39th Royal BattleMech Division

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Overview

The Thiry-ninth Royal BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Raman[1], assigned as a part of the IX Corps, Second Army, to District 1 of the Federated Suns Military Region. It was then transferred to District 2 in 2765 in response to the New Vandenberg Uprising.[2] With the start of the Amaris Civil War, the 9th would take part in the Hegemony Campaign to win back Terra. The unit would survive the fighting to take part in Operation Exodus.[2]

Officers

The commanding officer in 2764 is Major General Tyrell Kaspar.[3]

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 39th would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

References

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 150, "Second"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 49, "39th Royal BattleMech Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

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