Difference between revisions of "121st Division (ComStar)"

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==History==
 
==History==
Nominally attached to the [[2nd Army (ComStar)|Second Army]], the 121st was transferred to bolster the units of [[1st Army (ComStar)|First]] and [[4th Army (ComStar)|Fourth Armies]] facing Clan Ghost Bear. Attempting to hinder the Ghost Bears advance on Luk, the 121st was decimated by the Bears [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta Galaxy]], suffering such heavy losses that the [[Precentor Martial]] chose to retire the division instead of rebuilding it.<ref name=CO70/><ref name=Tuk48>''Tukayyid (scenario pack)'', p. 48</ref><ref name=IC-29/><ref name=FMCS-22/>
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Immediately prior to the Clan Invasion, the green ranked 121st Division, a IV-Eta mix referred to by the nickname of ''Effective Action'', was assigned to the [[2nd Army (ComStar)|Second Army]] and was headquartered on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Galtor III]].<ref name=20YU-70>''20-Year Update'', pg. 70 "2nd V-lambda"</ref>
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Nominally attached to the Second Army, the 121st was transferred to bolster the units of [[1st Army (ComStar)|First]] and [[4th Army (ComStar)|Fourth Armies]] facing Clan Ghost Bear. Attempting to hinder the Ghost Bears advance on Luk, the 121st was decimated by the Bears [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta Galaxy]], suffering such heavy losses that the [[Precentor Martial]] chose to retire the division instead of rebuilding it.<ref name=CO70/><ref name=Tuk48>''Tukayyid (scenario pack)'', p. 48</ref><ref name=IC-29/><ref name=FMCS-22/>
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==Officers==
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As of [[3052]] the unit-CO was [[Precentor]] Herbert Moeheng, who had commanded the 121st since at least [[3050]]. <ref name=20YU-70/>
  
 
===Compsition History===
 
===Compsition History===
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
'''121st Division''' (Division/Green)<ref name=20yup70>''20-Year Update'', p. 70</ref>
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'''121st Division''' (Division/Green)<ref name=20YU-70/>
: Note: At this point in time the 103rd Divsion was stationed on [[Galtor III]].<ref name=20yup70/>
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: Note: At this point in time the 103rd Divsion was stationed on Galtor III.<ref name=20YU-70/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* Another of those "barely there" units, the 121st was first mentioned by name and nickname as being destroyed in the identical text given in ''ComStar'', ''Tukayyid'' and ''Invading Clans''. The Army it belonged to comes from ''Field Manual: ComStar'', but was not mentioned in [[20-Year Update]] so it must have been transferred into the Second after the [[Clan Invasion]] began but prior to Tukayyid.<ref name=CO70/><ref name=Tuk48/><ref name=IC-29/><ref name=FMCS-22/>
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* The 121st Division is incorrectly listed as the [[211th Division (ComStar)|211th Division]] in ''20-Year Update'', the unit's nickname, placement in the Second Army and destruction listed in ''ComStar'', ''Tukayyid'', ''Invading Clans'' and ''Field Manual: ComStar'' confirm that the second 211th was meant to be the 121st.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 07:46, 9 March 2019

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Savaged by Clan Ghost Bear, the 121st Division was one of the many Com Guard units destroyed during the Battle of Tukayyid.[1][2][3]

History

Immediately prior to the Clan Invasion, the green ranked 121st Division, a IV-Eta mix referred to by the nickname of Effective Action, was assigned to the Second Army and was headquartered on the Draconis Combine world of Galtor III.[4]

Nominally attached to the Second Army, the 121st was transferred to bolster the units of First and Fourth Armies facing Clan Ghost Bear. Attempting to hinder the Ghost Bears advance on Luk, the 121st was decimated by the Bears Beta Galaxy, suffering such heavy losses that the Precentor Martial chose to retire the division instead of rebuilding it.[1][5][2][3]

Officers

As of 3052 the unit-CO was Precentor Herbert Moeheng, who had commanded the 121st since at least 3050. [4]

Compsition History

3050

121st Division (Division/Green)[4]

Note: At this point in time the 103rd Divsion was stationed on Galtor III.[4]

Notes

  • The 121st Division is incorrectly listed as the 211th Division in 20-Year Update, the unit's nickname, placement in the Second Army and destruction listed in ComStar, Tukayyid, Invading Clans and Field Manual: ComStar confirm that the second 211th was meant to be the 121st.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ComStar (sourcebook), p. 70
  2. 2.0 2.1 Invading Clans, p. 29 "Tukayyid: World of Fate"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 22 "2nd Army V-MU: The Iron Warriors"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 20-Year Update, pg. 70 "2nd V-lambda"
  5. Tukayyid (scenario pack), p. 48

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