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| Designation    = Benjamin Regulars
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| parent formation = [[DCMS]]
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| formed  = unknown
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| year    = 3067
| Affiliation    = [[Draconis Combine]]
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| unitname = Benjamin Regulars
| Parent Command = DCMS
 
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==History==
 
==History==
During the Succession Wars the Benjamin Regulars were frequently used as a strategic reserve to supplement the other Districts. As a result of this and deployment in their own district, the Benjamin Regulars were highly skilled on both attack and defense.<ref>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 38</ref>
 
 
 
During the [[Jihad]] the Benjamin Regulars as a whole were seriously wounded. In fact only the 2nd and 17th Regulars survived the Jihad. After losing many warriors and machines to attacks from the [[Word of Blake]] and the [[Federated Suns]], as of [[3079]] the Benjamin Regulars are not expected to be ready for combat operations for at least a decade. These rebuilding efforts are further hindered by the fact that most of their replacement units consist of armor and infantry forces.<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 8</ref>
 
During the [[Jihad]] the Benjamin Regulars as a whole were seriously wounded. In fact only the 2nd and 17th Regulars survived the Jihad. After losing many warriors and machines to attacks from the [[Word of Blake]] and the [[Federated Suns]], as of [[3079]] the Benjamin Regulars are not expected to be ready for combat operations for at least a decade. These rebuilding efforts are further hindered by the fact that most of their replacement units consist of armor and infantry forces.<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 8</ref>
  
 
The loss of the Dieron Military District to the Republic of the Sphere meant that the Benjamin Regulars were called upon to do more front-line defensive work. These efforts were hampered however by the betrayal of the Sixth Benjamin Regulars during the Jihad. To prevent further collaboration with the Black Dragon Society, the Second and Seventeenth Benjamin Regulars were stationed as far away from each other as possible, while the new Forty-third Regulars were stationed on [[Benjamin]] under the watchful eye of the [[ISF]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 39</ref>
 
The loss of the Dieron Military District to the Republic of the Sphere meant that the Benjamin Regulars were called upon to do more front-line defensive work. These efforts were hampered however by the betrayal of the Sixth Benjamin Regulars during the Jihad. To prevent further collaboration with the Black Dragon Society, the Second and Seventeenth Benjamin Regulars were stationed as far away from each other as possible, while the new Forty-third Regulars were stationed on [[Benjamin]] under the watchful eye of the [[ISF]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 39</ref>
 
==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 Benjamin Regulars'''
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
==Tactics==
 
Different per Unit.
 
 
==Benjamin Regulars Details==
 
The Benjamin District has the smallest borders, but despite being a relatively small area to defend, in [[3025]] the Benjamin District had a surprisingly high number of regiments.
 
 
By 3025 only seven regiments remain in the Benjamin Regulars, and while they were expected to defend the borders with the Commonwealth and the Federated Suns, they also had other functions:
 
* To form a reserve upon which the Draconis Combine High Command could draw to fill out offensive strategies.
 
* To serve as a vital second line of defense should any neighboring enemy manage to penetrate another district and fight its way into the Draconis Combine interior.
 
 
The Benjamin Regulars are the easiest District Unit to join, having few requirements and with political correctness not considered of vital importance in the district. What the Benjamin Regulars expect is a willingness to adapt. Though it might sound simple, because the units from the Benjamin Regulars are expected to be familiar with all the worlds in the Benjamin District and with all pertinent information regarding missions outside the district, the ability to learn quickly was the major requirement for a MechWarrior in the Benjamin Regulars.
 
 
Though the relation between the Benjamin Regulars and the Procurement Department was considered adequate in 3025, the common belief among the lower ranks of the military was that the Benjamin Regulars did less than the other District Forces, and the Procurement Department tended to feel that whatever the Benjamin Regulars might need could wait awhile. This attitude could cause supply shipments to be months overdue, and often the units had to call upon the High Command itself to grease the wheels of the Procurement Department. Because of this, the 'Mechs and fighters of the Benjamin Regulars suffer because of the sluggish supply system. Although few 'Mechs
 
are pulled from duty because they lack parts, most are missing at least one part or system, and the Techs are constantly surly because of the lack of parts.
 
 
The Benjamin Regulars do not have a preferred 'Mech color. During parades, however, the ‘Mechs are painted white with brown
 
striping.<ref name=HKDCp144>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 144: "The Benjamin Regulars"</ref>
 
  
 
==Units of the Benjamin Regulars==
 
==Units of the Benjamin Regulars==
Because the District forces have many conventional commands most of the BattleMech regiments have only temporary support assets. But that thinking has changed in time, now a few Commanding Officers include some smaller conventional assets to their 'Mech units permanently.<ref name=FMDCp40>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 40</ref>
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Because the District forces have many conventional commands most of the BattleMech regiments have only temporary support assets. But that thinking has changed in time, now a few Commanding Officers include some smaller conventional assets to their 'Mech units permanently.<ref name=FMDCp40>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'' p.40 </ref>
  
:* [[1st Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 10</ref>
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:* [[1st Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10>''Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine'', p.10 </ref>  
:* [[2nd Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[2nd Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[3rd Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[3rd Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>  
:* [[4th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/><ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
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:* [[4th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/><ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref>
:* [[5th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[5th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[6th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[6th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[7th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[7th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[8th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[8th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[9th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[9th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
 
:* [[10th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
 
:* [[10th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[11th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[11th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[12th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[12th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[13th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[13th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[14th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[14th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[15th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[15th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[16th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[16th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
 
:* [[17th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
 
:* [[17th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[18th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[18th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[19th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* [[19th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* [[21st Benjamin Regulars]]
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:* [[21st Benjamin Regulars]]  
:* [[22nd Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=FMUp106/>
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:* [[22nd Benjamin Regulars]] <ref name=FMUp106/>
:* [[43rd Benjamin Regulars]]
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:* [[43rd Benjamin Regulars]]  
:* [[44th Benjamin Regulars]]<ref name=TRO3145Mercsp32>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 32</ref>
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:* [[44th Benjamin Regulars]] <ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 32</ref>
 
:* [[45th Benjamin Regulars]]
 
:* [[45th Benjamin Regulars]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
:* The 1st Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 10</ref>
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:* The 1st Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10>''Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine'', p.10 </ref>  
:* The 2nd Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
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:* The 2nd Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10/>
:* The 3rd Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was destroyed in [[3065]].
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:* The 3rd Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was destroyed in [[3065]].
:* The 5th Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10/> surrendered to the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] in [[2729]].
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:* The 5th Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10/> surrendered to the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] in [[2729]].
:* The 6th Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was disbanded in [[3075]] for their part in the Luthien Coup of [[3067]].
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:* The 6th Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was disbanded in [[3075]] for their part in the Luthien Coup of [[3067]].
:* The 9th Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was destroyed 3062.<ref name=FMUp106>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 106</ref>
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:* The 9th Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was destroyed 3062.<ref name=FMUp106>''Field Manual: Updates'' p.106 </ref>
:* The 11th Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was destroyed.
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:* The 11th Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was destroyed.
:* The 15th Regulars<ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was disbanded in [[3073]].
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:* The 15th Regulars <ref name=frdcms2765p10/> was disbanded in [[3073]].
 
:* The 21st Regulars was destroyed in [[3052]].
 
:* The 21st Regulars was destroyed in [[3052]].
 
:* The 22nd Regulars was destroyed in [[3062]])<ref name=FMUp106/>
 
:* The 22nd Regulars was destroyed in [[3062]])<ref name=FMUp106/>
 
:* The 43rd Regulars was newly build after the Jihad.
 
:* The 43rd Regulars was newly build after the Jihad.
:* The 44th Regulars raided [[Mannedorf]] in [[3124]].<ref name=TRO3145Mercsp32 />
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:* The 44th Regulars raided [[Mannedorf]] in [[3124]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 32</ref>
 
:* The 45th Regulars was active durng the Dark Age era.
 
:* The 45th Regulars was active durng the Dark Age era.
  
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Benjaminregulars2.png|[[2nd Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars2.png | [[2nd Benjamin Regulars]]
Benjaminregulars3.png|[[3rd Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars3.png| [[3rd Benjamin Regulars]]
4th_Benjamin_Regulars.png|[[4th Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:4th_Benjamin_Regulars.png| [[4th Benjamin Regulars]]
9th Benjamin Regulars logo.png|[[9th Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars6.png| [[9th Benjamin Regulars]]
Benjamin Regulars 06th logo.png|[[6th Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars.png | [[6th Benjamin Regulars]]
11thBenjaminregulars.png|[[11th Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars.png | [[11th Benjamin Regulars]]
15th Benjamin Regulars logo.png|[[15th Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars15.png| [[15th Benjamin Regulars]]
17th Benjamin Regulars logo.png|[[17th Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars17.png| [[17th Benjamin Regulars]]
21st Benjamin Regulars logo.png|[[21st Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars.png | [[21st Benjamin Regulars]]
22ndbenjamin.jpg|[[22nd Benjamin Regulars]]
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Image:Benjaminregulars22.png| [[22nd Benjamin Regulars]]
44th Benjamin Regulars logo.png|[[44th Benjamin Regulars]]
 
Benjamin Regulars -Brigade logo 3025.png|Benjamin Regulars Brigade Insignia, ca. 3025
 
 
</gallery>
 
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==Notes==
 
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===Reunification War===
 
===Reunification War===
* The Benjamin Regulars receive a +1 bonus to morale checks.<ref name="H:RWp182">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 182: "Draconis Combine"</ref>
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* The Benjamin Regulars receive a +1 bonus to morale checks.<ref name="H:RWp182">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 182, "Draconis Combine"</ref>
 
* The Benjamin Regulars receive a +1 bonus to Initiative if they are outnumbered by 2-to-1 or greater at any point in a battle.<ref name="H:RWp182"/>
 
* The Benjamin Regulars receive a +1 bonus to Initiative if they are outnumbered by 2-to-1 or greater at any point in a battle.<ref name="H:RWp182"/>
 
* The Benjamin Regulars receive a -2 penalty to any roll made to determine availability of supplies, advanced equipment or replacements.<ref name="H:RWp182"/>
 
* The Benjamin Regulars receive a -2 penalty to any roll made to determine availability of supplies, advanced equipment or replacements.<ref name="H:RWp182"/>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine]]''
 
 
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Benjamin Regulars]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Benjamin Regulars]]

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