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A former frontline [[Word of Blake Militia]] military unit, the '''Heart of Blake''' [[mercenary unit]] turned on their brethren in response to the [[Word of Blake]]'s increasing atrocities during the [[Jihad]]. The unit would unwittingly doom the world of [[Poulsbo]] to nuclear bombardment at the hands of the rabidly anti-Blakist [[Principality of Regulus]] who sought their extermination.
 
A former frontline [[Word of Blake Militia]] military unit, the '''Heart of Blake''' [[mercenary unit]] turned on their brethren in response to the [[Word of Blake]]'s increasing atrocities during the [[Jihad]]. The unit would unwittingly doom the world of [[Poulsbo]] to nuclear bombardment at the hands of the rabidly anti-Blakist [[Principality of Regulus]] who sought their extermination.
  
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As part of the planning for [[Operation HIGASHIKUNI]], [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]]'s attack against the [[Ruins of Gabriel]], [[Peter Abdulsattah]] reviewed a number of mercenary units for possible inclusion including the Heart of Blake. Dismissive of the value or possible success of their attempts to join the depleted AMC, Abdulsattah also expressed an unwillingness to trust the Heart as anything other than as a diversionary unit.<ref name=OH>''Operation Higashikuni'' Force Briefs Update document, p. 12</ref> Ultimately the Heart was not hired for this mission.
 
As part of the planning for [[Operation HIGASHIKUNI]], [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]]'s attack against the [[Ruins of Gabriel]], [[Peter Abdulsattah]] reviewed a number of mercenary units for possible inclusion including the Heart of Blake. Dismissive of the value or possible success of their attempts to join the depleted AMC, Abdulsattah also expressed an unwillingness to trust the Heart as anything other than as a diversionary unit.<ref name=OH>''Operation Higashikuni'' Force Briefs Update document, p. 12</ref> Ultimately the Heart was not hired for this mission.
  
The Heart of Blake would acquire further defecting Blakist troops who, like they, had become increasingly disillusioned with their progressively more brutal orders. One example is a [[squad]] of [[Phalanx (Battle Armor)#Variants|''Phalanx''-B]] [[battle armor]] led by Demi-Precentor [[Glenda Durham]] which defected to the Heart when the mercenaries raided [[Epsilon Eridani]] in [[3073]]. The ''Phalanx'' squad's [[Battle Armor Taser]]s aided their new unit in capturing many Blakists and Blakist mercenaries, proving an intelligence boon for anti-Blakist forces throughout the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=TRO3075-31>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 31: "Phalanx Battle Armor"</ref>
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The Heart of Blake would acquire further defecting Blakist troops who, like they, had become increasingly disillusioned with their progressively more brutal orders. One example is a [[squad]] of [[Phalanx#Variants|''Phalanx''-B]] [[battle armor]] led by Demi-Precentor [[Glenda Durham]] which defected to the Heart when the mercenaries raided [[Epsilon Eridani]] in [[3073]]. The ''Phalanx'' squad's [[Battle Armor Taser]]s aided their new unit in capturing many Blakists and Blakist mercenaries, proving an intelligence boon for anti-Blakist forces throughout the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=TRO3075-31>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 31: "Phalanx Battle Armor"</ref>
  
 
The [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]], their forces stretched thin but looking to retake Poulsbo from the [[Circinus Federation]] contracted the Heart of Blake to assist taking the former Lyran planet. After much debate about hiring a force made up of former Blakists, the Heart's track record of loyalty had been commendable, and their performance in establishing beachheads and zones of control had been very satisfactory. [[Photon Brett-Marik]] admitted that should this continue, he would consider the Heart to spearhead a long overdue counterassault against the [[Buena Protectorate]]'s recent acquisitions.<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 20: Irregular Forces</ref>
 
The [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]], their forces stretched thin but looking to retake Poulsbo from the [[Circinus Federation]] contracted the Heart of Blake to assist taking the former Lyran planet. After much debate about hiring a force made up of former Blakists, the Heart's track record of loyalty had been commendable, and their performance in establishing beachheads and zones of control had been very satisfactory. [[Photon Brett-Marik]] admitted that should this continue, he would consider the Heart to spearhead a long overdue counterassault against the [[Buena Protectorate]]'s recent acquisitions.<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 20: Irregular Forces</ref>

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