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