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| [[Acamar Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Acamar Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name=TCp56>''Total Chaos'', pp. 56-60 "DIERON"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp56>''Total Chaos'', pp. 56-60 "DIERON"</ref>
 
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| [[Achernar Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Achernar Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
| <ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
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| [[Asta Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Asta Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
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| [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]]
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| Exact destruction date unknown
 
| <ref name=MissingChild>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [12/12/3071]: "Search Continues for Missing Child"''</ref>
 
| <ref name=MissingChild>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [12/12/3071]: "Search Continues for Missing Child"''</ref>
 
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| [[3rd Bryant Protectorate Militia Division|Bryant Protectorate Militia Division, 3rd]]<ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
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| [[3rd Bryant Protectorate Militia Division|Bryant Protectorate Militia Division, 3rd]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
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| <ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
 
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| [[Capolla Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Capolla Protectorate Militia]]
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| Exact destruction date unknown
 
| <ref name=TCp158>''Total Chaos'', pp. 158-159 "WATERSHED"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp158>''Total Chaos'', pp. 158-159 "WATERSHED"</ref>
 
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| [[Cebalrai Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Cebalrai Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3075
 
| <ref name="JHS3076p47">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 47, "Cebalrai Free, But At What Cost?"</ref>
 
| <ref name="JHS3076p47">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 47, "Cebalrai Free, But At What Cost?"</ref>
 
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| [[Chara Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Chara Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name=TCp173>''Total Chaos'', pp. 173-174 "WOLVES FROM THE SLAUGHTER"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp173>''Total Chaos'', pp. 173-174 "WOLVES FROM THE SLAUGHTER"</ref>
 
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| [[Fletcher Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Fletcher Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
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| [[Irian Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Irian Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3075
 
| <ref name="JHS:3076p51">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51, "Corporate Rebellion"</ref>
 
| <ref name="JHS:3076p51">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51, "Corporate Rebellion"</ref>
 
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| [[Liberty Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Liberty Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
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| [[1st Lipton Protectorate Militia Division|Lipton Protectorate Militia Division, 1st]]
 
| [[1st Lipton Protectorate Militia Division|Lipton Protectorate Militia Division, 1st]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
 
| <ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
 
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| [[Luna Defense Militia]]
 
| [[Luna Defense Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3078
 
| <ref name="TCp197">''Total Chaos'', p. 197-199, "MOON MAZE"</ref>
 
| <ref name="TCp197">''Total Chaos'', p. 197-199, "MOON MAZE"</ref>
 
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| [[Marcus Protectorate Militia‎]]
 
| [[Marcus Protectorate Militia‎]]
|  
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name=TCp169>''Total Chaos'', pp. 169-170 "HOUNDS OF WAR"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp169>''Total Chaos'', pp. 169-170 "HOUNDS OF WAR"</ref>
 
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| [[Mars Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Mars Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3078
 
| <ref name="TCp213">''Total Chaos'', p. 213-214, "PICKING THE LOCKS"</ref>
 
| <ref name="TCp213">''Total Chaos'', p. 213-214, "PICKING THE LOCKS"</ref>
 
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| [[Milton Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Milton Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
| <ref name=TCp56/>
 
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| [[Mirach Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Mirach Protectorate Militia]]
|  
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| Exact destruction date unknown
 
| <ref name=Mirarch>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [10/02/3072]: "Word of Blake Renders Humanitarian Aid"''</ref>
 
| <ref name=Mirarch>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [10/02/3072]: "Word of Blake Renders Humanitarian Aid"''</ref>
 
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| [[2nd New Earth Protectorate Militia Division|New Earth Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd]]
 
| [[2nd New Earth Protectorate Militia Division|New Earth Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
 
| <ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
 
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| [[New Home Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[New Home Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3078
 
| <ref name=TCp188>''Total Chaos'', pp. 188-189 "STICKY SITUATION"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp188>''Total Chaos'', pp. 188-189 "STICKY SITUATION"</ref>
 
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| [[Pleione Protectorate Militia|Pleione Protectorate Militia, at least three divisions]]
 
| [[Pleione Protectorate Militia|Pleione Protectorate Militia, at least three divisions]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3078
 
| <ref name="TCp191">''Total Chaos'', p. 191, "Pound of Flesh"</ref>
 
| <ref name="TCp191">''Total Chaos'', p. 191, "Pound of Flesh"</ref>
 
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| [[1st Quentin Protectorate Militia|Quentin Protectorate Militia, 1st]]
 
| [[1st Quentin Protectorate Militia|Quentin Protectorate Militia, 1st]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name=TCp98>''Total Chaos'', pp. 98-99 "QUENTIN"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp98>''Total Chaos'', pp. 98-99 "QUENTIN"</ref>
 
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| [[2nd Quentin Protectorate Militia|Quentin Protectorate Militia, 2nd]]
 
| [[2nd Quentin Protectorate Militia|Quentin Protectorate Militia, 2nd]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name=TCp98/>
 
| <ref name=TCp98/>
 
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| [[3rd Quentin Protectorate Militia|Quentin Protectorate Militia, 3rd]]
 
| [[3rd Quentin Protectorate Militia|Quentin Protectorate Militia, 3rd]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3077
 
| <ref name=TCp98/>
 
| <ref name=TCp98/>
 
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| [[Rio Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Rio Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name=TCp154>''Total Chaos'', pp. 154-155 "SLUGGER’S PARADISE"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp154>''Total Chaos'', pp. 154-155 "SLUGGER’S PARADISE"</ref>
 
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| [[Spica Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Spica Protectorate Militia]]
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| Exact destruction date unknown
 
| <ref name=Spica>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [17/05/3071]: "AMC Stragglers Shattered on Spica"''</ref>
 
| <ref name=Spica>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [17/05/3071]: "AMC Stragglers Shattered on Spica"''</ref>
 
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|-
 
| [[Terra Firma Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Terra Firma Protectorate Militia]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3078
 
| <ref name=TCp184>''Total Chaos'', pp. 184-185 "TRICK OR TRAP"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp184>''Total Chaos'', pp. 184-185 "TRICK OR TRAP"</ref>
 
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|-
 
| [[Tikonov Protectorate Militia]]
 
| [[Tikonov Protectorate Militia]]
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| Exact destruction date unknown
 
| <ref name="JHS3076p42">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 42-43, "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"</ref>
 
| <ref name="JHS3076p42">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 42-43, "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"</ref>
 
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| [[1st Towne Protectorate Militia Division|Towne Protectorate Militia Division, 1st]]
 
| [[1st Towne Protectorate Militia Division|Towne Protectorate Militia Division, 1st]]
|  
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
| <ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
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| [[2nd Towne Protectorate Militia Division|Towne Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd]]
 
| [[2nd Towne Protectorate Militia Division|Towne Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd]]
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name="J:FRp56"/>
 
| <ref name="J:FRp56"/>
 
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| [[2nd Van Diemen Protectorate Militia Division|Van Diemen Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd]]
 
| [[2nd Van Diemen Protectorate Militia Division|Van Diemen Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd]]
|  
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name=TCp155>''Total Chaos'', pp. 155-156 "STARFALL"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TCp155>''Total Chaos'', pp. 155-156 "STARFALL"</ref>
 
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| [[1st Zosma Protectorate Militia Division|Zosma Protectorate Militia Division, 1st]]
 
| [[1st Zosma Protectorate Militia Division|Zosma Protectorate Militia Division, 1st]]
|  
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| The unit was destroyed in 3076
 
| <ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
 
| <ref name="J:FRp127">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"</ref>
 
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Revision as of 13:09, 7 February 2019

Overview

Protectorate Militia Origins & Tactics

The Protectorate Militias were created by the Word of Blake to boost their defensive strength within the Word of Blake Protectorate without adding undue strain to their supply lines of high-technology equipment. The local militia forces were raised from the population of their individual worlds and focused on defense of those worlds; as a result, the militias often drew on local feelings of patriotism, something the Word used to build a reliable defensive line.[1]

The units were never equipped with the top-of-the line equipment the WoB had.

Protectorate Militia Formation

These militia units are planetary bound and usually restricted to their designated world. Usually they are locally raised and trained. The units were issued less advanced equipment to garrison the planet. These commands are of roughly regimental size and use Combined-Arms formations. They are also known to have smaller quantities of BattleMechs than usual and depend more on vehicle/battle armor unity. On average, a planet will have one or two regiments of these Protectorate Militia. It rarely takes more than that to defend the planet.[2]

Protectorate Militia Operations

The local militias lacked special weapons or directives and were most commonly used to bolster the defense of their own homeworlds, but late in the Jihad the Word did move Protectorate Militia forces to other worlds within the Protectorate as a means of reinforcing counter attacks against advancing coalition forces.[1]

These are the known operations in which Protectorate Militia units acted outside of their home planet:

  • The largest combined deployment of Protectorate Militia forces was the campaign to defend Dieron, which saw the Word of Blake deploy a large naval flotilla, five Divisions of Militia forces and five Divisions of Protectorate Militia forces; in this case, the Protectorate Militia Divisions were drawn from the worlds of Acamar, Asta, Fletcher, Liberty and Milton.[3]
  • Another operation involving Protectorate Militia units was the Blakist counteroffensive on Dyev against forces from Clan Ghost Bear. In this case the 1st Lipton Protectorate Militia Division, the 3rd Byrant Protectorate Militia Division, the 2nd New Earth Protectorate Militia Division and the 1st Zosma Protectorate Militia Division were selected to join that attack.[4]

Protectorate Militia Destiny

The Protectorate Militias were effectively destroyed as coherent units during Operation SCOUR, but at least as late as mid-3081 former Protectorate Militia forces were continuing to resist on a number of former Protectorate worlds. The Republic of the Sphere worked to disarm these forces, largely through peaceful means, and the idea of allowing some of the combat veterans from the Protectorate Militias to serve in the local militias of the new Republic was mooted.[1]

Known Units

Militia Destiny References
Acamar Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3077 [5]
Achernar Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3077 [6]
Asta Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3077 [5]
Basalt Protectorate Militia Exact destruction date unknown [7]
Bryant Protectorate Militia Division, 3rd The unit was destroyed in 3076 [1]
Capolla Protectorate Militia Exact destruction date unknown [8]
Cebalrai Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3075 [9]
Chara Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3077 [10]
Fletcher Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3076 [5]
Irian Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3075 [11]
Liberty Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3076 [5]
Lipton Protectorate Militia Division, 1st The unit was destroyed in 3076 [1]
Luna Defense Militia The unit was destroyed in 3078 [12]
Marcus Protectorate Militia‎ The unit was destroyed in 3077 [13]
Mars Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3078 [14]
Milton Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3076 [5]
Mirach Protectorate Militia Exact destruction date unknown [15]
New Earth Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd The unit was destroyed in 3076 [1]
New Home Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3078 [16]
Pleione Protectorate Militia, at least three divisions The unit was destroyed in 3078 [17]
Quentin Protectorate Militia, 1st The unit was destroyed in 3077 [18]
Quentin Protectorate Militia, 2nd The unit was destroyed in 3077 [18]
Quentin Protectorate Militia, 3rd The unit was destroyed in 3077 [18]
Rio Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3076 [19]
Spica Protectorate Militia Exact destruction date unknown [20]
Terra Firma Protectorate Militia The unit was destroyed in 3078 [21]
Tikonov Protectorate Militia Exact destruction date unknown [22]
Towne Protectorate Militia Division, 1st The unit was destroyed in 3076 [23]
Towne Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd The unit was destroyed in 3076 [23]
Van Diemen Protectorate Militia Division, 2nd The unit was destroyed in 3076 [24]
Zosma Protectorate Militia Division, 1st The unit was destroyed in 3076 [1]

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 127, "Protectorate Militias"
  2. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, pp. 88, 101, 103 - Unit structure and description on how they are set up.
  3. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 127, "Word Of Blake Militia Divisions"
  4. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 18, "A Time Of Cleansing"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Total Chaos, pp. 56-60 "DIERON"
  6. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57, "The Jihad In Review"
  7. BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [12/12/3071]: "Search Continues for Missing Child"
  8. Total Chaos, pp. 158-159 "WATERSHED"
  9. Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 47, "Cebalrai Free, But At What Cost?"
  10. Total Chaos, pp. 173-174 "WOLVES FROM THE SLAUGHTER"
  11. Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 51, "Corporate Rebellion"
  12. Total Chaos, p. 197-199, "MOON MAZE"
  13. Total Chaos, pp. 169-170 "HOUNDS OF WAR"
  14. Total Chaos, p. 213-214, "PICKING THE LOCKS"
  15. BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [10/02/3072]: "Word of Blake Renders Humanitarian Aid"
  16. Total Chaos, pp. 188-189 "STICKY SITUATION"
  17. Total Chaos, p. 191, "Pound of Flesh"
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 Total Chaos, pp. 98-99 "QUENTIN"
  19. Total Chaos, pp. 154-155 "SLUGGER’S PARADISE"
  20. BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [17/05/3071]: "AMC Stragglers Shattered on Spica"
  21. Total Chaos, pp. 184-185 "TRICK OR TRAP"
  22. Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 42-43, "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"
  23. 23.0 23.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"
  24. Total Chaos, pp. 155-156 "STARFALL"

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