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| conflict = Battle for the Imperial Palace | | conflict = Battle for the Imperial Palace | ||
| − | | partof = [[Battle of Luthien ( | + | | partof = [[Battle of Luthien (3067)|Battle of Luthien]] |
| image = | | image = | ||
| date = 1 January [[3068]] | | date = 1 January [[3068]] | ||
| + | | enddate = same day | ||
| place = [[Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds]] | | place = [[Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds]] | ||
| planet = [[Luthien]] | | planet = [[Luthien]] | ||
| commander1 = ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]] | | commander1 = ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]] | ||
| − | | forces1 = [[Second Sword of Light]] (Black Dragon)<br>[[Sathen's Snipers]] | + | | forces1 = [[Second Sword of Light]] (Black Dragon),<br>[[Sathen's Snipers]] |
| commander2 = ''Tai-sa'' [[Kiko Samohira]] | | commander2 = ''Tai-sa'' [[Kiko Samohira]] | ||
| − | | forces2 = [[Second Sword of Light]] (Loyalists)<br> [[Izanagi Warriors]]<br> [[Otomo]] | + | | forces2 = [[Second Sword of Light]] (Loyalists),<br> [[Izanagi Warriors]],<br> [[Otomo]] |
| commander3 = | | commander3 = | ||
| forces3 = | | forces3 = | ||
| result = Black Dragon victory | | result = Black Dragon victory | ||
| − | | environment = light urban <br>reclaimed forest | + | | environment = light urban,<br>reclaimed forest |
| conditions = early morning | | conditions = early morning | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | The '''Battle for the Imperial Palace''' was a military operation between opposing elements of the [[Second Sword of Light]] and their associated support units | + | The '''Battle for the Imperial Palace''' was a military operation between opposing elements of the [[Second Sword of Light]] and their associated support units that took place on 1 January, [[3068]] within the [[Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds]] on [[Luthien]].<ref name=JTPL8>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 8: "Traitor's Kiss"</ref> |
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
| − | Having secured the loyalist [[Voice_of_the_Dragon#Branches|Koe No Ryu]]'s compound the previous week, the [[Black Dragon Society]] sought to utilize the propaganda division's assets to highlight the military might they had brought to Luthien. ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]] had his ''Kokuryu-kai''-sworn [[Second Sword of Light]] assets, minus air support, surround the [[Imperial Palace]] during the night of 31st December (New Year's Eve).<ref name=JTPL8/> | + | Having secured the loyalist [[Voice_of_the_Dragon#Branches|''Koe No Ryu'']]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s compound the previous week, the [[Black Dragon Society]] sought to utilize the propaganda division's assets to highlight the military might they had brought to Luthien. ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]] had his ''Kokuryu-kai''-sworn [[Second Sword of Light]] assets, minus air support, surround the [[Imperial Palace]] during the night of 31st December (New Year's Eve).<ref name=JTPL8/> |
===1 January 3068=== | ===1 January 3068=== | ||
| − | In the short time before dawn, the Black | + | In the short time before dawn, the Black Dragons' Second Sword of Light, supported by elements of [[Sathen's Snipers]], moved onto the Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds proper and engaged the Loyalist Second Sword of Light, who were assisted by the palace guard, the [[Otomo]] and the imperial bodyguards, the [[Izanagi Warriors]]. The chaos of the battle made the progress of either side difficult to gauge, until the Black Dragons captured and opened the primary gate complex, allowing their seizure of the Imperial Palace to follow soon after. The palace samurai maintained a strong, but ultimately futile, defensive action that allowed the loyalist [[Third Luthien Guards]] to escape. In the final hours of the conflict, Otomo infantry commander [[Franklin Sakamoto]] was captured and [[Griffon Meshune]] was killed.<ref name=JTPL8/> |
| − | When the commanding officer of the Second Sword of Light, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]], attempted to execute number of captured members of the Otomo one of his own officers defied him. ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Takiro Hutchinson]] | + | When the commanding officer of the Second Sword of Light, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]], attempted to execute a number of captured members of the Otomo one of his own officers defied him. ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Takiro Hutchinson]] recognized that Li Sak To's actions were wrong, and in an act of defiance maneuvered his ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]'' between To's ''[[Akuma]]'' and the prisoners, preventing him from murdering them in cold blood. To and Hutchinson then fought each other savagely, a battle that polarized the Second Sword of Light and gave the prisoners time to escape. Although many of the prisoners including Franklin Sakamoto were subsequently recaptured they were able to sound the alarm and thereby alert the [[First Genyosha]]. Following the battle fragments of the armor from Hutchinson's ''Katana'' were carried by the other members of his lance as reminders of their duty to the Dragon.<ref name="TRO:3050Up94">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 94: "CR K-5003-2 Katana (Crockett)"</ref> |
==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category:Minor Battles (Jihad)|Imperial Palace (3068) ]] | + | |
| + | [[Category:Minor Battles (Jihad)|Imperial Palace (3068)]] | ||
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| Tai-sa Li Sak To | Tai-sa Kiko Samohira | ||||||||||
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| Second Sword of Light (Black Dragon), Sathen's Snipers |
Second Sword of Light (Loyalists), Izanagi Warriors, Otomo |
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The Battle for the Imperial Palace was a military operation between opposing elements of the Second Sword of Light and their associated support units that took place on 1 January, 3068 within the Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds on Luthien.[1]
Contents
Details[edit]
Background[edit]
Having secured the loyalist Koe No Ryu's compound the previous week, the Black Dragon Society sought to utilize the propaganda division's assets to highlight the military might they had brought to Luthien. Tai-sa Li Sak To had his Kokuryu-kai-sworn Second Sword of Light assets, minus air support, surround the Imperial Palace during the night of 31st December (New Year's Eve).[1]
1 January 3068[edit]
In the short time before dawn, the Black Dragons' Second Sword of Light, supported by elements of Sathen's Snipers, moved onto the Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds proper and engaged the Loyalist Second Sword of Light, who were assisted by the palace guard, the Otomo and the imperial bodyguards, the Izanagi Warriors. The chaos of the battle made the progress of either side difficult to gauge, until the Black Dragons captured and opened the primary gate complex, allowing their seizure of the Imperial Palace to follow soon after. The palace samurai maintained a strong, but ultimately futile, defensive action that allowed the loyalist Third Luthien Guards to escape. In the final hours of the conflict, Otomo infantry commander Franklin Sakamoto was captured and Griffon Meshune was killed.[1]
When the commanding officer of the Second Sword of Light, Tai-sa Li Sak To, attempted to execute a number of captured members of the Otomo one of his own officers defied him. Chu-i Takiro Hutchinson recognized that Li Sak To's actions were wrong, and in an act of defiance maneuvered his Katana between To's Akuma and the prisoners, preventing him from murdering them in cold blood. To and Hutchinson then fought each other savagely, a battle that polarized the Second Sword of Light and gave the prisoners time to escape. Although many of the prisoners including Franklin Sakamoto were subsequently recaptured they were able to sound the alarm and thereby alert the First Genyosha. Following the battle fragments of the armor from Hutchinson's Katana were carried by the other members of his lance as reminders of their duty to the Dragon.[2]
Participants[edit]
Aggressors[edit]
- Second Sword of Light (Black Dragon)
- Sathen's Snipers