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| − | The First Battle of Tikonov<ref name="HB:HLp38">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 38, "Timeline: Second and Third Succession Wars"</ref> | + | |
| + | '''Operation LION''' is the name used by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] for The First Battle of [[Tikonov]].<ref name="HB:HLp38">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 38, "Timeline: Second and Third Succession Wars"</ref> | ||
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| + | Operation LION began on the 4th of April [[2832]] when an AFFS naval flotilla jumped into the system and captured the recharge station at the nadir jump point in a pitched battle conducted where AFFS [[WarShip]]s battled a pair of Capellan [[frigate]]s, the [[Jiaxing|CCS ''Jiaxing'']] and [[Zhaoqing|CCS ''Zhaoking'']]. With the station seized and the ''Jiaxing'' scuttled, the [[Second Ceti Hussars]] [[RCT]] dropped onto Tikonov under the command of [[General]] [[H. R. Greer|H. R. "Howler" Greer]] and fought a maneuver war that saw the Hussars capture most of Tikonov within a few weeks. Unfortunately, the Hussars lightweight, mobile nature wasn't suited to either brutal slugging matches or breaking through massive fortifications - and Tikonov had fortifications in abundance. While the Hussars controlled much of the planet and encircled both the major cities, such as Tikograd, as well as the High Kremlin - a massive former [[Star League Defense Force]] fortress - weeks of bombardment by the Hussars' light artillery couldn't breach the defenses. The defenders were unable to break out through the Hussars lines, and began to run short of food and supplies, but after six months the Hussars faced the arrival of [[CCAF]] reinforcements in the form of the [[Chesterton Reserves]]. With the fortifications on Tikonov potentially acting as an anvil to the Reserves' hammer, Greer chose to withdraw, leaving Tikonov in Capellan hands.<ref name="SSWp35">''Second Succession War'', p. 35, "Crossed Swords"</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:01, 7 August 2019
Operation LION is the name used by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns for The First Battle of Tikonov.[1]
Overview
Operation LION began on the 4th of April 2832 when an AFFS naval flotilla jumped into the system and captured the recharge station at the nadir jump point in a pitched battle conducted where AFFS WarShips battled a pair of Capellan frigates, the CCS Jiaxing and CCS Zhaoking. With the station seized and the Jiaxing scuttled, the Second Ceti Hussars RCT dropped onto Tikonov under the command of General H. R. "Howler" Greer and fought a maneuver war that saw the Hussars capture most of Tikonov within a few weeks. Unfortunately, the Hussars lightweight, mobile nature wasn't suited to either brutal slugging matches or breaking through massive fortifications - and Tikonov had fortifications in abundance. While the Hussars controlled much of the planet and encircled both the major cities, such as Tikograd, as well as the High Kremlin - a massive former Star League Defense Force fortress - weeks of bombardment by the Hussars' light artillery couldn't breach the defenses. The defenders were unable to break out through the Hussars lines, and began to run short of food and supplies, but after six months the Hussars faced the arrival of CCAF reinforcements in the form of the Chesterton Reserves. With the fortifications on Tikonov potentially acting as an anvil to the Reserves' hammer, Greer chose to withdraw, leaving Tikonov in Capellan hands.[2]