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| image = [[Image:Striker 004th (Clan Wolf) logo.jpg|150px]]
| Designation = 4th Striker Cluster
| formed =
| Disbanded = Between [[3128]] and [[3145]]<ref name=RGIC17p12>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 17'', p. 12: "Crossbow - Notable 'Mechs and MechWarriors"</ref><ref name=FM3145p170>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 170: Wolf Empire force list does not include Fourth Striker</ref>
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname = Red Death
| Affiliation = [[Clan Wolf]]
| Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]]
| Sub-Command =
}}

==History==
The Cluster was restructured around [[3012]] when put under the command of [[Vlad Dinour]], a former [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] officer who had recently been taken in a [[Trial of Possession]] by Clan Wolf. His experience with combined arms operations was put to use by his new Clan as he was allowed to mold the Fourth Striker Cluster along Goliath Scorpion mixed Trinary lines. His actions would create one of the most stubborn defensive and potent offensive units among all the Clans. With the success of this command it formed the basic pattern for the ''freebirth'' Clusters of [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Epsilon Galaxy]].<ref name=WCS104>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref>

===Operation Revival===
Known as the ''Red Death'', the Cluster was assigned to [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]]. The first engagement for the Fourth came in March [[3050]], during the first wave when the Trinary Third Mixed Services attacked [[Outpost (system)|Outpost]]. The Outpost People's Militia fielded two infantry regiments and one armor, but after losing an entire tank battalion in the Battle of Haparanda, they surrendered.<ref name=WCS58>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 58</ref> In July 3050, the Command Trinary along with the Fourth and Fifth Mixed Services dropped on to [[Dawn]]. The defending First, Fourth, and Sixth Dawn Planetary Guard Regiments were defeated within five days.<ref name=WCS61>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 61</ref>

In October 3050, Trinaries First, Fourth, and Fifth Mixed Services assaulted the [[Moritz]] system. The defending Moritz Defense Brigade dug into the valleys and mountains around New Cotton, but lacking air support, were soon dislodged and the planet forced to capitulate.<ref name=WCS63>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 63</ref> While the fighting on Moritz was taking place, Trinaries Second and Third Mixed Services attacked [[Skokie]]. The First and Second Skokie Tank Militia Regiments fled at first sight of the Wolves. Unfortunately for the invading Wolves, their warriors were struck down by a local virus known as the ''[[Skokie Shivers]]''. Without the local population's tolerance to the disease, almost two-thirds of the Wolf forces were struck down and the planet quarantined.<ref name=WCS63/>

[[Thannhausen]] was the target of the Fourth in November [[3051]]. The First and Second Thannhausen Brigades dug in around the planet's industrial complexes denying the Wolves their prize until the Fourth managed to slip in strikes against command and control points under cover of a thunderstorm, forcing the Brigades to surrender.<ref name=WCS65>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 65</ref> In December, the Fourth formed up with the rest of Delta Galaxy for the assault on [[Shaula]]. Here they went up against the [[First Lyran Guards]] reinforced by militia. The general maneuverability of the Wolves plus their air support forced the defender to retreat off planet.<ref name=WCS67>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 67</ref> In February [[3052]], the Fourth easily overcame the First and Third Galuzzo Mechanized Brigades to capture the [[Galuzzo|planet]].<ref name=WCS69>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 69</ref>

===The Refusal War===
With the Truce of Tukayyid, the Cluster was posted to [[Nox]], at the forefront of Wolf territory.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref> With the start of hostilities between the Wolves and [[Clan Jade Falcon]], the Fourth form part of the Battle Group under [[Ulric Kerensky]]. In September [[3057]], they attacked [[Zoetermeer]] along with [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]]. During the fighting, the Fourth took almost forty percent casualties and required weeks of work to get their 'Mechs back to fighting order.<ref name=FaW22>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 22</ref> The Fourth followed Ulric to [[Leskovik]], [[Evciler]], and [[Wotan]]. In the aftermath of the [[Refusal War]], the Fourth found itself temporarily part of Clan Jade Wolf, during which time it was assigned to form the nucleus of the rebuilding [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]].<ref name=FMCRC142/> Also at this time, its Trinaries were reorganized along more traditional lines. The ''Red Death'' were afterwards known as ''The Reivers''.<ref name=FaW45>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 45</ref> As the Wolf Clan emerged from the Refusal War, the Fourth took up positions guarding their Clan's holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] in [[3059]].<ref name=FMCRC157>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 157</ref>

===Wars of Reaving and Jihad===
With the Abjuration of Clan Wolf in [[3071]], the Fourth withdrew from the Homeworlds,<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 67</ref> however, it wasn't until [[3074]], that the unit was first recorded in the Inner Sphere on the planet of [[Dell]]. By [[3079]], the Fourth were recorded as being just over half strength.<ref name=FRC>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21</ref> After the Jihad, they took up a posting on [[Tamar]] and were still in the process of rebuilding in [[3085]].<ref name=FM85126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126</ref>

===Dark Age===
The Fourth participated in the conquest of [[Arcturus]] in [[3128]], where MechWarrior [[Andreas (4th Striker)|Andreas]] in his ''[[Crossbow (OmniMech)|Crossbow]]'' took down a company of LCAF 'Mechs before he was slain.<ref name=RGIC17p12/>

By [[3145]] the Fourth Striker was no longer among the Wolf Empire's active units.<ref name=FM3145p170/>

==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 4th Striker Cluster'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Vlad Dinour]]||[[3010]]<ref name=WCS104/>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Charles Dinour]]||[[3049]] - [[3058]]<ref name=WCS72>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 72: "Wolf Clan Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Jiln Ch'in]]||[[3058]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FaW45/><ref name=FMCRC142>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 142: "4th Striker Cluster Profile"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 74: "Clan Wolf Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Duke Truscott]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM85126/>
|}

===Other Unit Members===
* [[MechWarrior (rank)|MechWarrior]] [[Andreas (4th Striker)|Andreas]], [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] during the conquest of Arcturus.<ref name=RGIC17p12/>

==Tactics==
The Cluster was known to be adept at defensive engagements prior to the Refusal War.<ref name=WCS104/>

==Composition History==
===3052===
'''Fourth Striker Cluster''' - Elite<ref name=WCS72/>
*Trinary Command
: Star Colonel Charles Dinour - (1 [[OmniMech]] [[Star (Formation)|Star]], 1 [[Elemental]] Star, 1 [[OmniFighter]] Star)
*Trinary Second Mixed Services
:[[Star Captain]] Daniel Fetladral - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star)
*Trinary Third Mixed Services
:Star Captain Burke Carson - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star)
*Trinary Fourth Mixed Services
:Star Captain Nick Ward - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star)
*Trinary Fifth Mixed Services
:Star Captain Colin Kerensky - (1 OmniMech Star, 1 Elemental Star, 1 OmniFighter Star)
*Support Vessels<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 104</ref>
:* ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShips: ''[[Bad Luck]]'', ''[[Evil]]'', ''[[Karmic Wheel]]'', ''[[Lucky Thirteen]]'', ''[[Misfortune (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Misfortune]]''
:* ''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''-class Command DropShip: ''[[Complicity]]''
:* ''Union''-class DropShips: ''[[Black Hole]]'', ''[[Contagion]]'', ''[[Pollution]]'', ''[[Waste Dump]]''

===3058–3067===
'''Fourth Striker Cluster''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FaW45/><ref name=FMCRC142/>
*Command [[Star]]
*Trinary Alpha - (3 OmniMech Stars)
*Trinary Bravo - (3 OmniMech Stars)
*Trinary Charlie - (3 Elemental Stars)
*Trinary Delta - (3 OmniFighter Stars)

===3085===
'''4th Striker Cluster''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM85126/>
* CO: Star Colonel [[Duke Truscott]]
: Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Tamar]] with an operational readiness of 85 percent.<ref name=FM85126/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 17]]
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''

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4th Striker (Clan Wolf) - Revision history

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