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Line 35: In [[3048]], the notorious pirate band the [[Band of the Damned]] had raided the world of [[Kokpekty]]. The band had been raiding the Combine for years, however after the Kokpekty raid the DCMS High Command finally resolved to do something about the band. The Seventh Pesht's commanding officer of the time, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' Kurtis Benzinger, dispatched the regiment's Second Battalion to hunt down the pirates. The Second Battalion was commanded by ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Vance Rezak]], who led his BattleMech battalion of poorly equipped and discarded MechWarriors on a seven-month chase through the Periphery. After narrowing their pursuit through the [[Draconis Rift]], the Second Battalion cornered the Damned on an uninhabited world. Reports of the battle showed it to have been fierce; the Second Battalion's [[JumpShip]] had been disabled by the pirates after two weeks of fighting. What wasn't publicly known was that Rezak had requested reinforcements and supplies and had been ignored by ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger. A year later ''Sho-sa'' Rezak respectively defeated the Damned's leader and made himself the pirate band's commanding officer. He then declared war on the Draconis Combine for neglecting his unit and abandoning it. Intelligence sources indicated that ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger was collaborating with the original leader of the Damned.<ref>''The Periphery (1996)'', p. 83: "Vance Rezak's Band of the Damned" - 7th Pesht's CO sends a weak Battalion of troops to make it appear he was not working with ''Band of the Damned''</ref> It is unclear if the DCMS High Command was aware of ''Tai-sa'' Bensinger's actions. In [[3048]], the notorious pirate band the [[Band of the Damned]] had raided the world of [[Kokpekty]]. The band had been raiding the Combine for years, however after the Kokpekty raid the DCMS High Command finally resolved to do something about the band. The Seventh Pesht's commanding officer of the time, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' Kurtis Benzinger, dispatched the regiment's Second Battalion to hunt down the pirates. The Second Battalion was commanded by ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Vance Rezak]], who led his BattleMech battalion of poorly equipped and discarded MechWarriors on a seven-month chase through the Periphery. After narrowing their pursuit through the [[Draconis Rift]], the Second Battalion cornered the Damned on an uninhabited world. Reports of the battle showed it to have been fierce; the Second Battalion's [[JumpShip]] had been disabled by the pirates after two weeks of fighting. What wasn't publicly known was that Rezak had requested reinforcements and supplies and had been ignored by ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger. A year later ''Sho-sa'' Rezak respectively defeated the Damned's leader and made himself the pirate band's commanding officer. He then declared war on the Draconis Combine for neglecting his unit and abandoning it. Intelligence sources indicated that ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger was collaborating with the original leader of the Damned.<ref>''The Periphery (1996)'', p. 83: "Vance Rezak's Band of the Damned" - 7th Pesht's CO sends a weak Battalion of troops to make it appear he was not working with ''Band of the Damned''</ref> It is unclear if the DCMS High Command was aware of ''Tai-sa'' Bensinger's actions. − By mid-3050s, the unit's discipline had grown lax. The [[DCMS]] High Command had undersupplied the regiment for years feeling that such supplies were needed elsewhere. + By mid 3050s, the unit's discipline had grown lax. The [[DCMS]] High Command had undersupplied the regiment for years feeling that such supplies were needed elsewhere. ===Operation BULLDOG=== ===Operation BULLDOG===
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In [[3048]], the notorious pirate band the [[Band of the Damned]] had raided the world of [[Kokpekty]]. The band had been raiding the Combine for years, however after the Kokpekty raid the DCMS High Command finally resolved to do something about the band. The Seventh Pesht's commanding officer of the time, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' Kurtis Benzinger, dispatched the regiment's Second Battalion to hunt down the pirates. The Second Battalion was commanded by ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Vance Rezak]], who led his BattleMech battalion of poorly equipped and discarded MechWarriors on a seven-month chase through the Periphery. After narrowing their pursuit through the [[Draconis Rift]], the Second Battalion cornered the Damned on an uninhabited world. Reports of the battle showed it to have been fierce; the Second Battalion's [[JumpShip]] had been disabled by the pirates after two weeks of fighting. What wasn't publicly known was that Rezak had requested reinforcements and supplies and had been ignored by ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger. A year later ''Sho-sa'' Rezak respectively defeated the Damned's leader and made himself the pirate band's commanding officer. He then declared war on the Draconis Combine for neglecting his unit and abandoning it. Intelligence sources indicated that ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger was collaborating with the original leader of the Damned.<ref>''The Periphery (1996)'', p. 83: "Vance Rezak's Band of the Damned" - 7th Pesht's CO sends a weak Battalion of troops to make it appear he was not working with ''Band of the Damned''</ref> It is unclear if the DCMS High Command was aware of ''Tai-sa'' Bensinger's actions. | In [[3048]], the notorious pirate band the [[Band of the Damned]] had raided the world of [[Kokpekty]]. The band had been raiding the Combine for years, however after the Kokpekty raid the DCMS High Command finally resolved to do something about the band. The Seventh Pesht's commanding officer of the time, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' Kurtis Benzinger, dispatched the regiment's Second Battalion to hunt down the pirates. The Second Battalion was commanded by ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Vance Rezak]], who led his BattleMech battalion of poorly equipped and discarded MechWarriors on a seven-month chase through the Periphery. After narrowing their pursuit through the [[Draconis Rift]], the Second Battalion cornered the Damned on an uninhabited world. Reports of the battle showed it to have been fierce; the Second Battalion's [[JumpShip]] had been disabled by the pirates after two weeks of fighting. What wasn't publicly known was that Rezak had requested reinforcements and supplies and had been ignored by ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger. A year later ''Sho-sa'' Rezak respectively defeated the Damned's leader and made himself the pirate band's commanding officer. He then declared war on the Draconis Combine for neglecting his unit and abandoning it. Intelligence sources indicated that ''Tai-sa'' Benzinger was collaborating with the original leader of the Damned.<ref>''The Periphery (1996)'', p. 83: "Vance Rezak's Band of the Damned" - 7th Pesht's CO sends a weak Battalion of troops to make it appear he was not working with ''Band of the Damned''</ref> It is unclear if the DCMS High Command was aware of ''Tai-sa'' Bensinger's actions. | ||
| − | By mid | + | By mid 3050s, the unit's discipline had grown lax. The [[DCMS]] High Command had undersupplied the regiment for years feeling that such supplies were needed elsewhere. |
===Operation BULLDOG=== | ===Operation BULLDOG=== | ||