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	In [[3085]] the Fourth Wolf Guards were stationed on Arc-Royal and were at just over half strength.<ref name=FM3085p129>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129: "Clan Wolf (in Exile)"</ref>		In [[3085]] the Fourth Wolf Guards were stationed on Arc-Royal and were at just over half strength.<ref name=FM3085p129>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129: "Clan Wolf (in Exile)"</ref>
−	In [[3099]] [[Clan Wolf]] recreated the Fourth Wolf Guards Cluster. The new unit was based around a Binary of troops captured from the Exiled Wolves. They were filled with new ''[[sibko]]'' graduates and posted to [[Quarell]] and [[Carse]], two systems along the Wolves' border with [[Clan Ghost Bear]]. The unit faced twenty-seven different Trials from the Bears in their first year of existence. The surviving warriors were highly skilled, and transferred back to [[Weingarten]] to rebuild in [[3100]].	+	In [[3099]] [[Clan Wolf]] recreated the Fourth Wolf Guards Cluster. The new unit was based around a Binary of troops captured from the Exiled Wolves. They were filled with new sibko graduates and posted to [[Quarell]] and [[Carse]], two systems along the Wolves' border with [[Clan Ghost Bear]]. The unit faced twenty-seven different Trials from the Bears in their first year of existence. The surviving warriors were highly skilled, and transferred back to [[Weingarten]] to rebuild in [[3100]].
	For the next forty-five years the new Fourth Wolf Guards became a key command of Clan Wolf. They fought on [[Nusakan]], and during [[Operation HAMMERFALL]] they fought on [[Sheridan]], [[Shasta]], [[Sterling]], and [[Ideyld]]. They fought Exiled Wolves during the formation of the [[Wolf Empire]], and on those two occasions they soundly defeated the Exiles. In [[3142]] they were part of the Wolf group that attacked [[Tharkad]], but they withdrew from the world. [[3145]] found them garrisoning [[Smolnik]].<ref name=ER:3145p70>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 70</ref>		For the next forty-five years the new Fourth Wolf Guards became a key command of Clan Wolf. They fought on [[Nusakan]], and during [[Operation HAMMERFALL]] they fought on [[Sheridan]], [[Shasta]], [[Sterling]], and [[Ideyld]]. They fought Exiled Wolves during the formation of the [[Wolf Empire]], and on those two occasions they soundly defeated the Exiles. In [[3142]] they were part of the Wolf group that attacked [[Tharkad]], but they withdrew from the world. [[3145]] found them garrisoning [[Smolnik]].<ref name=ER:3145p70>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 70</ref>

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = | Designation = Fourth Wolf Guards Assault Cluster | formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = Fourth Wolf Guards | Nickname = The Cyclops Cluster ([[3052]])<br>Wolf Bane ([[3057]]) | Affiliation = [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] (after [[Refusal War|The Refusal War]])<br>[[Clan Wolf]] | Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]] (after The Refusal War) | Sub-Command = }} The '''Fourth Wolf Guards''' was originally a [[Cluster]] in service to [[Clan Wolf]] and later to [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]. By the time of the Refusal War it was known as the '''Fourth Wolf Guards Assault Cluster'''.<ref name=FMWCp158>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 158</ref> ==History== ===Early Years=== The Fourth won its designation as a Wolf Guards Cluster sometime before [[2952]] by winning a [[Trial of Refusal]] against three Assault Clusters despite taking heavy losses. This battle overturned the ruling of the [[Grand Council of the Clans]] that [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and not [[Clan Wolf]] had discovered a mineral-rich world.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 80</ref> ===Operation Revival=== During [[Operation Revival]], because of the Clan practice of bidding away units, the Fourth Wolf Guards rarely fought as a complete unit during the invasion. ====First Wave==== The Fourth's first involvement in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere took place on [[Icar]] in March [[3050]], where [[Supernova]]s First and Second defeated the [[3rd Regiment (12th Star Guards)|Third Regiment]] of the [[Twelfth Star Guards]] and the [[Third Icar Armored Brigade]].<ref name=CWsb031>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 31: "Wolf at the Door"</ref><ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 57</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 128</ref> ====Third Wave==== The Fourth sat out the Second Wave, and returned to action in the Third Wave. In June 3050, [[Trinary|Trinaries]] Assault and Rogue attacked [[Kirchbach]]. They used the local media to wage a psychological operations campaign against the defending [[3rd Kavalleri (Free Rasalhague Republic)|Third Kavalleri]] and [[1st Kirchbach Armored Regiment|First Kirchbach Armored Regiment]] which succeeded in causing the defenders to panic and break when the two forces finally met in battle.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 60</ref> In July 3050, the Fourth Wolf Guards, along with the [[279th Battle (Clan Wolf)|279th Battle Cluster]] from [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]] and the [[352nd Assault (Clan Wolf)|352nd Assault Cluster]] from [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]] invaded [[Rasalhague]]. The Fourth was assigned to attack Asgard, the new capital city that was still under construction. This was part of [[Khan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]]'s (ultimately successful) plan to manipulate [[Elected Prince]] [[Haakon Magnusson]] into fleeing the planet. Once the Elected Prince had escaped, and the other target cities had been taken, the 279th and the 352nd joined the Fourth in positions facing the capital of Reykjavik. After the defenders refused to surrender, the Clan Wolf forces assaulted the city on July 15th. The battle was extremely brutal and lasted two days, but Clan Wolf emerged victorious.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 34–37</ref><ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 61</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3052'', pp. 132–133</ref> ====Fourth Wave==== After Rasalhague, the Fourth next entered battle in the Fourth Wave at [[Dell]] in September 3050, less Trinary Rogue, but partnered with the [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Golden Keshik]], where they defeated the [[24th Arcturan Guards|Twenty-fourth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]] in a battle notable for being one of the few instances during the invasion where the Clans used [[vibrabomb]]s.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 62</ref> ====Fifth Wave==== When the Invasion resumed in November [[3051]], Alpha Galaxy and the Golden Keshik were tasked with the conquest of [[Tamar]]. The planet was well defended, with the [[26th Lyran Guards|Twenty-Sixth Lyran Guards]] RCT bolstered by [[Duke]] Kelswa's own [[Kelswa Guard]] and the cadets of the [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]]. In addition, Duke Kelswa had spent the year of peace buying [['Mech]]s and fortifying his capital, [[Tamar City]]. The Fourth, along with the other units of Alpha Galaxy, found the defenders to be skilled and tenacious, being halted or thrown back several times, but the Wolf forces prevailed in the end, despite carnage on the same level as the fights for Rasalhague and Radstadt.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43–44</ref><ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 64</ref> The Wolf Clan intended to accelerate the pace of its conquests during the Fifth Wave, and so the Fourth found themselves back in action shortly after Tamar, this time on the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] world of [[Satalice]]. The battle was notable for two things; firstly, that [[Star Colonel]] Jera [[Carns (Bloodname)|Carns]] and [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]], who was commanding the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]] dispensed with Bidding in favor of a competition to see which unit could claim more trophies (insignia ripped from downed enemy 'Mechs). Secondly, it was at Satalice that Prince [[Ragnar Magnusson]] was captured while commanding a [[Company]] of the [[3rd Drakøns|Third Drakøns]].<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 65</ref> In December 3051, the Fourth landed on [[Bessarabia]] as part of Alpha Galaxy, and including the Golden Keshik, where they forced the [[5th Davion Guards|Fifth Davion Guards]] RCT off-world.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 66</ref> The Fourth's final battle in the invasion prior to Tukayyid was at [[Suk II]] in January 3052, where once again Alpha Galaxy was committed as a whole against the [[33rd Avalon Hussars|Thirty-Third Avalon Hussars]] RCT. Again, the battle was hard fought, with the Galaxy almost exhausting their ammunition stores within the first week of battle, but Alpha won after its [[Elemental]]s forced a breach in the Hussars' lines.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 68</ref> ====Tukayyid==== The Fourth's first fight on Tukayyid came shortly after Clan Wolf's forces landed. The [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]] hit the Wolf advance, with the Fourth being engaged by the [[283rd Division (ComStar)|283rd Division]]. This unit, though inexperienced, fought well enough to prevent the Fourth from helping to surround and trap the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] forces. After helping to finally break through two Com Guard defensive lines, the Fourth, along with the [[3rd Battle (Clan Wolf)|Third Battle Cluster]] were pulled offline until the city of Skupo fell. Then they were unleashed to spearhead the drive on Brzo, doing so much damage to the Tenth Army that the [[9th Army (ComStar)|9th Army]] launched a counteroffensive without waiting for orders to relieve their comrades. The Fourth and Third Battle responded by adjusting their axis of advance to split the two Com Guard forces.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 50–51</ref><ref name=TSB90>''Tukayyid'', p. 90</ref> ===The Refusal War=== Prior to the start of the [[Refusal War]] the renamed '''Fourth Wolf Guards Assault Cluster''' were stationed on [[Tamar]] in [[3054]].<ref name=OR32>''Objective Raids'', p. 32: "Clan Wolf"</ref> In December 3057 the Guards were on [[Morges]] facing off against the pursuing forces of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. They had been newly christened the ''Ghost Wolves'' in honor of their white camouflage. For the coming battle they had reconfigured or traded their [[OmniMech]]s for other machines within the Wolf force. The Guards had become a lighter unit than usual, with speed as the most important factor. The Guards moved through a blizzard in a staggered line to engage the Falcon rear supply area, easily defeating the second line warriors defending it and cutting off the Falcons' ability to resupply their assaulting clusters.<ref name=BFW>''Bred for War''</ref> ===Operation Bulldog=== As part of [[Operation Bulldog]], the Fourth faced the [[6th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Sixth Jaguar Dragoons]] on [[Labrea]].<ref>''Grave Covenant'', p. 266</ref> Later they participated in the assault on [[Schuyler]].<ref>''Grave Covenant'', pp. 287, 296</ref> ===FedCom Civil War=== ====Jade Falcon Incursion==== The Fourth landed on [[Dustball]] in July [[3063]] in response to the Falcons taking the planet from the weak Lyran defenders. Four days later the Fourth was reinforced by ComStar's [[388th Division (ComStar)|388th Division]] and after hard fighting they managed to push the Falcons off planet.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 115: "Dustball"</ref> ====Tharkad==== The Fourth, along with the Golden Keshik, was Clan Wolf-in-Exile's contribution to the Allied Forces that took [[Tharkad]] at the end of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. ===Jihad=== In December [[3073]] the 4th Wolf Guards were stationed on the [[Lyran Alliance|Lyran]] world of [[Bountiful Harvest]] along with the [[2nd Wolf Strike Grenadiers (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|2nd Wolf Strike Grenadiers]] when the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[50th Shadow Division]] raided the world. The 2nd Grenadiers and the 4th Guards put up a fierce resistance, forcing the 50th Shadow Division to retreat after taking heavy losses.<ref name="JHS3076p38">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 38: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> During the [[Jihad]] the Fourth Wolf Guards, along with most of Alpha Galaxy, were assigned to the [[Free Worlds League]] front during [[Operation SCOUR]]. During their assault on [[Chara]] in [[3077]], they were gravely outnumbered by [[Word of Blake]] [[Protectorate Militia]] units. A freak cockpit hit killed Star Colonel Ranna Kerensky. After taking serious damage, the Fourth Guards and the other units participating in the assault withdrew from the world.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48</ref> ===Dark Age=== In [[3085]] the Fourth Wolf Guards were stationed on Arc-Royal and were at just over half strength.<ref name=FM3085p129>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129: "Clan Wolf (in Exile)"</ref> In [[3099]] [[Clan Wolf]] recreated the Fourth Wolf Guards Cluster. The new unit was based around a Binary of troops captured from the Exiled Wolves. They were filled with new sibko graduates and posted to [[Quarell]] and [[Carse]], two systems along the Wolves' border with [[Clan Ghost Bear]]. The unit faced twenty-seven different Trials from the Bears in their first year of existence. The surviving warriors were highly skilled, and transferred back to [[Weingarten]] to rebuild in [[3100]]. For the next forty-five years the new Fourth Wolf Guards became a key command of Clan Wolf. They fought on [[Nusakan]], and during [[Operation HAMMERFALL]] they fought on [[Sheridan]], [[Shasta]], [[Sterling]], and [[Ideyld]]. They fought Exiled Wolves during the formation of the [[Wolf Empire]], and on those two occasions they soundly defeated the Exiles. In [[3142]] they were part of the Wolf group that attacked [[Tharkad]], but they withdrew from the world. [[3145]] found them garrisoning [[Smolnik]].<ref name=ER:3145p70>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 70</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 4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf)''' |- | [[Star Colonel]]||[[Jera Carns]]||[[3050]] - [[3052]]<ref name=CWsb031/> |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)''' |- | Star Colonel||[[Ranna Kerensky]]||[[3067]]<ref name=CWsb031/> |- | Star Colonel||[[Asa Hazen]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p129/> |- | Star Colonel||[[Emmett Fetladral]]||[[3145]]<ref name=ER:3145p70/> |- |} ===Other Officers=== * [[Athen Kederk]] served in this unit prior to [[3052]].<ref name=WCSb78>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 78: "Star Colonel Athen Kederk"</ref> * [[Star Captain]] [[Forsinnic]] during [[Operation REVIVAL]].<ref name=WCS80>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 80: "Trinary Rogue"</ref> * [[Star Commander]] [[Aleksandr (4th Wolf Guards)|Aleksandr]], during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name=WCS80/> * Star Commander [[Illior]] during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name=WCS79/> * Star Commander [[Mabrams Carns]] during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name=WCS79>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 79: "Supernova Second"</ref> ==Tactics== Under Star Colonel Jera Carns, the Fourth favored direct, hard-hitting attacks. ==Composition History== ===3052=== * '''Trinary Command - The Cyclops' Brain''' ([[Star Colonel]] Jera Carns) **Command Star: ''[[Gargoyle]] A'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Gargoyle'', ''[[Timber Wolf]]'', ''Timber Wolf'' **Alpha Artillery Star: 5 ''[[Naga (OmniMech)|Naga]]'' **Bravo Artillery Star: 5 ''Naga'' * '''Supernova First - The Cyclops' Fist''' ([[Star Captain]] Skinner Ward) **Alpha First Nova: ''Gargoyle'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Timber Wolf A'', ''Gargoyle A'', ''Timber Wolf A'', 25 [[Elemental]]s **Bravo First Nova: ''[[Warhawk]]'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Timber Wolf B'', ''Timber Wolf B'', 25 Elementals * '''Supernova Second - The Cyclops' Spear''' (Star Captain Juanilla Sradac) **Alpha Second Nova: 25 Elementals, ''Gargoyle C'', ''Gargoyle C'', ''[[Mad Dog]]'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Gargoyle B'' **Bravo Second Nova: ''Timber Wolf B'', ''Gargoyle B'', ''Gargoyle B'', ''Gargoyle'', ''Gargoyle'', 25 Elementals * '''Trinary Assault - The Cyclops' Shield''' (Star Captain Bryston Radick) **Alpha Assault Star: ''Gargoyle D'', ''Gargoyle D'', ''Gargoyle C'', ''Gargoyle C'', ''[[Ice Ferret]]'' **Bravo Assault Star: ''Gargoyle A'', ''Gargoyle A'', ''Gargoyle C'', ''Gargoyle C'', ''Ice Ferret'' **Fighter Assault Star: 6 ''[[Jagatai]]'', 2 ''[[Jengiz]]'', 2 ''[[Visigoth]]s'' * '''Trinary Rogue - The Cyclops' Club''' (Star Captain Forsinnic) **Alpha Rogue Star: ''Gargoyle A'', ''Gargoyle A'', ''Gargoyle D'', ''Gargoyle D'', ''Ice Ferret'' **Bravo Rogue Star: ''Gargoyle A'', ''Gargoyle A'', ''Gargoyle C'', ''Gargoyle D'', ''Ice Ferret'' **Fighter Rogue Star: 4 ''Jagatai'', 2 ''[[Avar]]s'', 2 ''Visigoths'', 2 ''Jengiz'' * '''Support Vessels''' ** 2 ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class [[JumpShip]]s: ''[[Cyclops Caravan]], [[Cyclops Horse]]'' ** 1 ''[[Union]]''-class Command [[DropShip]] ''[[Cyclops Central]]'' ** 2 ''Union''-class Dropships: ''[[Cyclops Drop]], [[Cyclops Chariot]]'' ** 5 ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShips: ''[[One-Eyed Wonder]], [[Blinder]], [[Stomper]], [[Poster]], [[Where Are We?]]'' ** 1 ''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan]]''-class DropShip: ''[[Cyclops Airlines]]''<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 79–80: "328th Assault Cluster"</ref> ===3061=== * Supernova Trinary Assault * Trinary Assault * Trinary Battle * Trinary Fighter Battle ==Organization Structure== <gallery> File:Clanwolf3052 4thwolfguards.png|4th Wolf Guards </gallery> ==Notes== * Several sourcebooks erroneously list the Fourth Wolf Guardians as the Fourth Wolf Guards; notably in ''Field Manual: Updates'', and ''Field Report: Clans''. This confusion the most visible when both units are noted on the same page in different Galaxies. * Special Rules for the 4th Wolf Guards can be found on ''Era Report: 3145'', p. 166. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[Grave Covenant]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' {{div col end}} [[Category:Clan Wolf-in-Exile Commands|Wolf Guards, 004th]]

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