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| − | | | + | | Designation = 255th Royal BattleMech Division |
| − | | | + | | formed = unknown |
| − | | | + | | Disbanded = 2765 |
| − | + | | Previous Designation = | |
| − | + | | Nickname = The Sherman Division | |
| + | | Affiliation = SLDF | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[XLIII Corps (Star League)|XLIII Corps]] | ||
| + | | Sub-Command = | ||
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| − | The ''' | + | ==Overview== |
| + | The '''255th Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIII Corps (Star League)|XLIII Corps]], [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIII Corps (Star League)|XLIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventeenth"</ref> The 255th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL155/> |
| + | ==Officers== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
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| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 255th BattleMech Division''' | ||
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| + | | [[Major General]]||[[Meriama Ult Buzin]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp203>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 203, "255th Royal BattleMech Division"</ref> | ||
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| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Tactics== | ||
| + | The Division had a reputation for scorched-earth tactics and ''hard war''. In 2763 their commanding general had publicly stated that she had "no qualms about torching a few cities or stomping a few schools if that's what it takes to keep the territorial states in line".<ref name=FM:SLDFp203/> | ||
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| + | ==Composition== | ||
| + | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 255th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
| + | ===2764=== | ||
| + | * 2551st Royal BattleMech Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | ||
| + | * 2552nd Royal BattleMech Brigade | ||
| + | * 2553rd Royal Infantry Brigade | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0255th Royal]] | + | |
| + | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0255th Royal]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|BattleMech Division, 0255th Royal]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 11 November 2023
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| 255th Royal BattleMech Division | |
| Formed | unknown |
| Disbanded | 2765 |
| Nickname | The Sherman Division |
| Affiliation | SLDF |
| Parent Command | XLIII Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The 255th Royal BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.
History[edit]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[1] The 255th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 255th BattleMech Division | |||
| Major General | Meriama Ult Buzin | 2764[2] | |
Tactics[edit]
The Division had a reputation for scorched-earth tactics and hard war. In 2763 their commanding general had publicly stated that she had "no qualms about torching a few cities or stomping a few schools if that's what it takes to keep the territorial states in line".[2]
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 255th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]
2764[edit]
- 2551st Royal BattleMech Brigade [4]
- 2552nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
- 2553rd Royal Infantry Brigade