Editing 1st Army (ComStar)

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| image          = [[Image:Army 01st (ComStar) logo.png|150px|Insignia of 1st Army]]
| Designation    = 1st Army [[Level V|V]]-kappa
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = 
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Bear Maulers
| Affiliation    = [[ComStar]]
| Parent Command = [[Com Guards]]
| Sub-Command    = 
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Assigned the [[Dieron]] Theater, from 1 to 2 on the [[Inner Sphere Clock]], the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] '''First Army''' primarily faced [[Clan Ghost Bear]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], adopting the nickname of ''The Bear Maulers''.<ref name=FMCS>''Field Manual: ComStar'', pp. 20-21, "1st Army (ComStar) Profile"</ref>
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==History==
Stationed in the [[Draconis Combine]] since the public unveiling of [[ComStar]]'s military, the First have established strong ties to the local community through recruitment of locals and marriage into Combine families.<ref name=FMCS/>

On [[Tukayyid]], the majority of the First Army contested the Ghost Bear landings, leaving the veteran 103rd and the reserve [[4th Army (ComStar)|Fourth Army]] to defend the target cities of Luk and Spanac. Harassing Ghost Bears, the First successfully prevented the capture of Luk, but at the cost of considerable losses and capture of Spanac.<ref name=Tsbp48>''Tukayyid (scenario pack)'', p. 48, "Campaign: Clan Ghost Bear"</ref>

The reconstruction of the First was a long process, while badly damaged on Tukayyid and losing troops to the [[Word of Blake]], the majority of the troops were in fact lost in the post-Tukayyid reorganization of each Army down to four divisions and to bolster other armies.<ref name=FMCS/>

Apart from the 9th, despite being stationed in the Combine the First didn't play a major role in [[Operation Bulldog]], escaped the [[FedCom Civil War]] and missed out on seeing action in the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. The First's close links with the indigenous population meant the army mourned with Victor at the death of [[Omiko Kurita|Omi Kurita]], throwing their full support behind his reinstatement as Precentor Martial.

After the beginning of the [[Jihad]] the Com Guard Armies were stretched too thin. To counteract this, the 7th-12th Armies were disbanded and used to reinforce the 1st-6th Armies. This gave each of the newly-reinforced Armies a full six Divisions. The 1st Army was one of the formations affected, receiving new reinforcements.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210</ref>

In [[3074]] the First Army joined the Coalition assault on [[Hesperus II]]. The First Army attacked the [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second]] and [[38th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-eighth]] [[Word of Blake]] Divisions in the Myoo Mountains. Though supported by mercenary forces, it was elements of the First Army that drove the Second Division out of their defensive positions. The 79th Division was responsible for driving out the Second, but the [[Defiance Industries]] plants wouldn't be clear until December 3074.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Hesperus II'', p. 5</ref>

As part of the Free Worlds League theater of [[Operation SCOUR]], the First Army attacked [[Shiloh]] in [[3077]]. There they faced the [[6th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and the Shiloh [[Protectorate Militia]]. Most damaging to the First however, were civilian suicide bombers created by the [[Manei Domini]]. These unwitting pawns allowed the Blakists to push the Coalition forces off the planet's surface.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 29, "Shiloh Falls"</ref> The First Army fought on many other worlds, taking serious damage each time. By the time they reached [[New Earth]] in June [[3078]], the First Army was down to a quarter of their pre-[[Jihad]] strength.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 67</ref> Due to their poor condition, they were assigned one of the smaller targets on [[Terra]], the island of Singapore. Along with the [[2nd Davion Guards]], [[Kentares DMM]] and [[5th Free Worlds Guards]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96</ref> they forced the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[19th Division (Word of Blake)|19th Division]] to destroy the [[Castle Brian]] complex that was on the island.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 127</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 110, "Singapore on Fire"</ref>

Their roster almost completely gutted by [[Manei Domini]]-driven civilian suicide attacks during the fighting on Singapore, <ref name=JFR-106>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 106 "What Lies Beneath - The Republic of the Sphere - The Com Guards"</ref> the surviving elements of First Army were rolled into the newly forming [[Republic of the Sphere]]'s [[Republic Armed Forces|armed forces]] and was effectively disbanded. <ref name=JFR-104>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 104 "What Lies Beneath - The Republic of the Sphere - Forces gifted to the Republic"</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 First Army'''
|-
| [[Precentor]]||[[Katherine Luarca]]||[[3050]] - [[3053]]<ref name=Tsbp48/>
|-
| Precentor||[[Katrina Troth]]||3053 - [[3067]]
|-
| Precentor||[[Rachal Drake]]||[[3067]] - ????
|-
| [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]]||[[Victor Steiner-Davion]]||Assault on [[Hesperus II]]<ref name=jhsh2p8>''Jihad Turning Points: Hesperus II'', p. 8 "First Army [ComStar] (November 3074–December 3074)"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3050===
*[[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] (''Truth in Communication'' [[Level IV|IV]]-nu)<ref name=20yup20>''20-Year Update'', p. 70, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
*[[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Division]] (''Clarity of Thought'' IV-xi)<ref name=20yup20/>
*[[309th Division (ComStar)|309th Division]] (''Purpose, Always Purpose'' IV-mu)<ref name=20yup20/>
*[[91st Division (ComStar)|91st Division]] (''Visions of Words'' IV-omicron)<ref name=20yup20/>
*[[211th Division (ComStar)|211th Division]] (''The Gray Backs'' IV-phi)<ref name=20yup20/>
*[[12th Division (ComStar)|12th Division]] (''Pure Waveforms'' IV-omicron)<ref name=20yup20/>

===3055<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 84, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> to 3067<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 84, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>===
*[[91st Division (ComStar)|91st Division]] (''The Luk-y 91st'' IV-eta)
*[[211th Division (ComStar)|211th Division]] (''The Martial's Hunters'' IV-phi)
*[[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Division]] (''Winged Divinity'' IV-xi)
*[[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] (''Kimmelry's Raiders'' IV-nu)

===3074 - 3076===
Average Experience: Veteran<ref name=jhsh2p8/>
* [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]]<ref name=JHS76>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 63 "Galatea Secured"</ref><ref name=jhsh2p8/>
* [[79th Division (ComStar)|79th Division]] <ref name=JHS76/><ref name=jhsh2p8/>


==Gallery==
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Com Guards 1st Army original.png|Original unit insignia used during the Battle of Tukayyid
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==Game Rules==
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=== 3074 ===
If the Precentor Martial of ComStar is present, First Army divisions receive a +2 Initiative Bonus and cannot be the target of Overrun Combat. These bonuses are lost if the Precentor Martial is removed from play.<ref name=jhsh2p8/>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20-Year Update]]''
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' (sourcebook)
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Hesperus II]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' (scenario pack)

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