116th BattleMech Division

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116th BattleMech Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Gargantua Division
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command LIV Corps


Overview[edit]

The 116th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Grosvenor[1], assigned as a part of the LIV Corps, Fourth Army, to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[2]. The 116th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 116th BattleMech Division
Major General Mario LaPota Early 2764[3]
Major General Pilar Rodriguez-Vargas 2764[3]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 116th would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764[edit]

  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Heavy Assault Regiment

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 152, "Fourth"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 71: "116th BattleMech Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

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