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| image = [[Image:Battle 007th (Clan Wolf) logo.jpg|150px|Insignia of 7th Battle (Clan Wolf)]]
| Designation = Seventh Battle Cluster
| formed = After the [[Clan Wolverine]] Annihilation
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname = The Hungry Wolves ([[3052]])
| Affiliation = [[Clan Wolf]]
| Parent Command = [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Gamma Galaxy]]
| Sub-Command =
}}

==Description==
The Hungry Wolves are specially trained for extended independent action. They also rely on their faster than average speed to engage targets and fall back before the enemy can respond. They were so expert in these tactics that a [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] [[Colonel]], after several days chasing an elusive Star from the 7th, would comment "If they weren't so damn devastating, I'd be cheering the bastards on myself!"<ref name=WCS92>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 92: "Notes"</ref>

==History==
The '''Seventh Battle Cluster''' was a part of [[Clan Wolf]]. Formed shortly after the Wolverine Annihilation, the Seventh faced [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on [[Eden]]. During that Trial, the unit was shattered. After action reports indicated that the unit suffered the loss because it ran out of ammunition.

Since that time, the Seventh uses 'Mechs that are equipped with energy weapons. This allowed the Seventh to operate away from logistical support, and so in [[2833]] it was an excellent bandit-hunting unit.<ref name=otpwap13>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 13</ref>

On [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] in 2834 the Seventh joined with the [[1015th Burrock Guards (Clan Burrock)|1015th Burrock Guards]] and the [[1st Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|First Falcon Striker]] to destroy [[Clan Widowmaker]]'s [[3rd Battle (Clan Widowmaker)|Third Battle Cluster]]. The Wolves and their allies were successful, but the Falcons quickly issued a challenge for the Widowmaker enclave. The Falcons lost this challenge.<ref name=OTP:WAp24>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 24</ref>

===Operation REVIVAL===
The Seventh Battle [[Cluster]] fought on the following worlds during [[Operation REVIVAL]], the invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]].

====Periphery====
* [[Crellacor]]

====Wave One====
* [[Balsta]]
* [[Skallevoll]]

====Wave Three====
* [[Vantaa]]

====Wave Four====
* [[Basiliano]]

====Wave Five====
* [[Maestu]]
* [[Skandia]]
* [[Weingarten]]

====Tukayyid====
...

===[[Refusal War]]===
....

===Post–Refusal War===
In 3058, the Seventh Battle Cluster engaged elements of the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon's]] [[5th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fifth Battle Cluster]] on [[Tomans]].<ref>''A Wolf in the Eyrie'', p. 13</ref> The Seventh was rebuilt around a Binary of warriors who survived the Refusal War. To quickly rebuild, the Seventh was expanded with a pair of mixed Trinaries from [[Clan Coyote]] and a Binary of former [[Clan Star Adder]] OmniMechs.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 144</ref>

===Invasion of the Republic===
The unit was part of the [[Clan Wolf Invasion of the Republic (3137)|Clan Wolf invasion of Prefecture IX]] to ultimately capture [[Terra]]. The unit commander bid against Star Colonel Edward's [[3rd Battle (Clan Wolf)|Third Battle Cluster]] for right to conqueror [[Alkalurops]].

In the late 3110s, the Seventh Battle Cluster fought a [[Trial of Possession]] against the [[2nd Tyr Assault (Rasalhague Dominion)|Second Tyr Cluster]] for a ''[[Vanir]]'' DropShip. The Seventh wasn't successful, and the ''Vanir'' remained with the Ghost Bear unit.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 73</ref>

In [[3141]], the Seventh was on [[Hollabrunn]]. They faced the [[Wolf Hunters]] on that world, and were destroyed by the mercenary unit there.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 163</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
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 7th Battle Cluster'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Britta Shaw]]||[[2833]] – [[2834]]<ref name=otpwap13/><ref name=OTP:WAp24/>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Carmin Winson]]||July [[3050]]<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 60</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Dirk Radick]]||[[3062]] – [[3067]]<ref name=RoHc4>''Roar of Honor'', ch. 4</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Nanami Tchernovkov]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126: "Clan Military Forces"</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Jess Calvert]]||[[3097]]<ref name=HWREp11>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 11: "Culling the Herd"</ref>
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Bart Radick]]||[[3141]]<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 160</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3052===
'''7th Battle Cluster'''
* [[Trinary]] Command (3 [[OmniMech]] [[Star]]s)
:*[[Star Captain]] [[Robert Vickers]]
* Trinary Battle (3 OmniMech Stars)
:* Star Captain [[Edwina Carns]]
* Trinary Striker (3 OmniMech Stars)
:*Star Captain [[Selma Ward]]
* Trinary [[Elemental]] (3 Elemental Stars)
:*Star Captain [[Mario Sradac]]
* Trinary Fighter (3 [[OmniFighter]] Stars)
:*Star Captain [[Willom Mehta]]
* Support Vessels
:* ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class [[JumpShip]] - ''[[Campfire]]''
:* 2 ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShips - ''[[Empty Maw]]'', ''[[Forest Glen]]''
:* ''[[Overlord]]''-class Command DropShip - ''[[Hunger]]''
:* ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip - ''[[Forest's Edge]]''
:* ''[[Intruder]]''-class DropShip - ''[[Forest Lander]]''
:* 3 ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShips - ''[[Cedar]]'', ''[[Elm]]'', ''[[EverVeteran]]''
:* 3 ''[[Carrier]]''-class DropShips - ''[[Dark Wing (Individual Carrier-class DropShip)|Dark Wing]]'', ''[[Howling Wind]]'', ''[[Talon Carrier]]''

===3062===
'''7th Battle Cluster'''
*"Sword of the Wolf"/"Bloodied Wolves" Trinary
:* Star Captain [[Jergan]]<ref name=RoHc4/><ref name=RoHc12/>
*"Eternal Crusader" Trinary
:* Star Captain [[Vaughn]]<ref name=RoHc12>''Roar of Honor'', ch. 12</ref>
*"Mauler" Trinary
:* Star Captain [[Lark Radick]]<ref name=RoHc12/>

===3085===
'''7th Battle Cluster''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM3085p126/>
* CO: Star Colonel [[Nanami Tchernovkov]]
: Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Feltre]] with an operational readiness of 45 percent.<ref name=FM3085p126/>

===3141===
'''7th Battle Cluster'''
* Command Trinary<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', pp. 160, 163</ref>
* Assault Trinary
* Striker Trinary

==Color Scheme==
Unlike it's parent Galaxy, the 7th Battle Cluster use a distinct tiger camo on their equipment.<ref>''Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 181</ref>

==Notes==
* During the invasion of [[3137]], Star Colonel Hestia bid on behalf of the Seventh, but it was unclear if she was the actual Cluster commander. At the time, it appeared that Star Colonels commanded Galaxies.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
* ''[[Masters of War]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption]]''
* ''[[Roar of Honor]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
* ''[[A Wolf in the Eyrie]]''
{{div col end}}

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