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	=== Operation REVIVAL ===		=== Operation REVIVAL ===
−	During the trials held in preparation for [[Operation REVIVAL]] the Twenty-first lost to [[Clan Star Adder]] but won against [[Clan Hell's Horses]] and [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. They lost to [[Clan Steel Viper]] but were able to join the invasion via a [[Trial of Refusal]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 15</ref> Following the defeat suffered by the [[Clans]] at the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] the Twenty-first absorbed the survivors of the [[19th Heavy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Nineteenth Heavy Cluster]].<ref name=FMWC68>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'',  p. 68, "21st Combined Assault Cluster Profile"</ref>	+	During the trials held in preparation for [[Operation REVIVAL]] the Twenty-first lost to [[Clan Star Adder]] but won against [[Clan Hell's Horses]] and [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. They lost to [[Clan Steel Viper]] but were able to join the invasion via a [[Trial of Refusal]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 15</ref> Following the defeat suffered by the [[Clans]] at the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] the Twenty-first absorbed the survivors of the [[19th Heavy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Nineteenth Heavy Cluster]].<ref name=FMWC68>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'',  p. 68, "21st Combined Assault Cluster Profile"</ref>
	=== The Wars of Reaving ===		=== The Wars of Reaving ===

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Clan Diamond Shark.jpg|150px]] | Designation = Twenty-first Combined Assault Cluster | Formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Nagasawa's Sharks | Affiliation = [[Clan Diamond Shark]] | Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Alpha Galaxy]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== Formerly known as Nagasawa's Foxes, the '''Twenty-first Combined Assault Cluster''' could trace its roots back to the founding of the Clan, where it served under the command of [[Karen Nagasawa]]. Since their foundation, the Twenty-first maintained excellent relations with the Merchant caste, which meant they were in turn well-equipped.<ref name=OTPRT-19/> === Operation REVIVAL === During the trials held in preparation for [[Operation REVIVAL]] the Twenty-first lost to [[Clan Star Adder]] but won against [[Clan Hell's Horses]] and [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. They lost to [[Clan Steel Viper]] but were able to join the invasion via a [[Trial of Refusal]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 15</ref> Following the defeat suffered by the [[Clans]] at the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] the Twenty-first absorbed the survivors of the [[19th Heavy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Nineteenth Heavy Cluster]].<ref name=FMWC68>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 68, "21st Combined Assault Cluster Profile"</ref> === The Wars of Reaving === By [[3071]] the Twenty-first had moved to [[Babylon]] in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] for rest and refit, along with the other elements of Alpha Galaxy. In January [[3072]], [[Clan Coyote]]'s [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Delta]] and [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Epsilon Galaxies]] launched a devastating assault from the Coyote enclave on Babylon against the holdings of [[Clan Ice Hellion]], [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]. Of all the forces on Babylon, Alpha Galaxy put up the stiffest resistance, but eventually the Sharks were forced to withdraw, having lost many warriors - and the entire [[39th Strike (Clan Diamond Shark)|Thirty-ninth Strike Cluster]].<ref name=WoR94>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 94, "Death Rides Forth"</ref> [[Inner Sphere]] intelligence services noted the absence of the Twenty-first and the other elements of Alpha Galaxy from Spheroid space for almost fifteen years, as well as noting their return and assignment to the [[Twycross]] system in the closing years of the [[Jihad]]<ref name="FM:3085p115">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 115, "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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 21st Combined Assault Cluster''' |- | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Angus Labov]]||[[3048]]<ref name=OTPRT-19>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 19, "21st Assault Cluster Profile"</ref> |- | Star Colonel||[[Kevin Nagasawa]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMWC68/><ref name=FM:Up76>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 76, "Warden Clans Deployment Table - 3067"</ref> |- | Star Colonel||[[Amiri Sutherland]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM:3085p124>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 124, "Clan Military Forces Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== The unit is skilled to discover weak spots in the battle line of their opponents. When the time is right the warriors increase their pressure against this spot to break the enemy formation. The unit can provide their ground element with sufficient support through 3 fighter Trinaries when needed.<ref name=FMWC68/> ==Composition History== ===3048=== '''Twenty-first Assault Cluster''' Unknown (Elite)<ref name=OTPRT-19/> ===3061=== '''Twenty-first Combined Assault Cluster''' (5 [[Trinary|Trinaries]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMWC68/> :*CO: Star Colonel Kevin Nagasawa <ref name=FMWC68/> :The Aerospace Command Trinary (includes a [[Point]] of [[Elemental]]s in the Command [[Star]]) :- 2 Aerospace Trinaries :- 1 Heavy/Assault [[OmniMech]] Trinary :- 1 [[Supernova]] Trinary (with Elemental Support) : Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Babylon]].<ref name=FMWC162>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 162</ref> ===3067=== '''Twenty-first Combined Assault Cluster''' (5 [[Trinary|Trinaries]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:Up76/> ===3079=== '''21st Combined Assault ''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="frc8">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 8</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Tukayyid]].<ref name="frc8"/> ===3085=== '''Twenty-first Combined Assault''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3085p124/> * CO: Star Colonel Amiri Sutherland ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]'' * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' [[Category:Clan Diamond Shark Commands|Combined Assault, 021]]

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