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| Designation = Third Aerospace Cluster
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==History==
===The Battle of Luthien===
The '''Third Aerospace Cluster''' provided the fighter screen as the Clan forces began their approach run towards Luthien. As they approached the planet the [[3rd Aerospace (Draconis Combine)|Third Aerospace Wing]] and [[7th Aerospace (Draconis Combine)|Seventh Aerospace Wing]] intercepted them. The Third was ordered to draw away defending Clan fighters, clearing the way for the heavier fighters of the Seventh to attack the DropShips. When the Seventh arrived, their heavy ''[[Slayer]]'' and ''[[Stuka]]'' fighters found the scattered Clan fighters easy targets, but did not press the attack against the DropShips. During the fighting, a pair of Kurita ''[[Shilone]]''s, under the command of ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Michael Cannello]] spotted a crippled ''[[Jagatai]]'' A and forced it to land at Tsushima. [[Star Captain]] [[Yehud]] became the first prisoner taken in the Battle of Luthien.<ref name=Lp29>''Luthien'', p. 29</ref>

The aerospace engagement marking the opening of the [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]] was a series of short intense skirmishes. The first engagement by the Combine's Third Aerospace Wing lasted less than twenty minutes. A short time later the Seventh Aerospace Wing attacked, this more protracted encounter lasting just under an hour. After this the Clans passed beyond the operational ranges of the two [[DCMS]] wings and traveled almost unimpeded until they reached the planet. At which point Combine and allied mercenary aerospace forces including the [[Black Dragons Aerospace|Black Dragons Aerospace Wing]] stationed on Luthien met the Clan DropShips as they entered the planet's atmosphere, trying to prevent their landing in the Tairakana Plains. This series of engagements left the Third Nova Cat Aerospace Cluster a spent force.<ref>''Luthien'', p. 32</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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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="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Aerospace'''
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|}

===Other Officers===
* [[Star Captain]] [[Cadonna]]<ref name=Lp29/>
* Star Captain [[Hewe]]<ref name=Lp29/>
* Star Captain [[Volls]]<ref name=Lp29/>
* Star Captain [[Yehud]]<ref name=Lp29/>

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition==
===3052===
'''Third Aerospace Cluster'''<ref>''Luthien'', p. 27</ref>
* Two Fighter [[Trinary|Trinaries]] - (regular)
* One Fighter Trinary - (veteran)
* Two DropShip [[Trinary|Trinaries]] - (veteran)

====Elements of Alpha Star====
* Star Captain Yehud - ''[[Jagatai]]''
* Pilot [[Marrin]] - ''Jagatai''
* Pilot [[Kinua]] - ''[[Sulla]]''
* Pilot [[Kaffe]] - ''Sulla''

====Elements of Bravo Star====
* Pilot [[M'shengi]] - ''[[Turk]]''
* Pilot [[Ramsden]] - ''Turk''

The Third employed a number of [[OmniFighter]] models including the ''[[Sulla]]'', ''[[Turk]]'', ''[[Jagatai]]'' and ''[[Scytha]]''.<ref>''Luthien'', pp. 20–30</ref>

DropShips included:
* ''[[Midway (Individual Broadsword-class DropShip)|Midway]]'' under Star Captain Cadonna<ref>''Luthien'', p. 33</ref>
* ''[[Kerensky (Individual Union-C-class DropShip)|Kerensky]]'' under Star Captain Volls<ref>''Luthien'', p. 33</ref>
* ''[[Richthofen]]'' under Star Captain Hewe.<ref>''Luthien'', p. 33</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)|Luthien]]''

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