62nd Mechanized Infantry Division

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Sixty-second Mechanized Infantry Division
Nickname The Scheherazade Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XXXIV Corps

The Sixty-second Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Corbeanca,[2] assigned as part of XXXIV Corps, Ninth Army to District 2 of the Free Worlds League Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 in response to the Periphery Uprising. The Sixty-second was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 62nd Mechanized Infantry Division
Major General Breann Carlise 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

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.[4]

Composition History[edit]

The Division comprised two brigades of mechanized infantry and a single BattleMech brigade. Also attached was a ground aero wing.[4]

2735[edit]

Sixty-second Mechanized Infantry Division

References[edit]

  1. a b c Field Manual: SLDF, p. 121: "62nd Mechanized Infantry Division"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 254: "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command"
  3. The Star League, p. 142: "Ninth Army"
  4. a b The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - Mechanized Infantry Division"

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