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The '''Clan Steel Viper ''touman''''' was the military arm of [[Clan Steel Viper]].

==Unit Structure==
Most front-line [[Cluster]]s conformed to the standard [[Clan]] doctrine of three [[OmniMech]], one [[Elemental]] and one [[OmniFighter]] [[Trinary]].  Medium and heavy-weight 'Mechs comprise most of these 'Mech assets, with light and assault 'Mechs restricted to specialist units.  However, though they field the same number of aerospace fighters as other Clans, Steel Viper aerospace [[Point]]s contain only one fighter rather than the standard two, and proportionally a large number are assigned escort duty to [[WarShip]]s and other spacecraft.  This leaves ground units much more vulnerable to air assaults than other Clan units.<ref name=WC138>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 138</ref>

Second-line Clusters vary their composition based on their specialist role. Fang Clusters deploy three BattleMech Trinaries and a conventional [[infantry]] Trinary while Phalanx Clusters reverse this by deploying three infantry Trinaries and one 'Mech. Legion Clusters deploy two each of 'Mech and conventional infantry, and all three include an Aerospace Trinary.  This willingness to use non-''[[solahma]]'' conventional infantry is unique among the Clans, though for the most part these forces are little seen outside garrison Clusters.  While [[combat vehicles]] are also used by second-line Clusters, they are less common.<ref name=WC138/>

Another unique feature is all Steel Viper warriors are [[trueborn]]; even second-line units are composed of truebirth warriors who simply did not test well during their final [[Trial of Position]].<ref name=WC138/>

The Steel Vipers also maintain specialist [[Star]] formations which are almost all "pure" unit types, the exception being Rattler and Molt Stars.<ref name=WC138/>
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Type
! Information
|-
| Krait
| Assault Star (heavy to assault 'Mechs)
|-
| Boa
| Battle Star (medium to heavy 'Mechs)
|-
| Mamba
| Striker Star (light to medium 'Mechs)
|-
| Rattler
| Reinforced Star (Five [[OmniMechs]] and Five Elemental [[Point]]s)
|-
| Cobra
| Elemental Star
|-
| Adder
| Aerospace Star
|-
| Viper
| Conventional Infantry Star
|-
| Asp
| Vehicle Star
|-
| Molt
| Ad hoc Combined-Arms Star
|-
| Head
| Command Star
|}

==''Touman'' Structure==

===Former Galaxies===
All Steel Viper Galaxies underwent a strategic reorganization in [[3068]] when the new Rattle Clusters were introduced. Veteran Clusters from several Galaxies were removed to form Omicron Galaxy, and replaced in their old Galaxy by a Rattle Cluster.<ref name=WoR41>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 41</ref> The Steel Viper ''touman'' would meet its end, in 3075 after being discovered as the only remaining Clan who had been "[[Invader_Clans|tainted]]" by their contact in the Inner Sphere. IlKhan Brett Andrews' actions in the Clan Council only hastened the Steel Vipers' fate as the remaining home Clans had effectively destroyed the ''touman'' and razed their capital. The destruction of the ''touman'' would mark the end the Wars of Reaving.

====Triasch Keshik====

{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Triasch Keshik
|-
|width='400px'|
|width='400px'|'''3052-3058'''<br />[[Triasch Keshik (Clan Steel Viper)|Triasch Keshik]]<br />[[Naval Reserve (Clan Steel Viper)|Steel Viper Naval Reserve]]
|width='400px'|'''3067'''<br />Triasch Keshik<br />Steel Viper Naval Reserve
|}

====Alpha Galaxy (Steel Viper Galaxy)====
{{main|Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Alpha Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svalpha.png|130px]]
|width='300px'|'''3051-52'''<br />[[1st Viper Guards (Clan Steel Viper)|1st Viper Guards]]<br />[[4th Viper Guards (Clan Steel Viper)|4th Viper Guards]]<br />[[250th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|250th Assault Cluster]]<br />[[333rd Combat Assault Cluster (Clan Steel Viper)|333rd Combat Assault Cluster]]<br/>[[400th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|400th Assault Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3060'''<br />[[Triasch Keshik (Clan Steel Viper)|Triasch Keshik]]<br />1st Viper Guards<br />[[2nd Viper Guards (Clan Steel Viper)|2nd Viper Guards]]<br />4th Viper Guards<br />400th Assault Cluster<br /> [[Alpha Solahma (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha ''Solahma'' Cluster]]<br />[[Alpha Newt (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Newt Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />1st Viper Guards<br />2nd Viper Guards<br />400th Assault Cluster<br />Alpha Newt Cluster
|}

====Beta Galaxy (Steel Fangs Galaxy)====
{{main|Beta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}

{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Beta Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svbeta.png]]
|width='300px'|'''3051-3053'''<br />[[Viper Fusiliers (Clan Steel Viper)|Viper Fusiliers]]<br />[[126th Striker (Clan Steel Viper)|126th Striker Cluster]]<br />[[104th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|104th Assault Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />Viper Fusiliers<br />126th Striker Cluster<br />[[195th Striker (Clan Steel Viper)|195th Striker Cluster]]<br />[[233rd Battle (Clan Steel Viper)|233rd Battle Cluster]]<br />[[9th Viper Guards (Clan Steel Viper)|9th Viper Guards]]<br />[[Beta Newt (Clan Steel Viper)|Beta Newt Trinary]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />[[Steel Fang Strike Star]]<br />Viper Fusiliers<br />126th Striker Cluster<br />195th Striker Cluster<br />233rd Battle Cluster<br />Beta Newt Cluster
|}

====Gamma Galaxy (Striking Serpent Galaxy)====
{{main|Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Gamma Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svgamma.png|130px]]
|width='300px'|'''3053-3061'''<br />[[423rd Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|423rd Assault Cluster]]<br />[[428th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|428th Assault Cluster]]<br />[[51st Battle (Clan Steel Viper)|51st Battle Cluster]]<br />[[94th Battle (Clan Steel Viper)|94th Battle Cluster]]<br />[[57th Striker (Clan Steel Viper)|57th Striker Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3062-3067'''<br />423rd Assault Cluster<br />428th Assault Cluster<br />94th Battle Cluster<br />57th Striker Cluster<br />[[Gamma Cluster (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Cluster]]
|}

====Delta Galaxy (The Fer-De-Lance Galaxy)====
{{main|Delta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Delta Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svdelta.png]]
|width='300px'|'''3052'''<br />[[51st Battle (Clan Steel Viper)|51st Battle Cluster]]<br />[[61st Striker (Clan Steel Viper)|61st Striker Cluster]]<br />[[93rd Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|93rd Assault Cluster]]<br/>[[202nd Striker (Clan Steel Viper)|202nd Striker Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3059'''<br />61st Striker Cluster<br />93rd Assault Cluster<br />[[104th Assault (Clan Steel Viper)|104th Assault Cluster]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />61st Striker Cluster<br />93rd Assault Cluster<br />104th Assault Cluster<br />[[Steel Coil Patrol Star]]
|}

====Nu Galaxy (Buto Galaxy)====
{{main|Nu Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Nu Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svnu.png]]
|width='300px'|'''3059-3067'''<br />[[14th Viper Regulars (Clan Steel Viper)|14th Viper Regulars]]<br />[[17th Viper Regulars (Clan Steel Viper)|17th Viper Regulars]]<br />[[131st Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|131st Phalanx]]<br />[[29th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|29th Fang]]<br />[[33rd Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|33rd Phalanx]]
|}

====Zeta Galaxy====
{{main|Zeta Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Zeta Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svzeta.png|130px]]
|width='300px'|'''3052'''<br />[[2nd Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|2nd Fang]]<br />[[38th Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|38th Phalanx]]<br />[[71st Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|71st Phalanx]]
|width='300px'|'''3054-3067'''<br />[[1st Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|1st Fang]]<br />2nd Fang<br />38th Phalanx<br />71st Phalanx
|}

====Omicron Galaxy====
{{main|Omicron Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Omicron Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Clan Steel Viper logo.png|110px]]
|width='300px'|'''3068-3072'''<br />''Unknown''
|}

====Rho Galaxy====
{{main|Rho Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Rho Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svrho.png]]
|width='300px'|'''3054-3067'''<br />[[5th Legion (Clan Steel Viper)|5th Legion]]<br />[[3rd Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|3rd Fang]]<br />[[4th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|4th Fang]]<br />[[141st Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|141st Phalanx]]<br />[[164th Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|164th Phalanx]]
|}

====Chi Galaxy====
{{main|Chi Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Chi Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svchi.png]]
|width='300px'|'''3054-3067'''<br />[[1st Legion (Clan Steel Viper)|1st Legion]]<br />[[5th Viper Regulars (Clan Steel Viper)|5th Viper Regulars]]<br />[[11th Viper Regulars (Clan Steel Viper)|11th Viper Regulars]]

|}

====Psi Galaxy====
{{main|Psi Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Psi Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svpsi.png]]
|width='300px'|'''3054'''<br />[[144th Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|144th Phalanx]]<br />[[165th Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|165th Phalanx]]<br />
|width='300px'|'''3059-3065'''<br />144th Phalanx<br />165th Phalanx<br />[[83rd Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|83rd Fang]]
|}

====Omega Galaxy====
{{main|Omega Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)}}
{|class="wikitable" width='800px' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
! colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"|Omega Galaxy
|-
|width='200px'|[[Image:Svomega.png]]
|width='300px'|'''3054-3059'''<br />[[9th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|9th Fang]]<br />[[10th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|10th Fang]]<br />[[80th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|80th Fang]]<br />[[167th Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|167th Phalanx]]
|width='300px'|'''3067'''<br />10th Fang<br />80th Fang<br />167th Fang<br />[[144th Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|144th Phalanx]]<br />[[83rd Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|83rd Fang]]
|}

==Naval Assets==
{{main|Clan Steel Viper Naval Forces}}

After years of losses, the Steel Vipers were the leading Clan in the chaos of the [[Wars of Reaving]]. At their Annihilation, the Steel Vipers maintained the following WarShips:

* ''[[Snake Leader]]'', ''[[Congress]]''-class Frigate - ''flagship''
* ''[[Garlon]]'', ''Congress''-class Frigate 
* ''[[Constrictor]]'', ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class Destroyer
* ''[[Snake Pit]]'', ''[[Lola III]]''-class Destroyer
* ''[[Anaconda]]'', ''Lola III''-class Destroyer
<ref name="WORp150+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 150-151, "Focused Aggression"</ref>

== Uniforms and Rank Insignia ==

'''Battle Dress Uniform'''

The Viper uniform consist of a gray-blue, form-fitting bodysuit. A coif-like hood extends the suit's protection to include the head, but many warriors choose not to wear it. Unfortunately, the hood cannot be worn with a neurohelmet.<ref name=FMWCp141>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 141: Clan Steel Viper Uniforms</ref>

'''Combat Dress Uniforms'''

MechWarriors wear boots, gauntlets, and a cool vest over the bodysuit. Others would replace the bodysuit with shorts and T-shirt.

Aerospace pilots wear a G-suit and spacesuit over the bodysuit. Boots and gauntlets complete the uniform.

Clan Elementals wear mesh with black boots and gauntlets.

Conventional Infantry wear a bodysuit with black boots, gauntlets, with a green armored vest and two-tone overtrousers that contain large hip pockets for ammunition and other equipment. A green snake-like helmet completes the uniform.<ref name=FMWCp141 />

'''Dress Uniform'''

The dress uniform is a lightweight double-breasted jacket and trousers woven from a synthetic material that shimmers every time the wearer moves. Broad green stripes run along the outside of the legs and arms, and thin green piping runs across the shoulders and around the front panel of the jacket. Knee-high black boots, a black belt and black gloves complete the outfit. Bloodnamed warriors wear a cape of the same material.<ref name=FMWCp141 />

'''Ceremonial Uniform'''

The ceremonial uniform is the similar to the dress uniform, but is made with steel viper skin. A full-length snakeskin cloak replaces the half-cape. An enameled mask, shaped like a steel viper's head with the fangs framing the wearer's face, completes the face. Members of the Viper Clan Council and Bloodnamed house wear a thick rolled collar that simulates the size and marks of the viper.<ref name=FMWCp141 />

{|class="wikitable"
|+ Military Rank Insignia
!Uniform !! Rank !! Insignia !! Point Rank !! Point Insignia
|-
|rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[]]
|-
! [[Point Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-PointCommander.png]]
! [[Point 1]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Point1.png]]
|-
! [[Star Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarCommander.png]]
! [[Point 2]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Point2.png]]
|-
! [[Star Captain]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarCaptain.png]]
! [[Point 3]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Point3.png]]
|-
! [[Star Colonel]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png]]
! [[Point 4]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Point4.png]]
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-GalaxyCommander.png]]
! [[Point 5]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Point5.png]]
|-
! [[Khan]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Khan.png]]
|
|
|}

== References ==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''


[[Category:Military Organizations]]