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On a political level, however, the mistrust between the unruly Free Worlds League and the Capellan Confederation continued to linger, and if the Concord of Kapteyn had ever been intended to actually function as a military alliance then it was a failure in that respect. It did, however, pacify the Marik/Liao border to some degree and freed up forces to be stationed along the Steiner and Davion borders, respectively, which in turn tied up enemy forces there and thus took pressure off House Kurita. It was House Kurita who stood to gain most from the Concord, as their realm lay between the Steiner and Davion states and thus faced the prospect of a unified enemy along their entire Inner Sphere boundary. As such, the Draconis Combine was the obvious first target of the Steiner-Davion alliance. On a political level, however, the mistrust between the unruly Free Worlds League and the Capellan Confederation continued to linger, and if the Concord of Kapteyn had ever been intended to actually function as a military alliance then it was a failure in that respect. It did, however, pacify the Marik/Liao border to some degree and freed up forces to be stationed along the Steiner and Davion borders, respectively, which in turn tied up enemy forces there and thus took pressure off House Kurita. It was House Kurita who stood to gain most from the Concord, as their realm lay between the Steiner and Davion states and thus faced the prospect of a unified enemy along their entire Inner Sphere boundary. As such, the Draconis Combine was the obvious first target of the Steiner-Davion alliance.
− However, when the united [[Federated Commonwealth]] launched the Fourth Succession War six years later, the main Davion thrust was actually directed against the Capellan Confederation. Weakened from within by a [[Justin Allard|high-ranking double agent]] it was utterly devastated, losing around half of its star systems and the postwar rump state left in shambles. Janos Marik, still angered over Maximilian Liao's instigation of his brother's revolt, initially refused to honor his treaty obligations, instead offering desultory aid to the Capellans; only at the insistent urging of Takashi Kurita did the League finally open a second front against House Steiner. This League [[Operation Dagger|offensive]] was ineffectual and ended in an embarrassing defeat for House Marik when Capellan renegades loyal to the Davion-created [[Tikonov Free Republic]] attacked their former allies, resulting in several League worlds near Terra being ceded to the Steiner-Davions. Takashi Kurita, for his part, was goaded into making ineffective assaults against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on their Davion border that effectively neutralized the Combine as a threat to the Federated Suns during the war. + However, when the united [[Federated Commonwealth]] launched the Fourth Succession War six years later, the main Davion thrust was actually directed against the Capellan Confederation. Weakened from within by a [[Justin Allard|high-ranking double agent]] it was utterly devastated, losing around half of its star systems and the postwar rump state left in shambles. Janos Marik, still angered over Maximilian Liao's instigation of his brother's revolt, initially refused to honor his treaty obligations, instead offering desultory aid to the Capellans; only at the insistent urging of Takashi Kurita did the League finally open a second front against House Steiner. This League [[Operation Dagger|offensive]] was ineffectual and ended in an embarrassing defeat for House Marik when Capellan renegades loyal to the Davion-created [[Tikonov Free Republic]] attacked their former allies, resulting in several League worlds near Terra being ceded to the Steiner-Davions. Takashi Kurita, for his part, was goaded into making ineffective assaults against [[Wolf’s Dragoons]] on their Davion border that effectively neutralized the Combine as a threat to the Federated Suns during the war.
Thus, the diffidence of Janos Marik and the obsessive private war of Takashi Kurita prevented either the League or the Combine from aiding the Capellans, or each other. As a result, the Concord utterly failed to prevent the nascent Federated Commonwealth from crushing the Confederation and mauling the Combine. While [[Theodore Kurita]] later managed to neutralize most of House Steiner's gains through the creation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Concord played no role in this. Nor during the [[War of 3039]] were the other two members in any position to offer more support to the Combine than a few planetary raids. Likewise during the [[Clan Invasion]] the Capellan Confederation offered no assistance to the Combine, while [[Thomas Marik]] could only assist his nominal ally - and the Concord's Steiner-Davion opponents - with armament sales. Thus, the diffidence of Janos Marik and the obsessive private war of Takashi Kurita prevented either the League or the Combine from aiding the Capellans, or each other. As a result, the Concord utterly failed to prevent the nascent Federated Commonwealth from crushing the Confederation and mauling the Combine. While [[Theodore Kurita]] later managed to neutralize most of House Steiner's gains through the creation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Concord played no role in this. Nor during the [[War of 3039]] were the other two members in any position to offer more support to the Combine than a few planetary raids. Likewise during the [[Clan Invasion]] the Capellan Confederation offered no assistance to the Combine, while [[Thomas Marik]] could only assist his nominal ally - and the Concord's Steiner-Davion opponents - with armament sales.
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On a political level, however, the mistrust between the unruly Free Worlds League and the Capellan Confederation continued to linger, and if the Concord of Kapteyn had ever been intended to actually function as a military alliance then it was a failure in that respect. It did, however, pacify the Marik/Liao border to some degree and freed up forces to be stationed along the Steiner and Davion borders, respectively, which in turn tied up enemy forces there and thus took pressure off House Kurita. It was House Kurita who stood to gain most from the Concord, as their realm lay between the Steiner and Davion states and thus faced the prospect of a unified enemy along their entire Inner Sphere boundary. As such, the Draconis Combine was the obvious first target of the Steiner-Davion alliance. | On a political level, however, the mistrust between the unruly Free Worlds League and the Capellan Confederation continued to linger, and if the Concord of Kapteyn had ever been intended to actually function as a military alliance then it was a failure in that respect. It did, however, pacify the Marik/Liao border to some degree and freed up forces to be stationed along the Steiner and Davion borders, respectively, which in turn tied up enemy forces there and thus took pressure off House Kurita. It was House Kurita who stood to gain most from the Concord, as their realm lay between the Steiner and Davion states and thus faced the prospect of a unified enemy along their entire Inner Sphere boundary. As such, the Draconis Combine was the obvious first target of the Steiner-Davion alliance. | ||
− | However, when the united [[Federated Commonwealth]] launched the Fourth Succession War six years later, the main Davion thrust was actually directed against the Capellan Confederation. Weakened from within by a [[Justin Allard|high-ranking double agent]] it was utterly devastated, losing around half of its star systems and the postwar rump state left in shambles. Janos Marik, still angered over Maximilian Liao's instigation of his brother's revolt, initially refused to honor his treaty obligations, instead offering desultory aid to the Capellans; only at the insistent urging of Takashi Kurita did the League finally open a second front against House Steiner. This League [[Operation Dagger|offensive]] was ineffectual and ended in an embarrassing defeat for House Marik when Capellan renegades loyal to the Davion-created [[Tikonov Free Republic]] attacked their former allies, resulting in several League worlds near Terra being ceded to the Steiner-Davions. Takashi Kurita, for his part, was goaded into making ineffective assaults against [[ | + | However, when the united [[Federated Commonwealth]] launched the Fourth Succession War six years later, the main Davion thrust was actually directed against the Capellan Confederation. Weakened from within by a [[Justin Allard|high-ranking double agent]] it was utterly devastated, losing around half of its star systems and the postwar rump state left in shambles. Janos Marik, still angered over Maximilian Liao's instigation of his brother's revolt, initially refused to honor his treaty obligations, instead offering desultory aid to the Capellans; only at the insistent urging of Takashi Kurita did the League finally open a second front against House Steiner. This League [[Operation Dagger|offensive]] was ineffectual and ended in an embarrassing defeat for House Marik when Capellan renegades loyal to the Davion-created [[Tikonov Free Republic]] attacked their former allies, resulting in several League worlds near Terra being ceded to the Steiner-Davions. Takashi Kurita, for his part, was goaded into making ineffective assaults against [[Wolf’s Dragoons]] on their Davion border that effectively neutralized the Combine as a threat to the Federated Suns during the war. |
Thus, the diffidence of Janos Marik and the obsessive private war of Takashi Kurita prevented either the League or the Combine from aiding the Capellans, or each other. As a result, the Concord utterly failed to prevent the nascent Federated Commonwealth from crushing the Confederation and mauling the Combine. While [[Theodore Kurita]] later managed to neutralize most of House Steiner's gains through the creation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Concord played no role in this. Nor during the [[War of 3039]] were the other two members in any position to offer more support to the Combine than a few planetary raids. Likewise during the [[Clan Invasion]] the Capellan Confederation offered no assistance to the Combine, while [[Thomas Marik]] could only assist his nominal ally - and the Concord's Steiner-Davion opponents - with armament sales. | Thus, the diffidence of Janos Marik and the obsessive private war of Takashi Kurita prevented either the League or the Combine from aiding the Capellans, or each other. As a result, the Concord utterly failed to prevent the nascent Federated Commonwealth from crushing the Confederation and mauling the Combine. While [[Theodore Kurita]] later managed to neutralize most of House Steiner's gains through the creation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Concord played no role in this. Nor during the [[War of 3039]] were the other two members in any position to offer more support to the Combine than a few planetary raids. Likewise during the [[Clan Invasion]] the Capellan Confederation offered no assistance to the Combine, while [[Thomas Marik]] could only assist his nominal ally - and the Concord's Steiner-Davion opponents - with armament sales. |