Clan Wolf 3058 Update

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Under the leadership of their new Khan, Vlad Ward, the Wolves face the monumental task of reorganizing their shattered forces and restoring them to their former strength. The sheer difficulty of accomplishing this should keep the Wolves from immediately threatening the Inner Sphere, though they may pose a danger to the exiled Wolf Wardens. Their existance is an affront to their Crusader sensibilities, and the very weakness of the surviving Wolf supremists paradoxically provides them all the more reason to attack. By launching successful assaults against the "traitor" Wolves in exile, the Crusader Wolves may attempt to prove to their fellow Clans that they are stronger than they seem and threby stave off other Clans' attempts to absorb them.

Fortunately for the Inner Sphere, the Crusader Wolves must also use their military resources to hold onto the Inner Sphere systems they currently possess. The citizens of these worlds have not hesitated to take advantage of their conquerors' reduced strength, and rebellions are rife. Anti-Clan resistance in the Wolf Clan Occupation Zone should keep the better part of the Crusader Wolves' fighting forces too busy to threaten the Inner Sphere for quite some time.

Though rebuilding will probably take the Crusader Wolves the better part of the next decade, we cannot afford to be complacent about their reduced numbers or their difficulties. Ardent Crusaders to a man, the warriors of Clan Wolf likely have no intention of allowing the Refusal War to cost them their chance at taking Terra and becoming ilClan. Undoubtedly they will do whatever they must to regain the Wolf Clan's former prominence, shatter the Truce of Tukayyid and take the lead in the renewed invasion.

Instead of striking at Clan Wolf in Exile, Vlad Ward's Crusader Wolves decided to attack the Clan Smoke Jaguar planet of Kiamba. Attacking and defeating the Smoke Jaguars because of their weakened state resulting from their failure to recover from their losses on Tukayyid and the near constant raiding by Clan Nova Cat and the Draconis Combine, Khan Ward captured Katrina Steiner-Davion and her JumpShip, on the way to Kiamba to negotiate an alliance with the Jaguars. Seeing her chance, the Lyran Alliance Archon instead formed a covert alliance of sorts with Khan Ward and his Crusader Wolves, the terms of which are presently unknown. The Archon was then released and allowed to return home to Tharkad.

What the future holds for Vlad Ward's Wolf Clan is unknown. Their need to rest and recover from the Refusal War with Clan Jade Falcon is important, but may be overridden by their need to prove themselves strong and fend off any Clans interested in aborbing the Wolves or capturing their planets. It is these two conflicting needs that make the Wolves a rather unpredictable force and one to be watched closely by the forces of the Inner Sphere.

See also: Clan Jade Falcon-Clan Wolf Refusal War

Clan Wolf Unit Summary

(Deployment as of 3058)

Clan Wolf Naval Reserve (The Wolf Chariots)
CO: Star Commodore Amel Radick

Alpha Galaxy
CO: Khan Vladimir Ward

Tau Galaxy (The Shadow Wolves)
CO: Galaxy Commander saKhan Marialle Radick

Epsilon Galaxy (The Gray Wolves)
CO: Galaxy Commander Jared Ch'in

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Will Day < wd@firstcircuit.net >
John Dutka < jdutka@pcnet.com >
Sep 23, 1996