438th BattleMech Division

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438th BattleMech Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Commonwealth Division[1]
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XXXI Corps

The 438th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXXI Corps, Thirteenth Army, to District 3 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2]The 438th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 438th BattleMech Division
Major General Luisa Campos pre-2764[3]
Major General Ludwig von Straussburg 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 438th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764[edit]

  • 4381st Brigade[5]
  • 4382nd Brigade
  • 4383rd Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 165
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 146: "Thirteenth"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 222
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

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