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Line 110: Cooperation within the [[AFFS]] was at a historically low ebb at this point, following years of budget cuts to the military transportation budget, leading to units staying on individual worlds for extended periods; this caused an increasing degree of provincialism within the AFFS, both within units and within the command structure. The Fifty-sixth had spent two decades engaged in training exercises against the [[Fourth Avalon Hussars]] on [[Colia]] in the [[Draconis March]], and was a [['Mech]]-heavy unit finally coming into its own identity. In contrast, the 123rd was an established unit from [[Ulan Batar]], a world in the [[Capellan March]], and had been attached to the [[Twelfth Syrtis Fusiliers]] for a long time - leading to lots of complaints from the Fusiliers at the 123rd being reassigned, despite claims from the High Command that the 123rd's experience was needed to counterbalance the lack of experienced aerospace assets in the Fifty-sixth.<ref name="FSWp23"/> Cooperation within the [[AFFS]] was at a historically low ebb at this point, following years of budget cuts to the military transportation budget, leading to units staying on individual worlds for extended periods; this caused an increasing degree of provincialism within the AFFS, both within units and within the command structure. The Fifty-sixth had spent two decades engaged in training exercises against the [[Fourth Avalon Hussars]] on [[Colia]] in the [[Draconis March]], and was a [['Mech]]-heavy unit finally coming into its own identity. In contrast, the 123rd was an established unit from [[Ulan Batar]], a world in the [[Capellan March]], and had been attached to the [[Twelfth Syrtis Fusiliers]] for a long time - leading to lots of complaints from the Fusiliers at the 123rd being reassigned, despite claims from the High Command that the 123rd's experience was needed to counterbalance the lack of experienced aerospace assets in the Fifty-sixth.<ref name="FSWp23"/> − On arrival, the Fifty-sixth took up residence in Port Howard on Hyboria and began drilling and training with the local militia, while performing air patrols of the northern hemisphere. The 123rd established itself in Kale Bay, the second-largest city on Towne and the largest city on the southern continent of Gherst, and conducted patrols of the southern hemisphere. The commanding officers of each unit - [[Major]] [[Colin Wilkins]] of the Fifty-sixth, and [[Major]] [[Imrich Donner]] of the 123rd - paid lip service in public to their joint commitment to protect and safeguard the inhabitants of town, but in practice communication between the two commands was poor, to the point of being actively dysfunctional. This led to dire consequences in February [[2785]], when raiding parties from the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] both appeared in-system.<ref name="FSWp23"/> + On arrival, the Fifty-sixth took up residence in Port Howard on Hyboria and began drilling and training with the local militia, while performing air patrols of the northern hemisphere. The 123rd established itself in Kale Bay, the second-largest city on Towne and the largest city on the southern continent of Gherst, and conducted patrols of the southern hemisphere. The commanding officers of each unit - [[Major]] [[Colin Wilkins]] of the Fifty-sixth, and [[Major]] [[Imrich Donner]] of the 123rd - paid lip service in public to their joint commitment to protect and safeguard the inhabitants of town, but in practise communication between the two commands was poor, to the point of being actively dysfunctional. This led to dire consequences in February [[2785]], when raiding parties from the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] both appeared in-system.<ref name="FSWp23"/> The first raiding party to be detected was from the [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]], who had emerged from a Lagrange [[jump point]] and were burning towards Fetryl, an undefended continent in Towne's southern hemisphere. While interceptors were scrambling to respond, the second raiding party - this time, the [[Eighteenth Benjamin Regulars]] - appeared from behind Conan, having emerged from a jump point behind the shadow of Towne's moon. Where the Seventh was burning for Fetryl, the Eighteenth was heading for Hyborian. The two AFFS commands immediately began arguing over which was the greater threat; Major Wilkins argued that the Benjamin Regulars were likely targeting the planetary capital city, and could be the forefront of a larger incursion. Major Donner argued that the Lancers were the greater threat, and accused Wilkins of allowing his regional bias against the Combine influence his argument. While the two commanding offers argued, the raiding parties both managed to make planetfall, the Regulars' landing being almost unopposed, while the Lancers managed to penetrate the 123rd Aerospace's screen with only minimal damage. Although both raiding parties numbered little more than a reinforced battalion, both were soon wreaking havoc on the ground, burning a trail through undefended warehouses.<ref name="FSWp23"/> The first raiding party to be detected was from the [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]], who had emerged from a Lagrange [[jump point]] and were burning towards Fetryl, an undefended continent in Towne's southern hemisphere. While interceptors were scrambling to respond, the second raiding party - this time, the [[Eighteenth Benjamin Regulars]] - appeared from behind Conan, having emerged from a jump point behind the shadow of Towne's moon. Where the Seventh was burning for Fetryl, the Eighteenth was heading for Hyborian. The two AFFS commands immediately began arguing over which was the greater threat; Major Wilkins argued that the Benjamin Regulars were likely targeting the planetary capital city, and could be the forefront of a larger incursion. Major Donner argued that the Lancers were the greater threat, and accused Wilkins of allowing his regional bias against the Combine influence his argument. While the two commanding offers argued, the raiding parties both managed to make planetfall, the Regulars' landing being almost unopposed, while the Lancers managed to penetrate the 123rd Aerospace's screen with only minimal damage. Although both raiding parties numbered little more than a reinforced battalion, both were soon wreaking havoc on the ground, burning a trail through undefended warehouses.<ref name="FSWp23"/>
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Cooperation within the [[AFFS]] was at a historically low ebb at this point, following years of budget cuts to the military transportation budget, leading to units staying on individual worlds for extended periods; this caused an increasing degree of provincialism within the AFFS, both within units and within the command structure. The Fifty-sixth had spent two decades engaged in training exercises against the [[Fourth Avalon Hussars]] on [[Colia]] in the [[Draconis March]], and was a [['Mech]]-heavy unit finally coming into its own identity. In contrast, the 123rd was an established unit from [[Ulan Batar]], a world in the [[Capellan March]], and had been attached to the [[Twelfth Syrtis Fusiliers]] for a long time - leading to lots of complaints from the Fusiliers at the 123rd being reassigned, despite claims from the High Command that the 123rd's experience was needed to counterbalance the lack of experienced aerospace assets in the Fifty-sixth.<ref name="FSWp23"/> | Cooperation within the [[AFFS]] was at a historically low ebb at this point, following years of budget cuts to the military transportation budget, leading to units staying on individual worlds for extended periods; this caused an increasing degree of provincialism within the AFFS, both within units and within the command structure. The Fifty-sixth had spent two decades engaged in training exercises against the [[Fourth Avalon Hussars]] on [[Colia]] in the [[Draconis March]], and was a [['Mech]]-heavy unit finally coming into its own identity. In contrast, the 123rd was an established unit from [[Ulan Batar]], a world in the [[Capellan March]], and had been attached to the [[Twelfth Syrtis Fusiliers]] for a long time - leading to lots of complaints from the Fusiliers at the 123rd being reassigned, despite claims from the High Command that the 123rd's experience was needed to counterbalance the lack of experienced aerospace assets in the Fifty-sixth.<ref name="FSWp23"/> | ||
| − | On arrival, the Fifty-sixth took up residence in Port Howard on Hyboria and began drilling and training with the local militia, while performing air patrols of the northern hemisphere. The 123rd established itself in Kale Bay, the second-largest city on Towne and the largest city on the southern continent of Gherst, and conducted patrols of the southern hemisphere. The commanding officers of each unit - [[Major]] [[Colin Wilkins]] of the Fifty-sixth, and [[Major]] [[Imrich Donner]] of the 123rd - paid lip service in public to their joint commitment to protect and safeguard the inhabitants of town, but in | + | On arrival, the Fifty-sixth took up residence in Port Howard on Hyboria and began drilling and training with the local militia, while performing air patrols of the northern hemisphere. The 123rd established itself in Kale Bay, the second-largest city on Towne and the largest city on the southern continent of Gherst, and conducted patrols of the southern hemisphere. The commanding officers of each unit - [[Major]] [[Colin Wilkins]] of the Fifty-sixth, and [[Major]] [[Imrich Donner]] of the 123rd - paid lip service in public to their joint commitment to protect and safeguard the inhabitants of town, but in practise communication between the two commands was poor, to the point of being actively dysfunctional. This led to dire consequences in February [[2785]], when raiding parties from the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] both appeared in-system.<ref name="FSWp23"/> |
The first raiding party to be detected was from the [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]], who had emerged from a Lagrange [[jump point]] and were burning towards Fetryl, an undefended continent in Towne's southern hemisphere. While interceptors were scrambling to respond, the second raiding party - this time, the [[Eighteenth Benjamin Regulars]] - appeared from behind Conan, having emerged from a jump point behind the shadow of Towne's moon. Where the Seventh was burning for Fetryl, the Eighteenth was heading for Hyborian. The two AFFS commands immediately began arguing over which was the greater threat; Major Wilkins argued that the Benjamin Regulars were likely targeting the planetary capital city, and could be the forefront of a larger incursion. Major Donner argued that the Lancers were the greater threat, and accused Wilkins of allowing his regional bias against the Combine influence his argument. While the two commanding offers argued, the raiding parties both managed to make planetfall, the Regulars' landing being almost unopposed, while the Lancers managed to penetrate the 123rd Aerospace's screen with only minimal damage. Although both raiding parties numbered little more than a reinforced battalion, both were soon wreaking havoc on the ground, burning a trail through undefended warehouses.<ref name="FSWp23"/> | The first raiding party to be detected was from the [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]], who had emerged from a Lagrange [[jump point]] and were burning towards Fetryl, an undefended continent in Towne's southern hemisphere. While interceptors were scrambling to respond, the second raiding party - this time, the [[Eighteenth Benjamin Regulars]] - appeared from behind Conan, having emerged from a jump point behind the shadow of Towne's moon. Where the Seventh was burning for Fetryl, the Eighteenth was heading for Hyborian. The two AFFS commands immediately began arguing over which was the greater threat; Major Wilkins argued that the Benjamin Regulars were likely targeting the planetary capital city, and could be the forefront of a larger incursion. Major Donner argued that the Lancers were the greater threat, and accused Wilkins of allowing his regional bias against the Combine influence his argument. While the two commanding offers argued, the raiding parties both managed to make planetfall, the Regulars' landing being almost unopposed, while the Lancers managed to penetrate the 123rd Aerospace's screen with only minimal damage. Although both raiding parties numbered little more than a reinforced battalion, both were soon wreaking havoc on the ground, burning a trail through undefended warehouses.<ref name="FSWp23"/> | ||