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| name = Joseph Nostra
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| died = c. 31 July [[3099]]<ref name=WREp30>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', pp. 30–31: "The Dragon Strikes - Caripare"</ref>
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| affiliation = [[Clan Nova Cat]]
| rank = [[Star Colonel]]<ref name=WREp30/>
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| profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]<ref name=WREp30/>
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'''Joseph Nostra''' was a [[Bloodnamed]] warrior and commanding officer of [[Clan Nova Cat]]'s [[Nova Cat Rangers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Rangers]] during the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]].<ref name=WREp30/>

==History==
In mid-[[3099]], [[Star Colonel]] Joseph and the Nova Cat Rangers were stationed on [[Caripare]] when it came under imminent threat of invasion from the forces of the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]. Joseph prepared his defenses by emptying much of the massive munitions stockpile within Fort Felis in order to arm volunteer fighters from outside the clan's [[Warrior Caste|warrior caste]]. By the time the Bears' [[Fourth Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fourth Bear Regulars]] and [[Seventy-Third Battle (Clan Ghost Bear)|Seventy-third Battle]] [[Cluster]] arrived on 31 July, Fort Felis was defended by a [[Binary]] of Joseph's [[BattleMechs]] and a [[Trinary]] of volunteer tankers and infantrymen. As the Fourth Bear Regulars engaged Fort Felis' defenders, Joseph and the Nova Cat Rangers came under heavy assault from the Seventy-third Battle Cluster as they attempted to evacuate Nova Cat's assets from the city of Dabuteshire.<ref name=WREp30/>

The fighting between the Seventy-third Battle Cluster and the Nova Cat Rangers quickly devolved into a vicious struggle, with the Rangers committed to defending the evacuating [[sibko|sibkos]] and [[creche|creches]] and the Seventy-third dedicated to the destruction of the Rangers for their actions on [[Halesowen]] in [[3096]]. The Rangers fought on even after their munitions were depleted and their weapons were disabled, with Joseph perishing after pinning an enemy ''[[Warhammer IIC]]'' against a collapsing building. By 7 August, Caripare had fallen under Ghost Bear control and the Nova Cat Rangers were no more, although the Seventy-third Battle Cluster had been nearly wiped out in the fighting.<ref name=WREp30/>

==BattleMech==
Star Colonel Joseph Nostra piloted a ''[[Sphinx]]'' BattleMech which was destroyed along with him.<ref name=WREp30/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''

[[Category:Clan Nova Cat Characters|Nostra, Joseph]]

Joseph Nostra - Revision history

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