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| − | 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]] | + | 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'', 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. | ||
| − | + | 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]] 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> |
| − | + | With the Com Guards having suffered extremely heavy losses during the early stages of the [[Jihad]] that left its 12 armies stretched too thin, Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion responded by disbanding the 7th-12th Armies, transferring the surviving divisions of the 9th Army to reinforce the 1st-6th Armies and returning them to the full six divisions of old.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210</ref> | |
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| + | ==Officers== | ||
| + | As of [[3050]], the Ninth Army was under the command of [[Precentor]] V [[Joyce Mulvenna]].<ref name=20YU/> | ||
| + | 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/> | ||
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * The insignia of the 9th Army was a scarecrow. <ref name=FMC/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
*''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]'' | ||
[[Category:ComStar Commands|Army, 09th]] | [[Category:ComStar Commands|Army, 09th]] | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 12 December 2011
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
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. [1] With the bulk of the 9th assigned to face Clan Wolf alongside the 10th Army during the Battle of Tukayyid, [2] the army took extremely heavy losses, with divisions from other armies transferred into it to rebuild to the new post-Tukayyid four division level.
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 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. [3]
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. [3]
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.[4]
With the Com Guards having suffered extremely heavy losses during the early stages of the Jihad that left its 12 armies stretched too thin, Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion responded by disbanding the 7th-12th Armies, transferring the surviving divisions of the 9th Army to reinforce the 1st-6th Armies and returning them to the full six divisions of old.[5]
Officers
As of 3050, the Ninth Army was under the command of Precentor V Joyce Mulvenna.[1]
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.[3] [4]
Composition History
3050
- 198th Division (Outer Limits Warriors IV-nu, on New Earth)[1]
- 247th Division (Thoughts of War IV-pi, on Rahne)[1]
- 366th Division (ComStar Lancers IV-tau, on Aristotle)[1]
- 379th Division (Blessed Thoughts IV-sigma, on Loburg)[1]
- 34th Division (Warriors of Peace IV-xi, on Florida)[1]
- 76th Division (Rigid Compliance IV-theta, on Alarion)[1]
3052 to 3057
- 34th Division (Black Glove Division IV-upsilon, on New Earth)[6]
- 366th Division (The Brzo Lancers IV-iota, on Trent)[6]
- 143rd Division (The Focht Hussars IV-delta, on Lipton)[6]
- 207th Division (The Pounders IV-mu, on Oliver)[6]
3058 to 3067
- 34th Division (Black Glove Division IV-upsilon, on New Earth)[3][4]
- 366th Division (The Brzo Lancers IV-iota, on Trent)[3][4]
- 143rd Division (The Focht Hussars IV-delta, on Lipton)[3][4]
- 207th Division (The Pounders IV-mu, on Virtue)[3][4]
Notes
- The insignia of the 9th Army was a scarecrow. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 20-Year Update, pg. 70 "5th V-xi"
- ↑ Tukayyid, p. 90 "Campaign: Clan Wolf"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 36-37, "9th Army V-lambda: The Rag Tags"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Field Manual: Updates,
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 210
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 ComStar, p. 85, "9th Army V-lambda"