6th Benjamin Regulars

With their strict adherence to the ways of Bushido favored by Takashi Kurita, the Sixth Benjamin Regulars find themselves at odds with both the laid back nature of the other Benjamin Regulars and the reformed DCMS under Theodore Kurita.

History

Formation

As of 3025 the Sixth was primarily assigned to bolster the defense the important world of Irurzun alongside the 3rd Benjamin Regulars and three Infantry regiments. During this time the green Sixth participated in the tail end of the Galtor campaign, engaging in only single one-sided battle which was played up for propaganda reasons.

4th Succession War

During the Fourth Succession War, the Sixth was assigned with the the Third Benjamin Regulars and twenty infantry and tank regiments to attack the 1st Chisholm's Raiders RCT on Deshler. While the Raiders consistently outmaneuvered the invaders, the Kurita task force had superior numbers, slowly but progressively wearing the Davion unit down. When the Combine offensive swept past Deshler the AFFS attempted to pull their unit out, but the Chisholm Raiders chose to stay and fight, tying up the Combine units for months before being effectively destroyed.

War of 3039

Just prior to the War of 3039, a battalion of the Sixth, along with several regiments of conventional troops and vehicles, served as the defense of the important BattleMech producing world of Marduk, previously held by the Federated Suns and designated as a primary target during the first wave of the invasion. Led by AFFS Field Marshal James Sandoval, the 1st Robinson Rangers, 10th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT and 93rd Mechanized Brigade greatly outnumbered and overwhelmed the defenders.

The remains of the Sixth, along with the 8th Galedon Regulars, were assigned to recapture the planet for the Combine under the command of the Sixth's CO Sho-sho Goros. Undermanned and outnumbered, hampered by the old-school "victory or death" suicide charges and bitter arguments between unit commanders, the Combine task force suffered heavy losses but held on in desperation in the remains of a Succession Wars era fort. The Sixth were saved by the recall of all AFFS combat units from the Draconis Combine, returning Marduk to Combine hands.

Clan Invasion

Prior to the Clan Invasion, the now regular ranked Sixth remained as the defenders of Marduk. The Sixth's medium-weight and rigid adherence to "old-school" interpretation of Bushido led the DCMS to hold the unit back during the Clan Invasion and Operation Bulldog. The Sixth were briefly assigned to Lambrecht during the Combine's seizure of the Lyons Thumb, repelling only one minor raid by Skye Loyalists.

Dominion War

The Sixth seemed finally to face the threat of the Clans during the Ghost Bear Dominion retaliatory invasion of the Combine, being moved to Pilkhua in preparation for an expected second wave of attacks. However the Combine-Ghost Bear War and FedCom Civil War both instead wound down, with the Sixth relocated to Minakuchi, within four jumps of Lyran, Davion and Dominion space to protect against any flare ups from any of these nations.

Officers

As of 3025, the commanding officer Brigadier General Saad Shazli.

As of 3039, the commanding officer was Sho-sho Shurin Goros.

As of 3067, the Commanding Officer is Tai-sa Hajii Mara, who has held the post since before the Clan Invasion.

Tactics

The Sixth's dedication to the old Bushido philosophy of combat leads the unit to engage in "suicide or death" all-out offensives against the enemy's strongest forces and single combat style duels, the large volume of light BattleMechs favored by the Combine in the Third Succession War hampers their effectiveness against mobile and better armed foes. While a small number of troops try to follow the new ways of Coordinator Theodore, they are consisted overruled by the old-school commanders.

Bibliography

• House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
• 20-Year Update
• Field Manual: Draconis Combine
• Historical: War of 3039
• Field Manual: Update
• Daughter of the Dragon (Novel)
• Jihad Turning Points: Luthien
• Historical Turning Points: Galtor