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Line 107: Procyon was one of a number of systems attacked by Ridzik; Ridzik considered Procyon important enough that he brought two 'Mech regiments, determined to gain control of the resources and industrial base Procyon offered. One of his objectives was to try and secure the old Brigadier Corporation plant, convinced that he would be able to emulate the success displayed by the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] in recovering Star League era technology with the dilapidated plant.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> Procyon was one of a number of systems attacked by Ridzik; Ridzik considered Procyon important enough that he brought two 'Mech regiments, determined to gain control of the resources and industrial base Procyon offered. One of his objectives was to try and secure the old Brigadier Corporation plant, convinced that he would be able to emulate the success displayed by the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] in recovering Star League era technology with the dilapidated plant.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> − When Ridzik arrived, the [[Second Sirian Lancers]] under the command of Colonel [[Jenny Twofeathers]] had been fighting a year-long campaign in the foothills east of Calgary, the planetary capital city, against a force of two regiments of guerrillas aligned with the Capellan Confederation who had managed to evade destruction and continually preyed on the convoys moving between the gem mines and Calgary. Ridzik gambled that the guerrillas' loyalty would switch from the Confederation to his Republic, and deployed the First and Second Republican BattleMech Regiments and twelve assorted conventional regiments to capture Procyon, leading the Second himself. Among his task force's escorts was a ''[[Vengeance (DropShip class)|Vengeance]]''-class fighter carrier, the ''[[Omaha Beach]]'', and the [[aerospace fighter]]s from the ''Omaha Beach'' plus those from the Republican regiments were enough to secure the skies above his chosen drop zones despite efforts from the Sirian Lancers' aerospace forces to contest the attack.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> + When Ridzik arrived, the [[Second Sirian Lancers]] under the command of Colonel [[Jenny Twofeathers]] had been fighting a year-long campaign in the foothills east of Calgary, the planetary capital city, against a force of two regiments of guerrillas aligned with the Capellan Confederation who had managed to evade destruction and continually preyed on the convoys moving between the gem mines and Calgary. Ridzik gambled that the guerrillas' loyalty would switch from the Confederation to his Republic, and deployed the First and Second Republican BattleMech Regiments and twelve assorted conventional regiments to capture Procyon, leading the Second himself. Among his task force's escorts was a ''[[Vengeance]]''-class fighter carrier, the ''[[Omaha Beach]]'', and the [[aerospace fighter]]s from the ''Omaha Beach'' plus those from the Republican regiments were enough to secure the skies above his chosen drop zones despite efforts from the Sirian Lancers' aerospace forces to contest the attack.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> Ridzik's plan for capturing Procyon revolved around capturing several essential bridges across the George River before seizing the capital; two of the bridges, the Bayson and Vacor bridges were closest to the drop zones and were quickly captured. Ridzik had dropped twenty assault craft on the bridges, each carrying an armored vehicle and an infantry platoon, to secure them ahead of the arrival of more of the [[Tikonov Free Republic Army]] forces, with the greater part of the dropping troops assigned to capture the Charles Bridge, which was closest to Calgary. The Sirian Lancers second-guessed the objective and deployed forces to fight for the bridge, while the senior TFRA officer - [[Major]] [[Sandra Stankowski]] - called on aerospace forces to help seize the bridge. Ridzik led the Second Republican towards Stankowski's forces, with his command [[company]] being the first to engage the enemy, while the First Republican drove for Calgary.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> Ridzik's plan for capturing Procyon revolved around capturing several essential bridges across the George River before seizing the capital; two of the bridges, the Bayson and Vacor bridges were closest to the drop zones and were quickly captured. Ridzik had dropped twenty assault craft on the bridges, each carrying an armored vehicle and an infantry platoon, to secure them ahead of the arrival of more of the [[Tikonov Free Republic Army]] forces, with the greater part of the dropping troops assigned to capture the Charles Bridge, which was closest to Calgary. The Sirian Lancers second-guessed the objective and deployed forces to fight for the bridge, while the senior TFRA officer - [[Major]] [[Sandra Stankowski]] - called on aerospace forces to help seize the bridge. Ridzik led the Second Republican towards Stankowski's forces, with his command [[company]] being the first to engage the enemy, while the First Republican drove for Calgary.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> Line 399:
Line 399: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 14/11/3071: "Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief"]]'' * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 14/11/3071: "Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief"]]'' Line 430:
Line 430: * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' − {{div col end}}+ </div> + [[Category:Systems|Procyon]] [[Category:Systems|Procyon]]
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Procyon was one of a number of systems attacked by Ridzik; Ridzik considered Procyon important enough that he brought two 'Mech regiments, determined to gain control of the resources and industrial base Procyon offered. One of his objectives was to try and secure the old Brigadier Corporation plant, convinced that he would be able to emulate the success displayed by the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] in recovering Star League era technology with the dilapidated plant.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> | Procyon was one of a number of systems attacked by Ridzik; Ridzik considered Procyon important enough that he brought two 'Mech regiments, determined to gain control of the resources and industrial base Procyon offered. One of his objectives was to try and secure the old Brigadier Corporation plant, convinced that he would be able to emulate the success displayed by the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] in recovering Star League era technology with the dilapidated plant.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> | ||
| − | When Ridzik arrived, the [[Second Sirian Lancers]] under the command of Colonel [[Jenny Twofeathers]] had been fighting a year-long campaign in the foothills east of Calgary, the planetary capital city, against a force of two regiments of guerrillas aligned with the Capellan Confederation who had managed to evade destruction and continually preyed on the convoys moving between the gem mines and Calgary. Ridzik gambled that the guerrillas' loyalty would switch from the Confederation to his Republic, and deployed the First and Second Republican BattleMech Regiments and twelve assorted conventional regiments to capture Procyon, leading the Second himself. Among his task force's escorts was a ''[[ | + | When Ridzik arrived, the [[Second Sirian Lancers]] under the command of Colonel [[Jenny Twofeathers]] had been fighting a year-long campaign in the foothills east of Calgary, the planetary capital city, against a force of two regiments of guerrillas aligned with the Capellan Confederation who had managed to evade destruction and continually preyed on the convoys moving between the gem mines and Calgary. Ridzik gambled that the guerrillas' loyalty would switch from the Confederation to his Republic, and deployed the First and Second Republican BattleMech Regiments and twelve assorted conventional regiments to capture Procyon, leading the Second himself. Among his task force's escorts was a ''[[Vengeance]]''-class fighter carrier, the ''[[Omaha Beach]]'', and the [[aerospace fighter]]s from the ''Omaha Beach'' plus those from the Republican regiments were enough to secure the skies above his chosen drop zones despite efforts from the Sirian Lancers' aerospace forces to contest the attack.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> |
Ridzik's plan for capturing Procyon revolved around capturing several essential bridges across the George River before seizing the capital; two of the bridges, the Bayson and Vacor bridges were closest to the drop zones and were quickly captured. Ridzik had dropped twenty assault craft on the bridges, each carrying an armored vehicle and an infantry platoon, to secure them ahead of the arrival of more of the [[Tikonov Free Republic Army]] forces, with the greater part of the dropping troops assigned to capture the Charles Bridge, which was closest to Calgary. The Sirian Lancers second-guessed the objective and deployed forces to fight for the bridge, while the senior TFRA officer - [[Major]] [[Sandra Stankowski]] - called on aerospace forces to help seize the bridge. Ridzik led the Second Republican towards Stankowski's forces, with his command [[company]] being the first to engage the enemy, while the First Republican drove for Calgary.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> | Ridzik's plan for capturing Procyon revolved around capturing several essential bridges across the George River before seizing the capital; two of the bridges, the Bayson and Vacor bridges were closest to the drop zones and were quickly captured. Ridzik had dropped twenty assault craft on the bridges, each carrying an armored vehicle and an infantry platoon, to secure them ahead of the arrival of more of the [[Tikonov Free Republic Army]] forces, with the greater part of the dropping troops assigned to capture the Charles Bridge, which was closest to Calgary. The Sirian Lancers second-guessed the objective and deployed forces to fight for the bridge, while the senior TFRA officer - [[Major]] [[Sandra Stankowski]] - called on aerospace forces to help seize the bridge. Ridzik led the Second Republican towards Stankowski's forces, with his command [[company]] being the first to engage the enemy, while the First Republican drove for Calgary.<ref name=FSWMAv2p82/> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 14/11/3071: "Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief"]]'' | * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 14/11/3071: "Haggard Defenders Desperate for Relief"]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
| − | + | </div> | |
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[[Category:Systems|Procyon]] | [[Category:Systems|Procyon]] | ||