280th BattleMech Division

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Overview

The Two Hundred Eightieth BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIX Corps, Eleventh Army, to District 1 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1]

At the start of Operation Chieftain in July 2772 the Division was roughly at full strength.[2]

The 280th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 280th BattleMech Division

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 280th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]

2764

  • 2801st Brigade [4]
  • 2802nd Brigade
  • 2803rd Brigade

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 144, "Eleventh"
  2. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 120
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography