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| image          = [[Image:Clan Steel Viper logo.png|191px]]
| Designation    = Second Fang Cluster
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = [[3075]] (Destroyed)<ref name=TWoRp149/>
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = 
| Affiliation    = [[Clan Steel Viper]]
| Parent Command = [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Zeta Galaxy]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==History==
===Operation Revival===
====Tukayyid====
The Cluster acted as a guard for the supply caravan serving the main Viper force at the Devil's Bath. While en route they were ambushed by the [[1st Division (ComStar)|First]] [[Com Guards|Com Guard Division]]. The Com Guards were expecting an easy victory, but had not figured on the accuracy of the ''[[Goshawk]]'' and ''[[Black Python (Viper)|Viper]]'' 'Mechs of the Second Fang.<ref>''Tukayyid'', pp. 83–84</ref>

In [[3054]]<ref name=OR30>''Objective Raids'', p. 30</ref> the Cluster was stationed on [[Parakoila]] and were still defending the planet in [[3060]].<ref name=FMWCp166>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 166</ref>

By [[3067]], the Cluster had relocated to [[Grant's Station]] back in the [[Clan Homeworlds]].<ref name=FMU80>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 80</ref>

===Wars of Reaving===
In September [[3073]] [[Kindraa Mattila-Carrol]] were under heavy attack from Steel Viper forces on [[Glory (Clan system)|Glory]]. Khan Carrol had gathered almost all her warriors here to defend vital facilities. As the fighting progressed an allied [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] force moved to the system and landed near the city of Portage their fighters bombed the Viper positions allowing their ground troops to sweep in behind the Vipers [[Ninety-third Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|Ninety-third Assault Cluster]] and crush them against the Mandrill forces. A dispute broke out between the allied Clan forces, but as they were settling their differences in a Trial of Refusal the Second Fang counterattacked. Both Clans were caught off guard and Khan Carrol was killed. With her death the Mandrills fell into disarray breaking down into small pockets that were easily overwhelmed and wiped out as the [[Thirty-eighth Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|Thirty-eighth Phalanx]] joined the battle. The Scorpions halted the Second's assault with an orbital bombardment that allowed their forces to escape.<ref name="WORp1257">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 125–127: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref>

The final fate of the Cluster is not known, it may have been destroyed during the orbital bombardment. It certainly would not have survived the destruction of Zeta Galaxy or that of Clan Steel Viper in [[3075]].<ref name=TWoRp149>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 149–150</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Second Fang Cluster'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Lev Gerard]]||[[3052]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMWC146>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 146: "2nd Fang Profile"</ref><ref name=FMU80/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
The unit contained mainly second-line equipment in 3060 and the Star Colonel used the knowledge about the weapons of each machine to great effect. In the planning phase the Commander could select the right machines for the matching situation. During battles their radio traffic was reduced to a minimum and this made their opponents insecure. Electronic Warfare was also rendered useless.<ref name=FMWC146/>

==Composition History==
===3061===
'''Second Fang''' (Regular/Questionable)<ref name=FMWCp166/>
:CO: Star Colonel Lev Gerard<ref name=FMWCp146>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 146</ref>
:* 3 [[BattleMech]] [[Trinary|Trinaries]]<ref name=FMWC138>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 138</ref>
:* 1 Conventional Infantry Trinary
:* 1 aerospace Trinary
:Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Parakoila]].<ref name=FMWCp166/>

===3067===
'''Second Fang''' - Regular/Questionable<ref name=FMU80/>
* 100% full strength

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''


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