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| nickname = Division du Aquitaine
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| Designation   = 142nd Mechanized Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 142nd Mechanized Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = Division du Aquitaine
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| Affiliation    = Star League
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| Parent Command =  [[XXIII Corps (Star League)|XXIII Corps]]
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The '''One Hundred Fourty-second Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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The '''142nd 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]], [[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]] to take part in the [[Reunification War]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148, "Fifteenth"</ref>. The 142nd survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<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]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148, "Fifteenth"</ref> The 142nd survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL148/>
  
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 142nd Mechanized Infantry Division'''
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==Tactics==
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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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==Composition History==
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The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 25 August 2021

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142nd Mechanized Infantry Division
Nickname Division du Aquitaine
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XXIII Corps

The 142nd Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXIII Corps, Fifteenth Army, to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[1] The 142nd survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 142nd Mechanized Infantry Division

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.

Composition History[edit]

The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 148, "Fifteenth"

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