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| nickname = Gator Hunters | | nickname = Gator Hunters | ||
| − | | parent formation = [[Star League | + | | parent formation = [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]] |
| formed = unknown | | formed = unknown | ||
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| unitname = 72nd Infantry Division | | unitname = 72nd Infantry Division | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[St. Andre]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 253, "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], to the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] and transferred to District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL153>''The Star League'', p. 153, "Fifth Army"</ref>. The | + | In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[St. Andre]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 253, "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], to the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] and transferred to District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL153>''The Star League'', p. 153, "Fifth Army"</ref>. The Seventy-second survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL153/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | The commanding officer in 2764 | + | The commanding officer in 2764 was [[Major General]] [[Raoul LeHarbin|Raoul "Cajun" LeHarbin]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp81>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 81, "72nd Infantry Division"</ref> |
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| + | ==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.<ref name=FM:SLDFp81/> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the | + | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the Seventy-second would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 18 July 2016
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
The commanding officer in 2764 was Major General Raoul "Cajun" LeHarbin.[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
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]