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| image   = [[Image:Omicron_Cluster.PNG|Marik Logo|150px]]
| image = [[Image:Omicron Cluster (Spirit Cats) logo.png|150px]]
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| nickname =
| Designation = Omicron Cluster
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| parent formation = [[Free Worlds League Military]]
| Formed = [[3132]]
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| formed  = 3100
| Disbanded =  
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| year    = 3145
| Previous Designation =  
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| unitname = Omicron Cluster
| Nickname = The Storm Before the Calm
 
| Affiliation = [[Clan Protectorate]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Free Worlds League Military]]
 
| Sub-Command =  
 
 
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'''Omicron Cluster''' was formed in [[3132]] as part of then [[Republic of the Sphere]] [[Senator of Ozawa|senator]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Kev Rosse|Kev Rosse's]] [[Spirit Cats]] splinter faction.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The members of this unit are far more pragmatic than their mystic-minded brethren, Omicron is frequently the target of pity and even hostility from the other, more devout, clusters but they persevere in the hope of proving their worth to
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[[Galaxy Commander]] [[Ken Rosse]]. Unfortunately, the prejudice against them has resulted in their receiving lower-quality equipment and training.<ref name="EDDA"/>
  
This cluster, like all Spirit Cat forces, appears to have originally been drawn from the Republic's Clan militia clusters in [[Prefecture III]]. The skill of Omicron's troops was considered to be on par with a regular line unit and fanatically devoted to their leader but, unlike the other Spirit Cat clusters, seemed to believe that Kev Rosse's political message was more important than his prophetic visions. The cluster's pragmatic point of view, more akin to their mainstream Nova Cat brethren in the [[Draconis Combine]], was a source of friction with Rosse's more devout followers among the Spirit Cats, who looked at the cluster's members with pity or hostility. This prejudice resulted in the Omicron troops being given lower-quality training and equipment.<ref name=EDDA>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 17</ref>
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Formerly attached to Spina Khanate's Delta Aimag, the founders of Omicron Cluster chose to remain as ground troops for the Clan Protectorate. The decision was unpopular amongst Delta's leadership, but the Cluster declared and successful won a [[Trial of Refusal]] against difficult odds. During engagements the Cluster prefers to employ sustained long-range missile fire before closing in for the kill. Numerous times, the sight of an Omicron Cluster’s opening salvo has weakened the resolve of an opposing force. <ref>Field Manual: 3145 - Free Worlds League Military, p.109</ref>
 
 
By 3138, Omicron Cluster was noted to have been formerly attached to [[Spina Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)|Spina Khanate's]] [[Delta Aimag (Spina Khanate)|Delta Aimag]], the cluster's founders having chosen to remain as ground troops for the Clan Protectorate. It is unclear at this time whether this means that the cluster was trialed for by Delta Aimag at some point, or if the original cluster was destroyed or rendered combat ineffective following the notably difficult fighting to conquer [[Marik]]<ref>Pandora's Gambit</ref> and rebuilt with Sea Fox troops. In any case, the decision to stay was unpopular amongst Delta's leadership, forcing the Cluster to declare and win a [[Trial of Refusal]] against difficult odds.  
 
 
 
During engagements the Cluster prefers to employ sustained long-range missile fire before closing in for the kill.<ref>Field Manual: 3145 - Free Worlds League Military, p.109</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Omicron Cluster'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Omicron Cluster'''
 
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Ariani West]]||[[3136]]<ref name=EDDA/>
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Ariani West]]||[[3136]]<ref name=EDDA>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 17 "Omicron Cluster"</ref>
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| Star Colonel||[[Jane Hardo]]||[[3145]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116</ref>
 
 
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===Other Officers===
 
===Other Officers===
* In [[3135]] [[Star Captain]] [[Caitlin Bauer]] commanded the Stealth Cats trinary.<ref>Target of Opportunity, ch. 2</ref>
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In 3136 the Commanding Officer's aide was [[Star Captain]] [[Zamenhof]]<ref name="EDDA"/>
* In [[3136]] the Commanding Officer's aide was [[Star Captain]] [[Zamenhof]].<ref name="EDDA"/>
 
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''  
*''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
*''[[Pandora's Gambit]]
 
*''[[Target of Opportunity]]
 
  
  
 
[[Category: Free Worlds League Commands]]
 
[[Category: Free Worlds League Commands]]
 
[[Category: Spirit Cats Commands]]
 
[[Category: Spirit Cats Commands]]
[[Category:Clan Protectorate Commands]]
 

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