Difference between revisions of "47th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division"

Line 4: Line 4:
 
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
 
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
 
| formed  = unknown
 
| formed  = unknown
| year    = 2764
+
| year    = 2779
 +
| disnanded = 2779
 
| unitname = 47th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
 
| unitname = 47th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
 
}}
 
}}
Line 11: Line 12:
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref>The 47th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL149/>
+
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref>The Forty-seventh was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL149/>
  
 +
==Tactics==
 +
The Mechanised 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 Mechanised Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 13:45, 14 July 2016

Template:InfoBoxStateUnit

The Forty-seventh Royal Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1]The Forty-seventh was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Tactics

The Mechanised 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 Mechanised Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 149, "Sixteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography