38th Assault (Clan Coyote)

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Thirty Eight Assault Cluster
Nickname The Faithful
Affiliation Clan Coyote
Parent Command Alpha Galaxy


History[edit]

During the Trials in 3048 to prepare for Operation REVIVAL, the Thirty-eighth Assault Cluster, temporarily led by saKhan Pazi Tchernovkov,[1] defeated Clan Fire Mandrill but later lost to Clan Smoke Jaguar and Clan Steel Viper.[2]

During Khan Koga's reforms of the Coyote touman, positions in the Thirty-eighth Assault Cluster were opened up to warriors who had recently graduated from their sibkos. This new blood allowed the Thirty-eighth to rebuild quickly.[3] Between 3060 and 3067 the Thirty-eighth was stationed on Babylon.[4][5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 38th Assault
Star Colonel Maisie Nash 3048[1]
Star Colonel Sancia Kufahl 3052[3]
Star Colonel Creighton Heller 3052 - 3067[3][5]

Tactics[edit]

They were known for their hard-hitting frontal assaults on enemy forces.[1]

Composition History[edit]

3048[edit]

Thirty-eighth Assault Cluster - Veteran[1]

  • Employs only Medium, Heavy and Assault OmniMechs.

3061[edit]

Thirty-eighth Assault Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical[3]

Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Babylon.[7]

3067[edit]

Thirty-eighth Assault Cluster - Veteran/Fanatical[5]

  • 100% full strength with 100% of the force equipped with OmniMechs.

In the mid-3060s the Thirty-eighth Assault Cluster was the first to receive ProtoMechs in the Coyote touman, with three Stars assigned as a fourth Star in a Trinary. In reality, the ProtoMech Stars operated as their own provisional Trinary almost as often as they acted as a support Star for their assigned Trinary.[8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 19: "38th Assault Cluster Profile"
  2. Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 15
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 49: "38th Assault Cluster Profile"
  4. Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 161
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 76: "Clan Coyote Deployment Table"
  6. Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 49
  7. Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 161
  8. Field Manual: Updates, p. 57

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