171st BattleMech Division
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171st BattleMech Division | |
Nickname | The Zhukov Division |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | LV Corps |
The 171st BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LV Corps, Fifth Army, to District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1] The 171st was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]
Officers
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 171st BattleMech Division | |||
Major General | Reese “Redleg” Killkenny | 2764[2] |
Tactics
The Division favors firepower over everything else. Each battalion of a heavy assault regiment also includes fourth company of artillery,[3] and these are augmented by additional Battalions at Brigade level.[2]
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 171st would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]
2764
- 1711th Brigade[2]
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Battle Regiment
- Attached Artillery Battalion
- 1712th Brigade
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Battle Regiment
- Attached Artillery Battalion
- 1713th Infantry Brigade
- Attached Heavy Armor Regiment
- Attached Artillery Battalion