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'''Paul Vishio''' was the commanding officer of the [[304th Assault (Clan Ghost Bear)|304th Assault Cluster]] from [[3050]]<ref name=FMWC89/> to [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77: "Beta Galaxy (Night Howlers)"</ref>
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'''Paul Vishio''' was the commanding officer of the [[304th Assault (Clan Ghost Bear)|304th Assault Cluster]] between [[3050]]<ref name=FMWC89/> and [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up77">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 77, "Beta Galaxy (Night Howlers)"</ref>.
  
==History==
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== Character History ==
[[Thule]],<ref name=20YU-51>''20 Year Update'', p. 51: "Rasalhague KungsArmé - Rasalhague Province"</ref> directly in the path of [[Clan Ghost Bear]].
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[[Thule]],<ref name=20YU-51>''20 Year Update'', p. 51 "Rasalhague KungsArmé - Rasalhague Province"</ref> directly in the path of [[Clan Ghost Bear]].
  
With the bidding fierce to see who would be the first Bear unit to strike an [[Inner Sphere]] world, [[Thule]], [[Khan]] [[Karl Bourjon]] and [[saKhan]] [[Theresa DelVillar]] declared that [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] and [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta Galaxies]] would all contribute forces to a composite "Cluster" to go up against the First Hussars to break the bidding deadlock.<ref name="er52-52">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 52: "Factions - Clan Ghost Bear - Third Bear Striker"</ref><ref name=IC-19>''Invading Clans'', pp. 19–20: "Clan Ghost Bear - Wave One: Looking for a Fight"</ref>
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With the bidding fierce to see who would be the first Bear unit to strike the an [[Inner Sphere]] world, [[Thule]], ''[[Khan]]'' [[Karl Bourjon]] and ''[[saKhan]]'' [[Theresa DelVillar]] declared that [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] and [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta Galaxies]] would all contribute forces to a composite "cluster" to go up against the 1st Hussars to break the bidding deadlock.<ref name="er52-52">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 52 "Factions - Clan Ghost Bear - Third Bear Striker"</ref><ref name=IC-19>''Invading Clans'', pp. 19-20 "Clan Ghost Bear - Wave One: Looking for a Fight"</ref>
  
Despite being caught off guard by the Clan's ''[[batchall]]'', with ''[[Överste]]'' [[Joannie Swigard]] intimately familiar with Thule she selected a time and place for battle that clearly favored her own troops. When the Ghost Bear [[OmniMech]]s overheated after failing to account for the incredible heat of Thule's noonday sun in the treacherous terrain of the Fresdon Desert, the Hussars' artillery support were able to destroy over a [[Trinary]] of equipment.<ref name="er52-52"/><ref name=IC-19/>
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Despite being caught off guard by the Clans ''[[batchall]]'', with ''[[Överste]]'' [[Joannie Swigard]] intimately familiar with Thule she selected the time and place for battle that clearly favored her own troops. When the Ghost Bear warriors [[OmniMech]]s overheated after failing to also account for the incredible heat of Thule's noonday sun in the treacherous terrain of the Fresdon Desert, the Hussars artillery support were able to destroy over a [[Trinary]] of equipment.<ref name="er52-52"/> <ref name=IC-19/>
  
This setback prompted [[Star Colonel]] [[François Cote]] of the [[3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)|Third Bear Striker]] to break his bid to order the rest of the Cluster into battle. Having already anticipated just such a strategy, the Hussars sent their [[aerospace fighter]]s to strafe the Third on its approach from the east, inflicting yet more losses. With Star Colonel [[Stephan Huntsig]] breaking his bid to call in the fighters of his [[50th Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fiftieth Striker Cluster]], the Bears were able to surround the Hussars. As the fighting petered out, Swigard sent out recon units to try and determine the reason for the lull, realizing the Bears were waiting for nightfall and the end of the oppressive heat.<ref name="er52-52"/><ref name=IC-19/>
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This setback prompted [[Star Colonel]] [[François Cote]] of the [[3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)|3rd Bear Striker]] to break his bid to order the rest of cluster into battle. Having already anticipated just such a strategy, the Hussars sent their [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s to strafe the 3rd on its approach from the east, inflicting yet more losses. With Star Colonel [[Stephan Huntsig]] breaking his bid to call in the fighters of his [[50th Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)|50th Striker Cluster]], the Bears were able to surround the Hussars. As the fighting petered out, Swigard sent out recon units to try and determine the reason for the lull, realizing the Bears were waiting for nightfall and the end of the oppressive heat.<ref name="er52-52"/> <ref name=IC-19/>
  
Rather than waiting for the Bears to gain the advantage, the Hussars struck the Bear northern flank while the sun was still high in the sky, using artillery to cover their attempted breakout through the encircling Bear forces. When the Ghost Bears attempted to block the breakout with their lighter and faster units to give time for their heavier elements to arrive, the Hussars succeeded in escaping even after the Ghost Bears gained air superiority thanks to continued artillery barrages.<ref name="er52-52"/><ref name=IC-19/>
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Rather than waiting for the Bears to gain the advantage, the Hussars struck the Bear northern flank while the sun was still high in the sky, using artillery to cover their attempted break-out through the encircling Bear forces. When the Ghost Bears attempted to block the break-out with their lighter and faster units to give time for their heavier elements to arrive, the Hussars succeeded in escaping even after the Ghost Bears gained air-superiority thanks to continued artillery barrages.<ref name="er52-52"/> <ref name=IC-19/>
  
This ongoing difficulty prompted Star Colonel [[Paul Vishio]] to finally break his bid as well, calling down additional fighter support to silence the Hussars artillery. The now desperate Hussars bolted for the large river that divides the Fresdon Plain in the hopes of reaching their naval support assets, losing over a [[company]] of troops as they hurriedly boarded massive cargo ships to head upriver and out of reach of the Ghost Bear 'Mech forces.<ref name="er52-52"/><ref name=IC-19/>
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This ongoing difficulty prompted Star Colonel [[Paul Vishio]] to finally break his bid as well, calling down additional fighter support to silence the Hussars artillery. The now desperate Hussars bolted for the large river that divided the Fresdon Plains in the hopes of reaching their naval support assets, losing over a [[company]] of troops as they hurriedly boarded massive cargo ships to head upriver and out of reach of the Ghost Bear 'Mech forces.<ref name="er52-52"/><ref name=IC-19/>
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
As with [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta Galaxy]] this [[Cluster]] practices a careful approach to warfare, using mechanized [[Elemental]]s to support flanking maneuvers.  Star Colonel Vishio also employs his Elementals as effective sappers and headhunters.<ref name=FMWC89>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 89: "304th Assault Cluster Profile"</ref>
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As with [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta Galaxy]] this [[Cluster]] practices a careful approach to warfare, using mechanized [[Elemental]]s to support flanking maneuvers.  Star Colonel Vishio also employs his Elementals as effective sappers and headhunters.<ref name=FMWC89>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 89, "304th Assault Cluster Profile"</ref>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category: Clan Ghost Bear Characters|Vishio, Paul]]
 
[[Category: Clan Ghost Bear Characters|Vishio, Paul]]

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