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Omega Provisional Galaxy (Wolf Empire)

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Unit Description

The Omega Galaxy was a Clan Wolf military formation which originally prior to Clan's split, was provisional garrison galaxy.[1] The unit was destroyed during the Refusal War, but its name was resurrected in 3060s by Khan Vlad Ward. The unit officially re-formed in 3063.[2]

The "new" Omega was stationed in the Periphery, where it was regularly sent on the task in hunting pirates. These pirates were hunted down because there were rumors that some of them were descended from Clan Wolverine.[2]

History

As Provisional Garrison Galaxy

The Omega Galaxy (PGC) was station range of worlds in Wolf Clan's holdings. These included Vorarlberg, Stanzach, Engadin, Ferleiten, Dawn, Leoben, Balsta, Skallevoll, and Wheel.[3]


Resurrection

The Khan Ward created the newly reformed Omega as means to concentrate Warden politically aligned Warriors of the then largely aggressive Crusader controlled Clan. Khan Ward designed the eliminate the last of his Clan's warden aligned warriors from the touman. The Clan was highly abused by Khan Ward and became contentious political problem himself and his Loremaster, Katya Kerensky. The Galaxy largely despised by most of the Crusader clansman, dispatched on pirate hunting as work beneath the warriors of the Clan, but not them.

During the years prior to the Jihad, the Omega had been laying on the Periphery border of Clan Wolf's occupation zone. Its most notable action during this time period was when the Galaxy clashed with the New Belt Pirates. The galaxy lost cluster worth of forces inflicting significant damaged against the Pirate band. By 3067, it was considered a shadow galaxy, however its was noted for its dedication to the Clan that whom despised.[4]

Jihad and Absorption into Clan Hell's Horses

The Omega was among the first meet Clan Hell's Horses invasion of Clan Wolf's occupation zone in November 3070. Omega's cluster were station to defend the worlds of Oberon VI, Nyserta, and Paulus Prime when the Horses arrived. These elements of the Galaxy did not put a significant resistance in Trial for Possession of Wolf's worlds, seeing the invasion by the Warden clan as means leave its parent clan honorably.[5] It was reported that Galaxy Commander Stevic Hawker authorized each of his clusters to conduct Harvest Trials. Through these trials, the Omega was absorbed into the Clan Hell's Horses. Most notable one was fought for three weeks between the Omega's 2nd Wolf Grenadiers and Horses' 77th Mechanized Cavalry Cluster.[6]

The Omega's survivors became core members of Hell's Horses newly formed Omega Galaxy.[7]

Prior to the Jihad the warriors of Omega Galaxy were responsible for testing a prototype of the Tomahawk 'Mech.[8][2]

Officers

As of 3067 the commanding officer is Galaxy Commander Stevic Hawker. He had been in overall daily command since the unit's formation in 3063.[2]

Star Commodore Josef was in charge of Omega's naval assets in 3063.[2]

Tactics

Composition History

3054

Omega Galaxy (PGC)[9]

3067

Omega Galaxy

Notes

Not much detail has been provided to explain if Omega was reinstated after the Warden Omega Galaxy was absorbed the Clan Hell's Horses.

References

  1. Objective Raids, p. 32 Objective Raids Map/Clan Wolf - Omega Galaxy (PGC) listed in 3054 listings.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Price of Conviction
  3. Objective Raids, p. 32 Omega Galaxy (PGC) - Unit listings and worlds protecting the Wolf owned worlds.
  4. Field Manual: Updates, p. 53 Omega Galaxy - Minor information regarding the clans and its activities up to 3067.
  5. Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 25 Timeline of the Jihad - Horse's return to the inner sphere and the invasion noted in November 14-28th of 3070.
  6. Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 24 Omega Rides Again - Loremaster Katya Kerensky reports the lost and resurrection of Omega Galaxy to Khan Ward.
  7. Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 139 Forcible Relocation - New Omega Galaxy formed from Clan Wolf's Warden bondsman.
  8. Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, p. 52
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Objective Raids, p.32
  10. Field Manual: Updates, p. 75 Deployment Table as of 3067 - Galaxy's units listed with its commanders.
  • Field Manual: Updates, p. 52, 75

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