Editing 1st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division

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| image          = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
| Designation    = First Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
| formed         = 1921
| Previous Designation = First Cavalry Division
| Nickname       = The First Team<ref name=FM:SLDFp181>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 181</ref>
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
| Parent Command = [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

==Overview==
The '''First Royal Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. The unit traced its origins back to the pre–Soviet Second Civil War formation of the First Cavalry Division of the United States Army. Given their illustrious history, the First has always occupied a place of honor within the HAF and SLDF. They enjoyed access to the best training available as well as cutting-edge equipment from Terra.<ref name=FM:SLDFp181 />

==History==
In [[2764]], the First was the most skilled mechanized infantry division in the entirety of the SLDF.<ref name=FMSLDF247>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 247</ref> The First was a part of [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]] within the [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], assigned to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]]; the First was later moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148: "Fifteenth"</ref> The First survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL148/>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the First Royal Mechanized Infantry Division'''
|-
| [[Major General]]||[[Richard Holden]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp181/>
|}

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

==Rules==
When used in a scenario, the First gains the Forcing the Initiative and Overrun Combat abilities.<ref name=FMSLDF247>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 247</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''


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