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Line 16: Waiting until Titan was sunward of [[Terra#Terra VI .28Saturn.29|Saturn]], the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' jumped into Saturn's L2 Lagrange point. With their jump signature masked by Saturn, the two SLDF WarShips accelerated into Saturn's gravity well and then shut off their drives and all nonessential systems, conducting a ballistic slingshot using the mass of Saturn and the gravitational effects of the various moons; this allowed them to make a slow, stealthy approach to the shipyards. It took eight days of silent running for the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' to approach the shipyards, and once they were within two hours of the shipyards the ''Ocean'' deployed half a dozen boarding shuttles transporting a total of six platoons of marines. The shuttles then used maneuvering thrusters and accelerated ahead of the two WarShips in preparation for an attack on the shipyards.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> Waiting until Titan was sunward of [[Terra#Terra VI .28Saturn.29|Saturn]], the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' jumped into Saturn's L2 Lagrange point. With their jump signature masked by Saturn, the two SLDF WarShips accelerated into Saturn's gravity well and then shut off their drives and all nonessential systems, conducting a ballistic slingshot using the mass of Saturn and the gravitational effects of the various moons; this allowed them to make a slow, stealthy approach to the shipyards. It took eight days of silent running for the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' to approach the shipyards, and once they were within two hours of the shipyards the ''Ocean'' deployed half a dozen boarding shuttles transporting a total of six platoons of marines. The shuttles then used maneuvering thrusters and accelerated ahead of the two WarShips in preparation for an attack on the shipyards.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> − The ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' waited until the six assault shuttles had passed 100 km above the shipyards, out of range of the anti-collision systems of the various orbital facilities; the shuttles then drifted past the shipyards, but were still close enough that their powerful drives would be able to propel them into contact with the shipyards quickly. When the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' were just twelve minutes distant from the Titan yards they powered up all of their systems and immediately fired their drives to perform a high-G braking maneuver.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> + The ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' waited until the six assault shuttles had passed a hundred kilometers above the shipyards, out of range of the anti-collision systems of the various orbital facilities; the shuttles then drifted past the shipyards, but were still close enough that their powerful drives would be able to propel them into contact with the shipyards quickly. When the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' were just twelve minutes distant from the Titan yards they powered up all of their systems and immediately fired their drives to perform a high-G braking maneuver.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> The two WarShips were detected immediately by the shipyards and captured the attention of Amaris' forces, as intended; as the Republican troops scrambled to react to the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' the assault shuttles from the ''Ocean'' quickly boarded the shipyard and engaged the defenders. The marines swiftly overcame most opposition, seizing the shipyards within twenty minutes; not only were less than twenty casualties taken in total on both sides, but only two demolition charges were activated, each destroying an outlying satellite. The administrators put in place by Amaris quickly surrendered, and the ground installations at Ligeia Mare and Shangri-La surrendered soon after.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> The two WarShips were detected immediately by the shipyards and captured the attention of Amaris' forces, as intended; as the Republican troops scrambled to react to the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' the assault shuttles from the ''Ocean'' quickly boarded the shipyard and engaged the defenders. The marines swiftly overcame most opposition, seizing the shipyards within twenty minutes; not only were less than twenty casualties taken in total on both sides, but only two demolition charges were activated, each destroying an outlying satellite. The administrators put in place by Amaris quickly surrendered, and the ground installations at Ligeia Mare and Shangri-La surrendered soon after.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/>
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Waiting until Titan was sunward of [[Terra#Terra VI .28Saturn.29|Saturn]], the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' jumped into Saturn's L2 Lagrange point. With their jump signature masked by Saturn, the two SLDF WarShips accelerated into Saturn's gravity well and then shut off their drives and all nonessential systems, conducting a ballistic slingshot using the mass of Saturn and the gravitational effects of the various moons; this allowed them to make a slow, stealthy approach to the shipyards. It took eight days of silent running for the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' to approach the shipyards, and once they were within two hours of the shipyards the ''Ocean'' deployed half a dozen boarding shuttles transporting a total of six platoons of marines. The shuttles then used maneuvering thrusters and accelerated ahead of the two WarShips in preparation for an attack on the shipyards.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> | Waiting until Titan was sunward of [[Terra#Terra VI .28Saturn.29|Saturn]], the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' jumped into Saturn's L2 Lagrange point. With their jump signature masked by Saturn, the two SLDF WarShips accelerated into Saturn's gravity well and then shut off their drives and all nonessential systems, conducting a ballistic slingshot using the mass of Saturn and the gravitational effects of the various moons; this allowed them to make a slow, stealthy approach to the shipyards. It took eight days of silent running for the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' to approach the shipyards, and once they were within two hours of the shipyards the ''Ocean'' deployed half a dozen boarding shuttles transporting a total of six platoons of marines. The shuttles then used maneuvering thrusters and accelerated ahead of the two WarShips in preparation for an attack on the shipyards.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> | ||
| − | The ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' waited until the six assault shuttles had passed | + | The ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' waited until the six assault shuttles had passed a hundred kilometers above the shipyards, out of range of the anti-collision systems of the various orbital facilities; the shuttles then drifted past the shipyards, but were still close enough that their powerful drives would be able to propel them into contact with the shipyards quickly. When the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' were just twelve minutes distant from the Titan yards they powered up all of their systems and immediately fired their drives to perform a high-G braking maneuver.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> |
The two WarShips were detected immediately by the shipyards and captured the attention of Amaris' forces, as intended; as the Republican troops scrambled to react to the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' the assault shuttles from the ''Ocean'' quickly boarded the shipyard and engaged the defenders. The marines swiftly overcame most opposition, seizing the shipyards within twenty minutes; not only were less than twenty casualties taken in total on both sides, but only two demolition charges were activated, each destroying an outlying satellite. The administrators put in place by Amaris quickly surrendered, and the ground installations at Ligeia Mare and Shangri-La surrendered soon after.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> | The two WarShips were detected immediately by the shipyards and captured the attention of Amaris' forces, as intended; as the Republican troops scrambled to react to the ''Ocean'' and the ''Unity City'' the assault shuttles from the ''Ocean'' quickly boarded the shipyard and engaged the defenders. The marines swiftly overcame most opposition, seizing the shipyards within twenty minutes; not only were less than twenty casualties taken in total on both sides, but only two demolition charges were activated, each destroying an outlying satellite. The administrators put in place by Amaris quickly surrendered, and the ground installations at Ligeia Mare and Shangri-La surrendered soon after.<ref name="H:LOTv2p66"/> | ||