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Devised by [[General of the Armies]] [[Roderick Steiner]] and endorsed by [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Trillian Steiner]], Black Ice would take advantage of the Falcon ''touman's'' [[Battle of Terra (3151)|assault on Terra]] without triggering an all-out war between the two realms. Rather than openly attack the weakly defended Falcon worlds, the Lyrans would instead supply existing resistance fighters and stranded [[LCAF]] units already in place. It was hoped that the insurgents could reclaim valuable worlds for the Commonwealth in this fashion.<ref name=HOTWinterlude>''Hour of the Wolf'', Interlude between Chapters 37 and 38</ref> | Devised by [[General of the Armies]] [[Roderick Steiner]] and endorsed by [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Trillian Steiner]], Black Ice would take advantage of the Falcon ''touman's'' [[Battle of Terra (3151)|assault on Terra]] without triggering an all-out war between the two realms. Rather than openly attack the weakly defended Falcon worlds, the Lyrans would instead supply existing resistance fighters and stranded [[LCAF]] units already in place. It was hoped that the insurgents could reclaim valuable worlds for the Commonwealth in this fashion.<ref name=HOTWinterlude>''Hour of the Wolf'', Interlude between Chapters 37 and 38</ref> | ||
| − | Worlds near [[Hesperus|Hesperus II]] were priority targets in order to build a buffer zone around the vital factory world. | + | Black Ice prioritized planets that had fallen to the Falcons only in the past two decades, as the Falcons had not had time to assimilate the populations into their culture and [[Malvina Hazen|Malvina Hazen's]] brutal rule ensured that they would feel no loyalty to their overlords. Worlds near [[Hesperus|Hesperus II]] were priority targets in order to build a buffer zone around the vital factory world. [[Alkaid]] was one such world, being used as a test case and ending in success with the Falcon garrison being reduced to a state of siege at the planet's spaceport.<ref name=HOTWinterlude/> <ref name=TR18&20>''Tamar Rising'', p. 18 and 20, "For the Children"</ref> <ref name=TR19-20>''Tamar Rising'', p. 19-20, "Assimilation: A Light Touch with Deep Roots"</ref> |
| + | Former Lyran planets held by the [[Wolf Empire]], in contrast, were left untouched by Black Ice, as Archon Steiner did not want to provoke a response from [[Alaric Ward]] given her nation's record of failure against him and his Clan.<ref name=HOTWinterlude/> | ||
| − | + | By mid-[[3152]] the Black Ice program had managed to weaken Jade Falcon rule on many of the worlds bordering the Lyran Commonwealth. Although it had had limited success in outright restoring Lyran rule to these planets, Black Ice had, potentially, given the Lyran military an opening to reclaim them once it had recovered from its mauling of the previous decade.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 78</ref> | |
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Revision as of 18:35, 1 May 2023
Operation BLACK ICE was a campaign carried out by the Lyran Intelligence Corps from 3150 onward. Its objective was to weaken Clan Jade Falcon's control over former Lyran Commonwealth worlds in the Falcon Occupation Zone, and ultimately recover those worlds for the Commonwealth.
Devised by General of the Armies Roderick Steiner and endorsed by Archon Trillian Steiner, Black Ice would take advantage of the Falcon touman's assault on Terra without triggering an all-out war between the two realms. Rather than openly attack the weakly defended Falcon worlds, the Lyrans would instead supply existing resistance fighters and stranded LCAF units already in place. It was hoped that the insurgents could reclaim valuable worlds for the Commonwealth in this fashion.[1]
Black Ice prioritized planets that had fallen to the Falcons only in the past two decades, as the Falcons had not had time to assimilate the populations into their culture and Malvina Hazen's brutal rule ensured that they would feel no loyalty to their overlords. Worlds near Hesperus II were priority targets in order to build a buffer zone around the vital factory world. Alkaid was one such world, being used as a test case and ending in success with the Falcon garrison being reduced to a state of siege at the planet's spaceport.[1] [2] [3]
Former Lyran planets held by the Wolf Empire, in contrast, were left untouched by Black Ice, as Archon Steiner did not want to provoke a response from Alaric Ward given her nation's record of failure against him and his Clan.[1]
By mid-3152 the Black Ice program had managed to weaken Jade Falcon rule on many of the worlds bordering the Lyran Commonwealth. Although it had had limited success in outright restoring Lyran rule to these planets, Black Ice had, potentially, given the Lyran military an opening to reclaim them once it had recovered from its mauling of the previous decade.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Hour of the Wolf (novel)
- Tamar Rising