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Line 83: Sadalbari was a target in the First Wave of the [[War of 3039]] because it served as a link to [[Proserpina]] and could act as a base for possible DCMS reinforcement. At the time the world was defended by the [[Second Shin Legion]] under the command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Victor Coale]] along with numerous conventional forces. [[Field Marshal]] [[James Sandoval]] assigned the inexperienced [[Third FedCom RCT]] and the battle-proven [[Fifth Davion Guards]] to take the planet, under the overall command of [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Vernon Cunningham]]. In the opening moves of a daring plan concocted by Marshal Cunningham, the invasion force made a 1 G burn in to the system and on 15 April launched [[aerospace fighter]]s to destroy the planet's communication network, followed by direct strikes at the two large military bases at Origian and Xantal.<ref name=HWo39-45>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 45–47</ref> Sadalbari was a target in the First Wave of the [[War of 3039]] because it served as a link to [[Proserpina]] and could act as a base for possible DCMS reinforcement. At the time the world was defended by the [[Second Shin Legion]] under the command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Victor Coale]] along with numerous conventional forces. [[Field Marshal]] [[James Sandoval]] assigned the inexperienced [[Third FedCom RCT]] and the battle-proven [[Fifth Davion Guards]] to take the planet, under the overall command of [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Vernon Cunningham]]. In the opening moves of a daring plan concocted by Marshal Cunningham, the invasion force made a 1 G burn in to the system and on 15 April launched [[aerospace fighter]]s to destroy the planet's communication network, followed by direct strikes at the two large military bases at Origian and Xantal.<ref name=HWo39-45>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 45–47</ref> − In the battle for Xantal, two [[jump infantry]] regiments made a dangerous nighttime combat drop right into the military reservation, catching most of the garrison off-guard. Thousands of DCMS troopers were taken prisoner or cut down as the jump infantry swarmed over barracks and hangars. By midday the reservation was in Federated Suns hands, along with thousands of prisoners, nearly two hundred armored vehicles, and twenty-four 'Mechs.<ref name=HWo39-45/> + In the battle for Xantal, two [[jump infantry]] regiments made a dangerous nighttime combat drop right into the military reservation, catching most of the garrison off-guard. Thousands of DCMS troopers were taken prisoner or cut down as the jump infantry swarmed over barracks and hangars. By mid-day the reservation was in Federated Suns hands, along with thousands of prisoners, nearly two hundred armored vehicles, and twenty-four 'Mechs.<ref name=HWo39-45/> The battle to seize control of the Origian reservation was far more difficult however. The bulk of the invasion force landed in the plains outside the military complex, but their attention was split by attempting to also take the nearby Solus City, and [[Major General]] [[Thomas Davion]] delayed in launching the attack until all his units had disembarked. This gave the Combine units time to throw together a hasty defense, consisting of a battalion from the Shin legion and several combined-arms regiments, and throw back the first of General Davion's assaults. The second assault was similarly rebuffed when the defenders fell back to a secondary line and continued to resist into the night; by the next day this rearguard and the rest of the units at the Origian reservation had managed to withdraw.<ref name=HWo39-45/> The battle to seize control of the Origian reservation was far more difficult however. The bulk of the invasion force landed in the plains outside the military complex, but their attention was split by attempting to also take the nearby Solus City, and [[Major General]] [[Thomas Davion]] delayed in launching the attack until all his units had disembarked. This gave the Combine units time to throw together a hasty defense, consisting of a battalion from the Shin legion and several combined-arms regiments, and throw back the first of General Davion's assaults. The second assault was similarly rebuffed when the defenders fell back to a secondary line and continued to resist into the night; by the next day this rearguard and the rest of the units at the Origian reservation had managed to withdraw.<ref name=HWo39-45/>
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Sadalbari was a target in the First Wave of the [[War of 3039]] because it served as a link to [[Proserpina]] and could act as a base for possible DCMS reinforcement. At the time the world was defended by the [[Second Shin Legion]] under the command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Victor Coale]] along with numerous conventional forces. [[Field Marshal]] [[James Sandoval]] assigned the inexperienced [[Third FedCom RCT]] and the battle-proven [[Fifth Davion Guards]] to take the planet, under the overall command of [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Vernon Cunningham]]. In the opening moves of a daring plan concocted by Marshal Cunningham, the invasion force made a 1 G burn in to the system and on 15 April launched [[aerospace fighter]]s to destroy the planet's communication network, followed by direct strikes at the two large military bases at Origian and Xantal.<ref name=HWo39-45>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 45–47</ref> | Sadalbari was a target in the First Wave of the [[War of 3039]] because it served as a link to [[Proserpina]] and could act as a base for possible DCMS reinforcement. At the time the world was defended by the [[Second Shin Legion]] under the command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Victor Coale]] along with numerous conventional forces. [[Field Marshal]] [[James Sandoval]] assigned the inexperienced [[Third FedCom RCT]] and the battle-proven [[Fifth Davion Guards]] to take the planet, under the overall command of [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Vernon Cunningham]]. In the opening moves of a daring plan concocted by Marshal Cunningham, the invasion force made a 1 G burn in to the system and on 15 April launched [[aerospace fighter]]s to destroy the planet's communication network, followed by direct strikes at the two large military bases at Origian and Xantal.<ref name=HWo39-45>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 45–47</ref> | ||
| − | In the battle for Xantal, two [[jump infantry]] regiments made a dangerous nighttime combat drop right into the military reservation, catching most of the garrison off-guard. Thousands of DCMS troopers were taken prisoner or cut down as the jump infantry swarmed over barracks and hangars. By | + | In the battle for Xantal, two [[jump infantry]] regiments made a dangerous nighttime combat drop right into the military reservation, catching most of the garrison off-guard. Thousands of DCMS troopers were taken prisoner or cut down as the jump infantry swarmed over barracks and hangars. By mid-day the reservation was in Federated Suns hands, along with thousands of prisoners, nearly two hundred armored vehicles, and twenty-four 'Mechs.<ref name=HWo39-45/> |
The battle to seize control of the Origian reservation was far more difficult however. The bulk of the invasion force landed in the plains outside the military complex, but their attention was split by attempting to also take the nearby Solus City, and [[Major General]] [[Thomas Davion]] delayed in launching the attack until all his units had disembarked. This gave the Combine units time to throw together a hasty defense, consisting of a battalion from the Shin legion and several combined-arms regiments, and throw back the first of General Davion's assaults. The second assault was similarly rebuffed when the defenders fell back to a secondary line and continued to resist into the night; by the next day this rearguard and the rest of the units at the Origian reservation had managed to withdraw.<ref name=HWo39-45/> | The battle to seize control of the Origian reservation was far more difficult however. The bulk of the invasion force landed in the plains outside the military complex, but their attention was split by attempting to also take the nearby Solus City, and [[Major General]] [[Thomas Davion]] delayed in launching the attack until all his units had disembarked. This gave the Combine units time to throw together a hasty defense, consisting of a battalion from the Shin legion and several combined-arms regiments, and throw back the first of General Davion's assaults. The second assault was similarly rebuffed when the defenders fell back to a secondary line and continued to resist into the night; by the next day this rearguard and the rest of the units at the Origian reservation had managed to withdraw.<ref name=HWo39-45/> | ||