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| Designation   = 366th Division [[Level IV|IV]]-iota
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| nickname = The Brzo Lancers
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| parent formation = [[9th Army (ComStar)|9th Army]]
| Disbanded      =
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| formed  = Early [[3030]]s
| Previous Designation =  
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| year    = 3062
| Nickname      = The Brzo Lancers
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| unitname = 366th Division [[Level IV|IV]]-iota
| Affiliation    = ComStar
 
| Parent Command = [[9th Army (ComStar)|9th Army]]
 
| Sub-Command    =
 
 
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Having faced [[Clan Wolf]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] and survived, the '''366th Division''' was one of the many [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] divisions that responded negatively to the selection of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]].
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Having faced [[Clan Wolf]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] and survived, the '''366th Division''' was one of the many [[Com Guard]] divisions that responded negatively to the selection of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as [[Precentor Martial]] of [[ComStar]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Clan Invasion and Battle of Tukayyid===
 
===Clan Invasion and Battle of Tukayyid===
Immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the regular ranked 366th Division, then a Tau level mix referred to by the nickname of ''ComStar Lancers'', was assigned to the [[9th Army (ComStar)|Ninth Army]] and was headquartered on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Aristotle]].<ref name=20YU>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: "9th V-lambda"</ref>
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Immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the regular ranked 366th Division, then a Tau level mix referred to by the nickname of ''ComStar Lancers'', was assigned to the [[9th Army (ComStar)|Ninth Army]] and was headquartered on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Aristotle]].<ref name=20YU>''20-Year Update'', p. 71 "9th V-lambda"</ref>
  
Assigned to combat Clan Wolf during the Battle of Tukayyid along with the rest of the 9th Army, after the Wolves defeated the bulk of the [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]] to take their primary target city of Skupo, the 366th joined the [[379th Division (ComStar)|379th Division]] in trying to reinforce the remaining divisions of the 10th as the Wolves began their push towards the secondary target of Brzo. Both divisions quickly found themselves under fire from the [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Wolves' Beta Galaxy]] and [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]]'s [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]] as they attempted to prevent the Com Guard forces linking up, both taking heavy losses and requiring the addition of the [[11th Army (ComStar)|11th Army]] to reinforce them.<ref name=T-90>''Tukayyid'', p. 90: "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref><ref name=CS-71>''ComStar'', pp. 71–72: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=WC-50>''Wolf Clan'', pp. 50–51: "Days of Armageddon - Wolf"</ref> One of the more notable actions involving the troop of 366th was between a heavy [[Combat Vehicle]] [[Level II]] and the [[Phelan Kell|Phelan]] led [[Nova (unit)|recon Nova]] of the Wolf Spiders in the aptly named Bloody Basin Pass.<ref name=T-93>''Tukayyid'', p. 93: "Bloody Basin Pass [25]"</ref>
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Assigned to combat Clan Wolf during the Battle of Tukayyid along with the rest of the 9th Army, after the Wolves defeated the bulk of the [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]] to take their primary target city of Skupo, the 366th joined the [[379th Division (ComStar)|379th Division]] in trying to reinforce the remaining divisions of the 10th as the Wolves began their push towards the secondary target of Brzo. Both divisions quickly found themselves under fire from the [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Wolves' Beta Galaxy]] and [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]]'s [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]] as they attempted to prevent the Com Guard forces linking up, both taking heavy losses and requiring the addition of the [[11th Army (ComStar)|11th Army]] to reinforce them. <ref name=T-90>''Tukayyid'', p. 90, "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref> <ref name=CS-71>''ComStar'', pp. 71-72 "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=WC-50>''Wolf Clan'', pp. 50-51 "Days of Armageddon - Wolf"</ref> One of the more notable actions involving the troop of 366th was between a heavy [[Combat Vehicle]] [[Level II]] and the [[Phelan Kell|Phelan]] led [[Nova (unit)|recon Nova]] of the Wolf Spiders in the aptly named Bloody Basin Pass. <ref name=T-93>''Tukayyid'', p. 93, "Bloody Basin Pass [25]"</ref>
  
 
===Post-Tukayyid===
 
===Post-Tukayyid===
Recouping its losses from Tukayyid primarily with fresh [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] graduates from the [[Sandhurst Military College]], now green rated 366th was transformed into a IV-iota formation. Many of their matériel losses were replaced with the "new" ''[[Nexus]]''.<ref>''ComStar'', p. 98: "ComStar Nexus"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 96: "NXS1-A Nexus"</ref> Like many Com Guard Divisions, the 366th chose a new nickname in response to its actions on Tukayyid, calling itself ''The Brzo Lancers'', remaining with the Ninth Army and making [[Trent (system)|Trent]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] its headquarters.<ref name=CS-85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "9th Army V-lambda"</ref>
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Recouping its losses from Tukayyid primarily with fresh [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] graduates from the [[Sandhurst Military College]], now green rated 366th was transformed into a IV-iota formation. Like many Com Guard Divisions, the 366th chose a new nickname in response to its actions on Tukayyid, calling itself the ''The Brzo Lancers'', remaining with the Ninth Army and making [[Trent (system)|Trent]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] its headquarters.<ref name=CS-85>''ComStar'', p. 85, "9th Army V-lambda"</ref>
  
Responsible for a large section of worlds between [[Caledonia]] and [[Duran]], the 366th Division was one of the units responding negatively to the Precentor Martial Davion's ascension, compounded by an unexpected change in the division's leadership. Within two months of the [[Second Whitting Conference]] the 366th had lost over 15% of the combat troops to either resignation or defection to the [[Word of Blake]], the newly promoted [[Precentor]] Espartero powerless to prevent them and forced to radically alter the division's deployments to make up the shortfalls.<ref name=FMCS-37>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 37: "9th Army V-lambda: The Rag Tags"</ref>
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Responsible for a large section of worlds between [[Caledonia]] and [[Duran]], the 366th Division was one of the units responding negatively to the Precentor Martial Davion's ascension, compounded by a unexpected change in the division's leadership. Within two months of the [[Second Whitting Conference]] the 366th had lost over 15% of the combat troops to either resignation or defection to the [[Word of Blake]], the newly promoted [[Precentor]] Espartero powerless to prevent them and forced to radically alter the division's deployments to make up the shortfalls. <ref name=FMCS-37>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 37, "9th Army V-lambda: The Rag Tags"</ref>  
  
Any ground regained after Victor resigned from the Order to fight in the [[FedCom Civil War]] was lost when he was reinstated as Precentor Martial, the defections and resignations increasing to new heights,<ref name=FMU-87>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 87: "9th Army V-Lambda (The Rag Tags)"</ref> losing a further 15% of its combat troops by [[3067]].<ref name=FMU-98>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 98: "9th Army V-Lambda (The Rag Tags)"</ref>
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Any ground regained after Victor resigned from the Order to fight in the [[FedCom Civil War]] was lost when he was reinstated as Precentor Martial, the defections and resignations increasing to new heights, <ref name=FMU-87>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 87, "9th Army V-Lambda (The Rag Tags)"</ref> losing a further 15% of its combat troops by [[3067]]. <ref name=FMU-98>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 98, "9th Army V-Lambda (The Rag Tags)"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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*[[3049]], [[Precentor]] IV [[Drago Pulisevich]]. <ref name=20YU/>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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*[[3055]] to 3062, Precentor I [[Lilly Lafferty]] whosuffered a heart attack in the early [[3060]]'s and retired from active service. <ref name=CS-85/>
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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*[[3062]] to [[3067]] Precentor VI [[Perry Espartero]], who had commanded the 366th since [[3062]]. A capable administrator and tactician, as Lafferty's XO Exparteo seemed the perfect choice to succeed her. Unfortunately the newly promoted Espartero would prove to be a mediocre leader, incapbable of stemming the continuing tide of resignations and defections to the Blakists. <ref name=FMCS-37/> <ref name=FMU-98/>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 366th Division (ComStar)'''
 
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| [[Precentor]] IV||[[Drago Pulisevich]]||[[3049]]<ref name=20YU/>
 
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| Precentor I||[[Lilly Lafferty]]||[[3055]] - [[3062]]<ref name=CS-85/>
 
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| Precentor VI||[[Perry Espartero]]||3062 - [[3067]]<ref name=FMCS-37/><ref name=FMU-98/>
 
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Due to its widespread deployment, with few formations above Level II in size, the post-Tukayyid 366th Division has had little chance to practice large formation tactics, seriously hampering coordination between its elements.<ref name=FMCS-139>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 139: "Com Guards 9th Army V-lambda"</ref>
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Due to its widespread deployment, with few formations above Level II in size, the post-Tukayyid 366th Division has had little chance to practice large formation tactics, seriously hampering coordination between its elements. <ref name=FMCS-139>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 139, "Com Guard 9th Army V-lambda"</ref>  
  
==Composition History==
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==Composition History==  
===3050===
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===3050===  
'''366th Division''' (Division/Regular)<ref name=20yup71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71</ref>
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'''366th Division''' (Division/Regular)<ref name=20yup71>''20-Year Update'', p. 71</ref>  
 
: Note: At this point in time the 366th Division was stationed on Aristotle.<ref name=20yup71/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the 366th Division was stationed on Aristotle.<ref name=20yup71/>
  
 
===3055===
 
===3055===
'''366th Division''' (Division/Green)<ref name=CSSp85">''ComStar'', p. 85</ref>
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'''366th Division''' (Division/Green) <ref name=CSSp85">'ComStar (sourcebook), p. 85'</ref>
 
: Note: At this point in time the 366th Division was stationed on [[Trent]].<ref name=CSSp85"/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the 366th Division was stationed on [[Trent]].<ref name=CSSp85"/>
  
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
 
*366th Division (The Brzo Lancers IV-iota)<ref name=FMCS-37/>
 
*366th Division (The Brzo Lancers IV-iota)<ref name=FMCS-37/>
:* The Alley Cats III-kappa: [[Demi-Precentor]] VI [[Daryl Gormley]]
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:* The Alley Cats Ill-kappa: [[Demi-Precentor]] VI Daryl Gormley
:* Force Brzo III-theta: Demi-Precentor V [[Angela Paul]]
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:* Force Brzo lll-theta: Demi-Precentor V Angela Paul  
:* Blake's Giants III-iota: Demi-Precentor IX [[Jerome Hollobow]]
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:* Blake's Giants Ill-iota: Demi-Precentor IX Jerome Hollobow  
:* Lafferty's Legionnaires III-lambda: Demi-Precentor IV [[Eva Fiks]]
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:* Lafferty's Legionnaires Ill-lambda: Demi-Precentor IV Eva Fiks
:* Circle of Tears III-iota: Demi-Precentor VI [[Emil Presman]]
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:* Circle of Tears Ill-iota: Demi-Precentor VI Emil Presman  
:* Gunjumpers III-eta: Demi-Precentor III [[George Vette]]
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:* Gunjumpers Ill-eta: Demi-Precentor III George Vette
 
 
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
 
*366th Division (The Brzo Lancers IV-iota)<ref name=FMU-98/>
 
*366th Division (The Brzo Lancers IV-iota)<ref name=FMU-98/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*The 366th's post-Tukayyid insignia shows a cross sword and lance in front of a shield bearing the ComStar logo.<ref name=FMCS-37/>
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*The 366th's post-Tukayyid insignia shows a cross sword and lance in front of a shield baring the ComStar logo. <ref name=FMCS-37/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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*''[[20-Year Update]]''
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
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*''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]''
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*''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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*''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category:ComStar Division Commands|Division, 366th]]
 
[[Category:ComStar Division Commands|Division, 366th]]

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