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| Designation = Delta Galaxy
| Formed = 
| Disbanded = [[3074]] (destroyed)
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname = Heart of the Coyote
| Affiliation = [[Clan Coyote]]
| Parent Command = [[Clan Coyote Touman|Clan Coyote ''touman'']]
| Sub-Command = 
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==History==
Like most of the Coyote ''[[touman]]'', '''Delta Galaxy''' had been understrength for a number of years prior to [[Khan]] [[Sullivan Koga]] merging [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Beta Galaxy]] with Delta in December of [[3054]], a move that provoked protests from the ranks.<ref name=FMWC50>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 50: "Delta Galaxy Profile"</ref>

In the wake of [[Operation BULLDOG|Operations BULLDOG]] and [[Operation SERPENT|SERPENT]] which destroyed [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], Delta [[Galaxy]] was dropped on [[Londerholm]] to take the former Smoke Jaguar enclave in [[3060]]. Six months into the campaign, Delta remains engaged with the [[Clan Ice Hellion|Ice Hellions]] who are the other residents of the planet.<ref name=FMWC50/>

[[Galaxy Commander]] Kozyrev was found dead of a heart attack in her quarters in late [[3062]]. The resulting [[Trial of Position|Trials of Position]] between the Star Colonels who commanded Delta Galaxy's [[Cluster]]s led to a great deal of confusion. As the Trials continued, [[Clan Ice Hellion]] sought to take advantage of the situation and attacked Delta Galaxy in early [[3063]], hoping to push them off Londerholm. [[Star Colonel]] Tamzarian rapidly defeated the other challengers and crushed the Ice Hellion attack.<ref name="fmu57"/>

On [[Glory (Clan system)|Glory]], in May [[3071]] the Steel Vipers' Gamma Galaxy dropped onto Delta Galaxy as they were taking possession
of the enclave in a deal with [[Clan Wolf]]. Galaxy Commander Armin Tamzarian positioned his Clusters between the Vipers and retreating Wolves, allowing them to withdraw from the planet.<ref name=WoR67>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref>

===The Society Revolt===
Delta was one of six Coyote Galaxies to join the [[Society]] revolt.<ref name=WoR95>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 95</ref> In January [[3072]] Delta and [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Epsilon Galaxy]] launched a devastating assault from the Coyote enclave on [[Babylon]] against the holdings of [[Clan Ice Hellion]], [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]. The two Stars of defending Hellions were cut down to a warrior. The Diamond Shark [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Alpha Galaxy]] put up the stiffest resistance. The Sharks eventually withdrew but not before their [[39th Strike (Clan Diamond Shark)|39th Strike Cluster]] had been destroyed.<ref name=WoR94>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 94</ref>

The Galaxy moved to [[Foster]] and laid siege to the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] enclave there. Although the defenders had long been destroyed Delta seemed happy to slowly devastate the industrial areas with long range artillery barrages from positions on the hills overlooking the area. In March [[3073]] Scorpion [[Loremaster]] [[Kyrie Ben-Shimon]] dropped her Galaxy on to the planet and led a flanking charge of Delta, quickly overrunning one artillery position. An air strike from the Sixty-seventh Assault Cluster blunted the Scorpion attack destroying the [[16th Scorpion Dragoons (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Sixteenth Scorpion Dragoons]] as the Coyotes retreated. The Sixty-seventh then turned and counterattacked the Scorpions. When the Ninth and Thirty-fourth Strike Clusters arrived the Scorpion's Gamma Galaxy was crushed. By June 3073 Delta had pulled off planet.<ref name=WoR124>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 124</ref>

In August 3073 Delta along with Epsilon and [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Rho]] Galaxies arrived in the [[Vinton]] system. A short naval engagement followed against the defending Diamond Shark fleet. The Coyotes transmitted a "Network Virus" that disabled the Shark SDS. The Coyote Galaxies dropped onto the planet accompanied by three Clusters of [[Society]] troops. The Shark's [[15th Cruiser (Clan Diamond Shark)|Fifteen Cruiser Cluster's]] Attack Squadron strafed the Coyote DropShips as they came in to land, prompting to Coyote naval assets to bombard the planet. The Sharks threw everything they had against the invaders including ten of the newly raised Vinton Defense Clusters. The [[95th Strike (Clan Coyote)|Ninety-fifth Strike Cluster]] was destroyed in the fighting which drew on for many months. In January [[3074]] the Shark launched a counterattack at Pearl City devastating the [[58th Battle (Clan Coyote)|58th Battle Cluster]], the [[49th Battle (Clan Coyote)|49th Battle Cluster]] and much of Epsilon's [[Silver Keshik (Clan Coyote)|Silver Keshik]]. Although none of the Shark warriors of this attack survived the Clan continued to resist the Coyote advance, however by March 3074 the Coyotes had won the war of attrition and captured every major city. The Coyotes stripped the planet of valuable material and bombarded what was left when they withdrew in July 3074.<ref name=WoR130-1>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 130–131</ref>

In December [[3074]] the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]] launched a massive assault against Clan Coyote on [[Tamaron]] with six Galaxies and a large naval force. Delta Galaxy was part of the Coyote defending force. The Viper WarShips opened up holes in the Coyote SDS allowing the DropShips a path through. The Vipers Alpha Galaxy led the way but it wasn't long until all six Galaxies had made planetfall despite the fierce aerospace attacks. After a week fighting the Vipers finally forced the remnant of the Coyote navy to flee. The ground forces made for their objectives, several major factory complexes in the Apache Mountains. The fighting to defend these saw both Epsilon and [[Lambda Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Lambda]] Galaxies destroyed. The Vipers then moved against the Coyote capital city of San Mateo. By 16th December the Vipers had the city surrounded and most of Delta had been destroyed alongside Rho Galaxy.<ref name=WoR1423>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 142–143</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
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| colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Delta Galaxy'''
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| [[Galaxy Commander]]||[[Natron Kozyrev]]||[[3047]] - [[3061]]<ref name=FMWC50/>
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| Galaxy Commander||[[Armin Tamzarian]]||During the Ice Hellion assault on [[Londerholm]] in [[3063]] - [[3071]]<ref name=FMU76>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 76: "Clan Coyote Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="fmu57">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 57</ref><ref name=WoR67/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Due to their large numbers of heavy and assault [[OmniMech]]s, Delta engages an enemy with a picket line and overwhelms them with reserves when a weakness develops.<ref name=FMWC50/>

==Composition==
===3055-3067===
'''Delta Galaxy'''<ref name=FMWC50/><ref name=FMU76/>
* [[9th Strike (Clan Coyote)|9th Strike Cluster]]
* [[19th Battle (Clan Coyote)|19th Battle Cluster]]
* [[34th Strike (Clan Coyote)|34th Strike Cluster]]
* [[67th Assault (Clan Coyote)|67th Assault Cluster]]
* [[44th Reserve Battle (Clan Coyote)|44th Reserve Battle Cluster]]
* ''[[Blood of the Coyote]]'' (''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class)

==Rules==
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Delta may set aside a reserve at the start of combat, gaining a bonus to initiative based on the number of units set in the reserve. If 25% are set aside the bonus is +2, with +4 for 50%. If the reserve is activated the bonus is lost. If attacked the reserve may return fire and fight as normal in the following turns and the bonus is retained.<ref name=FM:WCp177-8>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', pp. 177–178</ref>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''


[[Category:Clan Coyote Commands|Delta Galaxy (Clan Coyote)]]