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Having established a reputation for courage, thoroughness and ingenuity, the [[Com Guards]]' '''9th Division''' faced both [[Clan Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] and survived.
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Having established a reputation for courage, thoroughness and ingenuity, the '''9th Division''' faced both [[Clan Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and survived.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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As part of the 7th Army, during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] the 9th was assigned alongside the [[417th Division (ComStar)|417th Division]] to defend the Nova Cats' primary target city of Joje. After the 417's aerospace assets savaged the landing Clan forces, the Nova Cats' [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha]] and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Gamma Galaxies]] brushed aside the [[244th Division (ComStar)|244th Division]] to try and reach Joje, unaware the 9th and 417th Divisions were luring the invaders to attack via heavily mined [[Vibrabomb]] fields on the approaches to the city.<ref name=T-40>''Tukayyid'', p. 40: "Campaign: Clan Nova Cat"</ref><ref name=IC-117>''Invading Clans'', p. 117: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=WC-48>''Wolf Clan'', p. 48: "Days of Armageddon - Nova Cat"</ref><ref name=CS-70>''ComStar'', p. 70: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=FMCS-33>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 33: "7th Army V-iota: The Dark wave"</ref>
 
As part of the 7th Army, during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] the 9th was assigned alongside the [[417th Division (ComStar)|417th Division]] to defend the Nova Cats' primary target city of Joje. After the 417's aerospace assets savaged the landing Clan forces, the Nova Cats' [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha]] and [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Gamma Galaxies]] brushed aside the [[244th Division (ComStar)|244th Division]] to try and reach Joje, unaware the 9th and 417th Divisions were luring the invaders to attack via heavily mined [[Vibrabomb]] fields on the approaches to the city.<ref name=T-40>''Tukayyid'', p. 40: "Campaign: Clan Nova Cat"</ref><ref name=IC-117>''Invading Clans'', p. 117: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=WC-48>''Wolf Clan'', p. 48: "Days of Armageddon - Nova Cat"</ref><ref name=CS-70>''ComStar'', p. 70: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=FMCS-33>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 33: "7th Army V-iota: The Dark wave"</ref>
  
Stalling the attacking Nova Cat advance for three days thanks to the efforts of their sappers, [[aerospace fighter]]s and armor elements, with the 244th and [[467th Division (ComStar)|467th Divisions]] attempting to cut the Nova Cats off from their landing zones, the weary forces of the 9th and 417th retreated in order to regroup. After the 244th and 467th fell into an ambush by the Nova Cats Beta and Gamma Galaxies which netted the Clan several ComStar supply depots, the renewed 9th and 417th Divisions finally succeeded in routing the Cats' Alpha Galaxy.
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Stalling the attacking Nova Cat advance for three days thanks to the efforts of their sappers, [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and armor elements, with the 244th and [[467th Division (ComStar)|467th Divisions]] attempting to cut the Nova Cats off from their landing zones, the weary forces of the 9th and 417th retreated in order to regroup. After the 244th and 467th fell into an ambush by the Nova Cats Beta and Gamma Galaxies which netted the Clan several ComStar supply depots, the renewed 9th and 417th Divisions finally succeeded in routing the Cats' Alpha Galaxy.
 
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Like many Com Guard Divisions, the now elite rated 9th Division chose a new nickname after their efforts against [[Clan Nova Cat]] on Tukayyid, calling itself ''DKK-Dark Kat Killers''. Rebuilt as a IV-pi based formation, the 9th became the command division of the 7th Army, transferring its headquarters to [[Talitha]] in the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s [[Sarna March]].<ref name=CS-85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "7th Army V-iota (Grim Defiance, Talitha Theater, from 7 to 8 on the "Inner Sphere Clock")"</ref> After the [[Free Worlds League Military]] recaptured Talitha as part of [[Operation Guerrero]] in [[3057]], the 9th was transferred to [[Pasig]] on the border of the [[Lyran Alliance]]/[[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]] to try and prevent a repeat of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Jade Falcon Incursion]] in [[3058]].<ref name=FMCS-33/>
 
Like many Com Guard Divisions, the now elite rated 9th Division chose a new nickname after their efforts against [[Clan Nova Cat]] on Tukayyid, calling itself ''DKK-Dark Kat Killers''. Rebuilt as a IV-pi based formation, the 9th became the command division of the 7th Army, transferring its headquarters to [[Talitha]] in the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s [[Sarna March]].<ref name=CS-85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "7th Army V-iota (Grim Defiance, Talitha Theater, from 7 to 8 on the "Inner Sphere Clock")"</ref> After the [[Free Worlds League Military]] recaptured Talitha as part of [[Operation Guerrero]] in [[3057]], the 9th was transferred to [[Pasig]] on the border of the [[Lyran Alliance]]/[[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]] to try and prevent a repeat of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Jade Falcon Incursion]] in [[3058]].<ref name=FMCS-33/>
  
The 9th's elite standing earned them a place in the Com Guard contingent that took part in [[Operation BULLDOG]], launching from [[Maldonado]] to strike the Clan Smoke Jaguar–held world of [[Hyner]] alongside the [[DCMS]]'s elite [[2nd Sword of Light]] and [[FWLM]]'s [[1st Regulan Hussars]].<ref name=TDR-10>''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 10–11: "Unit Summaries - Operation Bulldog"</ref> Like many of the engagements of the first wave, the unprepared [[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Third Jaguar Cavaliers]] paraded out for battle straight into the waiting guns of the SLDF taskforce, with the 9th and Regulans seeing minimal action as the 2nd Sword of Light crushed the Cavaliers almost single-handed.<ref name=TDR-15>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 15: "Wave One: The Katana Falls"</ref><ref name=TDR-17>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 17: "Scenario 1: Hunting the Hunter"</ref>
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The 9th's elite standing earned them a place in the Com Guard contingent that took part in [[Operation BULLDOG]], launching from [[Maldonado]] to strike the Clan Smoke Jaguar held world of [[Hyner]] alongside the [[DCMS]]'s elite [[2nd Sword of Light]] and [[FWLM]]'s [[1st Regulan Hussars]].<ref name=TDR-10>''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 10–11: "Unit Summaries - Operation Bulldog"</ref> Like many of the engagements of the first wave, the unprepared [[3rd Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Third Jaguar Cavaliers]] paraded out for battle straight into the waiting guns of the SLDF taskforce, with the 9th and Regulans seeing minimal action as the 2nd Sword of Light crushed the Cavaliers almost single-handed.<ref name=TDR-15>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 15: "Wave One: The Katana Falls"</ref><ref name=TDR-17>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 17: "Scenario 1: Hunting the Hunter"</ref>
  
 
The 9th Division then participated in the third wave liberation of [[Marshdale]] alongside the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente]] and the Combine's [[Ryuken-ni]].<ref name=TDR-10/> Initially the battle-ready [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]] Command and the [[9th Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Ninth Jaguar Cavaliers]] inflicted heavy losses against the Fusiliers of Oriente and portions of the Combine unit, but by August 12th the Jaguars had begun to collapse under the relentless pressure of the bulk of the Ryuken-ni and the 9th,<ref name=TDR-44>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 44: "Wave Three: Bringing Down the jaguar"</ref> both Jaguar units pulling out when their leaders ordered a full withdrawal from the [[Inner Sphere]] the next day.<ref name=TDR-12>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 12: "Unit Summaries - Clan Smoke Jaguar Defense"</ref>
 
The 9th Division then participated in the third wave liberation of [[Marshdale]] alongside the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente]] and the Combine's [[Ryuken-ni]].<ref name=TDR-10/> Initially the battle-ready [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]] Command and the [[9th Jaguar Cavaliers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Ninth Jaguar Cavaliers]] inflicted heavy losses against the Fusiliers of Oriente and portions of the Combine unit, but by August 12th the Jaguars had begun to collapse under the relentless pressure of the bulk of the Ryuken-ni and the 9th,<ref name=TDR-44>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 44: "Wave Three: Bringing Down the jaguar"</ref> both Jaguar units pulling out when their leaders ordered a full withdrawal from the [[Inner Sphere]] the next day.<ref name=TDR-12>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 12: "Unit Summaries - Clan Smoke Jaguar Defense"</ref>

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