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| Designation = 279th BattleMech Division | | Designation = 279th BattleMech Division | ||
| formed = | | formed = | ||
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
− | | Nickname = The Bunker Hill Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp207>Field Manual SLDF, | + | | Nickname = The Bunker Hill Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp207>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 207</ref> |
| Affiliation = Star League | | Affiliation = Star League | ||
| Parent Command = [[Star League Defense Force]] | | Parent Command = [[Star League Defense Force]] | ||
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− | The ''' | + | The '''279th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]], [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]], [[Seventeenth Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155: "Seventeenth"</ref>. The 279th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL155/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 279th 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> | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 279th 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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===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
− | * 2791st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | + | * 2791st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |
* 2792nd Brigade | * 2792nd Brigade | ||
* 2793rd Brigade | * 2793rd Brigade | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | File: | + | File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
− | + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | |
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0279th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0279th]] |
Latest revision as of 11:47, 11 November 2023
279th BattleMech Division | |
Nickname | The Bunker Hill Division[1] |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | Star League Defense Force |
The 279th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XVIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[2]. The 279th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 279th BattleMech Division | |||
Major General | Janice Pigot | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 279th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]
2764[edit]
- 2791st Brigade[4]
- 2792nd Brigade
- 2793rd Brigade