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1d4chan>A Walrus: /* Wave One: The Clans draw first blood */

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Wave One: The Clans draw first blood

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	Among the most notable developments was on the planet Turtle Bay in the Draconis Combine. Clan Smoke Jaguar managed to capture Hohiro Kurita, the heir of House Kurita. They did not know this at the time and, when they did find out, he had already managed to sneak out with assistance of the locals. In retaliation, the jerks blew up the city of Edo, killing a million people. Even other Clanners considered this a dick move. As mentioned before, the Smoke Jaguars were assholes. Such assholes, in fact, that this particular incident resulted in every other Clan started bidding away WarShips to avoid association.		Among the most notable developments was on the planet Turtle Bay in the Draconis Combine. Clan Smoke Jaguar managed to capture Hohiro Kurita, the heir of House Kurita. They did not know this at the time and, when they did find out, he had already managed to sneak out with assistance of the locals. In retaliation, the jerks blew up the city of Edo, killing a million people. Even other Clanners considered this a dick move. As mentioned before, the Smoke Jaguars were assholes. Such assholes, in fact, that this particular incident resulted in every other Clan started bidding away WarShips to avoid association.

	A similar incident took place on Trell I, where the Jade Falcons failed to capture the heir of the Federated Commonwealth, Victor Steiner-Davion, who managed to escape despite attempting to stay and fight with his men.		A similar incident took place on Trell I, where the Jade Falcons failed to capture the heir of the Federated Commonwealth, Victor Steiner-Davion, who managed to escape despite attempting to stay and fight with his men. Thankfully for the Trellans Jade Falcon did not hold a nuclear hissy fit.

	Other shortcomings typically involved the Inner Sphere not understanding or just not caring about the Clans' martial code of honorable conduct, sometimes even straight up abusing it, which should have been an indication of things to come. This, along with perpetual rebellions, largely went ignored by Clan commanders.		Other shortcomings typically involved the Inner Sphere not understanding or just not caring about the Clans' martial code of honorable conduct, sometimes even straight up abusing it, which should have been an indication of things to come. This, along with perpetual rebellions, largely went ignored by Clan commanders.

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1d4chan>A Walrus: /* Wave One: The Clans draw first blood */

2023-02-02T07:51:16Z

Wave One: The Clans draw first blood

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	Which was not to say that everything was entirely smooth sailing for the Clans. They soon found out that the Inner Sphere did not play by their rules and did not fight fair. They still had an overwhelming advantage at this point, but sometimes they faced nasty costly surprises.		Which was not to say that everything was entirely smooth sailing for the Clans. They soon found out that the Inner Sphere did not play by their rules and did not fight fair. They still had an overwhelming advantage at this point, but sometimes they faced nasty costly surprises.

	Among the most notable developments was that on the planet Turtle Bay in the Draconis Combine, Clan Smoke Jaguar managed to capture Hohiro Kurita, the heir of House Kurita though they did not know this at the time. By the time they found out, he'd managed to sneak out with assistance of the locals. In retaliation the jerks blew up the city of Edo, killing a million people. Even ~~the~~ Clanners considered this a dick move. As mentioned before, the Smoke Jaguars were assholes.		Among the most notable developments was that on the planet Turtle Bay in the Draconis Combine, Clan Smoke Jaguar managed to capture Hohiro Kurita, the heir of House Kurita though they did not know this at the time. By the time they found out, he'd managed to sneak out with assistance of the locals. In retaliation the jerks blew up the city of Edo, killing a million people. Even other Clanners considered this a dick move. As mentioned before, the Smoke Jaguars were assholes.

	=== Wave Two: The Inner Sphere catches on ===		=== Wave Two: The Inner Sphere catches on ===

181.43.36.95: /* The Battle of Tukayyid */

2023-01-04T04:35:41Z

The Battle of Tukayyid

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	How did it go? The easiest way to put it is that Focht played most of the Clanners like a goddamn fiddle.		How did it go? The easiest way to put it is that Focht played most of the Clanners like a goddamn fiddle.

	* '''Smoke Jaguar''' had gotten reamed as you no doubt learned, and were more than eager to try to regain their lost glory, but in the process of bidding to be first on the ground had undercut their entire forces by a third. Further, they thought the two Galaxies of troops/'Mechs were more than enough to attack the very largest city on the planet, and by the time they had found that the initial attack was a cover for two whole divisions to crowd the valley that the city was in, it was already too late. They spent their time getting suckered into bad loss after bad loss until the ilKhan called them off. One Galaxy saw the writing was on the wall and left without incident, but the other was incensed by what they thought was Clan Wolf cowardice that they vowed to fight to the death, after which they were pretty easily routed. While they only lost 30% of their forces, Smoke Jaguar lost over 80% of the materials they had brought to the planet in order to win what they thought was going to be a pretty easy fight.		* '''Smoke Jaguar''' had gotten reamed as you no doubt learned, and were more than eager to try to regain their lost glory, but in the process of bidding to be first on the ground had undercut their entire forces by a third. Further, they thought the two Galaxies of troops/'Mechs were more than enough to attack the very largest city on the planet, and by the time they had found that the initial attack was a cover for two whole divisions to crowd the valley that the city was in, it was already too late. They spent their time getting suckered into bad loss after bad loss until the ilKhan called them off. One Galaxy saw the writing was on the wall and left without incident, but the other was incensed by what they thought was Clan Wolf cowardice that they vowed to fight to the death, after which they were pretty easily routed. While they only lost 30% of their forces, Smoke Jaguar lost over 80% of the materials they had brought to the planet in order to win what they thought was going to be a pretty easy fight. Ironically, they came quite close to ruining the entirety of Focht's plan as a Cluster almost found his bunker, but were quickly krumped before they could reveal its location. The Smoke Jaguar leadership was also decimated, with their Khan MIA and both their saKhan and Loremaster dead.
	* '''Clan Nova Cat''''s strategy of dive-bomb into position with DropShips, dump all the troops from atmosphere without the use of a drop pod was countered hard by Focht basically ensuring that the DropShips couldn't get near the planet surface, and their Alpha Galaxy was almost completely taken out by a pilot going on a suicide run to blow up their principal DropShip, forcing most of Nova Cat's landing into a quagmire of minefields and surprise attacks. Nova Cat would finally begin to push against ComStar's stoic defense, getting tantalizingly close to the targeted cities and managing to get some much needed supplies...only to find themselves attacked by the entire garrison in one of the cities in a brave gambit, forcing them and all the other Nova Cat forces off the planet by hammering them as hard and as fast as possible; taking the win for ComStar.		* '''Clan Nova Cat''''s strategy of dive-bomb into position with DropShips, dump all the troops from atmosphere without the use of a drop pod was countered hard by Focht basically ensuring that the DropShips couldn't get near the planet surface, and their Alpha Galaxy was almost completely taken out by a pilot going on a suicide run to blow up their principal DropShip, forcing most of Nova Cat's landing into a quagmire of minefields and surprise attacks. Nova Cat would finally begin to push against ComStar's stoic defense, getting tantalizingly close to the targeted cities and managing to get some much needed supplies...only to find themselves attacked by the entire garrison in one of the cities in a brave gambit, forcing them and all the other Nova Cat forces off the planet by hammering them as hard and as fast as possible; taking the win for ComStar.
	* '''Ghost Bear''' was the first Clan to actually gain some real ground against ComStar, as they'd been fighting in [[Free Rasalhague Republic\|Rasalhague]] space for awhile, and were more than aware that the Inner Sphere probably didn't give a shit about the Zellbringen code, telling their troops to advance slowly and just attack both cities they were expected to face at once. While the fighting was fierce, they were able to take one, but then ComStar closed ranks and turned the other city into an impregnable fortress. Both sides sieged the other, battering and bruising each other until the Preceptor in-charge offered the chance to call it a partial victory, since the defeat of other Clans on the surface meant that any of her not-broken down lances and divisions could be moved elsewhere. Ghost Bear, a conservative Clan that was more than willing to stop fighting if it meant they didn't have to expend any further resources, took the agreement happily and left the planet; satisfied with their small victory.		* '''Ghost Bear''' was the first Clan to actually gain some real ground against ComStar, as they'd been fighting in [[Free Rasalhague Republic\|Rasalhague]] space for awhile, and were more than aware that the Inner Sphere probably didn't give a shit about the Zellbringen code, telling their troops to advance slowly and just attack both cities they were expected to face at once. While the fighting was fierce, they were able to take one, but then ComStar closed ranks and turned the other city into an impregnable fortress. Both sides sieged the other, battering and bruising each other until the Preceptor in-charge offered the chance to call it a partial victory, since the defeat of other Clans on the surface meant that any of her not-broken down lances and divisions could be moved elsewhere. Ghost Bear, a conservative Clan that was more than willing to stop fighting if it meant they didn't have to expend any further resources, took the agreement happily and left the planet; satisfied with their small victory.
	* '''Steel Viper''', a hard and fast Clan, got to fight in a not-so-open space; getting stuck in the worst toxic mudpit in the entire planet. While they naturally tried their damnedest to not go through the pit, ComGuard artillery eventually forced them into the mire, and when they began to slow down, ComGuard's trap was sprung; forcing them into the mudpit had ultimately negated all of their advantages in technology and speed, and ComGuard's positioning was like that of a beartrap. And just before they considered retreat, the Preceptor in charge got on Xbox Live to tell the Viper's Khan that her mother was fat and they should fight about it. Not taking that lying down, they tried to divebomb into ComGuard territory with further resolve, but had their supply lines cut off, and had to expend almost all of their reserve Galaxies' work to fight their way across the mire... right into the arms of two untouched divisions, who had been waiting for them to show up. Both of their Khans were wounded in the attack, but the Vipers took plenty of ComGuard down on their way to their defeat.		* '''Steel Viper''', a hard and fast Clan, got to fight in a not-so-open space; getting stuck in the worst toxic mudpit in the entire planet. While they naturally tried their damnedest to not go through the pit, ComGuard artillery eventually forced them into the mire, and when they began to slow down, ComGuard's trap was sprung; forcing them into the mudpit had ultimately negated all of their advantages in technology and speed, and ComGuard's positioning was like that of a beartrap. And just before they considered retreat, the Preceptor in charge got on Xbox Live to tell the Viper's Khan that her mother was fat and they should fight about it. Not taking that lying down, they tried to divebomb into ComGuard territory with further resolve, but had their supply lines cut off, and had to expend almost all of their reserve Galaxies' work to fight their way across the mire... right into the arms of two untouched divisions, who had been waiting for them to show up. Both of their Khans were wounded in the attack, but the Vipers took plenty of ComGuard down on their way to their defeat, killing two for each dead Viper. They suffered the least losses of all the Clans that fought in Tukayyid, which isn't saying much as they still lost a quarter of their forces. The Khan resigned after the battle.
	* '''Diamond Shark''' had shown up late to the invasion, and were desperate to show that they meant business. However, they had also chosen two of the cities that were closest from each other, meaning that their defense might as well have been one gigantic megacity with a road in between both sides. While Diamond Shark took their time setting up, ROM spent their time making sure they knew exactly what was coming, and it had disastrous consequences for the Clan; while they put up a grand old fight, their leadership made the critical mistake of focusing down on One division that had particularly insulted them, leading to them being completely overwhelmed when the forces that had finished up fighting Ghost Bear and Steel Viper showed up as support. The resulting melee was so devastating and so destructive to Diamond Shark that much of their Warrior Caste was decimated in the fighting, leading to their leadership transitioning to the Merchant Caste, and inevitably back into becoming '''Clan Sea Fox'''.		* '''Diamond Shark''' had shown up late to the invasion, and were desperate to show that they meant business (Especially their Khan, who was basically a Smoke Jaguar born in the wrong clan). However, they had also chosen two of the cities that were closest from each other, meaning that their defense might as well have been one gigantic megacity with a road in between both sides. While Diamond Shark took their time setting up, ROM spent their time making sure they knew exactly what was coming, and it had disastrous consequences for the Clan; while they put up a grand old fight, their leadership made the critical mistake of focusing down on One division that had particularly insulted them, leading to them being completely overwhelmed when the forces that had finished up fighting Ghost Bear and Steel Viper showed up as support. The resulting melee was so devastating and so destructive to Diamond Shark that much of their Warrior Caste was decimated in the fighting, leading to their leadership transitioning to the Merchant Caste, and inevitably back into becoming '''Clan Sea Fox'''.
	* '''Jade Falcon''' managed to get a higher kill-death-ratio than the ComGuard and briefly managed to take one of the two cities they were supposed to capture before overwhelming reinforcements pushed them back. With the ComGuard focused on taking on Clan Wolf, the Precentor Martial was more than willing to declare the match a draw. Ironically, while the Jade Falcons had won, it was due to a disgraced unit led by a maverick warrior by the name of Star Colonel Aiden Pryde, who managed to think outside the box. Unfortunately, he wound up dead covering the Jade Falcon's fighting retreat but not before killing many of ComGuard warriors in the process, but also turned him into a fucking legend in Jade Falcon and the Clans as a whole.		* '''Jade Falcon''' managed to get a higher kill-death-ratio than the ComGuard and briefly managed to take one of the two cities they were supposed to capture before overwhelming reinforcements pushed them back. With the ComGuard focused on taking on Clan Wolf, the Precentor Martial was more than willing to declare the match a draw. Ironically, while the Jade Falcons had won, it was due to a disgraced unit led by a maverick warrior by the name of Star Colonel Aiden Pryde, who managed to think outside the box. Unfortunately, he wound up dead covering the Jade Falcon's fighting retreat but not before killing many of ComGuard warriors in the process, but also turned him into a fucking legend in Jade Falcon and the Clans as a whole.
	* '''Clan Wolf''', <s>[[Mary Sue\|Mary Sues of Mary Sues]] that they were</s>, were fed up with their brother Clans basically telling them to kick rocks even though they were the only Clan doing any actual winning by this point, and decided that they would bid to be last in line to see what ComStar did. It worked out fantastically for them, as they basically beat Focht at every possible turn, easily grabbing the two cities and by extension, their objectives. In a twist, this would make them into victims of their own success, as the Clan Wolf now had an excess of young warriors; mostly of Crusader leanings, being effectively barred out of advancing in ranks with the current old leadership surviving and managing to hold onto their positions, and would become one of driving reasons of the Refusal War and the splitting of the Clan.		* '''Clan Wolf''', <s>[[Mary Sue\|Mary Sues of Mary Sues]] that they were</s>, were fed up with their brother Clans basically telling them to kick rocks even though they were the only Clan doing any actual winning by this point, and decided that they would bid to be last in line to see what ComStar did. It worked out fantastically for them, as they basically beat Focht at every possible turn, easily grabbing the two cities and by extension, their objectives. In a twist, this would make them into victims of their own success, as the Clan Wolf now had an excess of young warriors; mostly of Crusader leanings, being effectively barred out of advancing in ranks with the current old leadership surviving and managing to hold onto their positions, and would become one of driving reasons of the Refusal War and the splitting of the Clan.

71.205.180.193: /* Prelude */

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Prelude

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	It is one of the most significant events of BattleTech history, as well as one of the (if not the) most explored parts of the setting.		It is one of the most significant events of BattleTech history, as well as one of the (if not the) most explored parts of the setting.
	== Prelude ==		== Prelude ==
	In Clan space in the early 31st century, after two centuries of growth, there was a fracture in the culture of the [[The Clans\|Clans]]. While they'd always had their own little traditions that they'd been adhering to, two philosophies on the Clans' ultimate stated goal of returning to the Inner Sphere had emerged; the ''Wardens'', and the ''Crusaders''. The Wardens took a moderate approach, seeing themselves as the silent watchful guardians of the Inner Sphere, and didn't feel the need to charge ahead to go in and fix everything. Additionally, the Crusader movement had a strong support base from the civilian castes due to the Inner Sphere being seen as a resource rich Promised Land in contrast to the resource-deprived worlds in the Periphery~~. The Crusaders on the other hand, saw it as the supreme duty of the Clans to return to the Inner Sphere, conquer Terra, and subjugate the backwards Spheroids~~. And over time, increasing pressure by the Crusader Faction to return to the Inner Sphere and restore the [[Star League]] as promised by the Kerensky's centuries ago had begun to mount. The Warden faction had managed to stall efforts through various means, from sending the Wolf's Dragoons to spy on the Inner Sphere to simple trials of refusal or emphasizing Clanner politics or simple matters of logistics. Given that even the [[Capellan Confederation]] still outnumbered the totality of the Clans by a significant margin, these were reasonable arguments to make for the Wardens, and if they were going to attack the Inner Sphere, they needed to be in top of the line shape and have the ratio narrowed. Nevertheless, both sides of the Clanner aisle kept badgering each other about the issue before things came to a head in 3048.		In Clan space in the early 31st century, after two centuries of growth, there was a fracture in the culture of the [[The Clans\|Clans]]. While they'd always had their own little traditions that they'd been adhering to, two philosophies on the Clans' ultimate stated goal of returning to the Inner Sphere had emerged; the ''Wardens'', and the ''Crusaders''. The Wardens took a moderate approach, seeing themselves as the silent watchful guardians of the Inner Sphere, and didn't feel the need to charge ahead to go in and fix everything. The Crusaders on the other hand, saw it as the supreme duty of the Clans to return to the Inner Sphere, conquer Terra, and subjugate the backwards Spheroids. Additionally, the Crusader movement had a strong support base from the civilian castes due to the Inner Sphere being seen as a resource rich Promised Land in contrast to the resource-deprived worlds in the Periphery. And over time, increasing pressure by the Crusader Faction to return to the Inner Sphere and restore the [[Star League]] as promised by the Kerensky's centuries ago had begun to mount. The Warden faction had managed to stall efforts through various means, from sending the Wolf's Dragoons to spy on the Inner Sphere to simple trials of refusal or emphasizing Clanner politics or simple matters of logistics. Given that even the [[Capellan Confederation]] still outnumbered the totality of the Clans by a significant margin, these were reasonable arguments to make for the Wardens, and if they were going to attack the Inner Sphere, they needed to be in top of the line shape and have the ratio narrowed. Nevertheless, both sides of the Clanner aisle kept badgering each other about the issue before things came to a head in 3048.

	One of [[ComStar]]'s many side projects was the Explorer Corps, a fleet which probed beyond the [[The_Periphery\|Periphery]] in part to see what happened to the Exodus Fleet. The Explorer Corps ship ''Outbound Light'' eventually found the answer to that question in the worst way, having stumbled not only into Clanspace, but also onto the capital system of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], who were both staunch Crusaders and even stauncher assholes. They captured the exploration ship and then interrogated her crew. Using the information and selectively choosing key pieces of info from ComStar's database, they told the council that the Inner Sphere had found them, were on the verge of creating their own faux Star League under the Federated Commonwealth, and would inevitably launch an invasion of Clan space. Clearly, it was the time to act.		One of [[ComStar]]'s many side projects was the Explorer Corps, a fleet which probed beyond the [[The_Periphery\|Periphery]] in part to see what happened to the Exodus Fleet. The Explorer Corps ship ''Outbound Light'' eventually found the answer to that question in the worst way, having stumbled not only into Clanspace, but also onto the capital system of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], who were both staunch Crusaders and even stauncher assholes. They captured the exploration ship and then interrogated her crew. Using the information and selectively choosing key pieces of info from ComStar's database, they told the council that the Inner Sphere had found them, were on the verge of creating their own faux Star League under the Federated Commonwealth, and would inevitably launch an invasion of Clan space. Clearly, it was the time to act.

1d4chan>A Walrus: /* Wave One: The Clans draw first blood */

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Wave One: The Clans draw first blood

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	Clans Wolf, Jade Falcon, Ghost Bear, and Smoke Jaguar entered the Inner Sphere for the first time in March of 3050, using ComStar's blackout as their cover. Each of which had it's own invasion corridor moving in from the "north" down "south". At one end Jade Falcon's Corridor pushed into [[Lyran_Commonwealth\|Lyran]] space at the "east", as did the Wolf's. The Ghost Bears pushed into the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] with the Smoke Jaguars on the west pushing into the [[Draconis Combine]].		Clans Wolf, Jade Falcon, Ghost Bear, and Smoke Jaguar entered the Inner Sphere for the first time in March of 3050, using ComStar's blackout as their cover. Each of which had it's own invasion corridor moving in from the "north" down "south". At one end Jade Falcon's Corridor pushed into [[Lyran_Commonwealth\|Lyran]] space at the "east", as did the Wolf's. The Ghost Bears pushed into the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] with the Smoke Jaguars on the west pushing into the [[Draconis Combine]].

	With their attention focused against each other ever since the [[Succession Wars]] started 300 years ago, the sudden arrival of a massive force on a backwater frontier with token defenses was a nasty surprise for the invaded nations. The fact that these invaders had with them had with them [[Clan Elemental\|power armored shock troops]], BattleMechs with [[LosTech]] and piloted by genetically enhanced warriors trained from childhood that could take on multiple 'Mechs and win, and fleets of ~~warships~~ on top of that was such a shock that many thought they were fighting aliens. Dozens of worlds fell rapidly as the invaders pushed from system to system.		With their attention focused against each other ever since the [[Succession Wars]] started 300 years ago, the sudden arrival of a massive force on a backwater frontier with token defenses was a nasty surprise for the invaded nations. The fact that these invaders had with them had with them [[Clan Elemental\|power armored shock troops]], BattleMechs with [[LosTech]] and piloted by genetically enhanced warriors trained from childhood that could take on multiple 'Mechs and win, and fleets of WarShips on top of that was such a shock that many thought they were fighting aliens. Dozens of worlds fell rapidly as the invaders pushed from system to system.

	Which was not to say that everything was entirely smooth sailing for the Clans. They soon found out that the Inner Sphere did not play by their rules and did not fight fair. They still had an overwhelming advantage at this point, but sometimes they faced nasty costly surprises.		Which was not to say that everything was entirely smooth sailing for the Clans. They soon found out that the Inner Sphere did not play by their rules and did not fight fair. They still had an overwhelming advantage at this point, but sometimes they faced nasty costly surprises.

1d4chan>A Walrus: /* Prelude */

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Prelude

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	It is one of the most significant events of BattleTech history, as well as one of the (if not the) most explored parts of the setting.		It is one of the most significant events of BattleTech history, as well as one of the (if not the) most explored parts of the setting.
	== Prelude ==		== Prelude ==
	In Clan space in the early 31st century, after two centuries of growth, there was a fracture in the culture of the [[The Clans\|Clans]]. While they'd always had their own little traditions that they'd been adhering to, two philosophies on the Clans' ultimate stated goal of returning to the Inner Sphere had emerged; the ''Wardens'', and the ''Crusaders''. The Wardens took a moderate approach, seeing themselves as the silent watchful guardians of the Inner Sphere, and didn't feel the need to charge ahead to go in and fix everything. Additionally, the Crusader movement had a strong support base from the civilian castes due to the Inner Sphere being seen as a resource rich Promised Land in contrast to the resource-deprived worlds in the Periphery. The Crusaders on the other hand, saw it as the supreme duty of the Clans to return to the Inner Sphere, conquer Terra, and subjugate the backwards Spheroids. And over time, increasing pressure by the Crusader Faction to return to the Inner Sphere and restore the [[Star League]] as promised by the Kerensky's centuries ago had begun to mount. The Warden faction had managed to stall efforts through various means, from sending the Wolf's Dragoons to spy on the Inner Sphere to simple trials of refusal or emphasizing Clanner politics or simple matters of logistics. Given that even the [[Capellan Confederation]] still outnumbered the totality of the Clans by a significant margin, these were reasonable arguments to make for the Wardens, and if they were going to attack the Inner Sphere, they needed to be in top of the line shape and ~~had~~ the ratio narrowed. Nevertheless, both sides of the Clanner aisle kept badgering each other about the issue before things came to a head in 3048.		In Clan space in the early 31st century, after two centuries of growth, there was a fracture in the culture of the [[The Clans\|Clans]]. While they'd always had their own little traditions that they'd been adhering to, two philosophies on the Clans' ultimate stated goal of returning to the Inner Sphere had emerged; the ''Wardens'', and the ''Crusaders''. The Wardens took a moderate approach, seeing themselves as the silent watchful guardians of the Inner Sphere, and didn't feel the need to charge ahead to go in and fix everything. Additionally, the Crusader movement had a strong support base from the civilian castes due to the Inner Sphere being seen as a resource rich Promised Land in contrast to the resource-deprived worlds in the Periphery. The Crusaders on the other hand, saw it as the supreme duty of the Clans to return to the Inner Sphere, conquer Terra, and subjugate the backwards Spheroids. And over time, increasing pressure by the Crusader Faction to return to the Inner Sphere and restore the [[Star League]] as promised by the Kerensky's centuries ago had begun to mount. The Warden faction had managed to stall efforts through various means, from sending the Wolf's Dragoons to spy on the Inner Sphere to simple trials of refusal or emphasizing Clanner politics or simple matters of logistics. Given that even the [[Capellan Confederation]] still outnumbered the totality of the Clans by a significant margin, these were reasonable arguments to make for the Wardens, and if they were going to attack the Inner Sphere, they needed to be in top of the line shape and have the ratio narrowed. Nevertheless, both sides of the Clanner aisle kept badgering each other about the issue before things came to a head in 3048.

	One of [[ComStar]]'s many side projects was the Explorer Corps, a fleet which probed beyond the [[The_Periphery\|Periphery]] in part to see what happened to the Exodus Fleet. The Explorer Corps ship ''Outbound Light'' eventually found the answer to that question in the worst way, having stumbled not only into Clanspace, but also onto the capital system of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], who were both staunch Crusaders and even stauncher assholes. They captured the exploration ship and then interrogated her crew. Using the information and selectively choosing key pieces of info from ComStar's database, they told the council that the Inner Sphere had found them, were on the verge of creating their own faux Star League under the Federated Commonwealth, and would inevitably launch an invasion of Clan space. Clearly, it was the time to act.		One of [[ComStar]]'s many side projects was the Explorer Corps, a fleet which probed beyond the [[The_Periphery\|Periphery]] in part to see what happened to the Exodus Fleet. The Explorer Corps ship ''Outbound Light'' eventually found the answer to that question in the worst way, having stumbled not only into Clanspace, but also onto the capital system of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], who were both staunch Crusaders and even stauncher assholes. They captured the exploration ship and then interrogated her crew. Using the information and selectively choosing key pieces of info from ComStar's database, they told the council that the Inner Sphere had found them, were on the verge of creating their own faux Star League under the Federated Commonwealth, and would inevitably launch an invasion of Clan space. Clearly, it was the time to act.

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	The '''Clan Invasion''' (officially called '''Operation REVIVAL''' by the Clans themselves) was a massive incursion into the Inner Sphere by the forces of [[The Clans]] between 3049 and 3052.		The '''Clan Invasion''' (officially called '''Operation REVIVAL''' by the Clans themselves) was a massive incursion into the Inner Sphere by the forces of [[The Clans]] between 3049 and 3052.

	It is one of the most significant events of BattleTech history, as well as one of the most explored parts of the setting.		It is one of the most significant events of BattleTech history, as well as one of the (if not the) most explored parts of the setting.
	== Prelude ==		== Prelude ==
	In Clan space in the early 31st century, after two centuries of growth, there was a fracture in the culture of the [[The Clans\|Clans]]. While they'd always had their own little traditions that they'd been adhering to, two philosophies on the Clans' ultimate stated goal of returning to the Inner Sphere had emerged; the ''Wardens'', and the ''Crusaders''. The Wardens took a moderate approach, seeing themselves as the silent watchful guardians of the Inner Sphere, and didn't feel the need to charge ahead to go in and fix everything. Additionally, the Crusader movement had a strong support base from the civilian castes due to the Inner Sphere being seen as a resource rich Promised Land in contrast to the resource-deprived worlds in the Periphery. The Crusaders on the other hand, saw it as the supreme duty of the Clans to return to the Inner Sphere, conquer Terra, and subjugate the backwards Spheroids. And over time, increasing pressure by the Crusader Faction to return to the Inner Sphere and restore the [[Star League]] as promised by the Kerensky's centuries ago had begun to mount. The Warden faction had managed to stall efforts through various means, from sending the Wolf's Dragoons to spy on the Inner Sphere to simple trials of refusal or emphasizing Clanner politics or simple matters of logistics. Given that even the [[Capellan Confederation]] still outnumbered the totality of the Clans by a significant margin, these were reasonable arguments to make for the Wardens, and if they were going to attack the Inner Sphere, they needed to be in top of the line shape and had the ratio narrowed. Nevertheless, both sides of the Clanner aisle kept badgering each other about the issue before things came to a head in 3048.		In Clan space in the early 31st century, after two centuries of growth, there was a fracture in the culture of the [[The Clans\|Clans]]. While they'd always had their own little traditions that they'd been adhering to, two philosophies on the Clans' ultimate stated goal of returning to the Inner Sphere had emerged; the ''Wardens'', and the ''Crusaders''. The Wardens took a moderate approach, seeing themselves as the silent watchful guardians of the Inner Sphere, and didn't feel the need to charge ahead to go in and fix everything. Additionally, the Crusader movement had a strong support base from the civilian castes due to the Inner Sphere being seen as a resource rich Promised Land in contrast to the resource-deprived worlds in the Periphery. The Crusaders on the other hand, saw it as the supreme duty of the Clans to return to the Inner Sphere, conquer Terra, and subjugate the backwards Spheroids. And over time, increasing pressure by the Crusader Faction to return to the Inner Sphere and restore the [[Star League]] as promised by the Kerensky's centuries ago had begun to mount. The Warden faction had managed to stall efforts through various means, from sending the Wolf's Dragoons to spy on the Inner Sphere to simple trials of refusal or emphasizing Clanner politics or simple matters of logistics. Given that even the [[Capellan Confederation]] still outnumbered the totality of the Clans by a significant margin, these were reasonable arguments to make for the Wardens, and if they were going to attack the Inner Sphere, they needed to be in top of the line shape and had the ratio narrowed. Nevertheless, both sides of the Clanner aisle kept badgering each other about the issue before things came to a head in 3048.