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	On the 21st of November [[3051]], the 400th Assault [[Cluster]] landed on [[Benfled]] and defeated the defending [[Narhal's Raiders]] in four hours of pitched battle, costing the mercenaries two thirds of their forces. During breaks in the fighting, the 400th reconfigured their OmniMechs to confuse the Raiders' estimates of their capabilities.<ref name="er52-59"/>		On the 21st of November [[3051]], the 400th Assault [[Cluster]] landed on [[Benfled]] and defeated the defending [[Narhal's Raiders]] in four hours of pitched battle, costing the mercenaries two thirds of their forces. During breaks in the fighting, the 400th reconfigured their OmniMechs to confuse the Raiders' estimates of their capabilities.<ref name="er52-59"/>
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	After Tukayyid, the 400th absorbed most of the survivors of the [[250th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|250th Assault]] Cluster.		After Tukayyid, the 400th absorbed most of the survivors of the [[250th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|250th Assault]] Cluster.

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Clan Steel Viper logo.png|191px]] | Designation = Four Hundredth Assault Cluster | formed = | Disbanded = By Feb [[3076]]<ref name="WoRp150"/> | Previous Designation = | Nickname = The Diamondbacks | Affiliation = [[Clan Steel Viper]] | Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Galaxy]] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== The '''400th Assault Cluster''' was formed specifically to provide Alpha Galaxy with an assault unit. They originally fielded ''[[King Crab]]s'' and ''[[Highlander]]s'', and were later re-equipped with ''[[Crossbow (OmniMech)|Crossbow]]s'' and other assault [[OmniMech]]s.<ref name="er52-59">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 59</ref> ===Operation Revival=== On the 21st of November [[3051]], the 400th Assault [[Cluster]] landed on [[Benfled]] and defeated the defending [[Narhal's Raiders]] in four hours of pitched battle, costing the mercenaries two thirds of their forces. During breaks in the fighting, the 400th reconfigured their OmniMechs to confuse the Raiders' estimates of their capabilities.<ref name="er52-59"/> ===Post Invasion=== After Tukayyid, the 400th absorbed most of the survivors of the [[250th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|250th Assault]] Cluster. In November 3052, the 400th invaded [[Blair Atholl]] together with the [[4th Viper Guards (Clan Steel Viper)|Fourth Viper Guards]]. The two Clusters decimated the Jade Falcons' [[89th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighty-Ninth Striker]] [[Cluster]] and forced the remnants of the [[94th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninety-fourth Striker]] to retreat off world. The 400th Assault and the Fourth Guards paired up again in September [[3053]] to invade [[Graus]] in search of a rumored [[Star League]] cache. There, they again faced the Eighty-ninth Striker, as well as the [[4th Falcon Velites (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fourth Falcon Velites]]. Despite taking heavy casualties, the Steel Viper forces succeeded in conquering the planet. In [[3054]]<ref name=OR30>''Objective Raids'', p. 30</ref> the cluster was stationed on Blair Atholl along and were still defending the planet in [[3060]].<ref name=FMWCp165>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 165</ref> ===Ejection from the Inner Sphere=== In [[3061]] during the Clan Steel Viper assault on the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone they were part of the fighting on [[Waldorff]],<ref>"Falcon Rising", p. 232</ref> which ended with the ejection of Clan Steel Viper from the Occupation Zone. By [[3067]] the cluster had moved to [[Homer]].<ref name=FMU79>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 79</ref> === The Wars of Reaving === While the final fate of the 400th Assault Cluster is not detailed, Alpha Galaxy was among the Steel Viper forces that defended [[New Kent]], the last Steel Viper holding, during the [[Trial of Annihilation]] that saw the Steel Vipers destroyed. As the Trial was declared to have been completed on 10 February [[3076]], the 400th had been destroyed by this point in time.<ref name="WoRp150">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 150–151: "Focused Aggression"</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 400th Assault''' |- | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Kimberly Hoskins]]||[[3057]]<ref name=FMWC143/> |- | Star Colonel||[[Liam Callaghan]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMWC143>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 143</ref><ref name=FMU79/> |- |} ==Tactics== The ''Crossbow'' OmniMech design featured highly in the ''Krait'' and ''Boa'' Stars in 3061.<ref name=FMWC143/> ==Composition== ===3057=== '''400th Assault Cluster'''<ref name=IC94>''Invading Clans'', p. 94</ref> * Cluster Command [[Star]] (1 [[OmniMech]] Star) * [[Trinary]] Alpha (3 OmniMech Stars) * Trinary Bravo (3 OmniMech Stars) * Trinary Charlie (3 OmniMech Stars) * Trinary Delta (1 OmniMech/[[Elemental]] [[Nova]], 2 Elemental Stars) * Trinary Echo (3 [[OmniFighter]] Stars) ===3061=== '''400th Assault Cluster''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMWC143/> :*CO: Star Colonel Liam Callaghan<ref name=FMWCp143>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 143</ref> :* 5 Trinaries :Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Blair Atholl]].<ref name=FMWCp165/> ===3067=== '''400th Assault Cluster''' - Elite/Reliable<ref name=FMU79/> * 95% full strength and fully equipped with OmniMechs ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' [[Category:Clan Steel Viper Commands|Assault, 400]]

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