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| image = [[Image:Galaxy Tau (Clan Ghost Bear) logo.png|191px|Insignia of Tau Galaxy]]
| Designation = Second Bear Regulars
| Formed = Before [[2861]]
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname =
| Affiliation = [[Rasalhague Dominion]]<br>[[Clan Ghost Bear]] (previous)
| Parent Command = [[Tau Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Tau Galaxy]]
| Sub-Command =
}}

==History==
The [[Cluster]] has served [[Clan Ghost Bear]] for over two hundred years.

=== First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War ===
The [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]] erupted in [[3062]] following a strike on the Ghost Bear world of [[Alshain]] by rogue elements of the [[Alshain Avengers]].<ref name="FM:Up60"/> Despite being a garrison force Tau Galaxy commands were heavily tasked during the War; [[Cluster]]s from Tau were responsible the capture of worlds held by both [[Clan Nova Cat]] and the [[Draconis Combine]], as well as reprisal raids against [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]]<ref name="FM:Up61"/> following the Hell's Horses invasion of the Ghost Bear Occupation Zone as a result of the machinations of the Wolf [[Khan]], [[Vlad Ward]].<ref name="FM:Up60a">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Overview"</ref>

In fact, Tau's performance in various [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] were responsible for the Bears taking [[Itabaiana]] from the Nova Cats and the Second Bear Regulars [[Battle of Kiamba (3062)|capturing]] [[Kiamba]] from the Combine, then recapturing [[Goito]] from the Hell's Horses before seizing [[Stanzach]] - again, from the Hell's Horses - and then [[Gunzburg]] from the Wolves,<ref name="FM:Up61">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 61: "Tau Galaxy"</ref> the latter campaign seeing the '''Second Bear Regulars''' operating alongside the [[304th Assault (Clan Ghost Bear)|304th Assault Cluster]] from [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Beta Galaxy (Night Howlers)"</ref>

===The Jihad===
==== Vega and Cebalrai ====
After [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Xi Galaxy]] lost the [[5th Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fifth Bear Regulars]] to the Word of Blake attack on [[Radstadt]] during the [[Jihad]], the Ghost Bears transferred the [[1st Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|First]] and Second Bear Regulars out of Tau Galaxy and into Xi to allow Xi to join offensive operations against the Blakists.<ref name="FR:Cp10X">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Xi Galaxy"</ref> After capturing [[Vega]]<ref name="FR:Cp10X"/> in August [[3075]]<ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Xi Galaxy supported [[Omicron Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omicron Galaxy]], with the Second's sister Cluster, the First Bear Regulars, narrowly escaping destruction when the desperate Blakist defenders on [[Cebalrai]] used neutron bombs to destroy two Clusters of Ghost Bear forces during the campaign for control of the planet in August [[3075]].<ref name="FR:Cp10X"/><ref name="JHS:Tp18"/><ref name="J:FRp54"/><ref name="JHS3076p47">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 47: "Cebalrai Free, But At What Cost?"</ref>

With the Ghost Bears still in control of the bulk of Cebalrai the [[10th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Tenth Provisional Garrison Cluster]] was deployed to the planet to secure Dragga, a campaign that took until at least the 23rd of August;<ref name="JHS3076p47"/> even with the Blakists annihilated,<ref name=DARWp9>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 9: "Cebalrai"</ref> the casualties inflicted on the Seventh Regulars and the Sixty-ninth PGC were such that Omicron Galaxy halted offensive operations temporarily to reassess the campaign and attempt to recover its strength.<ref name="JHS3076p47"/>

The [[Republic of the Sphere]] later established a memorial to the Ghost Bears who died liberating Cebalrai; a huge sculpture of a Ghost Bear, carved from obsidian, was placed in the center of Kamrin, the location of the final conflict between the Ghost Bears and the Blakists.<ref name=DARWp9/>

==== Ko, Lyons and New Earth ====
Xi Galaxy went on to liberate [[Ko]] in late July [[3076]] and [[Lyons]] in August [[3076]]<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> before rejoining Omicron Galaxy for the attack on [[New Earth]]. Omicron and Xi were part of<ref name="FR:Cp10X"/> a contingent of roughly four [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] of mixed [[Clan]] forces drawn from the [[Lyran Alliance]] front of [[Operation SCOUR]] struck at New Earth on the 8th of February [[3078]], meeting heavy resistance.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

The initial attack was rebuffed, with the Clan forces having retreated by mid-February; while the media reported that the [[SDS]] in the New Earth system had been destroyed or at least heavily damaged, it also reported that up to four Clan [[WarShip]]s had been destroyed, and that the Clan forces had been forced to retreat due to the presence of not just the anticipated Protectorate Militia Divisions and Militia Division, but also at least one [[Shadow Division]]. There were also unsubstantiated rumors that the forces from the Ghost Bears, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and Clan Wolf had arrived at different times, with the Ghost Bears arriving early, and then failed to work together.<ref name="JHS:Tp66">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 66: "Failed Gambit?"</ref> One of the destroyed WarShips was subsequently identified as the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Frost Falcon|CJF ''Frost Falcon'']];<ref name="FR:Cp15">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 15: "Fleet Assets"</ref> another was the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Ursine Boatman|CGB ''Ursine Boatman'']],<ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11: "Fleet Assets"</ref> and the third the ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvette [[Huninn|CSR ''Huninn'']], a vessel from the [[Clan Snow Raven]] [[Ice Storm Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Ice Storm Naval Star]] assigned to support the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] during the Jihad.<ref name=FR:Cp18">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 18: "Fleet Assets"</ref> The Ghost Bear ground forces were lucky to escape from the trap, and the damage taken made New Earth the last campaign of the Jihad for both galaxies.<ref name="FR:Cp10">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Omicron Galaxy"</ref>

With the Ghost Bear operations against the Word of Blake coming to a close, the First and Second Bear Regulars were returned to Tau Galaxy, which made Tau one of the largest galaxies in the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Ghost Bear ''touman'']] in [[3079]].<ref name="FR:Cp10"/>

===Dark Age===
During the years immediately after the Jihad Tau acted as a supporting force to [[Rho Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Rho]] and [[Omega Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Omega Galaxies]]. A lack of BattleMechs had led to Tau containing vehicle-based transport [[Nova]]s as well as vehicle [[Binary|Binaries]] manned by native Rasalhagians; while the proportion of [[Inner Sphere]] technology in use with Tau dropped after the initial rebuilding efforts, by [[3085]] nearly a quarter of Tau's equipment was still of Inner Sphere origin.<ref name="FM:3085p121">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 121: "Tau Galaxy"</ref> Despite the years immediately after the Jihad being considered to be reasonably peaceful, Tau was still engaged in low-level combat operations; the Second Bear Regulars were deployed to [[Satalice]] in [[3081]] and promptly drew repeated attacks because of the factories located on the planet. By [[3085]] Tau was actively petitioning to be allowed to launch a reprisal raid against [[Diosd]] in retaliation for the constant attacks on the Second.<ref name="FM:3085p121"/>

The Second Regulars defended [[Jabuka]] from elements of the Jade Falcon's [[53rd Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fifty-third Battle Cluster]] in [[3140]], destroying the attacking Jade Falcons.<ref name=45TCp50/> With the collapse of the [[HPG]] network after [[Gray Monday]] Tau Galaxy was posted to the [[Periphery]] border of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]]; given Tau's status as a second-line galaxy only slightly below frontline status, this seemed an odd move to observers outside the Dominion. Tau's posting prompted speculation that the Dominion was preparing for a potential attack from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] and that the Dominion perhaps believed the various [[Home Clans]] were responsible for the events of Gray Monday.<ref name="FM:3145p163">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 163: "Tau Galaxy"</ref>

Tau's posting wasn't without problems; while [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Ezekial Vong]] was on a diplomatic mission to [[Santander V]] he evidently insulted Inheritor Warden [[Seb Hutardo]]; more surprising to outside observers was the decision by the [[Dominion Council]] to demand that Ezekial Vong perform ''[[surkai]]'' to the ruler of such an unimportant microstate.<ref name="FM:3145p163"/>

==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 2nd Bear Regulars Cluster'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Katrina Homaovi]]||[[3061]]-[[3067]]<ref name=FMWC100>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 100: "2nd Bear Regulars Profile"</ref><ref name="FM:Up78">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Tau Galaxy"</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Wendy DelVillar]]||[[3085]]<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Tau Galaxy"</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Anton Hall]]||[[3140]]<ref name=45TCp50>''Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans'', p. 50: "Kodiak II"</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Ismael Sradac]]||[[3145]]<ref name="FM:3145p172"/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3061===
'''Second Bear Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=FMWC100/>
:CO: Star Colonel Katrina Homaovi <ref name=FMWCp100>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 100</ref>
:* 5 [[Trinary|Trinaries]]
: Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Halesowen]].<ref name=FMWC164>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 164</ref>

=== 3067 ===
'''Second Bear Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:Up78"/>
:- At this point in time the Second were stationed on [[Skandia]] and were at seventy percent of full strength. A little under three-quarters of the Cluster were equipped with Clan technology, with the remainder using [[Star League|Star League era]] equipment. Close to forty percent of the Second were equipped with [[OmniMech]]s or equivalent technology.<ref name="FM:Up78"/>

=== 3079 ===
'''Second Bear Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FR:Cp11c">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11: "Deployment Status"</ref>
: Note: In 3079 the Second were stationed on [[Porthos]] and were at sixty percent of full strength. Just over a fifth of the Cluster were equipped with OmniMechs by this point.

=== 3085 ===
'''Second Bear Regulars''' (Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="FM:3085p127"/>
:- At this point the Second were stationed on [[Satalice]] and had been reduced to half-strength. A fifth of the Cluster were equipped with OmniMechs or equivalent technology by this point.<ref name="FM:3085p127"/>

=== 3145 ===
'''Second Bear Regulars''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="FM:3145p172">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172: "Tau Galaxy"</ref>
:- At this point the Second were stationed on [[Skallevoll]] and were just ten percent below full strength; in common with the other Clusters within Tau Galaxy at the time, the Second had no OmniMechs deployed.<ref name="FM:3145p172"/>

==Notes==
* Rules for the Second Bear Regulars can be found in ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''.<ref name="FM:WCp180">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 180: "Clan Ghost Bear"</ref><ref name="FM:WCp182">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 182: "Tai Galaxy"</ref>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans]]''

[[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Commands|Bear Regulars, 002nd]]

2nd Bear Regulars (Rasalhague Dominion) - Revision history

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