VII Corps (Star League)

VII Corps
Unit Profile (as of 2784)
Nickname
Parent Formation	Eighth Army
Formed	2570-2577

Unit Description

The VII Corps (or Seventh Corps) was one of the first corps organized at the foundation of the Star League Defense Force. Prior to the collapse of the Star League it consisted of 6 divisions and 7 independent regiments.

History

Formation

VII Corps was formed during the years between the founding of the Star League in 2570 and the onset of the Reunification War in 2577, and the first administrative centre for VII Corps after its founding was based on the world of Procyon. Unlike other corps such as II Corps and V Corps, VII Corps included a number of independent regiments alongside the three founding divisions within its order of battle and mustered a total of 90 assorted regiments when the Reunification War began: 31 BattleMech regiments, 17 armor regiments, 30 infantry regiments and 12 AeroSpace regiments.

Reunification War

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Amaris Civil War

In 2764 the Seventh Corps was part of the 8th Army, assigned to the First District of the Free Worlds League Military Region. However, in 2765 an uprising occurred in the Periphery, requiring a large portion of the SLDF mobilized to put down the rebellion. The Seventh's units were moved into the Second Destrict, filling in gaps left by other units sent to the fighting. However, the uprising had all been an elaborate plot by Stefan Amaris to accomplish his conquest of the Terran Hegemony.

The Seventh would take part in Aleksandr Kerensky's campaign to reconquer the Terran Hegemony from Amaris, but in the process suffered heavy losses. Of those units which survived, only three would join Kerensky's Operation Exodus, with the rest disbanding or joining other military forces.

Officers

During the Reunification War the Commanding Officer of VII Corps was Captain-General Marion Marik.

Composition History

2577

• 19th Division
• 20th Division
• 21st Royal Division
• 35th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment
• 401st Independent Regiment
• 402nd Independent Regiment
• 403rd Independent Regiment

• CO: Captain-General Marion Marik

Force strength: 31 BattleMech regiments, 30 infantry regiments, 17 armor regiments and 12 AeroSpace regiments.

2764

• 316th Royal BattleMech Division
• 335th BattleMech Division
• 246th Mechanized Infantry Division
• 275th Mechanized Infantry Division
• 297th Mechanized Infantry Division
• 86th Jump Infantry Division
• 35th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment
• 19th Light Horse Regiment
• 28th Light Horse Regiment
• 78th Hussar Regiment
• 81st Dragoon Regiment
• 149th Dragoon Regiment
• 221st Dragoon Regiment

2784

• 316th Royal BattleMech Division - Survived to join the Exodus
• 297th Mechanized Infantry Division - Disbanded after suffering heavy losses; 2004th Battle Regiment joins Federated Suns
• 86th Jump Infantry Division - Survived to join the Exodus
• 35th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment - Survived to join the Exodus
• 28th Light Horse Regiment - Survived to join Draconis Combine
• 149th Dragoon Regiment - Survived to join Federated Suns

Notes

• The force strength for VII Corps during the Reunification War given in Historical: Reunification War is completely disproportionate to the size of the other established corps detailed in the same sourcebook; other corps at full strength consist of 9 regiments each of BattleMechs, armor and infantry plus 3 regiments of AeroSpace Fighters.

A question was raised on the Catalyst Game Labs forum asking for clarification and received the following response:

“	Yep, it's high and suggests that each VII Corps brigade had the equivalent of 3 regiments of 'Mechs (plus conventional forces). There is a reference to the VIIth being overstrength in "The League's Might". The current force listing isn't explicit on the strength of each division though, so it's not always clear how big the VII is. (As an aside, the size of VII corps is a conceit to reconcile the existing figures for the force sent against Canopus with this only being a single Corps; the assumption is that Marian 'used her authority' as a council member to best advantage and hoovered up a chunk of the reserves)	”
	— Chris Hartford, Historical: Reunification War writer

Rules

Reunification War

• VII Corps units may utilize Overrun Combat.
• VII Corps units gain a +1 bonus to repair rolls.
• The VII Corps commander may select half of the maps used in any battle, irrespective of scenario rules.
• VII Corps units adhere to the Ares Conventions.
• VII Corps units suffer a -2 penalty to Initiative if forced to fight on city maps.

Bibliography

• Historical: Reunification War
• The Star League