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Line 117: In [[2787]], the DCMS launched a devastating raid against the LTV Aerospace shipyards, destroying both the two WarShips borrowed from Dieron that were in the system and millions of tons of partially constructed WarShips within the yards themselves. This was a body blow to the defenders, one contributed to the tide turning against Inglesmond and its efforts to defend the local region. The defenders were also unprepared for the willingness of DCMS forces to deploy weapons of mass destruction, a willingness that far exceeded even that of Amaris' forces during the Civil War, and these two factors led to the Inglesmond forces being driven back to Inglesmond itself.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/> The Combine had focused on Inglesmond because of defeats suffered in the region in [[2786]] and 2787, some of which forces from Inglesmond had been involved in, and because of a revised strategic assessment of the capabilities Inglesmond possessed that had previously been overlooked. The government of Inglesmond was continuing to upgrade the LTV Aerospace yards, and work was continuing apace on the first production run of WarShips, despite the fall of Dieron in December 2786, which had slowed progress. Inglesmond still hadn't fully mobilized by late 2787, but the DCMS had calculated that the combination of heavy industry, political stability and wealth available to Inglesmond meant that in addition to the threat of active WarShip production, Inglesmond would also be capable of raising several [[brigade]]s of militia in just a few years, militia that had already proven formidable in battle. With both the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] representing real and active threats to the Combine, the risk of even a part of the Terran Hegemony forming a resurgent nation represented a threat that couldn't be ignored.<ref name="TtS:IMp8">''Touring the Stars'', p. 8: "Shooting Stars"</ref> In [[2787]], the DCMS launched a devastating raid against the LTV Aerospace shipyards, destroying both the two WarShips borrowed from Dieron that were in the system and millions of tons of partially constructed WarShips within the yards themselves. This was a body blow to the defenders, one contributed to the tide turning against Inglesmond and its efforts to defend the local region. The defenders were also unprepared for the willingness of DCMS forces to deploy weapons of mass destruction, a willingness that far exceeded even that of Amaris' forces during the Civil War, and these two factors led to the Inglesmond forces being driven back to Inglesmond itself.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/> The Combine had focused on Inglesmond because of defeats suffered in the region in [[2786]] and 2787, some of which forces from Inglesmond had been involved in, and because of a revised strategic assessment of the capabilities Inglesmond possessed that had previously been overlooked. The government of Inglesmond was continuing to upgrade the LTV Aerospace yards, and work was continuing apace on the first production run of WarShips, despite the fall of Dieron in December 2786, which had slowed progress. Inglesmond still hadn't fully mobilized by late 2787, but the DCMS had calculated that the combination of heavy industry, political stability and wealth available to Inglesmond meant that in addition to the threat of active WarShip production, Inglesmond would also be capable of raising several [[brigade]]s of militia in just a few years, militia that had already proven formidable in battle. With both the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] representing real and active threats to the Combine, the risk of even a part of the Terran Hegemony forming a resurgent nation represented a threat that couldn't be ignored.<ref name="TtS:IMp8">''Touring the Stars'', p. 8: "Shooting Stars"</ref> − The raid that destroyed the WarShips in the Inglesmond system and the LTV Aerospace yards was conducted without the use of Combine WarShips, as the bulk of the Combine navy was already in action against the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth. While Combine forces launched a diversionary attack on Lone Star, a small group of converted DropShips armed with nuclear tipped [[Barracuda]] missiles were transported to the L1 Inglesmond-Martim Vaz pirate point and attacked the battle station located there; at the same time, a smaller contingent of converted DropShips equipped with [[Alamo]]s raced to destroy the shipyards in orbit above Martim Vaz. The heavy use of nuclear weapons against the battle station distracted Inglesmond's defenders, who decided by a narrow margin to concentrate their aerospace forces against the DropShips attacking the station, ignoring the group that headed for Martim Vaz. That close decision allowed the Combine to destroy the shipyards and its defenders.<ref name="TtS:IMp8"/> + The raid that destroyed the WarShips in the Inglesmond system and the LTV Aerospace yards was conducted without the use of Combine WarShips, as the bulk of the Combine navy was already in action against the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth. While Combine forces launched a diversionary attack on Lone Star, a small group of converted DropShips armed with nuclear tipped [[Barracuda]] missles were transported to the L1 Inglesmond-Martim Vaz pirate point and attacked the battle station located there; at the same time, a smaller contingent of converted DropShips equipped with [[Alamo]]s raced to destroy the shipyards in orbit above Martim Vaz. The heavy use of nuclear weapons against the battle station distracted Inglesmond's defenders, who decided by a narrow margin to concentrate their aerospace forces against the DropShips attacking the station, ignoring the group that headed for Martim Vaz. That close decision allowed the Combine to destroy the shipyards and its defenders.<ref name="TtS:IMp8"/> Faced with the rapacious Combine forces, the government of Inglesmond actively attempted to solicit assistance from the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth, pledging loyalty in exchange for relief from the inevitably Combine assault, but neither nation managed to send more than a single regiment of mixed forces to Inglesmond, and those forces simply turned the defense of Inglesmond into a four-way debacle. The Lyran, Federated Suns and Combine forces all resorted to using scorched earth tactics, deploying nuclear weapons in a determined frenzy to claim a planet that was still wealthy and well-industrialized. After more than eleven gigatons of nuclear weapons had been used, and having finally seized control of Inglesmond in 2789, the Combine abandoned the planet just ten years later when no useful salvage was left amongst the various radioactive craters that had once been industrial complexes, and Inglesmond was left a wasteland shrouded in the depths of a nuclear winter.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/> Faced with the rapacious Combine forces, the government of Inglesmond actively attempted to solicit assistance from the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth, pledging loyalty in exchange for relief from the inevitably Combine assault, but neither nation managed to send more than a single regiment of mixed forces to Inglesmond, and those forces simply turned the defense of Inglesmond into a four-way debacle. The Lyran, Federated Suns and Combine forces all resorted to using scorched earth tactics, deploying nuclear weapons in a determined frenzy to claim a planet that was still wealthy and well-industrialized. After more than eleven gigatons of nuclear weapons had been used, and having finally seized control of Inglesmond in 2789, the Combine abandoned the planet just ten years later when no useful salvage was left amongst the various radioactive craters that had once been industrial complexes, and Inglesmond was left a wasteland shrouded in the depths of a nuclear winter.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/>
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In [[2787]], the DCMS launched a devastating raid against the LTV Aerospace shipyards, destroying both the two WarShips borrowed from Dieron that were in the system and millions of tons of partially constructed WarShips within the yards themselves. This was a body blow to the defenders, one contributed to the tide turning against Inglesmond and its efforts to defend the local region. The defenders were also unprepared for the willingness of DCMS forces to deploy weapons of mass destruction, a willingness that far exceeded even that of Amaris' forces during the Civil War, and these two factors led to the Inglesmond forces being driven back to Inglesmond itself.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/> The Combine had focused on Inglesmond because of defeats suffered in the region in [[2786]] and 2787, some of which forces from Inglesmond had been involved in, and because of a revised strategic assessment of the capabilities Inglesmond possessed that had previously been overlooked. The government of Inglesmond was continuing to upgrade the LTV Aerospace yards, and work was continuing apace on the first production run of WarShips, despite the fall of Dieron in December 2786, which had slowed progress. Inglesmond still hadn't fully mobilized by late 2787, but the DCMS had calculated that the combination of heavy industry, political stability and wealth available to Inglesmond meant that in addition to the threat of active WarShip production, Inglesmond would also be capable of raising several [[brigade]]s of militia in just a few years, militia that had already proven formidable in battle. With both the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] representing real and active threats to the Combine, the risk of even a part of the Terran Hegemony forming a resurgent nation represented a threat that couldn't be ignored.<ref name="TtS:IMp8">''Touring the Stars'', p. 8: "Shooting Stars"</ref> | In [[2787]], the DCMS launched a devastating raid against the LTV Aerospace shipyards, destroying both the two WarShips borrowed from Dieron that were in the system and millions of tons of partially constructed WarShips within the yards themselves. This was a body blow to the defenders, one contributed to the tide turning against Inglesmond and its efforts to defend the local region. The defenders were also unprepared for the willingness of DCMS forces to deploy weapons of mass destruction, a willingness that far exceeded even that of Amaris' forces during the Civil War, and these two factors led to the Inglesmond forces being driven back to Inglesmond itself.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/> The Combine had focused on Inglesmond because of defeats suffered in the region in [[2786]] and 2787, some of which forces from Inglesmond had been involved in, and because of a revised strategic assessment of the capabilities Inglesmond possessed that had previously been overlooked. The government of Inglesmond was continuing to upgrade the LTV Aerospace yards, and work was continuing apace on the first production run of WarShips, despite the fall of Dieron in December 2786, which had slowed progress. Inglesmond still hadn't fully mobilized by late 2787, but the DCMS had calculated that the combination of heavy industry, political stability and wealth available to Inglesmond meant that in addition to the threat of active WarShip production, Inglesmond would also be capable of raising several [[brigade]]s of militia in just a few years, militia that had already proven formidable in battle. With both the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] representing real and active threats to the Combine, the risk of even a part of the Terran Hegemony forming a resurgent nation represented a threat that couldn't be ignored.<ref name="TtS:IMp8">''Touring the Stars'', p. 8: "Shooting Stars"</ref> | ||
| − | The raid that destroyed the WarShips in the Inglesmond system and the LTV Aerospace yards was conducted without the use of Combine WarShips, as the bulk of the Combine navy was already in action against the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth. While Combine forces launched a diversionary attack on Lone Star, a small group of converted DropShips armed with nuclear tipped [[Barracuda]] | + | The raid that destroyed the WarShips in the Inglesmond system and the LTV Aerospace yards was conducted without the use of Combine WarShips, as the bulk of the Combine navy was already in action against the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth. While Combine forces launched a diversionary attack on Lone Star, a small group of converted DropShips armed with nuclear tipped [[Barracuda]] missles were transported to the L1 Inglesmond-Martim Vaz pirate point and attacked the battle station located there; at the same time, a smaller contingent of converted DropShips equipped with [[Alamo]]s raced to destroy the shipyards in orbit above Martim Vaz. The heavy use of nuclear weapons against the battle station distracted Inglesmond's defenders, who decided by a narrow margin to concentrate their aerospace forces against the DropShips attacking the station, ignoring the group that headed for Martim Vaz. That close decision allowed the Combine to destroy the shipyards and its defenders.<ref name="TtS:IMp8"/> |
Faced with the rapacious Combine forces, the government of Inglesmond actively attempted to solicit assistance from the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth, pledging loyalty in exchange for relief from the inevitably Combine assault, but neither nation managed to send more than a single regiment of mixed forces to Inglesmond, and those forces simply turned the defense of Inglesmond into a four-way debacle. The Lyran, Federated Suns and Combine forces all resorted to using scorched earth tactics, deploying nuclear weapons in a determined frenzy to claim a planet that was still wealthy and well-industrialized. After more than eleven gigatons of nuclear weapons had been used, and having finally seized control of Inglesmond in 2789, the Combine abandoned the planet just ten years later when no useful salvage was left amongst the various radioactive craters that had once been industrial complexes, and Inglesmond was left a wasteland shrouded in the depths of a nuclear winter.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/> | Faced with the rapacious Combine forces, the government of Inglesmond actively attempted to solicit assistance from the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth, pledging loyalty in exchange for relief from the inevitably Combine assault, but neither nation managed to send more than a single regiment of mixed forces to Inglesmond, and those forces simply turned the defense of Inglesmond into a four-way debacle. The Lyran, Federated Suns and Combine forces all resorted to using scorched earth tactics, deploying nuclear weapons in a determined frenzy to claim a planet that was still wealthy and well-industrialized. After more than eleven gigatons of nuclear weapons had been used, and having finally seized control of Inglesmond in 2789, the Combine abandoned the planet just ten years later when no useful salvage was left amongst the various radioactive craters that had once been industrial complexes, and Inglesmond was left a wasteland shrouded in the depths of a nuclear winter.<ref name="TtS:IMp4+"/> | ||