Editing 30th Division (Word of Blake)

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| Designation    = 30th Division ([[Level IV|IV]]-gamma)
| formed         = Late 3060s 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = Acts of Salvation
| Affiliation    = [[Word of Blake]]
| Parent Command = [[Word of Blake Militia]]
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The '''Thirtieth Division''' was a [[Word of Blake]] Militia Division which was "hidden" from the eyes of the [[Inner Sphere]] until the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] War.  The 30th was known for its participation in the capture of [[Coventry]] and for its military operations in [[Free Worlds League]] space.

==History==
===Coventry===
The unit first appeared in early [[3068]], initially being reported as having only two [[Level III]] formations.  The Division was assigned with the ''[[Aegis]]'' Class Heavy Cruiser, ''[[Aegis#Named_Vessels|Immortal Spirit]]'' as part of the blockade force surrounding the [[Lyran Alliance|Lyran]] world of [[Coventry]] and capturing it. This was part of the Blakist military operation code named [[Operation Steel Hammer|Steel Hammer]], a plan to cripple the military industries of the Lyran Alliance. The ''Acts of Salvation'' swiftly took out the [[Coventry CPM]] in a matter of days.  The unit shut down the local [[HPG]] to isolate the planet.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 24 - "Operation Steel Hammer" - Early action of sacking of Coventry.</ref> However, despite securing [[Coventry Metal Works]] and the planet's capital city the Division never fully secured the planet. This allowed resistance, militia, and other freedom fighters to continue their efforts to fight off Blakist control.
During this time, the unit was able to secure a Division's worth of production runs of [[BattleMechs]] and other equipment from the CMW complex. The two Level IIIs along with the limited Aerospace forces from the ''Immortal Spirit'' continued to blockade the planet until [[Devlin Stone|Devlin Stone's]] Coalition Force arrived in [[3073|mid-3073]].

During the Coalition's battle for the planet, the 30th Division was isolated in both the capital city and CMW production complex. The Level III entrenched at the complex fought a pitched battle against coalition forces which included [[Clan Jade Falcon]] troops. However, both forces were utterly shattered in process of the liberation of the planet by the Coalition.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 38 - "Internal Report # 02172/74" - Liberation of Coventry aftermath.</ref>

===The Expatriates & Free Worlds League===
During the Coventry operations, expatriates were assigned to the 30th Division. These individuals filled the ranks of the Division and were assigned to conduct strikes in the [[Draconis Combine]]. Many of these new troops appear to have come from training camps in the [[Circinus Federation]].  This was indicated as new Division elements struck Combine worlds of [[Alya]] and [[Kessel]]. The Circinus troops were noted for their brutality by using neutron bombs on world of Kessel.  Reports of the Combine's [[WarShip]], [[Kirishima#Named_Vessels|DCS ''Siriwan'']] that was in the system, did not detect these Blakist forces.

In [[3071]] the entire division was relocated to the Free Worlds League world of [[Loyalty]].  It became part of the Blakist operating theater's defense forces in the [[Duchy of Graham-Marik]].  The 30th lost a Level III to one of the many raids conducted by the newly independent [[Duchy of Tamarind]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 98 - "30th Division" - Unit Brief history.</ref>

In [[3077]] the 30th Division was assigned to [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] to train alongside the [[15th Division (Word of Blake)|15th Division]] for mountain warfare.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus'', p. 7</ref> Unfortunately, the 30th Division was the target of more than a decade of pent-up [[FWLM]] anger: The [[2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and [[8th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] completely destroyed the 30th Division at the Karpov Training Range in November, 3077.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus'', p. 14</ref>

Despite the apparent destruction of the 30th Division on Atreus, forces wearing the colors of the 30th raided a number of worlds on the [[Periphery]] border of both the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Lyran Alliance]] on the 26th of June [[3080]].<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>

==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 30th Division'''
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| [[Precentor|Precentor III-Epsilon]]||[[Brock Brandis]]||[[3077]]<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus'', p. 7</ref>
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==Tactics==


==Composition History==
These are reported unit strengths.  There are no solid numbers except for the force operating in League space.

===3068===
*Two Level IIIs
===3069===
*Seven Level IIIs (two Level III on Coventry)

===3071===
*Five Level IIIs

==Rules==
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===Game Rules===
The 30th Division's Circinus recruits have given the unit a reputation for being aggressive and brutal.  When an element of the 30th is adjacent to the enemy, it receives a negative modifier to its piloting or anti-'Mech skill rolls.  These include melee to-hit rolls when doing physical attacks in the same turn.  However, the unit suffers a positive modifier to its gunnery skill when this ability is in effect.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 141, "Rules Annex"</ref>
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==Reference==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' 
*''[[Jihad Turning Points: Atreus]]''


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