Operation NOYAN
Sarna News
| Operation NOYAN | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Dark Age | ||||||||
|
||||||||
| Factions | ||||||||
| Clan Hell's Horses | Clan Jade Falcon | Rasalhague Dominion | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| saKhan Fulk Lassenerra | ||||||||
Operation NOYAN was conceived and launched by Clan Hell's Horses saKhan Fulk Lassenerra as a challenge to Clan Jade Falcon Khan Malvina Hazen's control of the Mongol Doctrine. Carried out in two phases, the operation was an overall success, netting the Horses five of the six targeted worlds and demonstrating that their original intent behind the Mongol Doctrine was still valid.
Contents
Background
The Mongol Doctrine had originally been created by Clan Hell's Horses during the late 3080s and was intended to make best use of that Clan's limited resources. In a recreation of Mongol cavalry tactics from medieval Terra, the doctrine called for a highly mobile form of warfare that was well suited to the Horses' historical emphasis on armored vehicles.[1] [2]
During the mid-3130s, Malvina Hazen seized 'ownership' of the Mongol Doctrine when she defeated elements of Clan Hell's Horses in a Trial over the proper understanding of the concept. Hazen chose instead to emphasize the terror tactics of the Mongol Empire against civilian populations, and ruthlessly applied these methods against any opponents in her path. Horses Khan Gottfried Amirault bowed to Hazen's insistence upon an alliance between the two Clans, and the Horses had to watch helplessly as their philosophy was perverted. [1] [3]
With Hazen's defeat and wounding at Hesperus in 3145 the Horses seized their chance to extricate themselves from her talons and moved back to their Occupation Zone. Angered at Hazen's corruption of the Doctrine he had adopted, saKhan Fulk Lassenerra decided that, while he was unable to challenge Hazen directly to win it back, he could still show her up by implementing a plan using the Mongol Doctrine's original intent.[4]