321st Division (ComStar)
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Due to their actions against Clan Steel Viper during the Battle of Tukayyid, the BattleMech heavy 321st Division is one of the most elite rated units in the Com Guards.
History
With the public unveiling of the Com Guard, the veteran ranked 321st Division, referred to by the nickname of Pure Duty, was assigned to the Second Army, and was headquartered on the Draconis Combine world of Proserpina.[1]
Transferred to assist the divisions of the Sixth Army against Clan Steel Viper, the three-hundred and twenty-first was stationed alongside the 401st Division just outside the Devil's Bath. As the battered Steel Viper galaxies finally emerged, both division attacked and broke through Gamma Galaxy's line. While not forcing the Clan forces into retreat themselves, they did block the Vipers long enough for further reinforcements to arrive and drive them back. [2]
Like many surviving divisions, the now tempered and elite three-hundred and twenty-first chose a new nickname based on their experiences, Com Guard Grenadiers, and was reassigned to the Twelfth Army to defend against any further Clan aggression, taking up headquarters on Orestes. [3]
With the lessened Clan threat after the Great Refusal and increasing tensions in St. Ives Compact, Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion transferred the three-hundred and twenty-first along with the along with the 403rd Division to bolster the Fourth Army in 3061. Headquartered on Warlock to aid in the defense of the ComStar financed expansion to the Ceres Metals Industries there, Level III sized units have been deployed on nearby worlds such as Maladar and Teng. [4]
Unfortunately the three-hundred and twenty-first's fateful decision to aid Cassandra Allard-Liao's forces during the Capellan-St. Ives War, albeit only offering intelligence and materials, led to them being declared persona non grata within the Capellan Confederation and prompted their withdrawal to Beid in the Federated Suns. [5]
Officers
Prior to the Clan Invasion, the Three-Hundred and Twenty-First was commanded by Precentor Earl Hunsperger. [1]
As of 3067 the unit-CO was Precentor Tamatha Sparks, who took command of the Three-Hundred and Twenty-First after Tukayyid.[5]
Tactics
Composition
3067
- The Banshee's Wail III-beta: Demi-Precentor II Nicholas Liapes
- Points of Light III-gamma: Demi-Precentor IV Edward Tenner
- Black Hole III-alpha: Demi-Precentor III Jos Wishner
- Blinding Flash III-gamma: Demi-Precentor VI Brad Morrissey
- The Long Wait III-beta: Demi-Precentor VII Dan Lawlor
- Over the Wall III-alpha: Demi-Precentor X Jas Hutt
Notes
- The insignia of the Three-Hundred and Twenty-First Division shows a 'Mech's foot crushing a snake. [4]