72nd Infantry Division
72nd Infantry Division | |
Formed | unknown |
Nickname | Gator Hunters |
Affiliation | SLDF |
Parent Command | XXIV Corps |
Contents
Overview
The Seventy-second Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was stationed on St. Andre[1], assigned as a part of the XXIV Corps, Fifth Army, to the Capellan Confederation Military Region and transferred to District 2 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region by 2765.[2] The Seventy-second survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]
Officers
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 72nd Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Raoul "Cajun" LeHarbin | 2764[3] |
Tactics
All of the division's BattleMechs are jump-capable. The infantry brigades are trained in boat handling, long-range scouting and small-unit tactics.[3]
Composition History
As an SLDF Infantry division the Seventy-second would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[4]