Editing 167th Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)

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| Designation = 167th Phalanx
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| Disbanded = [[3073]] (Destroyed)
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| Nickname =
| Affiliation = [[Clan Steel Viper]]
| Parent Command = [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Omega Galaxy]]
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==History==
The '''167th Phalanx Cluster''' was stationed on [[Persistence]] in 3054.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 30</ref> It lost a [[Trinary]] of infantry to a raid by [[Clan Wolf]] in [[3056]] and had not recovered it by [[3061]].<ref name=FMWCp149>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 149</ref>

In [[3067]] the Cluster was stationed on [[Marshall]] and by this point had been upgraded to a Fang Cluster.<ref name=fmu80/>

In June [[3073]] the '''167th Fang''' was part of the defending Steel Viper for on [[Foster]] when [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Galaxy]] of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] assaulted the planet. A [[Trial of Possession]] was launched for two of the Viper holdings and the Scorpions granted ''[[Safcon]]''. The trials were fought honorably, but the killing of the Vipers' commanding officer by an ''[[abtakha]]'' warrior of the [[22nd Scorpion Uhlans (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Twenty-second Uhlans]] sparked all-out fighting with no quarter given. The Vipers declared the Scorpion warriors ''[[dezgra]]'' and attacked all out in reply the Scorpions orbitally bombarded the Vipers destroying them.<ref name=WoR124>''The Wars of Reaving'', p.124 "Scorpion Gambit"</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
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 167th Phalanx'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Karol Breen]]||[[3058]]<ref name=FMWCp149/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Petere]]||[[3067]] - [[3073]]<ref name=fmu80/><ref name=WoR124/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
The [[Galaxy Commander]] had given the order to the Star Colonel of the Cluster in the late 3050s to use all opportunities to secure victory. This included urban warfare, traps and other ''dirty [[Inner Sphere]] tactics''.<ref name=FMWCp149/>

==Composition History==
===3056===
'''167th Phalanx'''<ref name=fmwc138>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 138</ref><ref name=FMWCp149/>
* 1 [[BattleMech]] [[Trinary]]
* 3 Conventional Infantry Trinaries
* 1 Aerospace Trinary

===3061===
'''167th Phalanx''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=FMWCp166>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 166</ref>
:CO: Star Colonel Karol Breen<ref name=FMWCp149/>
:* 1 BattleMech Trinary<ref name=FMWCp149/>
:* 2 Conventional Infantry Trinaries
:* 1 Aerospace Trinary
:Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Persistence]].<ref name=FMWCp166/>

===3067===
'''167th Fang''' - Veteran/Reliable<ref name=fmu80>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 80</ref>
* 90% strength

==Rules==
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In the late 3050s and early 3060s the Cluster suffers supply difficulties and must start a battle with only half standard ammunition loads.<ref name=FMWC185>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 185</ref>
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==Notes==
* In 3067 the unit is listed as the 167th Fang, while this could simply be a mistake it could represent an upgrade in matériel for the unit and a change in designation. The cluster was rated at 90% strength.<ref name=fmu80/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

[[Category:Clan Steel Viper Commands|Phalanx, 167]]