196th BattleMech Division
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Overview
The One Hundred Ninety-sixth BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
Prior to the fall of the Star League, the 196th was involved in destroying a slaving operation on the world of Viroflay during a tour with the 20th Army (Star League). The commanding officer at the time, General Gould Watts, declared "I have freed the slaves" upon completing the mission causing a brief media sensation.[1]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXXVI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2]. The 196th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 196th would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]
2764
- 1961st Brigade [4]
- 1962nd Brigade
- 1963rd Brigade
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