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− In January, the forces on Dieron brought in the [[Northwind Highlanders]] to help secure Dieron after three months of combat operations. In addition to the heavy resistance faced on Dieron, the coalition forces on the Combine front also faced a fierce struggle to capture [[Fomalhaut]] in early February and in late February [[Epsilon Indi]] was liberated after a week-long campaign, but not before Blakist forces poisoned the water supply for several major cities on the planet. In contrast, the battle for [[Altair]] in March saw the world liberated with only minimal resistance offered.<ref name="J:FRp58"/> + In January, the forces on Dieron brought in the [[Northwind Highlanders]] to help secure Dieron after three months of combat operations. In addition to the heavy resistance faced on Dieron, the coalition forces on the Combine front also faced a fierce struggle to capture [[Fomalhaut]] in early February; in contrast, the battle for [[Altair]] in March saw the world liberated with only minimal resistance offered.<ref name="J:FRp58"/>
Media reports circulating in January intimated that all was not well amidst the allied forces contributing to the Draconis Combine thrust of SCOUR; the local [[Drake (News Agency)|Drake]] media outlet on [[Buckminster]] produced a piece on the 22nd of January highlighting the disparity between the official, sanctioned propaganda regarding the victory at Dieron, which portrayed the heroic [[2nd Dieron Regulars|2nd]] and [[8th Dieron Regulars]] liberating Dieron with assistance from the Combine navy and a few Ghost Bears, and what the Drake claimed was the truth, which involved four Galaxies of Ghost Bear troops and a Clan naval flotilla doing the heavy lifting while the DCMS presence was little more than a footnote present by sufferance.<ref name="JHS:Tp68+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 68–69: "Saving Dragon Bacon"</ref> Media reports circulating in January intimated that all was not well amidst the allied forces contributing to the Draconis Combine thrust of SCOUR; the local [[Drake (News Agency)|Drake]] media outlet on [[Buckminster]] produced a piece on the 22nd of January highlighting the disparity between the official, sanctioned propaganda regarding the victory at Dieron, which portrayed the heroic [[2nd Dieron Regulars|2nd]] and [[8th Dieron Regulars]] liberating Dieron with assistance from the Combine navy and a few Ghost Bears, and what the Drake claimed was the truth, which involved four Galaxies of Ghost Bear troops and a Clan naval flotilla doing the heavy lifting while the DCMS presence was little more than a footnote present by sufferance.<ref name="JHS:Tp68+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 68–69: "Saving Dragon Bacon"</ref>
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− | In January, the forces on Dieron brought in the [[Northwind Highlanders]] to help secure Dieron after three months of combat operations. In addition to the heavy resistance faced on Dieron, the coalition forces on the Combine front also faced a fierce struggle to capture [[Fomalhaut]] in early February | + | In January, the forces on Dieron brought in the [[Northwind Highlanders]] to help secure Dieron after three months of combat operations. In addition to the heavy resistance faced on Dieron, the coalition forces on the Combine front also faced a fierce struggle to capture [[Fomalhaut]] in early February; in contrast, the battle for [[Altair]] in March saw the world liberated with only minimal resistance offered.<ref name="J:FRp58"/> |
Media reports circulating in January intimated that all was not well amidst the allied forces contributing to the Draconis Combine thrust of SCOUR; the local [[Drake (News Agency)|Drake]] media outlet on [[Buckminster]] produced a piece on the 22nd of January highlighting the disparity between the official, sanctioned propaganda regarding the victory at Dieron, which portrayed the heroic [[2nd Dieron Regulars|2nd]] and [[8th Dieron Regulars]] liberating Dieron with assistance from the Combine navy and a few Ghost Bears, and what the Drake claimed was the truth, which involved four Galaxies of Ghost Bear troops and a Clan naval flotilla doing the heavy lifting while the DCMS presence was little more than a footnote present by sufferance.<ref name="JHS:Tp68+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 68–69: "Saving Dragon Bacon"</ref> | Media reports circulating in January intimated that all was not well amidst the allied forces contributing to the Draconis Combine thrust of SCOUR; the local [[Drake (News Agency)|Drake]] media outlet on [[Buckminster]] produced a piece on the 22nd of January highlighting the disparity between the official, sanctioned propaganda regarding the victory at Dieron, which portrayed the heroic [[2nd Dieron Regulars|2nd]] and [[8th Dieron Regulars]] liberating Dieron with assistance from the Combine navy and a few Ghost Bears, and what the Drake claimed was the truth, which involved four Galaxies of Ghost Bear troops and a Clan naval flotilla doing the heavy lifting while the DCMS presence was little more than a footnote present by sufferance.<ref name="JHS:Tp68+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 68–69: "Saving Dragon Bacon"</ref> |