52nd Royal BattleMech Division

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Fifty-second Royal BattleMech Division
Nickname The King of Bashan Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XV Corps

The Fifty-second 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 XV Corps, Fifteenth Army, to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 to take part in the Periphery Uprising. The Fifty-second was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Fifty-second Royal BattleMech Division
Major General Morgan Gagnier 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the Fifty-second would have been composed with two brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]

2764[edit]

Fifty-second Royal BattleMech Division[4]

  • 521st Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 522nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 523rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade

References[edit]

  1. a b Field Manual: SLDF, p. 181: "52nd Royal BattleMech Division"
  2. The Star League, p. 148: "Fifteenth Army"
  3. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - BattleMech Division"
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13: "Brigades"

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