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The '''Clan Blood Spirit ''Touman''''' is the military arm of [[Clan Blood Spirit]].
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The '''Clan Blood Spirit ''touman''''' is the military arm of [[Clan Blood Spirit]].
  
 
==Unit Structure==
 
==Unit Structure==
 
As set forth by [[Nicholas Kerensky]], Clan Blood Spirit has maintained practically the same [[Cluster]] format since the doctrine's inception: Five Clusters of three [[BattleMech]] [[Trinary|Trinaries]], one [[Combat Vehicle]] [[Trinary]] and one [[Infantry]] [[Trinary]].<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 26</ref>  The only differences they have made in the several centuries since that time is the replacement of conventional infantry and BattleMechs with [[Elemental]]s and [[OmniMech]]s.  They maintain this organization for both front-line and second-line Clusters, and will not hesitate to downgrade or disband one if it no longer adheres to that structure.  They look at the other Clans with disdain for abandoning this doctrine, and for introducing new Cluster variants, as a sign they have turned their backs upon Kerensky's mandate.  [[OmniFighter]]s are held within the [[Naval Reserve (Clan Blood Spirit)|Naval Reserve]] and assigned to units on an as-needed basis.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 27</ref>
 
As set forth by [[Nicholas Kerensky]], Clan Blood Spirit has maintained practically the same [[Cluster]] format since the doctrine's inception: Five Clusters of three [[BattleMech]] [[Trinary|Trinaries]], one [[Combat Vehicle]] [[Trinary]] and one [[Infantry]] [[Trinary]].<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 26</ref>  The only differences they have made in the several centuries since that time is the replacement of conventional infantry and BattleMechs with [[Elemental]]s and [[OmniMech]]s.  They maintain this organization for both front-line and second-line Clusters, and will not hesitate to downgrade or disband one if it no longer adheres to that structure.  They look at the other Clans with disdain for abandoning this doctrine, and for introducing new Cluster variants, as a sign they have turned their backs upon Kerensky's mandate.  [[OmniFighter]]s are held within the [[Naval Reserve (Clan Blood Spirit)|Naval Reserve]] and assigned to units on an as-needed basis.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 27</ref>
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==''Touman'' structure==
 
==''Touman'' structure==
 
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The fighting of the mid to late [[thirty-first century]], particularly the [[Burrock Absorption]] of 3059, was utterly disastrous for the Blood Spirits. Prior to the Absorption, the Clan fielded five front-line Galaxies (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Kappa and Omega), along with six second-line Galaxies (Mu, Rho, Omicron, Sigma, Tau and Upsilon). The Absorption cost them three front-line and two second-line Galaxies, while gaining them nothing except a powerful foe in Clan Star Adder.<ref name=FMCRC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref> Although the Spirits did attempt to rebuild and even raised a new Galaxy through a Harvest Trial, worse was yet to come.<ref name=wor35>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 35</ref> Two Galaxies were wiped out when the [[Clan Star Adder|Star Adders]] bombarded [[York (Clan System)|York]] in 3074<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 104–105</ref> and lost a further three Galaxies later that year fighting the Adders on [[Tokasha]].<ref name=wor139>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 139</ref> It was estimated that by 3076 they had lost over half of their warriors<ref name=wor155>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 155</ref> and could field only ten Clusters.<ref name=wor156>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 156</ref>
The fighting of the mid to late 31st Century, particularly the [[Burrock Absorption]] of 3059, was utterly disastrous for the Blood Spirits. Prior to the Absorption, the Clan fielded five front-line Galaxies (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Kappa and Omega), along with six second-line Galaxies (Mu, Rho, Omicron, Sigma, Tau and Upsilon). The Absorption cost them three front-line and two second-line Galaxies, while gaining them nothing except a powerful foe in Clan Star Adder.<ref name=FMCRC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref> Although the Spirits did attempt to rebuild and even raised a new Galaxy through a harvest trial, worse was yet to come.<ref name=wor35>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 35</ref> Two Galaxies were wiped out when the [[Clan Star Adder|Star Adders]] bombarded [[York (Clan)|York]] in 3074<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 104–105</ref> and lost a further three Galaxies later that year fighting the Adders on [[Tokasha]].<ref name=wor139>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 139</ref> It was estimated that by 3076 they had lost over half of their warriors<ref name=wor155>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 155</ref> and could field only ten Clusters.<ref name=wor156>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 156</ref>
 
  
 
The Spirits were known to often rotate their Clusters between Galaxies in the hope of confusing an enemy to their exact strength.<ref name=FMCRC35>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 35</ref> Such a "Shell Game" was carried out in 3069 with Clusters moved one at a time from York to other holdings.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 44</ref>
 
The Spirits were known to often rotate their Clusters between Galaxies in the hope of confusing an enemy to their exact strength.<ref name=FMCRC35>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 35</ref> Such a "Shell Game" was carried out in 3069 with Clusters moved one at a time from York to other holdings.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 44</ref>
  
The Touman stood at six Galaxies in 3060<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', pp. 30–36</ref> and by 3067 it had grown to seven Galaxies.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 41, 70</ref> By [[3084]] it was reduced to four Galaxies, and by the end of that year had been completely destroyed. During the last few desperate months of the Clan it raised several poorly armed civilian clusters, although these were quickly destroyed in combat.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 157</ref>
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The ''touman'' stood at six Galaxies in 3060<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', pp. 30–36</ref> and by 3067 it had grown to seven Galaxies.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 41, 70</ref> By [[3084]] it was reduced to four Galaxies, and by the end of that year had been completely destroyed. During the last few desperate months of the Clan it raised several poorly armed civilian Clusters, although these were quickly destroyed in combat.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 157</ref>
  
 
===Former Galaxies===
 
===Former Galaxies===
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|width='200px'|[[File:Alpha Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit).jpg]]
 
|width='200px'|[[File:Alpha Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit).jpg]]
|width='300px'|'''3060'''<br />[[Red Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Red Guards]]<br />[[7th Blood Drinkers (Clan Blood Spirit)|7th Blood Drinkers Cluster]]<br />[[37th Red Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|37th Red Assault Cluster]]<br />[[55th Red Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|55th Red Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[72nd Crimson Cuirassiers (Clan Blood Spirit)|72nd Crimson Cuirassiers]]<br />[[112th Scarlet Battle (Clan Blood Spirit)|112th Scarlet Battle Cluster]]
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|width='300px'|'''3060'''<br />[[Red Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Red Guards]]<br />[[Seventh Blood Drinkers (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster]]<br />[[Thirty-seventh Red Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|Thirty-seventh Red Assault Cluster]]<br />[[Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers]]<br />[[112th Scarlet Battle (Clan Blood Spirit)|112th Scarlet Battle Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />Red Guards<br />7th Blood Drinkers Cluster<br />55th Red Vanguard Cluster<br />72nd Crimson Cuirassiers Cluster
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|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />Red Guards<br />Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster<br />Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster<br />Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers Cluster
|width='300px'|'''3076-3085'''<br />Red Guards<br />7th Blood Drinkers Cluster<br />[[66th Blood Hussars (Clan Blood Spirit)|66th Blood Hussars]]
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|width='300px'|'''3076-3085'''<br />Red Guards<br />Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster<br />[[Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars (Clan Blood Spirit)|Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! colspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Beta Galaxy
 
! colspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Beta Galaxy
 
|-
 
|-
|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit.jpg|120px]]
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
 
|'''3059'''<br />[[Cerise Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Cerise Guards]]<br/>
 
|'''3059'''<br />[[Cerise Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Cerise Guards]]<br/>
 
|'''3075'''<br />[[258th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|258th Crimson Guards]]<br/>
 
|'''3075'''<br />[[258th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|258th Crimson Guards]]<br/>
|'''3085'''<br />[[55th Red Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|55th Red Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[181st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|181st Crimson Guards]]
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|'''3085'''<br />[[Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[181st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|181st Crimson Guards]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Delta Galaxy
 
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Delta Galaxy
 
|-
 
|-
|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit.jpg|120px]]
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />[[72nd Crimson Cuirassiers (Clan Blood Spirit)|72nd Crimson Cuirassiers]]<br/>[[112th Scarlet Battle (Clan Blood Spirit)|112th Scarlet Battle Cluster]]
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|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />[[Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers]]<br/>[[112th Scarlet Battle (Clan Blood Spirit)|112th Scarlet Battle Cluster]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Zeta Galaxy
 
! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Zeta Galaxy
 
|-
 
|-
|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit.jpg|120px]]
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
 
|width='300px'|'''3068'''<br /> 4 Clusters
 
|width='300px'|'''3068'''<br /> 4 Clusters
 
|width='300px'|'''3074'''<br /> 6 Clusters
 
|width='300px'|'''3074'''<br /> 6 Clusters
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! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Iota Galaxy
 
! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Iota Galaxy
 
|-
 
|-
|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit.jpg|120px]]
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />[[Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Crimson Guards]]<br />[[42nd Crimson Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|42nd Crimson Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[66th Blood Hussars (Clan Blood Spirit)|66th Blood Hussars]]
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|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />[[Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Crimson Guards]]<br />[[Forty-second Crimson Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|Forty-second Crimson Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars (Clan Blood Spirit)|Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars]]
|width='300px'|'''3076-3085'''<br />[[88th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|88th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[158th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|158th Crimson Guards]]
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|width='300px'|'''3076-3085'''<br />[[Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards]]<br />[[158th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|158th Crimson Guards]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Kappa Galaxy
 
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Kappa Galaxy
 
|-
 
|-
|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit.jpg|120px]]
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />[[55th Red Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|55th Red Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[271st Crimson Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|271st Crimson Assault Cluster]]
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|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />[[Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[271st Crimson Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|271st Crimson Assault Cluster]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Mu Provisional Galaxy
 
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Mu Provisional Galaxy
 
|-
 
|-
|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit.jpg|120px]]
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />[[66th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|66th Crimson Guards]]<br/>[[98th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|98th Crimson Guards]]
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|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />[[Sixty-sixth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Sixty-sixth Crimson Guards]]<br/>[[Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards]]
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|width='200px'|[[File:Omicron Provisional Galaxy.jpg]]
 
|width='200px'|[[File:Omicron Provisional Galaxy.jpg]]
|width='300px'|'''3060'''<br />[[21st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|21st Crimson Guards]]<br />[[73rd Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|73rd Crimson Guards]]<br />[[98th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|98th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[171st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|171st Crimson Guards]]
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|width='300px'|'''3060'''<br />[[Twenty-first Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Twenty-first Crimson Guards]]<br />[[Seventy-third Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventy-third Crimson Guards]]<br />[[Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards]]<br />[[171st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|171st Crimson Guards]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />21st Crimson Guards<br />98th Crimson Guards<br />171st Crimson Guards
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|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />Twenty-first Crimson Guards<br />Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards<br />171st Crimson Guards
|width='300px'|'''3074'''<br />21st Crimson Guards<br />171st Crimson Guards<br/>[[1st Blood Cavalry (Clan Blood Spirit)|1st Blood Cavalry]]<br/>[[22nd Blood Cavalry (Clan Blood Spirit)|22nd Blood Cavalry]]<br/> 2 ProtoMech Clusters
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|width='300px'|'''3074'''<br />Twenty-first Crimson Guards<br />171st Crimson Guards<br/>[[First Blood Cavalry (Clan Blood Spirit)|First Blood Cavalry]]<br/>[[22nd Blood Cavalry (Clan Blood Spirit)|22nd Blood Cavalry]]<br/> 2 ProtoMech Clusters
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====Pi Galaxy====
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{{main|Pi Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit)}}
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! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Rho Provisional Galaxy
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
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|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />Unknown
 
|}
 
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! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Rho Provisional Galaxy
 
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Rho Provisional Galaxy
 
|-
 
|-
|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit.jpg|120px]]
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|width='200px'|[[File:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|120px]]
 
|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />Unknown
 
|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />Unknown
 
|}
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Sigma Provisional Galaxy.jpg]]
 
|[[File:Sigma Provisional Galaxy.jpg]]
|'''3060'''<br />[[42nd Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|42nd Crimson Guards]]<br />[[88th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|88th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[158th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|158th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[258th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|258th Crimson Guards]]
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|'''3060'''<br />[[Forty-second Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Forty-second Crimson Guards]]<br />[[Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards]]<br />[[158th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|158th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[258th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|258th Crimson Guards]]
|'''3067'''<br />88th Crimson Guards<br />158th Crimson Guards<br />258th Crimson Guards
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|'''3067'''<br />Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards<br />158th Crimson Guards<br />258th Crimson Guards
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|-
 
|-
 
|width='200px'|[[File:tauprovisionalgalaxy-bloodspirit.jpg|100px]]
 
|width='200px'|[[File:tauprovisionalgalaxy-bloodspirit.jpg|100px]]
|width='300px'|'''3060'''<br />[[17th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|17th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[79th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|79th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[101st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|101st Crimson Guards]]
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|width='300px'|'''3060'''<br />[[Seventeenth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventeenth Crimson Guards]]<br />[[Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards]]<br />[[101st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|101st Crimson Guards]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />17th Crimson Guards<br />79th Crimson Guards
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|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />Seventeenth Crimson Guards<br />Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards
|width='300px'|'''3076-3085'''<br />17th Crimson Guards<br />79th Crimson Guards<br />[[258th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|258th Crimson Guards]]
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|width='300px'|'''3076-3085'''<br />Seventeenth Crimson Guards<br />Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards<br />[[258th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|258th Crimson Guards]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|-
 
|-
 
|width='200px'|[[File:upsilonprovisionalgalaxy (2).jpg|150px]]
 
|width='200px'|[[File:upsilonprovisionalgalaxy (2).jpg|150px]]
|width='300px'|'''3060-3066'''<br />[[77th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|77th Crimson Guards]]<br />[[181st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|181st Crimson Guards]]<br />[[221st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|221st Crimson Guards]]
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|width='300px'|'''3060-3066'''<br />[[Seventy-seventh Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventy-seventh Crimson Guards]]<br />[[181st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|181st Crimson Guards]]<br />[[221st Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|221st Crimson Guards]]
|width='300px'|'''3067-3072'''<br />77th Crimson Guards<br />181st Crimson Guards
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|width='300px'|'''3067-3072'''<br />Seventy-seventh Crimson Guards<br />181st Crimson Guards
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|-
 
|-
 
|width='200px'|[[File:Omega Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit).jpg]]
 
|width='200px'|[[File:Omega Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit).jpg]]
|width='300px'|'''3060-3066'''<br />[[Scarlet Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Scarlet Guards]]<br />[[33rd Red Battle (Clan Blood Spirit)|33rd Red Battle Cluster]]<br />[[79th Blood Hussars (Clan Blood Spirit)|79th Blood Hussars]]<br />[[91st Crimson Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|91st Crimson Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[71st Crimson Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|71st Crimson Assault Cluster]]<br />[[271st Crimson Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|271st Crimson Assault Cluster]]
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|width='300px'|'''3060-3066'''<br />[[Scarlet Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Scarlet Guards]]<br />[[Thirty-third Red Battle (Clan Blood Spirit)|Thirty-third Red Battle Cluster]]<br />[[Seventy-ninth Blood Hussars (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventy-ninth Blood Hussars]]<br />[[Ninety-first Crimson Vanguard (Clan Blood Spirit)|Ninety-first Crimson Vanguard Cluster]]<br />[[Seventy-first Crimson Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventy-first Crimson Assault Cluster]]<br />[[271st Crimson Assault (Clan Blood Spirit)|271st Crimson Assault Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3067-3074'''<br />Scarlet Guards<br />79th Blood Hussars<br />91st Crimson Vanguard Cluster
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|width='300px'|'''3067-3074'''<br />Scarlet Guards<br />Seventy-ninth Blood Hussars<br />Ninety-first Crimson Vanguard Cluster
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Blood Galaxy (Naval Reserve)===
 
===Blood Galaxy (Naval Reserve)===
====3050====
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{{main|Clan Blood Spirit Naval Forces}}
* ''[[Carmine Justice]]'' - unspecified class - Destroyed 3059<ref name=FM:CRCp30>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 30</ref>
 
* ''[[Exsanguine]]'' ''[[Aegis]]''- class Heavy Cruiser
 
* ''[[Stooping Kite]]'' [[York (WarShip)|''York'']]-class Carrier
 
* ''[[Blood Fury]]'' ''[[Lola III]]''-class Destroyer
 
* ''[[Rocinante]]'' ''[[Black Lion]]''-class Battle Cruiser
 
* ''Unnamed'' - unspecified class - Destroyed 3059<ref name=FM:CRCp30/>
 
  
====3060====
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Three Blood Spirit WarShips survived to see the end of the Clan.
* ''Exsanguine'' ''Aegis''- class Heavy Cruiser
 
* ''Stooping Kite'' ''York''-class Carrier
 
* ''Blood Fury'' ''Lola III''-class Destroyer - Destroyed 3064<ref name="WORp15">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 15</ref>
 
  
* ''Rocinante'' ''Black Lion''-class Battle Cruiser - Destroyed 3072<ref name=wor83>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 83</ref>
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====ca. 3080====
 
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* ''[[Exsanguine]]'' ''Aegis''-class heavy cruiser
====3080====
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* ''[[Stooping Kite]]'' ''York''-class carrier
* ''Exsanguine'' ''Aegis''- class Heavy Cruiser - Destroyed 3082<ref name=wor156>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 156</ref>
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* ''[[Karianna Schmitt (Individual Carrack-class WarShip)|Karianna Schmitt]]'' ''Carrack''-class transport
* ''Stooping Kite'' ''York''-class Carrier - Destroyed 3084<ref name=wor156/>
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<ref name=wor156>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 156</ref>
* ''[[Karianna Schmitt (Carrack)|Karianna Schmitt]]'' ''[[Carrack]]''-class Transport - Destroyed 3084<ref name=wor156/>
 
  
 
== Uniforms and Rank Insignia ==
 
== Uniforms and Rank Insignia ==
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'''Ceremonial Uniform'''
 
'''Ceremonial Uniform'''
  
The ceremonial uniform is a loose-fitting, blood-red jumpsuit, tucked into calf-high red boots. A large cloak encases the torso and opens up to the waist. Voluminous sleeves flow down the arms. A deep cowl is worn on the wearer's head with a blood-red glass mask covers the face from brow to chin. Only bloodnamed warriors can wear the uniform.<ref name=FMCCp27f />
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The ceremonial uniform is a loose-fitting, blood-red jumpsuit, tucked into calf-high red boots. A large cloak encases the torso and opens up to the waist. Voluminous sleeves flow down the arms. A deep cowl is worn on the wearer's head with a blood-red glass mask covers the face from brow to chin. Only Bloodnamed warriors can wear the uniform.<ref name=FMCCp27f />
  
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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[[Category:Military Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Military Organizations]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 4 January 2024

The Clan Blood Spirit touman is the military arm of Clan Blood Spirit.

Unit Structure[edit]

As set forth by Nicholas Kerensky, Clan Blood Spirit has maintained practically the same Cluster format since the doctrine's inception: Five Clusters of three BattleMech Trinaries, one Combat Vehicle Trinary and one Infantry Trinary.[1] The only differences they have made in the several centuries since that time is the replacement of conventional infantry and BattleMechs with Elementals and OmniMechs. They maintain this organization for both front-line and second-line Clusters, and will not hesitate to downgrade or disband one if it no longer adheres to that structure. They look at the other Clans with disdain for abandoning this doctrine, and for introducing new Cluster variants, as a sign they have turned their backs upon Kerensky's mandate. OmniFighters are held within the Naval Reserve and assigned to units on an as-needed basis.[2]

Touman structure[edit]

The fighting of the mid to late thirty-first century, particularly the Burrock Absorption of 3059, was utterly disastrous for the Blood Spirits. Prior to the Absorption, the Clan fielded five front-line Galaxies (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Kappa and Omega), along with six second-line Galaxies (Mu, Rho, Omicron, Sigma, Tau and Upsilon). The Absorption cost them three front-line and two second-line Galaxies, while gaining them nothing except a powerful foe in Clan Star Adder.[3] Although the Spirits did attempt to rebuild and even raised a new Galaxy through a Harvest Trial, worse was yet to come.[4] Two Galaxies were wiped out when the Star Adders bombarded York in 3074[5] and lost a further three Galaxies later that year fighting the Adders on Tokasha.[6] It was estimated that by 3076 they had lost over half of their warriors[7] and could field only ten Clusters.[8]

The Spirits were known to often rotate their Clusters between Galaxies in the hope of confusing an enemy to their exact strength.[9] Such a "Shell Game" was carried out in 3069 with Clusters moved one at a time from York to other holdings.[10]

The touman stood at six Galaxies in 3060[11] and by 3067 it had grown to seven Galaxies.[12] By 3084 it was reduced to four Galaxies, and by the end of that year had been completely destroyed. During the last few desperate months of the Clan it raised several poorly armed civilian Clusters, although these were quickly destroyed in combat.[13]

Former Galaxies[edit]

Clan Command[edit]

Command
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Blood Guard Keshik
Naval Reserve

Alpha Galaxy (The Blooding)[edit]

Alpha Galaxy
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Red Guards
Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster
Thirty-seventh Red Assault Cluster
Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster
Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers
112th Scarlet Battle Cluster
3067
Red Guards
Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster
Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster
Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers Cluster
3076-3085
Red Guards
Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster
Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars

Beta Galaxy (Blood Reavers)[edit]

Beta Galaxy
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Cerise Guards
3075
258th Crimson Guards
3085
Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster
181st Crimson Guards

Delta Galaxy[edit]

Delta Galaxy
Clan Blood Spirit logo.png 3059
Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers
112th Scarlet Battle Cluster

Zeta Galaxy[edit]

Zeta Galaxy
Clan Blood Spirit logo.png 3068
4 Clusters
3074
6 Clusters

Iota Galaxy (Retribution)[edit]

Iota Galaxy
Clan Blood Spirit logo.png 3067
Crimson Guards
Forty-second Crimson Vanguard Cluster
Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars
3076-3085
Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards
158th Crimson Guards

Kappa Galaxy[edit]

Kappa Galaxy
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Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster
271st Crimson Assault Cluster

Mu Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Mu Provisional Galaxy
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Sixty-sixth Crimson Guards
Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards

Omicron Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Omicron Provisional Galaxy
Omicron Provisional Galaxy.jpg 3060
Twenty-first Crimson Guards
Seventy-third Crimson Guards
Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards
171st Crimson Guards
3067
Twenty-first Crimson Guards
Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards
171st Crimson Guards
3074
Twenty-first Crimson Guards
171st Crimson Guards
First Blood Cavalry
22nd Blood Cavalry
2 ProtoMech Clusters

Pi Galaxy[edit]

Rho Provisional Galaxy
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Unknown

Rho Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Rho Provisional Galaxy
Clan Blood Spirit logo.png 3059
Unknown

Sigma Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Sigma Provisional Galaxy
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Forty-second Crimson Guards
Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards
158th Crimson Guards
258th Crimson Guards
3067
Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards
158th Crimson Guards
258th Crimson Guards

Tau Provisional Galaxy (York's Revenge)[edit]

Tau Provisional Galaxy
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Seventeenth Crimson Guards
Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards
101st Crimson Guards
3067
Seventeenth Crimson Guards
Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards
3076-3085
Seventeenth Crimson Guards
Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards
258th Crimson Guards

Upsilon Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Upsilon Provisional Galaxy
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Seventy-seventh Crimson Guards
181st Crimson Guards
221st Crimson Guards
3067-3072
Seventy-seventh Crimson Guards
181st Crimson Guards

Omega Galaxy (The Sanguine Reavers)[edit]

Omega Galaxy
Omega Galaxy (Clan Blood Spirit).jpg 3060-3066
Scarlet Guards
Thirty-third Red Battle Cluster
Seventy-ninth Blood Hussars
Ninety-first Crimson Vanguard Cluster
Seventy-first Crimson Assault Cluster
271st Crimson Assault Cluster
3067-3074
Scarlet Guards
Seventy-ninth Blood Hussars
Ninety-first Crimson Vanguard Cluster

Blood Galaxy (Naval Reserve)[edit]

Three Blood Spirit WarShips survived to see the end of the Clan.

ca. 3080[edit]

[8]

Uniforms and Rank Insignia[edit]

Field Uniform

The field uniform is black with red padded ribbing on the outside of each forearm and outside of the ribcage. Impact resistant polymer molded into a semihard shell completely surrounds the neck and shoulders, and flows into a V-shape just below the sternum. A full-head helmet with a retractable visor attaches to the shell. Sturdy black boots complete the uniform.[14]

Dress Uniform

A tight-fitting blood-red bodysuit sheaths the warrior from banded neck to the glossy knee-high black boots. A liquid-like red strip runs from the neck down to the left side of the body. A reversible black and red half-cape attaches to the shoulders. Only trueborns can wear the cape.[14]

Ceremonial Uniform

The ceremonial uniform is a loose-fitting, blood-red jumpsuit, tucked into calf-high red boots. A large cloak encases the torso and opens up to the waist. Voluminous sleeves flow down the arms. A deep cowl is worn on the wearer's head with a blood-red glass mask covers the face from brow to chin. Only Bloodnamed warriors can wear the uniform.[14]

Clan Blood Spirit Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Point Commander Blood-Spirits-Point-Commander.png
Star Commander Blood-Spirits-Star-Commander.png
Star Captain Blood-Spirits-Star-Captain.png
Star Colonel Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png
Galaxy Commander Blood-Spirits-Galaxy-Commander.png
saKhan Blood-Spirits-saKhan.png
Khan Blood-Spirits-Khan.png
Clan Blood Spirit Military Rank Insignia
Point positions
Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Point 4 Point 5
Blood-Spirits-Point1.png Blood-Spirits-Point2.png Blood-Spirits-Point3.png Blood-Spirits-Point4.png Blood-Spirits-Point5.png

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 26
  2. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 27
  3. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 25
  4. The Wars of Reaving, p. 35
  5. The Wars of Reaving, pp. 104–105
  6. The Wars of Reaving, p. 139
  7. The Wars of Reaving, p. 155
  8. 8.0 8.1 The Wars of Reaving, p. 156
  9. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 35
  10. The Wars of Reaving, p. 44
  11. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 30–36
  12. Field Manual: Updates, pp. 41, 70
  13. The Wars of Reaving, p. 157
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 27–28: Blood Spirit Uniforms

Bibliography[edit]