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Omega Galaxy (Escorpión Imperio)

2023-09-25T16:11:34Z

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| Designation = Omega Galaxy
| formed = 3080s
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname = The Caliph Brigada
| Affiliation = [[Escorpión Imperio]]
| Parent Command = [[Imperio Militar del Escorpión]]
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'''Omega Galaxy''' was formed from the best warriors of the Umayyad and Castilian militaries.

==History==
One of the first acts undertaken by the Scorpions after their conquest was the integration of the former Umayyad and Castilian forces into the Imperio Militar del Escorpión. Trials were held for willing warriors to earn a place within three new Clusters that were being formed for the newly created Omega Galaxy. The response from former troops was poor with barely two Clusters' worth of freeborn warriors. The Khans were forced to add ''solahma'' warriors as "advisors" to bulk the force out and give it some military order.<ref name="WoRp160">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 160–161: "Imperio Militar del Escorpión (as of 3086)"</ref>

In the next few decades, the high quality of freeborn warriors available in the Escorpión Imperio increased the number of troops available to Omega Galaxy. The constant defense against and retaliatory raids against pirates also honed their skills. By 3140, Omega Galaxy had six Clusters of highly skilled freeborn troops available.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 9</ref>

During the Imperio's attack on the [[Hanseatic League]], Omega Galaxy landed on [[Braunschweig]] and engaged [[Regional Defense Force 6]]. The resulting combat included a great deal of melee combat in addition to the normal fighting. After the dust had settled, RDF6 was destroyed and Omega Galaxy had been shattered. Survivors claimed replacement BattleMechs from the on-world factory.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 12</ref>

At an unknown date prior to [[3150]], the Galaxy was led by Galaxy Commander Barin Myers. Due to a dispute about 'Mech blueprints, he challenged Star Captain [[Emmy Line]] to a [[Trial of Refusal]], wanting to destroy the files. She met him in a Circle of Equals and killed him, taking his place. That made her the first freeborn of the former Hansa to lead a Galaxy.<ref name=Shrap6p182>''Shrapnel'', issue #6, p. 182</ref>

On 12 February [[3151]], Emmy led an element of the Galaxy to engage a band of [[pirates]] raiding Gateway. She faced the last pirate 'Mech, defeating it and capturing the pilot, which was her intent; meanwhile, her men captured the pirate [[DropShip]], because they wanted the information the pirates and their ships might have, as they appeared to come from the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref>''Shrapnel'', issue #6, p. 181</ref>

==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Omega Galaxy'''
|-
| [[Galaxy Commander]]||[[Lise Burrill]]||[[3086]]<ref name="WoRp160"/>
|-
| Galaxy Commander || [[Enrique Noye]] || [[3140]]<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 21</ref>
|-
| Galaxy Commander || [[Barin Myers]] || –[[3150]]<ref name=Shrap6p182/>
|-
| Galaxy Commander || [[Emmy Line]] || [[3150]]–[[3151]]<ref name=Shrap6p182/>
|}

==Tactics==
Varied by unit.

==Composition History==
===3086===
* [[1st Imperio Guards (Escorpión Imperio)|First Imperio Guards]]
* [[2nd Imperio Guards (Escorpión Imperio)|Second Imperio Guards]]
* [[3rd Imperio Guards (Escorpión Imperio)|Third Imperio Guards]]

===3140===
* First Imperio Pincers<ref name=otphc2122>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', pp. 21–22</ref>
* Second Imperial Cuirassiers<ref name=otphc2122/>
* Fourth Imperial Uhlans<ref name=otphc2122/>
* Third Imperial Dragoons<ref name=otphc2122/>
* Fifth Imperial Dragoons<ref name=otphc2122/>
* Sixth Imperial Grenadiers<ref name=otphc2122/>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

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Preservers

2023-05-03T16:46:10Z

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The ''Preservers'' were a faction of members from the [[Warrior Caste]] within Goliath Scorpions during the early years of the newly formed Scorpion Empire.

==History==
The Preservers were a group of [[Trueborn]] warriors within Clan Goliath Scorpion's ''touman'' who formed after the Hanseatic Crusade <ref>''Shrapnel#6'' p. 183</ref>

Their origins go back to their Clan's tumultuous history. Back then, the Scorpions had faced a lot of great changes after being abjured and driven out from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] before being forced to integrate with newer populations from other factions. While the absorption of the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] alongside members of the Eridani Light Horse and their integration into the Clan wasn't easy, it had been achievable (partly due to their Galaxy and Cluster sized numbers making them a smaller proportion of the Clan's population) as well as their familiar background as Clan-based or SLDF-based entities. Additionally, it was easier than the absorption of the [[Castilian]] and [[Umayyad]] who outnumbered them altogether while possessing a different culture. However, by placating them with gradual relaxations on customary caste restrictions, improving their quality of life, and using the constant threat of Hansa encroachment as a unifying motivation to cooperate, the Scorpions had successfully united all four groups. However, the later integration of the [[Hanseatic League]] after its conquest was significantly harder: the population was much bigger, the culture was just as divergent, there were much heavier resistance, and (barring the distant Homeworld Clans) there was no longer a powerful external enemy to unite against. Then the Preservers were born. <ref>''Shrapnel#6'' p. 184</ref>

Ideologically, the Preservers were traditionalists as they wanted to revert the Scorpion Empire to the Clan ways of old in the Clan Homeworlds. True to their Trueborn heritage, this resulted in marginalizing the [[Freeborn]]s and punishing all resistance from the newly absorbed members of the civilian castes harshly. However, they were a relative minority as most of the Scorpions ''touman'' comprised the other faction; the so called ''Imperials'' who were moderately progressive and preferred offering cooperation and goodwill to their newfound subjects. What made the Preservers problematic was their harsh behavior being a motivator for the Hansa dissidents' terrorist attacks. On worlds led by a Preserver, they often answered any dissent by the civilians with harsh violence with the goal of keeping them in line with fear. But that only invited increased terrorism from Hansa nationalists underground and created a perpetual cycle of oppression and insurgent attacks; which also attracted more frustrated Trueborn warriors into the Preserver camp.<ref>''Shrapnel#6'' p. 186</ref>

On March [[3151]], a terrorist attack in the capital [[Braunschweig]] levelled the Clan Council Chamber building. Khan Magon Scott ultimately determined he had failed to calm the Empire and decided to launch alternative reforms instead. Using secretly acquired intelligence on the formation of the IlClan on Terra as a rallying cry for unity, he planned to create a new position in the Empire, the [[ZarKhan of the Scorpion Empire|ZarKhan]], to manage civilian affairs, and to end the political conflict within the Empire. As the controversial reforms would inevitably invite Trials of Refusal from the Preservers, he intended to use the trials to reduce their numbers and political voting power in the Clan Council.<ref>''Shrapnel#6'' p. 186-187</ref>

In the next few weeks, the Preservers and Imperials were at each other's throats in multiple combat Trials to thin each faction's ranks. While the Preservers mustered every Bloodnamed warrior they could spare, the vote ultimately remained in favor; pending a final Trial against the vote's outcome itself. On the 30 of May, the final Trial of Refusal was fought, with a [[Trinary]] in each side. The Preservers, led by Galaxy Commander Baba, tried to kill the Khan, but failed with very few of the Preservers surviving. The same day, Galaxy Commander [[Emmy Line]], a Freeborn of Hanseatic, became the first ZarKhan. Emmy then made a speech in which informed the Scorpion warriors of the imminent rise of the [[IlClan]], and the changes than the Scorpions will have to face to preserve their ways of life. After concluding her speech with a call to unite against their foes, and all Imperials, and even some Preservers, applauded her.<ref>''Shrapnel#6'' p. 193-196</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Moving Forward]] in [[Shrapnel#6]]''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Political Groups]]
[[Category: Clan Terms]]

Provisional Garrison Cluster

2023-03-31T17:55:05Z

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A '''Provisional Garrison Cluster''' is a [[Clan]] military formation. They are typically considered one tier below second line forces and are typically used to hold rear areas, perform cleanup tasks too dishonorable for front line or second line [[Cluster]]s, or hold minor objectives. Typically the troops used by a PGC are either [[freeborn]] warriors or [[trueborn]]s who are [[solahma|too old]] or disgraced by their actions to remain in a front line unit. A few Clans make no distinction between PGCs and second-line Clusters. This means that their second line troops are more homogeneous, but also means that their front line and second line troops have a wide gap in quality.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 10</ref>

Usually Provisional Garrison Clusters are not considered part of a bid. During [[Operation REVIVAL]] the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]], [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]], and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]] failed to bring PGCs with them as part of their ''[[touman]]s''. This slowed their performance in the early waves of the invasion. To counter the [[Clan Wolf|Wolf Clan's]] performance in the invasion, [[ilKhan]] [[Leo Showers]] tried to deny the Wolves use of PGCs which would force them to use front-line troops as garrison forces. The Jade Falcon and Smoke Jaguars, however, needed the PGCs and pushed Showers to allow them.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 54</ref> He gave approval in late July. The Wolf Clan also neglected to bring PGCs with them, but the Wolf PGCs arrived in late August [[3050]].<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 37</ref> The presence of PGCs also assisted Clan Ghost Bear.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 23</ref>

The PGCs that were called forward to secure captured [[Inner Sphere]] planets often faced resistance movements.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 28</ref><ref>''Invading Clans'', pp. 56, 111, 118</ref> How the PGCs dealt with these resistance movements varied by Clan. Some PGCs actually negotiated ceasefire agreements with the resistance.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 118</ref> Among Clan Goliath Scorpion after their Abjuration from the Clan Homeworlds and their conquest of the Castilian and Hansa worlds, the newly formed Garrison caste would form the bulk of forces in their Provisional Garrison Clusters.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]''
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''

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