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{{infoBoxStateUnit
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| image    = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
| Designation   = Seventy-third Mechanized Infantry Division
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| nickname = The Turkistan Hunters
| formed        =
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| parent formation = [[XXIII Corps (Star League)|XXIII Corps]]
| Disbanded      =
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| formed  = unknown
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 2764
| Nickname      = The Turkistan Hunters<ref name=FM:SLDFp183>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 183</ref>
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| unitname = 73rd Mechanized Infantry Division
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
 
| Parent Command = [[XXIII Corps (Star League)|XXIII Corps]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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==Overview==
 
The '''Seventy-third Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''Seventy-third 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 [[XXIII Corps (Star League)|XXIII Corps]], [[Fifteenth Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148: "Fifteenth"</ref> The Seventy-third was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL148/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXIII Corps (Star League)|XXIII Corps]], [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148, "Fifteenth"</ref> The Seventy-third was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL148/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Seventy-third Mechanized Infantry Division'''
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 73rd Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Estrella Fefe]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp183/>
 
 
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==Tactics==
 
==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.
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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 Mechanized 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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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>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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*''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0073rd]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0073rd]]

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