51st Shadow Division
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| 51st Shadow Division | |
| Formed | Late 3060s |
| Disbanded | 3078 |
| Nickname | Azrael's Terran Guard |
| Affiliation | Word of Blake |
| Parent Command | Shadow Divisions |
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Unit Description[edit]
The Fifty-first Shadow Division was an elite Word of Blake military formation that didn't appear until after the Jihad broke out. The unit was staffed by a mysterious group of cybernetically augmented warriors known as the Manei Domini, who were solely answerable to Precentor Apollyon. The unit was one of the first Shadow Divisions to see combat.
History[edit]
Case White[edit]
The unit was among the last of the Shadow Divisions to have been formed for the Manei Domini; it first saw combat in March 3068 on Terra. The Division was rushed into action ahead of schedule to deal with the coming Case White invasion. They ravaged the few Com Guard units that survived their landings in Northern Europe. In particular, they faced the 166th Division.[1] These conflicts required the support of TerraSec to slow down the invading Com Guard forces while the Fifty-first moved into position.[2]
Since the ComStar landings, the unit had remained garrisoned on Terra. It dispatched Level II formations to local inhabited settlements of the Terran star system. These included Titan, Io, Mars, Luna and Venus. [3]
Operation SCOUR[edit]
At the start of Operation SCOUR, elements of the Fifty-first were deployed on the British Isles to defend the Sandhurst Royal Military College. Between 23 and 30 August 3078, these elements were redeployed to Europe, after they conducted a series of attacks on Stone's Coalition forces on the British Isles.[4]
Eventually, the Fifty-first was destroyed during Operation SCOUR.[5]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of 51st Shadow Division | |||
| Precentor | Azrael | 3068[1][2] | |
| Precentor | Geryon | 3078[4] | |
Other Officers[edit]
- Ghost Adept Omega Anaku, MechWarrior during the Jihad.[6]
Tactics[edit]
The unit specialized in operations in its home Terran system.
Composition History[edit]
- Unknown*
Notes[edit]
- Rules for the Fifty-first Shadow Division can be found in Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents.[7]
Reference[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 By the Sword
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Omega (Short Story)
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 107 - "The 51st Shadow Division's unit brief".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Blood of Man (short story)
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 125, "Shadow Divisions Status"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 66: "C-MK-O Malak"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 143 "Rules" Annex - Special Rules for the 51st Shadow Division.
Bibliography[edit]
- The Blood of Man (short story)
- By the Sword (short story)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Omega (short story)
- Technical Readout: 3075