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The coalition from Devlin Stone make a last meeting on Donegal in December 3072 <ref>JHS Terra p.16</ref> before they started the final liberation of the Protectorate Worlds. The operation area was divided in 5 fronts. Each front included a multinational taskforce around 4 regiments strong with equivalent warship support. The forces includes units from Clan Ghost Bear,Clan Snow Raven, Clan Wolf in Exile, Clan Hell's Horses, Clan Nova Cat, along with the Lyran Alliance, Federated Suns, Draconis Combine and Comstar. Several prestigious mercenaries units also participated. (A detailed unit list follow later). | The coalition from Devlin Stone make a last meeting on Donegal in December 3072 <ref>JHS Terra p.16</ref> before they started the final liberation of the Protectorate Worlds. The operation area was divided in 5 fronts. Each front included a multinational taskforce around 4 regiments strong with equivalent warship support. The forces includes units from Clan Ghost Bear,Clan Snow Raven, Clan Wolf in Exile, Clan Hell's Horses, Clan Nova Cat, along with the Lyran Alliance, Federated Suns, Draconis Combine and Comstar. Several prestigious mercenaries units also participated. (A detailed unit list follow later). | ||
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| + | While a number of planets were liberated by coalition forces before the beginning of [[3077]], Operation SCOUR didn't begin until the 10th of January 3077, when the forces on the [[Free Worlds League]] front assaulted the worlds of [[Acubens]] and [[Wasat]].<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | ||
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| + | A notable exception to Operation SCOUR were any forces from the [[Capellan Confederation]] and their [[Trinity Alliance]] allies, the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] of the Capellan Confederation and [[Magestrix]] [[Naomi Centrella-Liao]] of the Magistracy stated early in [[3076]] that their respective nations would not be joining the allied coalition assembled by Stone, but that [[CCAF]] and [[MAF]] units would not interfere with coalition efforts to liberate Confederation worlds. As such, while the Capellans and Canopians fought a campaign to liberate a number of worlds, the campaign on the Capellan border of the Word of Blake Protectorate wasn't a part of Operation SCOUR.<ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | ||
===Individual Planets=== | ===Individual Planets=== | ||
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*15th August 3077: New Hessen | *15th August 3077: New Hessen | ||
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| + | The first campaign of the Combine front of Operation SCOUR was the assault on [[Telos IV]], a planet with a long history of passive resistance to occupation.<ref name="J:FRp56"/> | ||
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| + | Operations on the Federated Suns wing of Operation SCOUR began inauspiciously on the 1st of February 3077 with an allied assault on the factory world of [[Demeter]]. Unfortunately for the allies, the campaign on Demeter rapidly bogged down into a brutal quagmire, in contrast to the relatively quick starts seen on the other major fronts.<ref name="J:FRp56"/> | ||
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| + | Allied scouts on the Federated Suns front raided the Protectorate world of [[Towne]] on the 12th of February and confirmed the presence of two regiments of Protectorate Militia forces on the planet, as well as a [[DropShip]] facility that the Blakists were using to create [[Pocket WarShips]] from converted civilian vessels. In a harbringer of things to come, the scouts also confirmed the presence of a functioning [[SDS]] network in the Towne system.<ref name="J:FRp56"/> | ||
'''Planet''':Schedar <ref>JHS Terra p.19</ref> | '''Planet''':Schedar <ref>JHS Terra p.19</ref> | ||
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| + | The first strikes of Operation SCOUR were those made on the Free Worlds League front, when allied forces hit the worlds of Acubens and Wasat on the 10th of January 3077.<ref name="J:FRp56"/> | ||
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| + | The first assaults on the Lyran Alliance front of Operation SCOUR began with Duke [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner|Robert Kelswa-Steiner's]] forces assaulting [[Cor Caroli]] on the 21st of January [[3077]]; the planetary assault took less than a week to liberate Cor Caroli, and was rapidly followed by an assault on [[Gacrux]].<ref name="J:FRp56"/> | ||
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Operation: SCOUR was the drive by Devlin Stone's allied coalition to destroy the Word of Blake and liberate Terra, thus ending the Jihad.
Overview
The coalition from Devlin Stone make a last meeting on Donegal in December 3072 [1] before they started the final liberation of the Protectorate Worlds. The operation area was divided in 5 fronts. Each front included a multinational taskforce around 4 regiments strong with equivalent warship support. The forces includes units from Clan Ghost Bear,Clan Snow Raven, Clan Wolf in Exile, Clan Hell's Horses, Clan Nova Cat, along with the Lyran Alliance, Federated Suns, Draconis Combine and Comstar. Several prestigious mercenaries units also participated. (A detailed unit list follow later).
While a number of planets were liberated by coalition forces before the beginning of 3077, Operation SCOUR didn't begin until the 10th of January 3077, when the forces on the Free Worlds League front assaulted the worlds of Acubens and Wasat.[2]
A notable exception to Operation SCOUR were any forces from the Capellan Confederation and their Trinity Alliance allies, the Magistracy of Canopus. Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao of the Capellan Confederation and Magestrix Naomi Centrella-Liao of the Magistracy stated early in 3076 that their respective nations would not be joining the allied coalition assembled by Stone, but that CCAF and MAF units would not interfere with coalition efforts to liberate Confederation worlds. As such, while the Capellans and Canopians fought a campaign to liberate a number of worlds, the campaign on the Capellan border of the Word of Blake Protectorate wasn't a part of Operation SCOUR.[3]
Individual Planets
Planet:Dyev
Word of Blake Forces:
- Surface
- Twenty-Eighth Word of Blake Militia Division
- Thirty-Second Word of Blake Militia Division
- Third Bryant Protectorate Militia Division
- First Lipton Protectorate Militia Division
- Second New Earth Protectorate Militia Division
- First Zosma Protectorate Militia Division
- Naval
- 1 Whirlwind
- 1 Aegis
- 1 Congress
Allied Forces:
- Clan Ghost Bear (Surface)
- Alpha Galaxy
- Omega Galaxy
- Kappa Galaxy
- Pi Galaxy
- Clan Snow Raven (Naval)
- 1 Leviathan
- 1 Aegis
- 1 Nightlord
Date of Liberation
- 1st July 3077: Rochelle, Al Na’ir, Van Diemen IV, Rio
- 21st July 3077: Dyev, Sabik, Moore, Lambrecht, Kervil, Ko, New Earth
- 15th August 3077: New Hessen
Draconis combine Front
3077
The first campaign of the Combine front of Operation SCOUR was the assault on Telos IV, a planet with a long history of passive resistance to occupation.[2]
Federated Suns Front
3077
Operations on the Federated Suns wing of Operation SCOUR began inauspiciously on the 1st of February 3077 with an allied assault on the factory world of Demeter. Unfortunately for the allies, the campaign on Demeter rapidly bogged down into a brutal quagmire, in contrast to the relatively quick starts seen on the other major fronts.[2]
Allied scouts on the Federated Suns front raided the Protectorate world of Towne on the 12th of February and confirmed the presence of two regiments of Protectorate Militia forces on the planet, as well as a DropShip facility that the Blakists were using to create Pocket WarShips from converted civilian vessels. In a harbringer of things to come, the scouts also confirmed the presence of a functioning SDS network in the Towne system.[2]
Planet:Schedar [4] Word of Blake Forces: Allied Forces:Wilson’s Hussars + Second FedSuns Armored Cavalry
Planet:Caselton Word of Blake Forces: Allied Forces:
Planet:Mirach Word of Blake Forces: Allied Forces:
Free Worlds League Front
3077
The first strikes of Operation SCOUR were those made on the Free Worlds League front, when allied forces hit the worlds of Acubens and Wasat on the 10th of January 3077.[2]
Lyran Alliance Front
3077
The first assaults on the Lyran Alliance front of Operation SCOUR began with Duke Robert Kelswa-Steiner's forces assaulting Cor Caroli on the 21st of January 3077; the planetary assault took less than a week to liberate Cor Caroli, and was rapidly followed by an assault on Gacrux.[2]
- Group I
- CO:Gregory Kelswa-Steiner
- XO:Wolf Clan saKhan
- Skye Guards
Liberation of Terra
Task Force CRONUS
Coalition Forces:
- Lyran Alliance - Fox-class LAS Robert Marsden
- Draconis Combine - Tatsumaki-class DCS Lair of Mighty Wyrms
- Ghost Bear Dominion - Leviathan II-class CGB Great Bear, Nightlord-class CGB Ursus Major
- Clan Snow Raven - Conqueror-class CSR Ark Royal, Aegis-class CSR Blue Quest, York-class CSR Corvidae, Whirlwind-class CSR Drake
- Clan Jade Falcon - Aegis-class CJF Blue Talon, Black Lion-class CJF Jade Aerie and CJF White Aerie, Congress-class CJF Green Lantern, Sovetskii Soyuz-class CJF Hawker
- Clan Wolf - Black Lion-class CW Stealthy Kill[5]
Consisting primarily of Clan WarShips, Task Force CRONUS was charged with the neutralization of the Blakist's Titan Yards. While viewed by many as a relatively easy precursor for the heavy fighting to come, the seat of the Word's WarShip and aerospace production and maintenance facility in the Terran system was equipped with a fully functional Caspar II Drone network and number of the deadly "Dragon's Breath" Multiple Capital Missile Launch Systems.
Jumping into a Pirate Point near the yards, with the Lyran and Combine vessels serving as reserve command ships and the Clan forces split into two naval "Stars", one consisting of the Ghost Bears and Ravens, the other the Jade Falcons and Wolves, the Coalition forces came under attack almost immediately. Initially facing waves of maned and drone AeroSpace Fighters and long rang missile attacks, the Coalition ships soon came under fire from a horde of maned and drone Pocket WarShips and as well as the Essex-class CSV Deathblow, Dante-class CSV Narbonne and Suffren-class CSV Manchester, three Com Guard WarShips salvaged from Case White.
While losing the Blue Quest and Green Lantern during the height of the inital Caspar drones assault, the Coalition forces were able to steadily advance on the shipyard's facilities with the Combine's Lair of Mighty Wyrms and Dominion's massive Great Bear able to get their fighters within striking distance of the main Aerospace docks. Unfortunately, what appeared to be the crippled remains of an ore processing facility was in fact the Blakist's attempt to their take their Q-Ship concept to the next level, with a "Dragon's Breath" multi-missile station unleashing multiple waves of nuclear tipped and ECM equipped Peacekeeper missiles at virtually point-blank range, with the mighty Leviathan overwhelmed and destroyed within moments. With the Coalition continuing its assault, the Hawker fell prey to another hidden station, while the Corvidae and Stealthy Kill went down in the face of continued Caspar drone attack groups.
While ultimately successful and providing value experience for the assault around Terra, Task Force Cronus paid a heavy price. Lasting little over four hours, over half a dozen ships were destroyed and the survivors suffered heavy damage, with hopes totally dashed that ships of Cronus would be able to assist those of Taskforce Earthbound. [6]
Task Force Earthbound
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- AFFS
1st Davion Guards
Marlette CrMM
5th Crucis Lancers
Fox’s Teeth
1st FedSuns Lancers
1st New Ivaarsen Chaussers
8th Deneb Light Cavalry
1st Crucis Lancers
2nd Davion Guards
Kentares DMM
- Coalition
Stone’s Lament
Stone’s Revenants
Stone’s Stalwart
Stone’s Liberators
Stone’s Liberators
- FWLM
Home Guard
7th FW Legionnaires
31st Marik Militia
30th Marik Militia
5th FW Guards
Juggernaut
20th Marik Militia
12th Atrean Dragoons
3rd Free World Legionnaires
Iron Guard
- LAAF
17th Arcturan Guards
7th Donegal Guards
25th Arcturan Guards
15th Arcturan Guards
3rd Lyran Guards
5th Lyran Guards
7th Donegal Guards
Skye Guards
23rd Arcturan Guard
- DCMS
Sorenson’s Sabres
6th Benjamin Regulars
1st Sword of Light
2nd Dieron Regulars
2nd Genyosha
DEST
Ryuken-san
17th Benjamin Regulars
Ryuken-ni
7th Pesht Regulars
8th Dieron Regulars
- Com Guards
First Army
Sixth Army
Fifth Army
- Clan Jade Falcon
Alpha Galaxy
- Clan Nova Cat
Alpha Galaxy
- Clan Hell’s Horses
11th MCAV
- Clan Wolf in Exile
Alpha Galaxy
- Clan Wolf
Delta Galaxy
- Mercenary
Northwind Highlanders
The Battle Corps
Kell Hounds
Hansen’s Roughriders
12th Vegan Rangers
Devil’s Brigade
Ghost Legion
Star Seeds
| State | Ships |
|---|---|
| Lyran Alliance | LAS Robert Marsden (Fox-Class) LAS Invincible (Tharkad-Class) LAS Katherine Steiner (Fox-Class) LAS Katrina Steiner (Fox-Class) |
| Draconis Combine | DCS Lair of Mighty Wyrms (Tatumaki-Class) DCS Takashi (Kirishima-Class) DCS Dieron Star (Kyushu-Class) DCS Victory At Wolcott (Kyushu-Class) |
| Ghost Bear Dominion | CGB Rasalhague (Leviathan II-Class) CGB Great Bear (Leviathan II-Class) CGB Ursus Major (Nightlord- Class) |
| Clan Snow Raven | CSR Ark Royal (Conqueror-Class) CSR Blue Quest (Aegis-Class) CSR Corvidae (York-Class) CSR Drake (Whirlwind-Class) |
| Clan Jade Falcon | CJF Blue Talon (Aegis-Class) CJF Jade Aerie (Black Lion-Class) CJF White Aerie (Black Lion-class) CJF Green Lantern (Congress-Class) CJF Hawker (Sovetskii Soyuz-Class) |
| Clan Wolf | CW Stealthy Kill (Black Lion-Class) |
| ComStar | CSV Invisible Truth (Cameron-Class) |
| Coalition | ISS Excalibur (Zechetinu II-Class) |
| Federated Suns | AFS Indomitable (Fox-Class) AFS Admiral Michael Saille (Fox-Class) |
| Clan Nova Cat | NCS Blade (Aegis-Class) NCS Chronicle (Aegis-Class) NCS Path of Honor (Aegis-Class) NCS Promise (Aegis-Class) NCS Remembrance (Aegis-Class) NCS Future Triumph (Fredasa-Class) NCS True Vision (Congress-Class) NCS Far Vision (Vincent Mk42-Class) NCS Hunter (Lola III-Class) NCS Ranger (Lola III-Class) NCS Anna Rosse (York-Class) |
| Clan Diamond Shark | DSS Blood Lust (Aegis-Class) DSS Terror of the Deep (Nightlord-Class) DSS Kraken (Potemkin-Class) DSS Red Tide (Potemkin-Class) |
The actual ground invasion