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Part of the [[Draconis Combine]]'s [[BattleMech]] [[regiments]] of the Dieron District, the unit avoiding seeing action against the [[Clans]], the green and untried '''Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars''' saw combat for the first and last time during the [[FedCom Civil War]], destroyed in the failed defense of [[Marduk]].
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==Unit Description==
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Part of the Draconis Combine's BattleMech Regiments of the Dieron District, the unit avoiding seeing action against the [[Clans]], the green and untried '''22nd Benjamin Regulars''' saw combat for the first and last time during the [[FedCom Civil War]], destroyed in the failed defense of [[Marduk]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Formed after the [[War of 3039]],<ref name=W3039-138>''War of 3039'', p. 138: Unit not included on "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table"</ref> the green Twenty-second was stationed on [[New Mendham]] in the [[Irurzun Prefecture]] of the [[Benjamin Military District]] prior to the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref name=20YU-42>''20 Year Update'', p. 42: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (Deployment as of 3050)"</ref>
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Formed after the [[War of 3039]] <ref name=W3039-138>''War of 3039'', p. 138, Unit not included on "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table"</ref>, the green 22nd was stationed on [[New Mendham]] in the [[Irurzun Prefecture]] of the [[Benjamin Military District]] prior to the [[Clan Invasion]]. <ref name=20YU-42>''20 Year Update'', p. 42, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (Deployment as of 3050)"</ref>
  
While the Twenty-second received shipments of advanced [[LosTech]] equipment as did the other Benjamin Regulars units during the Invasion, the DCMS held the unit back, unwilling to send a green and untried regiment against the invaders until given little choice. After the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] the Twenty-second was transferred to garrison Marduk, an important [[BattleMech]] producing world but far from the Clan front.<ref name=FMDC47>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 47: "Unit Profile"</ref>
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While the 22nd received shipments of advanced [[LosTech]] equipment as did the other Benjamin Regulars units during the Invasion, the DCMS held the unit back, unwilling to send a green and untried regiment against the invaders until given little choice. After the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] the 22nd was transferred to garrison Marduk, an important [[BattleMech]] producing world but far from the Clan front. <ref name=FMDC47>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 47, "Unit Profile"</ref>
  
With little possibility the Twenty-second would face combat any time soon, the DCMS Procurement Department stripped the unit of its advanced equipment to rebuild other units, providing surplus standard [[PPC]]s, [[Large Laser]]s, [[AC/5]]s and [[AC/10]]s from units that upgraded with [[ER PPC]]s, [[ER Large Laser]]s, [[Ultra AC/5]]s and [[LB 10-X AC]]s in return. Taking a cue from the [[9th Benjamin Regulars]] on nearby [[Proserpina]], the Twenty-second spent increasing time in simulators developing interesting new [[BattleMech]], [[aerospace fighter]], and [[combat vehicle]] configurations, partly to stave off the boredom of garrison duty, but also an attempt to develop configurations and tactics that might allow them to survive against units armed with more modern equipment.<ref name=FMDC47/>
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With little possibility the 22nd would face combat any time soon, the DCMS Procurement Department stripped the unit of its advanced equipment to rebuild other units, providing surplus standard [[PPC]]s, [[Large Laser]]s, [[AC/5]]s and [[AC/10]]s from units that upgraded with [[ER PPC]]s, [[ER Large Laser]]s, [[Ultra AC/5]]s and [[LB 10-X AC]]s in return. Taking a cue from the [[9th Benjamin Regulars]] on nearby [[Proserpina]], the 22nd spent increasing time in simulators developing interesting new [[BattleMech]], [[aerospace fighter]], and [[combat vehicle]] configurations, partly to stave off the boredom of garrison duty, but also an attempt to develop configurations and tactics that might allow them to survive against units armed with more modern equipment. <ref name=FMDC47/>
  
 
===Federated Suns Incursion and Destruction===
 
===Federated Suns Incursion and Destruction===
Still unwilling to send a green unit against the Clans, the DCMS high command left them stationed on Marduk rather than assign them to take part in [[Operation Bulldog]] or the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. But with other DCMS units stripped from the Combine-Suns border to combat [[Clan Ghost Bear]], the Twenty-second finally saw combat for the first and last time during the [[Draconis March]]'s unauthorized invasion in the early stages of the [[FedCom Civil War]].  
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Still unwilling to send a green unit against the Clans, the DCMS high command left them stationed on Marduk rather than assign them to take part in [[Operation Bulldog]] or the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. But with other DCMS units stripped from the Combine-Suns border to combat [[Clan Ghost Bear]], the 22nd finally saw combat for the first and last time during the [[Draconis March]]'s unauthorized invasion in the early stages of the [[FedCom Civil War]].  
  
Despite the value of the world, Duke [[James Sandoval]] selected a unit little better than the Twenty-second, the recently rebuilt and still green [[First Chisholm's Raiders]] stationed on [[Breed]] to capture Marduk. Landing on the planet on 22 December [[3062]], the Raiders' initial plan on striking the capital of New Pontiac was set aside when they realized that while the Twenty-second Benjamin defended the whole world, sole defense in proximity to the [[Victory Industries]] BattleMech plant was its own security forces, a combined arms [[regiment]] with a [[battalion]] of [[OmniMech]]s.<ref name=FCCW-44>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 44–46: "War within the Draconis Combine - Marduk"</ref>
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Despite the value of the world, Duke [[James Sandoval]] selected a unit little better than the 22nd, the recently rebuilt and still green [[1st Chisholm's Raiders]] stationed on [[Breed]] to capture Marduk. Landing on the planet on the 22nd of December [[3062]], the Raiders' initial plan on striking the capital of New Pontiac was set aside when they realized that while the 22nd Benjamin defended the whole world, sole defense in proximity to the [[Victory Industries]] BattleMech plant was its own security forces, a combined arms [[regiment]] with a [[battalion]] of [[OmniMech]]s.<ref name=FCCW-44>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 44-46, "War within the Draconis Combine - Marduk"</ref>
  
While taking heavy losses, the Raiders had secured tenuous control over sections of the Victory plant when the Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars finally learned of the attack. Striking out from New Pontiac, over 120 km from Victory plant, the Twenty-second Benjamin quickly discovered that the First Chisholm's CO General Neece had sent the Twenty-third Breed Recon Regiment to delay them. The dense Tillerbee Jungle allowed the Twenty-third to stage ambush after ambush, preventing the Twenty-second Benjamin from reaching the Victory complex before the Raiders finished securing it on December 26th. While the Raiders spent the next eight days recuperating and re-equipping from weapons and 'Mechs stockpiled at the factory, the Twenty-second had pushed within twenty kilometers of the Victory factories.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
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While taking heavy losses, the Raiders had secured tenuous control over sections of the Victory plant when the 22nd Benjamin Regulars finally learned of the attack. Striking out from New Pontiac, over 120 km from Victory plant, the 22nd Benjamin quickly discovered that the 1st Chisholm's CO General Neece had sent the 23rd Breed Recon Regiment to delay them. The dense Tillerbee Jungle allowed the 23rd to stage ambush after ambush, preventing the 22nd Benjamin from reaching the Victory complex before the Raiders finished securing it on December 26th. While the Raiders spent the next eight days recuperating and re-equipping from weapons and 'Mechs stockpiled at the factory, the 22nd had pushed within twenty kilometers of the Victory factories. <ref name=FCCW-44/>
  
Splitting her forces, Neece dispatched two of her 'Mech battalions to perform an orbital drop on New Pontiac as the bait to lure the Twenty-second Benjamin out of the jungle while her infantry and armor prepared to encircle them in a pincer movement to trap and destroy the Twenty-second. Luck was with the Twenty-second, however, when animosity between the Chisholm 'Mech and Combat Vehicle elements boiled over and the First Chisholm Armor Brigade attacked before the Chisholm 'Mechs were in position, allowing the Twenty-second to escape the trap mostly intact and retreat west to a secondary base at Tauto.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
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Splitting her forces, Neece dispatched two of her 'Mech battalions to perform an orbital drop on New Pontiac as the bait to lure the 22nd Benjamin out of the jungle while her infantry and armor prepared to encircle them in a pincer movement to trap and destroy 22nd. Luck was with the 22nd however when animosity between the Chisholm 'Mech and Combat Vehicle elements boiled over and the 1st Chisholm Armor Brigade attacked before the Chisholm 'Mechs were in position, allowing the 22nd to escape the trap mostly intact and retreat west to a secondary base at Tauto.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
  
The Twenty-second continued to reap the benefits of the FedSun forces' infighting as ''Tai-sa'' Dirks led the Regulars west, resulting in two weeks of frustrating hit-and-run battles as the Chisholm forces missed more and more opportunities to eliminate the Twenty-second. The odds finally turned against the Twenty-second Benjamin when a fed-up General Neece purged the command staff of her armored forces and on 19 January [[3063]] a finally coordinated attack caught two mixed battalions of the Twenty-second Regulars in the Guland River Valley, followed two days later by the surrender of another Regulars battalion after a particularly long and devastating artillery assault. With only one-third of the Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars left, compounded by the capture of ''Tai-sa'' Dirks on January 24th, the bulk of the Chisholm's Rangers pulled back to New Pontiac on the 25th, leaving a single mixed arms regiment to mop them up.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
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The 22nd continued to reap the benefits of the FedSun forces' infighting as ''Tai-sa'' Dirks led the Regulars west, resulting in two weeks of frustrating hit-and-run battles as the Chisholm forces missed more and more opportunities to eliminate the 22nd. The odds finally turned against the 22nd Benjamin when a fed-up General Neece purged the command staff of her armored forces and on January 19th [[3063]] a finally coordinated attack caught two mixed battalions of the 22nd Regulars in the Guland River Valley, followed two days later by the surrender of another Regulars battalion after a particularly long and devastating artillery assault. With only one-third of the 22nd Benjamin Regulars left, compounded by the capture of ''Tai-sa'' Dirks on January 24th, the bulk of the Chisholm's Rangers pulled back to New Pontiac on the 25th, leaving a single mixed arms regiment to mop them up.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
  
Initially able to stay ahead of these forces, the fate of the surviving battalion of the Twenty-second was sealed in March when FedSun reinforcements allowed the Chisholm's Rangers to focus their entire attention upon them. Finally cornered on March 21st on the edge of the freezing Ku'ulu Glacier as they attempted to cross and reach the relative safety of the Ko Nami'i Mountains, the Twenty-second easily weathered attacks from the Chisholm Rangers' few remaining fighters and [[VTOL]]s, forcing General Neece to reluctantly order in a battalion of [[Jump Jet |jump capable 'Mechs]]. The Chisholm 'Mechs quickly caught up with the fleeing Twenty-second, half of the Regulars destroyed by the FedSun forces, the other half buried by avalanches or falling through the ice into deep water as the ice shelf weakened due to the shocks of the battle.<ref name=FCCW-70>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 70–71: "Wave One: Draconis Combine - Marduk"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 106</ref>
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Initially able to stay ahead of these forces, the fate of the surviving battalion of the 22nd was sealed in March when FedSun reinforcements allowed the Chisholm's Rangers to focus their entire attention upon them. Finally cornered on March 21st on the edge of the freezing Ku'ulu Glacier as they attempted to cross and reach the relative safety of the Ko Nami'i Mountains, the 22nd easily weathered attacks from the Chisholm Rangers' few remaining fighters and [[VTOL]]s, forcing General Neece to reluctantly order in a battalion of [[Jump Jet |jump capable 'Mechs]]. The Chisholm 'Mechs quickly caught up with the fleeing 22nd, half of the Regulars destroyed by the FedSun forces, the other half buried by avalanches or falling through the ice into deep water as the ice shelf weakened due to the shocks of the battle.<ref name=FCCW-70>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 70-71, "Wave One: Draconis Combine - Marduk"</ref> <ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 106</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
The Twenty-second had no signature tactics.  Its attached armor battalion, [[William's Wolverines]], was known for its aggressive tenacity.
 
The Twenty-second had no signature tactics.  Its attached armor battalion, [[William's Wolverines]], was known for its aggressive tenacity.
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
'''Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup42>''20 Year Update'', p. 42</ref>  
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'''22nd Benjamin Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup42>''20 Year Update'', p. 42</ref>  
 
:*CO: Tai-sa Sojanee Rausali<ref name=20yup42/>
 
:*CO: Tai-sa Sojanee Rausali<ref name=20yup42/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on New Mendham. <ref name=20yup42/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on New Mendham. <ref name=20yup42/>
  
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
'''Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=ORp27>''Objective Raids'', p.27</ref>
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'''22nd Benjamin Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=ORp27>''Objective Raids'', p.27</ref>
 
:*CO: ''Tai-sa'' John Ahrmram
 
:*CO: ''Tai-sa'' John Ahrmram
  
 
===3059===
 
===3059===
'''Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC47/>
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'''22nd Benjamin Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC47/>
:* CO/First [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Stephen Dirks
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:* CO/1st [[Battalion]]: ''Tai-sa'' Stephen Dirks
 
::* XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' Thomas Payne
 
::* XO: ''[[Chu-sa]]'' Thomas Payne
:* Second Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Joshua Siga
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:* 2nd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Joshua Siga
:* Third Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Kiato Massanumi
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:* 3rd Battalion: ''Chu-sa'' Kiato Massanumi
::Note: Less than 60 percent of the 'Mechs were upgraded.<ref name=FMDC14>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 14</ref>
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::Note:Less than 60 percent of the Mechs are upgraded. <ref name=FMDC14> ''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'' ,p. 14 </ref>
  
'''Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars Aerospace''' (2 [[Company|Companies]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC47/>
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'''22nd Benjamin Regulars Aerospace''' (2 [[Company|Companies]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=FMDC47/>
 
:* Wing Commander: ''[[Dai-i]]'' Kalvin Hiato
 
:* Wing Commander: ''[[Dai-i]]'' Kalvin Hiato
  
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[[New Mendham 10th Militia]] (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC47/>
 
[[New Mendham 10th Militia]] (2 Battalions/Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMDC47/>
 
:* Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' David Jibitsu
 
:* Troop Commander: ''Tai-sa'' David Jibitsu
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==Game Rules==
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The Twenty-second can use the Overrun Combat special command ability in Alpha Strike games.<ref>''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 39</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
*''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
*''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
*''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''
 
*''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''
*''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
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*''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''

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