Difference between revisions of "149th BattleMech Division"
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The '''One Hundred Forty-Ninth BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''One Hundred Forty-Ninth BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to Destrict 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to Destrict 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]]<ref name=SL143>''The Star League'', p. 143, "Tenth"</ref>. The 149th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL143/> |
The [[Star League in Exile]] kept the 149th Division on the rolls. [[Absalom Truscott]] was its last commanding officer before [[Nicholas Kerensky]] founded the [[Clans]] and reorganized the military entirely.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 122</ref> | The [[Star League in Exile]] kept the 149th Division on the rolls. [[Absalom Truscott]] was its last commanding officer before [[Nicholas Kerensky]] founded the [[Clans]] and reorganized the military entirely.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 122</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Composition== | ||
| + | As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 149th would have been composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]] | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 18 October 2012
Overview
The One Hundred Forty-Ninth BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the IV Corps, Tenth Army, to Destrict 3 of the Free Worlds League Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765[1]. The 149th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
The Star League in Exile kept the 149th Division on the rolls. Absalom Truscott was its last commanding officer before Nicholas Kerensky founded the Clans and reorganized the military entirely.[2]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 149th would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]