Beta Strike (Clan Protectorate)
Beta Strike Cluster | |
Formed | 3150 |
Nickname | The Blue Furies |
Affiliation | Clan Protectorate |
Parent Command | Clan Protectorate Military |
Contents
History
The Beta Strike Cluster of Clan Sea Fox was the newest unit in the Clan Protectorate Military, although its actual pedigree stretched back farther than its official inception in 3150. Faced with potential encroachment by Clans Jade Falcon and Wolf, the Protectorate leadership proposed an official initiative to increase the Clan Protectorate’s military strength. This plan called for each of Spina Khanate’s aimags to contribute one Cluster of warriors to the CPM’s roster. This measure resulted in the cannibalization of part of a ground-based Shoal Cluster associated with Beta Aimag. The Shoal Cluster’s seniormost officers and most promising ristars were reassigned to the Beta Strike Cluster, and freeborns and non-Clan volunteers from Clan Protectorate worlds filled out the rest of the roster. Beta Strike Cluster was the first such unit mustered, but the other aimags of Spina Khanate backed out of the arrangement with no explanation given, and no further Strike Clusters have yet been formed. Since Beta was a Cluster staffed mostly by younger warriors seeking to prove their mettle in battle, it was no surprise that the unit’s tactics leaned toward swift frontal assaults that relied on fast OmniMechs that mount heavy hitting weapon configurations. This tendency for hotheaded action had placed the Cluster firmly on the pro-ilClan side of Clan Protectorate politics, much to the Spirit Cats’ dismay. The sole holdout, Star Colonel Vero, the most even-tempered warrior in the Cluster, remained on the fence about whether to throw her lot in with the ilClan or remain loyal to the Free Worlds League.
Beta Strike Cluster painted its equipment Sea Fox blue, but with a purple stripe that signified its connection to the Free Worlds League. By May 3151, many of Beta’s warriors had chosen to replace the purple stripe with a brown stripe.
Officers
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the Beta Strike Cluster | |||
Star Colonel | Vero | 3150 |
Composition History
3151
- Omicron Cluster (3 Battlemech, 1 Battle Armour and 1 Aerospace Trinaries / Veteran)