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Line 31: ===Prince=== ===Prince=== − After the Halstead Station raid during which his forces had obtained thousands of books, marking it a success despite his personal loss, he founded the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]], the first new college of science in the [[Inner Sphere]] in centuries. In [[3022]], he signed the [[Federated Suns]]-[[Lyran Commonwealth]] Alliance, or [[Federated Commonwealth|FedCom Accords]], with [[Katrina Steiner]], laying the foundation for the union of the [[Federated Suns]] with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and his marriage to Katrina's daughter, [[Melissa Steiner|Melissa]].{{cn}} + After the Halstead Station raid during which his forces had obtained thousands of books, marking it a success despite his personal loss, he founded the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]], the first new college of science in the [[Inner Sphere]] in centuries. In [[3022]], he signed the [[Federated Suns]]-[[Lyran Commonwealth]] Alliance, or [[Federated Commonwealth|FedCom Accords]], with [[Katrina Steiner]], laying the foundation for the union of the [[Federated Suns]] with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and his marriage to Katrina's daughter, [[Melissa Steiner|Melissa]]. His marriage plans, and the Federated Commonwealth alliance, were nearly ended in the days preceding the wedding ceremony. Rogue elements of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[ComStar]]—to include [[Myndo Waterly]]—had created a child that was the result of DNA surreptitiously gathered from Hanse and Katrina at the treaty signing on Terra. Originally this child's parentage was to have been confirmed by the [[Hanse Davion (False)|double of Hanse]] which Liao had made in the 3025 [[Operation DOPPELGANGER]]. This would have undoubtedly worsened Davion-Steiner relations, perhaps to the point of a succession crisis war. The plot was foiled by Ardan and the child, [[Joshua Steiner-Davion|Joshua]], was secreted away somewhere in the Inner Sphere never to be told of his real identity. It is likely few aside from Hanse and Ardan knew anything about this, perhaps to include Katrina and Melissa Steiner.<ref>''The Gauntlet''</ref> His marriage plans, and the Federated Commonwealth alliance, were nearly ended in the days preceding the wedding ceremony. Rogue elements of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[ComStar]]—to include [[Myndo Waterly]]—had created a child that was the result of DNA surreptitiously gathered from Hanse and Katrina at the treaty signing on Terra. Originally this child's parentage was to have been confirmed by the [[Hanse Davion (False)|double of Hanse]] which Liao had made in the 3025 [[Operation DOPPELGANGER]]. This would have undoubtedly worsened Davion-Steiner relations, perhaps to the point of a succession crisis war. The plot was foiled by Ardan and the child, [[Joshua Steiner-Davion|Joshua]], was secreted away somewhere in the Inner Sphere never to be told of his real identity. It is likely few aside from Hanse and Ardan knew anything about this, perhaps to include Katrina and Melissa Steiner.<ref>''The Gauntlet''</ref> Line 41:
Line 39: By the same year, when the planet [[Northwind]] fell under the attack of the Combine, Hanse killed two birds with one shot by brokering the [[Northwind Agreement]], recruiting the mercenary group [[Northwind Highlanders]].<ref>''Northwind Highlanders'', pp. 9, 24: "Homecoming" and "Situation"</ref> By the same year, when the planet [[Northwind]] fell under the attack of the Combine, Hanse killed two birds with one shot by brokering the [[Northwind Agreement]], recruiting the mercenary group [[Northwind Highlanders]].<ref>''Northwind Highlanders'', pp. 9, 24: "Homecoming" and "Situation"</ref> − On the 10 September [[3029]], while on New Avalon, Hanse spotted a DropShip heading for the NAIS—which confused him slightly given that, to his knowledge, no shipments of matériel had been scheduled for that evening. Calling the spaceport, he was shocked to discover the DropShip was transmitting the IFF of the ''Camelot''—as that DropShip, known only to a very few people, was in fact on its way to Tharkad with his wife Melissa. The ship could only be an impostor. Ordering tactical command to scramble aerospace fighters and close down all airspace over Avalon City, he at once headed for the 'Mech bays. With the [[First Davion Guards]] offworld on [[Kawich]] and the battalion of the Davion Heavy Guards normally also assigned to the palace offworld with their Regiment on [[New Aragon]], Avalon City had in fact been left only lightly defended. Both enthusiastic about being able to finally make a direct and personal contribution to the war as well as enraged by the attack itself, Hanse Davion mounted his ''[[BattleMaster]]'' and moved out at best speed for the NAIS.{{cn}} + On the 10 September [[3029]], while on New Avalon, Hanse spotted a DropShip heading for the NAIS—which confused him slightly given that, to his knowledge, no shipments of matériel had been scheduled for that evening. Calling the spaceport, he was shocked to discover the DropShip was transmitting the IFF of the ''Camelot''—as that DropShip, known only to a very few people, was in fact on its way to Tharkad with his wife Melissa. The ship could only be an impostor. Ordering tactical command to scramble aerospace fighters and close down all airspace over Avalon City, he at once headed for the 'Mech bays. With the [[First Davion Guards]] offworld on [[Kawich]] and the battalion of the Davion Heavy Guards normally also assigned to the palace offworld with their Regiment on [[New Aragon]], Avalon City had in fact been left only lightly defended. Both enthusiastic about being able to finally make a direct and personal contribution to the war as well as enraged by the attack itself, Hanse Davion mounted his ''[[BattleMaster]]'' and moved out at best speed for the NAIS. − Arriving on the scene, he found he was facing no less a unit than House Liao's [[Death Commandos]]. Undaunted, he engaged, destroying first a ''[[Panther]]'' then backhanding a ''[[Marauder]]'' onto its back. Frantic calls of alarm at the unexpected appearance of the assault 'Mech in their midst brought in additional Death Commando forces, with Hanse then in rapid succession destroying a ''[[Griffin]]'' with a punch to its cockpit (which destroyed his PPC in the process) and a [[Locust]] with his medium lasers. Making use of his 'Mech's more unique features, he discarded his PPC and ripped the arm from the downed ''Marauder'', then flung himself straight into the middle of the confused enemy forces at hand-to-hand range, the enemy unable to fire upon him without risk of hitting each other. He shoulder charged a jumping ''[[Stinger]]'' which spun out of control and killed its pilot on crash landing, then used his improvised club to, in quick succession, cripple a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' and a ''[[Cicada]]'' before almost literally flattening a ''[[Scorpion]]''. At this point, additional Davion Forces in [[Team Banzai]] arrived and started to engage the Death Commandos. Fighting on, Hanse and Team Banzai successfully defeated the 'Mech unit (who fought to the death, ensuring they were not taken alive), as NAIS security managed to fight off the infantry attempting to attack the facility, now robbed of their 'Mech support. In the weeks ahead, it would be discovered that these could not have been the Death Commandos, the ''real'' Death Commandos were in fact busy facing down Morgan Hasek-Davion on Kathil at that exact same time. Soon enough, the Prince would (correctly) come to suspect that this had been some kind of covert ComStar attack force and Hanse would mark ComStar as perhaps his greatest enemy from this point forward.{{cn}} + Arriving on the scene, he found he was facing no less a unit than House Liao's [[Death Commandos]]. Undaunted, he engaged, destroying first a ''[[Panther]]'' then backhanding a ''[[Marauder]]'' onto its back. Frantic calls of alarm at the unexpected appearance of the assault 'Mech in their midst brought in additional Death Commando forces, with Hanse then in rapid succession destroying a ''[[Griffin]]'' with a punch to its cockpit (which destroyed his PPC in the process) and a [[Locust]] with his medium lasers. Making use of his 'Mech's more unique features, he discarded his PPC and ripped the arm from the downed ''Marauder'', then flung himself straight into the middle of the confused enemy forces at hand-to-hand range, the enemy unable to fire upon him without risk of hitting each other. He shoulder charged a jumping ''[[Stinger]]'' which spun out of control and killed its pilot on crash landing, then used his improvised club to, in quick succession, cripple a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' and a ''[[Cicada]]'' before almost literally flattening a ''[[Scorpion]]''. At this point, additional Davion Forces in [[Team Banzai]] arrived and started to engage the Death Commandos. Fighting on, Hanse and Team Banzai successfully defeated the 'Mech unit (who fought to the death, ensuring they were not taken alive), as NAIS security managed to fight off the infantry attempting to attack the facility, now robbed of their 'Mech support. In the weeks ahead, it would be discovered that these could not have been the Death Commandos, the ''real'' Death Commandos were in fact busy facing down Morgan Hasek-Davion on Kathil at that exact same time. Soon enough, the Prince would (correctly) come to suspect that this had been some kind of covert ComStar attack force and Hanse would mark ComStar as perhaps his greatest enemy from this point forward. − However, given their critical value to the Federated Suns and later, Commonwealth, Hanse could not act directly against ComStar, instead fighting a shadow war with Primus Myndo Waterly and ROM up until her death in 3052. His next target would instead be that which he had held the longest grudge against; in [[3039]], he turned the might of the united armies of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] against the [[Draconis Combine]]. His [[War of 3039|assaults]], however, were undermined by [[ComStar]]'s covert aid to the [[DCMS]] and a strategically brilliant counterattack, directed by [[Theodore Kurita]] that led to the loss of critical logistical centers, most notably the [[BattleMech]] factories on the planet [[Quentin]]. This counterattack had been a pure bluff, with the DCMS stretched to breaking point to pull it off, with the AFFS and LCAF needing only to hold their nerve and continue the war to win. Hanse however blinked first and called off the attack after the showing of unexpected strength. Publicly, Hanse claimed victory in the [[War of 3039]], as the conflict became known. Indeed, he had succeeded in recapturing several worlds that had been lost to [[House Kurita]] in the [[First Succession War]], and in fact took more worlds than he lost. Privately, however, he admitted that he had been strategically beaten and showed a genuine respect for [[Theodore Kurita]]. As Hanse would later explain to his son Victor just before his first deployment as an AFFC officer, up until Theodore had come of age the DCMS had ultimately been predictable, hemmed in Takashi's rigidity and traditionalism. Theodore, however, had managed to get a significant amount of the DCMS to act in a much more dangerously flexible way and while the strategic balance of power remained with the Federated Commonwealth, Hanse simply didn't consider crushing the Combine worth the cost that Theodore would demand of him. And accordingly, between 3040 and 3050, there was very little activity beyond minor raiding on the Combine-FedCom border.{{cn}} + However, given their critical value to the Federated Suns and later, Commonwealth, Hanse could not act directly against ComStar, instead fighting a shadow war with Primus Myndo Waterly and ROM up until her death in 3052. His next target would instead be that which he had held the longest grudge against; in [[3039]], he turned the might of the united armies of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] against the [[Draconis Combine]]. His [[War of 3039|assaults]], however, were undermined by [[ComStar]]'s covert aid to the [[DCMS]] and a strategically brilliant counterattack, directed by [[Theodore Kurita]] that led to the loss of critical logistical centers, most notably the [[BattleMech]] factories on the planet [[Quentin]]. This counterattack had been a pure bluff, with the DCMS stretched to breaking point to pull it off, with the AFFS and LCAF needing only to hold their nerve and continue the war to win. Hanse however blinked first and called off the attack after the showing of unexpected strength. Publicly, Hanse claimed victory in the [[War of 3039]], as the conflict became known. Indeed, he had succeeded in recapturing several worlds that had been lost to [[House Kurita]] in the [[First Succession War]], and in fact took more worlds than he lost. Privately, however, he admitted that he had been strategically beaten and showed a genuine respect for [[Theodore Kurita]]. As Hanse would later explain to his son Victor just before his first deployment as an AFFC officer, up until Theodore had come of age the DCMS had ultimately been predictable, hemmed in Takashi's rigidity and traditionalism. Theodore, however, had managed to get a significant amount of the DCMS to act in a much more dangerously flexible way and while the strategic balance of power remained with the Federated Commonwealth, Hanse simply didn't consider crushing the Combine worth the cost that Theodore would demand of him. And accordingly, between 3040 and 3050, there was very little activity beyond minor raiding on the Combine-FedCom border. − And then came the [[Clans]].{{cn}} + And then came the [[Clans]]. ===Détente=== ===Détente=== In [[3050]], Hanse again directed the Federated Commonwealth in battle, this time against the [[Clan Invasion]]. Later, he took part in the [[Outreach]] summit that led to a détente among the [[Successor States]]. In [[3050]], Hanse again directed the Federated Commonwealth in battle, this time against the [[Clan Invasion]]. Later, he took part in the [[Outreach]] summit that led to a détente among the [[Successor States]]. − His respect for [[Theodore Kurita]], combined with strategic considerations, lead him to order the [[Kell Hounds]] and [[Wolf's Dragoons]] to [[Luthien]], capital of the [[Draconis Combine]], to bolster the world's defenses against the Clan assault. The [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]] ended in defeat for [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] and saved the command integrity of the [[DCMS]]. That it was Hanse that ensured the survival of the Federated Suns' most hated enemy speaks tantamount to his visionary political and strategic acumen. + His respect for [[Theodore Kurita]], combined with strategic considerations, lead him to order the [[Kell Hounds]] and [[Wolf's Dragoons]] to [[Luthien]], capital of the [[Draconis Combine]], to bolster the world's defenses against the Clan assault. The [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Battle of Luthien]] ended in defeat for [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] and saved the command integrity of the [[DCMS]]. That it was Hanse that ensured the survival of the Federated Suns' most hated enemy speaks tantamount to his visionary political and strategic acumen. ===Death=== ===Death===
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| − | After the Halstead Station raid during which his forces had obtained thousands of books, marking it a success despite his personal loss, he founded the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]], the first new college of science in the [[Inner Sphere]] in centuries. In [[3022]], he signed the [[Federated Suns]]-[[Lyran Commonwealth]] Alliance, or [[Federated Commonwealth|FedCom Accords]], with [[Katrina Steiner]], laying the foundation for the union of the [[Federated Suns]] with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and his marriage to Katrina's daughter, [[Melissa Steiner|Melissa]]. | + | After the Halstead Station raid during which his forces had obtained thousands of books, marking it a success despite his personal loss, he founded the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]], the first new college of science in the [[Inner Sphere]] in centuries. In [[3022]], he signed the [[Federated Suns]]-[[Lyran Commonwealth]] Alliance, or [[Federated Commonwealth|FedCom Accords]], with [[Katrina Steiner]], laying the foundation for the union of the [[Federated Suns]] with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and his marriage to Katrina's daughter, [[Melissa Steiner|Melissa]]. |
His marriage plans, and the Federated Commonwealth alliance, were nearly ended in the days preceding the wedding ceremony. Rogue elements of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[ComStar]]—to include [[Myndo Waterly]]—had created a child that was the result of DNA surreptitiously gathered from Hanse and Katrina at the treaty signing on Terra. Originally this child's parentage was to have been confirmed by the [[Hanse Davion (False)|double of Hanse]] which Liao had made in the 3025 [[Operation DOPPELGANGER]]. This would have undoubtedly worsened Davion-Steiner relations, perhaps to the point of a succession crisis war. The plot was foiled by Ardan and the child, [[Joshua Steiner-Davion|Joshua]], was secreted away somewhere in the Inner Sphere never to be told of his real identity. It is likely few aside from Hanse and Ardan knew anything about this, perhaps to include Katrina and Melissa Steiner.<ref>''The Gauntlet''</ref> | His marriage plans, and the Federated Commonwealth alliance, were nearly ended in the days preceding the wedding ceremony. Rogue elements of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[ComStar]]—to include [[Myndo Waterly]]—had created a child that was the result of DNA surreptitiously gathered from Hanse and Katrina at the treaty signing on Terra. Originally this child's parentage was to have been confirmed by the [[Hanse Davion (False)|double of Hanse]] which Liao had made in the 3025 [[Operation DOPPELGANGER]]. This would have undoubtedly worsened Davion-Steiner relations, perhaps to the point of a succession crisis war. The plot was foiled by Ardan and the child, [[Joshua Steiner-Davion|Joshua]], was secreted away somewhere in the Inner Sphere never to be told of his real identity. It is likely few aside from Hanse and Ardan knew anything about this, perhaps to include Katrina and Melissa Steiner.<ref>''The Gauntlet''</ref> | ||
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By the same year, when the planet [[Northwind]] fell under the attack of the Combine, Hanse killed two birds with one shot by brokering the [[Northwind Agreement]], recruiting the mercenary group [[Northwind Highlanders]].<ref>''Northwind Highlanders'', pp. 9, 24: "Homecoming" and "Situation"</ref> | By the same year, when the planet [[Northwind]] fell under the attack of the Combine, Hanse killed two birds with one shot by brokering the [[Northwind Agreement]], recruiting the mercenary group [[Northwind Highlanders]].<ref>''Northwind Highlanders'', pp. 9, 24: "Homecoming" and "Situation"</ref> | ||
| − | On the 10 September [[3029]], while on New Avalon, Hanse spotted a DropShip heading for the NAIS—which confused him slightly given that, to his knowledge, no shipments of matériel had been scheduled for that evening. Calling the spaceport, he was shocked to discover the DropShip was transmitting the IFF of the ''Camelot''—as that DropShip, known only to a very few people, was in fact on its way to Tharkad with his wife Melissa. The ship could only be an impostor. Ordering tactical command to scramble aerospace fighters and close down all airspace over Avalon City, he at once headed for the 'Mech bays. With the [[First Davion Guards]] offworld on [[Kawich]] and the battalion of the Davion Heavy Guards normally also assigned to the palace offworld with their Regiment on [[New Aragon]], Avalon City had in fact been left only lightly defended. Both enthusiastic about being able to finally make a direct and personal contribution to the war as well as enraged by the attack itself, Hanse Davion mounted his ''[[BattleMaster]]'' and moved out at best speed for the NAIS. | + | On the 10 September [[3029]], while on New Avalon, Hanse spotted a DropShip heading for the NAIS—which confused him slightly given that, to his knowledge, no shipments of matériel had been scheduled for that evening. Calling the spaceport, he was shocked to discover the DropShip was transmitting the IFF of the ''Camelot''—as that DropShip, known only to a very few people, was in fact on its way to Tharkad with his wife Melissa. The ship could only be an impostor. Ordering tactical command to scramble aerospace fighters and close down all airspace over Avalon City, he at once headed for the 'Mech bays. With the [[First Davion Guards]] offworld on [[Kawich]] and the battalion of the Davion Heavy Guards normally also assigned to the palace offworld with their Regiment on [[New Aragon]], Avalon City had in fact been left only lightly defended. Both enthusiastic about being able to finally make a direct and personal contribution to the war as well as enraged by the attack itself, Hanse Davion mounted his ''[[BattleMaster]]'' and moved out at best speed for the NAIS. |
| − | Arriving on the scene, he found he was facing no less a unit than House Liao's [[Death Commandos]]. Undaunted, he engaged, destroying first a ''[[Panther]]'' then backhanding a ''[[Marauder]]'' onto its back. Frantic calls of alarm at the unexpected appearance of the assault 'Mech in their midst brought in additional Death Commando forces, with Hanse then in rapid succession destroying a ''[[Griffin]]'' with a punch to its cockpit (which destroyed his PPC in the process) and a [[Locust]] with his medium lasers. Making use of his 'Mech's more unique features, he discarded his PPC and ripped the arm from the downed ''Marauder'', then flung himself straight into the middle of the confused enemy forces at hand-to-hand range, the enemy unable to fire upon him without risk of hitting each other. He shoulder charged a jumping ''[[Stinger]]'' which spun out of control and killed its pilot on crash landing, then used his improvised club to, in quick succession, cripple a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' and a ''[[Cicada]]'' before almost literally flattening a ''[[Scorpion]]''. At this point, additional Davion Forces in [[Team Banzai]] arrived and started to engage the Death Commandos. Fighting on, Hanse and Team Banzai successfully defeated the 'Mech unit (who fought to the death, ensuring they were not taken alive), as NAIS security managed to fight off the infantry attempting to attack the facility, now robbed of their 'Mech support. In the weeks ahead, it would be discovered that these could not have been the Death Commandos, the ''real'' Death Commandos were in fact busy facing down Morgan Hasek-Davion on Kathil at that exact same time. Soon enough, the Prince would (correctly) come to suspect that this had been some kind of covert ComStar attack force and Hanse would mark ComStar as perhaps his greatest enemy from this point forward. | + | Arriving on the scene, he found he was facing no less a unit than House Liao's [[Death Commandos]]. Undaunted, he engaged, destroying first a ''[[Panther]]'' then backhanding a ''[[Marauder]]'' onto its back. Frantic calls of alarm at the unexpected appearance of the assault 'Mech in their midst brought in additional Death Commando forces, with Hanse then in rapid succession destroying a ''[[Griffin]]'' with a punch to its cockpit (which destroyed his PPC in the process) and a [[Locust]] with his medium lasers. Making use of his 'Mech's more unique features, he discarded his PPC and ripped the arm from the downed ''Marauder'', then flung himself straight into the middle of the confused enemy forces at hand-to-hand range, the enemy unable to fire upon him without risk of hitting each other. He shoulder charged a jumping ''[[Stinger]]'' which spun out of control and killed its pilot on crash landing, then used his improvised club to, in quick succession, cripple a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' and a ''[[Cicada]]'' before almost literally flattening a ''[[Scorpion]]''. At this point, additional Davion Forces in [[Team Banzai]] arrived and started to engage the Death Commandos. Fighting on, Hanse and Team Banzai successfully defeated the 'Mech unit (who fought to the death, ensuring they were not taken alive), as NAIS security managed to fight off the infantry attempting to attack the facility, now robbed of their 'Mech support. In the weeks ahead, it would be discovered that these could not have been the Death Commandos, the ''real'' Death Commandos were in fact busy facing down Morgan Hasek-Davion on Kathil at that exact same time. Soon enough, the Prince would (correctly) come to suspect that this had been some kind of covert ComStar attack force and Hanse would mark ComStar as perhaps his greatest enemy from this point forward. |
| − | However, given their critical value to the Federated Suns and later, Commonwealth, Hanse could not act directly against ComStar, instead fighting a shadow war with Primus Myndo Waterly and ROM up until her death in 3052. His next target would instead be that which he had held the longest grudge against; in [[3039]], he turned the might of the united armies of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] against the [[Draconis Combine]]. His [[War of 3039|assaults]], however, were undermined by [[ComStar]]'s covert aid to the [[DCMS]] and a strategically brilliant counterattack, directed by [[Theodore Kurita]] that led to the loss of critical logistical centers, most notably the [[BattleMech]] factories on the planet [[Quentin]]. This counterattack had been a pure bluff, with the DCMS stretched to breaking point to pull it off, with the AFFS and LCAF needing only to hold their nerve and continue the war to win. Hanse however blinked first and called off the attack after the showing of unexpected strength. Publicly, Hanse claimed victory in the [[War of 3039]], as the conflict became known. Indeed, he had succeeded in recapturing several worlds that had been lost to [[House Kurita]] in the [[First Succession War]], and in fact took more worlds than he lost. Privately, however, he admitted that he had been strategically beaten and showed a genuine respect for [[Theodore Kurita]]. As Hanse would later explain to his son Victor just before his first deployment as an AFFC officer, up until Theodore had come of age the DCMS had ultimately been predictable, hemmed in Takashi's rigidity and traditionalism. Theodore, however, had managed to get a significant amount of the DCMS to act in a much more dangerously flexible way and while the strategic balance of power remained with the Federated Commonwealth, Hanse simply didn't consider crushing the Combine worth the cost that Theodore would demand of him. And accordingly, between 3040 and 3050, there was very little activity beyond minor raiding on the Combine-FedCom border. | + | However, given their critical value to the Federated Suns and later, Commonwealth, Hanse could not act directly against ComStar, instead fighting a shadow war with Primus Myndo Waterly and ROM up until her death in 3052. His next target would instead be that which he had held the longest grudge against; in [[3039]], he turned the might of the united armies of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] against the [[Draconis Combine]]. His [[War of 3039|assaults]], however, were undermined by [[ComStar]]'s covert aid to the [[DCMS]] and a strategically brilliant counterattack, directed by [[Theodore Kurita]] that led to the loss of critical logistical centers, most notably the [[BattleMech]] factories on the planet [[Quentin]]. This counterattack had been a pure bluff, with the DCMS stretched to breaking point to pull it off, with the AFFS and LCAF needing only to hold their nerve and continue the war to win. Hanse however blinked first and called off the attack after the showing of unexpected strength. Publicly, Hanse claimed victory in the [[War of 3039]], as the conflict became known. Indeed, he had succeeded in recapturing several worlds that had been lost to [[House Kurita]] in the [[First Succession War]], and in fact took more worlds than he lost. Privately, however, he admitted that he had been strategically beaten and showed a genuine respect for [[Theodore Kurita]]. As Hanse would later explain to his son Victor just before his first deployment as an AFFC officer, up until Theodore had come of age the DCMS had ultimately been predictable, hemmed in Takashi's rigidity and traditionalism. Theodore, however, had managed to get a significant amount of the DCMS to act in a much more dangerously flexible way and while the strategic balance of power remained with the Federated Commonwealth, Hanse simply didn't consider crushing the Combine worth the cost that Theodore would demand of him. And accordingly, between 3040 and 3050, there was very little activity beyond minor raiding on the Combine-FedCom border. |
| − | And then came the [[Clans]]. | + | And then came the [[Clans]]. |
===Détente=== | ===Détente=== | ||
In [[3050]], Hanse again directed the Federated Commonwealth in battle, this time against the [[Clan Invasion]]. Later, he took part in the [[Outreach]] summit that led to a détente among the [[Successor States]]. | In [[3050]], Hanse again directed the Federated Commonwealth in battle, this time against the [[Clan Invasion]]. Later, he took part in the [[Outreach]] summit that led to a détente among the [[Successor States]]. | ||
| − | His respect for [[Theodore Kurita]], combined with strategic considerations, lead him to order the [[Kell Hounds]] and [[Wolf's Dragoons]] to [[Luthien]], capital of the [[Draconis Combine]], to bolster the world's defenses against the Clan assault. The [[Battle of Luthien ( | + | His respect for [[Theodore Kurita]], combined with strategic considerations, lead him to order the [[Kell Hounds]] and [[Wolf's Dragoons]] to [[Luthien]], capital of the [[Draconis Combine]], to bolster the world's defenses against the Clan assault. The [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Battle of Luthien]] ended in defeat for [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] and saved the command integrity of the [[DCMS]]. That it was Hanse that ensured the survival of the Federated Suns' most hated enemy speaks tantamount to his visionary political and strategic acumen. |
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||