244th Division (ComStar)

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The Com Guard 244th Division has had an interesting career in the ComStar military forces, having fought against Clan Nova Cat during the Battle of Tukayyid and later defecting to join Victor Steiner-Davion in the FedCom Civil War which lead to their exile from the Order.

History

With the public unveiling of the Com Guard, the regular ranked 244th Division, referred to by the nickname of Peace Through Words, was assigned to the Seventh Army, and was stationed on Gibson.[1]

As part of the 7th Army, during the Battle of Tukayyid the 244th faced Clan Nova Cat. After landing, the Nova Cats' Alpha and Gamma Galaxies brushed aside the 244th to try and reach the target city of Joje. As the Com Guard units harassed the Cats in an effort to cut off their Beta Galaxy from its landing zone and supplies, Gamma Galaxy withdrew, luring the 244th and the 467th Divisions into a Beta Galaxy ambush, heavily damaging both forces and winning the Nova Cats several ComStar supply depots.[2].

Like many surviving divisions, the rebuilt 244th chose a new nickname based on their experiences, The Cloaked. Unable to return to their original posting in the Free Worlds League, with their former HQ planet even becoming the homeworld of Word of Blake, the 244th's headquarters was moved to Devil's Rock on the FedCom-League border. [3] After Devil's Rock was retaken by the Free Worlds League, the 244th transferred to Mogyorod. [4]

FedCom Civil War

During the first wave of the FedCom Civil War the 244th arrived on Newtown Square in time to prevent Victor Steiner-Davion's capture by Adam Steiner and the 14th Donegal Guards.[5] They then landed on Coventry with the Outland Legion and 39th Avalon Hussars. While there they destroyed the 1st Coventry Jaegers.[6] On York the Prince's Men guarded the headquarters area while the 6th Crucis Lancers moved out to face the Alarion and Carlisle APMs. The Lancers were caught in a trap, however, and Victor ordered his forces to withdraw.[7] The 244th fought the 11th Arcturan Guards RCT for nineteen hours, losing a third of their strength. The 244th resisted the Lyran forces for another thirteen hours, giving time to the other Allied units and allowing them to escape.[8]

The 244th escorted Victor to Tikonov, where they rebuilt some of their strength.[9] After that the Prince's Men relocated to Thorin, where they and the Outland Legion faced a task force of Lyran regiments. For two weeks the 244th sparred with the 1st Alarion Jaegers, 11th Arcturan Guards, 4th Lyran Regulars, 4th Alliance Guards, Carlisle APM, and Alarion APM. During this fighting the 244th's commander was killed.[10]

The Allied forces, including the 244th, withdrew from Thorin and returned to Tikonov. There the 244th assaulted the 1st Republican's positions in Tikograd, pinning them in place so the 10th Lyran Guards could smash the Loyalist unit. Battle Armor infantry from the Prince's Men then seized the Earthwerks Industries annex building the Loyalists were using as a headquarters and killed the remaining command staff.[11] After the Tikonov assault, the 244th reinforced the 3rd Crucis Lancers on Marlette. There they faced the 5th Lyran Guards and Marlette CMM as well as the remains of the 1st Republican and 15th Deneb Light Cavalry. They only fought for a brief time however, before they were ordered to rejoin Victor.[12] The Prince's Men landed on New Avalon in time to join the final assault on Avalon City.[13]

After the conclusion of the Civil War, the surviving members of the 244th Division were cast out of the Order and placed on permanent exclusion, with First Precentor Gavin Dow specifically blaming Victor for destroying their careers and the reputation of the Order. While expressly forbidden to physically enter any ComStar facility, as a sign of compassion the unit members are not under a Communications Interdict and could still use the organizations' HPG network. [14]

Officers

As of 3050, the 244th was commanded by Precentor IV Fredery Slagle.

As of 3054, the unit CO was Demi-Precentor Shint Dieter.

As of 3062, the 244th's CO was Precentor Raymond Irelon, having been promoted for preventing Dieter's attempt to defect to the Word of Blake. While first praised for his earlier work, when he led his unit to aid Prince Steiner-Davion during the FedCom Civil War, Precentor Irelon and his troops were cast out of ComStar. Irelon himself was killed during the war in 3065.[15]

Composition

Notes

Officially the insignia of the 244th Division was a sword impaling a crown, but with the shift in loyalty to Prince Victor, many members also started to wear the Sword and Sunburst of the Federated Suns.

References

  1. ↑ 20-Year Update, p. 71
  2. ↑ Tukayyid, p. 40
  3. ↑ ComStar (sourcebook), p. 84
  4. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 126
  5. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 67
  6. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 85
  7. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 102
  8. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 103
  9. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 126
  10. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 149
  11. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 158
  12. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 172
  13. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 170
  14. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 82
  15. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 149

Bibliography

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