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| Designation = 260th BattleMech Division | | Designation = 260th BattleMech Division | ||
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| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| Nickname = The Little Big Horn Division | | Nickname = The Little Big Horn Division | ||
− | | Affiliation = | + | | Affiliation = [[Star League]] |
| Parent Command = [[XLVIII Corps (Star League)|XLVIII Corps]] | | Parent Command = [[XLVIII Corps (Star League)|XLVIII Corps]] | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | The ''' | + | The '''260th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | In [[2695]], the 260th earned its unit nickname by defeating a seditionist group, the Land of the Free, on [[Raldamax]].<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 205 | + | In [[2695]], the 260th earned its unit nickname by defeating a seditionist group, the Land of the Free, on [[Raldamax]].<ref name=FMSLDFp205>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 205: "260th BattleMech Division"</ref> |
− | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as part of [[XLVIII Corps (Star League)|XLVIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155: "Seventeenth"</ref> The 260th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL155/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 260th BattleMech Division''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 260th BattleMech Division''' | ||
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− | | [[Major General]]||[[Siphiwe Mwale]]||[[2764]]<ref name= | + | | [[Major General]]||[[Siphiwe Mwale]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDFp205/> |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
− | '''260th BattleMech Division'''<ref name= | + | '''260th BattleMech Division'''<ref name=FMSLDFp205/> |
− | As an | + | As an SLDF [[BattleMech]] [[division]], the 260th would have been formed from two [[brigade]]s of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[mechanized infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> |
− | * 2601st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | + | * 2601st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |
* 2602nd Brigade | * 2602nd Brigade | ||
* 2603rd Brigade | * 2603rd Brigade | ||
+ | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization | File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization |
Latest revision as of 17:19, 17 July 2023
260th BattleMech Division | |
Nickname | The Little Big Horn Division |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | XLVIII Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The 260th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2695, the 260th earned its unit nickname by defeating a seditionist group, the Land of the Free, on Raldamax.[1]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as part of XLVIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[2] The 260th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 260th BattleMech Division | |||
Major General | Siphiwe Mwale | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
2764[edit]
260th BattleMech Division[1]
As an SLDF BattleMech division, the 260th would have been formed from two brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]
- 2601st Brigade[4]
- 2602nd Brigade
- 2603rd Brigade