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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
The commanding officer in 2764 is [[Major General]] [[Vicente Detweiler]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp75>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 75, "238th Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref> | The commanding officer in 2764 is [[Major General]] [[Vicente Detweiler]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp75>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 75, "238th Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref> | ||
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| + | The Mechanised 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== | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanised Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
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Each infantry brigade had an attached medium tank regiment and artillery battalion. | Each infantry brigade had an attached medium tank regiment and artillery battalion. | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 2 August 2016
Contents
Overview
The 238th Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was statione on Horsham[1], assigned as a part of the LXX Corps, Fourth Army, to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in response to the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2] The 238th took heavy losses during the Uprising, and was disbanded during the Amaris Civil War, elements joined the rebels.
Officers
The commanding officer in 2764 is Major General Vicente Detweiler.[3]
Tactics
The Mechanised 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 Mechanised Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.[4]
Each infantry brigade had an attached medium tank regiment and artillery battalion.