149th BattleMech Division
149th BattleMech Division | |
Formed | unknown |
Nickname | The Erwin Rommel Division |
Affiliation | SLDF |
Parent Command | IV Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The 149th 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 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[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 149th BattleMech Division | |||
Lieutenant General | Aaron DeChavilier | 2748 - 2752[4] | |
Major General | Chuck Daggs | 2764[5] | |
General | Absalom Truscott | January 2788 -[6] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition[edit]
Unlike a standard SLDF BattleMech Division the 149th was not composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[7] 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[edit]
- 1491st Brigade[8]
- 1492nd Brigade
- 1493rd Brigade
Notes[edit]
According to Fall from Glory, a Major General Carson was in command of the 149th BattleMech Division and one to pledge the 149th to Nicholas Kerensky Second Exodus. A position that conflicts with information in Field Manual: Crusader Clans and Historical: Operation Klondike that attributes this to Absalom Truscott.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 143: "Tenth"
- ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 122
- ↑ Fall from Glory, Part 3, ch. 28
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 59–60: "Personalities - Star League - Aaron DeChavilier"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 127
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 110: "History of the Star Adder"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 133
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13
- ↑ Fall from Glory, p. 180