Editing Garth Radick

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'''Garth Radick''' (born 30?? &ndash; died [[3052]]) was a [[Clan Wolf]] officer who served as [[SaKhan]] and later [[Khan]] during the [[Clan Invasion]].

==Personal History==
===Early History and Career===
[[File:Conal Ward 3052.jpg|right|thumb|[[Conal Ward]], a patron of Garth Radick]]
Like most [[Clan]] warriors who served during the [[Clan Invasion Era]], little is known of Garth Radick's career prior to [[Operation Revival]]. It is known that he was tapped by [[Galaxy Commander]] and fellow [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] [[Conal Ward]] to take command of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]] at some point, and presumably became SaKhan of the Wolves thereafter. <ref name=WCS83BGN>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 83, Beta Galaxy: Notes</ref> A charismatic leader, Radick and Beta Galaxy became a magnet for warriors among those Wolves who favored the Crusader philosophy. Because they followed a commander with the same beliefs they held, morale in Beta Galaxy was at an all-time high, and this was reflected in their performance.<ref name=WCS83BGN/>

===Clan Invasion===
====Call to Arms====
In November [[3048]], Khan [[Leo Showers]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] proposed an [[Clan Invasion|invasion]] of the [[Inner Sphere]] to the [[Grand Council]], using the discovery of a [[ComStar]] exploration vessel as justification. Only Clan Wolf voted against the invasion, and [[Ulric Kerensky]] demanded a [[Trial of Refusal]]. Facing four-to-one odds, the Wolf Clan warriors nearly triumphed before being overwhelmed, with the [[3rd Battle (Clan Wolf)|3rd Battle Cluster]] taking horrendous losses. <ref name=WCS25I>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 25, Invasion</ref> Beta Galaxy's [[11th Battle (Clan Wolf)|11th Battle Cluster]] also took heavy losses, and because of this, Radick kept them in reserve for much of the invasion while the Cluster rebuilt. <ref name=WCS89N>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 89, 11th Battle Cluster: Notes</ref>

====Periphery Warmup====
Radick and other Crusader leaders among the Wolves were able to convince Ulric to participate fully in the invasion, beginning with the conquest of the [[Periphery]]. <ref name=WCS27PW>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 27, Periphery Warmup</ref> In August [[3049]], Radick and the [[Silver Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Silver Keshik]] easily crushed the [[Blackstone Guards]] on [[Blackstone]]. <ref name=WCS56PBL>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 56, The Periphery: Blackstone</ref> Later, he and Ulric observed the [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Golden Keshik]]'s attack on [[The Rock]]. <ref name=WCS28R>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 28, The Rock</ref>

====Third Wave====
[[File:Wbeta.png|left|thumb|[[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]], Garth Radick's command]]
In July [[3050]], Radick led the Silver Keshik as well as elements of the [[341st Assault (Clan Wolf)|341st Assault Cluster]] in an attack against the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Planting]]. Defended by the [[41st Avalon Hussars|41st Avalon Hussars RCT]], the defenders put up a very potent defense, refusing to engage the Wolves directly and instead initiating a series of carefully planned ambushes. Frustrated, Radick was forced to break his bid, calling in the 3rd Battle Cluster as reinforcements. The invaders were then able to destroy the Hussars. <ref name=WCS60P>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 60, Planting</ref> Radick himself would later comment: {{quote|''They conducted night operations with no thought for honorable behavior&mdash;but I admired their ruthless efficiency.''|Khan Garth Radick, Clan Wolf, [[Rasalhague]], 12 July 3050}}  

Later in July, Radick was present during the bidding for, and invasion of Rasalhague, the capital of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]. Bidding against [[Clan Ghost Bear]] was very fierce, with only three clusters chosen for the assault, including the [[352nd Assault (Clan Wolf)|352nd Assault Cluster]] from Radick's Beta Galaxy. It is unclear if Radick himself saw combat, but the 352nd routed the [[3rd Freemen]] near the city of Ymir close to Rasalhague's south pole, and later took part in the brutal fighting for the capital city of Reykjavík. Clan Wolf would ultimately achieve its objectives and take the planet. <ref name=WCS3537>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' pp. 35-37, Rasalhague: The Attack</ref>

====Fourth Wave====
In September, Radick led the Silver Keshik and the 352nd Assault Cluster in the invasion of [[Kandis]]. Opposing them were the remnants of the 3rd Freemen and two [[Infantry#Mechanized_Infantry|mechanized]] planetary militia [[regiments]]. The Freemen had learned their lessons from Rasalhague, conducting a mobile, hit-and-run campaign. It took several days for Radick to recognize and adjust to the strategy, but once his troops captured the enemy commander, resistance soon collapsed. <ref name=WCS63K>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 63, Kandis</ref> Radick attended the [[Grand Kurultai]] at [[Radstadt]] on 1 November. [[IlKhan]] Showers had just been killed, and the Khans decided to return to the [[Clan Homeworlds]]. <ref name=WCS41Y>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 41, Year of Peace and Dread</ref>

====Interim====
Back on [[Strana Mechty]], Radick participated in the questioning of [[Phelan Wolf]] during High Council sessions when Ulric's enemies attempted to discredit him. Radick ultimately helped guide Phelan's questioning to validate his entry into the [[Warrior_Caste#Warrior_Caste|Warrior Caste]]. <ref name=BL??>''Blood Legacy'' p. ??</ref> Curiously, Radick appears then friendly to Phelan, without showing any hate of freeborns characteristic from the trueborns crusaders. Later, the Crusader Khans later attempted a bold maneuver by nominating Ulric Kerensky to take Leo Showers' place as IlKhan. They believed that Ulric would have to name a Crusader from the Wolves to take his own place, one such as Conal Ward. With both Khan positions held by Crusaders, the Wolves would effectively become a Crusader clan. Everyone was stunned when Ulric named [[Natasha Kerensky]] to the post. Despite many protests, Natasha easily passed her [[Trial of Position]], and took her place next to Radick.<ref name=BL??/> <ref name=WCS42Y>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 42, Year of Peace and Dread</ref> 
Publicly, Radick supported this move. <ref name=BL??/>

====Wave Five====
When the Invasion finally resumed, Radick returned to the Inner Sphere and to Beta Galaxy. In November [[3051]], Radick pulled rank to win the bid for the prestigious world of [[Sevren]] with all of Beta Galaxy, opposed by the [[25th Arcturan Guards|25th Arcturan Guards RCT]]. The Arctic Wolves were attacked almost immediately upon landing, blunting their initial offensive and forcing a series of inconclusive battles. The 3rd Battle Cluster finally found a weak point in the lines of the Arcturans, which they quickly exploited to cause severe damage behind the lines and putting the [[AFFC]] troops on the defensive. After a [[battalion]] headquarters was destroyed by [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]] headhunters, the defenders were forced to retreat, and Radick claimed the world for Clan Wolf.<ref name=WCS64S>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 64, Sevren</ref> The initial lightning strike by the 25th Arcturan Guards RCT had allowed the 25th - nicknamed "the Kewran Wolfhounds" - to keep the initiative against Beta Galaxy for longer than any other RCT had managed or would manage against the Clans up until the Truce of Tukkayid.<ref name="FM:LAp61">''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 61, "25th Arcturan Guards RCT: The Kewran Wolfhounds"</ref>

In December, Radick and Beta Galaxy invaded another valued world, the planet [[Kobe]], defended by the [[26th Lyran Guards|26th Lyran Guards RCT]] had earlier been pushed off [[Tamar]] by [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]], and the planetary militia. During the initial fighting, Beta managed to severely injure the commander of the Twenty-sixth, [[Hauptmann General]] Joy Corelli. Her replacement, [[Leftenant General]] Jinders Green-Davion managed to stabilize the situation, but the Guards were too damaged to hold Kobe, and they retreated to [[Thun]]. <ref name=WCS67K>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 67, Kobe</ref> Radick, by now impatient to destroy the Twenty-sixth once and for all, took Beta Galaxy and followed the Guards to Thun. The remaining Lyran Guards were well deployed, and it looked as if they might hold. After an initial push by Elemental headhunter [[Star]]s failed, Khan Radick personally led a low-level drop to finally decide the issue, pushing the Guards into an off-world retreat. <ref name=WCS67T>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 67, Thule</ref>

===Tukayyid and Death===
On [[Tukayyid]], Radick, Khan Natasha Kerensky and IlKhan Ulric Kerensky found their forces facing [[ComStar]]'s [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]], composed of some of the best soldiers the [[ComGuard]] had to offer. <ref name=WCS5051T>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' pp. 50-51, Wolf</ref> During a major counter-thrust by ComStar's [[282nd Division (ComStar)|282nd Division]], Radick brought up the 341st Assault Cluster to crush the ComGuards while Phelan Wolf harried their rear. Trapped between Radick and Natasha Kerensky's [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]], the 282nd was forced to retreat with very heavy losses, although they did succeed in delaying the Wolves long enough to form a defense around the city of Skupo. <ref name=WCS5051T/> <ref name=LD304305-GR-1>''Lost Destiny'' pp. 304-305, Radick's forces engage the ComGuard, he is slain by a ''Highlander''</ref> Despite all involved Wolf forces taking serious losses during the campaign, they successfully achieved their objectives. Khan Garth Radick, however, was killed leading Beta Galaxy in the Porozistu Mountains when the cockpit of his 'Mech was destroyed by the [[Gauss Rifle|Gauss]] shot from a ComStar ''[[Highlander]]'' which pilot have recognized his Khan insignia. Garth' mech falls later from a cliff, crushing his mech's head. <ref name=WCS5051T/> <ref name=LD304305-GR-1/> His position was taken by Phelan Ward.

==Personality and Traits==
Radick was atypical of most Clan MechWarriors, being short, stout and nondescript. Nevertheless, his natural charisma and willingness to serve from the ranks made him popular among his warriors. He was considered the leader of the Crusader movement within the Wolves, but many of his political machinations were overly complicated and inflexible. Likewise, as a military strategist, his plans relied on guile and deception, and unexpected enemy action often led to failure.<ref name=WCS84KGR>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 84, Khan Garth Radick</ref>
Phelan Wolf described Radick as having mousy brown hair and a thick build who kept a pleasant look on his face, but decided that there was far more to the Khan.<ref name=BL??/>
Like most [[Bloodname|Bloodnamed]] Clan warriors, he was considered an elite [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]].<ref name=WCS83GC>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' p. 83, Galaxy Command</ref>
It is possible, though by no means certain, that Ulric Kerensky helped promote Radick's career so his Crusader opponents within his own Clan would have a strong but ineffective leader.
A interesting note is than, during Phelan Kell's interrogatory to decide if he was adopted to clan Wolf or not, don't show any hostility to Phelan; in fact, he appears even friendly and respectful to him. Is unknown he was like this by orders of Ulric or was his real personality.

==Titles and Positions==
{{s-start}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Ulric Kerensky]]}}
{{s-title|title=Khan of [[Clan Wolf]]|years=[[3051]] &ndash; [[3052]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Natasha Kerensky]]}}
{{s-bef|before=Unknown}}
{{s-title|title=saKhan of [[Clan Wolf]]|years=Unknown &ndash; [[3051]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Natasha Kerensky]]}}
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==Battlemechs==
Garth Radick piloted an ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Executioner]]'' [[OmniMech]] during the Clan Invasion, usually favoring the close-range, [[Energy_Weapons#Energy_Weapons|energy weapon]] capabilities of the 'A' variant. <ref name=WCS83GC/>

==Notes==
* Some wording in the text of the ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that Radick commanded [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]] prior to taking command of Beta. This seems to be a typo referring to Conal Ward. <ref name=WCS83BGN/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Blood Legacy]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Lost Destiny]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''

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