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====Clan Invasion====
 
====Clan Invasion====
In February of [[3052]], Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. [[Battle of Asgard (3052)|The attack]], led by the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] and [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]], met strong resistance from the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous [[artillery]] bombardment.  This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them.  In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat.  There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat.  In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their [[DropShip]]s.  Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 69</ref>  After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Combine control.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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In February of [[3052]], Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. [[Battle of Asgard (3052)|The attack]], led by the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] and [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]], met strong resistance from the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous [[artillery]] bombardment.  This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them.  In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat.  There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat.  In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their [[DropShip]]s.  Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 69</ref>  After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Kuritan leadership.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
  
 
====Operation BULLDOG====
 
====Operation BULLDOG====

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