476th Expeditionary division

Ad licentum quo nemo ante ire - To boldly go where no one has before

- Division Motto

Unit History
Around the time of the Ragnarok counterattack, Twelve years after Emergence Day, the 476th Expeditionary Division were defending the HPDB from a vicious Scaler assault. However they couldn't hold their section forever and it wasn't until Eagle Squad led the counterattack that they were almost pushed through.

Patrol of St.McCarthy
190 days after the strike, Red Squad was patrolling south of Abram City when it came under attack by Scalers. The squad managed to defeat the Scalers, using the Chainsaw Bayonets on their Mk 2 Claymore Assault Rifles. They then returned to base.

Fall of St.McCarthy
When the Scaler Swarm finally reached St.McCarthy the 476th was part of the defense force guarding the extraction onto the 18th Eagle Fleet. The 476th came through with very few casualties as their commander, Captain Marston, took control of the survivors.

The 476th and the survivors of the other companies tried to defend a bus depot in southeast St.McCarthy; however, after they had repel the Scalers. The 476th fell back after a mortar attack forced them to retreat. Most of the Division managed to make it onto the 18th Eagle fleet.

Siege of Novas
Early in the morning of the 37th of Heat 18 AE. The 476th was gearing up for their biggest operation since the defense of St.McCarthy. The Siege of Novas, the CORE's last ditch effort to fuel the fire of it's people and really take the fight to the Scaler Swarm! The assault went poorly with 85.9% casualty rate. Albeit it was still a victory for the CORE as the charges were placed and Scaler highways into the city were closed.

Repelling the Counter Attack
On the morning of the 38th, it was revealed that the Subterranis Swarm, was not about to give up Novas so easily. A fresh wave of boots was brought over from the boat as elements of the 476th was tasked with holding key forts in and around the city. Most of the forts held with the exception of Fort Basalt, which fell after getting targeted by Scaler mortars, Casualties and Captured near 100 souls.

Escaping Hangman's Coffin
The surviving captured elements of the 476th were instrumental in the prison break of Hangman's Coffin. A Scaler undergound prison, during the escape the 476th were the ones who made first contact with Independent Isles forces, who also happened to be held at the prison. These elements managed to escape by stealing an armored train known as Krozny's Fist.