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Latest revision as of 11:43, 11 November 2023
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 | |
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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