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==Unit Description== | ==Unit Description== | ||
| − | '''XII Corps''' (or the Twelfth Corps) was one of the seventy-two Corps that made up the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Prior to the collapse of the [[Star League]] it consisted of 4 [[division|divisions]] and 6 independent [[regiment|regiments]].<ref name= | + | '''XII Corps''' (or the Twelfth Corps) was one of the seventy-two Corps that made up the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Prior to the collapse of the [[Star League]] it consisted of 4 [[division|divisions]] and 6 independent [[regiment|regiments]].<ref name=SL142>''The Star League'', p. 142, "Ninth"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]] XII Corps was part of the [[9th Army (Star League)|9th Army]], assigned to District 2 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. | + | In [[2764]] XII Corps was part of the [[9th Army (Star League)|9th Army]], assigned to District 2 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]]. They were largely based in the [[Abbey District]]. In fact the Twelfth Corps was the only military force of note in the area, which left the defense of many systems up to their component units. The soldiers of the Twelfth took this responsibility seriously. They patrolled the Free Worlds League/Lyran Commonwealth border as well as the Free Worlds League/Rim Worlds Republic border. They sent several recon missions into Rim Worlds Republic space, and found that the Republic units they met were overstrength. The SLDF High Command didn't view this as cause for concern however.<ref name=fmsldf118>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 118</ref> |
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| + | Unlike other SLDF units in the Free Worlds League, the Twelfth Corps enjoyed a good working relationship with the population. In fact local military contractors would supply the Twelfth's units before they would supply [[FWLM]] units.<ref name=fmsldf118/> | ||
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| + | When the simmering violence and rebellion building in the [[Periphery]] erupted with the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery-wide uprising in [[2765]] XII Corps was deployed into the [[Periphery Military Region]] along with the rest of the 9th Army.<ref name="SL142"/> | ||
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| + | The resulting combat and terrorist actions within the Periphery Military Region inflicted relatively light damage on XII Corps compared to other Corps within the 9th Army; two of the Corps' independent regiments were lost, but the bulk of the Corps survived intact. XII Corps went on to fight in the [[Hegemony Campaign]] which inflicted greater damage on the Corps than the Periphery Uprising; the 32nd Infantry Division was lost, along with another independent regiment, the 22nd Light Horse.<ref name="SL142"/> | ||
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| + | When [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led the bulk of the [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] the majority of XII Corps followed him; the 52<sup>nd</sup> Heavy Assault Regiment chose to stay in the [[Inner Sphere]], joining the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name="SL142"/> | ||
| − | The | + | The final fate of the 151st Royal (Ulysses S. Grant Division) was seemingly deliberately obfuscated until the Schism of ComStar and the unsealing of records; there is no record of the Division having been lost or disbanded during the Periphery Uprising, nor were there records of it joining in the [[Hegemony Campaign]], or of it having left on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]].<ref name="SL142"/> Their commanding officer, [[Lauren Hayes]], was a staunch critic of [[Operation Exodus|EXODUS]] plan saying it was abandoning the ideals of the Star League. Due to this, [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] made a compromise with [[Jerome Blake]] that the 151st would become the military arm of [[ComStar]].<ref name=SL142/><ref name=CSs013>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 013</ref><ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 17-18 "Lauren Hayes profile"</ref> Despite the fate of the 151st being regarded as unknown for several centuries after the fall of the [[Star League]],<ref name="SL142"/> subsequent publications released in the thirty-first and thirty-second centuries revealed that the 151st almost certainly formed the basis of the "mercenaries" used to create the [[1st ComStar Expeditionary Division|First ComStar Expeditionary Division]] in [[2784]].<ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34, "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref> Following [[Operation SILVER SHIELD]] in June [[2788]], in which ComStar's Expeditionary Divisions seized control of [[Terra]], the vast majority of the Expeditionary Divisions were demobilized and their equipment cached for the future, forming the basis of the later [[Com Guards]].<ref name="H:LOTV2p117">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 117, "ComStar and the Com Guard"</ref> |
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| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the XII Corps (Star League)''' | ||
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| + | | [[Major General]]||[[Sonoka Komatsuzaki]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDFp117>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 117</ref> | ||
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| − | + | ==Tactics== | |
| + | Unknown. | ||
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
| − | * [[15th BattleMech Division | + | :'''Divisions''' |
| − | * [[151st Royal BattleMech Division | + | :* [[15th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=fmsldf119>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 119</ref> |
| − | * [[32nd Infantry Division]] | + | :* [[151st Royal BattleMech Division]]<ref name=fmsldf119/> |
| − | * [[13th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division]] | + | :* [[32nd Infantry Division]]<ref name=fmsldf119/> |
| − | + | :* [[13th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=fmsldf119/> | |
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| − | + | :'''Independent Regiments''' | |
| − | * [[ | + | :* [[32nd Royal CAAN Marine Regiment]]<ref name=fmsldf118/> |
| − | * [[13th | + | :* [[13th Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name=fmsldf118/> |
| − | * [[ | + | :* [[22nd Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name=fmsldf118/> |
| − | * [[52nd Heavy Assault Regiment]] | + | :* [[502nd Battle Regiment]]<ref name=fmsldf118/> |
| − | * [[189th Heavy Assault Regiment]] | + | :* [[52nd Heavy Assault Regiment]]<ref name=fmsldf118/> |
| + | :* [[189th Heavy Assault Regiment]]<ref name=fmsldf118/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 4 November 2023
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Unit Description[edit]
XII Corps (or the Twelfth Corps) was one of the seventy-two Corps that made up the Star League Defense Force. Prior to the collapse of the Star League it consisted of 4 divisions and 6 independent regiments.[1]
History[edit]
In 2764 XII Corps was part of the 9th Army, assigned to District 2 of the Free Worlds League Military Region. They were largely based in the Abbey District. In fact the Twelfth Corps was the only military force of note in the area, which left the defense of many systems up to their component units. The soldiers of the Twelfth took this responsibility seriously. They patrolled the Free Worlds League/Lyran Commonwealth border as well as the Free Worlds League/Rim Worlds Republic border. They sent several recon missions into Rim Worlds Republic space, and found that the Republic units they met were overstrength. The SLDF High Command didn't view this as cause for concern however.[2]
Unlike other SLDF units in the Free Worlds League, the Twelfth Corps enjoyed a good working relationship with the population. In fact local military contractors would supply the Twelfth's units before they would supply FWLM units.[2]
When the simmering violence and rebellion building in the Periphery erupted with the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery-wide uprising in 2765 XII Corps was deployed into the Periphery Military Region along with the rest of the 9th Army.[1]
The resulting combat and terrorist actions within the Periphery Military Region inflicted relatively light damage on XII Corps compared to other Corps within the 9th Army; two of the Corps' independent regiments were lost, but the bulk of the Corps survived intact. XII Corps went on to fight in the Hegemony Campaign which inflicted greater damage on the Corps than the Periphery Uprising; the 32nd Infantry Division was lost, along with another independent regiment, the 22nd Light Horse.[1]
When General Aleksandr Kerensky led the bulk of the SLDF on the Exodus the majority of XII Corps followed him; the 52nd Heavy Assault Regiment chose to stay in the Inner Sphere, joining the Draconis Combine.[1]
The final fate of the 151st Royal (Ulysses S. Grant Division) was seemingly deliberately obfuscated until the Schism of ComStar and the unsealing of records; there is no record of the Division having been lost or disbanded during the Periphery Uprising, nor were there records of it joining in the Hegemony Campaign, or of it having left on the Exodus.[1] Their commanding officer, Lauren Hayes, was a staunch critic of EXODUS plan saying it was abandoning the ideals of the Star League. Due to this, Aleksandr Kerensky made a compromise with Jerome Blake that the 151st would become the military arm of ComStar.[1][3][4] Despite the fate of the 151st being regarded as unknown for several centuries after the fall of the Star League,[1] subsequent publications released in the thirty-first and thirty-second centuries revealed that the 151st almost certainly formed the basis of the "mercenaries" used to create the First ComStar Expeditionary Division in 2784.[5] Following Operation SILVER SHIELD in June 2788, in which ComStar's Expeditionary Divisions seized control of Terra, the vast majority of the Expeditionary Divisions were demobilized and their equipment cached for the future, forming the basis of the later Com Guards.[6]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
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| Commanding Officers of the XII Corps (Star League) | |||
| Major General | Sonoka Komatsuzaki | 2764[7] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
2764[edit]
- Divisions
- Independent Regiments
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Star League, p. 142, "Ninth"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 118
- ↑ ComStar (sourcebook), p. 013
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 17-18 "Lauren Hayes profile"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 34, "Those Left Behind (Continued)"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 117, "ComStar and the Com Guard"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 117
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 119