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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2765]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL158>''The Star League'', p. 158, "Twentieth"</ref> In fact they had moved the farthest spinward of any unit in their Corps, being stationed on [[Richvale]]. They were formed in the 2720s during the buildup of forces under [[First Lord]] [[Jonathan Cameron]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 237</ref>
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The 416th was formed in the 2720s during the buildup of forces under [[First Lord]] [[Jonathan Cameron]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp237 />
 
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In [[2765]], the unit was assigned, as a part of [[LXVII Corps (Star League)|LXVII Corps]], [[20th Army (Star League)|Twentieth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL158>''The Star League'', p. 158: "Twentieth"</ref> In fact, they moved the farthest spinward of any unit in their Corps, being stationed on [[Richvale]].
 
The 416th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL158/>
 
The 416th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL158/>
  
 
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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 416th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 416th would have comprised two [[Brigade|brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[mechanized infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
===2764===
 
===2764===
* 4161st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0416th]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0416th]]

Revision as of 21:41, 27 March 2023

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416th BattleMech Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Association Division[1]
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command LXVII Corps

Overview

The 416th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

The 416th was formed in the 2720s during the buildup of forces under First Lord Jonathan Cameron.[1] In 2765, the unit was assigned, as a part of LXVII Corps, Twentieth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[2] In fact, they moved the farthest spinward of any unit in their Corps, being stationed on Richvale. The 416th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 416th BattleMech Division
Major General Victor Farrell 2764[1]

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 416th would have comprised two brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]

2764

  • 4161st Brigade[4]
  • 4162nd Brigade
  • 4163rd Brigade

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 237
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 158: "Twentieth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography