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| Nickname      = "Hercules Division"<ref name=FM:SLDFp111>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 111</ref>
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The '''One Hundred Thirtyfirst BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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==Overview==
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The '''131st BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
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==History==
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== History ==
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]], [[Eighth(Star League)|Eighth Army]], to Destrict 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth"</ref>. The 131th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL141/>
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In [[2762]], elements of the [[Second Fusiliers of Oriente|Second Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] were training with the [[First Orloff Grenadiers]] on [[New Delos]] when they discovered a pirate raid.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp14"/> The Second Fusiliers attempted to engage the pirate force, which [[Grand Duke]] [[Cedro Allison]] of the [[Duchy of Oriente]] believed to be under [[Maskirovka]] direction, when elements of the 131st BattleMech Division intervened and engaged the pirates directly.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp5"/> The troops from the 131st - which were from the [[1333rd Brigade]] - ended up having to surround the Second Fusiliers and order them to stand down after frustrated elements within the Fusiliers fired warning shots on the lead [[BattleMech]] [[company]] from the 1333rd.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp14"/>
  
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The news that battlefield control had been removed from [[Major]] Mykonos of the Fusiliers by the 131st on the grounds that the pirate raid was [[Star League]] business, rather than internal [[Free Worlds League]] business, infuriated the Grand Duke, in part because of the SLDF refusing to intervene in the earlier [[Marik Civil War (28th c.)|Marik Civil War]] on the grounds that the Civil War was internal FWL business.<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp5">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 5: "Internal Matters"</ref><ref name="FR:2765FWLMp14">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 14: "Fusiliers of Oriente"</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]], [[Eighth Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141: "Eighth"</ref> The 131st survived the [[Periphery Uprising]], the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL141/>
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The 131st remained on the rolls of the [[Star League in Exile]], but was greatly reduced in size. [[Ellie Kinnison]], first khan of [[Clan Steel Viper]], served as a [[Lieutenant]] in the Star League in Exile's 131st.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 113</ref>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 131st BattleMech Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Reyna Lauder]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp111/>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition==
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As an SLDF [[BattleMech]] [[Division]], the 131st would have been composed with two [[Brigade]]s of 'Mech [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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===2762===
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''Partial''
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* [[1333rd Brigade]]<ref name="FR:2765FWLMp5"/><ref name="FR:2765FWLMp14"/>
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===2764===
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* 1311th Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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* 1312th Brigade
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* 1313th Brigade
  
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0131st]]

Latest revision as of 11:42, 11 November 2023

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131st BattleMech Division
Formed unknown
Nickname "Hercules Division"[1]
Affiliation Star League Defense Force
Parent Command XIX Corps

Overview[edit]

The 131st BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2762, elements of the Second Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente were training with the First Orloff Grenadiers on New Delos when they discovered a pirate raid.[2] The Second Fusiliers attempted to engage the pirate force, which Grand Duke Cedro Allison of the Duchy of Oriente believed to be under Maskirovka direction, when elements of the 131st BattleMech Division intervened and engaged the pirates directly.[3] The troops from the 131st - which were from the 1333rd Brigade - ended up having to surround the Second Fusiliers and order them to stand down after frustrated elements within the Fusiliers fired warning shots on the lead BattleMech company from the 1333rd.[2]

The news that battlefield control had been removed from Major Mykonos of the Fusiliers by the 131st on the grounds that the pirate raid was Star League business, rather than internal Free Worlds League business, infuriated the Grand Duke, in part because of the SLDF refusing to intervene in the earlier Marik Civil War on the grounds that the Civil War was internal FWL business.[3][2]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XIX Corps, Eighth Army, to District 1 of the Free Worlds League Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765.[4] The 131st survived the Periphery Uprising, the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[4]

The 131st remained on the rolls of the Star League in Exile, but was greatly reduced in size. Ellie Kinnison, first khan of Clan Steel Viper, served as a Lieutenant in the Star League in Exile's 131st.[5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 131st BattleMech Division
Major General Reyna Lauder 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech Division, the 131st would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[6]

2762[edit]

Partial

2764[edit]

  • 1311th Brigade[7]
  • 1312th Brigade
  • 1313th Brigade

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 111
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 14: "Fusiliers of Oriente"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 5: "Internal Matters"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Star League, p. 141: "Eighth"
  5. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 113
  6. ↑ The Star League, p. 133
  7. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography[edit]

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