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{{Battlegroup
|battlegroup= III
|bgcom= VA [[Locke Setzer]]
|wc= LC [[Denys Elara]]
|fo=
|nickname= Cataclysm
|motto= Stength to rise; power to fly
|wing= [[Wing X]]

[[Wing XXII]]
|status= active
|patch= [[image:Patch BGIII.png]]
}}

Battlegroup III is a naval battlegroup of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet under the command of the TIE Corp's First Recon Division, and is home to both the [[Challenge | ISDII Challenge]] and the [[Renegade (ship) | MC-90 Renegade]], including all remaining forces of the [[Infiltrator Wing]].

[[File:Battlegroup III Banner.png|900 px]]

=History=

Battlegroup III was formed under the Command of Admiral Silwar Naiilo on October 29th, 2022, as part of a reformation of the TIE Corps under new battlegroups. As part of this formation, the [[Challenge | ISDII Challenge]] was reassigned to the newly-formed Battlegroup III as its flagship, with the [[Roost | MC-40 Roost]] serving as a support ship for [[Infiltrator Wing]] operations, which Battlegroup III absorbed as well.

On April 17, 2023, the Battlegroup expanded its fleet and its Infiltrator Wing operations with the arrival of the re-commissioned [[Renegade | MC-90 Renegade]]. As part of this change, all Infiltrator Wing squadrons that had been stationed onboard the Challenge ([[Raven Squadron]], [[Eagle Squadron]], [[Firebird Squadron]]) were reassigned to the Renegade, with [[Tempest Squadron]], [[Thunder Squadron]], and the newly re-opened [[Typhoon Squadron]] remaining onboard the Challenge.

On July 18, 2023, Thunder Squadron and Raven Squadron were closed, reducing each capital ship in Battlegroup III to two active squadrons.

Battlegroup III currently consists of two wings: [[Wing X]] (assigned to the Challenge) and [[Wing XXII]] (assigned to the Renegade).

=Subordinate Units=

* ''Imperial II''-class Star Destroyer ''[[Challenge]]''
** [[TIE Corps]] [[Wing X]]
*** [[File:Tempest_Patch_2021.png|35px]]&nbsp; [[Tempest Squadron]] - Active
*** [[File:Typhoon Patch 500.png|35px]]&nbsp; [[Typhoon Squadron]] - Active
*** [[File:Inferno-patch-2020.png|35px]]&nbsp; [[Inferno Squadron]] - Inactive
*** [[File:ThunderSquadronPatch2021d2.png|35px]]&nbsp; [[Thunder Squadron]] - Inactive
*** [[Tornado Squadron]] - Inactive
*** [[Cyclone Squadron]] - Inactive
** ''Challenge'' Space Superiority Line

* ''MC-90''-class Calamari Crusier ''[[Renegade (ship) | Renegade]]''
**[[TIE Corps]] [[Wing XXII]]
*** [[File:FirebirdPatch.png|35px]]&nbsp; [[Firebird Squadron]] - Active
*** [[File:Eagle.png|35px]]&nbsp; [[Eagle Squadron]] - Active
***[[File:Raven.png|35px]]&nbsp; [[Raven Squadron]] - Inactive
**''Renegade'' Space Superiority Line

=Battlegroup Commanders=

{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="2" style="width:75%;"
|- style="background:white; color:black"
| # 
| Name
| Took office 
| Left office 
| Time in office
| Location 
| Starting Rank
| Ending Rank
|- valign="top"
| 1 || '''[[Silwar Naiilo]]''' || 29 Oct 2022 || 11 Dec 2022 || 1m,12d || [[Challenge | ISDII Challenge]] || Admiral || Admiral
|- valign="top"
| 2 || '''[[Stryker]]''' || 19 Dec 2022 || 09 Jan 2024 || 1y,20d || [[Challenge | ISDII Challenge]] || Admiral || Admiral
|- valign="top"
| 3 || '''[[Locke Setzer]]''' || 10 Jan 2024 || ''Incumbent'' || ''Incumbent'' || [[Challenge | ISDII Challenge]] || Vice Admiral || TBD