472nd Division (ComStar)
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The ComGuard 472nd Division, more commonly known as the ComStar Invader Galaxy, was primarily created to serve as an aggressor unit in war games using Clan material and military structure.
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History
First entering service in 3058, the Invader Galaxy was constructed from Clan-tech salvaged from the Battle of Tukayyid and manned by veterans of that conflict and the fighting against the Word of Blake on Terra. While a large proportion of the ComGuard had seen action on Tukayyid, Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht knew both newer recruits both among the ComGuard and other houses need to experience the true threat of the invaders, also intending the unit as a showcase of the need for unified focus against the Clans.
The unit quickly rose to prominence when it served as the opposition for a multi-national raining exercise on Tukayyid hosted by ComStar in 3058, which was interrupted when Clan Jade Falcon forces staged a thrust towards the Lyran Alliance world of Coventry. After Katherine Steiner-Davion asked her brother Victor Steiner-Davion for aid saving the planet, Precentor Martial Focht pledged the Invader Galaxy to the multi-national force Victor lead to retake the world.
While publicly slated as a ready-reserve unit in Operation Bulldog, the Invader Galaxy was stationed on Defiance to conduct exercises against the newly formed Task Force Serpent in early 3059 prior to their long journey. The Invader Galaxy later joined those forces who followed the Exodus Road to Clan Homeworlds to bolster Serpent.
Tactics
When acting as the opposing force during training operations, the Invader Galaxy operates under the tenants of Clan Zellbrigen, though to what degree varies depending upon exercise. While primary serving in a training capacity, the Invader Galaxy is a fully functional combat unit, dropping any of the Clan restrictions they operate under when seeing action in the field. Due to the unit's "split personality", the Invader Galaxy has not adopted any other tactical specialties.
Composition
As per it's role, instead of ComGuard standard base-6 formation the Invader Galaxy is structured along Clan lines, using Points and Stars. The Galaxy consists of 4 Clusters, each a mix of 'Mechs and battle armor roughly analogous to a reinforced Level III, the extensive use of Clan-tech giving them as much firepower as a regular regiment.
2/3 of the unit use Clan OmniMechs or OmniFighters salvaged from the fighting on Tukayyid. The heavy use of Clan equipment allows opposing forces to go up against and discover the strengths and limitations of real Clan weaponry and sensors instead of often flawed or incomplete simulations. The balance is made up of Combine OmniMechs outfitted with Clan-tech weaponry and a few scattered "standard" ComGuard designs. Attached aerospace forces follow a similar mix, the only area where Inner Sphere tech outnumbers Clan-tech is the unit's battle armor Stars, solely due to the size disparity between Inner Sphere troops and Elementals.