Battle of Irece (3142)
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| Battle of Irece (3142) | |
|---|---|
| Conflict details | |
| Part of | Draconis Combine Civil War |
| Start Date | 23 December 3142[1] |
| End Date | 31 December 3142[2] |
| Planet(s) | Irece |
| Location(s) | Cem Passos, Irece City |
| Result | Draconis Combine victory |
| Territorial Changes | Draconis Combine conquest |
| Attacking Forces | |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Commanding Officer(s) | Gunji no Kanrei Matsuhari Toranaga |
| Command(s) | First Genyosha, First Sword of Light |
| Defending Forces | |
| Affiliation | Clan Nova Cat |
| Commanding Officer(s) | Khan Jacali Nostra† |
| Command(s) | Nineth Cluster[3][4] of Alpha Galaxy[1] |
| Other Forces | |
Contents
Prelude
Clan Nova Cat was preparing for an assault on Luthien, with the bulk of their forces staged on Leiston, Avon, and Cyrenaica. Unknown to the Nova Cat council gathered on Irece at the time, Gunji no Kanrei Matsuhari Toranaga's forces had defeated the the three staging worlds in detail, reducing the touman from barely more than two Galaxies to a few scattered Clusters.[1]
Overview
Kanrei Totonaga jumped into the Irece system on 23 December, pushing hard to the planet at a constant 2Gs. As they were enroute, they broadcast the details of the Nova Cat loses on their staging worlds to demoralize the Cats. When they landed on 29 December, a fierce battle was waged.
Notes
System transit time for an F8 star like Irece is 12.01, which was cut in half to six days for the 2G burn.[5] However, because constant acceleration doesn't scale linearly the actual transit time at 2G would be 8.49 days. To reach the planet in six days would require 4G (8 Thrust) of constant acceleration requiring an additional 13 tons of fuel per DropShip, at the cost of 2,600 C-bills and an exhausted crew.[6] [7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 32: "Savage Tumult"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 149: "Neko O Taberu"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 18: "Cizin"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 54: "Cizin"
- ↑ Strategic Operations, p. 74: "Distance to Zenith/Nadir Jump Point Table"
- ↑ Strategic Operations, p. 166: "System Transit"
- ↑ '"Strategic Operations, p. 32: "Strategic Fuel Efficiency"
- ↑ TechManual, p. 283: "Aerospace Unit Structural Costs and Availability"