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Line 20: ==History== ==History== − Bard Tsongas was raised to the post of [[Galaxy Commander]] of the so-called second-line "[[freeborn]]" [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Zeta Galaxy]] prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] and the activation of the Steel Vipers as a reserve Clan. Zeta Galaxy was selected to take part in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] in place of the front-line [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Beta Galaxy]] as an insult to the defending [[Com Guards]] and to earn the Vipers a earlier landing, the Viper [[Khan]]s only intending to use Tsongas' troops to defend the drop zones and supply trains. After the [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha]] and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxies]] expended almost all their munitions to obliterate the [[6th Division (ComStar)|Sixth]] and [[78th Division (ComStar)|Seventy-Eighth Divisions]], the fresh troops of Zeta Galaxy were called forward to support and escort the massed Viper forces out of the hellish [[Devil's Bath]].<ref name=T-SV>''Tukayyid'', pp. 79-88 "Campaign: Clan Steel Viper"</ref> <ref name=IC-SV>''Invading Clans'', pp. 86 "Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=FMWC-SV>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 136, 143, 145-146</ref> + Bard Tsongas was raised to the post of [[Galaxy Commander]] of the so-called second-line "[[freeborn]]" [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Zeta Galaxy]] prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] and the activation of the Steel Vipers as a reserve Clan. Zeta Galaxy was selected to take part in the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] in place of the front-line [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Beta Galaxy]] as an insult to the defending [[Com Guards]] and to earn the Vipers a earlier landing, the Viper [[Khan]]s only intending to use Tsongas' troops to defend the drop zones and supply trains. After the [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha]] and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxies]] expended almost all their munitions to obliterate the [[6th Division (ComStar)|Sixth]] and [[78th Division (ComStar)|Seventy-Eighth Divisions]], the fresh troops of Zeta Galaxy were called forward to support and escort the massed Viper forces out of the hellish [[Devil's Bath]].<ref name=T-SV>''Tukayyid'', pp. 79-88 "Campaign: Clan Steel Viper"</ref> <ref name=IC-SV>''Invading Clans'', pp. 86 "Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=FMWC-SV>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 136, 143, 145-146</ref> With the Com Guards waiting for them on the hills overlooking the [[Kozice Valley]], [[saKhan]] [[Perigard Zalman]] was forced to request aid from Tsongas' reserve galaxy to prevent his force from collapsing. Galled to watch the "freebirth" troops of Zeta succeed where his own warriors failed, as the Com Guard forces began to push the Vipers back, a wounded Zalman convinced Khan [[Natalie Breen]] to order a general withdrawal back to the landing zone. Bard Tsongas was incensed, had the fresh troops of Zeta been allowed to lead the advance, the Vipers likely would have taken their primary target city of [[Kozice Ranch Station]] despite the losses they had taken, but ultimately ordered his troops to pull back. A bitter Tsongas made the mistake of speaking his mind on an open comm channel, publicly fingering the Steel Viper Khans as the cause for his Clan's defeat on [[Tukayyid]], a decision that result in his execution for treason.<ref name=T-87/><ref name=FM:WCp146>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 146, "Zeta Galaxy"</ref><ref name=FM:Up80>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 80, "Warden Deployment Table - Clan Steel Viper"</ref> With the Com Guards waiting for them on the hills overlooking the [[Kozice Valley]], [[saKhan]] [[Perigard Zalman]] was forced to request aid from Tsongas' reserve galaxy to prevent his force from collapsing. Galled to watch the "freebirth" troops of Zeta succeed where his own warriors failed, as the Com Guard forces began to push the Vipers back, a wounded Zalman convinced Khan [[Natalie Breen]] to order a general withdrawal back to the landing zone. Bard Tsongas was incensed, had the fresh troops of Zeta been allowed to lead the advance, the Vipers likely would have taken their primary target city of [[Kozice Ranch Station]] despite the losses they had taken, but ultimately ordered his troops to pull back. A bitter Tsongas made the mistake of speaking his mind on an open comm channel, publicly fingering the Steel Viper Khans as the cause for his Clan's defeat on [[Tukayyid]], a decision that result in his execution for treason.<ref name=T-87/><ref name=FM:WCp146>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 146, "Zeta Galaxy"</ref><ref name=FM:Up80>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 80, "Warden Deployment Table - Clan Steel Viper"</ref>
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| − | Bard Tsongas was raised to the post of [[Galaxy Commander]] of the so-called second-line "[[freeborn]]" [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Zeta Galaxy]] prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] and the activation of the Steel Vipers as a reserve Clan. Zeta Galaxy was selected to take part in the [[ | + | Bard Tsongas was raised to the post of [[Galaxy Commander]] of the so-called second-line "[[freeborn]]" [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Zeta Galaxy]] prior to [[Operation REVIVAL]] and the activation of the Steel Vipers as a reserve Clan. Zeta Galaxy was selected to take part in the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] in place of the front-line [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Beta Galaxy]] as an insult to the defending [[Com Guards]] and to earn the Vipers a earlier landing, the Viper [[Khan]]s only intending to use Tsongas' troops to defend the drop zones and supply trains. After the [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha]] and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxies]] expended almost all their munitions to obliterate the [[6th Division (ComStar)|Sixth]] and [[78th Division (ComStar)|Seventy-Eighth Divisions]], the fresh troops of Zeta Galaxy were called forward to support and escort the massed Viper forces out of the hellish [[Devil's Bath]].<ref name=T-SV>''Tukayyid'', pp. 79-88 "Campaign: Clan Steel Viper"</ref> <ref name=IC-SV>''Invading Clans'', pp. 86 "Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=FMWC-SV>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 136, 143, 145-146</ref> |
With the Com Guards waiting for them on the hills overlooking the [[Kozice Valley]], [[saKhan]] [[Perigard Zalman]] was forced to request aid from Tsongas' reserve galaxy to prevent his force from collapsing. Galled to watch the "freebirth" troops of Zeta succeed where his own warriors failed, as the Com Guard forces began to push the Vipers back, a wounded Zalman convinced Khan [[Natalie Breen]] to order a general withdrawal back to the landing zone. Bard Tsongas was incensed, had the fresh troops of Zeta been allowed to lead the advance, the Vipers likely would have taken their primary target city of [[Kozice Ranch Station]] despite the losses they had taken, but ultimately ordered his troops to pull back. A bitter Tsongas made the mistake of speaking his mind on an open comm channel, publicly fingering the Steel Viper Khans as the cause for his Clan's defeat on [[Tukayyid]], a decision that result in his execution for treason.<ref name=T-87/><ref name=FM:WCp146>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 146, "Zeta Galaxy"</ref><ref name=FM:Up80>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 80, "Warden Deployment Table - Clan Steel Viper"</ref> | With the Com Guards waiting for them on the hills overlooking the [[Kozice Valley]], [[saKhan]] [[Perigard Zalman]] was forced to request aid from Tsongas' reserve galaxy to prevent his force from collapsing. Galled to watch the "freebirth" troops of Zeta succeed where his own warriors failed, as the Com Guard forces began to push the Vipers back, a wounded Zalman convinced Khan [[Natalie Breen]] to order a general withdrawal back to the landing zone. Bard Tsongas was incensed, had the fresh troops of Zeta been allowed to lead the advance, the Vipers likely would have taken their primary target city of [[Kozice Ranch Station]] despite the losses they had taken, but ultimately ordered his troops to pull back. A bitter Tsongas made the mistake of speaking his mind on an open comm channel, publicly fingering the Steel Viper Khans as the cause for his Clan's defeat on [[Tukayyid]], a decision that result in his execution for treason.<ref name=T-87/><ref name=FM:WCp146>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 146, "Zeta Galaxy"</ref><ref name=FM:Up80>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 80, "Warden Deployment Table - Clan Steel Viper"</ref> | ||