Paul Bunyan Regiment

Template:InfoBoxMercUnit The Paul Bunyan Regiment was a mercenary unit in the employ of House Kurita, and one of the most prominent examples of the Company Store ploy.

Formed from MechWarriors from the regular army and several periphery realms, they agreed to a new procurement system for mercenaries employed by House Kurita in 2822 that, along with increased pay, allowed them to purchase supplies directly from the military's Procurement Division. The supplies were overpriced, however, forcing the mercenaries to take on more missions which in turn increased their demands for the overpriced supplies, creating a vicious circle known as the Company Store. In 2825, while stationed on Zlatous, the Paul Bunyan Regiment was no longer being paid by House Kurita and eventually seized warehouses on Zlatous for food and supplies. In turn, the Coordinator ordered their DropShips destroyed and their JumpShips seized; he also sent the 5th and 9th Galedon Regulars to destroy the rebellious mercenaries who had dug in after losing their DropShips. Over the course of two months of vicious fighting that laid waste to much of the planet, the regiment was destroyed save for some mercenaries who seized a Kurita DropShip and escaped into the periphery.

Bibliography

• House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)