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With the successful vote to invade the Inner Sphere passed in the wake of the Outbound Light incident, the bidding process to determine which of the Clans would take part in the invasion commenced. In retribution for opposing the vote the Crusaders forced Clan Wolf to be one of the four assaulting Clans, while the Warden faction had managed to insist that a fifth Clan be held in reserve. For the rest of the Clans the honor of participation would be determined over the course of two full days of bidding, divided into three rounds, and a final day of combat trials. The bidding began with each Clan making their preliminary bid before retiring to study the opposing Clans' bids. On the second day the bidding war began in fullness and Clan Smoke Jaguar was the first to emerge victorious, having slashed their initial bid of eleven Galaxies down to three. In the final round of combat the Smoke Jaguars were victorious again, earning their place alongside Clan Wolf, Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Ghost Bear in the invasion force.^[1]^[2]

When it came time to determine which 'invasion corridor' they would occupy, Smoke Jaguar Khan Lincoln Osis achieved a great victory by winning the corridor which ran through the Draconis Combine. Besides worthy opponents, it was believed that House Kurita aided the infamous Stefan Amaris in bringing about the downfall of the Star League, and the Smoke Jaguar warriors welcomed the chance to fight such a foe. As the assembled invasion force gathered in orbit above Strana Mechty, ilKhan Leo Showers gave a final speech, promising swift victory and boldly predicting Clan Smoke Jaguar would conquer Terra within the year.^[2]

Invasion Route[edit]

4.1. Periphery (August-September 3049)[edit]

Smoke Jaguar operations in the Periphery

Though each of the four invading Clans were assigned their individual corridors for the invasion, at the insistence of the Khans, ilKhan Showers declared the Periphery open territory for all. This allowed Clan Smoke Jaguar to attack Santander's World, controlled by the pirate king Helmar Valasek, which lay within the Ghost Bear corridor. Smoke Jaguar saKhan Sarah Weaver was determined to win her Clan the honor of killing the pirate king and personally led the bidding war against Star Colonel Kellin MacKenzie of the Ghost Bears for that right. Though both had bid down to a Trinary each, saKhan Weaver claimed victory when she removed her own 'Mech from the fight and Star Colonel MacKenzie failed to reciprocate. Because saKhan Weaver had removed her own 'Mech from the bidding process, she would coordinate the battle from her command DropShip.^[1]^[2]

The fight for Santander's World would prove to be the most bloody and hard-fought during the Periphery campaign as the dishonorable pirates used underhanded tactics; though other battles would take place for control of other worlds none were worthy of note. By January of 3050 the Smoke Jaguars had completed their sweep of the Periphery on schedule and lost very few 'Mechs in the process. Though pleased with their progress there was minor indignation felt at the fact that Clan Wolf had likewise accomplished their sweep even faster.^[3]

Periphery Campaign
Date	Location	Attacker	Defender	Outcome
August-September 3049	Santander's World	Alpha Galaxy Shroud Keshik Beta Galaxy 362nd Assault Cluster	Santander's Killers	Smoke Jaguar Victory

4.2. Wave One (March-April 3050)[edit]

With the easy successes of their Periphery campaign, Clan Smoke Jaguar anticipated their first battle against the "valiant" warriors of the DCMS. Their plan was to conquer ten Combine worlds within two months in the hopes of surpassing the speed of Clan Wolf's invasion. Nine of the ten worlds were divided between the Clan's three Galaxies, and whichever captured their allotted targets first would be given the honor of attacking the tenth.^[3]

It was with much disappointment then that the elite warriors of House Kurita broke and ran under the fury of the Smoke Jaguar assault; only on Richmond did the Smoke Jaguars face any significant opposition. Though they had expected an easy victory, the Clan warriors felt strangely cheated by how effortless it had been. They also encountered more acts of dishonorable duplicity, and reacted seemingly out of proportion to these offenses, as had happened on Idlewind. In a meeting of the Grand Council Khan Lincoln Osis was forced to defend himself, explaining that the people of the Inner Sphere needed to be taught a lesson.^[3]^[4]

The most graphic example of that lesson, and of the Smoke Jaguars' brutality during the invasion, would take place on Turtle Bay. Following their conquest of that planet the Clan placed all surviving Kurita troops in the capital city Edo's formidable Kurushiiyama prison. Unbeknownst to them was that crown prince Hohiro Kurita, son of Theodore Kurita, Gunji-no-Kanrei of the DCMS, was among their prisoners. To their intense embarrassment the Smoke Jaguars only learned of this after the local Yakuza launched a successful jailbreak which freed Hohiro and the other surviving DCMS troops. An intensive search effort was launched to find and recapture the crown prince but was continually hampered by yakuza cells launching guerrilla attacks and setting off bombs. Finally Galaxy Commander Cordera Perez commanded all Smoke Jaguar warriors to withdraw from Edo and for Beta Galaxy's WarShip, the Sabre Cat, to level the city. Repeated strikes from the ship's autocannons and laser weapons bombarded Edo until there was nothing left but smoking debris.^[4]^[5]

The barbarity of Commander Perez and others' actions in the destruction of Edo caused an immediate backlash both within the Smoke Jaguar Clan and from without, with Star Colonel Dietr Osis successfully challenging Perez for command of Beta Galaxy. Even the most hardline Crusader saw the act as a sign of cowardice, while many Warden sympathizers called the wholesale destruction criminally irresponsible. Clan Wolf took the opportunity to announce that, henceforth, it would bid away all naval assets in every battle. The other Clans, Smoke Jaguar included, as a matter of honor had no choice but to declare the same.^[5]

Wave One
Date	Location	Attacker	Defender	Outcome
March 3050	Richmond (DC)	Alpha Galaxy 5th Jaguar Regulars Trinaries Assault and Second Battle	1st Alshain Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
March 3050	Tarnby	Alpha Galaxy 6th Jaguar Dragoons Trinaries Battle and Assault	4th Pesht Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
March 3050	Idlewind (DC)	Delta Galaxy 3rd Jaguar Cavaliers Trinary Assault	Idlewind Stormtroopers	Smoke Jaguar Victory
March 3050	Schwartz (DC)	Delta Galaxy 19th Striker Cluster Trinaries Command and Second Battle, Supernova Striker	9th Pesht Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
March 3050	Rockland (DC)	Skyriders Keshik Alpha and Bravo Stars	Rockland People's Army	Smoke Jaguar Victory
March 3050	Bjarred (DC)	Alpha Galaxy Jaguar Grenadiers First Trinary Battle, Trinary Striker, Binary Elemental	1st Bjarred Armored Regiment 2nd Bjarred Armored Regiment	Smoke Jaguar Victory
March 3050	Turtle Bay (DC)	Beta Galaxy 362nd Assault Cluster	14th Legion of Vega	Smoke Jaguar Victory
April 3050	Almunge (DC)	Beta Galaxy 1st Jaguar Guards Trinary Battle Alpha Battle Star	Almunge Cadet Infantry Battalion	Smoke Jaguar Victory
April 3050	Virentofta (DC)	Beta Galaxy 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster Trinary Assault, Alpha Elemental Star	Seventh Hell's Brigade	Smoke Jaguar Victory
April 3050	Stapelfeld (DC)	Alpha Galaxy Jaguar's Spirit Keshik Alpha Command Star	None	Smoke Jaguar Victory

4.2. Wave Two (June 3050)[edit]

The Smoke Jaguars first began to face difficulties during the Second Wave of the invasion, as they were forced to use more troops to garrison their territory and so conquered fewer worlds than anticipated. Not wishing a repeat of what happened on Turtle Bay, their answer was to partner with ComStar in the administration of occupied worlds. However even with the assistance of ComStar the Smoke Jaguars still insisted of installing their own planetary governors and instituting severe penalties for even the most minor of infractions. On many worlds "nonessential" personnel were pressed into making munitions to replenish the Jaguar's diminishing stockpiles; true to form no compensation was offered, the honor of serving the warrior caste deemed payment enough. The mix of ruthless, totalitarian rule and warriors with no knowledge of the societies they now commanded simply caused more dissent and rebellion. Little did they know that Theodore Kurita was secretly smuggling weapons into their Occupation Zone, mainly through yakuza networks, in order to fuel these rebellions.^[5]

This policy had tragic consequences on Nykvarn where, over ComStar's objections, a large farm on the world's northern continent was shut down and its workers transfer to a munition plant. When told that a deadly viral plague broke out annually on the northern continent and that this farm was the sole production site for a type of grain which could cure it, the Smoke Jaguar governor dismissed their warnings as "Inner Sphere trickery." When the plague did break out that year the governor was surprised to find many of his own warriors, as well as a quarter of the local population, dying of the disease. He would die three week into the epidemic, just days before the scientist caste could develop a vaccine.^[5]

Even more than their difficulties controlling their subjugated population was the fact that those "spineless" Wardens at Clan Wolf were making excellent progress. At first they took their aggression out on each other in practice bouts; when these turned into more deadly contests Loremaster Edmund Hoyt ordered an end to them to preserve the Clan's warriors for real fighting. This left only the populations of occupied worlds for Jaguar warriors on which to vent their anger, though attacks on civilians only further fueled the fires of rebellion. Eventually saKhan Weaver received permission from ilKhan Showers to bring forward Provisional Garrison Clusters (PGCs) from the Homeworlds in order to garrison captured worlds and free up front-line troops for the next wave.^[5]

Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave Two

Wave Two
Date	Location	Attacker	Defender	Outcome
May 3050	Sawyer (DC)	Beta Galaxy 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster Supernova Battle	Dark Horns	Smoke Jaguar Victory
May 3050	Nykvarn (DC)	Delta Galaxy 19th Striker Cluster Supernova Assault	Nykvarn Armored Battalion	Smoke Jaguar Victory
May 3050	Coudoux (DC)	Alpha Galaxy Jaguar Grenadiers First Trinary Battle Alpha Battle Star	Colette's Crusaders	Smoke Jaguar Victory
May 3050	Chupadero (DC)	Beta Galaxy 214th Jaguar Dragoons First Trinary Assault Aerospace Trinary	1st Chupadero Armored Legion	Smoke Jaguar Victory
May 3050	Garstedt (DC)	Alpha Galaxy 7th Jaguar Dragoons Trinary Assault Trinary Command Binary Elemental	3rd Alshain Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory

4.3. Wave Three (June-July 3050)[edit]

Khan Osis and saKhan Weaver reacted poorly when Clan Wolf announced their intention to accelerate the pace of their invasion for Wave Three. As a result they revised their invasion timetable, intending to capture the next three worlds en masse while PGCs garrisoned already-conquered worlds. While the plan worked as expected in the beginning, the Smoke Jaguars ran into a couple of problems. The first was that the PGCs consisted of relatively inferior warriors with poor equipment, completely unprepared to deal with the rebellions. On Tarnby remnants of the Fourth Pesht Regulars even managed to capture the planet's spaceport and board their DropShips, their escape only foiled when Clan aerospace forces shot them down before they could leave the planet. The second was that Smoke Jaguar warriors were being stricken by the so-called "Paradise Syndrome": surrounded by the beauties of the Inner Sphere they began bidding among themselves and fighting Trials of Possession for various plots of land. This not only cost the lives of several Smoke Jaguar warriors but their lapses in attention allowed local guerrilla groups to successfully sabotage supply stockpiles.^[6]

The scale of these problems forced ilKhan Leo Showers to personally intervene, first invalidating all Trials of Possession, then ordering the merchant caste to come up with a solution to the rebellious populace. The merchants' answer was to make the local populaces bondsmen to their own caste, with the promise of paying them for their work should they behave, and to house the new bondsmen near Clan supply depots to discourage any further attempted bombings. With the matter solved for the time being, ilKhan Showers personally led Delta Galaxy in the conquest of their next four worlds, finishing their Third Wave campaign ahead of the other three Clans. Despite this impressive pace the Smoke Jaguars were still overshadowed when the Wolf Clan managed to conquer more worlds than them, including Rasalhague, capital of the Free Rasalhague Republic. For the next wave then Khan Osis was determined that his Clan would also capture a capital world.^[6]

Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave Three

Wave Three
Date	Location	Attacker	Defender	Outcome
June 3050	Kabah (DC)	Beta Galaxy 214th Jaguar Dragoons Second Trinary Assault Alpha Star Bravo Star	Kabah Guards	Smoke Jaguar Victory
June 3050	Jeanette (DC)	Delta Galaxy 4th Jaguar Dragoons First Trinary Battle Alpha Battle Star Bravo Battle Star	Divine Light	Smoke Jaguar Victory
June 3050	Schuyler (DC)	Alpha Galaxy 7th Jaguar Dragoons Trinary Command Trinary Assault Binary Elemental	Remnants of 3rd Alshain Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
July 3050	Hanover (DC)	Alpha Galaxy 5th Jaguar Regulars Third Battle Supernova	Hanover Militia	Smoke Jaguar Victory
July 3050	Savinsville (DC)	Clan Command Shroud Keshik	Rolling Thunder (mercenary)	Smoke Jaguar Victory
July 3050	Albiero (DC)	Beta Galaxy 1st Jaguar Guards Trinary Command Trinary Striker Alpha Elemental Star	8th Albiero Militia	Smoke Jaguar Victory

4.4. Wave Four (July-October 3050)[edit]

The Fourth Wave would prove to be the least successful for Clan Smoke Jaguar. The Draconis Combine, freed from having to defend its border along the Federated Commonwealth following a promise from Hanse Davion they would not invade, threw fresh troops in front of the Clan's advance. Well-equipped and determined to make the Clanners pay for every inch of ground, these units refused to engage in single combat, instead hitting the Smoke Jaguars with massed fire and performing hit-and-run attacks. This caused many Jaguar commanders to pull back, having greatly underbid the forces they thought necessary to conquering a world, and led to their first outright defeat on Wolcott.^[6]

In the end the Smoke Jaguars captured only four worlds. With the sting of their defeat and the fact that Clan Wolf continued to outperform his Clan, ilKhan Showers made the fateful decision to call for a Grand Kurultai in an effort to slow the Wolves' progress, justifying the extraordinary call by claiming the Wolf Clan's speed of advance put the entire invasion in jeopardy. Where before the ilKhan's efforts to slow down the Wolves had failed, this time their success had provoked enough resentment from the Jade Falcons and Ghost Bears to give Showers their backing. Wolf Khan Ulric Kerensky agreed to the meeting, stipulating that it take place aboard the Dire Wolf in the Radstadt system and that no other WarShips be present. Unfortunately within hours of the ilKhan's arrival the 1st Drakøns attacked the Dire Wolf and a single fighter piloted by Tyra Miraborg crashed into the ship's command bridge, killing Leo Showers.^[7]

Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave Four

Wave Four
Date	Location	Attacker	Defender	Outcome
August 3050	Luzerne (DC)	Delta Galaxy 4th Jaguar Dragoons First Trinary Battle Second Trinary Battle	Remnants of 9th Alshain Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
September 3050	Bangor (DC)	Alpha Galaxy Jaguar Grenadiers Trinary Command Trinary Assault Second Trinary Battle	2nd Benjamin Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
September 3050	Courchevel (DC)	Beta Galaxy 362nd Assault Cluster Trinary Command First Assault Supernova Second Assault Supernova	10th Alshain Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
September 3050	Jeronimo (DC)	Delta Galaxy 3rd Jaguar Cavaliers Trinary Assault Binary Elemental Second Trinary Battle	5th Galedon Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
October 3050	Byesville (DC)	Alpha Galaxy 6th Jaguar Dragoons Binary Elemental	Byesville Militia	Smoke Jaguar Victory
October 3050	Wolcott (DC)	Beta Galaxy Swath Keshik 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster	1st Genyosha 2nd Genyosha	Combine Victory

The Election of Ulric Kerensky[edit]

News of ilKhan Showers' death stunned the Clans into inaction, none more so than the Smoke Jaguars. While the rest of the invasion force debated what to do next, some wishing to return to Clan space to elect a new ilKhan while others argued they should crush the Inner Sphere immediately, both Khan Osis and saKhan Weaver were oddly silent; when time came to vote both abstained. Not just its two Khans but indeed the entire Smoke Jaguar Clan became loss in the shock and grief of the sudden demise, and as the Clans made their return to the Homeworlds to elect a new ilKhan Khans Osis and Weaver were finally roused to action when Khan Vandervahn Chistu of the Jade Falcons recommended they focus their rage at Clan Wolf. A conspiracy was hatched among the Crusader Khans to convict the Wolf Khan Ulric Kerensky of being responsible for the late ilKhan's death. If they were to succeed in their accusation, the Grand Council would permit them to execute Kerensky on the battlefield for his crimes. If they failed a second plot was formulated, whereby Kerensky would be elected as ilKhan and forced to command the invasion, an endeavor which the Wolf Khan had so passionately fought to prevent. It was also expected that the Wolf Loremaster Conal Ward would then assume his position as Khan of the Wolves, putting the Warden-minded Clan under the control of a Crusader.^[8]^[9]

At the Grand Council meeting on Strana Mechty, the Smoke Jaguar Khans called upon all warriors who had been present on the Dire Wolf's bridge to testify as to Kerensky's blood-guilt. Khan Osis, under the mistaken belief that Ulric's "Inner Sphere freebirth lackey" would be the one most likely to betray his master, allowed Phelan Kell to address the assembly, only for the bondsman to give such a lucid account of the events that he utterly destroyed the Smoke Jaguar's case. The first conspiracy foiled, Khan Osis launched the second by nominating Kerensky as ilKhan, a motion which was passed by the Grand Council. Once again the Crusaders' revenge was thwarted when ilKhan Kerensky made the surprise move of appointing Natasha Kerensky, infamous leader of Wolf's Dragoons' Black Widow Company, to succeed him as Clan Wolf's Khan.^[9]

As "thanks" for electing him to lead the invasion, ilKhan Kerensky agreed with the Smoke Jaguar's arguments that the Clans needed to keep pace with each other. Rather than slow down Clan Wolf though, instead he proposed that Clan Steel Viper be moved from reserve to active status, with Clans Nova Cat and Diamond Shark added to the invasion fleet. Furthermore to shore up the Smoke Jaguars' and Jade Falcons' faltering pace, both would be partnered with the Steel Vipers and Nova Cats respectively, while the Diamond Sharks remained in reserve. Both Steel Viper and Nova Cat Clans would also be allowed to establish their own supply lines, meaning they would need to bid for control of some of the worlds already captured by the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars. The matter was passed in a vote over the furious objections of both Clans.^[9]

Though the Jade Falcons and Steel Vipers would spend much of the Fifth Wave at each other's throats, the Smoke Jaguar Khans partially sidestepped ilKhan Kerensky's maneuver by reaching an accord with their Nova Cat counterparts. Unwilling the pay the price a Trial of Refusal would enact in resisting the ilKhan's ploy, instead they simply handed over control to the Nova Cats six of their most rebellious worlds to control. This had the added benefit of freeing up troops necessary to garrison these worlds for the Firth Wave, whose target would be the Combine capital world of Luthien.^[9]

4.5. Wave Five (November 3051-April 3052)[edit]

The Fifth Wave of the invasion began in early November 3051 with a simultaneous assault on four Combine worlds. The Smoke Jaguars were dismayed to find the Combine had heavily fortified these worlds during the Year of Peace and became bogged down in heavy fighting on three of the four. Once this initial sweep was completed the Jaguars set their sights on Avon as a base from which to launch their attack on Luthien, however the Nova Cats also laid claim to the world. Initially the Nova Cat Khans intended to refuse the Smoke Jaguars' offer of working together to jointly conquer and rule it together, but they eventually gave in under ilKhan Kerensky's recommendation so as to avoid needlessly wasting men and matériel on inter-Clan fighting. A Cluster from each Clan landed on Avon and succeeded in conquering it.^[9]

With the month of November nearly over, by some unknown means Theodore Kurita learned on the impending attack on his capital by the combined Clan forces. Though the source of his information was never identified, it was suspected that the Smoke Jaguar Khans leaked this information to him themselves. If true it would mean they had at least learned the usefulness of psychological warfare, hoping to demoralize their opponent by advertising their intent to strike at his very heart, or at the least hoping their warning would cause a further buildup in troops and increase the challenge of capturing the world. Regardless throughout December of 3051 the Smoke Jaguars conducted no further attacks, preparing themselves for the coming battle for Luthien. When the time came Khan Osis was overjoyed when ilKhan Kerensky gave him the honor of assuming overall command of the operation, not only looking forward to a true test of his warriors' mettle but the chance to earn enough political and military clout to challenge Kerensky for his position.^[10]

The Battle of Luthien was the second-largest battle of the entire Clan Invasion, second only to the Battle of Tukayyid. In the end though the two-day battle was a total and bitter defeat for the Smoke Jaguars, having lost over fifty percent of their forces. It would take more than a month to recover not only their matériel losses but from the intense humiliation of their defeat. In the meantime they took their anger out on the populace of their occupied worlds and quarreled with Clan Nova Cat, accusing their merchants of gun-running for the rebels on Jaguar worlds. Though such activity was rumored to take place there was no hard evidence of such smuggling, and ilKhan Kerensky would not allow any Trials of Grievance so as to preserve the Clans' fighting strength. In the meantime under orders from DCMS High Command the Ryuken regiments stationed on Wolcott conducted lightning raids on nearby Jaguar worlds, both to destroy Clan supply caches and to arm the locals. This resulted in the Clan enacting even harsher punishments for those suspected or linked in any way to subversive activities and a blanket ban on fraternization between Clan personnel and the public.^[11]

It wouldn't be until February of 3052 that the Smoke Jaguars resumed their Fifth Wave offensive, capturing five more worlds though at a far higher toll than expected; however all hope of catching up with Clan Wolf's stunning pace of success was lost. In a demoralized state from their defeats the Smoke Jaguar Khans welcomed the announcement by ilKhan Kerensky that the fate of the Inner Sphere would be decided in a proxy battle on Tukayyid. Distrustfully of anything which bore the fingerprints of the ilKhan and taken aback by the possibility of fifteen years of peace, they also saw it as an insult, an implication that they were unable to finish the job and would have to strike a bargain with a deceitful enemy. Nevertheless the Jaguar Khans also saw it as a chance to redeem themselves in the eyes of the other Clans and in the end agreed to the terms.^[11]^[12]

Wave Five
Date	Location	Attacker	Defender	Outcome
November 3051	Marshdale (DC)	Delta Galaxy 3rd Jaguar Cavaliers	6th Ghost Regiment	Smoke Jaguar Victory
November 3051	Labrea (DC)	Alpha Galaxy 5th Jaguar Regulars Trinary Assault	3rd Royal Labrean Defense Regiment	Smoke Jaguar Victory
November 3051	Hyner (DC)	Delta Galaxy 1st Striker Cluster	2nd Arkab Legion	Smoke Jaguar Victory
November 3051	Outer Volta (DC)	Shroud Keshik Alpha Star	None	Smoke Jaguar Victory
November 3051	Avon (DC)	Clan Smoke Jaguar Alpha Galaxy 5th Jaguar Regulars Beta Galaxy 214th Jaguar Dragoons Delta Galaxy 4th Jaguar Dragoons Clan Nova Cat Alpha Galaxy 449th Assault Cluster Delta Galaxy 274th Battle Cluster	2nd Amphigean Light Assault Group	Smoke Jaguar Victory
January 3052	Luthien (DC)	Clan Smoke Jaguar Alpha Galaxy Beta Galaxy Delta Galaxy Clan Nova Cat Alpha Galaxy Delta Galaxy	Draconis Combine Order of Battle	Combine Victory
February 3052	Yamarovka (DC)	Alpha Galaxy 6th Jaguar Dragoons Trinary Striker Binary Elemental	Legion of Yamarovka	Smoke Jaguar Victory
February 3052	Asgard (DC)	Delta Galaxy 19th Striker Cluster 4th Jaguar Dragoons	3rd Benjamin Regulars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
March 3052	Port Arthur (DC)	Alpha Galaxy Shroud Keshik, 7th Jaguar Dragoons	1st Proserpina Hussars	Smoke Jaguar victory
March 3052	Kiamba (DC)	Alpha Galaxy Jaguar's Spirit Keshik	3rd Proserpina Hussars	Smoke Jaguar Victory
April 3052	Tarazed (DC)	Beta Galaxy 1st Jaguar Guards Trinary Battle Trinary Assault	7th Tarazed Armored Regiment 13th Tarazed Armored Regiment	Smoke Jaguar Victory

Tukayyid[edit]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Invading Clans, p. 18
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Invading Clans, p. 53
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Invading Clans, p. 54
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Invading Clans, p. 55
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Invading Clans, p. 56
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Invading Clans, p. 57
↑ Invading Clans, p. 58
↑ Invading Clans, p. 25
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 Invading Clans, p. 59
↑ Invading Clans, p. 60
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Invading Clans, p. 61
↑ Invading Clans, p. 116

Bibliography[edit]

Invading Clans

[IC18-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Invading Clans, p. 18

[IC53-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Invading Clans, p. 53

[IC54-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Invading Clans, p. 54

[IC55-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Invading Clans, p. 55

[IC56-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Invading Clans, p. 56

[IC57-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Invading Clans, p. 57

[IC58-7] Invading Clans, p. 58

[8] Invading Clans, p. 25

[IC59-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 Invading Clans, p. 59

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Preparations[edit]

Invasion Route[edit]

4.1. Periphery (August-September 3049)[edit]

4.2. Wave One (March-April 3050)[edit]

4.2. Wave Two (June 3050)[edit]

4.3. Wave Three (June-July 3050)[edit]

4.4. Wave Four (July-October 3050)[edit]

The Election of Ulric Kerensky[edit]

4.5. Wave Five (November 3051-April 3052)[edit]

Tukayyid[edit]

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+==Preparations==
-:[[Dark Prowlers Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Dark Prowlers Keshik]]
+With the successful vote to invade the [[Inner Sphere]] passed in the wake of the ''[[Outbound Light]]'' incident, the bidding process to determine which of the [[Clans]] would take part in the invasion commenced.  In retribution for opposing the vote the [[Crusader Clans|Crusaders]] forced [[Clan Wolf]] to be one of the four assaulting Clans, while the [[Warden]] faction had managed to insist that a fifth Clan be held in reserve.  For the rest of the Clans the honor of participation would be determined over the course of two full days of bidding, divided into three rounds, and a final day of combat trials.  The bidding began with each Clan making their preliminary bid before retiring to study the opposing Clans' bids.  On the second day the bidding war began in fullness and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] was the first to emerge victorious, having slashed their initial bid of eleven [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] down to three.  In the final round of combat the Smoke Jaguars were victorious again, earning their place alongside Clan Wolf, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in the invasion force.<ref name=IC18>''Invading Clans'', p. 18</ref><ref name=IC53>''Invading Clans'', p. 53</ref>
-:[[5th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Dragoons]]
-:[[7th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|7th Jaguar Dragoons]]
-===Available Forces===
+When it came time to determine which 'invasion corridor' they would occupy, Smoke Jaguar Khan [[Lincoln Osis]] achieved a great victory by winning the corridor which ran through the [[Draconis Combine]].  Besides worthy opponents, it was believed that House Kurita aided the infamous [[Stefan Amaris]] in bringing about the downfall of the [[Star League]], and the Smoke Jaguar warriors welcomed the chance to fight such a foe.  As the assembled invasion force gathered in orbit above [[Strana Mechty]], [[ilKhan]] [[Leo Showers]] gave a final speech, promising swift victory and boldly predicting Clan Smoke Jaguar would conquer Terra within the year.<ref name=IC53/>
-<gallery> ‎
+==Invasion Route==
-File:Clansmokejaguarjaguarsstride3050.PNG[[Jaguars Stride (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguars Stride]]
+===4.1. Periphery (August-September 3049)===
-File:Clansmokejaguardarkprowlers3050.PNG[[Dark Prowlers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Dark Prowlers]]
+[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwaveperiphery.png|Smoke Jaguar operations in the Periphery]]
-File:Clansmokejaguar267thbattlecluster3050.PNG[[267th Battle Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|267th Battle Cluster]]
-File:Clansmokejaguar362ndassaultcluster3050.PNG‎[[362nd Assault Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]]
-File:Clansmokejaguar19thstrikercluster.PNG[[9th Striker Cluster (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|9th Striker Cluster]] ‎ ‎ ‎
-</gallery>
-===4.1. Periphery===
+Though each of the four invading Clans were assigned their individual corridors for the invasion, at the insistence of the Khans, ilKhan Showers declared the Periphery open territory for all. This allowed Clan Smoke Jaguar to attack [[Santander's World]], controlled by the pirate king [[Helmar Valasek]], which lay within the Ghost Bear corridor.  Smoke Jaguar [[saKhan]] [[Sarah Weaver]] was determined to win her Clan the honor of killing the pirate king and personally led the bidding war against [[Star Colonel]] [[Kellin MacKenzie]] of the Ghost Bears for that right.  Though both had bid down to a [[Trinary]] each, saKhan Weaver claimed victory when she removed her own [['Mech]] from the fight and Star Colonel MacKenzie failed to reciprocate.  Because saKhan Weaver had removed her own 'Mech from the bidding process, she would coordinate the battle from her command [[DropShip]].<ref name=IC18/><ref name=IC53/>
-[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwaveperiphery.pngSmoke Jaguar operations in Periphery]]
+The fight for Santander's World would prove to be the most bloody and hard-fought during the Periphery campaign as the dishonorable pirates used underhanded tactics; though other battles would take place for control of other worlds none were worthy of note.  By January of [[3050]] the Smoke Jaguars had completed their sweep of the Periphery on schedule and lost very few 'Mechs in the process.  Though pleased with their progress there was minor indignation felt at the fact that Clan Wolf had likewise accomplished their sweep even faster.<ref name=IC54>''Invading Clans'', p. 54</ref>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Periphery Campaign
+|-
+! '''Date'''
+! '''Location'''
+! '''Attacker'''
+! '''Defender'''
+! '''Outcome'''
+|-
+|August-September [[3049]]
+|[[Santander's World]]
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]]
+Beta Galaxy
+:[[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]]
+|[[Santander's Killers]]
+|[[Santander V#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|}
-====[[Santander's World]] (August-September 3049)====
+===4.2. Wave One (March-April 3050)===
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]] ([[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]])  [[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]] ([[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]])
+With the easy successes of their Periphery campaign, Clan Smoke Jaguar anticipated their first battle against the "valiant" warriors of the [[DCMS]].  Their plan was to conquer ten Combine worlds within two months in the hopes of surpassing the speed of Clan Wolf's invasion.  Nine of the ten worlds were divided between the Clan's three Galaxies, and whichever captured their allotted targets first would be given the honor of attacking the tenth.<ref name=IC54/>
-:'''Defenders:''' [[Santander's Killers]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The initial landing was uncontested and the small clan force meet no defenders. During an investigation of some Dropships which were boobytraps the Jaguars lost half of their equipment. Free to bring more forces on the planet, Sakhan Weaver command an entire Cluster to hunt the pirates. Valasek escaped but lost his unit, and the clans in contrast only lost 15 mechs. <ref>Invading Clans p.55 </ref>
-===4.2. Wave 1 (March-April 3050)===
+It was with much disappointment then that the elite warriors of House Kurita broke and ran under the fury of the Smoke Jaguar assault; only on [[Richmond]] did the Smoke Jaguars face any significant opposition.  Though they had expected an easy victory, the Clan warriors felt strangely cheated by how effortless it had been.  They also encountered more acts of dishonorable duplicity, and reacted seemingly out of proportion to these offenses, as had happened on [[Idlewind]].  In a meeting of the Grand Council Khan Lincoln Osis was forced to defend himself, explaining that the people of the Inner Sphere needed to be taught a lesson.<ref name=IC54/><ref name=IC55>''Invading Clans'', p. 55</ref>
-[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwaveone.pngSmoke Jaguar operation in wave 1]]
+The most graphic example of that lesson, and of the Smoke Jaguars' brutality during the invasion, would take place on [[Turtle Bay]].  Following their conquest of that planet the Clan placed all surviving Kurita troops in the capital city [[Edo]]'s formidable Kurushiiyama prison.  Unbeknownst to them was that crown prince [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]], son of [[Theodore Kurita]], ''[[Gunji-no-Kanrei]]'' of the DCMS, was among their prisoners.  To their intense embarrassment the Smoke Jaguars only learned of this after the local [[Yakuza]] launched a successful jailbreak which freed Hohiro and the other surviving DCMS troops.  An intensive search effort was launched to find and recapture the crown prince but was continually hampered by yakuza cells launching guerrilla attacks and setting off bombs.  Finally [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Cordera Perez]] commanded all Smoke Jaguar warriors to withdraw from Edo and for Beta Galaxy's [[WarShip]], the ''[[Sabre Cat]]'', to level the city.  Repeated strikes from the ship's [[Naval Autocannon|autocannons]] and [[Naval Laser|laser weapons]] bombarded Edo until there was nothing left but smoking debris.<ref name=IC55/><ref name=IC56>''Invading Clans'', p. 56</ref>
-====[[Almunge]] (DC) April 3050====
+The barbarity of Commander Perez and others' actions in the destruction of Edo caused an immediate backlash both within the Smoke Jaguar Clan and from without, with Star Colonel [[Dietr Osis]] successfully challenging Perez for command of Beta Galaxy.  Even the most hardline Crusader saw the act as a sign of cowardice, while many Warden sympathizers called the wholesale destruction criminally irresponsible.  Clan Wolf took the opportunity to announce that, henceforth, it would bid away all naval assets in every battle. The other Clans, Smoke Jaguar included, as a matter of honor had no choice but to declare the same.<ref name=IC56/>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[3rd Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|3rd Jaguar Guards]] (Beta Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' [[Almunge Cadet Infantry Battalion]]
-:'''Outcome:'''  The three defending infantry companies had decided to face the Jaguars, but had failed even with their fiercest defense. The survivors were assimilated into the clan. <ref>Invading Clans p.65</ref>
-====[[Bjarred]] (DC) March 3050====
+[[Image:Operationrevival-smokejaguarwaveone.png|Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave One]]
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]] (Alpha Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' 1st and 2nd Bjarred Armored Regiments (heavy armor supported by infantry)
-:'''Outcome:''' The defenders had prepared their defenses well, but the attacking force discovered the hidden vibra bombs and disarmed them before they wrought any damage. The conventional forces retreated back to an old SLDF fortification but the savage agressivenes of the Jaguars left no survivors. <ref>Invading Clans p.65 </ref>
-====[[Idlewind]] (DC) March 3050====
+{| class="wikitable"
-:'''Attackers:''' [[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|3rd Jaguar Cavaliers]] ([[Delta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Delta Galaxy]])
+|+Wave One
-:'''Defenders:''' Idlewind Stormtroopers (a heavy tank battalion supported by a regiment of mechanized infantry)
+|-
-:'''Outcome:''' After accepting a batchall, 2 elemental stars run into a trap but survived. The defenders go underground and the enraged attackers slaughter many innocent civilians with the argument that a dishonorable enemy deserves no mercy. <ref>Invading Clans p.56</ref>
+! '''Date'''
+! '''Location'''
+! '''Attacker'''
+! '''Defender'''
+! '''Outcome'''
+|-
+|March 3050
+|[[Richmond]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]]
+::Trinaries Assault and Second Battle
+|[[1st Alshain Regulars]]
+|[[Richmond#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|March 3050
+|[[Tarnby]]
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[6th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|6th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::Trinaries Battle and Assault
+|[[4th Pesht Regulars]]
+|[[Tarnby#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|March 3050
+|[[Idlewind]] (DC)
+|Delta Galaxy
+:[[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|3rd Jaguar Cavaliers]]
+::Trinary Assault
+|[[Idlewind Stormtroopers]]
+|[[Idlewind#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|March 3050
+|[[Schwartz]] (DC)
+|Delta Galaxy
+:[[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|19th Striker Cluster]]
+::Trinaries Command and Second Battle, Supernova Striker
+|[[9th Pesht Regulars]]
+|[[Schwartz#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|March 3050
+|[[Rockland]] (DC)
+|[[Skyriders Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Skyriders Keshik]]
+:Alpha and Bravo Stars
+|[[Rockland People's Army]]
+|[[Rockland#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|March 3050
+|[[Bjarred]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]]
+::First Trinary Battle, Trinary Striker, Binary Elemental
+|[[1st Bjarred Armored Regiment]]<br />[[2nd Bjarred Armored Regiment]]
+|[[Bjarred#Clan Invasion of Bjarred|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|March 3050
+|[[Turtle Bay]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]]
+|[[14th Legion of Vega]]
+|[[Battle of Turtle Bay (3050)|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|April 3050
+|[[Almunge]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]]
+::Trinary Battle
+:::Alpha Battle Star
+|[[Almunge Cadet Infantry Battalion]]
+|[[Almunge#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|April 3050
+|[[Virentofta]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
+::Trinary Assault, Alpha Elemental Star
+|[[Seventh Hell's Brigade]]
+|[[Virentofta#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|April 3050
+|[[Stapelfeld]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[Jaguar's Spirit Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar's Spirit Keshik]]
+::Alpha Command Star
+|None
+|[[Stapelfeld#Clan Invasion|Smoke Jaguar Victory]]
+|-
+|}
-====[[Richmond]] (DC) March 3050====
+===4.2. Wave Two (June 3050)===
-:'''Attackers:''' [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+The Smoke Jaguars first began to face difficulties during the Second Wave of the invasion, as they were forced to use more troops to garrison their territory and so conquered fewer worlds than anticipated.  Not wishing a repeat of what happened on Turtle Bay, their answer was to partner with [[ComStar]] in the administration of occupied worlds.  However even with the assistance of ComStar the Smoke Jaguars still insisted of installing their own planetary governors and instituting severe penalties for even the most minor of infractions.  On many worlds "nonessential" personnel were pressed into making munitions to replenish the Jaguar's diminishing stockpiles; true to form no compensation was offered, the honor of serving the warrior caste deemed payment enough.  The mix of ruthless, totalitarian rule and warriors with no knowledge of the societies they now commanded simply caused more dissent and rebellion.  Little did they know that Theodore Kurita was secretly smuggling weapons into their [[Occupation Zone]], mainly through yakuza networks, in order to fuel these rebellions.<ref name=IC56/>
-:'''Defenders:''' [[1st Alshain Regulars]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The Jaguars send 2 trinaries against the entire DCMS regiment. The initial battle showed the superiority of the clan technology in comparison to the Inner Sphere. Over the next few days the battle continued with the Invaders as winners of the engagement. Because the CO of the Alshain Regulars had sworn to fight to the last men, only 5 percent survived. These were intergrated into the Smoke Jaguar Clan. <ref>Invading Clans p.54</ref>
-====[[Rockland]] (DC) March 3050====
+This policy had tragic consequences on [[Nykvarn]] where, over ComStar's objections, a large farm on the world's northern continent was shut down and its workers transfer to a munition plant.  When told that a deadly viral plague broke out annually on the northern continent and that this farm was the sole production site for a type of grain which could cure it, the Smoke Jaguar governor dismissed their warnings as "Inner Sphere trickery."  When the plague did break out that year the governor was surprised to find many of his own warriors, as well as a quarter of the local population, dying of the disease.  He would die three week into the epidemic, just days before the scientist caste could develop a vaccine.<ref name=IC56/>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Galaxy Trinary Command (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Galaxy Trinary Command]] (Delta Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' Rockland People's Army (1 mechanized infantry regiment)
-:'''Outcome:''' The planetary defenders decided to fight at a memorial to liberty. The outcome was a clear slaughter even from the beginning. The poorly equiped infantry had no chance against the Omnimechs of the invaders. <ref>Invading Clans p.64</ref>
-====[[Schwartz]] (DC) March 3050====
+Even more than their difficulties controlling their subjugated population was the fact that those "spineless" Wardens at Clan Wolf were making excellent progress.  At first they took their aggression out on each other in practice bouts; when these turned into more deadly contests [[Loremaster]] [[Edmund Hoyt]] ordered an end to them to preserve the Clan's warriors for real fighting.  This left only the populations of occupied worlds for Jaguar warriors on which to vent their anger, though attacks on civilians only further fueled the fires of rebellion.  Eventually saKhan Weaver received permission from ilKhan Showers to bring forward [[Provisional Garrison Cluster]]s (PGCs) from the Homeworlds in order to garrison captured worlds and free up front-line troops for the next wave.<ref name=IC56/>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[13th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|13th Striker Cluster]] (Delta Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' [[9th Pesht Regulars]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The Jaguars used an orbital combat drop to suprise the defending Regulars. The fight was fierce and lasted several hours. The battle was decided by an duel between the commander of both commands. The Star Colonel won the duel, but the weak air cover allowed the main body of the DCMS unit to retreat offworld. <ref>Invading Clans p.64</ref>
-====[[Stapelfeld]] (DC) April 305O====
+[[Image:Operationrevival-smokejaguarwavetwo.png|Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave Two]]
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Trinary Galaxy Command (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Trinary Galaxy Command]] (Alpha Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' None
-:'''Outcome:''' The world was an easy victory for the invaders, because the planet had no standing garrison. The Jaguars gained no real advantage from this world. <ref>Invading Clans p.64</ref>
-====[[Tarnby]] (DC) March 305O====
+{| class="wikitable"
-:'''Attackers:''' [[6th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|6th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+|+Wave Two
-:'''Defenders:''' [[4th Pesht Regulars]]
+|-
-:'''Outcome:''' The 4th Pesht Regulars, which defended the world, had the superior numbers but they lack expierence. The defence was confused and the point where the line collapsed came with the first sightings of the Elementals. Some warriors panicked, and this was where the Jaguars struck. The Regulars were destroyed. <ref>Invading Clans p.63</ref>
+! '''Date'''
+! '''Location'''
+! '''Attacker'''
+! '''Defender'''
+! '''Outcome'''
+|-
+|May 3050
+|[[Sawyer]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
+::Supernova Battle
+|[[Dark Horns]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|May 3050
+|[[Nykvarn]] (DC)
+|Delta Galaxy
+:[[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|19th Striker Cluster]]
+::Supernova Assault
+|[[Nykvarn Armored|Nykvarn Armored Battalion]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|May 3050
+|[[Coudoux]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]]
+::First Trinary Battle
+:::Alpha Battle Star
+|[[Colette's Crusaders]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|May 3050
+|[[Chupadero]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::First Trinary Assault
+::Aerospace Trinary
+|[[1st Chupadero Armored Legion]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|May 3050
+|[[Garstedt]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[7th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|7th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::Trinary Assault
+::Trinary Command
+::Binary Elemental
+|[[3rd Alshain Regulars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|}
-====[[Turtle Bay]] (DC) March 3050====
+===4.3. Wave Three (June-July 3050)===
-:'''Attackers:''' 362nd Assault Cluster (Beta Galaxy)
+Khan Osis and saKhan Weaver reacted poorly when Clan Wolf announced their intention to accelerate the pace of their invasion for Wave Three.  As a result they revised their invasion timetable, intending to capture the next three worlds en masse while PGCs garrisoned already-conquered worlds.  While the plan worked as expected in the beginning, the Smoke Jaguars ran into a couple of problems.  The first was that the PGCs consisted of relatively inferior warriors with poor equipment, completely unprepared to deal with the rebellions.  On [[Tarnby]] remnants of the Fourth Pesht Regulars even managed to capture the planet's spaceport and board their DropShips, their escape only foiled when Clan aerospace forces shot them down before they could leave the planet.  The second was that Smoke Jaguar warriors were being stricken by the so-called "[[Paradise Syndrome]]": surrounded by the beauties of the Inner Sphere they began bidding among themselves and fighting Trials of Possession for various plots of land.  This not only cost the lives of several Smoke Jaguar warriors but their lapses in attention allowed local guerrilla groups to successfully sabotage supply stockpiles.<ref name=IC57>''Invading Clans'', p. 57</ref>
-:'''Defenders:''' [[14th Legion of Vega]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The fighting for the planet was fierce due to the presence of the son of the heir to the Dragon. The commander of the Legion [[Hohiro Kurita]] tried everything to protect the world and his unit was positioned to defend the plantary capital, [[Edo]]. The remaining forces were arrayed in a long battle line, and the initial plan was to fire everything they had which should damage the main force of the Jaguars. The conventional forces supported the mechs in the battle from the rear and the flanks. The invaders used their advanced weapons to destroy many mechs, and losses among the conventional troops neared total annihilation, the infantry of the DCMS had little fortune against the supporting Elementals. Hohiro realized how grave the situation of his regiment was and gave the retreat order. The last battalion set traps and ambushes when ever possible, even in the streets of the capital. In response to such tactics the Jaguars killed many civilians to catch the remaining defenders. The losses were horrendous. The legion surrendered, but the local yakuza started an uprising under the prisoners. During the ensuing chaos, Hohiro Kurita escaped. The Jaguars were enraged about losing so great a prize that they gave the order for an orbital bombardment of Edo. Nearly a million civilians died and nothing but ruins remained. <ref>Invading Clans p.56</ref>
-====[[Virentofta]] (DC) April 3050====
+The scale of these problems forced ilKhan Leo Showers to personally intervene, first invalidating all Trials of Possession, then ordering the merchant caste to come up with a solution to the rebellious populace.  The merchants' answer was to make the local populaces bondsmen to their own caste, with the promise of paying them for their work should they behave, and to house the new bondsmen near Clan supply depots to discourage any further attempted bombings.  With the matter solved for the time being, ilKhan Showers personally led Delta Galaxy in the conquest of their next four worlds, finishing their Third Wave campaign ahead of the other three Clans.  Despite this impressive pace the Smoke Jaguars were still overshadowed when the Wolf Clan managed to conquer more worlds than them, including [[Rasalhague]], capital of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]].  For the next wave then Khan Osis was determined that his Clan would also capture a capital world.<ref name=IC57/>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]] (Beta Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' 7th Hells Brigade (2 mercenary 'Mech companies  1 infantry battalion)
-:'''Outcome:''' The defending mercenary command was suprised by the combat drop of the Smoke Jaguar forces. The defenders were desperate and disorganized. The battle raged for several hours and when the elementals captured the Dropships of the command, the Brigade was destroyed while trying to re-take the lost ships. <ref>Invading Clans p.64</ref>
-===4.2. Wave 2 (May-June 3050)===
+[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwavethree.png|Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave Three]]
-[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwavetwo.pngSmoke Jaguar operation in wave 2]]
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Wave Three
+|-
+! '''Date'''
+! '''Location'''
+! '''Attacker'''
+! '''Defender'''
+! '''Outcome'''
+|-
+|June 3050
+|[[Kabah]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::Second Trinary Assault
+:::Alpha Star
+:::Bravo Star
+|[[Kabah Guards]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|June 3050
+|[[Jeanette]] (DC)
+|Delta Galaxy
+:[[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|4th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::First Trinary Battle
+:::Alpha Battle Star
+:::Bravo Battle Star
+|[[Divine Light]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|June 3050
+|[[Schuyler]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[7th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|7th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::Trinary Command
+::Trinary Assault
+::Binary Elemental
+|Remnants of [[3rd Alshain Regulars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|July 3050
+|[[Hanover]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]]
+::Third Battle Supernova
+|[[Hanover Militia]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|July 3050
+|[[Savinsville]] (DC)
+|Clan Command
+:[[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]]
+|[[Rolling Thunder (mercenary)]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|July 3050
+|[[Albiero]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]]
+::Trinary Command
+::Trinary Striker
+::Alpha Elemental Star
+|[[8th Albiero Militia]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|}
-====[[Chupadero]] (DC) May 3050====
+===4.4. Wave Four (July-October 3050)===
-:'''Attackers:''' [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Beta Galaxy)
+The Fourth Wave would prove to be the least successful for Clan Smoke Jaguar.  The Draconis Combine, freed from having to defend its border along the [[Federated Commonwealth]] following a promise from [[Hanse Davion]] they would not invade, threw fresh troops in front of the Clan's advance.  Well-equipped and determined to make the Clanners pay for every inch of ground, these units refused to engage in single combat, instead hitting the Smoke Jaguars with massed fire and performing hit-and-run attacks.  This caused many Jaguar commanders to pull back, having greatly underbid the forces they thought necessary to conquering a world, and led to their first outright defeat on [[Wolcott]].<ref name=IC57/>
-:'''Defenders:''' 1st Chupadero Armored Legion (1 regiment of armor + 2 mobile infantry regiments + 1 aerospace wing)
-:'''Outcome:''' The invasion of the planet was fierce. The clan fighter shot the old machines of the Legion from the skies. After that they make ground attacks to help the mech forces. The omnimechs damaged the tank line seriously. The retreating milita force meet their end beneath the capital, in tunnels.  <ref>Invading Clans p.65 </ref>
-====[[Coudoux]] (DC) May 3050====
+In the end the Smoke Jaguars captured only four worlds.  With the sting of their defeat and the fact that Clan Wolf continued to outperform his Clan, ilKhan Showers made the fateful decision to call for a Grand Kurultai in an effort to slow the Wolves' progress, justifying the extraordinary call by claiming the Wolf Clan's speed of advance put the entire invasion in jeopardy.  Where before the ilKhan's efforts to slow down the Wolves had failed, this time their success had provoked enough resentment from the Jade Falcons and Ghost Bears to give Showers their backing.  Wolf Khan [[Ulric Kerensky]] agreed to the meeting, stipulating that it take place aboard the ''[[Dire Wolf]]'' in the [[Radstadt]] system and that no other WarShips be present.  Unfortunately within hours of the ilKhan's arrival the [[1st Drakøns]] attacked the ''Dire Wolf'' and a single fighter piloted by [[Tyra Miraborg]] crashed into the ship's command bridge, killing Leo Showers.<ref name=IC58>''Invading Clans'', p. 58</ref>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]] (Alpha Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' Colette's Crusaders (Mech Company)
-:'''Outcome:''' The Jaguars wasted no time after landing and smashed the defending Crusaders into the ground. The dropships were a welcomed booty.<ref>Invading Clans p.65 </ref>
-====[[Garstedt]] (DC) May 3050====
+[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwavefour.png|Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave Four]]
-:'''Attackers:''' [[7th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|7th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' [[3rd Alshain Regulars]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The DCMS unit chose to fight within a heavy fortified cavern system. The Jaguars had others plan. The wait and do nothing. The commander of the regiment seek the best way to escape the trap. During the retreat a star of the invaders discover the draconian dropships. The main body of the clan unit fight the Regulars. With the sacrifice of 3 companies the other 6 could escape. <ref>Invading Clans p.65 </ref>
-====[[Nykvarm]] (DC) May 3050====
+{| class="wikitable"
-:'''Attackers:''' [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|19th Striker Cluster]] (Delta Galaxy)
+|+Wave Four
-:'''Defenders:''' Nykvarm Armored Battalion
+|-
-:'''Outcome:''' The militia unit used their superior mobility to best effect. But the clan troops were determined. The campaign ended with the surrender of the Armored Battalion, at the cost of a few soldiers. <ref>Invading Clans p. 65</ref>
+! '''Date'''
+! '''Location'''
+! '''Attacker'''
+! '''Defender'''
+! '''Outcome'''
+|-
+|August 3050
+|[[Luzerne]] (DC)
+|Delta Galaxy
+:[[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|4th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::First Trinary Battle
+::Second Trinary Battle
+|Remnants of [[9th Alshain Regulars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|September 3050
+|[[Bangor]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]]
+::Trinary Command
+::Trinary Assault
+::Second Trinary Battle
+|[[2nd Benjamin Regulars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|September 3050
+|[[Courchevel]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[362nd Assault (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|362nd Assault Cluster]]
+::Trinary Command
+::First Assault Supernova
+::Second Assault Supernova
+|[[10th Alshain Regulars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|September 3050
+|[[Jeronimo]] (DC)
+|Delta Galaxy
+:[[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|3rd Jaguar Cavaliers]]
+::Trinary Assault
+::Binary Elemental
+::Second Trinary Battle
+|[[5th Galedon Regulars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|October 3050
+|[[Byesville]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[6th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|6th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+::Binary Elemental
+|[[Byesville Militia]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|October 3050
+|[[Wolcott]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[Swath Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Swath Keshik]]
+:[[225th Jaguar Battle (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|225th Jaguar Battle Cluster]]
+|[[1st Genyosha]]<br />[[2nd Genyosha]]
+|[[Battle of Wolcott|Combine Victory]]
+|-
+|}
-====[[Sawyer]] (DC) May 3050====
+===The Election of Ulric Kerensky===
-:'''Attackers:''' 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster (Beta Galaxy)
+News of ilKhan Showers' death stunned the Clans into inaction, none more so than the Smoke Jaguars.  While the rest of the invasion force debated what to do next, some wishing to return to Clan space to elect a new ilKhan while others argued they should crush the Inner Sphere immediately, both Khan Osis and saKhan Weaver were oddly silent; when time came to vote both abstained.  Not just its two Khans but indeed the entire Smoke Jaguar Clan became loss in the shock and grief of the sudden demise, and as the Clans made their return to the Homeworlds to elect a new ilKhan Khans Osis and Weaver were finally roused to action when Khan [[Vandervahn Chistu]] of the Jade Falcons recommended they focus their rage at Clan Wolf.  A conspiracy was hatched among the Crusader Khans to convict the Wolf Khan [[Ulric Kerensky]] of being responsible for the late ilKhan's death.  If they were to succeed in their accusation, the Grand Council would permit them to execute Kerensky on the battlefield for his crimes.  If they failed a second plot was formulated, whereby Kerensky would be elected as ilKhan and forced to command the invasion, an endeavor which the Wolf Khan had so passionately fought to prevent.  It was also expected that the Wolf [[Loremaster]] [[Conal Ward]] would then assume his position as Khan of the Wolves, putting the Warden-minded Clan under the control of a Crusader.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 25</ref><ref name=IC59>''Invading Clans'', p. 59</ref>
-:'''Defenders:''' [[The Dark Horns]] mercenary company
-:'''Outcome:''' The defending mercenary company avoided direct combat whenever possible. The Elementals had the task to find the command and after 48 hours they could push them straight to the awaiting Omnimechs. The following fight was fierce and one-sided. <ref>Invading Clans p.64 </ref>
-===4.3. Wave 3 (June 3050)===
+At the Grand Council meeting on Strana Mechty, the Smoke Jaguar Khans called upon all warriors who had been present on the ''Dire Wolf''&#39;s bridge to testify as to Kerensky's blood-guilt.  Khan Osis, under the mistaken belief that Ulric's "Inner Sphere freebirth lackey" would be the one most likely to betray his master, allowed [[Phelan Kell]] to address the assembly, only for the bondsman to give such a lucid account of the events that he utterly destroyed the Smoke Jaguar's case.  The first conspiracy foiled, Khan Osis launched the second by nominating Kerensky as ilKhan, a motion which was passed by the Grand Council.  Once again the Crusaders' revenge was thwarted when ilKhan Kerensky made the surprise move of appointing [[Natasha Kerensky]], infamous leader of Wolf's Dragoons' [[Black Widow Company]], to succeed him as Clan Wolf's Khan.<ref name=IC59/>
-[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwavethree.pngSmoke Jaguar operation in wave 3]]
+As "thanks" for electing him to lead the invasion, ilKhan Kerensky agreed with the Smoke Jaguar's arguments that the Clans needed to keep pace with each other.  Rather than slow down Clan Wolf though, instead he proposed that Clan Steel Viper be moved from reserve to active status, with Clans Nova Cat and Diamond Shark added to the invasion fleet.  Furthermore to shore up the Smoke Jaguars' and Jade Falcons' faltering pace, both would be partnered with the Steel Vipers and Nova Cats respectively, while the Diamond Sharks remained in reserve.  Both Steel Viper and Nova Cat Clans would also be allowed to establish their own supply lines, meaning they would need to bid for control of some of the worlds already captured by the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars.  The matter was passed in a vote over the furious objections of both Clans.<ref name=IC59/>
+Though the Jade Falcons and Steel Vipers would spend much of the Fifth Wave at each other's throats, the Smoke Jaguar Khans partially sidestepped ilKhan Kerensky's maneuver by reaching an accord with their Nova Cat counterparts.  Unwilling the pay the price a [[Trial of Refusal]] would enact in resisting the ilKhan's ploy, instead they simply handed over control to the Nova Cats six of their most rebellious worlds to control.  This had the added benefit of freeing up troops necessary to garrison these worlds for the Firth Wave, whose target would be the Combine capital world of [[Luthien]].<ref name=IC59/>
-====[[Albiero]] (DC) July 3050====
+===4.5. Wave Five (November 3051-April 3052)===
-:'''Attackers:''' [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]] (Beta Galaxy)
+The Fifth Wave of the invasion began in early November [[3051]] with a simultaneous assault on four Combine worlds.  The Smoke Jaguars were dismayed to find the Combine had heavily fortified these worlds during the Year of Peace and became bogged down in heavy fighting on three of the four.  Once this initial sweep was completed the Jaguars set their sights on [[Avon]] as a base from which to launch their attack on Luthien, however the Nova Cats also laid claim to the world.  Initially the Nova Cat Khans intended to refuse the Smoke Jaguars' offer of working together to jointly conquer and rule it together, but they eventually gave in under ilKhan Kerensky's recommendation so as to avoid needlessly wasting men and matériel on inter-Clan fighting.  A Cluster from each Clan landed on Avon and succeeded in conquering it.<ref name=IC59/>
-:'''Defenders:''' 8th Albiero Militia (conventional regiment)
-:'''Outcome:''' The defenders give the invaders no time for preparation. The assaulting milita used their artillery assets to pinn the Jaguars in place. A part of the Jaguars could. <ref>Invadings Clans Page. 66 </ref>
-====[[Hanover]] (DC) July 3050====
+With the month of November nearly over, by some unknown means Theodore Kurita learned on the impending attack on his capital by the combined Clan forces.  Though the source of his information was never identified, it was suspected that the Smoke Jaguar Khans leaked this information to him themselves.  If true it would mean they had at least learned the usefulness of psychological warfare, hoping to demoralize their opponent by advertising their intent to strike at his very heart, or at the least hoping their warning would cause a further buildup in troops and increase the challenge of capturing the world.  Regardless throughout December of 3051 the Smoke Jaguars conducted no further attacks, preparing themselves for the coming battle for Luthien.  When the time came Khan Osis was overjoyed when ilKhan Kerensky gave him the honor of assuming overall command of the operation, not only looking forward to a true test of his warriors' mettle but the chance to earn enough political and military clout to challenge Kerensky for his position.<ref name=IC60>''Invading Clans'', p. 60</ref>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]] (Alpha Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' Hanover Militia (2 'Mech battalions)
-:'''Outcome:''' The Militia was prepared well for the invading clan force. The defenders used severall hidden supply depots to wxchaust the clans on the run. That situation continued for the next 9 days. Then the clan commander call more troops to the ground. With new strength the clan forces pinned the milita in place for the final battle. Bad weather conditions in form of a blizzard damaged both sides equaly serious. The militia commander agreed with the clan unit to give up in exchange for good treatening of the prisoners.<ref>Invadings Clans Page 66 </ref>
-====[[Jeanette]] (DC) June 3050====
+The [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]] was the second-largest battle of the entire Clan Invasion, second only to the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].  In the end though the two-day battle was a total and bitter defeat for the Smoke Jaguars, having lost over fifty percent of their forces.  It would take more than a month to recover not only their matériel losses but from the intense humiliation of their defeat.  In the meantime they took their anger out on the populace of their occupied worlds and quarreled with Clan Nova Cat, accusing their merchants of gun-running for the rebels on Jaguar worlds.  Though such activity was rumored to take place there was no hard evidence of such smuggling, and ilKhan Kerensky would not allow any Trials of Grievance so as to preserve the Clans' fighting strength.  In the meantime under orders from DCMS High Command the [[Ryuken]] regiments stationed on Wolcott conducted lightning raids on nearby Jaguar worlds, both to destroy Clan supply caches and to arm the locals.  This resulted in the Clan enacting even harsher punishments for those suspected or linked in any way to subversive activities and a blanket ban on fraternization between Clan personnel and the public.<ref name=IC61>''Invading Clans'', p. 61</ref>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|4th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Delta Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' Divine Light (2 Level II Com Guards units)
-:'''Outcome:''' The Precentor were angry about the cooperation between his organisation and the Clans. He took the landing as reason to assault the clan troops with full force. In response the Smoke Jaguar ddestroyed the unit to the last machines. That accident was temporaly a burden for the alliance. <ref>Invadings Clans Page 65 </ref>
-====[[Kabah]] (DC) June 3050====
+It wouldn't be until February of [[3052]] that the Smoke Jaguars resumed their Fifth Wave offensive, capturing five more worlds though at a far higher toll than expected; however all hope of catching up with Clan Wolf's stunning pace of success was lost.  In a demoralized state from their defeats the Smoke Jaguar Khans welcomed the announcement by ilKhan Kerensky that the fate of the Inner Sphere would be decided in a proxy battle on [[Tukayyid]].  Distrustfully of anything which bore the fingerprints of the ilKhan and taken aback by the possibility of fifteen years of peace, they also saw it as an insult, an implication that they were unable to finish the job and would have to strike a bargain with a deceitful enemy.  Nevertheless the Jaguar Khans also saw it as a chance to redeem themselves in the eyes of the other Clans and in the end agreed to the terms.<ref name=IC61/><ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 116</ref>
-:'''Attackers:''' [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Beta Galaxy)
-:'''Defenders:''' The Kabah Guards (2 'Mech companies)
-:'''Outcome:''' The planetary defenders were no real challenge for the Smoke Jaguars. After only 60 minutes the 3 remaining Guards were taken as bondsmen. <ref>Invadings Clans Page. 65</ref>
-====[[Savinsville]] (DC) July 3050====
+[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwavefive.png|Smoke Jaguar operation in Wave Five]]
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]]
-:'''Defenders:''' Rolling Thunder (1 'Mech lance, 2 infantry companies)
-:'''Outcome:''' The clan warriors unleashed their fury about the mercenary command. The defenders tried tobreak away from the invaders but had no  chance to escape. The battle lasted for only a few minutes and before long the Jaguars had new planet in their victory list. <ref>Invadings Clans Page 66 </ref>
-====[[Schuyler]] (DC) June 3050====
+{| class="wikitable"
-:'''Attackers:''' [[7th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|7th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+|+Wave Five
-:'''Defenders:''' [[3rd Alshain Regulars]] (survivors from Garstedt)
+|-
-:'''Outcome:''' The survivors of Garstedt had learned their lessons under pain on how to fight the clans equally. The Trinary which had the honor to battle for the planet found it difficult to catch the DCMS command. Whenever invaders closed the distance between them and the enemy, the Regulars fired a few shots and ran away. After 7 days reinforcement arrived from the orbit to decide the battle. But it was to late. The 3rd Alshain Regulars had retreated offworld.<ref>Invadings Clans Page 66 </ref>
+! '''Date'''
+! '''Location'''
-===4.4. Wave 4 (July-October 3050)===
+! '''Attacker'''
+! '''Defender'''
-[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwavefour.pngSmoke Jaguar operation in wave 4]]
+! '''Outcome'''
+|-
-====[[Bangor]] (DC) September 3050====
+|November 3051
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+|[[Marshdale]] (DC)
-:'''Defenders:''' [[2nd Benjamin Regulars]]
+|Delta Galaxy
-:'''Outcome:''' The Grenadiers used their superior weapons range with devasting effect against the DCMS unit. The 2nd retreat without panic, but the presure of the clan raids were to much. The Grenadiers finshed them off. <ref>Invading Clans p. </ref>
+:[[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|3rd Jaguar Cavaliers]]
+|[[6th Ghost|6th Ghost Regiment]]
-====[[Byesville]] (DC)====
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
-:'''Attackers:''' [[6th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|6th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+|-
-:'''Defenders:''' The Byesville Militia (1 armored battalion 2 infantry battalions)
+|November 3051
-:'''Outcome:''' The Elementals decided the battle, when they conquer the HQ of the milita. Without that assets the defenders surrender.<ref>Invading Clans p.67-68 </ref>
+|[[Labrea]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
-====[[Courchevel]] (DC) September 3O50====
+:[[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]]
-:'''Attackers:''' 362nd Assault Cluster (Beta Galaxy)
+::Trinary Assault
-:'''Defenders:''' [[10th Alshain Regulars]]
+|[[3rd Royal Labrean Defense Regiment]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The Assault Cluster suprised the 10th Alshain with their mobilty, because the defenders were not prepared to meet them so early. The following series of battles were fierce. The 10th lost many machines and tried to retreat to an remote area. The clan commander predicted such a move. The command element of the cluster decimite the remaining Alshain Regulars. <ref>Invading Clans p. </ref>
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
-====[[Jeronimo]] (DC) September 3050====
+|November 3051
-:'''Attackers:''' [[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|3rd Jaguar Cavaliers]] (Delta Galaxy)
+|[[Hyner]] (DC)
-:'''Defenders:''' [[5th Galedon Regulars]]
+|Delta Galaxy
-:'''Outcome:''' The 5th Galedon await the invader in fortified positions. Both force fight with full force, but no decision was made. The clan commander called more troops to the ground. With new strength the 3rd Cavaliers forced the 5th Galedon offwolrd under heavy loses. Estimated 5 companies make it back to the combine territory. <ref>Invading Clans p.67 </ref>
+:[[1st Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Striker Cluster]]
+|[[2nd Arkab Legion]]
-====[[Luzerne]] (DC) August 3050====
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
-:'''Attackers:''' 4th Jaguar Dragoons (Delta Galaxy)
+|-
-:'''Defenders:''' [[9th Alshain Regulars]] (survivors from Jarett)
+|November 3051
-:'''Outcome:''' The 9th Alshain Regulars had met the clans before and had learned the hardway how to counter the new enemy effectively. The approaching clan troops were caught in a trap. But with sheer will the clan troops break the ambush. Then the Dragoons get behind the defender. The retreat was only possible with horrendous losses. <ref>Invading Clans p.67 </ref>
+|[[Outer Volta]] (DC)
+|[[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]]
-====[[Wolcott]] (DC) October 3050====
+:Alpha Star
-:'''Attackers:''' 225th Jaguar Battle Cluster Galaxy Command Trinary (Beta Galaxy)
+|None
-:'''Defenders:''' [[1st Genyosha]] [[2nd Genyosha]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
-:'''Outcome:''' The fight for the planet was well orchestred by the DCMS. First the enviroment was an disadvantage to the clan tracking system, because the limited space and thick fog hamper the effectivity. 2nd the DCMS preparred the fightin places with reflective metal stripes. The last point was that the galaxy commander thougth his opponents were green troops, the truth was he faced to elite regiment in form of the Genyosha. The clan troops landed in a swamp area. Unnoticed by the clan warrior there the savanah master wait for their prey. After the landing the assault began. First the hovercraft harassed the flanks and rear. The cluster tried to follow them but 3 companies of heavy mech have over opinions of that. LRM fire and continuied raids at the flanks confused the clan warrior further. After several hour the Galaxy Commander asked for ''[[safcon]]'', which were granted. The DCMS received their booty in form of 4 omnimechs and 24 Battle Armors. The clan leader was executed by one of his on subordinate. The Jagaurs had sworn to never attack the world again. <ref>Invading Clans p.57-58 </ref>
+|-
+|November 3051
-===4.5. Wave 5 (November-December 3051)===
+|[[Avon]] (DC)
+|Clan Smoke Jaguar
-[[Image:operationrevival-smokejaguarwavefive.pngSmoke Jaguar operation in wave 5]]
+:Alpha Galaxy
+::[[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]]
-====[[Asgard]] (DC) February 3052====
+:Beta Galaxy
-:'''Attackers:''' 19th Striker Cluster 4th Jaguar Dragoons (Delta Galaxy)
+::[[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]]
-:'''Defenders:''' [[3rd Benjamin Regulars]]
+:Delta Galaxy
-:'''Outcome:''' The 19th Striker were pinned in place by the heavy artillery of the 3rd Benjamin. The Jaguars used the night time for a march to a city. There the clan troops battle the 3rd succesfull. The DCMS retreat to another defence line. The seasoned unit could hold out over 1 month even with continued assault from the clan invaders. The 19th break througth and 3rd retreated under fire back to the dropships. Fewer then 3 companies lift offworld.<ref>Invading Clans p.69 </ref>
+::[[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|4th Jaguar Dragoons]]
+<br />
-====[[Avon]] (DC) November 3051====
+Clan Nova Cat
-:'''Attackers:''' [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]] (Alpha Galaxy) 4th Jaguar Dragoons (Delta Galaxy) [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Beta Galaxy)
+:Alpha Galaxy
-:'''Defenders:''' [[2nd Amphibian Light Assault Group]]
+:: [[449th Assault (Clan Nova Cat)|449th Assault Cluster]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The invasion of the planet was a combined attemp of the Smoke Jaguars and the Nova Cats. Both clans agreed to send one cluster of each touman to the ground. The 2nd ALAG chose to destroy the supply lines with the goal to exhaust the clan commands. The initial phase was successful. The combat units lured the guards away, because commando squads destroyed the supplies by demolition. The enraged Smoke Jaguar commander used his elementals to eliminate the entire command staff of the Assault Group. Without a strong leader the DCMS unit was destroyed in short order. <ref>Invading Clans p.59-60 </ref>
+:Delta Galaxy
+::[[274th Battle (Clan Nova Cat)|274th Battle Cluster]]
-====[[Hyner]] (DC) November 3051====
+|[[2nd Amphigean Light Assault Group]]
-:'''Attackers:''' [[1st Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Striker Cluster]] (Delta Galaxy)
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
-:'''Defenders:''' [[2nd Arkab Legion]]
+|-
-:'''Outcome:''' The battle for the planet was fought using hit and run tactics by the defenders. The 1st Striker met an enemy equal to them because the unit had Star League machines. The Legion used the hit and run tactics to reduce the fighting strength of the clan step by step. The clan warriors fought through a wooded valley and cleared all resistance spots. With no further obstacles the entire Cluster closed the gab between them and the DCMS command. But it was to late. The 2nd could use the darkness to escape offworld. <ref>Invading Clans p. 68</ref>
+|January 3052
+|[[Luthien]] (DC)
-====[[Kiamba]] (DC) March 3052====
+|Clan Smoke Jaguar
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Galaxy Command Trinary]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+:Alpha Galaxy
-:'''Defenders:''' [[3rd Proserpina Hussars]]
+:Beta Galaxy
-:'''Outcome:''' The Khan personaly lead the invasion against the experienced unit. By the landing the Omnimechs were attacked by tanks of the Hussars immidatly. The omnimech could escape the siege. Then the fighter of the DCMS arrived with the taks to take the transpporter of the Clans out of the fight. But the clan fighter shot them from the skye. 6 Star were lost when the defenders used their boobytraps. The Khan ordered his elementals to find and kill the enemy commander, to bring the invasion to an end. The head hunter mission was succesful. With the loose of the Tai-sa, the DCMS command get headlees. That was the point when the Cluster anhillated the 3rd Proserpina Hussars.<ref>Invading Clans p. 69</ref>
+:Delta Galaxy<br />
+Clan Nova Cat
-====[[Labrea]] (DC) November 3051====
+:Alpha Galaxy
-:'''Attackers:''' [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|5th Jaguar Regulars]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+:Delta Galaxy
-:'''Defenders:''' 3rd Royal Labrean Defense Regiment (2 armored battalions + aerospace support)
+|[[Battle of Luthien (3052)#Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery|Draconis Combine Order of Battle]]
-:'''Outcome:''' The 5th Regulars initial fight was difficult, because they had not expected such strong air cover. The fighter assets of the defenders were destroyed by an assault at nightime. Without their air cover the conventional milita units survived only 7 days. <ref>Invading Clans p. 68</ref>
+|[[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Combine Victory]]
+|-
-====[[Luthien]] (DC) January 3052====
+|February 3052
-:'''Attackers:''' Alpha Beta Delta Galaxies Nova Cat Forces (3 Galaxies)
+|[[Yamarovka]] (DC)
-:'''Defenders:''' [[1st Sword of Light]] [[2nd Legion of Vega]] [[1st Genyosha]] [[2nd Genyosha]] [[Otomo]] [[Dragon's Claws]] [[Wolf's Dragoons]] (5 regiments) [[Kell Hounds]] (2 regiments)
+|Alpha Galaxy
-:'''Outcome:'''
+:[[6th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|6th Jaguar Dragoons]]
-<ref>Invading Clans p. </ref>
+::Trinary Striker
+::Binary Elemental
-====[[Marshdale]] (DC) November 3051====
+|[[Legion of Yamarovka]]
-:'''Attackers:''' [[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|3rd Jaguar Cavaliers]] (Delta Galaxy)
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
-:'''Defenders:''' [[6th Ghost Regiment]]
+|-
-:'''Outcome:''' The 6th Ghost had one year to prepare themselves for the coming of another clan wave. The preparations included a series of fortified positions, scattered stockpiles and other lessons learned from earlier engagements. The invading 3rd Cavaliers had difficulties fighting the DCMS. Always on the run, the commander of the cluster was frustrated. He used questionable tactics. The omnimechs were used to fire at buildings in a city to bring the DCMS into the open. The Ghost warriors tried to avoid further damage through a fight with the Cavaliers. The Clans used civilians to disarm the mines and vibrabombs, which were laid by the defenders. With no obstacles in their way the 3rd pinned the 6th in place for their destruction. <ref>Invading Clans p.68 </ref>
+|February 3052
+|[[Asgard]] (DC)
-====[[Outer Volta]] (DC) November 3051====
+|Delta Galaxy
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]]
+:[[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|19th Striker Cluster]]
-:'''Defenders:''' None
+:4th Jaguar Dragoons
-:'''Outcome:''' The planetary leaders surrender with the arrival of the clans. <ref>Invading Clans p.68 </ref>
+|[[3rd Benjamin Regulars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
-====[[Port Arthur]] (DC) March 3052====
+|-
-:'''Attackers:''' [[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]] [[7th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|7th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+|March 3052
-:'''Defenders:''' [[1st Proserpina Hussars]]
+|[[Port Arthur]] (DC)
-:'''Outcome:''' The seasoned DCMS command made the invasion for the Jaguars difficult. The landing was uncontested, because the following battle saw the slow retreat of the 1st Hussars from their first line to the 2nd defence line. The Clan forces ran into an area of remote-controlled weapons installations. The 7th Dragoon needed over 7 days to disarm the station and during this time the increasing raids at their supply base made the situation worse. The commander of the 1st Proserpina decided to fight for another day and lift off under heay loses. <ref>Invading Clans p.69 </ref>
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[Shroud Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Shroud Keshik]],
-====[[Tarazed]] (DC) April 3052====
+:[[7th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|7th Jaguar Dragoons]]
-:'''Attackers:''' [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]] (Beta Galaxy)
+|[[1st Proserpina Hussars]]
-:'''Defenders:''' 17th and 13th Tarazed Armored Regiments
+|Smoke Jaguar victory
-:'''Outcome:''' Both defending conventional units were suprised by the assault of the Jaguars after the landing wihtout any break. The fight was fierce and the clan troops won the battle. <ref>Invading Clans p.69 </ref>
+|-
+|March 3052
+|[[Kiamba]] (DC)
+|Alpha Galaxy
+:[[Jaguar's Spirit Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar's Spirit Keshik]]
+|[[3rd Proserpina Hussars]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|April 3052
+|[[Tarazed]] (DC)
+|Beta Galaxy
+:[[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|1st Jaguar Guards]]
+::Trinary Battle
+::Trinary Assault
+|[[7th Tarazed Armored Regiment]]<br />[[13th Tarazed Armored Regiment]]
+|Smoke Jaguar Victory
+|-
+|}
-====[[Yamarovka]] (DC) February 3052====
+===Tukayyid===
-:'''Attackers:''' [[6th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|6th Jaguar Dragoons]] (Alpha Galaxy)
+{{Main|Battle of Tukayyid (3052)}}
-:'''Defenders:''' Legion of Yamarovka (2 'Mech companies)
-:'''Outcome:''' The omni mech had finished the defending Legion Mech off, before the supporting Elementals had arrived at the planet.<ref>Invading Clans p.69 </ref>
 ==References==
 <references/>
+==Bibliography==
+* ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]''
 [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Revival, Operation]]