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| Designation   = 174th Mechanized Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 174th Mechanized Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = Never give up, never surrender!<ref name=FM:SLDFp161>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 161</ref>
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[XX Corps (Star League)|XX Corps]]
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The '''One Hundred Seventy-fourth Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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The '''174th Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XX Corps (Star League)|XX Corps]], [[13th Army (Star League)|Thirteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Reunification War]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL146>''The Star League'', p. 146, "Thirteenth"</ref>. The 174th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL146/>
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In [[2764]] the 174th was a part of [[XX Corps (Star League)|XX Corps]] within the [[Thirteenth Army (Star League)|Thirteenth Army]] and was assigned to District 3 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]]. In [[2765]] the 174th was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL146>''The Star League'', p. 146: "Thirteenth"</ref> The 174th survived the Uprising and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL146/>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 174th Mechanized Infantry Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Kelvin Nguyen]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp161/>
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==Tactics==
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The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.
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==Composition History==
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The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0174th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0174th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0174th]]

Latest revision as of 13:01, 29 April 2023

174th Mechanized Infantry Division
Nickname Never give up, never surrender![1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XX Corps

The 174th Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764 the 174th was a part of XX Corps within the Thirteenth Army and was assigned to District 3 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region. In 2765 the 174th was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in response to the Periphery Uprising.[2] The 174th survived the Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 174th Mechanized Infantry Division
Major General Kelvin Nguyen 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.

Composition History[edit]

The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 161
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 146: "Thirteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]