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Line 17: At least six thousand strong, the Fourth Para-Cavalry Division was one of the core units of the [[Second Interstellar Combined Assault Force]], the initial military formation deployed under the command of [[Major General]] [[Gunther Stein]] by the Alliance Parliament in response to the beginnings of the Outer Reaches Rebellion. The deployment of the Second was spurred by the declaration of independence made by Freedom, and the Second was mobilized in January [[2236]].<ref name="TP1ep13"/> At least six thousand strong, the Fourth Para-Cavalry Division was one of the core units of the [[Second Interstellar Combined Assault Force]], the initial military formation deployed under the command of [[Major General]] [[Gunther Stein]] by the Alliance Parliament in response to the beginnings of the Outer Reaches Rebellion. The deployment of the Second was spurred by the declaration of independence made by Freedom, and the Second was mobilized in January [[2236]].<ref name="TP1ep13"/> − By the time the Second had begun to deploy four colony worlds had declared their independence - Freedom, [[Morningside]], [[Sevren]] and [[Summit]] - and before the Fourth arrived at Freedom elements of the Second were already attempting to put down a rebellion on [[Izar]]. Like the other units of the Second, the planning performed by General Stein and his staff anticipated that the Fourth would be supplied in part by supplies and personnel from other Alliance worlds, while the Alliance Parliament expected a number of financial concerns to float the administration loans to pay for the military campaign. Both assumptions were flawed; on some worlds, such as [[Lipton]], Alliance Militia Battalions refused to board transports and take part in the campaign, while some major financial institutions in systems such as [[Kaus Australis]] refused to provide loans, creating a situation whereby the Fourth and the other units of the Second would be short on supplies and matériel before they ever anticipated such shortages.<ref name="TP1ep13"/> + By the time the Second had begun to deploy four colony worlds had declared their independence - Freedom, [[Morningside]], [[Sevren]] and [[Summit]] - and before the Fourth arrived at Freedom elements of the Second were already attempting to put down a rebellion on [[Izar]]. Like the other units of the Second, the planning performed by General Stein and his staff anticipated that the Fourth would be supplied in part by supplies and personnel from other Alliance worlds, while the Alliance Parliament expected a number of financial concerns to float the administration loans to pay for the military campaign. Both assumptions were flawed; on some worlds, such as [[Lipton]], Alliance Militia Battalions refused to board transports and take part in the campaign, while some major financial institutions in systems such as [[Kaus Australis]] refused to provide loans, creating a situation whereby the Fourth and the other units of the Second would be short on supplies and material before they ever anticipated such shortages.<ref name="TP1ep13"/> The Fourth deployed on Freedom in June 2236. The president of Freedom, [[Tudella Dupont]], and the city fathers of Jefferson City - the planetary capital - had constructed extensive fortifications around the city, capable of withstanding anything short of orbital bombardment. The forces of the Second had already taken losses before even making planetfall, thanks to lightly-armed merchant vessels the rebels had deployed at the main jump points, which had evaded direct combat with the heavily-armed Terran cruisers and instead conducted suicidal ramming attacks against supply ships and transports, killing more than one in ten of the Alliance ground forces in the process.<ref name="TP1ep13"/> The Fourth deployed on Freedom in June 2236. The president of Freedom, [[Tudella Dupont]], and the city fathers of Jefferson City - the planetary capital - had constructed extensive fortifications around the city, capable of withstanding anything short of orbital bombardment. The forces of the Second had already taken losses before even making planetfall, thanks to lightly-armed merchant vessels the rebels had deployed at the main jump points, which had evaded direct combat with the heavily-armed Terran cruisers and instead conducted suicidal ramming attacks against supply ships and transports, killing more than one in ten of the Alliance ground forces in the process.<ref name="TP1ep13"/>
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At least six thousand strong, the Fourth Para-Cavalry Division was one of the core units of the [[Second Interstellar Combined Assault Force]], the initial military formation deployed under the command of [[Major General]] [[Gunther Stein]] by the Alliance Parliament in response to the beginnings of the Outer Reaches Rebellion. The deployment of the Second was spurred by the declaration of independence made by Freedom, and the Second was mobilized in January [[2236]].<ref name="TP1ep13"/> | At least six thousand strong, the Fourth Para-Cavalry Division was one of the core units of the [[Second Interstellar Combined Assault Force]], the initial military formation deployed under the command of [[Major General]] [[Gunther Stein]] by the Alliance Parliament in response to the beginnings of the Outer Reaches Rebellion. The deployment of the Second was spurred by the declaration of independence made by Freedom, and the Second was mobilized in January [[2236]].<ref name="TP1ep13"/> | ||
| − | By the time the Second had begun to deploy four colony worlds had declared their independence - Freedom, [[Morningside]], [[Sevren]] and [[Summit]] - and before the Fourth arrived at Freedom elements of the Second were already attempting to put down a rebellion on [[Izar]]. Like the other units of the Second, the planning performed by General Stein and his staff anticipated that the Fourth would be supplied in part by supplies and personnel from other Alliance worlds, while the Alliance Parliament expected a number of financial concerns to float the administration loans to pay for the military campaign. Both assumptions were flawed; on some worlds, such as [[Lipton]], Alliance Militia Battalions refused to board transports and take part in the campaign, while some major financial institutions in systems such as [[Kaus Australis]] refused to provide loans, creating a situation whereby the Fourth and the other units of the Second would be short on supplies and | + | By the time the Second had begun to deploy four colony worlds had declared their independence - Freedom, [[Morningside]], [[Sevren]] and [[Summit]] - and before the Fourth arrived at Freedom elements of the Second were already attempting to put down a rebellion on [[Izar]]. Like the other units of the Second, the planning performed by General Stein and his staff anticipated that the Fourth would be supplied in part by supplies and personnel from other Alliance worlds, while the Alliance Parliament expected a number of financial concerns to float the administration loans to pay for the military campaign. Both assumptions were flawed; on some worlds, such as [[Lipton]], Alliance Militia Battalions refused to board transports and take part in the campaign, while some major financial institutions in systems such as [[Kaus Australis]] refused to provide loans, creating a situation whereby the Fourth and the other units of the Second would be short on supplies and material before they ever anticipated such shortages.<ref name="TP1ep13"/> |
The Fourth deployed on Freedom in June 2236. The president of Freedom, [[Tudella Dupont]], and the city fathers of Jefferson City - the planetary capital - had constructed extensive fortifications around the city, capable of withstanding anything short of orbital bombardment. The forces of the Second had already taken losses before even making planetfall, thanks to lightly-armed merchant vessels the rebels had deployed at the main jump points, which had evaded direct combat with the heavily-armed Terran cruisers and instead conducted suicidal ramming attacks against supply ships and transports, killing more than one in ten of the Alliance ground forces in the process.<ref name="TP1ep13"/> | The Fourth deployed on Freedom in June 2236. The president of Freedom, [[Tudella Dupont]], and the city fathers of Jefferson City - the planetary capital - had constructed extensive fortifications around the city, capable of withstanding anything short of orbital bombardment. The forces of the Second had already taken losses before even making planetfall, thanks to lightly-armed merchant vessels the rebels had deployed at the main jump points, which had evaded direct combat with the heavily-armed Terran cruisers and instead conducted suicidal ramming attacks against supply ships and transports, killing more than one in ten of the Alliance ground forces in the process.<ref name="TP1ep13"/> | ||