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| image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | ||
| nickname = The Saffel Division | | nickname = The Saffel Division | ||
| − | | parent formation = [[Star League | + | | parent formation = [[LVIII Corps (Star League)|LVIII Corps]] |
| formed = unknown | | formed = unknown | ||
| − | | year = | + | | year = 2765 |
| + | | disbanded = 2765 | ||
| unitname = 246th Royal BattleMech Division | | unitname = 246th Royal BattleMech Division | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | The ''' | + | ==Overview== |
| + | The '''246th Royal BattleMech Division''' or '''the Saffel Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. As one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF Royal units]] the Saffel Division recruited from [[Terran Hegemony]] worlds exclusively.<ref name="SLp154">''The Star League'', p. 154</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | Between early [[2762]] and late [[2763]] the morale of the unit suffered in response the commanding office replaced six Battalion commanders and one Brigade commander for "seditious talk".<ref name=FM:SLDFp99/> | |
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| + | The 246th formed a part of [[LVIII Corps (Star League)|LVIII Corps]], [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]], and in [[2764]] was stationed in District 3 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]]. Following the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery uprising the 246th was deployed along with the rest of [[LVIII Corps (Star League)|LVIII Corps]] into an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]], where the division was destroyed.<ref name="SLp154"/> | ||
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| + | ==Officers== | ||
| + | The commanding officer in 2762 was [[Major General]] [[Casey Grosz]]. She was still in command at the time of the New Vandenberg Uprising. <ref name=FM:SLDFp99>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 99, "246th Royal BattleMech Division"</ref> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the | + | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 246th would have been formed from two [[brigade|brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> |
| + | ===2764=== | ||
| + | * 2461st Royal BattleMech Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | ||
| + | * 2462nd Royal Infantry Brigade | ||
| + | * 2463rd Royal BattleMech Brigade | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0246th Royal]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0246th Royal]] | ||
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0246th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0246th]] | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 30 July 2016
Overview
The 246th Royal BattleMech Division or the Saffel Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. As one of the SLDF Royal units the Saffel Division recruited from Terran Hegemony worlds exclusively.[1]
History
Between early 2762 and late 2763 the morale of the unit suffered in response the commanding office replaced six Battalion commanders and one Brigade commander for "seditious talk".[2]
The 246th formed a part of LVIII Corps, Seventh Army, and in 2764 was stationed in District 3 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region. Following the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery uprising the 246th was deployed along with the rest of LVIII Corps into an undisclosed area of the Periphery, where the division was destroyed.[1]
Officers
The commanding officer in 2762 was Major General Casey Grosz. She was still in command at the time of the New Vandenberg Uprising. [2]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 246th would have been formed from two brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]
2764
- 2461st Royal BattleMech Brigade [4]
- 2462nd Royal Infantry Brigade
- 2463rd Royal BattleMech Brigade