Invading Clans (sourcebook)

For the Clans who reside in the Inner Sphere, see Invading Clans

Description
Invading Clans is presented as a report by Jaime Wolf about five of the seven Clans that participated in Operation Revival (Clans Wolf and Jade Falcon were covered separately by Comstar). Details on each Clan's history, unit rosters and exclusively-owned BattleMech designs are provided, along with an Occupation Zone section that summarizes each battle fought by that Clan during the Clan Invasion.

It is also the only sourcebook that provides in-depth information on Clan Smoke Jaguar prior to that Clan's annihilation in 3059-60.

From the back cover
"Invaders from Beyond

They came from beyond the Periphery: invaders with advanced weapons, strange tactics and stranger customs. Arriving in 3049, they attacked world after world with unrelenting fury. By 3052 they had conquered more than 200 planets, and their target was clear. They sought to capture the cradle of humanity: Terra. If not for the Battle of Tukayyid and the resulting truce, the Earth would surely have fallen.

We now know these invaders are the Clans, the sons and daughters of the legendary Aleksandr Kerensky, gone from known space for over 250 years. They seek to overthrow the Inner Sphere and recreate the lost Star League in their own image... or so it seems...

Invading Clans describes the history, culture, and military capabilities of Clans Smoke Jaguar, Nova Cat, Ghost Bear, Steel Viper, and Diamond Shark. Also included is an overview of occupied worlds, deadly new BattleMechs, and eight full-color pages featuring renderings of Clan uniforms and ceremonies."

Contents

 * Wolfnet Classified Report
 * Current Situation
 * Clan Ghost Bear
 * Time of Decision
 * Second Exodus
 * A New Beginning
 * Inception of the Bear
 * Golden Century
 * Operation Revival
 * Wave One: Looking for a Fight
 * Wave Two: Disaster Strikes
 * Wave Three: Winds of Change
 * Wave Four: Renewal
 * Wave Five: The Roaring Bear
 * Occupation Zone
 * The Periphery
 * First Wave
 * Second Wave
 * Third Wave
 * Fourth Wave
 * Fifth Wave
 * Front-Line Unit Summary
 * BattleMechs
 * Clan Smoke Jaguar
 * Fires of War
 * Golden Century
 * Rise of the Crusaders
 * Operation Revival
 * Into the Void
 * First Wave: The Jaguar Pounces
 * Second Wave: Silent Fury
 * Third Wave: Chasing the Wolf
 * Fourth Wave: The Jaguar Stumbles
 * Fifth Wave: All-Out War
 * Tukayyid: The Crucible
 * Aftermath
 * Occupation Zone
 * The Periphery
 * First Wave
 * Second Wave
 * Third Wave
 * Fourth Wave
 * Fifth Wave
 * Front-Line Unit Summary
 * BattleMechs
 * Clan Steel Viper
 * Birth of the Viper
 * True Vision
 * Golden Century
 * Operation Revival
 * Fifth Wave: The Snake Strikes
 * Occupation Zone
 * Worlds Ceded to Clan Steel Viper by Clan Jade Falcon
 * Fifth Wave
 * Post Invasion
 * Front-Line Unit Summary
 * BattleMechs
 * Clan Nova Cat
 * Phillip Drummond
 * Anna Rosse
 * Civil War
 * New Blood
 * Golden Century
 * Operation Revival
 * Invasion
 * Year of Peace and Prepartion
 * Fifth Wave: The Cat Attacks
 * Occupation Zone
 * Worlds Ceded to Clan Nova Cat by Clan Smoke Jaguar
 * Fifth Wave
 * Front-Line Unit Summary
 * BattleMechs
 * Clan Diamond Shark
 * From Peacemaker to Warrior
 * Peace and Prosperity
 * The Great Change
 * Unlikely Crusaders
 * A Different Kind of Conquest
 * Change of Fortune
 * Baptism of Fire
 * Aftermath: The Invisible Clan
 * BattleMechs
 * Glossary
 * Index