416th BattleMech Division

416th BattleMech Division
Nickname The Association Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LXVII Corps

Overview[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

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

2764[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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

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