316th Royal BattleMech Division

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316th Royal BattleMech Division
Nickname The Rio Grande Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command VII Corps

The 316th 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[edit]

In 2640, 2652, and 2672, the 316th won the Best Division category at the Martial Olympiad.[2]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the VII Corps, Eighth Army, to District 1 of the Free Worlds League Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765. The 316th survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 316th Royal BattleMech Division
Major General Sir Charles LeMarque [4]
Major General Polina Tchernovkov 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the 316th would have been formed from two brigades of 'Mech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[5]

2764[edit]

  • 3161st Royal BattleMech Brigade [6]
  • 3162nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 3163rd Royal Infantry Brigade

References[edit]

  1. a b Field Manual: SLDF, p. 109: "316th Royal BattleMech Division"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 23: "Martial Olympiad Champions 2640–2736"
  3. The Star League, p. 141: "Eighth Army"
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 107: "Eighth Army - Command"
  5. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - BattleMech Division"
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13: "Brigades"

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