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Was a border conflict between the FWLM and the LAAF between Februar 3068 and December 3069.
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Overview
On 28 December 3067 the leader of the Sirian military government, Helen Thrall, was killed in an gunfight with unknown attackers. The numbers of the assassins varied but all official sources blamed the Loki and the Free Skye Republic as force behind this event. After a short time the Sirian's take the war back to the Steiner's in form of an coordinated assault on Skye. The naval engagement include the FWLS Percival [1] and the LAS Katrina Steiner. The causalties among the invader were high (lossing 4 dropships) but the frigatte bombarde the defending 4th Skye Rangers and the 1st Skye Jaegers from the orbit. The damage to the planetary economy was horrendous. Satisfied to avenge the killed General the Sirian Lancers retreated.
Caesar Steiner was killed on 27th February in 3068 by suspected FWLM agents and that was the reason why forces of the LAAF begin their assault on the border worlds. The Bolan Province allied themself with the Skye party and send their forces to.
Operation Überschatten
Wave 1 (March 3068 - May 3068)
During the first phase of the operation 3 planets (Togwotee, Megrez and Cascade) were conquered with minmal loses by the Skye force. The worlds Colfax, Sheridan, Thermopolis and Pingree were later secured by Bolan forces after some heavy fighting on Thermopolis.
Wave 2 (May 3068 - June 3068)
After a short time of rest and refit the Steiner forces incresed their invason efforts successfully and conquered Preston, Rexburg and McAffe. The fighting saw the lost of the 4th Lyran Regulars by the defending 9th Regulan Hussars but all other targets were secured.
Wave 3 (June 3068 - July 3068)
The LAAF could capture also Shasta, Ideyld and Gallatin with their new troops but the FWLM strick back at Preston. This raid cost the Lyran the 2nd Donegal Guards. Without significant defending forces the FWL planets Niihau, Autumn Wind and Gannett fall with minimal loses.
Operation Broken Fist
Phase One(July 3068)
Marshal Jeremy Brett gather enougth unit to conter the invading LAAF with force and the initial assaults cost the LAAF dearly in form of the 11th Lyran Regulars the 4th Lyran Regulars and Gabhardt's Carabineers. The planets Colfax and McAffe were reconquered.
Phase Two (July 3068)
Gallatin, Ideyld and Cascade were the next targets of the FWLM which were quickly secured with out major loses.
Phase Three
This time the Marik's took the fight back in the Steiner realm and assaulted the worlds: Wyatt, Phecda, Alchiba, Milton, Denebola, Loric, Ford, Giausar, Timbiqui and Poulsbo. The only larger battle took place on Giausar, where the defending One-Eyed Jacks were heavenly beaten by the combined strength of the 20th Marik Militia and the Knights of the Inner Sphere.
The Marshal used the momentum to invade more worlds like Dixie, Arcadia, Mizar, Summer, Khon Kaen, Penobscot and Cavanaugh II. With this successful invasion the Bolan forces lost their supply lines. With the White out and the political chaos in the League itself the border clash came to a hold. Some units retreat back closer to Atreus and the normal herachy was disturbed. At this moment the LAAF renewed their defensiv operation and secured some lost territory between November 3068 (Syrma, Zebebelgenubi) and January 3069 (Mizar, Summer, Alcor).
End of War
The military leader of the Bolan Province aknowleged that the situation for both sides were uneasy. With the retreat of the Bolan forces from February 3069 until August 3069 from some world (Autumn Wind, Gannett, Megrez, Niihau, Pingree, Preston, Thermopolis, Togwotee, Rexburg, Shasta, and Sheridan) the war is finished.
Conclusions
The loses on both sides were high. The LCAF lost 3 seasoned merc commands and a minimum of 4 house units. The FWLM saw the destruction of the 6th Orloff Grenadiers and the 9th Regulan Hussars to. Nothing was gained and many lives were lost for a war without meaning.
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References
- ↑ Blake Ascending, p. 46