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==Unit Description==
 
==Unit Description==
The 3rd Armored Division was one of four armored divisions that formed the [[Alliance Armored Corps]] during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
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The '''3rd Armored Division''' was one of four armored divisions that formed the [[Alliance Armored Corps]] during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Formation===
 
===Formation===
Formed as a result of the order issued by Outworlds Alliance President [[Grigori Avellar]] in [[2572]] that created the [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]], the 3rd Armored Division was a part of the crash armament programme that resulted, and was equipped with a mixture of vehicles and equipment sourced covertly from outside the Alliance and those armored vehicles manufactured by Alliance industries which had been realigned by the President to produce armaments.<ref name="H:RWp108">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 108, "Something From Nothing"</ref><ref name="H:RWp108+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 108, "Guns and Diplomats"</ref>
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Formed as a result of the order issued by Outworlds Alliance President [[Grigori Avellar]] in [[2572]] that created the [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]], the 3rd Armored Division was a part of the crash armament program that resulted, and was equipped with a mixture of vehicles and equipment sourced covertly from outside the Alliance and those armored vehicles manufactured by Alliance industries which had been realigned by the President to produce armaments.<ref name="H:RWp108">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 108, "Something From Nothing"</ref><ref name="H:RWp108+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 108, "Guns and Diplomats"</ref>
  
 
In the years between 2571 and 2581, military recruitment from within the Outworlds Alliance was extremely low, and the OAM was forced to rely on recruiting foreigners. This would change after events in the first year of the war, but by the time the war began, the 3rd Armored Division was largely crewed by foreign-born troops with military experience.<ref name="H:RWp108+"/><ref name="H:RWp110">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 110, "Alliance Preparations"</ref>
 
In the years between 2571 and 2581, military recruitment from within the Outworlds Alliance was extremely low, and the OAM was forced to rely on recruiting foreigners. This would change after events in the first year of the war, but by the time the war began, the 3rd Armored Division was largely crewed by foreign-born troops with military experience.<ref name="H:RWp108+"/><ref name="H:RWp110">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 110, "Alliance Preparations"</ref>
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In the opening stages of the [[Operation UNION HOLD|Star League invasion]] of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] the 3rd Armored Division was deployed across three worlds: [[Dindatari]], [[Lushann]] and [[Morthac]]. This meant that the 3rd Armored wouldn't actually see combat until [[2583]]; having consolidated onto the industrial world of Lushann alongside the [[Alliance Borderers]] and the [[Pitkin Lancers]], in March the 3rd Armored faced the invading [[15th Division]] of the [[SLDF]], who had been dispatched to capture Lushann and to target the Pitkin Lancers for destruction.<ref name="H:RWp141"/><ref name="H:RWp124">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Baby Killers Unleashed"</ref>
 
In the opening stages of the [[Operation UNION HOLD|Star League invasion]] of the [[Outworlds Alliance]] the 3rd Armored Division was deployed across three worlds: [[Dindatari]], [[Lushann]] and [[Morthac]]. This meant that the 3rd Armored wouldn't actually see combat until [[2583]]; having consolidated onto the industrial world of Lushann alongside the [[Alliance Borderers]] and the [[Pitkin Lancers]], in March the 3rd Armored faced the invading [[15th Division]] of the [[SLDF]], who had been dispatched to capture Lushann and to target the Pitkin Lancers for destruction.<ref name="H:RWp141"/><ref name="H:RWp124">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Baby Killers Unleashed"</ref>
  
The 3rd Armored Division and other Alliance forces on Lushann fought a staunch defence for several weeks against the 15th Division's initial attacks, managing to hold the cities of Rotta and Sanbornton long enough for the [[Pitcairn Legion]] to reinforce the world in late April and take the fight back to the 15th, only to then fight alongside the [[4th Armored Division]] in July when that division was ordered to relieve the Pitcairn Legion.<ref name="H:RWp124+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Battle For Lushann"</ref><ref name="H:RWp124++">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Day Of Vengeance"</ref>
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The 3rd Armored Division and other Alliance forces on Lushann fought a staunch defense for several weeks against the 15th Division's initial attacks, managing to hold the cities of Rotta and Sanbornton long enough for the [[Pitcairn Legion]] to reinforce the world in late April and take the fight back to the 15th, only to then fight alongside the [[4th Armored Division]] in July when that division was ordered to relieve the Pitcairn Legion.<ref name="H:RWp124+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Battle For Lushann"</ref><ref name="H:RWp124++">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Day Of Vengeance"</ref>
  
 
The battle for Lushann inflicted a heavy toll on the 3rd Armored and the other defenders, and would continue to grind away slowly throughout the remainder of the war; the conflict intensified in mid-[[2584]], but despite two years of combat the SLDF never conquered the world, in part due to the efforts of the 3rd Armored Division.<ref name="H:RWp125">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 125, "Slow Grind"</ref><ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126, "Negotiation"</ref>
 
The battle for Lushann inflicted a heavy toll on the 3rd Armored and the other defenders, and would continue to grind away slowly throughout the remainder of the war; the conflict intensified in mid-[[2584]], but despite two years of combat the SLDF never conquered the world, in part due to the efforts of the 3rd Armored Division.<ref name="H:RWp125">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 125, "Slow Grind"</ref><ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126, "Negotiation"</ref>

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Unit Description

The 3rd Armored Division was one of four armored divisions that formed the Alliance Armored Corps during the Reunification War.[1]

History

Formation

Formed as a result of the order issued by Outworlds Alliance President Grigori Avellar in 2572 that created the Outworlds Alliance Militia, the 3rd Armored Division was a part of the crash armament program that resulted, and was equipped with a mixture of vehicles and equipment sourced covertly from outside the Alliance and those armored vehicles manufactured by Alliance industries which had been realigned by the President to produce armaments.[2][3]

In the years between 2571 and 2581, military recruitment from within the Outworlds Alliance was extremely low, and the OAM was forced to rely on recruiting foreigners. This would change after events in the first year of the war, but by the time the war began, the 3rd Armored Division was largely crewed by foreign-born troops with military experience.[3][4]

Reunification War

In the opening stages of the Star League invasion of the Outworlds Alliance the 3rd Armored Division was deployed across three worlds: Dindatari, Lushann and Morthac. This meant that the 3rd Armored wouldn't actually see combat until 2583; having consolidated onto the industrial world of Lushann alongside the Alliance Borderers and the Pitkin Lancers, in March the 3rd Armored faced the invading 15th Division of the SLDF, who had been dispatched to capture Lushann and to target the Pitkin Lancers for destruction.[1][5]

The 3rd Armored Division and other Alliance forces on Lushann fought a staunch defense for several weeks against the 15th Division's initial attacks, managing to hold the cities of Rotta and Sanbornton long enough for the Pitcairn Legion to reinforce the world in late April and take the fight back to the 15th, only to then fight alongside the 4th Armored Division in July when that division was ordered to relieve the Pitcairn Legion.[6][7]

The battle for Lushann inflicted a heavy toll on the 3rd Armored and the other defenders, and would continue to grind away slowly throughout the remainder of the war; the conflict intensified in mid-2584, but despite two years of combat the SLDF never conquered the world, in part due to the efforts of the 3rd Armored Division.[8][9]

Notes

Rules

Reunification War

  • When rolling randomly to determine the armor platoon composition of the 3rd Armored Division, each lance may make one roll per lance using the Draconis Combine table and one roll per lance using the Federated Suns table.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"
  2. Historical: Reunification War, p. 108, "Something From Nothing"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 108, "Guns and Diplomats"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 110, "Alliance Preparations"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 124, "Baby Killers Unleashed" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "H:RWp124" defined multiple times with different content
  6. Historical: Reunification War, p. 124, "Battle For Lushann"
  7. Historical: Reunification War, p. 124, "Day Of Vengeance"
  8. Historical: Reunification War, p. 125, "Slow Grind"
  9. Historical: Reunification War, p. 126, "Negotiation"

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