Battle of Nashira (3039)

Battle of Nashira
Part of War of 3039
Start Date 1 May, 3039 End Date 1 November 3039 Location Logan City Ogawa Raven Ridge Planet Nashira Result Minor DCMS Victory Territorial changes Nashira secured by Draconis Combine
Factions
Federated Commonwealth (Attacker)	Draconis Combine (Defender)
Commanders and leaders
Marshal Mira Tran (First FedCom RCT) Marshal Vonda DeGreer (First FedCom RCT) Colonel Mitch Nelson (Twelfth Vegan Rangers) Leftenant General Daniel Voss-Steiner (Seventh Donegal Guards)	Tai-sa Narimasa Asano (First Genyosha) Tai-sa Jurgen Miyabe (Second Genyosha)
Forces involved
First FedCom RCT Delta Regiment, Twelfth Vegan Rangers (Mercenary) Seventh Donegal Guards	First Genyosha Second Genyosha Nashira Planetary Militia
Environment
Urban, Industrial

Overview

The Battle of Nashira refers collectively to a series of conflicts that took place on the planet of Nashira during the War of 3039 from May to November of that year. The battle was precipitated by the Federated Commonwealth's invasion of Draconis Combine territory along the borders of the Draconis March as part of Operation STURMHAMMER, an invasion based on the pretext of liberating former Davion-controlled worlds from alleged Draconis tyranny. Like many of the battles of the War of 3039, it was a costly affair that resulted in little to no changes in the border's status quo.

Prelude

Operation STURMHAMMER (Storm Hammer) was launched as a joint offensive thrust from both Lyran Commonwealth and Federated Suns territory into the Draconis Combine's Dieron Military District, with the objective of isolating pockets of Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery and cutting them off from reinforcement and resupply. Additionally, the thrust would serve to prevent the DCMS from fully responding to worlds captured during the planned second and third waves of the offensive and would provide the allies with additional planets from which to launch attacks. Since the worlds targeted by Operation STURMHAMMER were for the most part farming and water colonies garrisoned by simple planetary militias, the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth units attached to the operation did not expect to encounter much resistance. Strategic coordinators predicted that the real fighting would come during the expected Combine counterattacks after the worlds were secured. Nashira was among the worlds to be secured during Operation STURMHAMMER.

Battle

Federated Commonwealth Invasion

As Nashira had at one time been the operational base of the Genyosha, Colonel Mitch Nelson of the Twelfth Vegan Rangers' Delta Regiment, predicted that his forces would likely meet with stiffer resistance than other units in the Dieron thrust. As a result, Federated Commonwealth High Command assigned the First FedCom RCT to the invasion in order to support the mercenary unit's efforts. Although the First FedCom was considered to be the senior unit by military standards, as it was an official national military unit, the Rangers had a great deal more experience and training in planetary assaults. As a result, Colonel Nelson and his advisors took the lead during operational planning.

Units Involved

Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth

• First FedCom RCT
• Twelfth Vegan Rangers Delta Regiment
• Seventh Donegal Guards

Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery

• First Genyosha
• Second Genyosha
• Nashira Planetary Militia

Bibliography

• Historical: War of 3039