23rd Mechanised Commando Squadron

The 49th Special Tactics Mobile Suit Team (aka Arcadia Squadron) is Peacekeeper's main fast-response special weapons squadron, primarily made up of Gundam mobile suits.

Overview
By the time mobile suits such as the Daybreaker and Halcyon had been created, the Peacekeepers were aware of the existence of Natural Transcendants, but lacked enough information to create a solid combat doctrine involving Transcendant-use machines. Therefore, instead of creating squads solely consisting only of Transcendant pilots, it was decided to place emphasis on overall tactical effectiveness of the squadron. Based off the previous success of the first Gundam team, Arcadia Squadron consisted of a similar tactical deployment and served as one of the Peacekeeper's Special Weapons, Operations and Rapid Deployment (SWORD) teams.

It was also believed that reuniting members from a former squadron would allow them to rely on pre-existing trust and known formations, allowing them to perform better than an entirely new squadron, despite the team's unorthodox formation. The combined abilities of Natural Transcendants, Cyber Transcendants and regular humans makes the squad very proficient at asymmetric warfare.

Notes & Trivia

 * The 49th's motto In varietate concordia is Latin for "United in diversity".
 * The motto originally belonged to the European Union.