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| nickname = The Shadow Wolves (3057)<br>Hellions' Nightmare
 
| nickname = The Shadow Wolves (3057)<br>Hellions' Nightmare
 
| parent formation = [[Clan Wolf Touman]]
 
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==History==
 
==History==
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'''Tau Galaxy''' was a second line formation.
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'''Tau Galaxy''' was a second line formation. It was raised by [[Ulric Kerensky]] after the Battle of Tukayyidd and prior to the beginning of the [[Refusal War]].<ref name=OR32/><ref name=TFATW21/>
  
 
===The Refusal War===
 
===The Refusal War===
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Tau Galaxy was reformed by [[Ulric Kerensky]] just prior to the beginning of the [[Refusal War]]. The Galaxy now comprised exclusively of Clan Wolf Warriors with [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] beliefs, which fell in tune with Ulric Kerensky's plan of pitting Crusader against Crusader. <ref name=TFATW21>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 21</ref>
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The Galaxy at the time comprised exclusively of Clan Wolf Warriors with [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] beliefs, which fell in tune with Ulric Kerensky's plan of pitting Crusader against Crusader. <ref name=TFATW21>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 21</ref>
  
 
They assaulted the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] world of [[Zoetermeer]] in [[3057]].<ref name=TFATW21/> This was followed by a visit to [[Evciler]] where they faced the [[73rd Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)]], [[6th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)]], [[51st Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)]] and [[9th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)]].<ref name=TFATW27>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 27</ref>
 
They assaulted the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] world of [[Zoetermeer]] in [[3057]].<ref name=TFATW21/> This was followed by a visit to [[Evciler]] where they faced the [[73rd Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)]], [[6th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)]], [[51st Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)]] and [[9th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)]].<ref name=TFATW27>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 27</ref>
  
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The survivors of the Evciler campaign later jumped to [[Wotan]], where the Jade Falcon [[Khan]]s were located. There they engaged the defending [[Gyrfalcon Galaxy]]. The fighting was brutal, with Tau Galaxy and the defending Falcon forces suffering losses over 80%.<ref name=TFATW32>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', pp. 31-32</ref>
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The survivors of the Evciler campaign later jumped to [[Wotan]], where the Jade Falcon [[Khan]]s were located. By the 10th December, just prior to landing on Wotan, the best of the garrison pilots from Tau Galaxy had been transferred to reinforce front-line units. Only two full Garrison Clusters were left, the Fifth Wolf Regulars and the First Cavalry; these were to use as reinforcements.<ref name=BFW>''Bred for War''</ref> On Wotan they engaged the defending [[Gyrfalcon Galaxy]]. The fighting was brutal, with Tau Galaxy and the defending Falcon forces suffering losses over 80%.<ref name=TFATW32>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', pp. 31-32</ref>
  
 
===The Wars of Reaving===
 
===The Wars of Reaving===
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Tau survived the Refusal War as part of the Jade Wolves.<ref name=TFATW456>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45-6</ref> With the reorganisation of the Wolf forces in 3058 Tau was disbanded, however, it was soon reformed for Home Worlds defence. The Galaxy spent most of 3065 and 3066 engaged in trials with Clans Ice Hellion and Fire Mandrill.<ref name=FMU53>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 53</ref>
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Tau survived the Refusal War as part of the short lived [[Clan Jade Wolf]].<ref name=TFATW456>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45-6</ref> With the reorganisation of the Wolf forces in 3058 Tau was disbanded, however, it was soon reformed for Home Worlds defence. The Galaxy spent most of 3065 and 3066 engaged in trials with Clans Ice Hellion and Fire Mandrill.<ref name=FMU53>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 53</ref>
  
 
In November 3067 its Clusters defended the enclaves on [[Tiber]], [[Roche]], [[Dagda]], [[Paxon]] and [[Hoard]].<ref name=FM:Up75/> The Red Keshik faced Clan Hells Horses in a Trial of Possession on Tiber in December. The Keshik broke ''zellbrigen'' and the Horses annihilated them with four Clusters and took most of the planet.<ref>'' The Wars of Reaving'', p. 32</ref> In 3071 the remaining Star of the Seventh Wolf Dragoons on Dagda was attacked and destroyed by Clan Cloud Cobra.<ref>'' The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref> In December 3071 the last remaining Wolf enclave fell and the last Wolf warriors in the Home Worlds were wiped out by orbital bombardment from the Clan Steel Viper WarShip [[Snake Leader]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 83</ref>
 
In November 3067 its Clusters defended the enclaves on [[Tiber]], [[Roche]], [[Dagda]], [[Paxon]] and [[Hoard]].<ref name=FM:Up75/> The Red Keshik faced Clan Hells Horses in a Trial of Possession on Tiber in December. The Keshik broke ''zellbrigen'' and the Horses annihilated them with four Clusters and took most of the planet.<ref>'' The Wars of Reaving'', p. 32</ref> In 3071 the remaining Star of the Seventh Wolf Dragoons on Dagda was attacked and destroyed by Clan Cloud Cobra.<ref>'' The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref> In December 3071 the last remaining Wolf enclave fell and the last Wolf warriors in the Home Worlds were wiped out by orbital bombardment from the Clan Steel Viper WarShip [[Snake Leader]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 83</ref>
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
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* [[5th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Fifth Wolf Regulars]]<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p.32 </ref>
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'''Tau Galaxy''' <ref name=OR32>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
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* [[1st Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|First Cavalry]]<ref name=ORp32/>
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* [[5th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Fifth Wolf Regulars]]
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* [[3rd Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Third Cavalry]]<ref name=ORp32/>
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* [[1st Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|First Cavalry]]
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* [[4th Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Cavalry ]]<ref name=ORp32/>
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* [[3rd Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Third Cavalry]]
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* [[15th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Fifteenth Wolf Regulars]]<ref name=ORp32/>
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* [[4th Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Cavalry ]]
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* [[15th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Fifteenth Wolf Regulars]]
 
===3057===
 
===3057===
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'''Tau Galaxy''' <ref name=TFATW22>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 22</ref>
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'''Tau Galaxy'''  
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* [[11th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Eleventh Wolf Regulars]]
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* Fifth Wolf Regulars <ref name=BFW/>
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* [[21st Battle (Clan Wolf)|Twenty-first Battle Cluster]]
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* First Cavalry <ref name=BFW/>
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* [[4th Striker (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Striker Cluster]]
 
  
 
===3058===
 
===3058===
 
'''Tau Galaxy'''
 
'''Tau Galaxy'''
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* [[1st Wolf Guards Battle (Clan Wolf)|First Wolf Guards Battle Cluster]]<ref name=TFATW46>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 46</ref>
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* [[1st Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf)|First Wolf Guards Battle Cluster]]<ref name=TFATW46>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 46</ref>
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* [[10th Wolf Regulars Battle (Red Keshik)|Tenth Wolf Regular Battle Cluster]]<ref name=TFATW45>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45</ref>
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* [[10th Wolf Regulars (Clan Wolf)|Tenth Wolf Regular Battle Cluster]]<ref name=TFATW45>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45</ref>
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* [[2nd Wolf Regulars Assault (Clan Wolf)|Second Wolf Regulars Assault Cluster]]<ref name=TFATW46/>
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* [[2nd Wolf Assault (Clan Wolf)|Second Wolf Regulars Assault Cluster]]<ref name=TFATW46/>
  
 
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==Notes==
 
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==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Bred for War]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''

Revision as of 17:38, 5 August 2017

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History

Tau Galaxy was a second line formation. It was raised by Ulric Kerensky after the Battle of Tukayyidd and prior to the beginning of the Refusal War.[1][2]

The Refusal War

The Galaxy at the time comprised exclusively of Clan Wolf Warriors with Crusader beliefs, which fell in tune with Ulric Kerensky's plan of pitting Crusader against Crusader. [2]

They assaulted the Clan Jade Falcon world of Zoetermeer in 3057.[2] This was followed by a visit to Evciler where they faced the 73rd Striker (Clan Jade Falcon), 6th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon), 51st Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon) and 9th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon).[3]

The survivors of the Evciler campaign later jumped to Wotan, where the Jade Falcon Khans were located. By the 10th December, just prior to landing on Wotan, the best of the garrison pilots from Tau Galaxy had been transferred to reinforce front-line units. Only two full Garrison Clusters were left, the Fifth Wolf Regulars and the First Cavalry; these were to use as reinforcements.[4] On Wotan they engaged the defending Gyrfalcon Galaxy. The fighting was brutal, with Tau Galaxy and the defending Falcon forces suffering losses over 80%.[5]

The Wars of Reaving

Tau survived the Refusal War as part of the short lived Clan Jade Wolf.[6] With the reorganisation of the Wolf forces in 3058 Tau was disbanded, however, it was soon reformed for Home Worlds defence. The Galaxy spent most of 3065 and 3066 engaged in trials with Clans Ice Hellion and Fire Mandrill.[7]

In November 3067 its Clusters defended the enclaves on Tiber, Roche, Dagda, Paxon and Hoard.[8] The Red Keshik faced Clan Hells Horses in a Trial of Possession on Tiber in December. The Keshik broke zellbrigen and the Horses annihilated them with four Clusters and took most of the planet.[9] In 3071 the remaining Star of the Seventh Wolf Dragoons on Dagda was attacked and destroyed by Clan Cloud Cobra.[10] In December 3071 the last remaining Wolf enclave fell and the last Wolf warriors in the Home Worlds were wiped out by orbital bombardment from the Clan Steel Viper WarShip Snake Leader.[11]

The Jihad

The understrength Sixth Wolf Garrison Cluster arrived on Wheel in the Clan Occupation Zone during the early stages of the Jihad, the rest of the Galaxy had not been accounted for by 3079.[12]

Tau Galaxy is recorded, perhaps erroneously, as a part of the Draconis Combine front during Operation SCOUR in 3077 serving under the overall command of Gunji-no-Kanrei Kiyomori Minamoto. Tau spent several weeks trying to liberate Quentin, facing a determined guerrilla campaign from the 47th Shadow Division. They were involved in the final battle for the planet which involved them working alongside the 1st Sword of Light to trap the Manei Domini in a pincer move around the Blakist's hidden mountain base near the planetary capital on the 10th of July. This action crushed the Shadow Division and left just a few stragglers to escape to a nearby Word of Blake WarShip.[13]

Wolf Empire

After the formation of the Wolf Empire, Tau Galaxy was rebuilt with the graduating classes from Allison MechWarrior Institute and Lloyd Marik-Stanley Aerospace School. Practically every graduate from the 3139 through 3142 classes was assigned to Tau. These graduates still felt some loyalty to the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth, and were annoyed at having to be on the peaceful border with the Free Worlds League. Posting them to the Empire's Lyran Commonwealth border could've led to a diplomatic incident, so the Tau Galaxy soldiers remained on the League border.[14]

Officers

After the Refusal War of 3057, Tau Galaxy was led by Galaxy Commander saKhan Marialle Radick.[15]

As of 3067 the commanding officer was Galaxy Commander Nowa Vickers.[8]

In 3145 the commanding officer is Galaxy Commander Victoria Conners. Her aide is Star Colonel Brandon.[16]

Tactics


Composition History

3054

Tau Galaxy [1]

3057

Tau Galaxy

  • Fifth Wolf Regulars [4]
  • First Cavalry [4]

3058

Tau Galaxy

3067

3145

Notes

Falcon and the Wolf notes the 11th Wolf Regulars attacked Zoetermeer in the Refusal War, while Bred for War states it was the 11th Wolf Guards. Falcon and the Wolf also notes the Eleventh Regulars as being the same formation as the Red Keshik in 3057.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Objective Raids, p. 32
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 21
  3. ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 27
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bred for War
  5. ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf, pp. 31-32
  6. ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 45-6
  7. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 53
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Field Manual: Updates, p. 75, "Crusader Clans Deployment Table - 3067"
  9. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 32
  10. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 67
  11. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 83
  12. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 20
  13. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 33, "Official Update 3"
  14. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 161
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 45
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Field Manual: 3145, p. 171, "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 46

Bibliography

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