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Line 1: − {{Update Needed|[[The Wars of Reaving]]|[[Operation ICE STORM (novel)]]}} + {{otheruses|the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] operation|the two-part [[Blitzkrieg (fiction format)|Blitzkrieg]] novel detailing the event|Operation ICE STORM (novel)}} − {{otheruses|the Clan Ice Hellion operation|the two-part Blitzkrieg novel detailing the event|Operation ICE STORM (novel)}} + {{Update Needed|[[The Wars of Reaving]] and [[Operation ICE STORM (novel)]]}} − + {{InfoBoxConflict − {{InfoBoxBattle | conflict = Operation ICE STORM | conflict = Operation ICE STORM | partof = the [[Jihad]] | partof = the [[Jihad]] | image = | image = − | startdate = June [[3071]] + | caption = Operation ICE STORM + | date = June [[3071]] | enddate = April [[3072]] | enddate = April [[3072]] + | place = | planet = | planet = − | place = − | result = Clan Ice Hellion's utter defeat | territory = | territory = | faction1 = [[Clan Ice Hellion]] | faction1 = [[Clan Ice Hellion]] − | commander1 = − | command1 = | faction2 = [[Clan Jade Falcon]] | faction2 = [[Clan Jade Falcon]] + | faction3 = [[Clan Hell's Horses]] + | commander1 = | commander2 = | commander2 = − | command2 = + | forces1= − | faction3 = [[Clan Hell's Horses]] + | forces2= − | commander3 = + | result = Clan Ice Hellion's utter defeat − | command3 = + | environment = + | conditions = Normal }} }} + '''Operation ICE STORM''' was the code name given to [[Clan Ice Hellion]]'s invasion of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s [[occupation zone]] in the [[Inner Sphere]] during the early years of the [[Jihad]]. '''Operation ICE STORM''' was the code name given to [[Clan Ice Hellion]]'s invasion of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s [[occupation zone]] in the [[Inner Sphere]] during the early years of the [[Jihad]]. Line 64:
Line 65: In the summer of 3071, the Clan Jade Falcon worlds of [[Golandrinas]], [[Persistence]], [[Wotan]], and [[Winfield (LC)|Winfield]] were taken by Khan Raina Montose's Task Force. The collateral damage inflicted during the invasion of Winfield caused the planet's industrial sectors to be destroyed in the fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> In the summer of 3071, the Clan Jade Falcon worlds of [[Golandrinas]], [[Persistence]], [[Wotan]], and [[Winfield (LC)|Winfield]] were taken by Khan Raina Montose's Task Force. The collateral damage inflicted during the invasion of Winfield caused the planet's industrial sectors to be destroyed in the fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> − Meanwhile, saKhan Connor Rood's Task Force Galaxies successfully took [[Anywhere]], [[Bone Norman]], the [[Dark Nebula]], [[Erewhon]], [[Lackhove]], and [[Somerset]].<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Somerset was defended by the [[452nd Garrison Binary (Clan Jade Falcon)|452nd Garrison Binary]], who were defeated on the 13th of June.<ref name="OISP1p4">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', pp. 4–7: "Prologue"</ref> SaKhan Rood led the [[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)|Lithe Kill Keshik]] into battle on Bone Norman on the 14th of June; the defenders, the [[11th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eleventh Provisional Garrison Cluster]] led by [[Star Colonel]] [[Idris]],<ref name="OISP1p8">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 1, pp. 8–16</ref> used intelligent tactics to delay the conquest of Bone Norman by two weeks,<ref name="OISP1p17">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 2, pp. 17–23</ref> before the final battle, in which both sides managed to ambush each other. The Hellions triumphed, and Rood took Star Colonel Idris as a bondsman.<ref name="OISP1p24">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 3, pp. 24–29</ref> + Meanwhile, saKhan Connor Rood's Task Force Galaxies successfully took [[Anywhere]], [[Bone Norman]], the [[Dark Nebula]], [[Erewhon]], [[Lackhove]], and [[Somerset]].<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Somerset was defended by the [[452nd Garrison Binary (Clan Jade Falcon)|452nd Garrison Binary]], who were defeated on the 13th of June.<ref name="OISP1p4">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', pp. 4–7: "Prologue"</ref> SaKhan Rood led the [[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)|Lithe Kill Keshik]] into battle on Bone Norman on the 14th of June; the defenders, the [[11th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eleventh Provisional Garrison Cluster]] led by [[Star Colonel]] [[Idris]],<ref name="OISP1p8">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 1, pp. 8–16</ref> used intelligent tactics to delay the conquest of Bone Norman by two weeks,<ref name="OISP1p17">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 2, pp. 17–23</ref> before the final battle, in which both sides managed to ambush each other. The Hellions triumphed, and Rood took Star Colonel Idris as a bondsman.<ref name="OISP1p24">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 3, pp. 24–29</ref> Meanwhile, Clan Jade Falcon's Gamma Galaxy reclaimed Golandrinas and Wotan in counterattacks - Wotan's [[HPG]] was damaged in the fierce fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Furthermore the Falcon Guards, operating independently, invaded and retook Bone Norman on their own after Connor Rood's task force moved on. Meanwhile, Clan Jade Falcon's Gamma Galaxy reclaimed Golandrinas and Wotan in counterattacks - Wotan's [[HPG]] was damaged in the fierce fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Furthermore the Falcon Guards, operating independently, invaded and retook Bone Norman on their own after Connor Rood's task force moved on. Line 73:
Line 74: In July, Khan Montose's Task Force invaded and captured [[Derf]], [[Maxie's Planet]], [[Romulus]], and [[Trell I]]. Khan Rood dispatched Hellion forces to retake Golandrinas and Wotan. However, the Hellions' counterattacks had with mixed results. Golandrinas was successfully retaken for the Hellions, but Delta Galaxy failed to recapture Wotan. Fighting over Derf went badly for both sides, with the Hellions' Alpha Galaxy Naval Star destroying an orbital supply station. In July, Khan Montose's Task Force invaded and captured [[Derf]], [[Maxie's Planet]], [[Romulus]], and [[Trell I]]. Khan Rood dispatched Hellion forces to retake Golandrinas and Wotan. However, the Hellions' counterattacks had with mixed results. Golandrinas was successfully retaken for the Hellions, but Delta Galaxy failed to recapture Wotan. Fighting over Derf went badly for both sides, with the Hellions' Alpha Galaxy Naval Star destroying an orbital supply station. − The Jade Falcons' Gamma Galaxy attacked Somerset in an attempt to retake the planet. A naval battle ensued over the planet that resulted in each side losing a [[WarShip]], Clan Ice Hellion's ''[[Aegis]]''-class Heavy Cruiser [[Taney (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CIH ''Taney'']] and Clan Jade Falcon's ''[[Vincent]]''-class Corvette [[Lightning Strike|CJF ''Lightning Strike'']]. + The Jade Falcons' Gamma Galaxy attacked Somerset in an attempt to retake the planet. A naval battle ensued over the planet that resulted in each side losing a [[WarShip]], Clan Ice Hellion's ''[[Aegis]]''-class Heavy Cruiser [[Taney|CIH ''Taney'']] and Clan Jade Falcon's ''[[Vincent]]''-class Corvette [[Lightning Strike|CJF ''Lightning Strike'']]. ====August 3071==== ====August 3071==== Khan Montose led Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies to conquer [[Evciler]]. During the fighting, both Galaxies broke long-honored traditions of ''[[zellbrigen]]'' with the Falcons. Khan Montose was badly injured in the fighting, resulting in the amputation of her leg.<ref name=TWORp76>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 76: "Shades of Black"</ref> Khan Montose led Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies to conquer [[Evciler]]. During the fighting, both Galaxies broke long-honored traditions of ''[[zellbrigen]]'' with the Falcons. Khan Montose was badly injured in the fighting, resulting in the amputation of her leg.<ref name=TWORp76>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 76: "Shades of Black"</ref> − The Ice Hellions chose Bangor Harbor on Evciler as their initial landing site, but when they arrived, the Clusters of Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies were already tired; the Ice Hellion Watch's information on Evciler was also out of date, as they had believed only elements of the Falcon Alpha Galaxy to be present on the planet, not the entire Galaxy. Galaxy Commander [[Brian Pryde]] pressed the Hellions hard from the outset, and it was obvious to a number of the Hellion senior officers that Khan Montose was acting erratically. Montose had resisted a [[Trial of Possession]] for the entire world, instead turning the campaign into a war of attrition using smaller Trials, although the Falcons had more resources for such a war than the Hellions did. On the 9th of August, Montose accepted a more general Trial, bidding two Clusters from her forces - the [[40th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Fortieth]] and [[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers]] - against matching forces from the Falcons, with Montose commanding the Hellion forces in the field personally. The Fortieth, Montose's former command, took to the field under the command of Star Captain [[Vandal Hildenrath]], as the Star Colonel commanding the Cluster was in a field hospital waiting for a replacement arm after an earlier battle, while the Seventy-eighth was commanded by Star Colonel [[Patricia Rood]].<ref name="OISP1p37">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 5, pp. 37–45</ref> + The Ice Hellions chose Bangor Harbor on Evciler as their initial landing site, but when they arrived, the Clusters of Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies were already tired; the Ice Hellion Watch's information on Evciler was also out of date, as they had believed only elements of the Falcon Alpha Galaxy to be present on the planet, not the entire Galaxy. Galaxy Commander [[Brian Pryde]] pressed the Hellions hard from the outset, and it was obvious to a number of the Hellion senior officers that Khan Montose was acting erratically. Montose had resisted a [[Trial of Possession]] for the entire world, instead turning the campaign into a war of attrition using smaller Trials, although the Falcons had more resources for such a war than the Hellions did. On the 9th of August, Montose accepted a more general Trial, bidding two Clusters from her forces - the [[40th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Fortieth]] and [[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers]] - against matching forces from the Falcons, with Montose commanding the Hellion forces in the field personally. The Fortieth, Montose's former command, took to the field under the command of Star Captain [[Vandal Hildenrath]], as the Star Colonel commanding the Cluster was in a field hospital waiting for a replacement arm after an earlier battle, while the Seventh-eighth was commanded by Star Colonel [[Patricia Rood]].<ref name="OISP1p37">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 5, pp. 37–45</ref> During the battle, Khan Montose was challenged to a duel by Brian Pryde, and during that duel deliberately ran away, leading Pryde into an ambush at the hands of a [[Flurry Cluster|Flurry Star]] of [[Harpy]] [[ProtoMech]]s, an action witnessed by Star Captain Hildenrath. Hildenrath contacted Patricia Rood with details of what she had seen, even as Falcon 'Mechs moved to support Pryde; Rood ordered Hildenrath to attack, because the warriors of Zeta Prime had seen the Falcon 'Mechs moving to support their commander and had assumed that it was the Falcons who had broken ''zellbrigen''.<ref name="OISP1p37"/> During the battle, Khan Montose was challenged to a duel by Brian Pryde, and during that duel deliberately ran away, leading Pryde into an ambush at the hands of a [[Flurry Cluster|Flurry Star]] of [[Harpy]] [[ProtoMech]]s, an action witnessed by Star Captain Hildenrath. Hildenrath contacted Patricia Rood with details of what she had seen, even as Falcon 'Mechs moved to support Pryde; Rood ordered Hildenrath to attack, because the warriors of Zeta Prime had seen the Falcon 'Mechs moving to support their commander and had assumed that it was the Falcons who had broken ''zellbrigen''.<ref name="OISP1p37"/> Line 87:
Line 88: ====September 3071==== ====September 3071==== − SaKhan Rood's Task Force split. The three divided forces took their separate objectives: The saKhan's Beta Galaxy captured [[Apollo (system)|Apollo]], [[Botany Bay]], and [[Von Strang's World]]. Among the casualties of these conquests was Star Colonel [[Brendon Wick]], who had commanded the forces assigned to capturing Apollo, a long-term friend of saKhan Rood and Rood's favored candidate for the next Galaxy Commander slot to become available.<ref name="OISP1p46">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 6, pp. 46–57</ref> Delta Galaxy attacked [[Steelton]], but its [[Delta Galaxy Naval Star (Clan Ice Hellion)|Naval Star]] saw heavy action against defending Falcon forces. The battle resulted in the capture of Delta's ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class corvette CIH ''[[Swift Bait]]'' by Falcon forces. + SaKhan Rood's Task Force split. The three divided forces took their separate objectives: The saKhan's Beta Galaxy captured [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]], [[Botany Bay]], and [[Von Strang's World]]. Among the casualties of these conquests was Star Colonel [[Brendon Wick]], who had commanded the forces assigned to capturing Apollo, a long-term friend of saKhan Rood and Rood's favored candidate for the next Galaxy Commander slot to become available.<ref name="OISP1p46">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 6, pp. 46–57</ref> Delta Galaxy attacked [[Steelton]], but its [[Delta Galaxy Naval Star (Clan Ice Hellion)|Naval Star]] saw heavy action against defending Falcon forces. The battle resulted in the capture of Delta's ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette CIH ''[[Swift Bait]]'' by Falcon forces. The battle for Steelton was a turning point for the Ice Hellions; when Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] arrived with his forces from Delta Galaxy, he found that Steelton had already been captured by the Hell's Horses. While some of this officers expected him to withdraw, Hawkins instead chose to launch a Trial for the system, believing it to be in keeping with Clan traditions; concerns from Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]] that the Horses would view it as a breach of their agreement were dismissed by Hawkins, who argued that the Horses would not complain as they were supposed to be conquering worlds belonging to Clan Wolf, not the Falcons.<ref name="OISP1p46"/> Following Hawkins' death in the first battle on the world when his ''[[Warhawk]]'' was downed by a point of [[Gnome]] [[battle armor]], Star Colonel [[Scott Moore]] took command of the Galaxy as senior Star Colonel. It took until the end of September for Delta Galaxy to force the Hell's Horses offworld.<ref name="OISP1p58"/> The battle for Steelton was a turning point for the Ice Hellions; when Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] arrived with his forces from Delta Galaxy, he found that Steelton had already been captured by the Hell's Horses. While some of this officers expected him to withdraw, Hawkins instead chose to launch a Trial for the system, believing it to be in keeping with Clan traditions; concerns from Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]] that the Horses would view it as a breach of their agreement were dismissed by Hawkins, who argued that the Horses would not complain as they were supposed to be conquering worlds belonging to Clan Wolf, not the Falcons.<ref name="OISP1p46"/> Following Hawkins' death in the first battle on the world when his ''[[Warhawk]]'' was downed by a point of [[Gnome]] [[battle armor]], Star Colonel [[Scott Moore]] took command of the Galaxy as senior Star Colonel. It took until the end of September for Delta Galaxy to force the Hell's Horses offworld.<ref name="OISP1p58"/> Line 100:
Line 101: Following Khan Montose's orders, saKhan Rood captured Lackhove on the 5th of October. Lackhove was defended by a Binary of ''[[solahma]]'' warriors led by Star Captain [[Pennyroyal]]; Rood was keen to capture as much ''isorla'' and as many bondsmen as possible, and his victory on Lackhove netted him nine out of the ten Jade Falcon warriors. The only Jade Falcon casualty was Star Captain Pennyroyal, killed in a duel with Star Captain Idris. While Rood and his Star were in combat, news of the capture of Last Chance arrived.<ref name="OISP2p6">''Operation ICE STORM (Part Two)'', ch. 1, pp. 6–12</ref> However, Jade Falcon forces in the region were bolstered by elements of the Falcon's Gamma Galaxy. Following Khan Montose's orders, saKhan Rood captured Lackhove on the 5th of October. Lackhove was defended by a Binary of ''[[solahma]]'' warriors led by Star Captain [[Pennyroyal]]; Rood was keen to capture as much ''isorla'' and as many bondsmen as possible, and his victory on Lackhove netted him nine out of the ten Jade Falcon warriors. The only Jade Falcon casualty was Star Captain Pennyroyal, killed in a duel with Star Captain Idris. While Rood and his Star were in combat, news of the capture of Last Chance arrived.<ref name="OISP2p6">''Operation ICE STORM (Part Two)'', ch. 1, pp. 6–12</ref> However, Jade Falcon forces in the region were bolstered by elements of the Falcon's Gamma Galaxy. − Wotan was being defended by the [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighth Falcon Regulars]] and the [[78th Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-eighth Provisional Garrison Cluster]], and Ice Hellion forces including those commanded personally by saKhan Rood had failed to defeat them due to the Falcon's unorthodox tactics. The Ice Hellions needed a quick win due to a severe shortfall of supplies after the capture of their supply convoy in the Deep Periphery. The Ice Hellion Watch had identified that the forces of the Seventy-eighth Garrison Cluster were operating through the city of Borealtown, although the Watch believed that the Seventy-eighth was actually based somewhere outside the city, and using the city as a cover to mask their movements. When the Watch provided Galaxy Commander [[Philippe Lienet]] with this information, Lienet responded by having Borealtown razed by [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref name="OISP2p13">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', pp. 13–20</ref> Lienet's actions on Wotan were one of the key factors in the Jade Falcons declaring the Ice Hellions to be ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name="OISP2p25">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', p. 25</ref> + Wotan was being defended by the [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighth Falcon Regulars]] and the [[78th Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-eighth Provisional Garrison Cluster]], and Ice Hellion forces including those commanded personally by saKhan Rood had failed to defeat them due to the Falcon's unorthodox tactics. The Ice Hellions needed a quick win due to a severe shortfall of supplies after the capture of their supply convoy in the Deep Periphery. The Ice Hellion Watch had identified that the forces of the Seventy-eighth Garrison Cluster were operating through the city of Borealtown, although the Watch believed that the Seventy-eighth was actually based somewhere outside the city, and using the city as a cover to mask their movements. When the Watch provided Galaxy Commander [[Philippe Lienet]] with this information, Lienet responded by having Borealtown razed by [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref name="OISP2p13">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', pp. 13–20</ref> Lienet's actions on Wotan were one of the key factors in the Jade Falcons declaring the Ice Hellions to be ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name="OISP2p25">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', p. 25</ref> − The Hellion Zeta Galaxy also successfully captured [[Here]] and [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Götterdämmerung]]. Falcon forces on Wotan received reinforcements from the Alpha Galaxy, and Falcons lost Evciler but reconquered Anywhere and Lackhove and Steelton from the Ice Hellions.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 73–75: "Turning of the Tide"</ref> On the Hell's Horses front, defending Wolf units on Ridderkerk, Basiliano, and Hohenems repulsed the Horses' attacks - the Wolves also counterattacked on Ridderkerk, Mozirje, and Unzmarkt.<ref name=TWORp76 /> + The Hellion Zeta Galaxy also successfully captured [[Here]] and [[Götterdämmerung]]. Falcon forces on Wotan received reinforcements from the Alpha Galaxy, and Falcons lost Evciler but reconquered Anywhere and Lackhove and Steelton from the Ice Hellions.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 73–75: "Turning of the Tide"</ref> On the Hell's Horses front, defending Wolf units on Ridderkerk, Basiliano, and Hohenems repulsed the Horses' attacks - the Wolves also counterattacked on Ridderkerk, Mozirje, and Unzmarkt.<ref name=TWORp76 /> ====November 3071==== ====November 3071==== Line 110:
Line 111: ====December 3071==== ====December 3071==== − Ice Hellion Khan Montose split her task force as she continued to attack Falcon worlds. She led her Alpha Galaxy to [[Vantaa]], where they took planet. Her forces avoided being caught in a deadly trap by technician caste members of Jade Falcon. The trap, which resulted in the destruction of Vantaa's spaceport, failed to destroy Khan Montose's DropShips. Elements of Alpha Galaxy were defeated on Derf by Jade Falcon's own Alpha Galaxy, which resulted in them taking back planet from them. Meanwhile, Khan Montose's other Galaxy, Zeta Prime, attacked [[Seiduts]], where they forced the defending Falcon's Delta Galaxy to retreat from the planet. Elements of the Falcon's Alpha Galaxy successfully retook Winfield from their Ice Hellion occupiers. On Trell I, the Gamma Galaxy's Falcon Guards invoked a Trial of Possession using ''zellbrigen'' against the defending [[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)|45th Striker Irregulars]]. The Guards were successful in the Trial and defeated the Irregulars in honorable combat.<ref name=TWORp84>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 84: "Icy Fire"</ref> + Ice Hellion Khan Montose split her task force as she continued to attack Falcon worlds. She led her Alpha Galaxy to [[Vantaa]], where they took planet. Her forces avoided being caught in a deadly trap by technician caste members of Jade Falcon. The trap, which resulted in the destruction of Vantaa's spaceport, failed to destroy Khan Montose's DropShips. Elements of Alpha Galaxy were defeated on Derf by Jade Falcon's own Alpha Galaxy, which resulted in them taking back planet from them. Meanwhile, the Khan Montose's other Galaxy, Zeta Prime, attacked [[Seiduts]], where they forced the defending Falcon's Delta Galaxy to retreat from the planet. Elements of the Falcon's Alpha Galaxy successfully retook Winfield from their Ice Hellion occupiers. On Trell I, the Gamma Galaxy's Falcon Guards invoked a Trial of Possession using ''zellbrigen'' against the defending [[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)|45th Striker Irregulars]]. The Guards were successful in the Trial and defeated the Irregulars in honorable combat.<ref name=TWORp84>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 84: "Icy Fire"</ref> − Clan Hell's Horses' Theta Galaxy split up to conqueror a score of Ice Hellion-held worlds, including [[Botany Bay]], [[Lackhove]], [[Last Chance]], and [[Here]]. While taking Götterdämmerung, Theta Galaxy forces thoroughly destroyed all Hellion Zeta Galaxy units on planet save, the [[3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)|3rd Hector Cavaliers]] who managed to escape off-planet.<ref name=TWORp84 /> + Clan Hell's Horses' Theta Galaxy split up to conqueror a score of Ice Hellion-held worlds, including [[Botany Bay]], [[Lackhove]], [[Last Chance]] and [[Here]]. While taking Götterdämmerung, Theta Galaxy forces thoroughly destroyed all Hellion Zeta Galaxy units on planet save, the [[3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)|3rd Hector Cavaliers]] who managed to escape off-planet.<ref name=TWORp84 /> [[Image:Operation ice storm form hell.png|thumb|right|Operation ICE STORM in 3072]] [[Image:Operation ice storm form hell.png|thumb|right|Operation ICE STORM in 3072]] Line 130:
Line 131: =====Dark Nebula===== =====Dark Nebula===== − Clan Hell's Horses dispatched its Theta Galaxy to the Dark Nebula with Jade Falcon's Delta Galaxy. SaKhan Rood's Beta Galaxy Naval Star engaged the two Clans in a fight for the station. While Delta attacked the station itself, naval forces of both the Clans clashed. The Hellion naval forces consisted of ''Potemkin''-class Troop Cruiser CIH ''[[Potemkin#Named Vessels|Coterie]]'', ''Fredasa''-class Corvette CIH ''[[Whelp]]'', ''Lola III''-class Destroyer CIH ''[[Lola_III#Named Vessels|Cold Hunter]]'', The ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class Destroyer-Carrier CIH ''Pack Leader'', and ''Aegis''-class Heavy Cruiser, ''[[Aegis#Named Vessels|Chaos Sailor]]''. The naval battles that ensued resulted in the destruction of ''Whelp'' and ''Cold Hunter''. When it became apparent that the Ice Hellions had lost, Falcon's saKhan [[Samantha Clees]] offered them ''[[hegira]]'', which saKhan Rood accepted to the later dismay of the Hellion Khan. For their losses, the Falcons claimed ''Chaos Sailor'' as ''isorla'' and while Horses claimed ''Pack Leader'', which they renamed CHH ''Stampede''. SaKhan Rood and barely three Clusters of Beta Galaxy departed in ''Coterie'' for the Periphery. + Clan Hell's Horses dispatched its Theta Galaxy to the Dark Nebula with Jade Falcon's Delta Galaxy. SaKhan Rood's Beta Galaxy Naval Star engaged the two Clans in a fight for the station. While Delta attacked the station itself, naval forces of both the Clans clashed. The Hellion naval forces consisted of ''Potemkin''-class Troop Cruiser CIH ''[[Potemkin#Named Vessels|Coterie]]'', ''Fredasa''-class Corvette CIH ''[[Fredasa#Named Vessels|Whelp]]'', ''Lola III''-class Destroyer CIH ''[[Lola_III#Named Vessels|Cold Hunter]]'', The ''[[York (WarShip)|York]]''-class Destroyer-Carrier CIH ''Pack Leader'', and ''Aegis''-class Heavy Cruiser, ''[[Aegis#Named Vessels|Chaos Sailor]]''. The naval battles that ensued resulted in the destruction of ''Whelp'' and ''Cold Hunter''. When it became apparent that the Ice Hellions had lost, Falcon's saKhan [[Samantha Clees]] offered them ''[[hegira]]'', which saKhan Rood accepted to the later dismay of the Hellion Khan. For their losses, the Falcons claimed ''Chaos Sailor'' as ''isorla'' and while Horses claimed ''Pack Leader'', which they renamed CHH ''Stampede''. SaKhan Rood and barely three Clusters of Beta Galaxy departed in ''Coterie'' for the Periphery. =====Vantaa===== =====Vantaa=====
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'''Operation ICE STORM''' was the code name given to [[Clan Ice Hellion]]'s invasion of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s [[occupation zone]] in the [[Inner Sphere]] during the early years of the [[Jihad]]. | '''Operation ICE STORM''' was the code name given to [[Clan Ice Hellion]]'s invasion of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s [[occupation zone]] in the [[Inner Sphere]] during the early years of the [[Jihad]]. | ||
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In the summer of 3071, the Clan Jade Falcon worlds of [[Golandrinas]], [[Persistence]], [[Wotan]], and [[Winfield (LC)|Winfield]] were taken by Khan Raina Montose's Task Force. The collateral damage inflicted during the invasion of Winfield caused the planet's industrial sectors to be destroyed in the fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> | In the summer of 3071, the Clan Jade Falcon worlds of [[Golandrinas]], [[Persistence]], [[Wotan]], and [[Winfield (LC)|Winfield]] were taken by Khan Raina Montose's Task Force. The collateral damage inflicted during the invasion of Winfield caused the planet's industrial sectors to be destroyed in the fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> | ||
| − | Meanwhile, saKhan Connor Rood's Task Force Galaxies successfully took [[Anywhere]], [[Bone Norman]], the [[Dark Nebula]], [[Erewhon]], [[Lackhove]], and [[Somerset]].<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Somerset was defended by the [[452nd Garrison Binary (Clan Jade Falcon)|452nd Garrison Binary]], who were defeated on the 13th of June.<ref name="OISP1p4">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', pp. 4–7: "Prologue"</ref> SaKhan Rood led the [[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)|Lithe Kill Keshik]] into battle on Bone Norman on the 14th of June; the defenders, the [[11th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eleventh Provisional Garrison Cluster]] led by [[Star Colonel]] [[Idris]],<ref name="OISP1p8">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 1, pp. 8–16</ref> used intelligent tactics to delay the conquest of Bone Norman by two weeks,<ref name="OISP1p17">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 2, pp. 17–23</ref> before the final battle, in which both sides managed to ambush each other. The Hellions triumphed, and Rood took Star Colonel Idris as a bondsman.<ref name="OISP1p24">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 3, pp. 24–29</ref> | + | Meanwhile, saKhan Connor Rood's Task Force Galaxies successfully took [[Anywhere]], [[Bone Norman]], the [[Dark Nebula]], [[Erewhon]], [[Lackhove]], and [[Somerset]].<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Somerset was defended by the [[452nd Garrison Binary (Clan Jade Falcon)|452nd Garrison Binary]], who were defeated on the 13th of June.<ref name="OISP1p4">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', pp. 4–7: "Prologue"</ref> SaKhan Rood led the [[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)|Lithe Kill Keshik]] into battle on Bone Norman on the 14th of June; the defenders, the [[11th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eleventh Provisional Garrison Cluster]] led by [[Star Colonel]] [[Idris]],<ref name="OISP1p8">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 1, pp. 8–16</ref> used intelligent tactics to delay the conquest of Bone Norman by two weeks,<ref name="OISP1p17">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 2, pp. 17–23</ref> before the final battle, in which both sides managed to ambush each other. The Hellions triumphed, and Rood took Star Colonel Idris as a bondsman.<ref name="OISP1p24">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 3, pp. 24–29</ref> |
Meanwhile, Clan Jade Falcon's Gamma Galaxy reclaimed Golandrinas and Wotan in counterattacks - Wotan's [[HPG]] was damaged in the fierce fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Furthermore the Falcon Guards, operating independently, invaded and retook Bone Norman on their own after Connor Rood's task force moved on. | Meanwhile, Clan Jade Falcon's Gamma Galaxy reclaimed Golandrinas and Wotan in counterattacks - Wotan's [[HPG]] was damaged in the fierce fighting.<ref name=JS:TBDp28/> Furthermore the Falcon Guards, operating independently, invaded and retook Bone Norman on their own after Connor Rood's task force moved on. | ||
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In July, Khan Montose's Task Force invaded and captured [[Derf]], [[Maxie's Planet]], [[Romulus]], and [[Trell I]]. Khan Rood dispatched Hellion forces to retake Golandrinas and Wotan. However, the Hellions' counterattacks had with mixed results. Golandrinas was successfully retaken for the Hellions, but Delta Galaxy failed to recapture Wotan. Fighting over Derf went badly for both sides, with the Hellions' Alpha Galaxy Naval Star destroying an orbital supply station. | In July, Khan Montose's Task Force invaded and captured [[Derf]], [[Maxie's Planet]], [[Romulus]], and [[Trell I]]. Khan Rood dispatched Hellion forces to retake Golandrinas and Wotan. However, the Hellions' counterattacks had with mixed results. Golandrinas was successfully retaken for the Hellions, but Delta Galaxy failed to recapture Wotan. Fighting over Derf went badly for both sides, with the Hellions' Alpha Galaxy Naval Star destroying an orbital supply station. | ||
| − | The Jade Falcons' Gamma Galaxy attacked Somerset in an attempt to retake the planet. A naval battle ensued over the planet that resulted in each side losing a [[WarShip]], Clan Ice Hellion's ''[[Aegis]]''-class Heavy Cruiser [[Taney | + | The Jade Falcons' Gamma Galaxy attacked Somerset in an attempt to retake the planet. A naval battle ensued over the planet that resulted in each side losing a [[WarShip]], Clan Ice Hellion's ''[[Aegis]]''-class Heavy Cruiser [[Taney|CIH ''Taney'']] and Clan Jade Falcon's ''[[Vincent]]''-class Corvette [[Lightning Strike|CJF ''Lightning Strike'']]. |
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Khan Montose led Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies to conquer [[Evciler]]. During the fighting, both Galaxies broke long-honored traditions of ''[[zellbrigen]]'' with the Falcons. Khan Montose was badly injured in the fighting, resulting in the amputation of her leg.<ref name=TWORp76>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 76: "Shades of Black"</ref> | Khan Montose led Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies to conquer [[Evciler]]. During the fighting, both Galaxies broke long-honored traditions of ''[[zellbrigen]]'' with the Falcons. Khan Montose was badly injured in the fighting, resulting in the amputation of her leg.<ref name=TWORp76>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 76: "Shades of Black"</ref> | ||
| − | The Ice Hellions chose Bangor Harbor on Evciler as their initial landing site, but when they arrived, the Clusters of Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies were already tired; the Ice Hellion Watch's information on Evciler was also out of date, as they had believed only elements of the Falcon Alpha Galaxy to be present on the planet, not the entire Galaxy. Galaxy Commander [[Brian Pryde]] pressed the Hellions hard from the outset, and it was obvious to a number of the Hellion senior officers that Khan Montose was acting erratically. Montose had resisted a [[Trial of Possession]] for the entire world, instead turning the campaign into a war of attrition using smaller Trials, although the Falcons had more resources for such a war than the Hellions did. On the 9th of August, Montose accepted a more general Trial, bidding two Clusters from her forces - the [[40th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Fortieth]] and [[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers]] - against matching forces from the Falcons, with Montose commanding the Hellion forces in the field personally. The Fortieth, Montose's former command, took to the field under the command of Star Captain [[Vandal Hildenrath]], as the Star Colonel commanding the Cluster was in a field hospital waiting for a replacement arm after an earlier battle, while the | + | The Ice Hellions chose Bangor Harbor on Evciler as their initial landing site, but when they arrived, the Clusters of Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies were already tired; the Ice Hellion Watch's information on Evciler was also out of date, as they had believed only elements of the Falcon Alpha Galaxy to be present on the planet, not the entire Galaxy. Galaxy Commander [[Brian Pryde]] pressed the Hellions hard from the outset, and it was obvious to a number of the Hellion senior officers that Khan Montose was acting erratically. Montose had resisted a [[Trial of Possession]] for the entire world, instead turning the campaign into a war of attrition using smaller Trials, although the Falcons had more resources for such a war than the Hellions did. On the 9th of August, Montose accepted a more general Trial, bidding two Clusters from her forces - the [[40th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Fortieth]] and [[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Seventy-eighth Hellion Lancers]] - against matching forces from the Falcons, with Montose commanding the Hellion forces in the field personally. The Fortieth, Montose's former command, took to the field under the command of Star Captain [[Vandal Hildenrath]], as the Star Colonel commanding the Cluster was in a field hospital waiting for a replacement arm after an earlier battle, while the Seventh-eighth was commanded by Star Colonel [[Patricia Rood]].<ref name="OISP1p37">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 5, pp. 37–45</ref> |
During the battle, Khan Montose was challenged to a duel by Brian Pryde, and during that duel deliberately ran away, leading Pryde into an ambush at the hands of a [[Flurry Cluster|Flurry Star]] of [[Harpy]] [[ProtoMech]]s, an action witnessed by Star Captain Hildenrath. Hildenrath contacted Patricia Rood with details of what she had seen, even as Falcon 'Mechs moved to support Pryde; Rood ordered Hildenrath to attack, because the warriors of Zeta Prime had seen the Falcon 'Mechs moving to support their commander and had assumed that it was the Falcons who had broken ''zellbrigen''.<ref name="OISP1p37"/> | During the battle, Khan Montose was challenged to a duel by Brian Pryde, and during that duel deliberately ran away, leading Pryde into an ambush at the hands of a [[Flurry Cluster|Flurry Star]] of [[Harpy]] [[ProtoMech]]s, an action witnessed by Star Captain Hildenrath. Hildenrath contacted Patricia Rood with details of what she had seen, even as Falcon 'Mechs moved to support Pryde; Rood ordered Hildenrath to attack, because the warriors of Zeta Prime had seen the Falcon 'Mechs moving to support their commander and had assumed that it was the Falcons who had broken ''zellbrigen''.<ref name="OISP1p37"/> | ||
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| − | SaKhan Rood's Task Force split. The three divided forces took their separate objectives: The saKhan's Beta Galaxy captured [[Apollo ( | + | SaKhan Rood's Task Force split. The three divided forces took their separate objectives: The saKhan's Beta Galaxy captured [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]], [[Botany Bay]], and [[Von Strang's World]]. Among the casualties of these conquests was Star Colonel [[Brendon Wick]], who had commanded the forces assigned to capturing Apollo, a long-term friend of saKhan Rood and Rood's favored candidate for the next Galaxy Commander slot to become available.<ref name="OISP1p46">''Operation ICE STORM (Part One)'', ch. 6, pp. 46–57</ref> Delta Galaxy attacked [[Steelton]], but its [[Delta Galaxy Naval Star (Clan Ice Hellion)|Naval Star]] saw heavy action against defending Falcon forces. The battle resulted in the capture of Delta's ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette CIH ''[[Swift Bait]]'' by Falcon forces. |
The battle for Steelton was a turning point for the Ice Hellions; when Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] arrived with his forces from Delta Galaxy, he found that Steelton had already been captured by the Hell's Horses. While some of this officers expected him to withdraw, Hawkins instead chose to launch a Trial for the system, believing it to be in keeping with Clan traditions; concerns from Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]] that the Horses would view it as a breach of their agreement were dismissed by Hawkins, who argued that the Horses would not complain as they were supposed to be conquering worlds belonging to Clan Wolf, not the Falcons.<ref name="OISP1p46"/> Following Hawkins' death in the first battle on the world when his ''[[Warhawk]]'' was downed by a point of [[Gnome]] [[battle armor]], Star Colonel [[Scott Moore]] took command of the Galaxy as senior Star Colonel. It took until the end of September for Delta Galaxy to force the Hell's Horses offworld.<ref name="OISP1p58"/> | The battle for Steelton was a turning point for the Ice Hellions; when Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] arrived with his forces from Delta Galaxy, he found that Steelton had already been captured by the Hell's Horses. While some of this officers expected him to withdraw, Hawkins instead chose to launch a Trial for the system, believing it to be in keeping with Clan traditions; concerns from Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]] that the Horses would view it as a breach of their agreement were dismissed by Hawkins, who argued that the Horses would not complain as they were supposed to be conquering worlds belonging to Clan Wolf, not the Falcons.<ref name="OISP1p46"/> Following Hawkins' death in the first battle on the world when his ''[[Warhawk]]'' was downed by a point of [[Gnome]] [[battle armor]], Star Colonel [[Scott Moore]] took command of the Galaxy as senior Star Colonel. It took until the end of September for Delta Galaxy to force the Hell's Horses offworld.<ref name="OISP1p58"/> | ||
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Following Khan Montose's orders, saKhan Rood captured Lackhove on the 5th of October. Lackhove was defended by a Binary of ''[[solahma]]'' warriors led by Star Captain [[Pennyroyal]]; Rood was keen to capture as much ''isorla'' and as many bondsmen as possible, and his victory on Lackhove netted him nine out of the ten Jade Falcon warriors. The only Jade Falcon casualty was Star Captain Pennyroyal, killed in a duel with Star Captain Idris. While Rood and his Star were in combat, news of the capture of Last Chance arrived.<ref name="OISP2p6">''Operation ICE STORM (Part Two)'', ch. 1, pp. 6–12</ref> However, Jade Falcon forces in the region were bolstered by elements of the Falcon's Gamma Galaxy. | Following Khan Montose's orders, saKhan Rood captured Lackhove on the 5th of October. Lackhove was defended by a Binary of ''[[solahma]]'' warriors led by Star Captain [[Pennyroyal]]; Rood was keen to capture as much ''isorla'' and as many bondsmen as possible, and his victory on Lackhove netted him nine out of the ten Jade Falcon warriors. The only Jade Falcon casualty was Star Captain Pennyroyal, killed in a duel with Star Captain Idris. While Rood and his Star were in combat, news of the capture of Last Chance arrived.<ref name="OISP2p6">''Operation ICE STORM (Part Two)'', ch. 1, pp. 6–12</ref> However, Jade Falcon forces in the region were bolstered by elements of the Falcon's Gamma Galaxy. | ||
| − | Wotan was being defended by the [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighth Falcon Regulars]] and the [[78th Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-eighth Provisional Garrison Cluster]], and Ice Hellion forces including those commanded personally by saKhan Rood had failed to defeat them due to the Falcon's unorthodox tactics. The Ice Hellions needed a quick win due to a severe shortfall of supplies after the capture of their supply convoy in the Deep Periphery. The Ice Hellion Watch had identified that the forces of the Seventy-eighth Garrison Cluster were operating through the city of Borealtown, although the Watch believed that the Seventy-eighth was actually based somewhere outside the city, and using the city as a cover to mask their movements. When the Watch provided Galaxy Commander [[Philippe Lienet]] with this information, Lienet responded by having Borealtown razed by [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref name="OISP2p13">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', pp. 13–20</ref> Lienet's actions on Wotan were one of the key factors in the Jade Falcons declaring the Ice Hellions to be ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name="OISP2p25">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', p. 25</ref> | + | Wotan was being defended by the [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighth Falcon Regulars]] and the [[78th Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-eighth Provisional Garrison Cluster]], and Ice Hellion forces including those commanded personally by saKhan Rood had failed to defeat them due to the Falcon's unorthodox tactics. The Ice Hellions needed a quick win due to a severe shortfall of supplies after the capture of their supply convoy in the Deep Periphery. The Ice Hellion Watch had identified that the forces of the Seventy-eighth Garrison Cluster were operating through the city of Borealtown, although the Watch believed that the Seventy-eighth was actually based somewhere outside the city, and using the city as a cover to mask their movements. When the Watch provided Galaxy Commander [[Philippe Lienet]] with this information, Lienet responded by having Borealtown razed by [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref name="OISP2p13">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', pp. 13–20</ref> Lienet's actions on Wotan were one of the key factors in the Jade Falcons declaring the Ice Hellions to be ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name="OISP2p25">''Operation ICE STORM Part Two: Winds of Spring'', p. 25</ref> |
| − | The Hellion Zeta Galaxy also successfully captured [[Here]] and [[ | + | The Hellion Zeta Galaxy also successfully captured [[Here]] and [[Götterdämmerung]]. Falcon forces on Wotan received reinforcements from the Alpha Galaxy, and Falcons lost Evciler but reconquered Anywhere and Lackhove and Steelton from the Ice Hellions.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 73–75: "Turning of the Tide"</ref> On the Hell's Horses front, defending Wolf units on Ridderkerk, Basiliano, and Hohenems repulsed the Horses' attacks - the Wolves also counterattacked on Ridderkerk, Mozirje, and Unzmarkt.<ref name=TWORp76 /> |
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| − | Ice Hellion Khan Montose split her task force as she continued to attack Falcon worlds. She led her Alpha Galaxy to [[Vantaa]], where they took planet. Her forces avoided being caught in a deadly trap by technician caste members of Jade Falcon. The trap, which resulted in the destruction of Vantaa's spaceport, failed to destroy Khan Montose's DropShips. Elements of Alpha Galaxy were defeated on Derf by Jade Falcon's own Alpha Galaxy, which resulted in them taking back planet from them. Meanwhile, Khan Montose's other Galaxy, Zeta Prime, attacked [[Seiduts]], where they forced the defending Falcon's Delta Galaxy to retreat from the planet. Elements of the Falcon's Alpha Galaxy successfully retook Winfield from their Ice Hellion occupiers. On Trell I, the Gamma Galaxy's Falcon Guards invoked a Trial of Possession using ''zellbrigen'' against the defending [[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)|45th Striker Irregulars]]. The Guards were successful in the Trial and defeated the Irregulars in honorable combat.<ref name=TWORp84>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 84: "Icy Fire"</ref> | + | Ice Hellion Khan Montose split her task force as she continued to attack Falcon worlds. She led her Alpha Galaxy to [[Vantaa]], where they took planet. Her forces avoided being caught in a deadly trap by technician caste members of Jade Falcon. The trap, which resulted in the destruction of Vantaa's spaceport, failed to destroy Khan Montose's DropShips. Elements of Alpha Galaxy were defeated on Derf by Jade Falcon's own Alpha Galaxy, which resulted in them taking back planet from them. Meanwhile, the Khan Montose's other Galaxy, Zeta Prime, attacked [[Seiduts]], where they forced the defending Falcon's Delta Galaxy to retreat from the planet. Elements of the Falcon's Alpha Galaxy successfully retook Winfield from their Ice Hellion occupiers. On Trell I, the Gamma Galaxy's Falcon Guards invoked a Trial of Possession using ''zellbrigen'' against the defending [[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)|45th Striker Irregulars]]. The Guards were successful in the Trial and defeated the Irregulars in honorable combat.<ref name=TWORp84>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 84: "Icy Fire"</ref> |
| − | Clan Hell's Horses' Theta Galaxy split up to conqueror a score of Ice Hellion-held worlds, including [[Botany Bay]], [[Lackhove]], [[Last Chance]] | + | Clan Hell's Horses' Theta Galaxy split up to conqueror a score of Ice Hellion-held worlds, including [[Botany Bay]], [[Lackhove]], [[Last Chance]] and [[Here]]. While taking Götterdämmerung, Theta Galaxy forces thoroughly destroyed all Hellion Zeta Galaxy units on planet save, the [[3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)|3rd Hector Cavaliers]] who managed to escape off-planet.<ref name=TWORp84 /> |
[[Image:Operation ice storm form hell.png|thumb|right|Operation ICE STORM in 3072]] | [[Image:Operation ice storm form hell.png|thumb|right|Operation ICE STORM in 3072]] | ||
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| − | Clan Hell's Horses dispatched its Theta Galaxy to the Dark Nebula with Jade Falcon's Delta Galaxy. SaKhan Rood's Beta Galaxy Naval Star engaged the two Clans in a fight for the station. While Delta attacked the station itself, naval forces of both the Clans clashed. The Hellion naval forces consisted of ''Potemkin''-class Troop Cruiser CIH ''[[Potemkin#Named Vessels|Coterie]]'', ''Fredasa''-class Corvette CIH ''[[Whelp]]'', ''Lola III''-class Destroyer CIH ''[[Lola_III#Named Vessels|Cold Hunter]]'', The ''[[York (WarShip | + | Clan Hell's Horses dispatched its Theta Galaxy to the Dark Nebula with Jade Falcon's Delta Galaxy. SaKhan Rood's Beta Galaxy Naval Star engaged the two Clans in a fight for the station. While Delta attacked the station itself, naval forces of both the Clans clashed. The Hellion naval forces consisted of ''Potemkin''-class Troop Cruiser CIH ''[[Potemkin#Named Vessels|Coterie]]'', ''Fredasa''-class Corvette CIH ''[[Fredasa#Named Vessels|Whelp]]'', ''Lola III''-class Destroyer CIH ''[[Lola_III#Named Vessels|Cold Hunter]]'', The ''[[York (WarShip)|York]]''-class Destroyer-Carrier CIH ''Pack Leader'', and ''Aegis''-class Heavy Cruiser, ''[[Aegis#Named Vessels|Chaos Sailor]]''. The naval battles that ensued resulted in the destruction of ''Whelp'' and ''Cold Hunter''. When it became apparent that the Ice Hellions had lost, Falcon's saKhan [[Samantha Clees]] offered them ''[[hegira]]'', which saKhan Rood accepted to the later dismay of the Hellion Khan. For their losses, the Falcons claimed ''Chaos Sailor'' as ''isorla'' and while Horses claimed ''Pack Leader'', which they renamed CHH ''Stampede''. SaKhan Rood and barely three Clusters of Beta Galaxy departed in ''Coterie'' for the Periphery. |
=====Vantaa===== | =====Vantaa===== | ||