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| image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | ||
| nickname = The Sherman Division | | nickname = The Sherman Division | ||
| − | | parent formation = [[Star League | + | | parent formation = [[XLIII Corps (Star League)|XLIII Corps]] |
| formed = unknown | | formed = unknown | ||
| − | | year = | + | | year = 2765 |
| + | | disbanded = 2765 | ||
| unitname = 255th Royal BattleMech Division | | unitname = 255th Royal BattleMech Division | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The ''' | + | 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]], [[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/> | 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/> | ||
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| + | ==Officers== | ||
| + | The commanding officer in 2764 was [[Major General]] [[Meriama Ult Buzin]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp203>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 203, "255th Royal BattleMech Division"</ref> | ||
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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/> | ||
==Composition== | ==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> | 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 Infantry Brigade | ||
| + | * 2553rd Royal BattleMech Brigade | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 30 July 2016
Contents
Overview
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
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
The commanding officer in 2764 was Major General Meriama Ult Buzin.[2]
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".[2]
Composition
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
- 2551st Royal BattleMech Brigade [4]
- 2552nd Royal Infantry Brigade
- 2553rd Royal BattleMech Brigade