Dragon's Tongue

The Dragon's Tongue (or Ryuu no Shita) was a region of space in the Draconis Combine's New Samarkand Military District. Stretching from New Avalon to around Greeley, these former Federated Suns worlds had been conquered by the Draconis Combine throughout the mid-3140s.

The Combine conquered the region in two stages. First, during their invasion of the Federated Suns in 3144 DCMS troops dealt a major defeat to the AFFS at Palmyra, with the AFFS command hub at Tsamma and neighboring worlds falling soon after. This resulting salient, dubbed the "Palmyra Thumb", was then used as a staging area for the Combine's 3146 assault on New Avalon, which ended with the fall of the Federated Suns' capital and the subsequent annexation of the worlds in between. Pouring troops into the newly-conquered region, the DCMS dissuaded any swift attempts at dislodging them.

The worlds of the Dragon's Tongue suffered heavily under the harsh Combine occupation, with brutal repression spurring an upsurge in resistance despite the penalties inflicted for even minor transgressions.

While the AFFS was unable to reclaim its capital between 3147 and 3150, their constant raids during Operation PERCEVAL were successful in inflicting serious damage to the occupying forces and tying up Combine troops there.

Bibliography

• Era Report: 3145
• Shattered Fortress