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Line 86: In [[2779]], Finmark established an interstellar alliance with two other systems from the former Rim Worlds Republic, founding the [[Finmark Free Republic]]. Finmark was well-placed to become the capital of a new interstellar polity; despite the damage caused by the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Star League Defense Force]] invasion of the Rim Worlds Republic and the subsequent [[Republic-Commonwealth War]], Finmark was still home to an aerospace combat academy and one of the few surviving semi-operational Republic industries. In orbit above Finmark was the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyards, which were damaged but still viable.<ref name="FSWp100">''First Succession War'', p. 100: "The Finmark Free Republic"</ref> In [[2779]], Finmark established an interstellar alliance with two other systems from the former Rim Worlds Republic, founding the [[Finmark Free Republic]]. Finmark was well-placed to become the capital of a new interstellar polity; despite the damage caused by the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Star League Defense Force]] invasion of the Rim Worlds Republic and the subsequent [[Republic-Commonwealth War]], Finmark was still home to an aerospace combat academy and one of the few surviving semi-operational Republic industries. In orbit above Finmark was the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyards, which were damaged but still viable.<ref name="FSWp100">''First Succession War'', p. 100: "The Finmark Free Republic"</ref> − Between 2779 and [[2782]], Finmark created a government modeled on the early Rim Worlds system and managed to pull together a defense force comprised largely of fresh recruits and orphaned elements of the SLDF and the former [[Rim Worlds Army]]; these forces mustered a strength of almost two [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s, a similar number of [[aerospace fighter]]s, and enough armor and infantry units for each world in the Republic to have approximately two regiments of mixed armor and infantry each.<ref name="FSWp100"/> + Between 2779 and 2782, Finmark created a government modeled on the early Rim Worlds system and managed to pull together a defense force comprised largely of fresh recruits and orphaned elements of the SLDF and the former [[Rim Worlds Army]]; these forces mustered a strength of almost two [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s, a similar number of [[aerospace fighter]]s, and enough armor and infantry units for each world in the Republic to have approximately two regiments of mixed armor and infantry each.<ref name="FSWp100"/> Finmark's influence continued to grow, with systems as far away as [[Inner Surge]] and [[Port Vail]] receiving some form of defensive support from Finmark by the late 2780s as the government worked on rebuilding as much of the former Finmark Province as possible; the government also worked to restore the orbital shipyards above Finmark, with the shipyards nearing fully operational status by the late 2780s. Unfortunately for the nascent interstellar state - and particularly the inhabitants of Finmark - the increasing savagery of the [[First Succession War]] combined with Finmark's growing strength attracted predatory attention from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FSWp100"/> Finmark's influence continued to grow, with systems as far away as [[Inner Surge]] and [[Port Vail]] receiving some form of defensive support from Finmark by the late 2780s as the government worked on rebuilding as much of the former Finmark Province as possible; the government also worked to restore the orbital shipyards above Finmark, with the shipyards nearing fully operational status by the late 2780s. Unfortunately for the nascent interstellar state - and particularly the inhabitants of Finmark - the increasing savagery of the [[First Succession War]] combined with Finmark's growing strength attracted predatory attention from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FSWp100"/> Line 94:
Line 94: Whilst General [[Paul Steiner]] advocated conquering Finmark, Richard had other plans. [[Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE]] - "Shark Fin Soup" - was drawn up; HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE called for the capture or crippling of Finmark's jump stations and the shipyards. Rather than conquer the planet, Richard had his forces equipped with strategic nuclear weapons and issued explicit instructions that any potential strategic threats to the Commonwealth were to be neutralized with extreme prejudice should the local defenders prove too challenging. Claiming more worlds in the Periphery using ground forces was neither practical nor expedient, according to Richard's thinking, whilst the other Successor States posed more of a threat.<ref name="FSWp67"/> Whilst General [[Paul Steiner]] advocated conquering Finmark, Richard had other plans. [[Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE]] - "Shark Fin Soup" - was drawn up; HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE called for the capture or crippling of Finmark's jump stations and the shipyards. Rather than conquer the planet, Richard had his forces equipped with strategic nuclear weapons and issued explicit instructions that any potential strategic threats to the Commonwealth were to be neutralized with extreme prejudice should the local defenders prove too challenging. Claiming more worlds in the Periphery using ground forces was neither practical nor expedient, according to Richard's thinking, whilst the other Successor States posed more of a threat.<ref name="FSWp67"/> − Under the command of [[Kommodore]] [[Gustav Sharae]], the Lyran task force, consisting of half a dozen ''[[Leopard CV]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines and a squadron of six corvettes, conducted Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE. Of the six corvettes, two were ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent-39s]]'', the [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']] and [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']], while the remaining four were all ''[[Mako]]s'', including the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']] and Sharae's flagship, the [[Constantius|LCS ''Constantius'']].<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', pp. 68–69: "Shark Fin Soup"</ref> + Under the command of [[Kommodore]] [[Gustav Sharae]], the Lyran task force, consisting of half a dozen ''[[Leopard CV]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines and a squadron of six corvettes, conducted Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE. Of the six corvettes, two were ''[[Vincent|Vincent-39s]]'', the [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']] and [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']], while the remaining four were all ''[[Mako]]s'', including the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']] and Sharae's flagship, the [[Constantius|LCS ''Constantius'']].<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', pp. 68–69: "Shark Fin Soup"</ref> The task force jumped into the Finmark system at the zenith jump point via the [[Dijonne]] system in [[2792]], facing only light resistance at the [[recharge station]] from a single pirate-rigged ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip stationed there. Sharae then delivered an ultimatum to the Finmark government, stating that the Commonwealth was going to seize the Roe Weapon Systems shipyards in the interests of "interstellar security", and that any resistance from Finmark would be met with maximum force.<ref name="FSWp68"/> The task force jumped into the Finmark system at the zenith jump point via the [[Dijonne]] system in [[2792]], facing only light resistance at the [[recharge station]] from a single pirate-rigged ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip stationed there. Sharae then delivered an ultimatum to the Finmark government, stating that the Commonwealth was going to seize the Roe Weapon Systems shipyards in the interests of "interstellar security", and that any resistance from Finmark would be met with maximum force.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
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In [[2779]], Finmark established an interstellar alliance with two other systems from the former Rim Worlds Republic, founding the [[Finmark Free Republic]]. Finmark was well-placed to become the capital of a new interstellar polity; despite the damage caused by the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Star League Defense Force]] invasion of the Rim Worlds Republic and the subsequent [[Republic-Commonwealth War]], Finmark was still home to an aerospace combat academy and one of the few surviving semi-operational Republic industries. In orbit above Finmark was the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyards, which were damaged but still viable.<ref name="FSWp100">''First Succession War'', p. 100: "The Finmark Free Republic"</ref> | In [[2779]], Finmark established an interstellar alliance with two other systems from the former Rim Worlds Republic, founding the [[Finmark Free Republic]]. Finmark was well-placed to become the capital of a new interstellar polity; despite the damage caused by the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Star League Defense Force]] invasion of the Rim Worlds Republic and the subsequent [[Republic-Commonwealth War]], Finmark was still home to an aerospace combat academy and one of the few surviving semi-operational Republic industries. In orbit above Finmark was the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyards, which were damaged but still viable.<ref name="FSWp100">''First Succession War'', p. 100: "The Finmark Free Republic"</ref> | ||
| − | Between 2779 and | + | Between 2779 and 2782, Finmark created a government modeled on the early Rim Worlds system and managed to pull together a defense force comprised largely of fresh recruits and orphaned elements of the SLDF and the former [[Rim Worlds Army]]; these forces mustered a strength of almost two [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s, a similar number of [[aerospace fighter]]s, and enough armor and infantry units for each world in the Republic to have approximately two regiments of mixed armor and infantry each.<ref name="FSWp100"/> |
Finmark's influence continued to grow, with systems as far away as [[Inner Surge]] and [[Port Vail]] receiving some form of defensive support from Finmark by the late 2780s as the government worked on rebuilding as much of the former Finmark Province as possible; the government also worked to restore the orbital shipyards above Finmark, with the shipyards nearing fully operational status by the late 2780s. Unfortunately for the nascent interstellar state - and particularly the inhabitants of Finmark - the increasing savagery of the [[First Succession War]] combined with Finmark's growing strength attracted predatory attention from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FSWp100"/> | Finmark's influence continued to grow, with systems as far away as [[Inner Surge]] and [[Port Vail]] receiving some form of defensive support from Finmark by the late 2780s as the government worked on rebuilding as much of the former Finmark Province as possible; the government also worked to restore the orbital shipyards above Finmark, with the shipyards nearing fully operational status by the late 2780s. Unfortunately for the nascent interstellar state - and particularly the inhabitants of Finmark - the increasing savagery of the [[First Succession War]] combined with Finmark's growing strength attracted predatory attention from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FSWp100"/> | ||
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Whilst General [[Paul Steiner]] advocated conquering Finmark, Richard had other plans. [[Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE]] - "Shark Fin Soup" - was drawn up; HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE called for the capture or crippling of Finmark's jump stations and the shipyards. Rather than conquer the planet, Richard had his forces equipped with strategic nuclear weapons and issued explicit instructions that any potential strategic threats to the Commonwealth were to be neutralized with extreme prejudice should the local defenders prove too challenging. Claiming more worlds in the Periphery using ground forces was neither practical nor expedient, according to Richard's thinking, whilst the other Successor States posed more of a threat.<ref name="FSWp67"/> | Whilst General [[Paul Steiner]] advocated conquering Finmark, Richard had other plans. [[Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE]] - "Shark Fin Soup" - was drawn up; HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE called for the capture or crippling of Finmark's jump stations and the shipyards. Rather than conquer the planet, Richard had his forces equipped with strategic nuclear weapons and issued explicit instructions that any potential strategic threats to the Commonwealth were to be neutralized with extreme prejudice should the local defenders prove too challenging. Claiming more worlds in the Periphery using ground forces was neither practical nor expedient, according to Richard's thinking, whilst the other Successor States posed more of a threat.<ref name="FSWp67"/> | ||
| − | Under the command of [[Kommodore]] [[Gustav Sharae]], the Lyran task force, consisting of half a dozen ''[[Leopard CV]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines and a squadron of six corvettes, conducted Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE. Of the six corvettes, two were ''[[Vincent | + | Under the command of [[Kommodore]] [[Gustav Sharae]], the Lyran task force, consisting of half a dozen ''[[Leopard CV]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines and a squadron of six corvettes, conducted Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE. Of the six corvettes, two were ''[[Vincent|Vincent-39s]]'', the [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']] and [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']], while the remaining four were all ''[[Mako]]s'', including the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']] and Sharae's flagship, the [[Constantius|LCS ''Constantius'']].<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', pp. 68–69: "Shark Fin Soup"</ref> |
The task force jumped into the Finmark system at the zenith jump point via the [[Dijonne]] system in [[2792]], facing only light resistance at the [[recharge station]] from a single pirate-rigged ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip stationed there. Sharae then delivered an ultimatum to the Finmark government, stating that the Commonwealth was going to seize the Roe Weapon Systems shipyards in the interests of "interstellar security", and that any resistance from Finmark would be met with maximum force.<ref name="FSWp68"/> | The task force jumped into the Finmark system at the zenith jump point via the [[Dijonne]] system in [[2792]], facing only light resistance at the [[recharge station]] from a single pirate-rigged ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip stationed there. Sharae then delivered an ultimatum to the Finmark government, stating that the Commonwealth was going to seize the Roe Weapon Systems shipyards in the interests of "interstellar security", and that any resistance from Finmark would be met with maximum force.<ref name="FSWp68"/> | ||