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The '''Three Hundred Sixth BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''Three Hundred Sixth BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXV Corps (Star League)|XXV Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 within the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]], and transferred to District 3 during the [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXV Corps (Star League)|XXV Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 within the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]], and transferred to District 3 during the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth Army"</ref> The 360th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], to be absorbed by the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] by [[2784]].<ref name=SL141/> This was considered to be the "biggest prize" by [[D.H. Rand]], author of ''[[The Rise and Fall of the Star League]]'' ([[2989]]), in regards to nationalization of former SLDF units by the [[Successor States]].<ref name=SL97>''The Star League'', p. 97, "Those Who Stayed Behind"</ref> |
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| + | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 360th 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 10:47, 19 October 2012
Overview
The Three Hundred Sixth BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXV Corps, Eighth Army, to District 1 within the Free Worlds League Military Region, and transferred to District 3 during the Periphery Uprising.[1] The 360th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, to be absorbed by the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces by 2784.[1] This was considered to be the "biggest prize" by D.H. Rand, author of The Rise and Fall of the Star League (2989), in regards to nationalization of former SLDF units by the Successor States.[2]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 360th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]