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The '''One Hundred Seventy-third BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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==Overview==
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The '''173rd BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LIV Corps (Star League)|LIV Corps]], [[Fourth(Star League)|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 [[Reunification War]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref>. The 173th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL152/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Victoria (FS)|Victoria]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[LIV Corps (Star League)|LIV Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|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]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref>. The 173th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL152/>
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==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 173rd BattleMech Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Renzo Rizzo|Renzo "RR" Rizzo]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDFp71>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 71: "173rd BattleMech Division"</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition==
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As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 173rd would have been composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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===2764===
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* 1731st BattleMech Brigade <ref name=FMSLDFp71/>
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:*Battle Regiment
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:*Striker Regiment
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:*Striker Regiment
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* 1732nd BattleMech Brigade
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:*Battle Regiment
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:*Striker Regiment
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:*Striker Regiment
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* 1733rd Infantry Brigade
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:* Airmobile Regiment
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:* Airmobile Regiment
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:* Mechanized Infantry
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File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
  
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0173rd]]

Latest revision as of 06:25, 3 December 2023

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173rd BattleMech Division
Nickname The New Earth Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LIV Corps

Overview[edit]

The 173rd BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Victoria[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 173th 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 173rd BattleMech Division
Major General Renzo "RR" Rizzo 2764[3]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 173rd would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764[edit]

  • 1731st BattleMech Brigade [3]
  • Battle Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • 1732nd BattleMech Brigade
  • Battle Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • 1733rd Infantry Brigade
  • Airmobile Regiment
  • Airmobile Regiment
  • Mechanized Infantry

  • Table of Organization

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 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 71: "173rd BattleMech Division"
  4. ↑ The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]

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