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− | | | + | | Designation = 280th BattleMech Division |
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− | | | + | | Nickname = The Hall Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp143>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 143</ref> |
+ | | Affiliation = [[Star League]] | ||
+ | | Parent Command = [[XLIX Corps (Star League)|XLIX Corps]] | ||
+ | | Sub-Command = | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | The ''' | + | The '''280th 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 [[XLIX Corps (Star League)|XLIX Corps]], [[11th Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]], to District 1 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL144>''The Star League'', p. 144, "Eleventh"</ref>The 280th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL144/> | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIX Corps (Star League)|XLIX Corps]], [[11th Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]], to District 1 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL144>''The Star League'', p. 144, "Eleventh"</ref> |
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+ | At the start of Operation Chieftain in July 2772 the Division was roughly at full strength.<ref name=LT1-120>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 120</ref> | ||
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+ | The 280th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL144/> | ||
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+ | ==Officers== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 280th BattleMech Division''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Major General]]||[[Indira Geathers]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp143/> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Tactics== | ||
+ | Unknown. | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 280th 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 280th 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> | ||
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+ | ===2764=== | ||
+ | * 2801st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | ||
+ | * 2802nd Brigade | ||
+ | * 2803rd Brigade | ||
+ | |||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | *''[[The Star League]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0280th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0280th]] |
Latest revision as of 09:17, 8 March 2024
280th BattleMech Division | |
Nickname | The Hall Division[1] |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | XLIX Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The 280th 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 XLIX Corps, Eleventh Army, to District 1 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[2]
At the start of Operation Chieftain in July 2772 the Division was roughly at full strength.[3]
The 280th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 280th BattleMech Division | |||
Major General | Indira Geathers | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 280th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]
2764[edit]
- 2801st Brigade [5]
- 2802nd Brigade
- 2803rd Brigade