Cairo Castle Brian

Cairo Castle Brian was a Star League Defense Force base constructed on Terra.[1]

Description[edit]

During Operation LIBERATION SLDF troops never crossed into Africa aside from a limited presence in Morocco, and even the Amaris presence was limited to the 3rd Mexican Legion so the Cairo Castle Brian remained untouched.[2][3] At some point after its 2811 creation, ComStar ROM occupied the base and established it's headquarters there. During the 3058 Operation ODYSSEUS the invading Word of Blake pumped the base full of Siichin nerve gas and killed all inside rather than risk any of them escaping or becoming insincere converts to the cause.[4]

Despite a heavy ROM presence in Koryo, Mars, the Cairo Castle Brian would continue to be a major location for Word of Blake ROM. In the liberation of Terra from the Word of Blake, the forces in Cairo under Precentors Alexander Kernoff would be one of the last hold outs, surviving concentrated nuclear and orbital bombardment that left millions of Cairo citizens dead.[5] The fortress was demolished, and not rebuilt.[6]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 39
  2. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 89: "Preparations (July 2778-January 2779)"
  3. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 106: "Run For Your Life"
  4. The Fall of Terra, p. 9: "Homecoming"
  5. Total Chaos, pp. 225-228: "Terra - African Theater"
  6. ilClan, p. 24: "Status of Terran Castles Brian as of 1 Jan 3151"

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