Editing 341st Assault (Clan Wolf)

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| image          = [[File:341st Assault (Clan Wolf).jpg]]
| Designation    = Three Hundred and forty-first Assault Cluster
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Silver Blizzard
| Affiliation    = [[Clan Wolf]]
| Parent Command = [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==History==
The unit was created out of the [[341st Royal BattleMech Division]] from the [[SLDF]].  In addition, five of the original 800 warriors who stood with [[Nicholas Kerensky]] during the [[Exodus Civil War]] came from this unit.  From its earliest days, the unit was known to be extraordinarily patriotic.<ref name=WCS85>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 85: "Notes"</ref>

===Widowmaker Absorption===
The 341st was given the honor of facing [[Clan Widowmaker]] forces in the [[Trial of Refusal]] that preceded the [[Widowmaker Absorption]]. On [[Ironhold]] they faced the Widowmakers' 194th Crusader Cluster. The 341st was led by Khan Jerome Winston and the 194th was led by Khan Cal Jorgensson. They squared off in an honor duel, but before Winston could decisively win, Widowmaker reinforcements forced the Wolf Khan away. This allowed the Trial's observers to intervene, and during the resulting combat, Nicholas Kerensky was killed. The 194th broke and ran.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 20</ref> The 341st spent the next day in a blizzard looking for the Widowmakers' supply caches, but stumbled into an ambush by the 194th. Despite the heavy losses on both sides neither unit could claim a decisive victory.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 22</ref> The next day the 341st caught up to the Widowmakers' Fourth Fang Cluster after that unit had been savaged by the 328th Assault Cluster. The 341st inflicted more losses on the Widowmaker unit.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 21</ref> Joining with the 328th, the two Wolf Clusters faced the remnants of the 194th and the Fourth Fang outside of Ironhold City. Unfortunately their determination to destroy the Widowmakers led them to inflict damage on [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s Ironhold City. When the two Wolf units didn't respond to radio broadcasts, the Falcons' 89th Falcon Strikers engaged the Wolves. This distraction allowed the Widowmakers to escape.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 23</ref>

===[[Operation Revival]]===
The 341st fought on the following worlds during the invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]].

====Periphery====
In September [[3049]], the 341st landed on [[Paulus Prime]], where they overwhelmed the defending Paulus Guards at Mannington Dwells.

====Wave One====
[[Saint John]] was the location of the next 341st attack, in April 3050. [[Supernova]]s Command and Second were bid against the defending First, Second, Fourth and Sixth St. John Free Brigades. The defenders were aggressive and well-led by a veteran of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic|Rasalhague]] independence struggle, but finally surrendered when [[Star Colonel]] [[Ramon Sender]] threatened civilian lives, an action for which he was reprimanded by [[Khan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]].

====Wave Two====
The 341st did not participate in Wave Two.

====Wave Three====
In July [[3050]], Supernova Second, [[Trinary]] Assault and Rogue Fighter [[Star]] invaded [[Harvest]], where they faced the [[Harvest Militia|First and Second Royal Harvest Divisions]]. The defending force included a [[Regiment]]-sized force of old [[BattleMech]]s. The defenders dispersed into the mountains from where they were able to harass the 341st for a week, until they were betrayed. When cornered, the Royals' commander challenged the Wolf commander to a duel to decide the issue, which he lost.

That same month, Supernova Command and Trinary Battle of the 341st, together with the [[Silver Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Silver Keshik]] attacked [[Planting]], which was defended by the [[41st Avalon Hussars|Forty-first Avalon Hussars RCT]]. The Hussars choose to use carefully planned ambushes against the Wolf force, which was forced to call in the [[3rd Battle (Clan Wolf)|Third Battle]] [[Cluster]] in order to destroy the defenders.

====Wave Four====
From August to September [[3050]], Supernovas Command and Second, together with Trinary Assault was locked in battle for [[Engadin]]. The defending First and Third Engadin Home Defense [[Brigade]]s used [[Inferno (Missile)|Inferno]] rounds in large quantities against the 341st, which considerably slowed the conquest of the planet.

====Wave Five====
In November [[3051]], the whole of Beta Galaxy landed on [[Sevren]]. They faced the [[25th Arcturan Guards|Twenty-fifth Arcturan Guards RCT]], which was led by a veteran of the [[Fourth Succession War]] and the [[War of 3039]]. The first few battles were inconclusive, due in part to the Arcturan Guards imposing themselves aggressively on the Wolf forces. Finally, the Third Battle found a weak point in the Guards' lines, and exploited it. Following this event, the Arcturan Guard had to go on the defensive, and eventually retreated off world to [[Colmar]].

The following month saw Beta Galaxy fighting the [[26th Lyran Guards|Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards RCT]] on two separate worlds, first on [[Kobe]] and then on [[Thun]]. On Kobe, the Guards were reinforced by the First and Second Kobe Mechanized Brigades. Beta managed to kill the commander of the Twenty-sixth, [[Hauptmann General]] Joy Corelli in the first battle. Her replacement, [[Leftenant General]] Jinders Green-Davion managed to stabilize the situation, but was forced to conclude that the Guards were too damaged to hold Kobe. He then made the decision to retreat to Thun.

Beta Galaxy followed the Guards to Thun, where Khan Radick's impatience led him to order high-risk missions to try to decapitate the Guards' command structure. An initial push by [[Elemental]] Headhunter Stars failed, and Khan Radick personally led a low-level drop to finally decide the issue, pushing the Guards into an off-world retreat.

The 341st's final battle in Wave Five came on [[Diosd]] in February [[3052]]. The planet was defended by the First and Second Diosd Brigades, each consisting of two tank and one infantry regiments, who were unable to stand against the 341st in pitched battle. The planetary government surrendered in relatively short order, but much of the militia dispersed to continue waging a guerrilla war.

====Tukayyid====
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===Refusal War===
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==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
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 341st Assault'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Alicia Radick]]||[[2833]]<ref name=otpwap13>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 13</ref>
|-
| Star Colonel||[[Ramon Sender]]||[[3052]]<ref name=WCSp84>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 84: "341st Assault Cluster"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3052===
* '''Supernova Command - The Snow Knights''' ([[Star Colonel]] [[Ramon Sender]])
**Alpha Command Nova: ''[[Gargoyle]]'', ''[[Summoner]]'', ''Summoner'', ''Gargoyle'' A, ''[[Ice Ferret]]'', 25 [[Elemental]]s
**Bravo Command Nova: ''[[Timber Wolf]]'', ''Ice Ferret'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Gargoyle'' C, ''Summoner'', 25 Elementals
* '''Supernova Second - The Royals''' ([[Star Captain]] [[Kristina Carns]])
**Alpha Second Nova: ''Ice Ferret'', ''Gargoyle'' C, ''[[Dire Wolf]]'', ''Gargoyle'', ''[[Mad Dog]]'', 25 Elementals
**Bravo Second Nova: ''Gargoyle'', ''Timber Wolf'' B, ''Gargoyle'' A, ''Ice Ferret'', ''[[Executioner]]'', 25 Elementals
* '''Trinary Assault - The Snow Oxen''' (Star Captain [[Cary Vickers]])
**Alpha Assault Star: ''Gargoyle'', ''Executioner'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Ice Ferret'', ''Gargoyle'' B
**Bravo Assault Star: ''Ice Ferret'', ''Mad Dog'', ''Gargoyle'' A, ''Gargoyle'' B, ''Timber Wolf''
**Charlie Assault Star: ''Executioner'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Gargoyle'' D, ''Ice Ferret'', ''Mad Dog''
* '''Trinary Battle - The Frostbite''' (Star Captain [[Lee Kerensky]])
**Alpha Battle Star: ''[[Stormcrow]]'', ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Nova]]'', ''Mad Dog'', ''Timber Wolf'', ''Ice Ferret''
**Bravo Battle Star: ''Timber Wolf'', ''[[Adder]]'', ''[[Phantom]]'' A, ''Timber Wolf'' D, ''Adder'' A
**Charlie Battle Star: ''Timber Wolf'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Ice Ferret'', ''Phantom'' C, ''Ice Ferret'' D
* '''Rogue Fighter Star - The Blizzard''' ([[Star Commander]] [[Karla Fetladral]])
**2 ''[[Jagatai]]'', 2 ''Jagatai'' A, 1 ''Jagatai'' B, 1 ''Jagatai'' C, 2 ''[[Visigoth]]'', 1 ''[[Vandal]]'', 1 ''Vandal'' A
* Support Vessels:
** 2 ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip)|Star Lord]]'' class [[JumpShip]]s: ''[[Black Prince]]'', ''[[Agincourt (Individual Star Lord-class JumpShip)|Agincourt]]''
** 1 ''[[Invader]]'' class JumpShip: ''[[Royal Carrier]]''
** 5 ''[[Union]]'' class [[DropShip]]s: ''[[Vessel]]'', ''[[Regal]]'', ''[[Kerensky's Memory]]'', ''[[Sandhurst]]'', ''[[Bannockburn]]''
** 2 ''[[Leopard]]'' class DropShips: ''[[Castle (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|Castle]]'', ''[[Drawbridge]]''
** 1 ''[[Carrier]]'' class DropShip: ''[[Prince's Aviary]]''
<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 84–85</ref>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''


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