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| image         = [[Image:Rasalhague Regulars 17th logo.png|150px|Insignia of the 17th Rasalhague Regulars]]
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| Designation   = Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars
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| nickname = "Veterans of Tamar"
| formed        = Between 2765-2786
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| parent formation = [[Rasalhague Regulars]]
| Disbanded      = [[3034]]
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| formed  = unknown
| Previous Designation =  
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| year    = 3028
| Nickname      = Veterans of Tamar
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| unitname = 17th Rasalhague Regulars BattleMech Regiment
| Affiliation    = [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Rasalhague Regulars]]
 
| Sub-Command    =
 
 
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The '''Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars''' was part of the [[Draconis Combine]] defending mainline regiments assigned to the [[Rasalhague Military District]]. Formerly a heavy unit that attacked its enemies head-on, the regiment's defeat on [[Tamar]] in [[3016]] led to its restructure as a [[BattleMech#Light|light]] [[BattleMech]] unit serving in a reconnaissance and hit-and-run role. During the [[Ronin War]] the Seventeenth sided with the rebels and was destroyed on [[Kempten]].
 
  
== History ==
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The 17th Rasalhague Regulars was part of the [[Draconis Combine]] defending mainline regiments assigned to the [[Rasalhague Military District]]. The regiment specializes light [[BattleMech]]s in reconnaissance role.
=== First and Second Succession Wars ===
 
The Seventeenth was raised as a light 'Mech unit sometime between [[2765]] and the First Succession War's outbreak in [[2786]].<ref>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 16 - the 17th is not listed on the Rasalhague Regulars' roster</ref> By the end of that conflict it had been reduced to slightly less than half-strength.<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery"</ref> Though it was reinforced prior to the [[Second Succession War]], the Seventeenth was nearly destroyed by that conflict, as it had been reduced to less than a fifth of its authorized strength when the war ended.<ref name="SSWp97">''Second Succession War'', p. 97, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery"</ref>
 
  
=== Third Succession War ===
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==History==
By the latter years of the [[Third Succession War]] the Seventeenth was a heavy regiment that was known for frontal assaults. This changed in [[3016]] when the Seventeenth assaulted [[Tamar]] at the behest of Duke [[Hassid Ricol]]. The unsuccessful attempt to capture the [[Tamar Pact|Tamar Pact's]] regional capital left the regiment so devastated that the unit was rebuilt with light 'Mechs and forced to change its tactics to match.<ref name="CMKp43">''Combat Manual: Kurita'', p. 43, "Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars"</ref>
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[[3028]] saw the ''Seventeenth'' being defeated by the surprise emergence of the [[1st Tyr|Tyr Regiment]] on [[Kirchbach]].<ref name="nais1-60">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 60</ref>
 
 
In [[3025]] the unit was stationed on [[Kirchbach]].<ref name=HKDCp134/>
 
 
 
=== Fourth Succession War ===
 
The Seventeenth was stationed on [[Kirchbach]] when the system was invaded by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major Lyran Commonwealth offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]],<ref name="NAIS4SWp60">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 60, "Kirchbach"</ref> following the order issued by [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] on the 21st of October to exploit the successes of the first wave of the Operation.<ref name="NAIS4SWp59">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 59, "Follow-up Invasions"</ref> Kirchbach was a Prefecture capital, making it an important administrative hub within the [[Rasalhague Military District]]. Stationed on Kirchbach alongside the Seventeenth were the remaining elements of the [[Fifth Amphigean Light Assault Group]] and [[Helmut's Hermits]], the latter two commands having retreated from worlds invaded in the first wave. Commanding the Lyran task force assigned to the invasion of Kirchbach was General Troka; aware of the significant [[DCMS]] forces on the planet Troka requested permission to deploy the [[1st Tyr|Tyr]] assault-weight regiment assembled in secret from members of the Tyr resistance movement and those with ties to the former [[Rasalhague Principality]] in addition to the [[Fourth Donegal Guards]], [[Third Lyran Regulars]] and [[Winfield's Brigade]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp60"/><ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
 
 
 
The Tyr regiment routed the Seventeenth in a battle near the city of Östersund; the appearance of the regiment prompted a popular revolt among the population, who were still predominantly of Scandinavian heritage. The population engaged in riots and strikes, while members of the Tyr underground movement launched sabotage attacks that helped fuel an environment so hostile to the DCMS forces that they were left feeling as if they were fighting in an enemy realm.<ref name="NAIS4SWp60"/><ref name="4SWp19">''Fourth Succession War'', p. 19, "Scenario 4: Justice is Served"</ref> With the Seventeenth damaged and the Fifth Amphigean LAG and Helmut's Hermits still weak from their earlier battles the DCMS was forced to recall its forces from Kirchbach. General Kelly Benzinger, the commanding officer of the Seventeenth, committed suicide on Kirchbach.<ref name="NAIS4SWp60"/>
 
 
 
=== Ronin War ===
 
The Seventeenth sided with the rebels during the [[Ronin War]], mounting attacks upon the newborn [[Free Rasalhague Republic|Republic]] worlds of [[Goito]] and [[Radstadt]]<ref name="HBWp120-121">''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 120-121, "Deployment Tables: Ronin War"</ref> and crippling the latter planet's oil production. Arriving next on [[Kempten]] in early August, the Seventeenth saved the beleaguered [[First Sun Zhang Cadre]] from being wiped out by the [[2nd Kavalleri (Free Rasalhague Republic)|Second Kavalleri]]. After forcing the [[KungsArmé]] regiment to retreat with heavy losses, the Seventeenth absorbed the Cadre's survivors and was in the process of making good its damage when elements of the [[Second Sword of Light]] appeared in the system. Knowing they faced a hopeless fight the Seventeenth surrendered, with over half of its number committing ''seppuku'' and the rest eventually being executed for treason.<ref name="HBWp117">''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 117, "Kempten" and "Radstadt"</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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In [[3025]], ''[[General]]'' [[Kelly Benzinger]] commanded the unit. He would later commit ''seppuku'' for losing [[Kirchbach]] to the Tyr Regiment.<ref name="nais1-60"/>
|-
 
! 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 17th Rasalhague Regulars'''
 
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| [[General]]||[[Kelly Benzinger]]||[[3025]] - [[3028]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp60"/>
 
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| [[Tai-sa]]||[[Boris Yukinov]]||[[3034]]<ref name="HBWp117"/>
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
== Tactics ==
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==Tactics==
Prion to 3017 the Seventeenth Rasalhague was a heavy unit that utilized frontal attacks. Following its mauling on Tamar it became a fast-moving unit that alternated its tactics between hit and run strikes and mobbing the enemy through sheer numbers.<ref name=CMKp43/>
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The unit are an expert scout unit. <ref name=HBHSp145>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'',p. 145</ref>
  
== Composition History ==
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==Composition History==
=== 2765 ===
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===3025===
'''Seventeenth Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR2765DCMSp1516">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 15-16, "Rasalhague Regulars"</ref>
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'''17th Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=HBHSp136>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 136</ref>
:- At this point in time the Seventeenth was based on [[Mualang]] and was supported by  three armor regiments and five infantry regiments.<ref name="FR2765DCMSp1516"/>
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* CO: ''General'' Kelly Benzinger
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- For its reconnaisanse mission the light machines are best suited. <ref name=HBHSp145/>
  
=== 2786 - 2821 ===
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==Notes==
'''Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp137"/>
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<div class="gamerules">
:- At this point in time the Seventeenth was a light-weight regiment stationed on [[Mualang]] and was operating at full strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>In 2821 the unit was reduced to just under half-strength.<ref name="FSWp137"/>
 
 
 
=== 2830 ===
 
'''Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp97"/>
 
:- At this point in time the Seventeenth was a medium-weight regiment stationed on Mualang and had been rebuilt to 87% strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>
 
 
 
=== 2864 ===
 
'''Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name="SSWp97"/>
 
:- At this point in time the Seventeenth had grown into a heavy-weight regiment stationed on [[Heiligendreuz]] but had been reduced to 16% strength.<ref name="SSWp97"/>
 
 
 
=== 3025 ===
 
'''Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="HK(TDC)p134">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 134, "'Mech Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* CO: General Kelly Benzinger
 
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Kirchbach]]. <ref name=HKDCp134> House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p.134 </ref> The Seventeenth's light-weight 'Mechs make it ideal for performing reconnaissance.
 
 
 
=== 3034 ===
 
'''Seventeenth Rasalhague Regulars''' (Veteran/Questionable)<ref name="HBWp120-121"/>
 
* CO: ''Tai-sa'' Boris Yukinov
 
  
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]''
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* ''[[House Kurita Sourcebook]]''
* ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]''
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* ''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]'', p. 18
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Rasalhague Regulars, 17th]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Commands|Rasalhague Regulars, 17th]]

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