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| − | | | + | | Designation = 287th BattleMech Division |
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| − | | formed | + | | Disbanded = 2784<ref name="FSWp34"/> |
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| − | | | + | | Nickname = The Tobruk Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp213>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 213</ref> |
| − | | | + | | Affiliation = Star League |
| + | | Parent Command = [[XLV Corps (Star League)|XLV Corps]] | ||
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| − | + | The '''287th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLV Corps (Star League)|XLV Corps]], [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLV Corps (Star League)|XLV Corps]], [[Eighteenth Army (Star League)|Eighteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed are of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL156>''The Star League'', p. 156: "Eighteenth"</ref> The 287th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], but despite the fate of the 287th being regarded as unknown for several centuries after the fall of the [[Star League]],<ref name=SL156/> subsequent publications released in the thirty-first and thirty-second centuries revealed that the 287th almost certainly survived the Hegemony campaign and remained in the [[Inner Sphere]], joining [[Major General]] [[Lauren Hayes]] and the other SLDF units who chose to join [[ComStar]] in support of [[Jerome Blake]]. The 287th is believed to have formed the basis of the "mercenaries" used to create the [[Seventh ComStar Expeditionary Division]] in [[2784]].<ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34: "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref> Following [[Operation SILVER SHIELD]] in June [[2788]], in which ComStar's Expeditionary Divisions seized control of [[Terra]], the vast majority of the Expeditionary Divisions were demobilized and their equipment cached for the future, forming the basis of the later [[Com Guards]].<ref name="H:LOTV2p117">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 117: "ComStar and the Com Guard"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 287th BattleMech Division''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 287th BattleMech Division''' | ||
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| + | | [[Major General]]||[[Bernhard Isaacson]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp213/> | ||
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==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 287th would have been formed from two [[Brigade | + | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 287th 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> |
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===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
| − | * 2871st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | + | * 2871st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |
* 2872nd Brigade | * 2872nd Brigade | ||
* 2873rd Brigade | * 2873rd Brigade | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0287th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0287th]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:47, 11 November 2023
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| 287th BattleMech Division | |
| Disbanded | 2784[1] |
| Nickname | The Tobruk Division[2] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | XLV Corps |
The 287th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLV Corps, Eighteenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed are of the Periphery by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[3] The 287th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, but despite the fate of the 287th being regarded as unknown for several centuries after the fall of the Star League,[3] subsequent publications released in the thirty-first and thirty-second centuries revealed that the 287th almost certainly survived the Hegemony campaign and remained in the Inner Sphere, joining Major General Lauren Hayes and the other SLDF units who chose to join ComStar in support of Jerome Blake. The 287th is believed to have formed the basis of the "mercenaries" used to create the Seventh ComStar Expeditionary Division in 2784.[1] Following Operation SILVER SHIELD in June 2788, in which ComStar's Expeditionary Divisions seized control of Terra, the vast majority of the Expeditionary Divisions were demobilized and their equipment cached for the future, forming the basis of the later Com Guards.[4]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 287th BattleMech Division | |||
| Major General | Bernhard Isaacson | 2764[2] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 287th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[5]
2764[edit]
- 2871st Brigade[6]
- 2872nd Brigade
- 2873rd Brigade