11th Division (Word of Blake)
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Unit Brief
A Jihad era Word of Blake Militia unit that its existence was unknown until war began. The 11th Division was known its brutal fighting on mercenary world of Galatea.
History
Sacking of Muphrid
The unit first appeared in its suprrised assault of Muphrid in 3068. The deadly surprised attack was spread headed by nuclear armed Aerospace fighters shattered Muphrid's planetary command networks and wreck its infrastructure where would be years before it until it would recover. However, the quick victory by 11th Division's action created years of guerilla warfare on Blakist control planet.
Assaulting of Galatea
From Muphrid, elements of the Division struck Galatea in 3072. The 11th's forces were augmented by 47th Shadow Division, and two supporting mercenary units, Martian Cuirassiers and Bullard’s Armored Cavalry. The 11th Division and its other forces masquaded their units in paint schemes of the Northwind Highlanders in their assault on the planet. The 11th's formed the spearhead strike the mercenary world, disrupting the planet's security forces while rest of the Blake forces made their landings.
The elements of the 11th remained on the planet for few years, headhunting mercenary forces that have formed resistence to Blake's occupation of the planet. The 11th numbers were bolstered from shear salvage from fighting on the planet. Allowing them to hold major city on the planet against mercenary & local resistence groups raids.[1]
Underseige by the Coalition
In November 3075, Devlin Stone's Coalition forces had landed begun fighing to retake the planet. The 11th Division begun mounting bogged down the invaders in house to house fighting in Galatean City. This bought enough time for the 11th Division to maneuver itself fight them. The 11th managed bring self to face ComStar's 79th Division in the fighting. However, Coalition forces, namely the 1st Skye Jaegers attempted to flank them during their attack against the 79th. Stealthy new assets, namely the newly deployed Bolla Stealth Tanks emerged from hidding and surprised the Jaegers. The Coalitions begun to make advances against 11th Division's battle lines when the 103rd Division arrived via planetfall to assist 11th Division's enemies.[2]
In December, 11th Division's headhunter units score a victory, with the death of the 103rd Division's commander, Precentor Styven Kimmelry. Both ComStar's 1st Army (ComStar) units and the 1st Skye Jaegers command fell to 79th Division's Precentor, Louisa Draga. The death of Kimmelry gave her posed and caused her to pull her forces from city of Paphos, leaving 11th Division's two Level IIIs to deal with Lyran's Jaegers. Which they attempted press them, but were rebelled by Jaegers.
At the end of the month, reinforcements belong to the coalition forces had arrived in the form of Tooth of Ymir and Knights of St. Cameron. The additional forces aided in broking down 11th's forces at city of Pygmalion after three days of constent fighting. ComStar's 103rd Division found a breach the 11th's defenses. This caused 11th Division units in the city into rout, trying reach their comrades in Paphos. However, they were destroyed.
The forces of the 11th Division in Paphos managed to break their engagement with the Jaegers and flee the planet.[3] It was noted by intelligence Division had less than single Level III formation worth of troops remaining.[4]
Officers
Unknown
Tactics
The Veteran Division is specializes in deception and disguise.[5]
Composition History
3068
- Word of Blake Division
3076
- Less than single Level III formation
Notes
Reference
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p.91 - "11th Division profile".
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 47 - "Fighting on Galatea Continues" - The 11th Division gets sandwitched by coalition forces.
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 63 - "Galatea Secured" - 11th Division's actions at end of of the occupation of Galatea.
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps DossiersMasters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 223 - "The Armies of Light" - Key WOB Military Commands - 11th Division mauled to less than battalion.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 140 - "Rule Annex" - 11th Division - special ablity to disguise itself in scenarios and suffers from a -2 to its inititive while its in disguise.