Editing Cebalrai Protectorate Militia

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The '''Cebalrai Protectorate Militia Division''' is one of the many militias raised by [[Word of Blake]] to defend the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The unit was deployed in [[Cebalrai]]. As of [[3075]] it was the only unit raised from this planet.<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "Protectorate Militia Deployment"</ref>

==History==
Established on [[Cebalrai]] after the planet had been conquered by the [[Word of Blake]] and incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], the '''Cebalrai Protectorate Militia''' were the primary defensive force on the world when [[Clan Ghost Bear]] attacked in August [[3075]], although an undisclosed number of Blakist-affiliated mercenary units were also on Cebalrai and fought in support of the Protectorate Militia.<ref name="JHS3076p47">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 47: "Cebalrai Free, But at What Cost?"</ref> The Cebalrai PM had spent two years training under elements of the [[20th Division (Word of Blake)|Twentieth Militia Division]] following the conquest of Cebalrai by the Twentieth in [[3069]].<ref name="JS:TBDp98">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 98: "20th Division (Enlightened Ministry IV-sigma)"</ref> The Cebalrai PM was only one division strong by the 1st of January [[3075]].<ref name="JS:TBDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "Protectorate Militia Deployment"</ref>

Clan Ghost Bear's [[Omicron Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omicron Galaxy]] assigned the [[69th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sixty-ninth Provisional Garrison Cluster]] and the [[1st Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|First]] and [[7th Bear Regulars (Clan Ghost Bear)|Seventh Bear Regulars]] to the liberation of Cebalrai, with the three units deploying in mid-August.<ref name="JHS3076p47">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 47: "Cebalrai Free, But at What Cost?"</ref>

Having established landing zones, the three units swiftly pushed the defending forces from the Cebalrai Protectorate Militia and their supporting mercenaries off the continent of Lennori and continued to pursue them across Sarrina. The pursuit ended with the battle for control of New Wade, the planetary capital, where elements of the Cebalrai Protectorate Militia fought for three days in a bloody battle against the Ghost Bear forces. New Wade was secured by the Ghost Bears on the 18th of August and the government reestablished; concerns about rogue Blakist units and supporters led to the First remaining in place to both act as guards and recuperate from their losses.<ref name="JHS3076p47"/>

The Seventh Bear Regulars and the Sixty-ninth PGC continued to harry the retreating Cebalrai Protectorate Militia and their allies, pursuing them back to Dragga, where the Blakists still controlled the three main cities. The main Blakist strength was at Kamrin, a heavily industrial city, and the Ghost Bear forces were driving deep into the city when the Blakists acted out of desperation and detonated a chain of five neutron bombs that had been concealed under the city. The results were devastating for the Seventh Regulars and the Sixty-ninth PGC, who were collectively reduced to just a handful of survivors.<ref name="JHS3076p47"/><ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

With the Ghost Bears still in control of the bulk of Cebalrai the [[10th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Tenth Provisional Garrison Cluster]] was deployed to the planet to secure Dragga, a campaign that took until at least the 23rd of August;<ref name="JHS3076p47"/> even with the Blakists annihilated,<ref name=DARWp9>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 9: "Cebalrai"</ref> the casualties inflicted on the Seventh Regulars and the Sixty-ninth PGC were such that Omicron Galaxy halted offensive operations temporarily to reassess the campaign and attempt to recover its strength.<ref name="JHS3076p47"/>

The [[Republic of the Sphere]] subsequently established a memorial to the Ghost Bears who died liberating Cebalrai; a huge sculpture of a Ghost Bear, carved from obsidian, was placed in the center of Kamrin, the location of the final conflict between the Ghost Bears and the Blakists.<ref name=DARWp9/>

==Officers==
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==Tactics==
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==Composition History==
Protectorate Militia Divisions were equipped with enough [[DropShip]] capacity for transportation, but not [[JumpShip]]s.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103</ref>

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== Rules ==
As long as a Protectorate Militia force is fighting on its homeworld and is acting as the scenario's Defender, the Protectorate Militia force receives the Force the Initiative and Off-Map Movement special abilities.
If deployed as the Attacker in a scenario, the Protectorate Militia force loses its Force the Initiative ability, but retains its Off-Map Movement capability.

If deployed on a world other than its homeworld (such as an Epsilon Eridani force being deployed on Genoa), the Protectorate Militia force not only loses all of its special abilities, but also suffers a –2 Initiative modifier.

Although Blakist-based, Protectorate Militia forces may use standard Inner Sphere force arrangements (Lances, Companies, and Battalions) rather than Word of Blake force arrangements.<ref name="JS:BDp143">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "Rules Annex"</ref>
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''


[[Category:Word of Blake Protectorate Militia Commands|Cebalrai Protectorate Militia]]