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Line 88: On the 14th of June [[3080]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], the [[AFFS]] officer commanding [[Operation MATADOR]] - the Federated Suns campaign to recapture the worlds conquered by the Taurian Concordat - was killed in an ambush on Ridgebrook.<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Ridgebrook had been one of the first worlds hit during Operation MATADOR, with troops landing in May 3080; the defending [[Concordat Jaegers]] found themselves facing both the [[Syrtis Avengers]] and the [[59th Strike Regiment]], led by Field Marshal Hasek. The Jaegers were heavily outnumbered and were already facing an active resistance movement on the planet, which was - or had been - a major world in the [[Capellan March]]; all of the advantages were on the side of the [[Federated Suns]], and the campaign for Ridgebrook should have been short.<ref name="J:FRp27">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"</ref> On the 14th of June [[3080]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], the [[AFFS]] officer commanding [[Operation MATADOR]] - the Federated Suns campaign to recapture the worlds conquered by the Taurian Concordat - was killed in an ambush on Ridgebrook.<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Ridgebrook had been one of the first worlds hit during Operation MATADOR, with troops landing in May 3080; the defending [[Concordat Jaegers]] found themselves facing both the [[Syrtis Avengers]] and the [[59th Strike Regiment]], led by Field Marshal Hasek. The Jaegers were heavily outnumbered and were already facing an active resistance movement on the planet, which was - or had been - a major world in the [[Capellan March]]; all of the advantages were on the side of the [[Federated Suns]], and the campaign for Ridgebrook should have been short.<ref name="J:FRp27">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"</ref> − Instead, the AFFS were unable to capitalize on their advantages, and with the death of Field Marshal Hasek a chain of command struggle between the Avengers and the 59th Striker slowed the pace of operations. Complicating matters further was the announcement by the Taurian forces that every major city on Ridgebrook had been booby-trapped - an announcement made on the same day that Field Marshal Hasek died. Not only were the cities booby-trapped, but the traps used nuclear devices; if any AFFS forces moved into one of the cities the TDF would detonate the nukes, killing the AFFS troops and countless civilians. This reduced the campaign to an uneasy stalemate with battles fought away from the cities and major population centers; the arrival of the [[1st Taurian Lancers]] in June after successfully running the AFFS blockade of the system promised to draw the campaign out further still.<ref name="J:FRp27"/> + Instead, the AFFS were unable to capitalize on their advantages, and with the death of Field Marshal Hasek a chain of command struggle between the Avengers and the 59th Striker slowed the pace of operations. Complicating matters further was the announcement by the Taurian forces that every major city on Ridgebrook had been booby trapped - an announcement made on the same day that Field Marshal Hasek died. Not only were the cities booby trapped, but the traps used nuclear devices; if any AFFS forces moved into one of the cities the TDF would detonate the nukes, killing the AFFS troops and countless civilians. This reduced the campaign to an uneasy stalemate with battles fought away from the cities and major population centers; the arrival of the [[1st Taurian Lancers]] in June after successfully running the AFFS blockade of the system promised to draw the campaign out further still.<ref name="J:FRp27"/> ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment===
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On the 14th of June [[3080]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], the [[AFFS]] officer commanding [[Operation MATADOR]] - the Federated Suns campaign to recapture the worlds conquered by the Taurian Concordat - was killed in an ambush on Ridgebrook.<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Ridgebrook had been one of the first worlds hit during Operation MATADOR, with troops landing in May 3080; the defending [[Concordat Jaegers]] found themselves facing both the [[Syrtis Avengers]] and the [[59th Strike Regiment]], led by Field Marshal Hasek. The Jaegers were heavily outnumbered and were already facing an active resistance movement on the planet, which was - or had been - a major world in the [[Capellan March]]; all of the advantages were on the side of the [[Federated Suns]], and the campaign for Ridgebrook should have been short.<ref name="J:FRp27">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"</ref> | On the 14th of June [[3080]] [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], the [[AFFS]] officer commanding [[Operation MATADOR]] - the Federated Suns campaign to recapture the worlds conquered by the Taurian Concordat - was killed in an ambush on Ridgebrook.<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Ridgebrook had been one of the first worlds hit during Operation MATADOR, with troops landing in May 3080; the defending [[Concordat Jaegers]] found themselves facing both the [[Syrtis Avengers]] and the [[59th Strike Regiment]], led by Field Marshal Hasek. The Jaegers were heavily outnumbered and were already facing an active resistance movement on the planet, which was - or had been - a major world in the [[Capellan March]]; all of the advantages were on the side of the [[Federated Suns]], and the campaign for Ridgebrook should have been short.<ref name="J:FRp27">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 27: "A World Held Hostage"</ref> | ||
| − | Instead, the AFFS were unable to capitalize on their advantages, and with the death of Field Marshal Hasek a chain of command struggle between the Avengers and the 59th Striker slowed the pace of operations. Complicating matters further was the announcement by the Taurian forces that every major city on Ridgebrook had been booby | + | Instead, the AFFS were unable to capitalize on their advantages, and with the death of Field Marshal Hasek a chain of command struggle between the Avengers and the 59th Striker slowed the pace of operations. Complicating matters further was the announcement by the Taurian forces that every major city on Ridgebrook had been booby trapped - an announcement made on the same day that Field Marshal Hasek died. Not only were the cities booby trapped, but the traps used nuclear devices; if any AFFS forces moved into one of the cities the TDF would detonate the nukes, killing the AFFS troops and countless civilians. This reduced the campaign to an uneasy stalemate with battles fought away from the cities and major population centers; the arrival of the [[1st Taurian Lancers]] in June after successfully running the AFFS blockade of the system promised to draw the campaign out further still.<ref name="J:FRp27"/> |
===Military Deployment=== | ===Military Deployment=== | ||