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| nickname = Clear Thoughts (3050)
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| Designation   = 282nd Division [[Level IV|IV-rho]]
| parent formation = [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army V-nu]]
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| formed  = Unknown (3030s)
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| year    = 3052
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| unitname = 282nd Division [[Level IV|IV-rho]]
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| Nickname      = Clear Thoughts (3050)
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| Affiliation    = [[ComStar]]
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| Parent Command = [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]]
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==Unit Description==
 
==Unit Description==
The '''282nd Division''' was a ComStar [[Combined-Arms]]<ref>''Tukayyid (scenario pack)'', p. 18 - article includes that the ComStar forces are Combined Armed units.</ref> Military Formation which served in the Com Guard's [[10th Army (ComStar)|Tenth Army]].
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The '''282nd Division''' was a ComStar [[Combined-Arms]]<ref>''Tukayyid'', p. 18: article includes that the ComStar forces are Combined Armed units.</ref> Military Formation which served in the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[10th Army (ComStar)|Tenth Army]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Early Unit History===
 
===Early Unit History===
Little known about the unit's history until it and the rest of the Com Guards appeared in 3030s.
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Little known about the unit's history until it and the rest of the Com Guards appeared in the 3030s.
The unit was station up to 3050 on [[Tharkad]] in ComStar's Rigel Kent Theater.<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 71 10th Army V-nu - Unit deployment history shown.</ref>
 
  
====Tukayyid & The Wolves====
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The unit was station up to 3050 on [[Tharkad]] in ComStar's Rigel Kent Theater.<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: 10th Army V-nu - Unit deployment history shown.</ref>
On Tukayyid, the 282nd was deployed with the rest of the 10th Army to defend [[Clan Wolf]]'s primary target city of Skupo, this after the 138th division, Bane's Bandits were decimated by the Thirteenth Wolf Guards. <ref name=T>''Tukayyid'', p. 90, "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref> <ref name=CS>''ComStar'', pp. 71-72 "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=WC>''Wolf Clan'', pp. 50-51 "Days of Armageddon - Wolf"</ref>
 
  
With the 282nd held back as a reserve division by 10th Army's commanding officer [[Precentor]] Margo Koivu, when the Wolves [[4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Fourth Wolf Guards]], [[3rd Battle (Clan Wolf)|Third]] and [[7th Battle (Clan Wolf)|Seventh Battle Clusters]] successfully pushed the main defensive line of [[166th Division (ComStar)|166th]] and [[278th Division (ComStar)|278th Divisions]] at Forest's End back, the Clan Wolf forces proved hesitant to follow when the Com Guards retreated towards Skupo. Suspicious that her troops could withdraw so easily, Koivu ordered recon patrols be stepped up as a precaution, but to no avail. <ref name=T/> <ref name=CS/> <ref name=WC/>
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===Tukayyid & The Wolves===
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On Tukayyid, the 282nd was deployed with the rest of the 10th Army to defend [[Clan Wolf]]'s primary target city of Skupo, this after the 138th division, Bane's Bandits were decimated by the Thirteenth Wolf Guards.<ref name=T>''Tukayyid'', p. 90: "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref><ref name=CS>''ComStar'', pp. 71–72: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=WC>''Wolf Clan'', pp. 50–51: "Days of Armageddon - Wolf"</ref>
  
The ComStar forces finally discovered why, with [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky|Natasha Kerensky's]] [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]] launching a series sweeping attacks to try and completely bypass the 166th Division's section of the retreat. Desperately ordering the 282nd to delay and push Kerensky's Wolf Spiders back to allow the rest of the retreating Com Guard forces to reach the target city, while battered the elite Wolf troops brutally tore the veteran division to shreds. While incredibly costly, the 282nd did succeed in their mission and their sacrifice allowed the remaining divisions of the Tenth Army to fall back to their defensive positions outside Skupo.<ref name=T/> <ref name=CS/> <ref name=WC/><ref>''Lost Destiny'', p. 256</ref>
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With the 282nd held back as a reserve division by 10th Army's commanding officer [[Precentor]] Margo Koivu, when the Wolves [[4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Fourth Wolf Guards]], [[3rd Battle (Clan Wolf)|Third]] and [[7th Battle (Clan Wolf)|Seventh Battle Clusters]] successfully pushed the main defensive line of [[166th Division (ComStar)|166th]] and [[278th Division (ComStar)|278th Divisions]] at Forest's End back, the Clan Wolf forces proved hesitant to follow when the Com Guards retreated towards Skupo. Suspicious that her troops could withdraw so easily, Koivu ordered recon patrols be stepped up as a precaution, but to no avail.<ref name=T/><ref name=CS/><ref name=WC/>
  
Despite its valiant efforts against the Wolves, with almost all its equipment lost and so few of the unit's members left alive, [[Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] elected to disband rather than rebuild the 282nd, transferring its survivors to other units. <ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 72 - 282nd's actions mentioned in newer sourcebook, but unit no longer listed.</ref>
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The ComStar forces finally discovered why, with [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky|Natasha Kerensky's]] [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]] launching a series sweeping attacks to try and completely bypass the 166th Division's section of the retreat. Desperately ordering the 282nd to delay and push Kerensky's Wolf Spiders back to allow the rest of the retreating Com Guard forces to reach the target city, while battered the elite Wolf troops brutally tore the veteran division to shreds. While incredibly costly, the 282nd did succeed in their mission and their sacrifice allowed the remaining divisions of the Tenth Army to fall back to their defensive positions outside Skupo.<ref name=T/><ref name=CS/><ref name=WC/><ref>''Lost Destiny'', p. 256</ref>
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Despite its valiant efforts against the Wolves, with almost all its equipment lost and so few of the unit's members left alive, [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] elected to disband rather than rebuild the 282nd, transferring its survivors to other units.<ref>''ComStar'', p. 72: 282nd's actions mentioned in newer sourcebook, but unit no longer listed.</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
*As of [[3050]] the commanding officer of the Division was Precentor IV Vincent Wollam<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 71 ComStar Deployment Table as of 3050 - Unit Commander listed.</ref> He had fought against Natasha Kerensky during the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]].<ref>''Lost Destiny'', p. 285</ref>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 282nd Division (ComStar)'''
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| [[Precentor]] IV||[[Vincent Wollam]]||[[3050]] - [[3052]]<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: ComStar Deployment Table as of 3050 - Unit Commander listed.</ref><ref name=LD>''Lost Destiny'', p. 285</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
'''282nd Division''' (Clear Thoughts IV-rho)<ref>''20 Year Upate'', p. 71 ComStar Deployment Tables as of 3050 - Unit's listed as being with the 10th Army on Tharkad.</ref>
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'''282nd Division''' (Division/Veteran)<ref name=20yup71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71</ref>
:Note - Unit was rated as being Veteran Skilled.
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: Note: At this point in time the 282nd Division was stationed on Tharkad.<ref name=20yup71/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[20-Year Update]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
*''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
*''[[Lost Destiny]]''
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* ''[[Lost Destiny]]''
*''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]''
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* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]''
*''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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[[Category:ComStar Division Commands|Division, 282nd]]
 
[[Category:ComStar Division Commands|Division, 282nd]]

Latest revision as of 17:46, 22 May 2023

282nd Division IV-rho
Nickname Clear Thoughts (3050)
Affiliation ComStar
Parent Command 10th Army

Unit Description[edit]

The 282nd Division was a ComStar Combined-Arms[1] Military Formation which served in the Com Guard Tenth Army.

History[edit]

Early Unit History[edit]

Little known about the unit's history until it and the rest of the Com Guards appeared in the 3030s.

The unit was station up to 3050 on Tharkad in ComStar's Rigel Kent Theater.[2]

Tukayyid & The Wolves[edit]

On Tukayyid, the 282nd was deployed with the rest of the 10th Army to defend Clan Wolf's primary target city of Skupo, this after the 138th division, Bane's Bandits were decimated by the Thirteenth Wolf Guards.[3][4][5]

With the 282nd held back as a reserve division by 10th Army's commanding officer Precentor Margo Koivu, when the Wolves Fourth Wolf Guards, Third and Seventh Battle Clusters successfully pushed the main defensive line of 166th and 278th Divisions at Forest's End back, the Clan Wolf forces proved hesitant to follow when the Com Guards retreated towards Skupo. Suspicious that her troops could withdraw so easily, Koivu ordered recon patrols be stepped up as a precaution, but to no avail.[3][4][5]

The ComStar forces finally discovered why, with Khan Natasha Kerensky's 13th Wolf Guards launching a series sweeping attacks to try and completely bypass the 166th Division's section of the retreat. Desperately ordering the 282nd to delay and push Kerensky's Wolf Spiders back to allow the rest of the retreating Com Guard forces to reach the target city, while battered the elite Wolf troops brutally tore the veteran division to shreds. While incredibly costly, the 282nd did succeed in their mission and their sacrifice allowed the remaining divisions of the Tenth Army to fall back to their defensive positions outside Skupo.[3][4][5][6]

Despite its valiant efforts against the Wolves, with almost all its equipment lost and so few of the unit's members left alive, Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht elected to disband rather than rebuild the 282nd, transferring its survivors to other units.[7]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 282nd Division (ComStar)
Precentor IV Vincent Wollam 3050 - 3052[8][9]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3050[edit]

282nd Division (Division/Veteran)[10]

Note: At this point in time the 282nd Division was stationed on Tharkad.[10]

Notes[edit]

The 282nd is not present in further listings, all three sourcebooks for the Battle of Tukayyid mentions the unit taking heavy damage or torn apart. Its unclear as of this writing if the unit was disbanded or was outright destroyed, its fate listed here based on conjecture.

References[edit]

  1. Tukayyid, p. 18: article includes that the ComStar forces are Combined Armed units.
  2. 20 Year Update, p. 71: 10th Army V-nu - Unit deployment history shown.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tukayyid, p. 90: "Campaign: Clan Wolf"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 ComStar, pp. 71–72: "Battle of Tukayyid"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Wolf Clan, pp. 50–51: "Days of Armageddon - Wolf"
  6. Lost Destiny, p. 256
  7. ComStar, p. 72: 282nd's actions mentioned in newer sourcebook, but unit no longer listed.
  8. 20 Year Update, p. 71: ComStar Deployment Table as of 3050 - Unit Commander listed.
  9. Lost Destiny, p. 285
  10. 10.0 10.1 20 Year Update, p. 71

Bibliography[edit]