Editing 39th Division (ComStar)

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| Designation    = 39th Division [[Level IV|IV]]-gamma
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| Nickname       = The White Lancers (3062);<br />Firm Action (3050)
| Affiliation    = [[ComStar]]
| Parent Command = [[11th Army (ComStar)|Eleventh Army]]
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Suffering heavy losses against [[Clan Wolf]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], the elite ranked '''39th Division''' would also see action against [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Clans Smoke Jaguar]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]].

==History==
Prior to the initial [[Clan Invasion]], the green rated 39th Division was known by the nickname of ''Firm Actions'' and was assigned to the [[11th Army (ComStar)|11th Army]]. Then a IV-mu formation, the 39th's headquarters world was the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Butler]].<ref name=20YU-71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: "11th V-lambda"</ref>

===Battle of Tukayyid===
As part of the 11th Army, the 39th first faced Clan Jade Falcon during the Battle of Tukayyid with the [[3rd Army (ComStar)|3rd Army]],<ref name=T1>''Tukayyid'', p. 58: "Campaign: Clan Jade Falcon"</ref> and after the Falcons withdraw was among those units of the 11th transferred to reinforce the defenders of the secondary target city of Brzo fighting against Clan Wolf.<ref name=T-90>''Tukayyid'', p. 90: "Campaign: Clan Wolf"</ref>

While the addition of the 11th Army initially pushed the Wolves back, under cover of a fierce storm [[saKhan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]]'s [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]] led the remaining Clusters of the Wolves [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha]] and [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Beta Galaxies]] in quietly breaching the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] lines. While [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] spotted the Wolves' advance and sent the 39th and [[222nd Division (ComStar)|222nd Divisions]] to separate and stall the Wolf Spiders until the divisions of the ad hoc 13th Army to could arrive, [[Phelan Kell|Phelan]]'s Ax Star instead held the 222nd trapped until the arrival of the rest of the Wolf Spiders. Even with the death of senior Khan [[Garth Radick]] in the midst of this bloody battle, the Wolves were successful in capturing their secondary target of Brzo.<ref name=T-90 /><ref name=CS-71>''ComStar'', pp. 71–72: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=WC-50>''Wolf Clan'', pp. 50–51: "Days of Armageddon - Wolf"</ref>

===Post-Tukayyid===
Heavily rebuilding with [[BattleMechs]] to become a IV-gamma formation in the aftermath of Tukayyid, the now elite rated 39th Division changed its nickname to ''The White Lancers''. As with many of the other divisions of the 11th Army, with the 39th's former station now within the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]], as of [[3055]] the division had moved to [[Ko]] in the disputed [[Lyons Thumb]].<ref name=CS-85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "11th Army V-eta (The Honorable, Yorii Theater, from 11 to 12 on the "Inner Sphere Clock")"</ref> After the conclusion of the [[Refusal War]] the 39th was among the divisions of the 11th Army transferred to reinforce the newly formed [[Lyran Alliance]]'s border with Jade Falcon occupation zone, relocating to the Alliance world of [[Borghese]] in late [[3057]]. After suffering a narrowly repulsed Jade Falcon raid in [[3055]],<ref name=TBT-30>''The Black Thorns'', pp. 30–32</ref> the planet welcomed the arrival of the 39th with open arms.<ref name=FMCS-42>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 42: "11th Army V-Eta: The Honorable"</ref>

The 39th's 'Mech heavy weight and elite standing made it a natural choice to take part in [[Operation Bulldog]]. Attempting to cool local tensions by leaving behind the infantry dominated Lancer Delta [[Level III]] as a garrison force,<ref name=FMCS-42/> the rest of 39th traveled to the besieged [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Wolcott]]. Remaining in reserve, the 39th was activated to assist the [[SLDF]] task-force assigned to recapture the Clan Smoke Jaguar held world of [[Outer Volta]] in Bulldog's third wave.<ref name=TDR-10>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 10: "Unit Summaries"</ref>

Alongside the [[Izanagi Warriors]] and [[8th Sword of Light]], the 39th Division helped crush the bulk of the Smoke Jaguars' [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Beta Galaxy]] [[Swath Keshik (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Command Trinary]] and the [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|First Jaguar Guards]] in five days.<ref name=TDR-44>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 44: "Wave Three"</ref> After finally running the remains of the Smoke Jaguar forces to ground in the Marin Valley on August 5th, the Izanagi Warriors' commander ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Shin Yodama]] ordered the 39th and the 8th Sword back as he led a [[company]] of Izanagi 'Mech forward to meet and ultimately defeat the remaining Jaguars and [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Mikhail War]] in honorable single combat.<ref name=TDR-46>''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 46–47: "Scenario 9: No Mercy"</ref>

Returning to station to Borghese after Bulldog,<ref name=FMCS-126>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 126: "Com Guards (Deployment as of 1 March 3062) - 11th Army V-Eta: The Honorable"</ref> while avoiding involvement in the bitter [[FedCom Civil War]], the 39th took moderate losses during the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|Jade Falcon Incursion of 3064]]. Assigned by Precentor Martial Pro-Tem [[Gavin Dow]] to assist Khan [[Phelan Kell]] in mop-up operations against already defeated [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|74th Battle]] [[Cluster]] on [[Crimond]],<ref name=FCCW-115>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 115: "Phase Three - Crimond"</ref> the 39th's overeager assaults cost them a disproportionate number of casualties for the minimal level of action they actually saw.<ref name=FMU-87>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 87–88: "11th Army V-Eta: The Honorable"</ref> As of [[3067]], the 39th remained stationed on Crimond.<ref name=FMU-98>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 98: "Com Guards (Deployment as of 1 October 3067) - 11th Army V-Eta: The Honorable"</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
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 39th Division (ComStar)'''
|-
| [[Precentor]]||[[Judith Saxon]]||[[3049]]<ref name=20YU-71/>
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| Precentor||[[Joan Oprea]]||[[3055]] - [[3067]]<ref name=CS-85/><ref name=FMCS-42/><ref name=FMU-98/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3050===
'''39th Division''' (Division/Green)<ref name=20yup71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the 39th Division was stationed on Butler.<ref name=20yup71/>

===3055===
'''39th Division''' (Division/Elite)<ref name=CSSp85">''ComStar'', p. 85</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the 39th Division was stationed on [[Ko]].<ref name=CSSp85"/>

===3062 to 3067===
* Lancer Alpha [[Level III|III]]-alpha: [[Demi-Precentor]] V [[John Simmons]]
* Lancer Beta III-gamma: Demi-Precentor XI [[Nick Drivas]]
* Lancer Gamma III-alpha: Demi-Precentor VI [[Willis Proudfoot]]
* Lancer Delta III-eta: Demi-Precentor X [[Allan Harpelund]]
* Lancer Epsilon III-alpha: Demi-Precentor III [[Martin Schneider]]
* Lancer Zeta III-gamma: Demi-Precentor VII [[Leroy Holt]]
<ref name=FMCS-42/><ref name=FMU-98/>

==Notes==
* The 39th's insignia was a knight in white armor mounted on an armored horse.<ref name=FMCS-42/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[The Black Thorns]]''
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''


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