Operation VIJAY
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Operation Brief
The operation was conceived by Regulan Prince Kirc Cameron-Jones, after his betrayal of mistress Sonja Amora who turn out to be Blakist Manei Domini spy named Naamah.[2] Wanting take revenge for the destruction for his capital city and fueled by his growing paranoia of everyone, he turn to his his estranged son. Kirc had his son, Titus Cameron-Jones plan and organize a military task force to strike at Gibson and destroy its BattleMech manufacturing facilities, the Gibson Federated BattleMechs.
Forces involved in Task Forces
The original draft for Vijay was planned to involve the Fourth Regulan Hussars regiment as leading element for the invasion of the planet. Titus Cameron-Jones enhanced plan by recruiting two elite anti-Blakist mercenary regiments available. However, the Prince Kirc insisted having additional forces absolutely needed. Titus was able recruit several lesser known mercenary companies which would accompany the Task Force as support elements.
Principality of Regulus
Mercenary Forces
Operation History
After being appointed by his father, Titus Cameron-Jones organized and negotiated principally two elite anti-Blakist regiments whom both belong to the Allied Mercenary Command. However, in April after bring in several lesser mercenary commands to augment the Task Force, Titus is put under house arrest by his paranoid father due to Titus's rise in popularity. He then appoints task force commander. Prince Kirc appoints retired General Tomaso Kinchuhara to command the task force. In haste, Prince Kirc ordered the Task Force to deploy to Gibson immediately.
On June 28th, 3073 Regulan Task Force begins the assault on Gibson. Against strong suggests of the Commander of the Wild Geese, General Kinchuhara orders massive Combat Drop on the Gibson BattleMech Federation complex.
After the landing, General Kinchuhara leads the Fourth Regulans into the manufacturing complex. However, they are ambushed by Battle Armor hidden within the complex. The Wild Geese and Thirteenth move in to aids to Regulans, but they themselves are flanked by the 52nd Shadow Division, whom were thought to be off world. The Task Force's smaller mercenary commands come under attack, by the 49th Shadow Division whom had conducted its own combat drop directly onto of them.
All forces under pressure, Precentor Apollyon, the commander of all the Manei Domini forces, orders all forces to surrender. The demoralized smaller mercenary commands, power down their 'Mechs. Leaving the Regulans alone and isolated. However the battle turned for worse, when Blakist Battle Armor tossed the body of General Kinchuhara from cockpit of his 'Mech.
Demoralized with loss of their commander, the executive officer of the Task Force calls for general retreat. The command net of the task forces becomes three way shouting match between the bereft commanding officer of Regulans, Wild Geese commander, and some of the surviving small mercenaries companies.
The task force boosted to their waiting JumpShips fleet, it Task Force fleet was under attack by Blakist WarShips. Capturing some of the ships, while destroying the majority of Task Force's aerospace assets. Only a regiment worth of the combined task force's troops managed to escape from Gibson.
References
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 51