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| image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | ||
| nickname = The Minsk Division | | nickname = The Minsk Division | ||
| − | | parent formation = [[Star League | + | | parent formation = [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]] |
| formed = unknown | | formed = unknown | ||
| − | | year = | + | | year = 2765 |
| + | | disbanded = 2765 | ||
| unitname = 286th Royal BattleMech Division | | unitname = 286th Royal BattleMech Division | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The ''' | + | The '''286th Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | The Division traditionally recruits from inhabitants of the former [[Soviet Empire]] on Terra as well as colonies formed by their descendants.<ref name=FMSLDF207>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 207</ref> | ||
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventh"</ref> The 286th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL155/> | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventh"</ref> The 286th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL155/> | ||
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| + | ==Officers== | ||
| + | The commanding officer in 2764 was [[Major General]] [[Stefan Jacobs]].<ref name=FMSLDF207/> | ||
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| + | ==Tactics== | ||
| + | The Division seen as the main assault force of the XVIII Corps and was often sent to deal with pirate operations identified in its operational area. In this role they are adept at rapid deployment. <ref name=FMSLDF207/> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 286th 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> | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 286th 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=== | ||
| + | * 2861st Royal BattleMech Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | ||
| + | * 2862nd Royal Infantry Brigade | ||
| + | * 2863rd Royal BattleMech Brigade | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 30 July 2016
Contents
Overview
The 286th 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
The Division traditionally recruits from inhabitants of the former Soviet Empire on Terra as well as colonies formed by their descendants.[1]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XVIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765.[2] The 286th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising.[2]
Officers
The commanding officer in 2764 was Major General Stefan Jacobs.[1]
Tactics
The Division seen as the main assault force of the XVIII Corps and was often sent to deal with pirate operations identified in its operational area. In this role they are adept at rapid deployment. [1]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 286th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]
2764
- 2861st Royal BattleMech Brigade [4]
- 2862nd Royal Infantry Brigade
- 2863rd Royal BattleMech Brigade