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The '''Two Hundred Eighty BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''Two Hundred Eighty 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 [[LIII Corps (Star League)|LIII Corps]], [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]], to District 3 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LIII Corps (Star League)|LIII Corps]], [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]], to District 3 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL154>''The Star League'', p. 154, "Seventh"</ref>. The 218th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL154/> |
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| + | ==Composition== | ||
| + | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 218th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 18 October 2012
Overview
The Two Hundred Eighty BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LIII Corps, Seventh Army, to District 3 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[1]. The 218th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 218th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[2]