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Line 25: During the first years of the [[Second Succession War]] Captain-General Charles Marik relied heavily upon information from ComStar to cover shortfalls in his own nation's intelligence apparatus. In particular he took advantage of his sister [[Jeanette Marik|Jeanette Marik's]] membership as an [[Adept]] of the Order, receiving vital intelligence from her that enabled the [[Free Worlds League Military]] to win several stunning victories over the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Capellan Confederation]]. However, the League military also suffered many setbacks in circumstances that led to Charles Marik to suspect (correctly) that ComStar was playing all sides against one another.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 39-43, "The Eagle Swoops"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 36, "Cursa and Oriente: The Cookie Jar"</ref> During the first years of the [[Second Succession War]] Captain-General Charles Marik relied heavily upon information from ComStar to cover shortfalls in his own nation's intelligence apparatus. In particular he took advantage of his sister [[Jeanette Marik|Jeanette Marik's]] membership as an [[Adept]] of the Order, receiving vital intelligence from her that enabled the [[Free Worlds League Military]] to win several stunning victories over the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Capellan Confederation]]. However, the League military also suffered many setbacks in circumstances that led to Charles Marik to suspect (correctly) that ComStar was playing all sides against one another.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 39-43, "The Eagle Swoops"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 36, "Cursa and Oriente: The Cookie Jar"</ref> − By mid-[[2835]] Marik decided to test his hypothesis. His first action - ordering a top-secret [[SAFE]] task force to hunt down the moles in the League - ended after several months of futile searching, so a new approach was taken. Dubbed "Operation COOKIE JAR", this trap was carried out in three steps. First, activity was heightened in an outlying region of newly-conquered [[Cursa]], including falsely weighted [[DropShip|DropShips]], to give the illusion of a major excavation effort. Second, message traffic between Cursa and [[Oriente]], the Capellan front's command center, was increased, including a few messages certain to be decrypted by ComStar that mentioned a well-stocked storehouse of [[Star League]] military equipment. Finally, on February 1st, [[2837]] Charles Marik made a personal visit to his sister and hinted at a discovery on Cursa that would shift the tide of war on that front in the League's favor.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 45-46</ref> + By mid-[[2835]] Marik decided to test his hypothesis. His first action - ordering a top-secret [[SAFE]] task force to hunt down the moles in the League - ended after several months of futile searching, so a new approach was taken. Dubbed "Operation COOKIE JAR", this trap was carried out in three steps. First, activity was heightened in an outlying region of newly-conquered [[Cursa]], including falsely weighted [[DropShip|DropShips]], to give the illusion of a major excavation effort. Second, message traffic between Cursa and [[Oriente]], the Capellan front's command center, was increased, including a few messages certain to be decrypted by ComStar that mentioned a well-stocked storehouse of [[Star League]] military equipment. Finally, in February [[3137]] Charles Marik made a personal visit to his sister and hinted at a discovery on Cursa that would shift the tide of war on that front in the League's favor.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 45-46</ref> Just six weeks later three elite Capellan regiments attacked Cursa, bypassing more obvious targets and making a beeline for the "Star League storehouse" only to discover the ruse. Believing he now had proof positive of treachery by both ComStar and his sister, on 19 March 2837 Charles Marik ordered the Oriente [[Hyperpulse Generator|HPG]] station destroyed, resulting in the deaths of over 300 ComStar personnel (including Jeanette Marik) and visitors.<ref name="HB:HLp38">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 38, "Timeline: Second and Third Succession Wars"</ref> <ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 46</ref> <ref name="CSsbp25">''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 25</ref> Just six weeks later three elite Capellan regiments attacked Cursa, bypassing more obvious targets and making a beeline for the "Star League storehouse" only to discover the ruse. Believing he now had proof positive of treachery by both ComStar and his sister, on 19 March 2837 Charles Marik ordered the Oriente [[Hyperpulse Generator|HPG]] station destroyed, resulting in the deaths of over 300 ComStar personnel (including Jeanette Marik) and visitors.<ref name="HB:HLp38">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 38, "Timeline: Second and Third Succession Wars"</ref> <ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 46</ref> <ref name="CSsbp25">''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 25</ref>
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During the first years of the [[Second Succession War]] Captain-General Charles Marik relied heavily upon information from ComStar to cover shortfalls in his own nation's intelligence apparatus. In particular he took advantage of his sister [[Jeanette Marik|Jeanette Marik's]] membership as an [[Adept]] of the Order, receiving vital intelligence from her that enabled the [[Free Worlds League Military]] to win several stunning victories over the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Capellan Confederation]]. However, the League military also suffered many setbacks in circumstances that led to Charles Marik to suspect (correctly) that ComStar was playing all sides against one another.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 39-43, "The Eagle Swoops"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 36, "Cursa and Oriente: The Cookie Jar"</ref> | During the first years of the [[Second Succession War]] Captain-General Charles Marik relied heavily upon information from ComStar to cover shortfalls in his own nation's intelligence apparatus. In particular he took advantage of his sister [[Jeanette Marik|Jeanette Marik's]] membership as an [[Adept]] of the Order, receiving vital intelligence from her that enabled the [[Free Worlds League Military]] to win several stunning victories over the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Capellan Confederation]]. However, the League military also suffered many setbacks in circumstances that led to Charles Marik to suspect (correctly) that ComStar was playing all sides against one another.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 39-43, "The Eagle Swoops"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 36, "Cursa and Oriente: The Cookie Jar"</ref> | ||
| − | By mid-[[2835]] Marik decided to test his hypothesis. His first action - ordering a top-secret [[SAFE]] task force to hunt down the moles in the League - ended after several months of futile searching, so a new approach was taken. Dubbed "Operation COOKIE JAR", this trap was carried out in three steps. First, activity was heightened in an outlying region of newly-conquered [[Cursa]], including falsely weighted [[DropShip|DropShips]], to give the illusion of a major excavation effort. Second, message traffic between Cursa and [[Oriente]], the Capellan front's command center, was increased, including a few messages certain to be decrypted by ComStar that mentioned a well-stocked storehouse of [[Star League]] military equipment. Finally, | + | By mid-[[2835]] Marik decided to test his hypothesis. His first action - ordering a top-secret [[SAFE]] task force to hunt down the moles in the League - ended after several months of futile searching, so a new approach was taken. Dubbed "Operation COOKIE JAR", this trap was carried out in three steps. First, activity was heightened in an outlying region of newly-conquered [[Cursa]], including falsely weighted [[DropShip|DropShips]], to give the illusion of a major excavation effort. Second, message traffic between Cursa and [[Oriente]], the Capellan front's command center, was increased, including a few messages certain to be decrypted by ComStar that mentioned a well-stocked storehouse of [[Star League]] military equipment. Finally, in February [[3137]] Charles Marik made a personal visit to his sister and hinted at a discovery on Cursa that would shift the tide of war on that front in the League's favor.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 45-46</ref> |
Just six weeks later three elite Capellan regiments attacked Cursa, bypassing more obvious targets and making a beeline for the "Star League storehouse" only to discover the ruse. Believing he now had proof positive of treachery by both ComStar and his sister, on 19 March 2837 Charles Marik ordered the Oriente [[Hyperpulse Generator|HPG]] station destroyed, resulting in the deaths of over 300 ComStar personnel (including Jeanette Marik) and visitors.<ref name="HB:HLp38">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 38, "Timeline: Second and Third Succession Wars"</ref> <ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 46</ref> <ref name="CSsbp25">''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 25</ref> | Just six weeks later three elite Capellan regiments attacked Cursa, bypassing more obvious targets and making a beeline for the "Star League storehouse" only to discover the ruse. Believing he now had proof positive of treachery by both ComStar and his sister, on 19 March 2837 Charles Marik ordered the Oriente [[Hyperpulse Generator|HPG]] station destroyed, resulting in the deaths of over 300 ComStar personnel (including Jeanette Marik) and visitors.<ref name="HB:HLp38">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 38, "Timeline: Second and Third Succession Wars"</ref> <ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 46</ref> <ref name="CSsbp25">''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 25</ref> | ||