)"
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 15
- ↑ Invading Clans, p. 63
- ↑ Invading Clans, pp. 67–68
- ↑ Invading Clans, p. 69
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Tukayyid, pp. 29–38: "Campaign: Clan Smoke Jaguar"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Tukayyid, p. 34: "Ambush at the Dinju Pass"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Wolf Clan, p. 47: "Days of Armageddon - Smoke Jaguar"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Invading Clans, pp. 61–62: "Tukayyid: The Crucible"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 ComStar, p. 70: "Battle of Tukayyid"
- ↑ Tukayyid, p. 30
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Era Report: 3052, pp. 90–91: "Brandon Howell Profile"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 32: "Factions - ComStar - 323rd Division (Negative Communications)"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Dragon Roars, p. 64
- ↑ Grave Covenant, p. 263
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 The Dragon Roars, pp. 30–31: "Scenario 5: Zellbrigen"
- ↑ Grave Covenant, p. 267
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 The Dragon Roars, p24 "Wave Two: Driving Forward"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 158: "Clan Wolf (In Exile) - Alpha Galaxy: The Dire Wolves"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 166: "Clan Wolf-In-Exile"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Field Report: Clans, p. 22: "Clan Wolf (In-Exile)"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 132
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 134
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 129: "Clan Military Forces (Deployment as of 31 October 3085) - Clan Wolf (In-Exile) - Alpha Galaxy (The Dire Wolves)"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 50: "Deployment"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 166: "Clan Wolf-in-Exile"
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 21
- ↑ Battle of Tukayyid, p. 46: "Clan Smoke Jaguar Campaign"
Bibliography[edit]
- ComStar
- The Dragon Roars
- Era Report: 3052
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Manual: Warden Clans
- Field Report: Clans
- Grave Covenant
- Invading Clans
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials
- Shadows of War
- Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental
- Tukayyid
- Wolf Clan Sourcebook