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| Designation   = Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires
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| nickname = On The Edge<ref name="FR2765:Pp26">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 26, "IV Corps"</ref>
| formed        = [[2765]]
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| parent formation = [[IV Corps (Taurian Concordat)|IV Corps]]
| Disbanded      =
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| formed  =
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 2765
| Nickname      = On The Edge<ref name="FR2765:Pp26">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 26: "IV Corps"</ref>
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| unitname = Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires
| Affiliation    = [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
| Parent Command = [[IV Corps (Taurian Concordat)|IV Corps]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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Formed during the [[Star League era]], the '''Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires''' was one of a number of commands that comprised a part of the rebuilt [[IV Corps (Taurian Concordat)|IV Corps]].
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In contrast with the other Corps that began rebuilding in earnest after the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]], the "new" IV Corps was rebuilt using units that had no links to those formations that had fought under the IV Corps banner during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
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Formed during the [[Star League era]], the '''Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires''' was one of a number of commands that comprised a part of the rebuilt [[IV Corps (Taurian Concordat)|IV Corps]]. In contrast with the other Corps that began rebuilding in earnest after the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]], the "new" IV Corps was rebuilt using units that had no links to those formations that had fought under the IV Corps banner during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
  
The revitalized IV Corps began with the expansion of the Taurian Concordat during the colonization efforts of the Star League era, during which a number of worlds were settled in the region of the Concordat that became known as the [[Dumassas Union]]. The Concordat traditionally founded settlements that included the creation of local militia forces to protect the settlers against pirate activity, and when these local militias received [[BattleMech]]s, two of the local militias managed to reorganize themselves into new units, the Dumassas Legionnaires.<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
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The revitalised IV Corps began with the expansion of the Taurian Concordat during the colonisation efforts of the Star League era, during which a number of worlds were settled in the region of the Concordat that became known as the [[Dumassas Union]]. The Concordat traditionally founded settlements that included the creation of local militia forces to protect the settlers against pirate activity, and when these local militias received [[BattleMech]]s, two of the local militias managed to reorganize themselves into new units, the Dumassas Legionnaires.<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
  
 
The Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires and a sister regiment, the [[4th Dumassas Legionnaires|Fourth]], formed up outside the Dumassas Union, but were assigned to IV Corps and deployed into the Union; the Fourth originally mustered from the planetary militia on [[Althea's Choice]], whilst the Twelfth mustered on [[Leh]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
 
The Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires and a sister regiment, the [[4th Dumassas Legionnaires|Fourth]], formed up outside the Dumassas Union, but were assigned to IV Corps and deployed into the Union; the Fourth originally mustered from the planetary militia on [[Althea's Choice]], whilst the Twelfth mustered on [[Leh]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
  
The Twelfth's origins as a planetary militia presented a number of problems; its equipment was initially amongst the oldest still in service in the [[Taurian Defense Force]], with an abundance of old designs such as the ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Talos (BattleMech)|Talos]]'', and ''[[Wasp]]'' within the regiment. Many of the Fourth's 'Mechs dated back to the Reunification War even if the regiment itself didn't.<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
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The Twelfth's origins as a planetary militia presented a number of problems; its equipment was initially amongst the oldest still in service in the [[Taurian Defense Force]], with an abundance of old designs such as the ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Talos]]'' and ''[[Wasp]]'' within the regiment. Many of the Fourth's 'Mechs dated back to the Reunification War even if the regiment itself didn't.<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
  
Like the other regiments of IV Corps, the Twelfth suffered a steady stream of equipment losses as a result of attrition inflicted via a combination of raider activity, hazardous operating environments and poor quality equipment. This didn't begin to change until [[2764]], when the [[First Dumassas Legionnaires]] reached its lowest ebb, dropping below fifty percent operational readiness; this proved a pivotal moment, forcing the TDF to being taking the problems that plagued IV Corps seriously. Although the TDF rerouted two [[battalions]] of new BattleMechs that had been destined for [[II Corps (Taurian Concordat)|II Corps]] to IV Corps and to the First in particular, the Twelfth and her sister regiments continued to be plagued with low morale and discipline problems due to the lack of operational equipment or the poor condition of much of the equipment that was operational, making the various commands fertile ground for other nations to try and recruit clandestine sources of intelligence.<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
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Like the other regiments of IV Corps, the Twelfth suffered a steady stream of equipment losses as a result of attrition inflicted via a combination of raider activity, hazardous operating environments and poor quality equipment. This didn't begin to change until [[2764]], when the [[First Dumassas Legionnaires]] reached its lowest ebb, dropping below fifty percent operational readiness; this proved a pivotal moment, forcing the TDF to being taking the problems that plagued IV Corps seriously. Although the TDF rerouted two [[battalion]]s of new BattleMechs that had been destined for [[II Corps (Taurian Concordat)|II Corps]] to IV Corps and to the First in particular, the Twelfth and her sister regiments continued to be plagued with low morale and discipline problems due to the lack of operational equipment or the poor condition of much of the equipment that was operational, making the various commands fertile ground for other nations to try and recruit clandestine sources of intelligence.<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
 
! 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 12th Dumassas Legionnaires'''
 
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|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Unknown.
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
===2765===
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=== 2765 ===
'''Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires''' (Regiment/Green/Questionable)<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
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* Twelfth Dumassas Legionnaires (Green/Questionable)<ref name="FR2765:Pp26"/>
 
:At this point in time the Twelfth was deployed to the [[Angra]] system.
 
:At this point in time the Twelfth was deployed to the [[Angra]] system.
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==Notes==
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==Rules==
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==References==
 
==References==

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