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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxStateUnit − | image = + | image = − | Designation = 182nd Division [[Level IV|IV]]-kappa + | nickname = ''The Steel Cavalry'' − | formed = + | parent formation = [[8th Army (ComStar)|Eighth Army]] − | Disbanded = + | formed = Unknown (mid [[3030]]'s) − | Previous Designation = + | year = 3067 − | Nickname = Standing Waves (3050)<br>The Steel Cavalry (3062)+ | unitname = 182nd Division [[Level IV|IV]]-kappa − | Affiliation = [[ComStar]] − | Parent Command = [[8th Army (ComStar)|8th Army]] − | Sub-Command = }} }} − The '''182nd Division''' of [[ComStar]]'s [[Com Guards]] has seen heavy action during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] and the [[FedCom Civil War]]. + The '''182nd Division''' of [[ComStar]]'s [[Com Guard]] has seen heavy action during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] and the [[FedCom Civil War]]. ==History== ==History== − Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the regular ranked 182nd Division was known by the nickname of ''Standing Waves'' with its headquarters on the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Loric]].<ref name=20YU>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: "8th V-omicron"</ref> + Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the regular ranked 182nd Division was known by the nickname of ''Standing Waves'' with its headquarters on the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Loric]].<ref name=20YU>''20-Year Update'', pg. 71 "8th V-omicron"</ref> − Along with the rest of the Eighth Army, the 182nd was assigned to combat [[Clan Diamond Shark]] during the Battle of Tukayyid. Together with the [[85th Division (ComStar)|85th Division]], the 182nd was deployed for the defense of Kozice Prime, one of the target cities assigned to Sharks. Meeting the approaching Clan advance on the foothills overlooking the city, the [[19th Heavy (Clan Diamond Shark)|19th Heavy Cluster]] of [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|the Shark's Alpha Galaxy]] initially fared well against the Eighty-Fifth but the green division bought the 182nd enough time to outflank and stall Alpha's offensive, the combat degenerating into a brutal slugging match. <ref name=T1>''Tukayyid'', p. 69, "Campaign: Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> + Along with the rest of the Eighth Army, the Hundred and Eighty-Second was assigned to combat [[Clan Diamond Shark]] during the Battle of Tukayyid. Together with the [[85th Division (ComStar)|85th Division]], the 182nd was deployed for the defense of Kozice Prime, one of the target cities assigned to Sharks. Meeting the approaching Clan advance on the foothills overlooking the city, the [[19th Heavy (Clan Diamond Shark)|19th Heavy Cluster]] of [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|the Shark's Alpha Galaxy]] initially fared well against the Eighty-Fifth but the green division bought the Hundred and Eighty-Second enough time to outflank and stall Alpha's offensive, the combat degenerating into a brutal slugging match. <ref name=T1>''Tukayyid'', p. 69, "Campaign: Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> − As the Shark [[Khan]]s focused almost their entire attention and effort on destroying the troublesome 85th Division, the 182nd , [[82nd Division (ComStar)|82nd]] and [[301st Division (ComStar)|301st Divisions]], aided by arrival of the [[5th Army (ComStar)|Fifth Army]], surrounded the Sharks' Alpha and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Gamma Galaxies]] and cut them off from their supplies and landing zones, ensuring their defeat. <ref name=IC>''Invading Clans'', p. 141, "Baptism of Fire"</ref> + As the Shark [[Khan]]s focused almost their entire attention and effort on destorying the troublesome 85th Division, the Hundred and Eighty-Second, [[82nd Division (ComStar)|82nd]] and [[301st Division (ComStar)|301st Divisions]], aided by arrival of the [[5th Army (ComStar)|Fifth Army]], surrounded the Sharks' Alpha and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Gamma Galaxies]] and cut them off from their supplies and landing zones, ensuring their defeat. <ref name=IC>''Invading Clans'', p. 141, "Baptism of Fire"</ref> − Like many Com Guard Divisions, the 182nd chose a new nickname after that climactic battle, calling itself ''The Steel Cavalry'', taking up station on then [[Lyran]]-held world of [[Castor]] as it recuperated. <ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85, "8th Army V-pi"</ref> After Castor was retaken by the [[Free Worlds League]] during [[Operation Guerrero]], the 182nd transferred to [[Cavanaugh II]], serving as the anchor for the defense of [[ComStar]] facilities along the Lyran border with the League and the [[Circinus Federation]]. <ref name=FMC>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 35, "8th Army V-Pi: Stern Defiance"</ref> + Like many Com Guard Divisions, the 182nd chose a new nickname after that climatic battle, calling itself ''The Steel Cavalry'', taking up station on then [[Lyran]]-held world of [[Castor]] as it recuperated. <ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85, "8th Army V-pi"</ref> After Castor was retaken by the [[Free Worlds League]] during [[Operation Guerrero]], the 182nd transferred to [[Cavanaugh II]], serving as the anchor for the defense of [[ComStar]] facilities along the Lyran border with the League and the [[Circinus Federation]]. <ref name=FMC>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 35, "8th Army V-Pi: Stern Defiance"</ref> − While suffering the increasing distrust of ComStar in the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], made worse by the promotion of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] to the post of [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]], the 182nd suffered worse treatment than many of the other divisions in the Eighth Army due to [[Margrave]] [[Richard Steiner (31st c.)|Richard Steiner]], commander of the [[Cavanaugh II Theater]]. Son of [[Nondi Steiner]], Richard was formerly a member of the Blessed Order until resigning under mysterious circumstances in the 3030s and bore a heavy grudge against ComStar which manifested in bogging down any troop movements or supply shipments bound for the 182nd in excessive red tape. Though on poor terms with Margrave Steiner, the 182nd was able to establish a good rapport with the [[10th Lyran Regulars]], the garrison unit on Cavanaugh II.<ref name=FMC/> + While suffering the increasing distrust of ComStar in the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], made worse by the promotion of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] to the post of [[Precentor Martial]], the Hundred and Eighty-Second suffered worse treatment than many of the other divisions in the Eighth Army due to [[Margrave]] [[Richard Steiner]], commander of the [[Cavanaugh II Theater]]. Son of [[Nondi Steiner]], Richard was formerly a member of the Blessed Order until resigning under mysterious circumstances in the 3030s and bore a heavy grudge against ComStar which manifested in bogging down any troop movements or supply shipments bound for the 182nd in excessive red tape. Though on poor terms with Margrave Steiner, the Hundred and Eighty-Second was able to establish a good re-pore with the [[10th Lyran Regulars]], the garrison unit on Cavanaugh II.<ref name=FMC/> − The relationship between the 182nd and the Tenth Regulars was to prove problematic when the Federated Commonwealth Civil War burst into open fighting and the Tenth pledged their allegiance to Victor, leading the overconfident Margrave to call upon the [[7th Lyran Regulars]] and the [[1st Bolan Jaegers]] to destroy the mutinous unit. Watching his overeager efforts constantly thwarted, Steiner began to suspect spies in his midst and his distrust of the Order convinced him it had to be [[ROM]]. Accusing the 182nd of breaching their supposed neutrality, Steiner issued an order for them to withdraw which the Com Guard division refused. While never formally declaring to be pro-Victor, Steiner was so convinced the 182nd was aiding his foes that he ordered his troops to shell the Com Guard compound, leading the two [[Level III]] units on world to link up with the Tenth Regulars. <ref name=FCCW1>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 144, "Wave Five - Cavanaugh II"</ref> + The relationship between the 182nd and the Tenth Regulars was to prove problematic when the Federated Commonwealth Civil War burst into open fighting and the Tenth pledged their allegiance to Victor, leading the overconfident Margrave to call upon the [[7th Lyran Regulars]] and the [[1st Bolan Jaegers]] to destroy the mutinous unit. Watching his overeager efforts constantly thwarted, Steiner began to suspect spies in his midst and his distrust of the Order convinced him it had to be [[ROM]]. Accusing the Hundred and Eighty-Second of breaching their supposed neutrality, Steiner issued an order for them to withdraw which the Com Guard division refused. While never formally declaring to be pro-Victor, Steiner was so convinced the 182nd was aiding his foes that he ordered his troops to shell the Com Guard compound, leading the two [[Level III]] units on world to link up with the Tenth Regulars. <ref name=FCCW1>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 144, "Wave Five - Cavanaugh II"</ref> − The 182nd Division became the Allied forces' principal mobile unit, goading the relatively green 7th Regulars in a series of ill-considered attacks against fortified positions held by the Tenth, but having little success with such efforts against the Bolan Jaegers. After the Loyalist [[Penobscot Cavanaugh II Theater Militia|Penobscot CTM]] and Allied [[42nd Avalon Hussars]] arrived on-world and blind mismanagement by Margrave Steiner resulted in the militia's destruction, <ref name=FCCW2>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 161-162, "Wave Six - Cavanaugh II"</ref> the Allied victory was a foregone conclusion as the Loyalist defense collapsed and Margrave Steiner fled. <ref name=FCCW3>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 174-175, "Wave Seven - Cavanaugh II"</ref> + The 182nd Division became the Allied forces principal mobile force, goading the relatively green 7th Regulars in a series of ill-considered attacks against fortified positions held by the Tenth, but having little success with such efforts against the Bolan Jaegers. After the Loyalist [[Penobscot Cavanaugh II Theater Militia|Penobscot CTM]] and Allied [[42nd Avalon Hussars]] arrived on-world and blind mismanagement by Margrave Steiner resulted in the militia's destruction, <ref name=FCCW2>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 161-162, "Wave Six - Cavanaugh II"</ref> the Allied victory was a forgone conclusion as the Loyalist defense collapsed and Margrave Steiner fled. <ref name=FCCW3>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 174-175, "Wave Seven - Cavanaugh II"</ref> − While suffering heavy damage, unlike other Com Guard Divisions who directly aided either side during the Civil War, the 182nd were cleared of any wrongdoing on the basis of clear provocation on the part of Richard Steiner. <ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 86-87, "8th Army V-Pi (Stern Defiance)"</ref> + While suffering heavy damage, unlike other Com Guard Divisions who directly aided either side during the Civil War, the Hundred and Eighty-Second were cleared of any wrong doing on the basis of clear provocation on the part of Richard Steiner. <ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 86-87, "8th Army V-Pi (Stern Defiance)"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== − {| class="wikitable"+ Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the Hundred and Eighty-Second was commanded by [[Precentor]] IV [[Lawrence Colello]]. <ref name=20YU/> − |- − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command − |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 182nd Division (ComStar)''' − |- − | [[Precentor]] IV||[[Lawrence Colello]]||Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]]<ref name=20YU/> − |- − | Precentor||[[Erin Harwell]]||[[3055]] - [[3067]]<ref name=CS/> <ref name=FMC/> <ref name=FMU/> − |- − |} − ==Tactics== + As of [[3067]] the unit-CO was Precentor [[Erin Harwell]], who took command of the 182nd prior to [[3055]]. <ref name=CS/> <ref name=FMC/> <ref name=FMU/> − Unknown. − ==Composition History== + ==Composition== − ===3050=== − '''182nd Division''' (Division/Regular)<ref name=20yup71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71</ref> − : Note: At this point in time the 182nd Division was stationed on Loric.<ref name=20yup71/> − − ===3055=== − '''182nd Division''' (Division/Regular) <ref name=CSSp85">''ComStar'' (sourcebook), p. 85</ref> − : Note: At this point in time the 182nd Division was stationed on [[Castor]].<ref name=CSSp85"/> ===3062=== ===3062=== *''Devil Dogs'' III-kappa - [[Demi-Precentor]] [[Dominique Ferrand]] *''Devil Dogs'' III-kappa - [[Demi-Precentor]] [[Dominique Ferrand]] Line 65:
Line 42: ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The insignia of the 182nd Division shows a horse made of riveted steel plates. <ref name=FMC/> + * The insignia of the Hundred and Sixty-Seventh Division shows a horse made of riveted steel plates. <ref name=FMC/> ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> + *''[[20-Year Update]]'' + *''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' + *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' + *''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' − ==Bibliography==+ [[Category:ComStar Division Commands|182nd Division]] − * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' − * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' − * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' − * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' − − [[Category:ComStar Division Commands|Division, 182nd]]
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| − | The '''182nd Division''' of [[ComStar]]'s [[Com | + | The '''182nd Division''' of [[ComStar]]'s [[Com Guard]] has seen heavy action during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] and the [[FedCom Civil War]]. |
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| − | Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the regular ranked 182nd Division was known by the nickname of ''Standing Waves'' with its headquarters on the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Loric]].<ref name=20YU>''20 Year Update'', | + | Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the regular ranked 182nd Division was known by the nickname of ''Standing Waves'' with its headquarters on the [[Federated Commonwealth]] world of [[Loric]].<ref name=20YU>''20-Year Update'', pg. 71 "8th V-omicron"</ref> |
| − | Along with the rest of the Eighth Army, the | + | Along with the rest of the Eighth Army, the Hundred and Eighty-Second was assigned to combat [[Clan Diamond Shark]] during the Battle of Tukayyid. Together with the [[85th Division (ComStar)|85th Division]], the 182nd was deployed for the defense of Kozice Prime, one of the target cities assigned to Sharks. Meeting the approaching Clan advance on the foothills overlooking the city, the [[19th Heavy (Clan Diamond Shark)|19th Heavy Cluster]] of [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|the Shark's Alpha Galaxy]] initially fared well against the Eighty-Fifth but the green division bought the Hundred and Eighty-Second enough time to outflank and stall Alpha's offensive, the combat degenerating into a brutal slugging match. <ref name=T1>''Tukayyid'', p. 69, "Campaign: Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> |
| − | As the Shark [[Khan]]s focused almost their entire attention and effort on | + | As the Shark [[Khan]]s focused almost their entire attention and effort on destorying the troublesome 85th Division, the Hundred and Eighty-Second, [[82nd Division (ComStar)|82nd]] and [[301st Division (ComStar)|301st Divisions]], aided by arrival of the [[5th Army (ComStar)|Fifth Army]], surrounded the Sharks' Alpha and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Diamond Shark)|Gamma Galaxies]] and cut them off from their supplies and landing zones, ensuring their defeat. <ref name=IC>''Invading Clans'', p. 141, "Baptism of Fire"</ref> |
| − | Like many Com Guard Divisions, the 182nd chose a new nickname after that | + | Like many Com Guard Divisions, the 182nd chose a new nickname after that climatic battle, calling itself ''The Steel Cavalry'', taking up station on then [[Lyran]]-held world of [[Castor]] as it recuperated. <ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85, "8th Army V-pi"</ref> After Castor was retaken by the [[Free Worlds League]] during [[Operation Guerrero]], the 182nd transferred to [[Cavanaugh II]], serving as the anchor for the defense of [[ComStar]] facilities along the Lyran border with the League and the [[Circinus Federation]]. <ref name=FMC>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 35, "8th Army V-Pi: Stern Defiance"</ref> |
| − | While suffering the increasing distrust of ComStar in the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], made worse by the promotion of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] to the post of [[Precentor Martial | + | While suffering the increasing distrust of ComStar in the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], made worse by the promotion of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] to the post of [[Precentor Martial]], the Hundred and Eighty-Second suffered worse treatment than many of the other divisions in the Eighth Army due to [[Margrave]] [[Richard Steiner]], commander of the [[Cavanaugh II Theater]]. Son of [[Nondi Steiner]], Richard was formerly a member of the Blessed Order until resigning under mysterious circumstances in the 3030s and bore a heavy grudge against ComStar which manifested in bogging down any troop movements or supply shipments bound for the 182nd in excessive red tape. Though on poor terms with Margrave Steiner, the Hundred and Eighty-Second was able to establish a good re-pore with the [[10th Lyran Regulars]], the garrison unit on Cavanaugh II.<ref name=FMC/> |
| − | The relationship between the 182nd and the Tenth Regulars was to prove problematic when the Federated Commonwealth Civil War burst into open fighting and the Tenth pledged their allegiance to Victor, leading the overconfident Margrave to call upon the [[7th Lyran Regulars]] and the [[1st Bolan Jaegers]] to destroy the mutinous unit. Watching his overeager efforts constantly thwarted, Steiner began to suspect spies in his midst and his distrust of the Order convinced him it had to be [[ROM]]. Accusing the | + | The relationship between the 182nd and the Tenth Regulars was to prove problematic when the Federated Commonwealth Civil War burst into open fighting and the Tenth pledged their allegiance to Victor, leading the overconfident Margrave to call upon the [[7th Lyran Regulars]] and the [[1st Bolan Jaegers]] to destroy the mutinous unit. Watching his overeager efforts constantly thwarted, Steiner began to suspect spies in his midst and his distrust of the Order convinced him it had to be [[ROM]]. Accusing the Hundred and Eighty-Second of breaching their supposed neutrality, Steiner issued an order for them to withdraw which the Com Guard division refused. While never formally declaring to be pro-Victor, Steiner was so convinced the 182nd was aiding his foes that he ordered his troops to shell the Com Guard compound, leading the two [[Level III]] units on world to link up with the Tenth Regulars. <ref name=FCCW1>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 144, "Wave Five - Cavanaugh II"</ref> |
| − | The 182nd Division became the Allied forces | + | The 182nd Division became the Allied forces principal mobile force, goading the relatively green 7th Regulars in a series of ill-considered attacks against fortified positions held by the Tenth, but having little success with such efforts against the Bolan Jaegers. After the Loyalist [[Penobscot Cavanaugh II Theater Militia|Penobscot CTM]] and Allied [[42nd Avalon Hussars]] arrived on-world and blind mismanagement by Margrave Steiner resulted in the militia's destruction, <ref name=FCCW2>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 161-162, "Wave Six - Cavanaugh II"</ref> the Allied victory was a forgone conclusion as the Loyalist defense collapsed and Margrave Steiner fled. <ref name=FCCW3>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 174-175, "Wave Seven - Cavanaugh II"</ref> |
| − | While suffering heavy damage, unlike other Com Guard Divisions who directly aided either side during the Civil War, the | + | While suffering heavy damage, unlike other Com Guard Divisions who directly aided either side during the Civil War, the Hundred and Eighty-Second were cleared of any wrong doing on the basis of clear provocation on the part of Richard Steiner. <ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 86-87, "8th Army V-Pi (Stern Defiance)"</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *''[[20-Year Update]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' | ||
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