Difference between revisions of "149th BattleMech Division"

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==Overview==
 
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]], [[Tenth(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 [[Reunification War]] 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/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to District 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/>
  
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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 149th Division was commanded by a [[Major General]] Carson in the years immediately prior to the [[Pentagon Civil War]] and during the early years of the war; Carson was a member of the [[Order of the Star]] and a close friend of [[Andery Kerensky]]. In September [[2801]] leadership within the [[SLDF]] was divided following the death of General Aleksandr Kerensky; the 149th Division was the first Division to follow [[Nicholas Kerensky]], in part due to the personal loyalty Carson held to Andery.<ref name="BC:FFG3-28">''Fall From Glory'', part 3, chapter 28"</ref>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 149th BattleMech Division'''
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| [[Lieutenant General]]||[[Aaron DeChavilier]]||[[2748]] - [[2752]]<ref name=HLT1p59>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 59-60 "Personalities - Star League - Aaron DeChavilier"</ref>
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| [[Major General]]||[[Chuck Daggs]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDF127/>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition==
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Unlike a standard [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 149th was not 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> Two of its three Brigades were mixed armor and mechanized infantry, while only one was a BattleMech formation. These 'Mechs were of heavy and assault weight.<ref name=FM:SLDF127>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 127</ref>
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===2764===
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* 1491st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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* 1492nd Brigade
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* 1493rd Brigade
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Fall From Glory]]''
 
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0149th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0149th]]

Revision as of 12:50, 21 July 2019

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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 District 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] The 149th Division was commanded by a Major General Carson in the years immediately prior to the Pentagon Civil War and during the early years of the war; Carson was a member of the Order of the Star and a close friend of Andery Kerensky. In September 2801 leadership within the SLDF was divided following the death of General Aleksandr Kerensky; the 149th Division was the first Division to follow Nicholas Kerensky, in part due to the personal loyalty Carson held to Andery.[3]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 149th BattleMech Division
Lieutenant General Aaron DeChavilier 2748 - 2752[4]
Major General Chuck Daggs 2764[5]

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition

Unlike a standard SLDF BattleMech Division the 149th was not composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[6] Two of its three Brigades were mixed armor and mechanized infantry, while only one was a BattleMech formation. These 'Mechs were of heavy and assault weight.[5]

2764

  • 1491st Brigade [7]
  • 1492nd Brigade
  • 1493rd Brigade

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 143, "Tenth"
  2. Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 122
  3. Fall From Glory, part 3, chapter 28"
  4. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 59-60 "Personalities - Star League - Aaron DeChavilier"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 127
  6. The Star League, p. 133
  7. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography