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| image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | ||
| − | | Designation = | + | | Designation = Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division |
| formed = unknown | | formed = unknown | ||
| Disbanded = 2766 | | Disbanded = 2766 | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| − | | Nickname = The Epsilon Indi Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp191>Field Manual SLDF, | + | | Nickname = The Epsilon Indi Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp191>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 191</ref> |
| Affiliation = SLDF | | Affiliation = SLDF | ||
| Parent Command = [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]] | | 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 | + | 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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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
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| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division''' |
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| [[Major General]]||[[Ling Pao Collins]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp191/> | | [[Major General]]||[[Ling Pao Collins]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp191/> | ||
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==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]], the | + | 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=== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''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]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' |
| − | *''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' |
| − | *''[[The Star League]]'' | + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' |
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[[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]] | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 19 March 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 |
Contents
Overview
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
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
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division | |||
| Major General | Ling Pao Collins | 2764[1] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition
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
Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division[6]
- 341st Royal BattleMech Brigade
- 342nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
- 343rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade