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| image = [[File:1st Division.jpg]] | | image = [[File:1st Division.jpg]] | ||
| nickname = True Devotion | | nickname = True Devotion | ||
| parent formation = [[Word of Blake Militia]] | | parent formation = [[Word of Blake Militia]] | ||
| − | | formed = | + | | formed = 3053<ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 94 - "Blake Guard/Word of Blake Milita"</ref> |
| year = 3070 | | year = 3070 | ||
| unitname = 1st Division [[Level IV|IV]]-Beta | | unitname = 1st Division [[Level IV|IV]]-Beta | ||
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| − | The first and most elite [[Word of Blake Militia]] unit, the '''1st 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 | + | The first and most elite [[Word of Blake Militia]] unit, the '''1st 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 "prays" 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== | ||
=== Pre-Jihad === | === Pre-Jihad === | ||
| − | The | + | The first of the original five "Blake Guards" divisions formed, the 1st received the most experienced [[Com Guard]] refugees who joined the Word in the wake of the [[ComStar Schism]]. As of [[3055]], the 1st was stationed at Camp Sims on [[Gibson]] alongside the [[4th Division (Word of Blake)|4th Division]].<ref name=CS/> The 1st would first see action during the unrest against the Word on Gibson in 3055, the division the primary unit the Blakists committed to combat the Gibson guerrillas in Narn. <ref name=ER3062-41/> It was during this period that 1st'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 [[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 Lancer's 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 (scenariobook)'', 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 (scenariobook)'', p. 9</ref> Deploying quickly, the Shadow Lancer's 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 (scenariobook)'', 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 (scenariobook)'', p. 10</ref> | |
| − | In the mid-3060s, the unit was spread out, providing protection to the [[Chaos March]] worlds of [[Keid]], [[Ingress]], [[Bryant]], [[Caph]], and [[Epsilon Eridani]] which had forged defense agreements with the Word of Blake. | + | After retaking [[Terra]] from ComStar, the unit took over the 201st homebase of Salina, Kansas. The large volume of praise heaped upon the division for its role during Odysseus and its reputation as the Milita's premier unit led the other divisions to label them insufferably arrogant, but wargames staged to try and teach the 1st a lesson only proved True Devotion's reputation again and again. While the Fall of Night Level-III remained with the 4th Legionnaires, the 1st expanded in the wake of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] selection as the secular ComStar's [[Precentor Martial]], with an entire Level-III's worth of defectors joining the division as the Ring of Fire III-beta. <ref name=FMCS-51/> |
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| + | In the mid-3060s, the unit was spread out, providing protection to the [[Chaos March]] worlds of [[Keid]], [[Ingress]], [[Bryant]], [[Caph]], and [[Epsilon Eridani]] which had forged defense agreements with the Word of Blake. The sight of the 1st fending off raids by unmarked Com Guard units against these worlds only engendered their populations even more closely to the Word. To assist with this expanded role the Fall of Night Level-III rejoined the 1st <ref name=FMU-90>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "1st Division (True Devotion IV-Beta)"</ref> in [[3065]], having sown the seeds that would lead the League unit to eventually join the Blakists. <ref name=FMU-145>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 145, "4th Free Worlds Legionnaires"</ref> | ||
=== Jihad === | === Jihad === | ||
In [[3069]], taking advantage of the [[HPG|Hyper Pulse Generator]] Network's [[White-Out]], the Division struck [[Tikonov]] and conquered the world for the Word of Blake. The world was not wholly secured after its conquest however. {{cn}} | In [[3069]], taking advantage of the [[HPG|Hyper Pulse Generator]] Network's [[White-Out]], the Division struck [[Tikonov]] and conquered the world for the Word of Blake. The world was not wholly secured after its conquest however. {{cn}} | ||
| − | In [[3070]], a | + | In [[3070]], a Level III of the Division was dispatched to [[Caph]] to train its newly forming [[Caph Protectorate Militia Division]]. <ref>''Jihad Secrets: Blake Documents'', p. 103 - "Protectorate Militia Forces" - Designations & Deployments</ref> While the majority of the Division is based on Tikonov, it deploys its Level IIIs on roving patrol through the theater as rapid-response unit. |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | The unit | + | While quite competent at most offensive and defensive operation, the 1st Division excels most with surprise on its side, via false flag operations and ambushes. The unit's posting to Salina, Kansas gave it the opportunity to practice these on a large array of environment, putting it good stead once the 1st was posted to a variety of worlds in the Protectorate. <ref name=FMCS-51/> <ref name=ER3062-41/> |
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===3062=== | ===3062=== | ||
| − | * Long Night | + | * 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 Debra Hale) | ||
* Signs and Portents-alpha (CO: Precentor X James Lundergain) | * Signs and Portents-alpha (CO: Precentor X James Lundergain) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| + | *The Division's insignia shows an ''[[Exterminator]]'' kneeling as if in prayer. <ref name=FMCS-51/> | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
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The first and most elite Word of Blake Militia unit, the 1st 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 "prays" to their machines. [1] [2]
Contents
History
Pre-Jihad
The first of the original five "Blake Guards" divisions formed, the 1st received the most experienced Com Guard refugees who joined the Word in the wake of the ComStar Schism. As of 3055, the 1st was stationed at Camp Sims on Gibson alongside the 4th Division.[3] The 1st would first see action during the unrest against the Word on Gibson in 3055, the division the primary unit the Blakists committed to combat the Gibson guerrillas in Narn. [2] It was during this period that 1st's Fall of Night 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. [1]
The unit was next deployed during Operation Odysseus, where they masqueraded as the 21st Centauri Lancers. [2] The First and Sixth Division had landed sometime before on the Lancer's 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. [4] In February, harsh weather confined many Terran Defense units to their barracks and the First Division struck. [5] Deploying quickly, the Shadow Lancer's 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. [6] 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 Fighters 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. [7]
After retaking Terra from ComStar, the unit took over the 201st homebase of Salina, Kansas. The large volume of praise heaped upon the division for its role during Odysseus and its reputation as the Milita's premier unit led the other divisions to label them insufferably arrogant, but wargames staged to try and teach the 1st a lesson only proved True Devotion's reputation again and again. While the Fall of Night Level-III remained with the 4th Legionnaires, the 1st expanded in the wake of Victor Steiner-Davion selection as the secular ComStar's Precentor Martial, with an entire Level-III's worth of defectors joining the division as the Ring of Fire III-beta. [1]
In the mid-3060s, the unit was spread out, providing protection to the Chaos March worlds of Keid, Ingress, Bryant, Caph, and Epsilon Eridani which had forged defense agreements with the Word of Blake. The sight of the 1st fending off raids by unmarked Com Guard units against these worlds only engendered their populations even more closely to the Word. To assist with this expanded role the Fall of Night Level-III rejoined the 1st [8] in 3065, having sown the seeds that would lead the League unit to eventually join the Blakists. [9]
Jihad
In 3069, taking advantage of the Hyper Pulse Generator Network's White-Out, the Division struck Tikonov and conquered the world for the Word of Blake. The world was not wholly secured after its conquest however.[citation needed]
In 3070, a Level III of the Division was dispatched to Caph to train its newly forming Caph Protectorate Militia Division. [10] While the majority of the Division is based on Tikonov, it deploys its Level IIIs on roving patrol through the theater as rapid-response unit.
Officers
In 3055 the commanding officer was Precentor Suzanne Mulvanery, who was killed along with former Precentor Martial Trent Arian by an assassins bomb in 3061.
In 3067 the commanding officer was Precentor XV Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi.
Tactics
While quite competent at most offensive and defensive operation, the 1st Division excels most with surprise on its side, via false flag operations and ambushes. The unit's posting to Salina, Kansas gave it the opportunity to practice these on a large array of environment, putting it good stead once the 1st was posted to a variety of worlds in the Protectorate. [1] [2]
Composition History
3062
- Long Night III-Alpha (CO: Precentor XV Shin-Ichi Yoshizumi)
- Ring of Fire III-beta (CO: Precentor X Debra Hale)
- Signs and Portents-alpha (CO: Precentor X James Lundergain)
- Quality of Mercy III-delta (CO: Adept (Demi-Precentor XVII) Masayuki Hoshi)
- Hunter and Prey III-epislon (CO: Precentor XII Alexey Kotov)
- Fall of Night III-alpha (CO: Precentor IX Alex Nash)
Notes
- The Division's insignia shows an Exterminator kneeling as if in prayer. [1]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 51 - "True Devotion unit profile".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Era Report: 3062, p. 41 "1st Division (True Devotion IV-beta)"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCS - ↑ The Fall of Terra (scenariobook), p. 8
- ↑ The Fall of Terra (scenariobook), p. 9
- ↑ The Fall of Terra (scenariobook), p. 9
- ↑ The Fall of Terra (scenariobook), p. 10
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 90, "1st Division (True Devotion IV-Beta)"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 145, "4th Free Worlds Legionnaires"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: Blake Documents, p. 103 - "Protectorate Militia Forces" - Designations & Deployments