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Revision as of 02:41, 21 September 2018

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Overview

The 171st BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

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

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 171st BattleMech Division
Major General Reese “Redleg” Killkenny 2764[2]

Tactics

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 Bridage level.[2]

Composition

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

  • 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
  • SLDFBattleMech DivisionTO&E.jpg

    Table of Organisation

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 153, "Fifth"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 83
  3. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13
  4. ↑ The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography

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