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| Designation = 328th Royal BattleMech Division
| formed =
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname = The Lion-Hearted Division<ref name=FM:SLDF223>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 223</ref>
| Affiliation = Star League
| Parent Command = [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]]
| Sub-Command =
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The '''328th 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]]. Thanks to the unwavering loyalty shown by the 328th, it survived the formation of the [[Clans]] to become the '''328th Assault Cluster''' of [[Clan Wolf]].

==History==
===Star League===
Prior to the Fall of the [[Star League]], the 328th was assigned to garrison the world of [[Taurus]]. There the unit's [[3286th Heavy Assault Regiment]], composed completely of ''[[Stalker]]'' [[BattleMechs]], would demonstrate close order drill every year on Star League Day. Many considered the display both inspiring and terrifying.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 223: "328th Royal BattleMech Division"</ref>

In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]], [[Nineteenth Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], of the [[Periphery Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157: "Nineteenth"</ref> The 328th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL157/> At a mere handful, the 328th was noted as having largest volume of [[Excalibur (BattleMech)|''Excalibur'']] [[BattleMech]]s to survive the liberation of [[Terra]].<ref name=RI-30>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 30 "Recovered Star League Equipment - Type: EXC-B1 Excalibur"</ref>

===Clan Wolf===
The [[328th Assault (Clan Wolf)|328th]] was one of the few units allowed to keep its history alive after the formation of the Clans by [[Nicholas Kerensky]] and all military assets where reorganized.<ref name=WCSb78>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 78</ref> They received this honor because of their unwavering support of Nicholas Kerensky. This recognition of their pre-Clan roots upset several other units who challenged the 328th to several [[Trial of Grievance|Trials of Grievance]].<ref name="er3052-44">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 44</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 328th Royal BattleMech Division'''
|-
| [[Major General]]||[[Alister Doohan]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp222>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 222: "328th Royal BattleMech Division"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===2764===
'''328th Royal BattleMech Division'''<br>
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 328th 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>

* 3281st Royal BattleMech Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
* 3282nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
* 3283rd Royal Infantry Brigade

The BattleMech Brigades were based around three heavy assault regiments and three Battle Regiments and included the [[3286th Heavy Assault Regiment]], which had three Battalions of ''[[Stalker]]'' assault 'Mechs.<ref name=FM:SLDFp222/>

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''

[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0328th Royal]]
[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0328th Royal]]
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|BattleMech Division, 0328th Royal]]

328th Royal BattleMech Division - Revision history

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