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| image    = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
 
| image    = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
 
| nickname = The King of Bashan Division
 
| nickname = The King of Bashan Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| parent formation = [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]]
 
| formed  = unknown
 
| formed  = unknown
| year    = 2784
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| year    = 2780
| disbanded = 2784
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| disbanded = 2780
 
| unitname = 52nd Royal BattleMech Division
 
| unitname = 52nd Royal BattleMech Division
 
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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]], [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 14, "Fifteenth"</ref> The 52nd was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL148/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]], [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 14, "Fifteenth"</ref> The Fifty-second was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL148/>
  
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 52nd would have been composed with 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 Fifty-second would have been composed with 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===
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'''52nd Royal BattleMech Division''' <ref name=FM:SLDFp13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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* 521st Royal BattleMech Brigade
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* 522nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
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* 523rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
  

Revision as of 07:26, 27 July 2016

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Overview

The Fifty-second 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 XV Corps, Fifteenth Army, to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1] The Fifty-second was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech Division the Fifty-second would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[2]

2764

52nd Royal BattleMech Division [3]

  • 521st Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 522nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 523rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 14, "Fifteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography