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{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image         = [[Image:18th Army (SLDF) 2765.jpg|191px]]
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| Designation   = Eighteenth Army
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| nickname =
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| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
| Disbanded      =  
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| formed  = unknown
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 2784
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| unitname = 18th Army
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Star League Defense Force]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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The '''Eighteenth Army''' of the [[Star League Defense Force]] was assigned to operations within the [[Outworlds Alliance]] [[Territorial State]].
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The [[Star League Defense Force]]s '''18th Army''' was assigned to operations within the [[Outworlds Alliance]] [[Territorial State]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Eighteenth Army replaced the [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]] and [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Outworlds Alliance since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak the Eighteenth consisted of twenty-four [[division]]s which included six [[BattleMech]] divisions, fifteen [[infantry]] divisions and up to thirty independent [[regiment]]s.<ref name="TSLp156">''The Star League'', p. 156: "Eighteenth Army"</ref> The Eighteenth faced a challenge in their garrison duties; the Outworlds Alliance had expanded to cover a large number of systems stretching out into the [[Deep Periphery]], and the Eighteenth was stretched thin trying to cover such a large area.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 45: "Eighteenth Army"</ref>  
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Formed in the great expansion of the SLDF, the Eighteenth Army replaced the [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]] and [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] who had defeated and maintained control of the Outworlds Alliance since the [[Reunification War]]. At its peak the 18th consisted of twenty-four [[division]]s which included six [[BattleMech]] divisions, fifteen [[infantry]] divisions and up thirty independent [[regiment]]s. <ref name=SL156>''The Star League'', p. 156, "Eighteenth Army"</ref>
 
 
In [[2765]], most of the units assigned to the Eighteenth Army were in fact individual regiments that were used to garrison newly opened systems, support [[Department of Mega-Engineering]] projects, and engage in exploration activities. The full divisions and brigades of the Eighteenth were used to garrison more established systems near the Alliance's borders with the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp211>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 211</ref>
 
 
 
When the [[Periphery Uprising]] erupted, the widely dispersed deployment of the Eighteenth was both a boon and a curse; many units were caught isolated and alone, and wiped out by rebel forces. However, to engage the Eighteenth the rebel forces were forced to disperse their own forces over a wide area, allowing many units within the Eighteenth to survive the weeks and months before [[13th Army Group (Star League)|other SLDF formations]] arrived to reinforce them virtually intact.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/>
 
 
 
Like all Territorial State armies, the Eighteenth initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Alliance before [[Stefan Amaris]]' murder of [[Richard Cameron]], suffering heavy losses in the assault on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and eventual recapture of the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. The Eighteenth Army was disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League.
 
 
 
==Officers==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 18th Army'''
 
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| [[General]]||[[Son Ok Kim]]||[[2764]] - [[2765]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp211/><ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/>
 
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|}
 
  
==Tactics==
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Like all Territorial State armies, the 18th initially attempted to stabilize tensions in the Alliance before [[Stefan Amaris]]'s murder of [[Richard Cameron]], suffering heavy losses in the assault on the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and eventual recapture of the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. The Eighteenth Army was disbanded upon the collapse of the Star League.
Different per Unit.
 
  
 
==Corps of the 18th Army==
 
==Corps of the 18th Army==
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*[[LXIV Corps (Star League)|LXIV Corps]]
 
*[[LXIV Corps (Star League)|LXIV Corps]]
 
*[[LXVIII Corps (Star League)|LXVIII Corps]]
 
*[[LXVIII Corps (Star League)|LXVIII Corps]]
 
==Composition==
 
===2765===
 
* 6 [[BattleMech]] Divisions<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/>
 
* 15 Infantry Divisions<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/>
 
* 30 Independent Regiments<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/>
 
 
===2767===
 
* 2 BattleMech Divisions<ref name="TSLp156"/>
 
* 9 Infantry Divisions<ref name="TSLp156"/>
 
* 21 Independent Regiments<ref name="TSLp156"/>
 
The Eighteenth lost eight divisions and seven Independent regiments outright as battlefield casualties, with another two divisions and two regiments lost to disbandment, leaving the Eighteenth at 55% of its pre-Uprising strength when the ceasefire began in mid-[[2767]].<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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*''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
  
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Army|Army, 0018th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Army, 0018th]]

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