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The '''135th Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
 
The '''135th Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
  
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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 135th 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 135th would have been composed of two [[brigade]]s of 'Mechs [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
 
===2764===
 
===2764===
 
'''135th Royal BattleMech Division''' <ref name=FM:SLDFp13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
 
'''135th Royal BattleMech Division''' <ref name=FM:SLDFp13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>

Latest revision as of 09:35, 7 April 2023

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135th Royal BattleMech Division
Nickname The Van Diemen Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command VIII Corps

The 135th 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 VIII Corps, Fourteenth Army, to District 1 of the Draconis Combine Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765.[2] The 135th survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 135th Royal BattleMech Division
Major General David Rutherford 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the 135th would have been composed of two brigades of 'Mechs regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]

2764[edit]

135th Royal BattleMech Division [4]

  • 1351st Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 1352nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 1353rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 171
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 147, "Fourteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

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