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By [[2582]] the Rim Worlds Republic had been in a state of civil war for seven years. The Star League had initiated Operation MAILED FIST in mid-[[2581]], but the SLDF plans had been forced to change after a deep raid by the [[4th Amaris Fusiliers|Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]] had managed to strike at the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] interior world of [[Alarion]].<ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref> By [[2582]] the Rim Worlds Republic had been in a state of civil war for seven years. The Star League had initiated Operation MAILED FIST in mid-[[2581]], but the SLDF plans had been forced to change after a deep raid by the [[4th Amaris Fusiliers|Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]] had managed to strike at the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] interior world of [[Alarion]].<ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref>
− The result was the reorganization of the SLDF forces and their auxiliaries into three battlegroups, each responsible for the pacification of one of the three provinces that made up the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582-2590)"</ref> [[Bucklands]] and the [[2nd Amaris Fusiliers|Second Amaris Fusiliers]] were the first targets of the battlegroup assigned to pacifying the [[Finmark Province]], and the SLDF deployed VIII Corps - still predominantly an infantry corps - to the battle for Bucklands.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref> + The result was the reorganization of the SLDF forces and their auxiliaries into three battlegroups, each responsible for the pacification of one of the three provinces that made up the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582-2590)"</ref> [[Bucklands]] and the [[2nd Amaris Fusiliers|Second Amaris Fusiliers]] were the first targets of the battlegroup assigned to pacifying the [[Finmark Province]], and the SLDF deployed VIII Corps - still predominantly an infantry corps - to the battle for Bucklands.<ref name="H:RWp133+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref>
− VIII Corps planners thought that Buckland's broad plains would give them an advantage over the Rim Worlds Republic military forces stationed on the world. This proved incorrect, as the light armor forces within the Second Fusiliers proved very adept at evading SLDF patrols, repeatedly slipping past patrols and pickets to strike at weak points within the SLDF positions. The sheer tenacity displayed by the Rim Worlds defenders - a unit the SLDF was notionally supporting with their campaign to restore [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] to power - was a shock for VIII Corps, whose infantry-heavy forces frequently found themselves on the retreat despite the numerical advantage the SLDF enjoyed on paper. The net result was an indication of what the SLDF would find happening on numerous other worlds within the Republic - an extended seven-month campaign before Bucklands was pacified and the defending forces finally broken.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref> + VIII Corps planners thought that Buckland's broad plains would give them an advantage over the Rim Worlds Republic military forces stationed on the world. This proved incorrect, as the light armor forces within the Second Fusiliers proved very adept at evading SLDF patrols, repeatedly slipping past patrols and pickets to strike at weak points within the SLDF positions. The sheer tenacity displayed by the Rim Worlds defenders - a unit the SLDF was notionally supporting with their campaign to restore [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] to power - was a shock for VIII Corps, whose infantry-heavy forces frequently found themselves on the retreat despite the numerical advantage the SLDF enjoyed on paper. The net result was an indication of what the SLDF would find happening on numerous other worlds within the Republic - an extended seven-month campaign before Bucklands was pacified and the defending forces finally broken.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref>
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By [[2582]] the Rim Worlds Republic had been in a state of civil war for seven years. The Star League had initiated Operation MAILED FIST in mid-[[2581]], but the SLDF plans had been forced to change after a deep raid by the [[4th Amaris Fusiliers|Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]] had managed to strike at the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] interior world of [[Alarion]].<ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref> | By [[2582]] the Rim Worlds Republic had been in a state of civil war for seven years. The Star League had initiated Operation MAILED FIST in mid-[[2581]], but the SLDF plans had been forced to change after a deep raid by the [[4th Amaris Fusiliers|Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]] had managed to strike at the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] interior world of [[Alarion]].<ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref> | ||
− | The result was the reorganization of the SLDF forces and their auxiliaries into three battlegroups, each responsible for the pacification of one of the three provinces that made up the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582-2590)"</ref> [[Bucklands]] and the [[2nd Amaris Fusiliers|Second Amaris Fusiliers]] were the first targets of the battlegroup assigned to pacifying the [[Finmark Province]], and the SLDF deployed VIII Corps - still predominantly an infantry corps - to the battle for Bucklands.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref> | + | The result was the reorganization of the SLDF forces and their auxiliaries into three battlegroups, each responsible for the pacification of one of the three provinces that made up the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582-2590)"</ref> [[Bucklands]] and the [[2nd Amaris Fusiliers|Second Amaris Fusiliers]] were the first targets of the battlegroup assigned to pacifying the [[Finmark Province]], and the SLDF deployed VIII Corps - still predominantly an infantry corps - to the battle for Bucklands.<ref name="H:RWp133+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref> |
− | VIII Corps planners thought that Buckland's broad plains would give them an advantage over the Rim Worlds Republic military forces stationed on the world. This proved incorrect, as the light armor forces within the Second Fusiliers proved very adept at evading SLDF patrols, repeatedly slipping past patrols and pickets to strike at weak points within the SLDF positions. The sheer tenacity displayed by the Rim Worlds defenders - a unit the SLDF was notionally supporting with their campaign to restore [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] to power - was a shock for VIII Corps, whose infantry-heavy forces frequently found themselves on the retreat despite the numerical advantage the SLDF enjoyed on paper. The net result was an indication of what the SLDF would find happening on numerous other worlds within the Republic - an extended seven-month campaign before Bucklands was pacified and the defending forces finally broken.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref> | + | VIII Corps planners thought that Buckland's broad plains would give them an advantage over the Rim Worlds Republic military forces stationed on the world. This proved incorrect, as the light armor forces within the Second Fusiliers proved very adept at evading SLDF patrols, repeatedly slipping past patrols and pickets to strike at weak points within the SLDF positions. The sheer tenacity displayed by the Rim Worlds defenders - a unit the SLDF was notionally supporting with their campaign to restore [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] to power - was a shock for VIII Corps, whose infantry-heavy forces frequently found themselves on the retreat despite the numerical advantage the SLDF enjoyed on paper. The net result was an indication of what the SLDF would find happening on numerous other worlds within the Republic - an extended seven-month campaign before Bucklands was pacified and the defending forces finally broken.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref> |
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