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	The DropShip yards of [[Semier Data Tron]] became the target of the 37th Division, who discovered that the corporation who pledged loyalty to them turned out to be hiding a battalion's worth of LAAF troops.  The Precentor Kinnsey leads 37th Division with 40th Shadow encircling the complex and has the Blakist control [[Invincible (Individual Tharkad-class WarShip)|''Invincible'']] bombard the complex, shattering the main body of the Lyran resistance movement and inflicting numerous casualties.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 9: "New Year's Eve Massacre" - 37th corners large number of resistance killed with destruction of Semier Data Tron.</ref>		The DropShip yards of [[Semier Data Tron]] became the target of the 37th Division, who discovered that the corporation who pledged loyalty to them turned out to be hiding a battalion's worth of LAAF troops.  The Precentor Kinnsey leads 37th Division with 40th Shadow encircling the complex and has the Blakist control [[Invincible (Individual Tharkad-class WarShip)|''Invincible'']] bombard the complex, shattering the main body of the Lyran resistance movement and inflicting numerous casualties.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 9: "New Year's Eve Massacre" - 37th corners large number of resistance killed with destruction of Semier Data Tron.</ref>
−	[[Precentor]] Roman McKinnsey was killed in action during a Lyran attack on January [[3071]], dying to the resistance unit ''[[EISENJÄGER]]''.<ref name=JTPTp6/><ref>''Eisenjäger''</ref>	+	[[Precentor]] Roman McKinnsey was killed in action during a Lyran attack on January [[3071]], dying to the resistance unit [[EISENJÄGER]].<ref name=JTPTp6/><ref>''Eisenjäger''</ref>
	===Battle with Adam Steiner's Coalition Forces===		===Battle with Adam Steiner's Coalition Forces===

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:37th.jpg|140px]] | Designation = 37th Division (Truth of Blake) | formed = Late 3060s | Disbanded = [[3078]] | Previous Designation = | Nickname = Purity of Truth | Affiliation = [[Word of Blake]] | Parent Command = [[Word of Blake Militia]] | Sub-Command = }} The '''Thirty-seventh Division''' was a "hidden" [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] unit that first appeared on [[Tharkad]] in [[3067]]. The veteran unit was noted for its occupation and razing of the Lyran capital during the early days of the [[Jihad]]. This was one of the first hidden [[Word of Blake Militia]] units to come out of the shadows. ==History== ===The Beginning of the Tharkad Occupation=== In December of [[3067]], the 37th Division was dispatched to Tharkad City. This was part of a military effort by the Blakists to bring "order" to the capital city after the long-lost ''LCS Invincible'' fired warning shot at the city, triggering the explosion of the city's ancient fission power reactor. The unit was led by then commanding officer Precentor McKinnsey. They were attacked by the fragmented [[24th Lyran Guards]], while securing the Tharkad City Spaceport. The unit sported the parade colors of the now defunct [[2nd Star League|2nd Star League's]] [[SLDF]]. Though Blake's ''Purity of Truth'' prevailed over the 24th Guards, they forced them into underground to use nastier tactics of guerrilla warfare. The unit's commander facing insurgency and forced go on the defensive. He authorized far more aggressive actions be taken, namely using razing several civilian population centers and industrial locations as examples of object lessons.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 92: "37th Division" - Unit after insurgency forces 37th on the defensive, CO has a number of civilian locations razed to encourage good behavior.</ref> ===Insurgency of Tharkad=== In March of [[3069]], the 37th Division along with the [[40th Shadow Division]], took opportunity of attacking the "renegade" [[Archon]] [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] and his [[1st Royal Guards|Royal Guards]] at the Spaceport as they tried to secure a landing zone for their allies. ''Truth of Purity'' forces with the 40th Shadow managed to ravage Archon's Guards, however the Royals bought time for Purity to lose the opportunity to kill Archon.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', pp. 8–9: "Taking the Bullet" - scenario details Archon Steiner-Davion attempting to get his Royals to secure a landing zone, but barely escaping with his life.</ref> The DropShip yards of [[Semier Data Tron]] became the target of the 37th Division, who discovered that the corporation who pledged loyalty to them turned out to be hiding a battalion's worth of LAAF troops. The Precentor Kinnsey leads 37th Division with 40th Shadow encircling the complex and has the Blakist control [[Invincible (Individual Tharkad-class WarShip)|''Invincible'']] bombard the complex, shattering the main body of the Lyran resistance movement and inflicting numerous casualties.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 9: "New Year's Eve Massacre" - 37th corners large number of resistance killed with destruction of Semier Data Tron.</ref> [[Precentor]] Roman McKinnsey was killed in action during a Lyran attack on January [[3071]], dying to the resistance unit [[EISENJÄGER]].<ref name=JTPTp6/><ref>''Eisenjäger''</ref> ===Battle with Adam Steiner's Coalition Forces=== In early January of [[3072]], the 37th Division lost its Aerospace blockade force, including the ''Invincible'' which was captured by a Coalition force led by provisional Archon [[Adam Steiner]].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', pp. 10–11: "Homecoming" - Adam Steiner led the Lyran coalition force which captured the ''Invincible'' and able drop on planet start their liberation.</ref> Steiner dropped his forces throughout the devastated landscape of Tharkad, where his Allied coalition consisting of Lyran forces, mercenaries and even Clan forces beat back the 37th Division and its fellow Blakist forces. By the 26th, the 37th Division was in fighting withdrawal from the planet, its commander Precentor Kishimoto bluffing the use of nuclear weapons to hold off Adam Steiner's forces. Only a third of the Division survived to escape the planet.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 11: "Will of Steel" - Lyran Coalition force inflicts heavy damage on 37th Division as it tries to escape Tharkad.</ref> ===Raiding Lyran space in 3074=== After retreating from Tharkad, the Division disappeared, and intelligence reports lost track of them for two years. The unit began the slow process of rebuilding itself during this time. One member of the unit who hails from [[Caph]] was interviewed [[ISAP]] reported about their justification of using nuclear weapons.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 73: "Justification" - Adept Rogers gives his reason why feel nuclear weapons are justified in May of 3072, 5 months after unit withdraw from Tharkad.</ref> In 3074-3075, elements of the 37th Division were spotted raiding worlds along the [[Word of Blake Protectorate|Word of Blake Protectorate's]] border with Lyran space.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 92: "37th Division" - Elements of the division spotted raiding Lyran worlds in 3074-75.</ref> ===Destruction=== The 37th was one of fourteen separate Militia Divisions to be destroyed on Terra in [[3078]].<ref name="J:FRp126">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 126: "Word Of Blake Militia"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 37th Division''' |- | [[Precentor]]||[[Roman McKinnsey]]||[[3067]] - [[3071]] |- | Precentor||[[Gregory Kishimoto]]||3071<ref name=JTPTp6>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 6: "Combatants"</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== The unit trained in antiguerrilla warfare and harsh weather. ==Composition History== ===3067=== *unknown* ===3075=== 3 [[Level III]] formations ==Notes== The unit's second commanding officer, Precentor Gregory Kishimoto had a customized [[Dragon Fire#variants|Dragon Fire]] BattleMech included in the Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad scenario pack. ==Rules== <div class="gamerules"> ===Game Rules=== The 37th Division receives a positive initiative modifier if the unit fights in blizzard, extreme cold, snow or tainted atmosphere conditions, and also if it fights in urban or wooded terrain. When the unit is the defender, a percentage of its forces can be deployed as hidden units, negating an opposing force's ability to use the [[off-map movement]] force ability.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 142: "Rules Annex"</ref> </div> ==Reference== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Eisenjäger (short story)|Eisenjäger]]'' (in: ''[[Total Warfare]]'') * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad]]'' [[Category:Word of Blake Commands|Division, 37th]]

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