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− | The | + | The 262nd formed a part of [[LVII Corps (Star League)|LVII Corps]], [[6th Army (Star League)|Sixth Army]], and in [[2764]] was stationed in District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]]. Following the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery uprising the 262nd was deployed into an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name="SLp154"/> |
− | The | + | The 262nd suffered heavy losses in the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]] and the [[division]] was disbanded as a result; some elements of the [[division]] joined the rebels.<ref name="SLp154"/> |
These remaining elements eventually formed the '''Black Band Legion''' in [[2774]]<ref name="FSW(SB)p36"/> | These remaining elements eventually formed the '''Black Band Legion''' in [[2774]]<ref name="FSW(SB)p36"/> |
Revision as of 08:49, 15 January 2018
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The Two Hundred and Sixty-Second BattleMech Division or the Chief Joseph Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[1]
One regiment of the unit remained behind in Aleksandr Kerensky's Operation EXODUS and would become the mercenary Black Band Legion.
Contents
History
The 262nd formed a part of LVII Corps, Sixth Army, and in 2764 was stationed in District 2 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region. Following the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery uprising the 262nd was deployed into an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[1]
The 262nd suffered heavy losses in the Periphery in 2765 and the division was disbanded as a result; some elements of the division joined the rebels.[1]
These remaining elements eventually formed the Black Band Legion in 2774[2]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 262nd would have been formed from two brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]
2764 (SLDF)
- 2621st Brigade [4]
- 2622nd Brigade
- 2623rd Brigade
- SLDFBattleMech DivisionTO&E.jpg
Table of Organisation
2774 (Black Band Legion)
- Reduced to 1 regiment.[2]