Editing Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)

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| Designation    = Beta Galaxy
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Wolf Marauders
| Affiliation    = Clan Wolf-in-Exile
| Parent Command = [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile Touman|Clan Wolf-in-Exile ''touman'']]
| Sub-Command    = 
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==History==
===Formation===
'''Beta Galaxy''' was formed around the [[Thirteenth Wolf Spiders]] and the [[Sixteenth Battle Cluster]]. As part of [[Operation BULLDOG]] half the Galaxy assaulted [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in the [[Draconis Combine]], while the other two Clusters of Beta hit various [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] worlds to keep them off-balance. None of the Falcons were claimed as bondsmen.<ref name=FM:WCp159/> In [[3061]] most of Beta Galaxy was stationed on [[Arc-Royal]] but the Second Wolf Legion was based on [[Morges]].<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 166</ref>

In [[3067]] Beta Galaxy remained a hard-hitting unit. Elements of Beta were assigned to several worlds in the [[Arc-Royal Defense Corridor]].<ref name=FM:Up80/>

===Jihad===
During [[Operation SCOUR]] Beta Galaxy was assigned to Group IV of the [[Free Worlds League]] campaign. In [[3074]] they landed on [[Skye]] alongside [[Clan Wolf|Clan Wolf's]] [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]] and [[Stone's Lament]]. There they faced the Word's [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third]] and [[18th Division (Word of Blake)|Eighteenth Divisions]]. After several weeks of fighting, the Blakists withdrew from the planet.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 54–55</ref>

They fought on [[Talitha]], retaking the world from the [[Word of Blake|Blakists]]. The conflict required them to work closely with the [[3rd Lyran Guards]] and [[Marlette Crucis March Militia]].<ref name="jhst45">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 45–46: "Talitha, Berenson Capitulate"</ref> They fought on nearly every world that was assaulted by Group IV, seeing some of the harshest combat. They also worked with the Inner Sphere forces to capture [[Marcus]], a conflict which only took two weeks.<ref>''Total Combat'', p. 164</ref> However, not all assignments were so simple. They faced heavy conflict on most planets.

On [[Chara]] for example, Group IV lost the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] flagship, the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship [[McKenna (WarShip class)#Named Vessels|CWiE ''Werewolf'']], as well as the largest WarShip in service with the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]], the ''[[Mjolnir (WarShip class)|Mjolnir]]''-class battlecruiser [[Fylgia|LAS ''Fylgia'']], and a ''[[Carrack]]''-class transport operated by [[Clan Nova Cat]] during the initial approach to Chara alone to an operational [[SDS]] system firing nuclear weapons.<ref name="JHS:Tp48+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 48–49: "Chara Operational Report"</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 166–167</ref>

The fighting on Chara didn't get easier, as Beta Galaxy faced the two Divisions of [[Protectorate Militia]] on the world, as well as the [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]], the [[Steel Guard]], and the [[13th Marik Militia]], these former [[FWLM]] troops had defected to the Word of Blake. Just as the intelligence used to plan the campaign had either missed or intentionally omitted the presence of the SDS network, it also lacked information on the three former [[Free Worlds League]] regiments being present on Chara. Though the Wolves put up a tremendous fight and inflicted heavy losses on the Blakists, they were unable to take Chara, and after sustaining heavy losses including their senior officer the entire group had to evacuate to [[Talitha]] under the temporary command of [[Alexia Rhyde]].<ref name="JHS:Tp48+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 48–49: "Chara Operational Report"</ref> The 16th Wolf Guards and Second Wolf Strike Grenadiers were both lost in the fighting on Chara.<ref name=frc22>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 22</ref>

By the time they landed on [[Pollux]] for rest and refit, the Galaxy was barely able to muster a [[Cluster]] of troops. This still left them the largest formation of Group IV.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 80</ref> They later joined the actions on [[New Canton]], [[Tall Trees]], [[Saiph]], and [[Asuncion]].<ref name=frc22/>

After the liberation of [[Terra]], Beta Galaxy's survivors returned to [[Arc-Royal]]. Their strongest unit was at a mere third of its strength.<ref name=frc22/>

During the [[Dark Age]] Beta Galaxy defended [[Incukalns]] from the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]]. Despite a strong defense the Wolves eventually had to retreat.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans'', p. 10</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 Beta Galaxy'''
|-
| [[saKhan of Clan Wolf-in-Exile|saKhan]]||[[Marco Hall]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:WCp159>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 159: "Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)"</ref><ref name=FM:Up80>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 80: "Warden Clans Deployment Table - Clan Wolf-in-Exile"</ref>
|-
| [[saKhan of Clan Wolf-in-Exile|saKhan]]||[[Darryl Kerensky]]||[[3077]]<ref name="jhst45"/>
|-
| Acting [[Galaxy Commander]]||[[Alexia Rhyde]]||After the fighting on Chara<ref name="JHS:Tp48+"/>
|-
| [[saKhan of Clan Wolf-in-Exile|saKhan]]||[[Darryl Kerensky]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p129>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129: "Clan Military Forces"</ref>
|-
| [[saKhan of Clan Wolf-in-Exile|saKhan]]||[[Miriam Shaw]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
|-
|}

===Other Officers===
* [[Star Colonel]] [[Janet Radick]] served as saKhan Darryl Kerensky's aide.<ref name=FM3085p129/>
* Star Colonel [[Oliver Shaw]] served as saKhan Miriam Shaw's aide.<ref name=FM:3145p174>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 174: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Wolf-in-Exile"</ref>

==Tactics==
Different per Unit.

==Composition History==
===3061-3067===
* [[Wolf Spider Keshik (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Wolf Spiders Keshik]]<ref name=FM:WCp159/><ref name=FM:Up80/>
* [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]]<ref name=FM:WCp159/><ref name=FM:Up80/>
* [[16th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Sixteenth Wolf Guards]]<ref name=FM:WCp159/><ref name=FM:Up80/>
* [[2nd Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Second Wolf Legion]]<ref name=FM:WCp159/><ref name=FM:Up80/>
* [[2nd Strike Grenadiers (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Second Strike Grenadiers]]<ref name=FM:WCp159/><ref name=FM:Up80/>

===3079===
* Wolf Spiders Keshik<ref name=frc22/>
* Thirteenth Wolf Guards<ref name=frc22/>
* Second Wolf Legion<ref name=frc22/>

===3085===
* Wolf Spider Keshik<ref name=FM3085p129/>
* Thirteenth Wolf Guards<ref name=FM3085p129/>
* Second Wolf Legion<ref name=FM3085p129/>

===3145===
* Wolf Spiders Keshik<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
* 13th Wolf Guards<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
* 2nd Wolf Legion<ref name=FM:3145p174/>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans]]''
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''

[[Category:Clan Wolf-in-Exile Commands|Beta Galaxy]]