Editing 47th Shadow Division

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| Designation    = 47th Shadow Division
| formed         = Late 3060s
| Disbanded      = [[3078]]
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| Nickname       = Azazel's Watchers
| Affiliation    = [[Word of Blake]]
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The '''Forty-seventh Shadow Division''' was a "hidden" [[Word of Blake]] military force that first appeared a few years after the start of the [[Jihad]].  The unit was staffed with elite cybernetic augmented soldiers known as the ''[[Manei Domini]]''. The unit was known best for the sacking of [[Galatea]].

==History==
===Galatea===
The 47th Shadow first appeared in October [[3072]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Galatea assault in timeline names October as time of year assault happened"</ref> supporting the assault that took the mercenary world of [[Galatea]]. During the assault, its task force was consisted of the leading [[11th Division (Word of Blake)|11th Division]] with mercenary units, the [[Bullard's Armored Cavalry]] the [[Martian Cuirassiers]] and the [[Gray's Ghosts]].<ref name="TCp113">''Total Chaos'', pp. 113–114: "Galatea"</ref> The unit was noted for its suicidal combat drop onto the capital of Galatean City. Over the course of [[3073]], the unit begun hunting down straggler mercenary units on the planet for "Sport".  The unit rebuilt its strength since its assault on the planet, from salvage from the mercenary units they had savaged during its conquest.

It also used the planet as a base to raid other worlds such as [[Carsphaim]], [[Corridan IV]], [[Dromini VI]], [[Konstance]], [[Ryde]], and [[Unukalhai]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 106: "47th Shadow takes Galatea with force, and hunts down the rest"</ref>

Elements of the Forty-seventh Shadow Division were seen on [[Kiyev]] in [[3076]]. The [[Crescent Hawks]] mercenary unit engaged them, and were able to capture a ''[[Pwwka]]'' [[Land-Air 'Mech]].<ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 7</ref>

===Odessa & Gabriel===
Rumors exist of the unit having been used in the battles of Odessa and Gabriel.

===Quentin===
The 47th formed the bulk of the resistance on Quentin, fighting a three-month campaign against coalition forces led by ''[[Kanrei]]'' [[Kiyomori Minamoto]]. Reinforced with additional [[Level II]]s inserted by a small Blakist fleet in late May, the 47th made use of biological weapons to attack coalition forces, fighting for weeks before finally being cornered. Reports indicated that only a few survivors from the 47th managed to retreat to a nearby Blakist [[WarShip]]<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> after the decisive battle against the [[1st Sword of Light]] and [[Clan Wolf|Clan Wolf's]] [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Tau Galaxy]].<ref name="JHS:Tp33">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 33: "Official Update 3"</ref>

===New Home===
In April [[3078]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 86</ref> the 47th and [[45th Shadow Division]]s arrived at [[New Home]] to counter the Coalition assault on that world. The two units came close to reinforcing the [[43rd Shadow Division]] and capturing [[Devlin Stone]], but a last minute bombardment from the Coalition ship ''Promise'' destroyed the 47th Shadow Division as they attempted to redeploy against [[Stone's Lament]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 74</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 132</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 125: "Shadow Divisions Status"</ref>

==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 47th Division'''
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==Tactics==
The 47th Division is trained in combat drops.

==Composition History==
===3072===
*[[Level IV|Division]] - A Rated Equipment

==Notable Figures of the Unit==
[[Ghost (Manei Domini Rank)|Ghost]] [[Manei_Domini#Manei_Domini_Ranking_.26_Classes|Adept Omega]] [[Berit Smitty]] was a noted [[Djinn#Variants|Stealth Djinn]] [[battle armor]] infantryman, who served during the occupation of Galatea. Being a dedicated tracker, she was responsible for killing 600 mercenaries during her time there.  She received the nickname of ''Bionic Witch of Galaport'' and acquired a 100,000 [[C-bill]] bounty on her head from the [[MRBC]] and the [[Allied Mercenary Command]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 16: "Djinn Battle Armor"</ref>

==Rules==
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===Game Rules===
The 47th Shadow Division aside from having its shared [[Manei_Domini#Shadow_Division_Force_Specific_Abilities|force specific rules]], the unit other unique abilities are following.

If the unit is being dropped onto the field using the '''Dropping Troops''' rules from ''[[Strategic Operations]]'' rulebook, the individual units automatically succeeds on their piloting rolls for for or less. Also, units belong to the force allowed to fire their weapons on same turn of their landing.

When rolling up units for the 47th Division, whether it be BattleMech or battle armor, may reroll any unit that isn't jump capable once. After the second reroll, the unit must be used whether it has jump jets or not.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 143: "Rules Annex" - 47th Division unique special rules</ref>
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==Reference==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''


[[Category:Word of Blake Commands|Shadow Division, 47th]]