83rd BattleMech Division
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| 83rd BattleMech Division | |
| Unit Profile (as of 2764) | |
| Nickname | The Balan Division |
| Parent Formation | Star League Defense Force |
| Formed | unknown |
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[edit] Overview
The Eighty-third BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
[edit] History
In 2764, the unit was stationed on Styk[1], assigned as a part of the XXIV Corps, Fifth Army, to District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[2]The 83rd was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
[edit] Officers
The commanding officer in 2764 is Major General Ora Farkas.[3]
[edit] Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 83rd would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]
[edit] References
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 253, "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command Map"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 153, "Fifth"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 81, "83rd BattleMech Division"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 133
