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| image         = [[Image:Star League Logo.png|150px]]
| nickname = The Gog Division
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| Designation   = Ninety-ninth BattleMech Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 99th BattleMech Division
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| Nickname      = The Gog Division
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]]
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The '''Ninety-ninth BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''Ninety-ninth BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]], [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]], to the [[Terran Military Region]] and then transferred to District 1 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Reunification War]].<ref name=SL140>''The Star League'', p. 140, "First"</ref>The 99th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL140/>
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The Ninety-ninth Division served as the garrison unit for [[Dieron]]. While there, they were responsible for defending the headquarters for [[Army Group Kurita]], the headquarters of [[14th Army (Star League)|Fourteenth Army]], and the headquarters of [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]]. Dieron was a major transship point for SLDF units moving into or out of the [[Draconis Combine]], and the Ninety-ninth took advantage of these frequent visitors to broaden their training regimen.<ref name=FMSLDFp43>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 43: "99th BattleMech Division"</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Ronel]],<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"</ref> and assigned as a part of the [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]], [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]], to the [[Terran Military Region]] and then transferred to District 1 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] by [[2765]], to take the place of units sent to fight in the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]].<ref name=SL140>''The Star League'', p. 140: "First"</ref> The Ninety-ninth was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL140/>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of 99th BattleMech Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Alicia Brentworth]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDFp43/>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition==
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As an SLDF BattleMech [[division]], the Ninety-ninth would have been composed with two [[brigades]] of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiments]] 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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* 991st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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* 992nd Brigade
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* 993rd Brigade
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File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0099th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0099th]]

Latest revision as of 06:54, 8 January 2024

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Ninety-ninth BattleMech Division
Nickname The Gog Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XXI Corps

The Ninety-ninth BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

The Ninety-ninth Division served as the garrison unit for Dieron. While there, they were responsible for defending the headquarters for Army Group Kurita, the headquarters of Fourteenth Army, and the headquarters of XXI Corps. Dieron was a major transship point for SLDF units moving into or out of the Draconis Combine, and the Ninety-ninth took advantage of these frequent visitors to broaden their training regimen.[1]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Ronel,[2] and assigned as a part of the XXI Corps, First Army, to the Terran Military Region and then transferred to District 1 of the Federated Suns Military Region by 2765, to take the place of units sent to fight in the New Vandenberg Uprising.[3] The Ninety-ninth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of 99th BattleMech Division
Major General Alicia Brentworth 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the Ninety-ninth would have been composed with two brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764[edit]

  • 991st Brigade [5]
  • 992nd Brigade
  • 993rd Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 43: "99th BattleMech Division"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Star League, p. 140: "First"
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography[edit]