226th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division

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226th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
Nickname The Wild Ones from Yorii[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LXIV Corps


The 226th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History

The unit was first mustered on Yorii after the Reunification War.[1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as part of LXIV Corps, Eighteenth Army of the Periphery Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[2] The 226th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 226th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
Major General Victor MacCailin 2764[1]

Tactics

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

The division comprised two brigades of mechanized infantry and a single BattleMech brigade. Also attached was a ground aero wing.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 215: "226th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 156: "Eighteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

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