318th BattleMech Division

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318th BattleMech Division
Nickname The Swamp Fox Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LXVIII Corps

The Three Hundred Eighteenth 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 LXVIII Corps, Eighteenth Army, of the Periphery Military Region, to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[1] The 318th suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in 2766.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 318th BattleMech Division

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 318th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[2]

2764

  • 3181st Brigade [3]
  • 3182nd Brigade
  • 3183rd Brigade

Each Brigade had an additional Company of Land-Air 'Mechs to increase it's aerospace assets.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 156, "Eighteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 217

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