21st Vanguard Battle (Clan Fire Mandrill)

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Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster
Disbanded 3067 (destroyed)
Nickname Hades' Gate
Affiliation Clan Fire Mandrill
Parent Command Kindraa Kline


History[edit]

The Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster was one of Kindraa Kline's most experienced defensive units,[1] and were deployed to Dagda in 3059.[2] During the Hellion's Fury campaign, they fought the Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers Cluster on Foster and captured several armored vehicles from the Hellions during the campaign. Although the fighting took its toll on the Cluster as the Twenty-first's commander was killed in the swamps on Foster.[3]

The Cluster was lost fighting Clan Star Adder in 3067, its matériel was used to rebuild the heavily damaged 27th Vanguard Battle Cluster and the 42nd Vanguard Battle Cluster.[4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 21st Vanguard Battle
Star Colonel Lavender Kline During Hellion's Fury[5]
Star Colonel Thaddeus Bush 3059[1]

Tactics[edit]

They were very skilled at making defensive emplacements.[5]

Composition History[edit]

3050-3059[edit]

Twenty-first Vanguard Battle Cluster - Veteran/Reliable[2][5]

Rules[edit]

They receive a +3 initiative bonus as a defender in a scenario, but suffers a -1 penalty as the attacker[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 51: "Unit Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 150: "Kindraa Kline"
  3. Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 35
  4. Field Manual: Updates, p. 43
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 23
  6. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 175

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