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| Designation    = 129th BattleMech Division
 
| Designation    = 129th BattleMech Division
| formed        = unknown
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| Disbanded      = [[2766]]
 
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| Nickname      = The Despair Division
 
| Nickname      = The Despair Division
| Affiliation    = SLDF
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| Parent Command = [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]]
 
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==Overview==
 
 
The '''129th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''129th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Lexington]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]], to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151, "Third"</ref> The 129th suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in [[2766]].<ref name=SL151/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Lexington]], charged with protecting the sprawling [[Fort Ballycastle]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp61>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 61: "129th BattleMech Division"</ref> Assigned as a part of the [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]] to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]], the [[division]] was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]]. The 129th suffered heavy losses and was disbanded in [[2766]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151: "Third"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 129th BattleMech Division'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 129th BattleMech Division'''
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Cordula Dahl]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp61>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 61, "129th BattleMech Division"</ref>
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| [[Major General]]||[[Cornel Stangher]]||<ref name=FM:SLDFp57>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 57: "Third Army"</ref>
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| Major General||[[Cordula Dahl]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp61/>
 
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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 129th would have been composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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As an SLDF [[BattleMech]] Division, the 129th would have been composed with two [[brigade]]s of 'Mech [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
===2764===
 
===2764===
* 1291st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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* 1291st Brigade<ref name=FM:SLDFp13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13: "Brigades"</ref>
 
* 1292nd Brigade
 
* 1292nd Brigade
 
* 1293rd Brigade
 
* 1293rd Brigade
 
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File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization
 
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==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:42, 19 April 2024

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129th BattleMech Division
Disbanded 2766
Nickname The Despair Division
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XXXIII Corps

The 129th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Lexington, charged with protecting the sprawling Fort Ballycastle.[1] Assigned as a part of the XXXIII Corps, Third Army to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region, the division was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765. The 129th suffered heavy losses and was disbanded in 2766.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 129th BattleMech Division
Major General Cornel Stangher [3]
Major General Cordula Dahl 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech Division, the 129th would have been composed with two brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764[edit]

  • 1291st Brigade[5]
  • 1292nd Brigade
  • 1293rd Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 61: "129th BattleMech Division"
  2. The Star League, p. 151: "Third"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 57: "Third Army"
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13: "Brigades"

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