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Line 65: The [[Word of Blake]]'s [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-second Militia Division]] struck at Brusett on the 30th of May 3075. The Federated Suns responded by mustering and deploying a small flotilla of ships including the [[WarShip]] [[Kathil (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Kathil'']] to the system to stave off an anticipated attack by the Concordat; the Taurians had already taken advantage of the raid on [[Wrentham]] by the Twenty-second to seize that world. Taurian forces arrived in the Brusett system in late June, and on the 30th of June the Taurian ''[[Quixote]]''-class [[WarShip]] [[TCS Vendetta|TCS ''Vendetta'']] and the FSS ''Kathil'' battled over Brusett. The ''Vendetta'' was forced to retreat, but the ''Kathil'' was lost in the battle, and several major cities on the planet suffered horrendous collateral damage due to the nuclear weapons both sides used in orbit and within the atmosphere of Brusett.<ref name="JHS:Tp16">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 16: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> While the Taurian forces used nuclear weapons against the ''Kathil'', the defending AFFS forces used nuclear weapons to drive off the ''Vendetta'' and then again to destroy the DropShips launched by the Taurians; casualties amongst the civilian population from the nuclear weapons were estimated to be in the millions.<ref name="JHS:3076p53p">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 55: "A Sky Full of Fire"</ref> The [[Word of Blake]]'s [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-second Militia Division]] struck at Brusett on the 30th of May 3075. The Federated Suns responded by mustering and deploying a small flotilla of ships including the [[WarShip]] [[Kathil (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Kathil'']] to the system to stave off an anticipated attack by the Concordat; the Taurians had already taken advantage of the raid on [[Wrentham]] by the Twenty-second to seize that world. Taurian forces arrived in the Brusett system in late June, and on the 30th of June the Taurian ''[[Quixote]]''-class [[WarShip]] [[TCS Vendetta|TCS ''Vendetta'']] and the FSS ''Kathil'' battled over Brusett. The ''Vendetta'' was forced to retreat, but the ''Kathil'' was lost in the battle, and several major cities on the planet suffered horrendous collateral damage due to the nuclear weapons both sides used in orbit and within the atmosphere of Brusett.<ref name="JHS:Tp16">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 16: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> While the Taurian forces used nuclear weapons against the ''Kathil'', the defending AFFS forces used nuclear weapons to drive off the ''Vendetta'' and then again to destroy the DropShips launched by the Taurians; casualties amongst the civilian population from the nuclear weapons were estimated to be in the millions.<ref name="JHS:3076p53p">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 55: "A Sky Full of Fire"</ref> − The ''Vendetta'' returned to the Brusett system in mid-September [[3076]], having been forced to retreat from the [[Firgrove]] system in August. The ''Vendetta'' and her task force put Brusett under siege, but the siege would only last until the 2nd of October; the arrival of the [[New Syrtis (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FSS ''New Syrtis'']] and resulting naval battle saw the Federated Suns WarShip suffering crippling damage, but not before enough critical damage was inflicted on the ''Vendetta'' by the ''New Syrtis'' and her escorts to force the ''Vendetta'' to retreat.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> As the end of 3076 approached and the Taurian forces on Brusett were faced with imminent defeat, they resorted to using scorched earth tactics to destroy as many of the Federated Suns ground forces on the planet as possible. These scorched earth tactics often involved the use of nuclear devices, causing carnage; this damage was exacerbated by the Federated Suns [[Pocket WarShip]]s which shelled the Taurian positions repeatedly.<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> + The ''Vendetta'' returned to the Brusett system in mid-September [[3076]], having been forced to retreat from the [[Firgrove]] system in August. The ''Vendetta'' and her task force put Brusett under siege, but the siege would only last until the 2nd of October; the arrival of the [[New Syrtis (Fox)|FSS ''New Syrtis'']] and resulting naval battle saw the Federated Suns WarShip suffering crippling damage, but not before enough critical damage was inflicted on the ''Vendetta'' by the ''New Syrtis'' and her escorts to force the ''Vendetta'' to retreat.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> As the end of 3076 approached and the Taurian forces on Brusett were faced with imminent defeat, they resorted to using scorched earth tactics to destroy as many of the Federated Suns ground forces on the planet as possible. These scorched earth tactics often involved the use of nuclear devices, causing carnage; this damage was exacerbated by the Federated Suns [[Pocket WarShip]]s which shelled the Taurian positions repeatedly.<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> More than one city was ravaged as incidental casualties of the bitter struggle for Brusett; the city of Brisborough suffered raging fires throughout the industrial sector of the city and elsewhere after Taurian partisans detonated a nuclear demolition charge inside the city in an attempt to catch advancing Federated Suns forces. With the fires burning for more than two weeks, much of the citizenry was evacuated to Brisborough's sister city, Cardow. The use of booby traps by Taurian forces was so extensive that many of the urban and industrial sites being fought over were reduced to a scorched wasteland, even before the AFFS forces resorted to having the areas ahead of their advance bombed to try and clear traps from their path. One of the local partisan commanders, [[Cornet]] [[David Wilson (Taurian Concordat)|David Wilson]], openly stated to members of the Taurian press that the Taurian partisans that they would prefer to see the Brusett scorched rather than reclaimed by the Federated Suns.<ref name="JHS:Tp20+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 20, 22: "Horrors In The Funhouse"</ref> More than one city was ravaged as incidental casualties of the bitter struggle for Brusett; the city of Brisborough suffered raging fires throughout the industrial sector of the city and elsewhere after Taurian partisans detonated a nuclear demolition charge inside the city in an attempt to catch advancing Federated Suns forces. With the fires burning for more than two weeks, much of the citizenry was evacuated to Brisborough's sister city, Cardow. The use of booby traps by Taurian forces was so extensive that many of the urban and industrial sites being fought over were reduced to a scorched wasteland, even before the AFFS forces resorted to having the areas ahead of their advance bombed to try and clear traps from their path. One of the local partisan commanders, [[Cornet]] [[David Wilson (Taurian Concordat)|David Wilson]], openly stated to members of the Taurian press that the Taurian partisans that they would prefer to see the Brusett scorched rather than reclaimed by the Federated Suns.<ref name="JHS:Tp20+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 20, 22: "Horrors In The Funhouse"</ref>
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The [[Word of Blake]]'s [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-second Militia Division]] struck at Brusett on the 30th of May 3075. The Federated Suns responded by mustering and deploying a small flotilla of ships including the [[WarShip]] [[Kathil (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Kathil'']] to the system to stave off an anticipated attack by the Concordat; the Taurians had already taken advantage of the raid on [[Wrentham]] by the Twenty-second to seize that world. Taurian forces arrived in the Brusett system in late June, and on the 30th of June the Taurian ''[[Quixote]]''-class [[WarShip]] [[TCS Vendetta|TCS ''Vendetta'']] and the FSS ''Kathil'' battled over Brusett. The ''Vendetta'' was forced to retreat, but the ''Kathil'' was lost in the battle, and several major cities on the planet suffered horrendous collateral damage due to the nuclear weapons both sides used in orbit and within the atmosphere of Brusett.<ref name="JHS:Tp16">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 16: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> While the Taurian forces used nuclear weapons against the ''Kathil'', the defending AFFS forces used nuclear weapons to drive off the ''Vendetta'' and then again to destroy the DropShips launched by the Taurians; casualties amongst the civilian population from the nuclear weapons were estimated to be in the millions.<ref name="JHS:3076p53p">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 55: "A Sky Full of Fire"</ref> | The [[Word of Blake]]'s [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-second Militia Division]] struck at Brusett on the 30th of May 3075. The Federated Suns responded by mustering and deploying a small flotilla of ships including the [[WarShip]] [[Kathil (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Kathil'']] to the system to stave off an anticipated attack by the Concordat; the Taurians had already taken advantage of the raid on [[Wrentham]] by the Twenty-second to seize that world. Taurian forces arrived in the Brusett system in late June, and on the 30th of June the Taurian ''[[Quixote]]''-class [[WarShip]] [[TCS Vendetta|TCS ''Vendetta'']] and the FSS ''Kathil'' battled over Brusett. The ''Vendetta'' was forced to retreat, but the ''Kathil'' was lost in the battle, and several major cities on the planet suffered horrendous collateral damage due to the nuclear weapons both sides used in orbit and within the atmosphere of Brusett.<ref name="JHS:Tp16">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 16: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> While the Taurian forces used nuclear weapons against the ''Kathil'', the defending AFFS forces used nuclear weapons to drive off the ''Vendetta'' and then again to destroy the DropShips launched by the Taurians; casualties amongst the civilian population from the nuclear weapons were estimated to be in the millions.<ref name="JHS:3076p53p">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 55: "A Sky Full of Fire"</ref> | ||
| − | The ''Vendetta'' returned to the Brusett system in mid-September [[3076]], having been forced to retreat from the [[Firgrove]] system in August. The ''Vendetta'' and her task force put Brusett under siege, but the siege would only last until the 2nd of October; the arrival of the [[New Syrtis ( | + | The ''Vendetta'' returned to the Brusett system in mid-September [[3076]], having been forced to retreat from the [[Firgrove]] system in August. The ''Vendetta'' and her task force put Brusett under siege, but the siege would only last until the 2nd of October; the arrival of the [[New Syrtis (Fox)|FSS ''New Syrtis'']] and resulting naval battle saw the Federated Suns WarShip suffering crippling damage, but not before enough critical damage was inflicted on the ''Vendetta'' by the ''New Syrtis'' and her escorts to force the ''Vendetta'' to retreat.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> As the end of 3076 approached and the Taurian forces on Brusett were faced with imminent defeat, they resorted to using scorched earth tactics to destroy as many of the Federated Suns ground forces on the planet as possible. These scorched earth tactics often involved the use of nuclear devices, causing carnage; this damage was exacerbated by the Federated Suns [[Pocket WarShip]]s which shelled the Taurian positions repeatedly.<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> |
More than one city was ravaged as incidental casualties of the bitter struggle for Brusett; the city of Brisborough suffered raging fires throughout the industrial sector of the city and elsewhere after Taurian partisans detonated a nuclear demolition charge inside the city in an attempt to catch advancing Federated Suns forces. With the fires burning for more than two weeks, much of the citizenry was evacuated to Brisborough's sister city, Cardow. The use of booby traps by Taurian forces was so extensive that many of the urban and industrial sites being fought over were reduced to a scorched wasteland, even before the AFFS forces resorted to having the areas ahead of their advance bombed to try and clear traps from their path. One of the local partisan commanders, [[Cornet]] [[David Wilson (Taurian Concordat)|David Wilson]], openly stated to members of the Taurian press that the Taurian partisans that they would prefer to see the Brusett scorched rather than reclaimed by the Federated Suns.<ref name="JHS:Tp20+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 20, 22: "Horrors In The Funhouse"</ref> | More than one city was ravaged as incidental casualties of the bitter struggle for Brusett; the city of Brisborough suffered raging fires throughout the industrial sector of the city and elsewhere after Taurian partisans detonated a nuclear demolition charge inside the city in an attempt to catch advancing Federated Suns forces. With the fires burning for more than two weeks, much of the citizenry was evacuated to Brisborough's sister city, Cardow. The use of booby traps by Taurian forces was so extensive that many of the urban and industrial sites being fought over were reduced to a scorched wasteland, even before the AFFS forces resorted to having the areas ahead of their advance bombed to try and clear traps from their path. One of the local partisan commanders, [[Cornet]] [[David Wilson (Taurian Concordat)|David Wilson]], openly stated to members of the Taurian press that the Taurian partisans that they would prefer to see the Brusett scorched rather than reclaimed by the Federated Suns.<ref name="JHS:Tp20+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 20, 22: "Horrors In The Funhouse"</ref> | ||