Editing 171st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)

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| Designation = One Hundredth and Seventy First Crimson Guards Cluster
| Formed = [[3051]]<ref name=FMCRC33/>
| Disbanded = Destroyed circa [[3074]]<ref name=wor139/>
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| Nickname = 
| Affiliation = [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
| Parent Command = [[Omicron Provisional Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit)|Omicron Provisional Galaxy]]
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==History==
The newest of the Crimson Guards, they formed in [[3051]].<ref name=FMCRC33>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 33: "171st Crimson Guards Profile"</ref> They were part of the force assigned to retake the [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]] enclave from [[Clan Star Adder]] in 3066.<ref name=FMU38>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 38</ref>

Just after that campaign, the [[ProtoMech]] pilot Andre Blood Spirit challenged Suzanne Church to a [[Trial of Grievance]] over her poor use of ProtoMechs during the Arcadia campaign and won. He assumed command as the Star Colonel after that.<ref name=tro75p158>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 158</ref><ref name=FMUp70>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 70: "Clan Blood Spirit Deployment Table"</ref>

In [[3069]] the Guards were led by [[Khan]] Karianna Schmitt on [[Albion (Clan System)|Albion]] capturing several industrial complexes from [[Clan Star Adder]].<ref name=wor42>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 42</ref> Then defended these holdings on Albion when they came under several attacks between 3070 to 3072 by Adder forces.<ref name=wor104>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 104</ref> In early 3073 they took part in the assault on [[Eden]] against the Star Adder and [[Clan Hell's Horses]] enclaves, showing no mercy to the Adders in retribution for the bombardment of [[York (Clan System)|York]], after the battle they were left on Eden as guards.<ref name=wor122>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 122</ref> It is unclear if the Cluster later joined the rest of Omicron Galaxy for the disastrous fighting on [[Tokasha]] in mid-3074,<ref name=wor139>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 139</ref> however they do not appear on the Blood Spirit roster after this date.

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 171st Crimson Guards'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Suzanne Church]]||[[3059]] - [[3066]]<ref name=FMCRC33/><ref name=tro75p158>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 158</ref>
|-
| Star Colonel||[[Andre Blood Spirit]]||[[3066]]<ref name=tro75p158/><ref name=FMUp70>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 70: "Clan Blood Spirit Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Under the command of Suzanne Church ProtoMechs were poorly handled tactically.<ref name=tro75p158/>

==Composition==
===3059-3074===
'''171st Crimson Guards'''<ref name=FMCRC33/>
* 3 'Mech [[Trinary|Trinaries]]
* 1 Armor Trinary
* 1 [[Elemental]] Trinary

* A Trinary of ProtoMechs was added sometime before 3066.<ref name=tro75p158/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

[[Category:Clan Blood Spirit Commands|Crimson Guards, 171]]