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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was under the command of [[General]] [[Stephen James Gaffa]]<ref name=GGp18>''Great Gaffa's Ghost'', p. 18</ref> and assigned, as a part of the [[LXV Corps (Star League)|LXV Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth"</ref> The 364th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL157/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was under the command of [[General]] [[Stephen James Gaffa]]<ref name=GGp18>''Great Gaffa's Ghost'', p. 18</ref> and assigned, as a part of the [[LXV Corps (Star League)|LXV Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157: "Nineteenth"</ref> The 364th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL157/>
  
General Gaffa was supposedly killed on 4 November [[2765]] in a small ravine area over Sander's Creek on [[New Vandenburg]] in an ambush by separatist forces that specifically targeted him. Unconfirmed later sightings of his ''[[Highlander]]'' as a ghost 'Mech would give rise to the legend of "[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]".<ref name=GGGp18-32>''Great Gaffa's Ghost'', pp. 18-32</ref>
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General Gaffa was supposedly killed on 4 November [[2765]] in a small ravine area over Sander's Creek on [[New Vandenberg]] in an ambush by separatist forces that specifically targeted him. Unconfirmed later sightings of his ''[[Highlander]]'' as a ghost 'Mech would give rise to the legend of "[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]".<ref name=GGGp18-32>''Great Gaffa's Ghost'', pp. 18–32</ref>
  
 
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As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 364th would have been formed from two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
 
As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 364th would have been formed from two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
 
===2764===
 
===2764===
* 3641st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]''
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*''[[The Star League]]''
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0364th]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0364th]]

Revision as of 20:57, 27 August 2022

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364th BattleMech Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Zulu Division
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command LXV Corps

Overview

The Three Hundred Sixty-fourth BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was under the command of General Stephen James Gaffa[1] and assigned, as a part of the LXV Corps, Nineteenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[2] The 364th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]

General Gaffa was supposedly killed on 4 November 2765 in a small ravine area over Sander's Creek on New Vandenberg in an ambush by separatist forces that specifically targeted him. Unconfirmed later sightings of his Highlander as a ghost 'Mech would give rise to the legend of "Great Gaffa's Ghost".[3]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 364th BattleMech Division
General Stephen James Gaffa 2764[1]

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 364th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764

  • 3641st Brigade[5]
  • 3642nd Brigade
  • 3643rd Brigade

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Great Gaffa's Ghost, p. 18
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 157: "Nineteenth"
  3. Great Gaffa's Ghost, pp. 18–32
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography