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−	| image         = [[Image:Star League Logo.png|150px]]	+	| image   = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
−	| Designation    = Fifteenth BattleMech Division	+	| nickname = The Bryant Division
−	| formed        = [[2571]]	+	| parent formation = [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]]
−	| Disbanded      =	+	| formed  = [[2571]]
−	| Previous Designation =	+	| year    = 2764
−	| Nickname      = The Bryant Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp119>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 119</ref>	+	| unitname = 15th BattleMech Division
−	| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
−	| Parent Command = [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]]
−	| Sub-Command    =
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		+	==Overview==
	The '''Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' or '''The Bryant Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.		The '''Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' or '''The Bryant Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
	==History==		==History==
−	The Division was originally formed as the Fifteenth Division during the creation of the SLDF in [[2571]], and was a part of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] during the [[Reunification War]], where it served in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] campaign from [[2581]] to [[2585]].<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>	+	The Division was originally formed as the '''Fifteenth Division''' during the creation of the SLDF in [[2571]], and was a part of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] during the [[Reunification War]], where it served in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] campaign from [[2581]] to [[2585]].<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
−	As a part of the Outworlds Alliance task force, the Fifteenth was stationed on [[Delacruz]] and [[Senorbi]]<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> when military action against the Alliance began. The Fifteenth was the only division from V Corps to see active combat during the first year of the war, with the [[Forty-fourth Brigade]] conquering [[Schirmeck]]<ref name="H:RWp113">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113: "Schirmeck"</ref> and the [[Forty-third Brigade|Forty-third]] and [[Forty-fifth Brigades]] conquering [[Weisau]].<ref name="H:RWp113+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113: "Weisau"</ref> The Fifteenth was deployed to [[Medron]] in [[2582]] and saw little combat, but in [[2583]] the Fifteenth was involved in conquering [[Ki Zoban]],<ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123: "Ki Zoban"</ref> before taking part in the battle for [[Lushann]].<ref name="H:RWp124">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124: "Battle for Lushann"</ref> The Forty-third and Forty-fifth Brigades took part in the attempted raid on [[Tellman IV]] under the command of [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], the Outworlds Alliance Task Force commander, and as a result took heavy damage during the [[Day of Vengeance]] at the hands of the [[Pitcairn Legion]] and [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] forces.<ref name="H:RWp124+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124+: "Day of Vengeance"</ref> For the remainder of the war, the Fifteenth Division found itself involved in the continual grinding conflict on Lushann, and was still on Lushann when the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] came into effect in August [[2585]], ending the Outworlds Alliance campaign.<ref name="H:RWp141"/><ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126: "Peace in Our Time"</ref> After the war, the Fifteenth Division and the bulk of V Corps formed the major part of the [[Outworlds Alliance Army of Occupation]], establishing bases alongside the new Star League administration offices on each of the Outworlds Alliance worlds.<ref name="H:RWp160">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 157–160: "The Terms of Outworlds Freedom"</ref>	+	As a part of the Outworlds Alliance task force, the Fifteenth was stationed on [[Delacruz]] and [[Senorbi]]<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106, "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> when military action against the Alliance began. The 15th was the only division from V Corps to see active combat during the first year of the war, with the [[44th Brigade]] conquering [[Schirmeck]]<ref name="H:RWp113">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113, "Schirmeck"</ref> and the [[43rd Brigade|43rd]] and [[45th Brigade|45th Brigades]] conquering [[Weisau]].<ref name="H:RWp113+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113, "Weisau"</ref> The Fifteenth was deployed to [[Medron]] in [[2582]] and saw little combat, but in [[2583]] the 15th was involved in conquering [[Ki Zoban]],<ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123, "Ki Zoban"</ref> before taking part in the battle for [[Lushann]].<ref name="H:RWp124">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Battle For Lushann"</ref> The 43rd and 45th Brigades took part in the attempted raid on [[Tellman IV]] under the command of [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], the Outworlds Alliance Task Force commander, and as a result took heavy damage during the [[Day of Vengeance]] at the hands of the [[Pitcairn Legion]] and [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] forces.<ref name="H:RWp124+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124+, "Day Of Vengeance"</ref> For the remainder of the war, the Fifteenth Division found itself involved in the continualm grinding conflict on Lushann, and was still on Lushann when the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] came into effect in August [[2585]], ending the Outworlds Alliance campaign.<ref name="H:RWp141"/><ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126, "Peace In Our Time"</ref> After the war, the 15th Division and the bulk of V Corps formed the major part of the [[Outworlds Alliance Army of Occupation]], establishing bases alongside the new Star League administration offices on each of the Outworlds Alliance worlds.<ref name="H:RWp160">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 157-160, "The Terms of Outworlds Freedom"</ref>
−	In [[2764]], the Fifteenth Division had been redesignated as the Fifteenth BattleMech Division, and was assigned to [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]], a part of the [[9th Army (Star League)|Ninth Army]], deployed within District 2 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. The Fifteenth was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[SLDF]] response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL142>''The Star League'', p. 142: "Ninth"</ref> The Fifteenth survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL142/>
−	==Officers==	+	In [[2764]], the Fifteenth Division had been re-designated as the Fifteenth BattleMech Division, and was assigned to [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]], a part of the [[9th Army (Star League)|Ninth Army]], deployed within District 2 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. The 15th was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[SLDF]] response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL142>''The Star League'', p. 142, "Ninth"</ref>. The Fifteenth survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL142/>
−	{| class="wikitable"
−	|-
−	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
−	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
−	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
−	|-
−	| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Fifteenth BattleMech Division'''
−	|-
−	| [[Major General]]||[[Beatrice Ling]]||pre-[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDFp206>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 206</ref>
−	|-
−	| [[Major General]]||[[Chase Desola]]||2764<ref name=FM:SLDFp119/>
−	|}
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−	==Tactics==
−	Despite the doctrine and organization originally defined for divisions during the creation of the SLDF, the Fourth would most likely have been a mélange of combined armed units.<ref name="H:RWp27">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 27: "Divisions and Brigades"</ref>
	==Composition History==		==Composition History==
	===2581===		===2581===
	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable"
−	|-	+	|-
−	| colspan="4" style="background: #dedede;" | '''Brigades of the Fifteenth BattleMech Division - 2581'''	+	| colspan="4" style="background: #dedede;" | '''Brigades of the 15<sup>th</sup> Division - 2581'''
	|-		|-
	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Rank		! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Rank
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	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Brigade		! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Brigade
	|-		|-
−	|[[Lieutenant General]]	+	|{{SLDFRankInline|Lieutenant General}}
	|[[Clay Strombergs]]<ref name="H:RWp113"/>		|[[Clay Strombergs]]<ref name="H:RWp113"/>
−	|[[Forty-third Brigade]]	+	|[[43rd Brigade]]
	|-		|-
−	|Lieutenant General	+	|{{SLDFRankInline|Lieutenant General}}
	|[[Simone di Martino]]<ref name="H:RWp113+"/>		|[[Simone di Martino]]<ref name="H:RWp113+"/>
−	|[[Forty-fourth Brigade]]	+	|[[44th Brigade]]
	|-		|-
−	|Lieutenant General	+	|{{SLDFRankInline|Lieutenant General}}
	|		|
−	|Forty-fourth Brigade	+	|[[44th Brigade]]
	|}		|}
		+
		+	Despite the doctrine and organization originally defined for divisions during the creation of the SLDF, the 4th would most likely have been a mélange of combined armed units.<ref name="H:RWp27">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 27, "Divisions and Brigades"</ref>
	===2764===		===2764===
	'''The Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' (3 Brigades)<ref name=SL142/><br />		'''The Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' (3 Brigades)<ref name=SL142/><br />
−	As a BattleMech division, the Fifteenth would have consisted of one brigade of mechanized infantry and two brigades of [[BattleMechs]], plus an air [[Wing (Military Unit)|wing]] and combat and logistical support units.<ref name="H:RWp27"/>	+	As a BattleMech division, the 15th would have consisted of one brigade of mechanized infantry and two brigades of [[BattleMechs]], plus an air [[Wing (Military Unit)|wing]] and combat and logistical support units.<ref name="H:RWp27"/>
−
	{| class="wikitable"		{| class="wikitable"
−	|-	+	|-
−	| colspan="4" style="background: #dedede;" | '''Brigades of the Fifteenth BattleMech Division - 2764'''	+	| colspan="4" style="background: #dedede;" | '''Brigades of the 15<sup>th</sup> Division - 2764'''
	|-		|-
	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Rank		! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Rank
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−	|151st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>	+	|151st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
	|-		|-
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	|153rd Brigade		|153rd Brigade
	|}		|}
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		+	<gallery>
		+	File:SLDFBattleMech_DivisionTO&E.jpg|Table of Organization
		+	</gallery>
	==Notes==		==Notes==
−	It was confirmed by the author of ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' that in general, the Divisions listed within [[The Star League|the Star League sourcebook]] be traced back directly to those Divisions listed within ''Historical: Reunification War''.<ref name="CGL:ATW05102011">''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,11015.0.html Ask the Writers: Star League Divisions: Reunification War to Liberation of Terra]'' (dead link)</ref>	+	It was confirmed by the author of [[Historical: Reunification War]] that in general, the Divisions listed within the Star League sourcebook be traced back directly to those Divisions listed within Historical: Reunification War.<ref name="CGL:ATW05102011">''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,11015.0.html Ask The Writers: Star League Divisions: Reunification War to Liberation of Terra]''</ref>
	==References==		==References==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
	* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''		* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
	* ''[[The Star League]]''		* ''[[The Star League]]''
		+	[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0015th]]
	[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0015th]]		[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0015th]]
	[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0015th]]		[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0015th]]

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{{infoBoxStateUnit | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | nickname = The Bryant Division | parent formation = [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]] | formed = [[2571]] | year = 2764 | unitname = 15th BattleMech Division }} ==Overview== The '''Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' or '''The Bryant Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. ==History== The Division was originally formed as the '''Fifteenth Division''' during the creation of the SLDF in [[2571]], and was a part of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] during the [[Reunification War]], where it served in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] campaign from [[2581]] to [[2585]].<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref> As a part of the Outworlds Alliance task force, the Fifteenth was stationed on [[Delacruz]] and [[Senorbi]]<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106, "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> when military action against the Alliance began. The 15th was the only division from V Corps to see active combat during the first year of the war, with the [[44th Brigade]] conquering [[Schirmeck]]<ref name="H:RWp113">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113, "Schirmeck"</ref> and the [[43rd Brigade|43rd]] and [[45th Brigade|45th Brigades]] conquering [[Weisau]].<ref name="H:RWp113+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113, "Weisau"</ref> The Fifteenth was deployed to [[Medron]] in [[2582]] and saw little combat, but in [[2583]] the 15th was involved in conquering [[Ki Zoban]],<ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123, "Ki Zoban"</ref> before taking part in the battle for [[Lushann]].<ref name="H:RWp124">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124, "Battle For Lushann"</ref> The 43rd and 45th Brigades took part in the attempted raid on [[Tellman IV]] under the command of [[General]] [[Amos Forlough]], the Outworlds Alliance Task Force commander, and as a result took heavy damage during the [[Day of Vengeance]] at the hands of the [[Pitcairn Legion]] and [[Outworlds Alliance Militia]] forces.<ref name="H:RWp124+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 124+, "Day Of Vengeance"</ref> For the remainder of the war, the Fifteenth Division found itself involved in the continualm grinding conflict on Lushann, and was still on Lushann when the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] came into effect in August [[2585]], ending the Outworlds Alliance campaign.<ref name="H:RWp141"/><ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126, "Peace In Our Time"</ref> After the war, the 15th Division and the bulk of V Corps formed the major part of the [[Outworlds Alliance Army of Occupation]], establishing bases alongside the new Star League administration offices on each of the Outworlds Alliance worlds.<ref name="H:RWp160">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 157-160, "The Terms of Outworlds Freedom"</ref> In [[2764]], the Fifteenth Division had been re-designated as the Fifteenth BattleMech Division, and was assigned to [[XII Corps (Star League)|XII Corps]], a part of the [[9th Army (Star League)|Ninth Army]], deployed within District 2 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. The 15th was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[SLDF]] response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL142>''The Star League'', p. 142, "Ninth"</ref>. The Fifteenth survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL142/> ==Composition History== ===2581=== {| class="wikitable" |- | colspan="4" style="background: #dedede;" | '''Brigades of the 15^th Division - 2581''' |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Brigade |- |{{SLDFRankInline|Lieutenant General}} |[[Clay Strombergs]]<ref name="H:RWp113"/> |[[43rd Brigade]] |- |{{SLDFRankInline|Lieutenant General}} |[[Simone di Martino]]<ref name="H:RWp113+"/> |[[44th Brigade]] |- |{{SLDFRankInline|Lieutenant General}} | |[[44th Brigade]] |} Despite the doctrine and organization originally defined for divisions during the creation of the SLDF, the 4th would most likely have been a mélange of combined armed units.<ref name="H:RWp27">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 27, "Divisions and Brigades"</ref> ===2764=== '''The Fifteenth BattleMech Division''' (3 Brigades)<ref name=SL142/><br /> As a BattleMech division, the 15th would have consisted of one brigade of mechanized infantry and two brigades of [[BattleMechs]], plus an air [[Wing (Military Unit)|wing]] and combat and logistical support units.<ref name="H:RWp27"/> {| class="wikitable" |- | colspan="4" style="background: #dedede;" | '''Brigades of the 15^th Division - 2764''' |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #efefef;" | Brigade |- | | |151st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |- | | |152nd Brigade |- | | |153rd Brigade |} <gallery> File:SLDFBattleMech_DivisionTO&E.jpg|Table of Organization </gallery> ==Notes== It was confirmed by the author of [[Historical: Reunification War]] that in general, the Divisions listed within the Star League sourcebook be traced back directly to those Divisions listed within Historical: Reunification War.<ref name="CGL:ATW05102011">''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,11015.0.html Ask The Writers: Star League Divisions: Reunification War to Liberation of Terra]''</ref> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0015th]] [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0015th]] [[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0015th]]

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