7th Pesht Regulars
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The Seventh Pesht Regulars was Light BattleMech Regiment in the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. The unit was not considered a frontline combat unit. The force was normally used as a garrison force due to its skills.
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History
Formation
The Seventh was assigned to garrison duty on Land's End in 3022.[1] The unit assigned meant to world nearly forty years with anything occurring. The unit's dedication to the Combine, was all that kept the unit protesting their unexciting assignment. During this time, commanders of the unit transferred individuals of exceptional ability to frontline units so their talent would not be wasted.
4th Succession War
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War of 3039
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Ronin Wars
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Clan Invasion
In 3048, the notorious pirate band, the Band of the Damned had raided world of Kokpekty. The band had been raiding for years, however the DCMS High Command finally resolved to do something about the band. The 7th Pesht's commanding officer of the time, Tai-sa Kurits Benzinger, dispatched the regiment's 2nd Battalion to hunt down the pirates. Commanded by Sho-sa Vance Rezak, he lead his BattleMech battalion of poorly equipped and discarded MechWarriors on a seven month chase through the periphery. After narrowing their pursuit through Draconis Rift, the 2nd Battalion cornered the Damned on a uninhabited world. Reports of the battle had been showed to be fierce, the 2nd Battalion's JumpShip had been disabled by the Pirates after two weeks of fighting. Not publically, known the unit's commander had request reinforcements and supplies had been ignored by Tai-Sa Benzinger. Year later, Sho-sa Rezak, respectively defeated the Damned's leader and made himself the pirate band's command officer. Then he declared war on Draconis Combine for neglecting his unit and abandoning it. Intelligence sources point that Tai-sa Benzinger was collaborating with original leader of the Damned.[2] It unclear if DCMS High Command was aware of Tai-sa actions.
By mid 3050s, the unit discipline had grown lax. The DCMS High Command has under-supplied the regiments for years feeling the such supplies are needed elsewhere.
Operation Bulldog
In 3058, the unit was moved to Meinacos to reinforce the Eigtht Dieron Regiment as part of preparation for Operation Bulldog. The unit's infantry regiment, Second Periphery Watchers was left behind on Land's End since they were local unit.[3].[4] The Seventh unfortunately did not arrive in time assist the Eighth from counter-attacked staged by Clan Smoke Jaguar survivors. After the Jaguars being forced out, the Seventh was assigned to Courchevel.
Dominion War
However, things became interesting again for the Seventh when Combine-Ghost Bear War broke out in 3062. Courchevel became target for the Clan Ghost Bear's Third Bear Regulars. The Seventh's years of inexperience finally caught up with them as they faced battle-harden Clan Warriors. The unit was forced to sacrifice battalion worth of BattleMechs in order make good its withdraw from the planet. The unit withdrew to Byesville, where unit assigned as part the world's garrison force. The unit began after Ghost Bear War train expensively anti-Clan tactics, vowing never allowing themselves routed again by the Clans.[5]
Federated Suns Incursion
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Jihad
During the Jihad, the Seventh was considered by the Draconis Combine High Command to part of the Combine's allotment of troops to Devlin Stone's Coalition.[6] They were assigned to the Free Worlds League front, fighting alongside the 20th Marik Militia, ComGuard's Fourth Army, and Clan Nova Cat's Alpha Galaxy. While attacking Wasat with the Home Guard, the ground based defenses (apparently made up of capital weapons) destroyed a complete company of the 7th Pesht and shattered the Home Guard. The rest of the task force arrived to reinforce the Pesht Regulars, and the defenders were destroyed.[7]
In the assault on Terra the Seventh Pesht was under the direct command of Commanding General Devlin Stone. Along with Stone's Lament, the 25th Arcturan Guards, the 3rd Free Worlds Legionnaires, Ryuken-ni, and the Ghost Legion, the Seventh Pesht Regulars attacked Hilton Head island in an attempt to decapitate the Word of Blake command structure.[8] Heavy casualties forced Stone to reprioritize, and the Seventh Pesht turned towards Dallas. Outside of Little Rock they faced the Word of Blake's 21st Division.[9] During the final battle between Devlin Stone and Cameron St. Jamais the Seventh captured the main gun control facility at the Word's Devils Tower fortress. Upon their return to the Combine they were reassigned to garrison Midway.[10]
Officers
- 3025, the commanding officer of the unit was General Lorelei Girardin.[citation needed]
- 3050, the commanding officer of the unit was Tai-sa Kurtis Benzinger.[11]
- 3059, the commanding officer of the unit was Tai-sa Han Kao Tsung.[1]
Tactics
The unit was known in early 31st Century to use all light BattleMechs, however with no specialization in any particular tactics.[12] Chu-sa Susan K'uang-yin of the Third Battalion is an master pilot, and trains those under her command in tricky maneuvers.[1]
Composition History
3025
7th Pesht Regulars (Green/Reliable)[13]
- CO: General Lorelei Girardin
3040
7th Pesht Regulars (Green/Reliable)[14]
3059
7th Pesht Regulars (BattleMech Regiment/Green/Reliable)[1]
- CO/1st Battalion: Tai-sa Han Kao Tsung
- XO: Chu-sa Peter Redmond
- 2nd Battalion: Chu-sa Benjamin Toku
- 3rd Battalion: Chu-sa Susan K'uang-yin
7th Aerospace Wing (2 Companies/Green/Reliable)[1]
- Wing Commander: Dai-i Hannabil Jones
Monty's Maulers (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[1]
- Armor Commander: Tai-sa Akito Montgomery
2nd Periphery Watchers (Regiment/Green/Reliable)[1]
- Troop Commander: Tai-sa Jerome Fuentes
3067
- 7th Pesht Regulars (2 BattleMech Battalions/Veteran)
- 7th Aerospace Wing (2 Companies)
- Monty's Maulers (Armor Regiment)
Regimental Paint Scheme
The units are painted white, with green stripes. The only emblems painted on them are the crest of the Draconis Combine and of the Pesht Regulars.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 72, "7th Pesht Regulars unit profile"
- ↑ The Periphery (1996) p. 83, "Vance Rezak's Band of the Damned" - 7th Pesht's CO sends a weak Battalions of troops to make it appear he not working with Band of the Damned.
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 118, "2nd Periphery Watchers is longer listed with unit".
- ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 72, "2nd Periphery Watchers note includes Regiment not likely to travel due being under equipt".
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 109, "7th Pesht Regulars update in 3067"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076 p. 34, "Status Report" - unoffical ISF report suggesting units for Devlin Stone's coalition which includes the 7th Pesht
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 44
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 96
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 126
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 11
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 42
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 147, "Pesht Regulars specialization notes".
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine),p. 136
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039 , p. 139