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Line 13: }} }} − The first and most elite [[Word of Blake Militia]] unit, the '''First Division''' was the key to the Word's [[Battle of Terra (3058)|invasion]] of [[Terra]]. It primarily operated in the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]'s [[Protectorate Theater]] after the Terran takeover. The unit was noted as the only Word of Blake Division that still "prayed" to their machines.<ref name=FMCS-51>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 51: "True Devotion unit profile".</ref><ref name=ER3062-41>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 41: "1st Division (True Devotion IV-beta)"</ref> + The first and most elite [[Word of Blake Militia]] unit, the '''First Division''' was the key to the Word's takeover of [[Terra]]. It primarily operated in the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]'s [[Protectorate Theater]] after the Terran takeover. The unit was noted as the only Word of Blake Division that still "prayed" to their machines.<ref name=FMCS-51>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 51: "True Devotion unit profile".</ref><ref name=ER3062-41>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 41: "1st Division (True Devotion IV-beta)"</ref> ==History== ==History== Line 18:
Line 19: The first of the original five "Blake Guards" divisions formed, the First received the most experienced [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] refugees who joined the Word in the wake of the [[ComStar Schism]]. As of [[3055]], the First was stationed at Camp Sims on [[Gibson]] alongside the [[4th Division (Word of Blake)|Fourth Division]].<ref name=CS/> The First would first see action during the unrest against the Word on Gibson in 3055, where the First Division was the primary unit the Blakists committed to combat the Gibson guerrillas in Narn.<ref name=ER3062-41/> It was during this period that First's Fall of Night [[Level III|III]]-alpha served as the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] fourth [[Battalion]] to assist with the Legionnaires role as a cadre unit for Word.<ref name=FMCS-51/> The first of the original five "Blake Guards" divisions formed, the First received the most experienced [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] refugees who joined the Word in the wake of the [[ComStar Schism]]. As of [[3055]], the First was stationed at Camp Sims on [[Gibson]] alongside the [[4th Division (Word of Blake)|Fourth Division]].<ref name=CS/> The First would first see action during the unrest against the Word on Gibson in 3055, where the First Division was the primary unit the Blakists committed to combat the Gibson guerrillas in Narn.<ref name=ER3062-41/> It was during this period that First's Fall of Night [[Level III|III]]-alpha served as the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] fourth [[Battalion]] to assist with the Legionnaires role as a cadre unit for Word.<ref name=FMCS-51/> − The unit was next deployed during [[Battle of Terra (3058)|Operation ODYSSEUS]], where they masqueraded as the [[21st Centauri Lancers]].<ref name=ER3062-41/> The First and [[6th Division (Word of Blake)|Sixth]] Division had landed sometime before on the Lancers' homeworld of [[Nestor]]. There they quickly took the Lancers' families hostage. Precentor Suzanne Mulvanery then told the Lancers to keep a low profile and not interfere with the Word of Blake's mission or their families would be killed. Then the First Division reorganized itself to mimic the Lancers' organization. In [[3058]] these so called "Shadow Lancers" then landed at Bowling Green, Kentucky and began a series of wargames and familiarization exercises with ComStar's [[201st Division (ComStar)|201st Division]].<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 8</ref> In February, harsh weather confined many Terran Defense units to their barracks and the First Division struck.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 9</ref> Deploying quickly, the Shadow Lancers' armor element attempted to take control of ComStar's headquarters on Hilton Head island. They encountered heavy resistance, however, and settled in for a siege.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 9</ref> The rest of the First Division surrounded Salina, the headquarters of the 201st Division. After holding the Blakists off for several hours, the badly outnumbered Com Guard unit broke free from the Shadow Lancers and escaped into a blizzard. Shadow Lancer [[aerospace fighter]]s struck Com Guard bases, barracks, armories, and other key targets, killing many Com Guard troops before they could reach their machines. These strikes, coupled with the destruction of [[ROM]] headquarters and the actions of Blakist sympathizers, paralyzed the Terran Defense Force. + The unit was next deployed during [[Operation Odysseus]], where they masqueraded as the [[21st Centauri Lancers]].<ref name=ER3062-41/> The First and [[6th Division (Word of Blake)|Sixth]] Division had landed sometime before on the Lancers' homeworld of [[Nestor]]. There they quickly took the Lancers' families hostage. Precentor Suzanne Mulvanery then told the Lancers to keep a low profile and not interfere with the Word of Blake's mission or their families would be killed. Then the First Division reorganized itself to mimic the Lancers' organization. In [[3058]] these so called "Shadow Lancers" then landed at Bowling Green, Kentucky and began a series of wargames and familiarization exercises with ComStar's [[201st Division (ComStar)|201st Division]].<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 8</ref> In February, harsh weather confined many Terran Defense units to their barracks and the First Division struck.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 9</ref> Deploying quickly, the Shadow Lancers' armor element attempted to take control of ComStar's headquarters on Hilton Head island. They encountered heavy resistance, however, and settled in for a siege.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 9</ref> The rest of the First Division surrounded Salina, the headquarters of the 201st Division. After holding the Blakists off for several hours, the badly outnumbered Com Guard unit broke free from the Shadow Lancers and escaped into a blizzard. Shadow Lancer [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s struck Com Guard bases, barracks, armories, and other key targets, killing many Com Guard troops before they could reach their machines. These strikes, coupled with the destruction of [[ROM]] headquarters and the actions of Blakist sympathizers, paralyzed the Terran Defense Force. Shortly thereafter, two lances of Shadow Lancers drove the Com Guards out of their Hilton Head facility, but lost many troops to booby traps left behind by the Com Guards. The remaining First Division units pursued the remains of the 201st Division into the Rocky Mountains. Eventually the First Division coordinated their movements with Blakist reinforcements from Washington state, trapping the 201st Division between the two Blakist forces.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 10</ref> Shortly thereafter, two lances of Shadow Lancers drove the Com Guards out of their Hilton Head facility, but lost many troops to booby traps left behind by the Com Guards. The remaining First Division units pursued the remains of the 201st Division into the Rocky Mountains. Eventually the First Division coordinated their movements with Blakist reinforcements from Washington state, trapping the 201st Division between the two Blakist forces.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 10</ref> Line 46:
Line 47: | [[Precentor]]||[[Suzanne Mulvanery]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]] | [[Precentor]]||[[Suzanne Mulvanery]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]] |- |- − | [[Precentor|Precentor XV]]||[[Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi]]||[[3062]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FM:CSp51>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 51: "1st Division Unit Profile"</ref><ref name=FM:Up99>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 99: "Word of Blake Militia Deployment Table"</ref> + | [[Precentor|Precentor XV]]||[[Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi]]||[[3067]] |- |- |} |} Line 55:
Line 56: ==Composition History== ==Composition History== ===3062=== ===3062=== − * Long Night III-Alpha (CO: Precentor XV [[Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi]]) + * Long Night III-Alpha (CO: Precentor XV Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi) − ** (XO: Precentor XVI [[Newton Fawcett]])+ * Ring of Fire III-beta (CO: Precentor X Debra Hale) − * Ring of Fire III-beta (CO: Precentor X [[Debra Hale]]) + * Signs and Portents-alpha (CO: Precentor X James Lundergain) − * Signs and Portents-alpha (CO: Precentor X [[James Lundergan]]) + * Quality of Mercy III-delta (CO: Adept (Demi-Precentor XVII) Masayuki Hoshi) − * Quality of Mercy III-delta (CO: Adept (Demi-Precentor XVII) [[Masayuki Hoshi]]) + * Hunter and Prey III-epislon (CO: Precentor XII Alexey Kotov) − * Hunter and Prey III-epislon (CO: Precentor XII [[Alexey Kotov]]) * Fall of Night III-alpha (CO: Precentor IX [[Alex Nash]]) * Fall of Night III-alpha (CO: Precentor IX [[Alex Nash]]) Line 66:
Line 66: *The Division's insignia shows an ''[[Exterminator]]'' kneeling as if in prayer.<ref name=FMCS-51/> *The Division's insignia shows an ''[[Exterminator]]'' kneeling as if in prayer.<ref name=FMCS-51/> − ==Errata==+ '''Errata''': In ''[[Total Chaos]]'', the list of Word of Blake Divisions that were deployed to Outreach as part of the Word's effort in counterattacking Wolf's Dragoons was changed. When asked if the older materials published in ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'', ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' and later ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' on the official Forums of Catalyst Game Labs Line, BattleTech Developer [[Herb A. Beas II]] notes the following: In ''[[Total Chaos]]'', the list of Word of Blake Divisions that were deployed to Outreach as part of the Word's effort in counterattacking Wolf's Dragoons was changed. When asked if the older materials published in ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'', ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' and later ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' on the official Forums of Catalyst Game Labs Line, BattleTech Developer [[Herb A. Beas II]] notes the following: ''You may be right that this is one case where newer doesn't trump older. That should have been the Sixth and Tenth at the Outreach counterattack.'' ''You may be right that this is one case where newer doesn't trump older. That should have been the Sixth and Tenth at the Outreach counterattack.''
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| − | The first and most elite [[Word of Blake Militia]] unit, the '''First Division''' was the key to the Word's | + | The first and most elite [[Word of Blake Militia]] unit, the '''First Division''' was the key to the Word's takeover of [[Terra]]. It primarily operated in the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]'s [[Protectorate Theater]] after the Terran takeover. The unit was noted as the only Word of Blake Division that still "prayed" to their machines.<ref name=FMCS-51>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 51: "True Devotion unit profile".</ref><ref name=ER3062-41>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 41: "1st Division (True Devotion IV-beta)"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The first of the original five "Blake Guards" divisions formed, the First received the most experienced [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] refugees who joined the Word in the wake of the [[ComStar Schism]]. As of [[3055]], the First was stationed at Camp Sims on [[Gibson]] alongside the [[4th Division (Word of Blake)|Fourth Division]].<ref name=CS/> The First would first see action during the unrest against the Word on Gibson in 3055, where the First Division was the primary unit the Blakists committed to combat the Gibson guerrillas in Narn.<ref name=ER3062-41/> It was during this period that First's Fall of Night [[Level III|III]]-alpha served as the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] fourth [[Battalion]] to assist with the Legionnaires role as a cadre unit for Word.<ref name=FMCS-51/> | The first of the original five "Blake Guards" divisions formed, the First received the most experienced [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] refugees who joined the Word in the wake of the [[ComStar Schism]]. As of [[3055]], the First was stationed at Camp Sims on [[Gibson]] alongside the [[4th Division (Word of Blake)|Fourth Division]].<ref name=CS/> The First would first see action during the unrest against the Word on Gibson in 3055, where the First Division was the primary unit the Blakists committed to combat the Gibson guerrillas in Narn.<ref name=ER3062-41/> It was during this period that First's Fall of Night [[Level III|III]]-alpha served as the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] fourth [[Battalion]] to assist with the Legionnaires role as a cadre unit for Word.<ref name=FMCS-51/> | ||
| − | The unit was next deployed during [[ | + | The unit was next deployed during [[Operation Odysseus]], where they masqueraded as the [[21st Centauri Lancers]].<ref name=ER3062-41/> The First and [[6th Division (Word of Blake)|Sixth]] Division had landed sometime before on the Lancers' homeworld of [[Nestor]]. There they quickly took the Lancers' families hostage. Precentor Suzanne Mulvanery then told the Lancers to keep a low profile and not interfere with the Word of Blake's mission or their families would be killed. Then the First Division reorganized itself to mimic the Lancers' organization. In [[3058]] these so called "Shadow Lancers" then landed at Bowling Green, Kentucky and began a series of wargames and familiarization exercises with ComStar's [[201st Division (ComStar)|201st Division]].<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 8</ref> In February, harsh weather confined many Terran Defense units to their barracks and the First Division struck.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 9</ref> Deploying quickly, the Shadow Lancers' armor element attempted to take control of ComStar's headquarters on Hilton Head island. They encountered heavy resistance, however, and settled in for a siege.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 9</ref> The rest of the First Division surrounded Salina, the headquarters of the 201st Division. After holding the Blakists off for several hours, the badly outnumbered Com Guard unit broke free from the Shadow Lancers and escaped into a blizzard. Shadow Lancer [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s struck Com Guard bases, barracks, armories, and other key targets, killing many Com Guard troops before they could reach their machines. These strikes, coupled with the destruction of [[ROM]] headquarters and the actions of Blakist sympathizers, paralyzed the Terran Defense Force. |
Shortly thereafter, two lances of Shadow Lancers drove the Com Guards out of their Hilton Head facility, but lost many troops to booby traps left behind by the Com Guards. The remaining First Division units pursued the remains of the 201st Division into the Rocky Mountains. Eventually the First Division coordinated their movements with Blakist reinforcements from Washington state, trapping the 201st Division between the two Blakist forces.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 10</ref> | Shortly thereafter, two lances of Shadow Lancers drove the Com Guards out of their Hilton Head facility, but lost many troops to booby traps left behind by the Com Guards. The remaining First Division units pursued the remains of the 201st Division into the Rocky Mountains. Eventually the First Division coordinated their movements with Blakist reinforcements from Washington state, trapping the 201st Division between the two Blakist forces.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', p. 10</ref> | ||
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| [[Precentor]]||[[Suzanne Mulvanery]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]] | | [[Precentor]]||[[Suzanne Mulvanery]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]] | ||
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| − | | [[Precentor|Precentor XV]]||[[Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi]]|| | + | | [[Precentor|Precentor XV]]||[[Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi]]||[[3067]] |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===3062=== | ===3062=== | ||
| − | * Long Night III-Alpha (CO: Precentor XV | + | * Long Night III-Alpha (CO: Precentor XV Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi) |
| − | + | * Ring of Fire III-beta (CO: Precentor X Debra Hale) | |
| − | * Ring of Fire III-beta (CO: Precentor X | + | * Signs and Portents-alpha (CO: Precentor X James Lundergain) |
| − | * Signs and Portents-alpha (CO: Precentor X | + | * Quality of Mercy III-delta (CO: Adept (Demi-Precentor XVII) Masayuki Hoshi) |
| − | * Quality of Mercy III-delta (CO: Adept (Demi-Precentor XVII) | + | * Hunter and Prey III-epislon (CO: Precentor XII Alexey Kotov) |
| − | * Hunter and Prey III-epislon (CO: Precentor XII | ||
* Fall of Night III-alpha (CO: Precentor IX [[Alex Nash]]) | * Fall of Night III-alpha (CO: Precentor IX [[Alex Nash]]) | ||
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*The Division's insignia shows an ''[[Exterminator]]'' kneeling as if in prayer.<ref name=FMCS-51/> | *The Division's insignia shows an ''[[Exterminator]]'' kneeling as if in prayer.<ref name=FMCS-51/> | ||
| − | + | '''Errata''': | |
In ''[[Total Chaos]]'', the list of Word of Blake Divisions that were deployed to Outreach as part of the Word's effort in counterattacking Wolf's Dragoons was changed. When asked if the older materials published in ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'', ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' and later ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' on the official Forums of Catalyst Game Labs Line, BattleTech Developer [[Herb A. Beas II]] notes the following: | In ''[[Total Chaos]]'', the list of Word of Blake Divisions that were deployed to Outreach as part of the Word's effort in counterattacking Wolf's Dragoons was changed. When asked if the older materials published in ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'', ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' and later ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' on the official Forums of Catalyst Game Labs Line, BattleTech Developer [[Herb A. Beas II]] notes the following: | ||
''You may be right that this is one case where newer doesn't trump older. That should have been the Sixth and Tenth at the Outreach counterattack.'' | ''You may be right that this is one case where newer doesn't trump older. That should have been the Sixth and Tenth at the Outreach counterattack.'' | ||