Field Manual: SLDF

Field Manual: SLDF
Product information
Type	Sourcebook
Author	Jason Schmetzer William Gauthier Jason Hansa Ken Horner Philip A. Lee Aaron Pollyea Craig Reed Elliotte Want
Development	Jason Schmetzer Øystein Tvedten (strategic assistance)
Pages	264
Cover Artwork	Randall Mackey
Illustrations	Peter Johnston Chris Lewis Matt Plog Rudy Valle David White Alex Williamson Øystein Tvedten (maps) Ray Arrastia (Logos/Layout) David Allen Kerber (Logos) Chris Lewis (Logos)
Publication information
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Product code	CAT35251
First published	2012
MSRP	$40.00
Content
Era	Star League era
Agency	Republic Armed Forces
Universe Date	23 October 3090
Timeline	2764
Series	Field Reports
Preceded by	Field Manual: 3085
Followed by	Field Manual: 3145

Description

Framed as an "SLDF 2764 Readiness Report" to Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky, Field Manual: SLDF presents an in-depth look at the Star League's mighty forces just prior to the Amaris Civil War and the onset of the Succession Wars. The first part discusses the structure of the Star League Defense Force by combat arm and the various departments and subcommands, while the main section presents a corps-by-corps breakdown of the SLDF Army and Navy. For the first time in a sourcebook, significant attention is given to the numbered fleets of the Navy—the most powerful space navy in history.

From the back cover

“

THE GRANDEST ARMY It was the middle of the twenty-eighth century. Two hundred years after the Age of War, all of mankind now lived, united, under one flag: the Star League. Defending and policing this vast realm nearly 3,000 worlds strong was the largest army ever known to humanity: the Star League Defense Force. Harnessing the largest fleet of WarShips ever assembled, the most advanced technologies in BattleMech and aerospace design, and the finest, most disciplined training regimens in known space, the SLDF was the invincible might that kept the feuding Houses of the Inner Sphere in line. Field Manual: SLDF describes the single greatest military force the Inner Sphere has ever seen: the Star League Defense Force. Including a brief history and overview of the SLDF, its formation, organization, and training programs, this book provides the most detailed look ever at the army that protected the Inner Sphere before the treachery of Stefan Amaris and the Succession Wars that soon followed. Special rules are also included, enabling players to create Star League forces for use in campaigns set in one of BattleTech's most storied eras.

”

Contents

• Credits
• Greater Than Yourself (short story)
• Introduction
  • How To Use This Book
• The Star League Defense Force
  • • Reunification War
    • First Hidden War
    • Second Hidden War
    • Third Hidden War
    • The Periphery Heats Up
  • Organization of the SLDF
    • Army Groups
    • Armies
    • Corps
    • Divisions
    • Brigades
    • Regiments
    • BattleMech Assets
    • Aerospace Assets
    • Armor Assets
    • Infantry Assets
    • Navy
  • Organization and Procedure
    • Operational Commands
    • Support Commands
    • Logistical Subcommands
    • SLDF Bases and Fortifications
  • Recruiting
    • The Martial Olympiad
  • Ranks
  • Uniforms in the SLDF
    • Regular Army Uniforms
    • Star League Navy Uniforms
  • Medals and Decorations
    • Hegemony Medal
    • Star League Medal of Honor
    • Medal of Valor
    • Shandra Noruff Ribbon
    • DeKirk Medal
    • Star League Red Cross
    • The McKenna Wheel
    • Geerson Flying Cross
    • Order of the Star
    • Order of the Sword
    • Order of the Dove
    • Order of the Palm
• Deployment Of The Regular Army
  • The Regular Army
  • The Fleet and the Army
    • Garrison Fleet
    • Reserve Fleet
• Terran Military Region
  • First Army
    • I Corps
    • X Corps
    • XXI Corps
  • First Fleet
• Federated Suns Military Region
  • Second Army
    • IX Corps
    • XVI Corps
    • XXIX Corps
    • LII Corps
  • Second Fleet
  • Third Army
    • XVII Corps
    • XXXIII Corps
    • LXVI Corps
    • LXIX Corps
  • Third Fleet
  • 4th Army
    • XXXVII Corps
    • LIV Corps
    • LXII Corps
    • LXX Corps
  • Fourth Fleet
• Capellan Confederation Military Region
  • 5th Army
    • XXIV Corps
    • LV Corps
    • LX Corps
  • Fifth Fleet
  • Sixth Army
    • XXXVIII Corps
    • LXIII Corps
    • LVII Corps
  • Sixth Fleet
  • Seventh Army
    • LIII Corps
    • LVIII Corps
    • LXXI Corps
  • Seventh Fleet
• Free Worlds League Military Region
  • Eighth Army
    • III Corps
    • VII Corps
    • XIX Corps
    • XXV Corps
  • Eighth Fleet
  • Ninth Army
    • XVIII Corps
    • XII
    • XXXIV Corps
    • XLI Corps
  • Ninth Fleet
  • Tenth Army
    • IV Corps
    • XIII Corps
    • XXVI Corps
    • XXXIX Corps
  • Tenth Fleet
• Lyran Commonwealth Military Region
  • Eleventh Army
    • V Corps
    • XXVII Corps
    • XLIX Corps
    • LI Corps
  • Eleventh Fleet
  • Twelfth Army
    • II Corps
    • XXX Corps
    • XLII Corps
    • LXI Corps
  • Twelfth Fleet
  • Thirteenth Army
    • VI Corps
    • XX Corps
    • XXVIII Corps
    • XXXI Corps
  • Thirteenth Fleet
• Draconis Combine Military Region
  • Fourteenth Army
    • VIII Corps
    • XIV Corps
    • XXII Corps
    • XXXII Corps
  • Fourteenth Fleet
  • Fifteenth Army
    • XV Corps
    • XXIII Corps
    • XXXV Corps
    • XL Corps
  • Fifteenth Fleet
  • Sixteenth Army
    • XI Corps
    • XXXVI Corps
    • XLIV Corps
    • L Corps
  • Sixteenth Fleet
• Magistracy of Canopus Military Region
  • Seventeenth Army
    • XLIII Corps
    • XLVIII Corps
    • LXXII Corps
  • Seventeenth Fleet
• Outworlds Alliance Military Region
  • Eighteenth Army
    • XLV Corps
    • LXIV Corps
    • LXVIII Corps
  • Eighteenth Fleet
• Taurian Concordat Military Region
  • Nineteenth Army
    • XLVI Corps
    • LVI Corps
    • LXV Corps
  • Nineteenth Fleet
• Rim Worlds Republic Military Region
  • Twentieth Army
    • XLVII Corps
    • LIX Corps
    • LXVII Corps
  • Twentieth Fleet
• Rules Annex
  • Random Assignment Table
    • Using the Random Assignment Tables
    • SLDF Equipment Levels
    • BattleMech Random Assignment Tables
    • Vehicle Random Assignment Tables
    • AeroSpace Random Assignment Tables
  • Special Unit Rules

Notes

• The trademarked title is the rather unwieldy BattleTech Field Manual: Star League Defense Force (Field Manual: SLDF), with BattleTech not in italics.