196th BattleMech Division

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196th BattleMech Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Gettysburg Division[1]
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XXXVI Corps


Overview

The 196th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

Prior to the fall of the Star League, the 196th was involved in destroying a slaving operation on the world of Viroflay during a tour with the Twentieth Army. The commanding officer at the time, General Gould Watts, declared "I have freed the slaves" upon completing the mission, causing a brief media sensation.[1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as part of XXXVI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The 196th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 196th BattleMech Division
Major General Gould Watts pre-2764[1]
Major General Walter Steven Hancock 2764[1]

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the 196th would have comprised two brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]

2764

  • 1961st Brigade[4]
  • 1962nd Brigade
  • 1963rd Brigade

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 193: "196th BattleMech Division"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

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