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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''Two Hundred Sixtieth BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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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, "260th BattleMech Division"</ref>  
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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 a part of the [[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/>
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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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| [[Major General]]||[[Siphiwe Mwale]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp145>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 205, "Seventeenth Army"</ref>
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===2764===
 
===2764===
'''260th BattleMech Division'''<ref name=FM:SLDFp145/>
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'''260th BattleMech Division'''<ref name=FMSLDFp205/>
  
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>
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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>
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* 2601st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
 
* 2602nd Brigade
 
* 2602nd Brigade
 
* 2603rd Brigade
 
* 2603rd Brigade
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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

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
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

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 205: "260th BattleMech Division"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 155: "Seventeenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

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