8th Scorpion Grenadiers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)
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History
Formerly the Keshik of Khan Mikhail Yeh, who died in 2982 while fighting with this Cluster on Tokasha against Clan Ghost Bear. The disgrace of failing to protect their charge forced the unit out of Alpha Galaxy.[1]
In 3067 they were still garrisoning Roche.[2]
In 3072 while the Clan Homeworlds were facing an internal uprising orchestrated by the Society the Eighth Scorpion Grenadiers were serving as a part of Delta Galaxy, and were dispatched as part of an attack on Brim, intended to capture enclaves that Clan Snow Raven had been forced to abandon during their exodus to the Outworlds Alliance.[3]
Led by Galaxy Commander Lincoln Dinour, Delta Galaxy dropped two Clusters of troops onto a Snow Raven enclave without bothering to announce a batchall first. The Goliath Scorpion warriors who landed were shocked to discover that the enclave - which consisted of a city and a Sylph manufacturing factory - wasn't in fact being protected by Snow Raven warriors, but rather a large Society force, with those Snow Raven warriors who were present most likely either being solahma abandoned by the Snow Ravens during their withdrawal from the Homeworlds or warriors actively recruited by Society members within the Snow Ravens. The Society force demanded a proper batchall, but their demands were ignored by Galaxy Commander Dinour and the resulting intense firefight spilled over into a nearby large terraforming research zone. During the battle several of the sealed tanks within the terraforming research area were pierced by stray shots, resulting in a devastating explosion that wiped out half the defending Society forces and the majority of the Goliath Scorpion forces on the ground. An enraged Dinour perceived the explosion as a deliberate trap, and retaliated by ordering the Nightlord-class battleship CGS Atropos to bombard the Snow Raven city from orbit, razing it from the surface of the planet along with the two million people living there.[3]
The devastation inflicted by the Atropos was witnessed by Star Adder forces at a nearby enclave with a mounting sense of horror; Star Colonel Erik Marghar of the Star Adders issued an immediate Trial of Reaving against Galaxy Commander Dinour for his actions, a call to Trial the Dinour accepted. Dinour landed the remainder of Delta Galaxy - the First Eridani Lancers and the Eighth Scorpion Grenadiers - on the Basalt Plans close to the Adder enclave, ready to fight the Trial.[3]
The Goliath Scorpions and the Star Adders fought an intense conflict for an hour before the final victors emerged: the 178th Adder Sentinels, who also managed to claim several Goliath Scorpion warriors as bondsmen. Unbeknown to both Clans, a Society force had gathered nearby, drawn from the forces at the other two Snow Raven enclaves; the Society forces waited for the Goliath Scorpions and Star Adders to exhaust themselves in the trial and being their battlefield clearup, and then attacked. The Society forces suffered heavy losses, but their advanced equipment and numbers overwhelmed the Star Adders.[3] The Goliath Scorpion loss on Brim as well as losses elsewhere convinced Khan Ariel Suvorov to withdraw the Goliath Scorpion forces to their core holdings in the Homeworlds until mid-3073. The Eighth Scorpion Grenadiers were confirmed to have been destroyed in the fighting on Brim.[4]
Officers
As of 3061 to 3067 the commanding officer was Galaxy Commander Juilan Kirov.[1][2]
Tactics
Composition History
3061-3067
Eighth Scorpion Grenadiers (4 Trinaries/Elite/Fanatical)[1][2]
- CO: Galaxy Commander Juilan Kirov