Operation HAMMERFALL
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Operation Hammerfall - 32nd Century military campaign launched by Lyran Commonwealth to weaken & prevent the neighboring Marik states from reforming Free World League. General Heinrick and his team strategic planning section of LCAF high command created principles of the operation.
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Campaign Planned Objectives
The principles of Hammerfall is to weaken both Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey and Marik-Stewart Commonwealth so they unable to strike against Lyran Commonwealth.
- First Wave: Calls on Lyran forces punch through space or "Wedge" between the Duchy and Marik-Stewart. Claiming worlds between the two states to prevent coordination of two state's armies should they try unite against them. While at the same time striking both state's borders at same time. World of Helm is ear marked as being furthest world Lyran forces would strike. The forces strike the worlds of Concord, Bondurant, and Danais which are known locations for the Silver Hawk Irregulars be based out of.
Also, Hammerfall would take worlds near Clan Jade Falcon worlds. Taking these worlds would be deny Clan Jade Falcons from taking them and expanding their reach. General Heinrick controlling scheduling of the planned invasions, would use these worlds as staging points, and when further strikes would be conducted from them. These worlds include: New Kyoto, Algorab, and Vindemiatrix.
- Second Wave: This where invasion forces stationed spinward of Marik-Stewart Commonwealth will penetrate deeply into the nation cutting that nation in two. While forces that would be in "Wedge" between Commonwealth and Duchy will shift in laterally into Tamarind and hit the capital world Tamarind.
- Final Wave: Lyran forces in Commonwealth will shift to surround the world of Marik cutting it off from rest of worlds and give it weak border with old Republic space. Then resources would be shifted to aide Lyran forces Duchy's space to mop up.
However, Lyran planning was not informed of Clan Wolf being involved with the invasion and Marik-Commonwealth space would be their target in the invasion.
Campaign History
Regimental Units Assigned
Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces
- 1st Hesperus Guard - Commanded by Duke Vedel Brewster & General Bernard Nordhoff
- 2nd Lyran Regulars
- 3rd Lyran Regulars
- 5th Lyran Regulars
- Second Royals Regiment
- Forth Royals Regiment
Conception
Conceived by Archon Melissa Steiner, as means to strengthen her House in face of multiple threats looming after collapse Republic of the Sphere and fall of HPG nets. The operation included secret alliance with Clan Wolf of the occupational zone to through Lyran's space to occupy worlds on their border with the league.
Also, it was designed to tie up political rival and opponent of her policies, Duke Vedet Brewster of Hesperus II by having him lead military campaign into the old Free World League space. Trillian Steiner was sent to both Clan Wolf-In-Exile and Duke Vedet to pitch the operation.
Clan Wolf-in-Exile Khan Patrik Fetladral meet with the Archon on Tharkad in January, 3137 to formalize their plans to invades.
The LCAF began bring up regiments to staging bases along the Marik border between later 3136 - early 3137.
=Campaign Launches
In July 3137, Lyran forces begin to invade the "Wedge" area and in the Commonwealth. Lyran forces being lead by Duke Vedet and his First Hesperus Guards were coded named "Gauntlet" while forces penetrating Marik-Stewart Commonwealth named Anvil.
By July 3137, Lyran forces had landed in Free Worlds League. Duke Vedet, lead Gauntlets forces with his newly formed First Hesperus Guards regiment and invade the world of Shasta. While the 3rd Lyran Regulars with General Nordhoff's company landed on Gallatin and meets heavy resistance from local defender, whom turned out to be elements of the Silver Hawk Irregulars. In running hit and run battle, they escaped on waiting DropShips.
The 2nd Lyran Regulars over course of three days of fighting took the world of Saltillo and other forces seized Alorton.
In August, Duke Vedet's forces invaded and wiped out the Millungera militia to last man. While General Nordoff's Third Regulars again engaged in heavy fighting with Silver Hawk Irregulars on Uhura. The Third taking heavy damage, causing the invasion timetable to be setback. The appears of the Silver Hawks on Uhura has taken Lyran officials including their intelligence agency back by surprise. Roderick Frost in conference with Trillian Steiner and her aid Klaus Wehner figure out that Silver Hawks in the Commonwealth are being used as moral booster, resistance, and guerilla warfare instead of traditional fighting. The Hawks appear to bleeding Lyran forces and making worlds that Lyran captured harder hold.
Between September - early October of 3137 - Third Lyran Regulars were assisted in conquest of Marik-Stewart world of Bondurant by the 1st Hesperus Guards due to lack of reinforcements from Royals units. The campaign for Bondurant was brutal on both units, leaving the Third at only 40 percent operational. Thou ending in victory, both units were damaged and needed rest and refit. The Royals regiments were deployed to old Skye of the Republic take key worlds there to deny the Clan Jade Falcons in the Falcon's Reaches from gather more resources. They took such worlds such as Algorab. Auxiliary Battalion B1, also known as the Broken Swords Battalion were deployed to took the world of Labourgiere and faced off with militia unit called Fangs of Marik. While the 5th Lyran Regulars struke the world of Niihau.
In November, Trillian Steiner traveled to Tamarind to meet with Duke Fontaine Marik, leader of Duchy to convince him to surrender. Broken Swords battalion, on orders by Trillian, traveled days behind her incase she needed aide. The 2nd Royals Regiment is ambushed while during their drop on Vindemiatrix. Clan Jade Falcon forces intercepted their forces as they made landing to dropzone, taking 50 percent casualties.
3rd Lyran Regulars with Forth Royals invade Simpson Desert. While 1st Hesperus Guards deploy to aid Second Royals.
Late November through December, Broken Sword Battalion arrives and ends up fighting 1st Tamarind Regulars around capital of city of Zanzibar on Tamarind. They end up rescuing Trillian Steiner and her aide.
By December 14th, 3rd Lyrans Regulars arrive with General Nordhoff commanding, attempt to "rescue" situation on Tamarind.