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| Designation    = 34th Royal BattleMech Division
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| Designation    = Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division
 
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| formed        = unknown
 
| Disbanded      = 2766
 
| Disbanded      = 2766
 
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| Nickname      = The Epsilon Indi Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp191>Field Manual SLDF, page191</ref>
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| Nickname      = The Epsilon Indi Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp191>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 191</ref>
 
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| Affiliation    = SLDF
 
| Parent Command = [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]]
 
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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area in the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref> Supported by the [[568th Armed Transport Flotilla]], the Thirty-fourth went AWOL after learning of the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 30</ref> The Thirty-fourth was destroyed during the [[Amaris Civil War]] in [[2766]]<ref name=SL149/> by [[Epsilon Indi]]'s [[SDS]] system as they attempted to land on the planet. The majority of the division perished in space, with only a handful reaching the planet's surface.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 86, "Admiral Braso's Last Transmission"</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area in the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth"</ref> Supported by the [[568th Armed Transport Flotilla]], the Thirty-fourth went AWOL after learning of the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 30</ref> The Thirty-fourth was destroyed during the [[Amaris Civil War]] in [[2766]]<ref name=SL149/> by [[Epsilon Indi]]'s [[SDS]] system as they attempted to land on the planet. The majority of the division perished in space, with only a handful reaching the planet's surface.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 86: "Admiral Braso's Last Transmission"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Ling Pao Collins]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp191/>
 
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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]], the 34th would have been composed of 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 Thirty-fourth would have been composed of 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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===2764===
 
===2764===
'''34th Royal BattleMech Division''' <ref name=FM:SLDFp13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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'''Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division'''<ref name=FM:SLDFp13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
 
* 341st Royal BattleMech Brigade
 
* 341st Royal BattleMech Brigade
 
* 342nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
 
* 342nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
*''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0034th Royal]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0034th Royal]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|BattleMech Division, 0034th Royal]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|BattleMech Division, 0034th Royal]]

Latest revision as of 11:47, 11 November 2023

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Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division
Formed unknown
Disbanded 2766
Nickname The Epsilon Indi Division[1]
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XI Corps

Overview[edit]

The Thirty-fourth 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[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area in the Periphery in 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[2] Supported by the 568th Armed Transport Flotilla, the Thirty-fourth went AWOL after learning of the Amaris Coup.[3] The Thirty-fourth was destroyed during the Amaris Civil War in 2766[2] by Epsilon Indi's SDS system as they attempted to land on the planet. The majority of the division perished in space, with only a handful reaching the planet's surface.[4]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division
Major General Ling Pao Collins 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech Division, the Thirty-fourth would have been composed of two brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[5]

2764[edit]

Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division[6]

  • 341st Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 342nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 343rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 191
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth"
  3. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 30
  4. The Star League, p. 86: "Admiral Braso's Last Transmission"
  5. The Star League, p. 133
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography[edit]