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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxStateUnit − | image = [[File:9th Army.jpg|191px]] + | image = [[File:9th Army.jpg|191px]] − | Designation = 9th Army [[Level V|V]]-kappa + | nickname = The Rag Tags − | formed = + | parent formation = [[Com Guard]] − | Disbanded = + | formed = Unknown − | Previous Designation = + | year = 3067 − | Nickname = The Rag Tags+ | unitname = 9th Army [[Level V|V]]-kappa − | Affiliation = ComStar − | Parent Command = [[Com Guards]] − | Sub-Command = }} }} <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> − Assigned to the [[New Earth]] Theater, from 9 to 10 on the [[Inner Sphere Clock]], the '''[[Com Guards|Com Guard]] 9th Army''' faced multiple [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] before being disbanded to reinforce other armies during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. + Assigned to the [[New Earth]] Theater, from 9 to 10 on the [[Inner Sphere Clock]], the '''ComGuard 9th Army''' faced multiple [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] before being disbanded to reinforce other armies during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. </onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> ==History== ==History== − Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the 9th Army's deployments in the New Earth Theater covered worlds within the [[Lyran]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], [[Sarna March]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. <ref name=20YU>''20 Year Update'', p. 70: "5th V-xi"</ref> With the bulk of the 9th assigned to face [[Clan Wolf]] alongside the [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]] during the Battle of Tukayyid, <ref name=T-90>''Tukayyid'', p. 90 "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref> the army took extremely heavy losses, with divisions from other armies transferred into it to rebuild to the new post-Tukayyid four division level. + Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the 9th Army's deployments in the New Earth Theater covered worlds within the [[Lyran]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], [[Sarna March]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. <ref name=20YU>''20-Year Update'', pg. 70 "5th V-xi"</ref> With the bulk of the 9th assigned to face [[Clan Wolf]] alongside the [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]] during the Battle of Tukayyid, <ref name=T-90>''Tukayyid'', p. 90 "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref> the army took extremely heavy losses, with divisions from other armies transferred into it to rebuild to the new post-Tukayyid four division level. On Tukayyid, the elements of the Ninth faced the 13th Wolf Guard Cluster. They also reinforced the Tenth Army's 138th Division. This fighting took place near Brzo and Skupo. The Ninth and Tenth Army linked up outside Brzo, but the Wolves were able to wedge into a gap in the lines of the two ComStar units and separated them. The two forces were separated when the Ninth launched an early attack that pulled them out of position.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 51</ref> On Tukayyid, the elements of the Ninth faced the 13th Wolf Guard Cluster. They also reinforced the Tenth Army's 138th Division. This fighting took place near Brzo and Skupo. The Ninth and Tenth Army linked up outside Brzo, but the Wolves were able to wedge into a gap in the lines of the two ComStar units and separated them. The two forces were separated when the Ninth launched an early attack that pulled them out of position.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 51</ref> − After the [[Free Worlds League Military]] recaptured the worlds lost in the [[Fourth Succession War]] as part of [[Operation Guerrero]] in [[3057]], the 9th's divisions were moved almost entirely into the [[Spinward]] sections of the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], dovetailed between the operational areas of [[8th Army (ComStar)|8th Army]] on the League border and the 10th Army's position along the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]]. As it faced the smallest military threat, the divisions of the 9th Army were widely deployed in the pre-Invasion manner, but lack of troops meant most of the postings consisted of [[infantry]] and armor Level Is with 'Mechs forces concentrated at key trouble spots. <ref name=FMC/> + After the [[Free Worlds League Military]] recaptured the worlds lost in the [[Fourth Succession War]] as part of [[Operation Guerrero]] in [[3057]], the 9th's divisions were moved almost entirely into the [[Spinward]] sections of the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], dovetailed between the operational areas of [[8th Army (ComStar)|8th Army]] on the League border and the 10th Army's position along the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]]. As it faced the smallest military threat, the divisions of the 9th Army were widely deployed in the pre-invasion manner, but lack of troops meant most of the postings consisted of [[infantry]] and armor Level Is with 'Mechs forces concentrated at key trouble spots. <ref name=FMC/> − Like all the ComStar armies posted in the Lyran Alliance, the 9th suffered negatively from the retirement and replacement of [[Anastasius Focht]] by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] in [[3061]], facing increasing distrust from the local populace and [[LAAF]] High Command in response to ComStar's rejection of [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] as [[First Lord]] of the reborn [[Star League]], bureaucratic interference in the 9th's troop and supply movements caused problems in both its troops combat readiness and morale. The acceptance of Victor as new Precentor Martial also prompted a number of troops with Blakist sympathies, including the 207th Division's CO, to defect to the Word of Blake, stretching the 9th's remaining troop deployments even further. <ref name=FMC/> + Like all the ComStar armies posted in the Lyran Alliance, the 9th suffered negatively from the retirement and replacement of [[Anastasius Focht]] by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as [[Precentor Martial]] in [[3061]], facing increasing distrust from the local populace and [[LAAF]] High Command in response to ComStar's rejection of [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] as [[First Lord]] of the reborn [[Star League]], bureaucratic interference in the 9th's troop and supply movements caused problems in both its troops combat readiness and morale. The acceptance of Victor as new Precentor Martial also prompted a number of troops with Blakist sympathies, including the 207th Division's CO, to defect to the Word of Blake, stretching the 9th's remaining troop deployments even further. <ref name=FMC/> Despite the tensions with the Lyran Alliance, the 9th Army escaped the [[FedCom Civil War]] with only minor casualties. While one of its divisions skirmished with Loyalist troops and elements of [[Free Skye]] unsuccessfully courted the support two divisions in [[Skye Province]], the rest of the 9th managed to avoid all but the most cursory contact with the warring factions.<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'',</ref> Despite the tensions with the Lyran Alliance, the 9th Army escaped the [[FedCom Civil War]] with only minor casualties. While one of its divisions skirmished with Loyalist troops and elements of [[Free Skye]] unsuccessfully courted the support two divisions in [[Skye Province]], the rest of the 9th managed to avoid all but the most cursory contact with the warring factions.<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'',</ref> Line 28:
Line 25: ==Officers== ==Officers== − {| class="wikitable"+ As of [[3050]], the Ninth Army was under the command of [[Precentor]] V [[Joyce Mulvenna]].<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 9th Army (ComStar)''' − |- − | [[Precentor]] V||[[Joyce Mulvenna]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20YU/> − |- − | [[Precentor]] V||[[Margo Koivu]]||[[3052]]<ref name=B:BoTp132>''Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 132: "Execution"</ref> − |- − | [[Precentor]] VIII||[[Sonic Owens]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMC/> <ref name=FMU/> − |- − |} − ==Tactics== + As of [[3067]], the 9th Army was under the command of [[Precentor]] VIII Sonic Owens. More a diplomat than military commander, Owens tried ceaselessly to convince the LAAF of ComStar and 9th's neutrality, before switching to tact to indicating the excessive costs and grave consequences to remove his command. The 9th's avoidance of major involvement in the FedCom Civil War was attributed to his efforts.<ref name=FMC/> <ref name=FMU/> − Unknown. ==Composition History== ==Composition History== Line 58:
Line 40: ===3052 to 3057=== ===3052 to 3057=== *[[34th Division (ComStar)|34th Division]] (''Black Glove Division'' IV-upsilon, on New Earth)<ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85, "9th Army V-lambda"</ref> *[[34th Division (ComStar)|34th Division]] (''Black Glove Division'' IV-upsilon, on New Earth)<ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85, "9th Army V-lambda"</ref> − *[[366th Division (ComStar)|366th Division]] (''The Brzo Lancers'' IV-iota, on [[Trent (system)|Trent]])<ref name=CS/> + *[[366th Division (ComStar)|366th Division]] (''The Brzo Lancers'' IV-iota, on [[Trent]])<ref name=CS/> *[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on [[Lipton]])<ref name=CS/> *[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on [[Lipton]])<ref name=CS/> − *[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Oliver]])<ref name=CS/> + *[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Oliver]])<ref name=CS/> ===3058 to 3067=== ===3058 to 3067=== Line 67:
Line 49: *[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on Lipton)<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> *[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on Lipton)<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> *[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Virtue]])<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> *[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Virtue]])<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Com Guards 9th Army original.png|Original unit insignia used during the Battle of Tukayyid − </gallery> ==Notes== ==Notes== Line 80:
Line 57: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' + *''[[20-Year Update]]'' − * ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]''+ *''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' − * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' + *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' − * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' + *''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]'' − * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]'' + *''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' − * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' [[Category:ComStar Commands|Army, 09th]] [[Category:ComStar Commands|Army, 09th]]
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| − | Assigned to the [[New Earth]] Theater, from 9 to 10 on the [[Inner Sphere Clock]], the ''' | + | Assigned to the [[New Earth]] Theater, from 9 to 10 on the [[Inner Sphere Clock]], the '''ComGuard 9th Army''' faced multiple [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] before being disbanded to reinforce other armies during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the 9th Army's deployments in the New Earth Theater covered worlds within the [[Lyran]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], [[Sarna March]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. <ref name=20YU>''20 Year Update'', | + | Prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], the 9th Army's deployments in the New Earth Theater covered worlds within the [[Lyran]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], [[Sarna March]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. <ref name=20YU>''20-Year Update'', pg. 70 "5th V-xi"</ref> With the bulk of the 9th assigned to face [[Clan Wolf]] alongside the [[10th Army (ComStar)|10th Army]] during the Battle of Tukayyid, <ref name=T-90>''Tukayyid'', p. 90 "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref> the army took extremely heavy losses, with divisions from other armies transferred into it to rebuild to the new post-Tukayyid four division level. |
On Tukayyid, the elements of the Ninth faced the 13th Wolf Guard Cluster. They also reinforced the Tenth Army's 138th Division. This fighting took place near Brzo and Skupo. The Ninth and Tenth Army linked up outside Brzo, but the Wolves were able to wedge into a gap in the lines of the two ComStar units and separated them. The two forces were separated when the Ninth launched an early attack that pulled them out of position.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 51</ref> | On Tukayyid, the elements of the Ninth faced the 13th Wolf Guard Cluster. They also reinforced the Tenth Army's 138th Division. This fighting took place near Brzo and Skupo. The Ninth and Tenth Army linked up outside Brzo, but the Wolves were able to wedge into a gap in the lines of the two ComStar units and separated them. The two forces were separated when the Ninth launched an early attack that pulled them out of position.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 51</ref> | ||
| − | After the [[Free Worlds League Military]] recaptured the worlds lost in the [[Fourth Succession War]] as part of [[Operation Guerrero]] in [[3057]], the 9th's divisions were moved almost entirely into the [[Spinward]] sections of the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], dovetailed between the operational areas of [[8th Army (ComStar)|8th Army]] on the League border and the 10th Army's position along the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]]. As it faced the smallest military threat, the divisions of the 9th Army were widely deployed in the pre- | + | After the [[Free Worlds League Military]] recaptured the worlds lost in the [[Fourth Succession War]] as part of [[Operation Guerrero]] in [[3057]], the 9th's divisions were moved almost entirely into the [[Spinward]] sections of the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]], dovetailed between the operational areas of [[8th Army (ComStar)|8th Army]] on the League border and the 10th Army's position along the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]]. As it faced the smallest military threat, the divisions of the 9th Army were widely deployed in the pre-invasion manner, but lack of troops meant most of the postings consisted of [[infantry]] and armor Level Is with 'Mechs forces concentrated at key trouble spots. <ref name=FMC/> |
| − | Like all the ComStar armies posted in the Lyran Alliance, the 9th suffered negatively from the retirement and replacement of [[Anastasius Focht]] by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as [[ | + | Like all the ComStar armies posted in the Lyran Alliance, the 9th suffered negatively from the retirement and replacement of [[Anastasius Focht]] by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as [[Precentor Martial]] in [[3061]], facing increasing distrust from the local populace and [[LAAF]] High Command in response to ComStar's rejection of [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] as [[First Lord]] of the reborn [[Star League]], bureaucratic interference in the 9th's troop and supply movements caused problems in both its troops combat readiness and morale. The acceptance of Victor as new Precentor Martial also prompted a number of troops with Blakist sympathies, including the 207th Division's CO, to defect to the Word of Blake, stretching the 9th's remaining troop deployments even further. <ref name=FMC/> |
Despite the tensions with the Lyran Alliance, the 9th Army escaped the [[FedCom Civil War]] with only minor casualties. While one of its divisions skirmished with Loyalist troops and elements of [[Free Skye]] unsuccessfully courted the support two divisions in [[Skye Province]], the rest of the 9th managed to avoid all but the most cursory contact with the warring factions.<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'',</ref> | Despite the tensions with the Lyran Alliance, the 9th Army escaped the [[FedCom Civil War]] with only minor casualties. While one of its divisions skirmished with Loyalist troops and elements of [[Free Skye]] unsuccessfully courted the support two divisions in [[Skye Province]], the rest of the 9th managed to avoid all but the most cursory contact with the warring factions.<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'',</ref> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
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===3052 to 3057=== | ===3052 to 3057=== | ||
*[[34th Division (ComStar)|34th Division]] (''Black Glove Division'' IV-upsilon, on New Earth)<ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85, "9th Army V-lambda"</ref> | *[[34th Division (ComStar)|34th Division]] (''Black Glove Division'' IV-upsilon, on New Earth)<ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85, "9th Army V-lambda"</ref> | ||
| − | *[[366th Division (ComStar)|366th Division]] (''The Brzo Lancers'' IV-iota, on [[ | + | *[[366th Division (ComStar)|366th Division]] (''The Brzo Lancers'' IV-iota, on [[Trent]])<ref name=CS/> |
*[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on [[Lipton]])<ref name=CS/> | *[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on [[Lipton]])<ref name=CS/> | ||
| − | *[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Oliver]])<ref name=CS/> | + | *[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Oliver]])<ref name=CS/> |
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*[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on Lipton)<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> | *[[143rd Division (ComStar)|143rd Division]] (''The Focht Hussars'' IV-delta, on Lipton)<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> | ||
*[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Virtue]])<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> | *[[207th Division (ComStar)|207th Division]] (''The Pounders'' IV-mu, on [[Virtue]])<ref name=FMC/><ref name=FMU/> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[20 Year Update | + | *''[[20-Year Update]]'' |
| − | + | *''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | + | *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | + | *''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]'' | + | *''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | ||
[[Category:ComStar Commands|Army, 09th]] | [[Category:ComStar Commands|Army, 09th]] | ||