Saiph Protectorate Militia
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| Saiph Protectorate Militia Division | |
| Formed | 3067 |
| Affiliation | Word of Blake |
| Parent Command | Word of Blake Protectorate Militia |
The Saiph Protectorate Militia Division is one of the many militias raised by Word of Blake to defend the Word of Blake Protectorate. The unit was deployed in Saiph. As of 3075 it was the only unit raised from this planet.[1]
History[edit]
After the Fourth Division was assigned to Saiph with the task to bring stability to the world, they gave the mercenary unit Canned Heat a training cycle, and after this the mercs got the orders to defend the planet and to train the new Saiph Protectorate Militia.[2]
By 3079 the planet was still part of the Word of Blake Protectorate,[3] though in 3081 it was part of The Republic of the Sphere.[4]
It is not known how the Protectorate unit ended, either being destroyed or surrendering to the nascent Republic of the Sphere.[citation needed]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Saiph Protectorate Militia Division | |||
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
Protectorate Militia Divisions were equipped with enough DropShip capacity for transportation, but not JumpShips.[5]
Rules[edit]
As long as a Protectorate Militia force is fighting on its homeworld and is acting as the scenario's Defender, the Protectorate Militia force receives the Force the Initiative and Off-Map Movement special abilities.
If deployed as the Attacker in a scenario, the Protectorate Militia force loses its Force the Initiative ability, but retains its Off-Map Movement capability.
If deployed on a world other than its homeworld (such as an Epsilon Eridani force being deployed on Genoa), the Protectorate Militia force not only loses all of its special abilities, but also suffers a –2 Initiative modifier.
Although Blakist-based, Protectorate Militia forces may use standard Inner Sphere force arrangements (Lances, Companies, and Battalions) rather than Word of Blake force arrangements.[6]
Reference[edit]
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103: "Protectorate Militia Deployment"
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 40: "Canned Heat"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29: "Terran Corridor/Clans Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103: "Rules Annex"