Keid Protectorate Militia
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| Keid Protectorate Militia Division | |
| Affiliation | Word of Blake |
| Parent Command | Word of Blake Protectorate Militia |
The Keid Protectorate Militia Division is one of the many militias raised by Word of Blake to defend the Word of Blake Protectorate. The unit was deployed in Keid. As of 3075 it was the only unit raised from this planet.[1]
History[edit]
The September of 3067 a strike force made up of mercenaries wearing AMC colors hit the Kallon Industries warehouse district in Keid City, destroying millions of C-bills of technology and vital equipment and parts for the intercontinental maglev railway construction project. The mercenaries also started a fire that engulfed four high-rise apartment buildings, burning them to the ground. The death toll sat at 312 and was still rising as emergency crews search the still-smoldering wreckage for survivors. The mercenaries escaped the planet relatively unscathed, though Kallon Security forces did attempt to intervene.
Precentor Alvarez held a brief press conference to announce that the Word of Blake would send immediate assistance in helping Kallon import the necessary material to get the magrail project completed. He also announced the creation of the Keid Emergency Fund to assist those who were harmed and/or lost property due to the "callous disregard of AMC forces".[2] This could have been also a WoB false flag attach to swap planet allegiance to the Word of Blake Protectorate .[citation needed]
The Protectorate Militia's destiny is not known.[citation needed]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Keid Protectorate Militia Division | |||
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
Protectorate Militia Divisions were equipped with enough DropShip capacity for transportation, but not JumpShips.[3]
Rules[edit]
As long as a Protectorate Militia force is fighting on its homeworld and is acting as the scenario's Defender, the Protectorate Militia force receives the Force the Initiative and Off-Map Movement special abilities. If deployed as the Attacker in a scenario, the Protectorate Militia force loses its Force the Initiative ability, but retains its Off-Map Movement capability.
If deployed on a world other than its homeworld (such as an Epsilon Eridani force being deployed on Genoa), the Protectorate Militia force not only loses all of its special abilities, but also suffers a –2 Initiative modifier.
Although Blakist-based, Protectorate Militia forces may use standard Inner Sphere force arrangements (Lances, Companies, and Battalions) rather than Word of Blake force arrangements.[4]
Reference[edit]
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment"
- ↑ BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [30/09/3067]: "AMC Forces Attack Keid"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103, "Rules Annex"