Difference between revisions of "179th BattleMech Division"

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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
 
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 179th 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>
 
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 179th 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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* 1791st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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* 1792nd Brigade
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* 1793rd Brigade
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 11:47, 18 June 2016

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Overview

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

History

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Hoyleton[1], assigned as a part of the LXVI Corps, Third Army, to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2]. The 179th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]

Officers

The commanding officer in 2764 was Major General Zbynek Maly.[3]

Composition

As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 179th would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

  • 1791st Brigade [5]
  • 1792nd Brigade
  • 1793rd Brigade

References

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 151, "Third"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 63, "179th BattleMech Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography