48th Royal BattleMech Division

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Forty-eighth Royal BattleMech Division
Nickname The Goliath Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command I Corps

The Forty-eighth 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 2764, the unit was stationed on Terra,[2] assigned as a part of the I Corps, First Army of the Terran Military Region. The Forty-eighth survived the Amaris Civil War in 2766 but was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 48th Royal BattleMech Division
Major General Sir Charles Radescu 27582764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division, the Forty-eighth would have been composed of two brigades of 'Mech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[4]

2764[edit]

Forty-eighth Royal BattleMech Division [5]

  • 481st Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 482nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 483rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade

References[edit]

  1. a b Field Manual: SLDF, p. 39: "48th Royal BattleMech Division"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"
  3. The Star League, p. 140: "First Army"
  4. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - BattleMech Division"
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13: "Brigades"

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