Difference between revisions of "173rd BattleMech Division"

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| nickname = The New Earth Division
 
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| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| parent formation = [[LIV Corps (Star League)|LIV Corps]]
 
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| year    = 2764
 
| year    = 2764

Revision as of 07:59, 1 July 2016

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Overview

The One Hundred Seventy-third BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

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

The commanding officer in 2764 is Major General Renzo "RR" Rizzo.[3]

Composition

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

  • 1731st Brigade [5]
  • 1732nd Brigade
  • 1733rd Brigade

References

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 152, "Fourth"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 71, "173rd BattleMech Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography