Oleg Benson

Foreman Oleg Benson was a Kel-Morian Combine ripper commander who served in the Guild Wars under the command of Overseer Scaggs. He was based at Turaxis II, a planet split between the Combine and the Terran Confederacy. He was a very careful operator, preferring not to take chances.

Biography
The Kel-Morian Combine launched a massive attack from the disputed zone, attempting to destroy the major Confederate base Fort Howe.

The attack failed. However, Overseer Scaggs saw an opportunity here. Knowing Fort Howe's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Javier Vanderspool, would lead his force, the "Thundering Third" in pursuit of the fleeing Kel-Morians and thereby nearly empty his base of troops, Scaggs ordered Benson to lead his troops into an abandoned Raffin Brothers mine and wait for an opportune time to strike. Benson's troops would capture a landing zone, enabling several landing ships to drop troops into Fort Howe and achieve victory.

Lt. Col Vanderspool was corrupt. He arranged with Overseer Aaron Pax for a small, easily-defeated Kel-Morian attack on Fort Howe. Some of Vanderspool's corrupt troops would load trucks at the armory with valuable material and the trucks would be "hijacked" by civilian drivers. Vanderspool would blame the loss on Kel-Morian raiders, while he and Pax would split the profits.

Benson led an attack against Fort Howe's armory, a logical target. However, his attack was foiled by bad luck. He was confronted with a barely-prepared squad led by Tychus Findlay, who had rushed to the armory expecting it to be attacked. Findlay rifle-butted Benson to death. The landers were also shot down, resulting in a victory for the Confederacy.