349th Royal BattleMech Division

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Overview

The 349th 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

In 2704 and 2724 the 349th won the Best Division title at the Martial Olympiad.[1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXII Corps, Fourteenth Army, to District 1 of the Draconis Combine Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765.[2]. The 349th survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers

The commanding officer in 2764 was Major General Sai Chang.[3]

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 349th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764

  • 3491st Royal BattleMech Brigade [5]
  • 3492nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 3493rd Royal Infantry Brigade

References

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 23
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 147, "Fourteenth"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 175
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

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