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{{Update Needed|[[Era Report: 2750]]}}
| image          = [[Image:BenjaminRegulars5.png|150 px|Insignia of the Fifth Benjamin Regulars]]
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| Designation    = Fifth Benjamin Regulars
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| formed        = mid-2680s<ref name="ER:2750p42+"/>
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| image    =  
| Disbanded      = between 2830 and 2864
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| nickname = Mirror,Mirror<ref name="ER:2750p42+">''Era Report 2750'' pp. 42-43, "Fifth Benjamin Regulars"</ref>
| Previous Designation =
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| parent formation = [[Benjamin Regulars]]
| Nickname      = Mirror, Mirror<ref name="ER:2750p42+">''Era Report 2750'' pp. 42-43, "Fifth Benjamin Regulars"</ref>
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| formed  = mid-2680s<ref name="ER:2750p42+"/>
| Affiliation    = [[Draconis Combine]]
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| year    = 2765
| Parent Command = [[Benjamin Regulars]]
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| unitname = Fifth Benjamin Regulars
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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==History==
 
  
=== Star League Era ===
 
Formed in the mid-2680s, the '''Fifth Benjamin Regulars''' were one of the handful of [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery|DCMS]] [[regiment|regiments]] specializing in defensive operations. Built around the heavy and assault-weight machines of the Thirteenth Regulars Battalion (the "Thirteen Orphans"), two more such battalions were constructed during the 2690s, with an additional company of light 'Mechs, hovercraft and [[VTOL|VTOLs]] for each battalion. This gave the Fifth the means to both conduct defensive operations and react to changing battlefield circumstances; the light companies would gather information on the enemy, allowing the main units to devise counters to enemy tactics before they engaged.<ref name=ER2750p42-43>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 42-43, "Fifth Benjamin Regulars"</ref>
 
  
Of the various [[brigade|brigades]] of Regulars active within the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] during the [[Star League era]], the regiments of the Benjamin Regulars - including the Fifth Benjamin Regulars - were considered to be the most flexible. This was a reflection of the reality that the Regulars could at any point be called on to fight against the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] or the [[Star League Defense Force]], as a result of the [[Benjamin Military District]] bordering the [[Federated Suns]], [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Terran Hegemony]]. This was even acknowledged by the [[Internal Security Force]], who gave the Fifth and the other regiments of the Regulars more leeway than the average [[DCMS]] unit - an attitude the Benjamin Regulars repaid by limiting complaints and criticism to supply issues and local concerns, rather than anything to do with politics.<ref name="FR2765p10"/>
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==History==
  
The first duel involving a graduate of the SLDF's [[Gunslinger Program]] was undertaken with a member of the Fifth Benjamin on Christmas Day [[2687]], when Gunslinger Colonel Donovan Fresnel of the [[75th Royal Hussar Regiment|Seventy-fifth Royal Hussar Regiment]] and ''Chu-sa'' Shinichi Konya fought to a draw on the planet [[Minakuchi]].<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 27</ref>
 
  
During the [[Second Hidden War|War of Davion Succession]] the Fifth reinforced DCMS units on [[Donenac]] in June [[2726]], where they fought the [[1st Robinson Chevaliers|First Robinson Chevaliers]]. The Fifth offered their opponents the option of surrender after the Davion unit had suffered heavy losses; the Chevaliers refused and successfully waged a guerrilla campaign against DCMS supply depots instead. The Fifth was later beaten in [[2729]] by the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] on [[Colchester]].<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 30-31</ref> <ref name=ER2750p42-43/>
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==Officers==
  
=== The First and Second Succession Wars ===
 
The Fifth Benjamin survived the [[First Succession War]], albeit reduced to half-strength by the end of the conflict.<ref name="FSWp136"/> It was not so fortunate during the [[Second Succession War|subsequent war]], with the unit listed as 'destroyed' sometime prior to [[2864]].<ref name=SSWp96>''Second Succession War'', p. 96, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>
 
 
==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 5th Benjamin Regulars'''
 
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
  
=== Star League Era ===
 
The 5th Benjamin Regulars where trained to be expert defenders<ref>''Era Report: 2750, p. 43</ref> and to be adaptable; the ability to quickly adapt to an opponents tactics can confuse even the most experienced commander.<ref>''Era Report: 2750, p. 141</ref>
 
  
 
== Composition History ==
 
== Composition History ==
 
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=== 2765===
=== 2765 ===
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'''5th Benjamin Regulars''' ([[Regiment]]/Green/Reliable)<ref>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'',p10</ref>  
'''Fifth Benjamin Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FR2765p10">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 10, "Benjamin Regulars"</ref>
 
: Note: At this point in time the Regulars were stationed on [[Benjamin]]; attached to the Regulars were a wing of [[aerospace fighter]]s, an artillery regiment, four infantry regiments and four armored regiments.<ref name="FR2765p10"/>
 
 
 
=== 2786 - 2821 ===
 
'''Fifth Benjamin Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>
 
: Note: At this point in time the Regulars were a light-weight regiment, operating at full strength and stationed on Irurzun.<ref name="FSWp136"/>In 2821 the unit was operating at half-strength and stationed on [[Ludwig]].<ref name="FSWp136"/>
 
 
 
=== 2830 ===
 
'''Fifth Benjamin Regulars''' (Regiment/Green/Reliable)<ref name=SSWp96/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the Regulars were a light-weight regiment, operating at near full strength and stationed on [[Sendai]].<ref name=SSWp96/> The unit was destroyed during the war.<ref name=SSWp96/>
 
  
 
==Rules==
 
==Rules==
 
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===Game Rules===
 
===Game Rules===
=== 2750 ===
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In any scenario against the 5th Benjamin the opposing force will lose the following special abilities: [[Overrun Combat]], [[Forcing the Initiative]], and [[Banking the Initiative]]
 
  
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Benjamin Regulars, 05th]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Benjamin Regulars, 05th]]

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