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The '''171st BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''171st BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | ||
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| − | The Division favors firepower over everything else. Each battalion of a heavy assault regiment also includes fourth company of artillery, <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> and these are augmented by additional Battalions at | + | The Division favors firepower over everything else. Each battalion of a heavy assault regiment also includes fourth company of artillery,<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> and these are augmented by additional Battalions at Brigade level.<ref name=FMSLDF83/> |
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 171st would have been composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | As an [[SLDF]] BattleMech [[Division]] the 171st would have been composed with two [[Brigade]]s of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and one brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 11 November 2023
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| 171st BattleMech Division | |
| Nickname | The Zhukov Division |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | LV Corps |
The 171st BattleMech 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 LV Corps, Fifth Army, to District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1] The 171st was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
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| Commanding Officers of the 171st BattleMech Division | |||
| Major General | Reese “Redleg” Killkenny | 2764[2] | |
Tactics[edit]
The Division favors firepower over everything else. Each battalion of a heavy assault regiment also includes fourth company of artillery,[3] and these are augmented by additional Battalions at Brigade level.[2]
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech Division the 171st would have been composed with two Brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]
2764[edit]
- 1711th Brigade[2]
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Battle Regiment
- Attached Artillery Battalion
- 1712th Brigade
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Heavy Assault Regiment
- Battle Regiment
- Attached Artillery Battalion
- 1713th Infantry Brigade
- Attached Heavy Armor Regiment
- Attached Artillery Battalion
Table of Organization
