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During the third week of June [[3069]] the worlds of [[Berenson]], Irian, [[Procyon]] and [[Sirius]] were rocked by internal conflict as [[Free Worlds League]] Loyalists clashed with local government forces as a result of the local governments turning against the false [[Thomas Marik]] and the government on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | During the third week of June [[3069]] the worlds of [[Berenson]], Irian, [[Procyon]] and [[Sirius]] were rocked by internal conflict as [[Free Worlds League]] Loyalists clashed with local government forces as a result of the local governments turning against the false [[Thomas Marik]] and the government on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | ||
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On the 18th of January [[3074]] Irian was raided by Regulan forces under the command of [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] and suffered heavy damage. The Free Worlds League government on Atreus loudly condemned the Regulan attack.<ref name="JHS3076p48">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 48, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | On the 18th of January [[3074]] Irian was raided by Regulan forces under the command of [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] and suffered heavy damage. The Free Worlds League government on Atreus loudly condemned the Regulan attack.<ref name="JHS3076p48">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 48, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | ||
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Those rebel cells included a significant contingent from the [[HeavyHell Raisers]], who were reinforced with mercenaries slipped onto Irian by IrTech in secret, and who worked with the HeavyHell Raisers to secure the Irian BattleMech Works; the battle took place on the 8th of December, and saw the rebel HeavyHell Raisers having to go into combat with two companies of their comrades who had remained loyal to the Blakist regime.<ref name="JHS:3076p60">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 60-61, "Chaos Overwhelming: Iron Giants"</ref> | Those rebel cells included a significant contingent from the [[HeavyHell Raisers]], who were reinforced with mercenaries slipped onto Irian by IrTech in secret, and who worked with the HeavyHell Raisers to secure the Irian BattleMech Works; the battle took place on the 8th of December, and saw the rebel HeavyHell Raisers having to go into combat with two companies of their comrades who had remained loyal to the Blakist regime.<ref name="JHS:3076p60">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 60-61, "Chaos Overwhelming: Iron Giants"</ref> | ||
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The only Protectorate Militia formation to remain able to coordinate a defense were the remains of the three Irian Protectorate Militia, which fought for three days before retreating offworld<ref name=TCp144>''Total Chaos'', pp. 144 "TURN YOUR RADIO ON"</ref><ref name=TCp145>''Total Chaos'', pp. 144-145 "GUNS OF KIRIN RIVER"</ref>. Their last fight was to defend the massive BattleMech production complex underneath Soapstone Mountain against the HeavyHell Raisers and [[Grandin's Crusaders]]. That time bought, gave the outgoing regime the opportunity to launch a scorched-earth retreat, deliberately targeting a number of [[IrTech]] facilities for destruction by tactical nuclear device.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakists devastated the Kirin River valley area, and their strikes killed more than a billion people as well as destroying the corporate headquarters of many companies - including IrTech and the Arcadia Mining Corporation - as well as heavily damaging the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited factories located in the Soapstone Mountains.<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="JHS:3076p51"/> One of those facilities destroyed by the Blakists was the sane Irian BattleMech Works plant the HeavyHell Raisers had helped seize.<ref name="JHS:3076p60"/> | The only Protectorate Militia formation to remain able to coordinate a defense were the remains of the three Irian Protectorate Militia, which fought for three days before retreating offworld<ref name=TCp144>''Total Chaos'', pp. 144 "TURN YOUR RADIO ON"</ref><ref name=TCp145>''Total Chaos'', pp. 144-145 "GUNS OF KIRIN RIVER"</ref>. Their last fight was to defend the massive BattleMech production complex underneath Soapstone Mountain against the HeavyHell Raisers and [[Grandin's Crusaders]]. That time bought, gave the outgoing regime the opportunity to launch a scorched-earth retreat, deliberately targeting a number of [[IrTech]] facilities for destruction by tactical nuclear device.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakists devastated the Kirin River valley area, and their strikes killed more than a billion people as well as destroying the corporate headquarters of many companies - including IrTech and the Arcadia Mining Corporation - as well as heavily damaging the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited factories located in the Soapstone Mountains.<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="JHS:3076p51"/> One of those facilities destroyed by the Blakists was the sane Irian BattleMech Works plant the HeavyHell Raisers had helped seize.<ref name="JHS:3076p60"/> | ||
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Contents
Unit Brief
The Irian Protectorate Militia is one of the many militias raised by Word of Blake to defend the Word of Blake Protectorate. The unit was deployed in Irian.
History
During the third week of June 3069 the worlds of Berenson, Irian, Procyon and Sirius were rocked by internal conflict as Free Worlds League Loyalists clashed with local government forces as a result of the local governments turning against the false Thomas Marik and the government on Atreus.[1]
On the 18th of January 3074 Irian was raided by Regulan forces under the command of Titus Cameron-Jones and suffered heavy damage. The Free Worlds League government on Atreus loudly condemned the Regulan attack.[2][3]
The pro-Blakist regime running Irian was overthrown on the 8th of December 3075; the resistance to the ruling regime had been fighting for years, largely in hiding, in a bloody campaign to oust the Blakists. The plan evidently involved - or had even been organized by - IrTech, and involved conspirators and rebels within the IrTech headquarters, the Protectorate Militia, IrTech corporate security and the local media as well as the existing rebel forces. As those probing attacks were launched, IrTech corporate security forces seized and locked down all of the local automated defenses and key facilities. A large rebel attack was then launched near the Kirin River while the local and planetary media stations all began broadcasting messages inciting an uprising, messages which also activated rebel cells within the Irian Protectorate Militia.[4]
Those rebel cells included a significant contingent from the HeavyHell Raisers, who were reinforced with mercenaries slipped onto Irian by IrTech in secret, and who worked with the HeavyHell Raisers to secure the Irian BattleMech Works; the battle took place on the 8th of December, and saw the rebel HeavyHell Raisers having to go into combat with two companies of their comrades who had remained loyal to the Blakist regime.[5]
The only Protectorate Militia formation to remain able to coordinate a defense were the remains of the three Irian Protectorate Militia, which fought for three days before retreating offworld[6][7]. Their last fight was to defend the massive BattleMech production complex underneath Soapstone Mountain against the HeavyHell Raisers and Grandin's Crusaders. That time bought, gave the outgoing regime the opportunity to launch a scorched-earth retreat, deliberately targeting a number of IrTech facilities for destruction by tactical nuclear device.[8][9] The Blakists devastated the Kirin River valley area, and their strikes killed more than a billion people as well as destroying the corporate headquarters of many companies - including IrTech and the Arcadia Mining Corporation - as well as heavily damaging the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited factories located in the Soapstone Mountains.[10][4] One of those facilities destroyed by the Blakists was the sane Irian BattleMech Works plant the HeavyHell Raisers had helped seize.[5]
The surviving elements of the militia escaped the planet to most probably die or surrender at the end of the Jihad.
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Irian Protectorate Militia | |||
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
Unknown.
Reference
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 48, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 51, "Corporate Rebellion"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 60-61, "Chaos Overwhelming: Iron Giants"
- ↑ Total Chaos, pp. 144 "TURN YOUR RADIO ON"
- ↑ Total Chaos, pp. 144-145 "GUNS OF KIRIN RIVER"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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