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Line 19: Despite the protests from both Clay and Kataga, Rim Worlds forces began arriving; Benboudaoud presented both with orders signed by [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] requiring the Rim Worlds forces to take over control of the three Castles Brian, orders that Clay and Kataga greeted with outright laughter. The two agreed only to hand over tiny corners of the most outlying bases for garrisoning by the Republican forces, and when Benboudaoud objected, Clay ordered for her to be removed from his office under armed escort. Clay and Kataga then revoked all landing clearances for Republican forces and detained Benboudaoud's [[DropShip]]. General Benboudaoud raised strenuous objections to General [[Patrick Scoffins]], the senior Republican officer in the Terran Hegemony, as well as complaining directly to Stefan Amaris himself, but neither was prepared to push the issue at the time, leaving the [[Rim Worlds Army]] forces to take up their meager facilities and make alternate plans for their ultimate conquest of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> With her efforts strictly curtailed by her opponents on New Dallas, Benboudaoud concentrated on upgrading the 154th as much as she could.<ref name=HTP:NDp7/> Despite the protests from both Clay and Kataga, Rim Worlds forces began arriving; Benboudaoud presented both with orders signed by [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] requiring the Rim Worlds forces to take over control of the three Castles Brian, orders that Clay and Kataga greeted with outright laughter. The two agreed only to hand over tiny corners of the most outlying bases for garrisoning by the Republican forces, and when Benboudaoud objected, Clay ordered for her to be removed from his office under armed escort. Clay and Kataga then revoked all landing clearances for Republican forces and detained Benboudaoud's [[DropShip]]. General Benboudaoud raised strenuous objections to General [[Patrick Scoffins]], the senior Republican officer in the Terran Hegemony, as well as complaining directly to Stefan Amaris himself, but neither was prepared to push the issue at the time, leaving the [[Rim Worlds Army]] forces to take up their meager facilities and make alternate plans for their ultimate conquest of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> With her efforts strictly curtailed by her opponents on New Dallas, Benboudaoud concentrated on upgrading the 154th as much as she could.<ref name=HTP:NDp7/> − In contrast to the campaign suddenly waged on the majority of the other worlds within the Hegemony, Benboudaoud found that her forces had to fight a completely different campaign on New Dallas. The effective manner in which the local authorities had restricted Republican access to secure facilities and constrained terrorist activities prevented the Republicans from planting much by way of bombs and booby traps as their original plans had called for;<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> the preemptive strike on the planetary HPG complex by Republican special forces was also rebuffed,<ref name="H:LoTV1p71">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 71, "Hegemony Blackout"</ref> forcing Benboudaoud to order military strikes against the New Dallas military and local infrastructure.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Blocked from gaining control of the HPG, the 154th Amaris Dragoons went on the rampage, destroying the HPG and battling SLDF patrols throughout Caddo City. Much of the capital city was damaged or destroyed, including the planetary militia barracks.<ref name=HTP:NDp5>''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 5, "The Hegemony Memory Core of New Dallas"</ref> + In contrast to the campaign suddenly waged on the majority of the other worlds within the Hegemony, Benboudaoud found that her forces had to fight a completely different campaign on New Dallas. The effective manner in which the local authorities had restricted Republican access to secure facilities and constrained terrorist activities prevented the Republicans from planting much by way of bombs and booby traps as their original plans had called for;<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> the pre-emptive strike on the planetary HPG complex by Republican special forces was also rebuffed,<ref name="H:LoTV1p71">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 71, "Hegemony Blackout"</ref> forcing Benboudaoud to order military strikes against the New Dallas military and local infrastructure.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Blocked from gaining control of the HPG, the 154th Amaris Dragoons went on the rampage, destroying the HPG and battling SLDF patrols throughout Caddo City. Much of the capital city was damaged or destroyed, including the planetary militia barracks.<ref name=HTP:NDp5>''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 5, "The Hegemony Memory Core of New Dallas"</ref> The New Dallas militia blocked these Republican attacks, as well as Republican attempts to secure control of the local [[Space Defense System]]; when Benboudaoud was forced to call in support from the Republican [[WarShip]] flotilla responsible for securing the local jump points, the eight Republican WarShips found themselves facing an active SDS network under the control of General Kataga's forces. Dozens of drones engaged the Republican WarShips as General Kataga led his armed forces against Benboudaoud's forces on the ground<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> from the cockpit of his <!--''[[Rifleman II]]'',<ref name=HTP:NDp7/>-->customized VTR-9B ''[[Victor]]''<ref name=HTPNDE>''[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/errata/historical-turning-points-new-dallas-29254/msg1886861/#msg1886861 Official Errata]''</ref> with the Republicans now heavily outnumbered by the SLDF and New Dallas troops. The New Dallas forces vanquished the Republicans on both the ground and in space over the course of the next six hours, leaving New Dallas under their control, at least temporarily.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Benboudaoud was killed in battle at the controls of her ''[[Rampage]]'', having led the bulk of her forces from their position around Fort Resolute.<ref name=HTP:NDp7>''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 7, "Combatants"</ref> The New Dallas militia blocked these Republican attacks, as well as Republican attempts to secure control of the local [[Space Defense System]]; when Benboudaoud was forced to call in support from the Republican [[WarShip]] flotilla responsible for securing the local jump points, the eight Republican WarShips found themselves facing an active SDS network under the control of General Kataga's forces. Dozens of drones engaged the Republican WarShips as General Kataga led his armed forces against Benboudaoud's forces on the ground<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> from the cockpit of his <!--''[[Rifleman II]]'',<ref name=HTP:NDp7/>-->customized VTR-9B ''[[Victor]]''<ref name=HTPNDE>''[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/errata/historical-turning-points-new-dallas-29254/msg1886861/#msg1886861 Official Errata]''</ref> with the Republicans now heavily outnumbered by the SLDF and New Dallas troops. The New Dallas forces vanquished the Republicans on both the ground and in space over the course of the next six hours, leaving New Dallas under their control, at least temporarily.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Benboudaoud was killed in battle at the controls of her ''[[Rampage]]'', having led the bulk of her forces from their position around Fort Resolute.<ref name=HTP:NDp7>''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 7, "Combatants"</ref>
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Despite the protests from both Clay and Kataga, Rim Worlds forces began arriving; Benboudaoud presented both with orders signed by [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] requiring the Rim Worlds forces to take over control of the three Castles Brian, orders that Clay and Kataga greeted with outright laughter. The two agreed only to hand over tiny corners of the most outlying bases for garrisoning by the Republican forces, and when Benboudaoud objected, Clay ordered for her to be removed from his office under armed escort. Clay and Kataga then revoked all landing clearances for Republican forces and detained Benboudaoud's [[DropShip]]. General Benboudaoud raised strenuous objections to General [[Patrick Scoffins]], the senior Republican officer in the Terran Hegemony, as well as complaining directly to Stefan Amaris himself, but neither was prepared to push the issue at the time, leaving the [[Rim Worlds Army]] forces to take up their meager facilities and make alternate plans for their ultimate conquest of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> With her efforts strictly curtailed by her opponents on New Dallas, Benboudaoud concentrated on upgrading the 154th as much as she could.<ref name=HTP:NDp7/> | Despite the protests from both Clay and Kataga, Rim Worlds forces began arriving; Benboudaoud presented both with orders signed by [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] requiring the Rim Worlds forces to take over control of the three Castles Brian, orders that Clay and Kataga greeted with outright laughter. The two agreed only to hand over tiny corners of the most outlying bases for garrisoning by the Republican forces, and when Benboudaoud objected, Clay ordered for her to be removed from his office under armed escort. Clay and Kataga then revoked all landing clearances for Republican forces and detained Benboudaoud's [[DropShip]]. General Benboudaoud raised strenuous objections to General [[Patrick Scoffins]], the senior Republican officer in the Terran Hegemony, as well as complaining directly to Stefan Amaris himself, but neither was prepared to push the issue at the time, leaving the [[Rim Worlds Army]] forces to take up their meager facilities and make alternate plans for their ultimate conquest of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> With her efforts strictly curtailed by her opponents on New Dallas, Benboudaoud concentrated on upgrading the 154th as much as she could.<ref name=HTP:NDp7/> | ||
| − | In contrast to the campaign suddenly waged on the majority of the other worlds within the Hegemony, Benboudaoud found that her forces had to fight a completely different campaign on New Dallas. The effective manner in which the local authorities had restricted Republican access to secure facilities and constrained terrorist activities prevented the Republicans from planting much by way of bombs and booby traps as their original plans had called for;<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> the | + | In contrast to the campaign suddenly waged on the majority of the other worlds within the Hegemony, Benboudaoud found that her forces had to fight a completely different campaign on New Dallas. The effective manner in which the local authorities had restricted Republican access to secure facilities and constrained terrorist activities prevented the Republicans from planting much by way of bombs and booby traps as their original plans had called for;<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> the pre-emptive strike on the planetary HPG complex by Republican special forces was also rebuffed,<ref name="H:LoTV1p71">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 71, "Hegemony Blackout"</ref> forcing Benboudaoud to order military strikes against the New Dallas military and local infrastructure.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Blocked from gaining control of the HPG, the 154th Amaris Dragoons went on the rampage, destroying the HPG and battling SLDF patrols throughout Caddo City. Much of the capital city was damaged or destroyed, including the planetary militia barracks.<ref name=HTP:NDp5>''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 5, "The Hegemony Memory Core of New Dallas"</ref> |
The New Dallas militia blocked these Republican attacks, as well as Republican attempts to secure control of the local [[Space Defense System]]; when Benboudaoud was forced to call in support from the Republican [[WarShip]] flotilla responsible for securing the local jump points, the eight Republican WarShips found themselves facing an active SDS network under the control of General Kataga's forces. Dozens of drones engaged the Republican WarShips as General Kataga led his armed forces against Benboudaoud's forces on the ground<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> from the cockpit of his <!--''[[Rifleman II]]'',<ref name=HTP:NDp7/>-->customized VTR-9B ''[[Victor]]''<ref name=HTPNDE>''[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/errata/historical-turning-points-new-dallas-29254/msg1886861/#msg1886861 Official Errata]''</ref> with the Republicans now heavily outnumbered by the SLDF and New Dallas troops. The New Dallas forces vanquished the Republicans on both the ground and in space over the course of the next six hours, leaving New Dallas under their control, at least temporarily.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Benboudaoud was killed in battle at the controls of her ''[[Rampage]]'', having led the bulk of her forces from their position around Fort Resolute.<ref name=HTP:NDp7>''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 7, "Combatants"</ref> | The New Dallas militia blocked these Republican attacks, as well as Republican attempts to secure control of the local [[Space Defense System]]; when Benboudaoud was forced to call in support from the Republican [[WarShip]] flotilla responsible for securing the local jump points, the eight Republican WarShips found themselves facing an active SDS network under the control of General Kataga's forces. Dozens of drones engaged the Republican WarShips as General Kataga led his armed forces against Benboudaoud's forces on the ground<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> from the cockpit of his <!--''[[Rifleman II]]'',<ref name=HTP:NDp7/>-->customized VTR-9B ''[[Victor]]''<ref name=HTPNDE>''[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/errata/historical-turning-points-new-dallas-29254/msg1886861/#msg1886861 Official Errata]''</ref> with the Republicans now heavily outnumbered by the SLDF and New Dallas troops. The New Dallas forces vanquished the Republicans on both the ground and in space over the course of the next six hours, leaving New Dallas under their control, at least temporarily.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Benboudaoud was killed in battle at the controls of her ''[[Rampage]]'', having led the bulk of her forces from their position around Fort Resolute.<ref name=HTP:NDp7>''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 7, "Combatants"</ref> | ||