255th Royal BattleMech Division

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255th Royal BattleMech Division
Disbanded 2765[1]
Nickname The Sherman Division[2]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XLIII Corps

The 255th Royal BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned as a part of the XLIII Corps, Seventeenth Army to the Periphery Military Region. The 255th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 255th Royal BattleMech Division
Major General Meriama Ult Buzin 2764[2]

Tactics[edit]

The Division had a reputation for scorched-earth tactics and hard war. In 2763 their commanding general had publicly stated that she had "no qualms about torching a few cities or stomping a few schools if that's what it takes to keep the territorial states in line."[2]

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the 255th would have been formed from two brigades of 'Mech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]

2764[edit]

  • 2551st Royal BattleMech Brigade [4]
  • 2552nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 2553rd Royal Infantry Brigade

References[edit]

  1. a b The Star League, p. 155: "Seventeenth Army"
  2. a b c Field Manual: SLDF, p. 203: "255th Royal BattleMech Division"
  3. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - BattleMech Division"
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13: "Brigade"

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