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Line 96: The strike force arrived at Thurrock's nadir jump point, but found the system oddly empty of shipping, and when the MAF troops seized the cargo stations, they found them to be operating with just skeleton crews. The lack of traffic and personnel made the strike force wonder if the SLDF had abandoned the system, despite information from the [[Magistracy Intelligence Ministry]] stating the opposite.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> What the strike force didn't know was that there were SLDF ships floating in the dark at various pirate points dotted around the system, monitoring the MAF ships. The SLDF observers jumped to the nearby [[Claybrooke]] system, relaying precise details of the MAF ship locations to a waiting SLDF naval flotilla.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> The strike force arrived at Thurrock's nadir jump point, but found the system oddly empty of shipping, and when the MAF troops seized the cargo stations, they found them to be operating with just skeleton crews. The lack of traffic and personnel made the strike force wonder if the SLDF had abandoned the system, despite information from the [[Magistracy Intelligence Ministry]] stating the opposite.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> What the strike force didn't know was that there were SLDF ships floating in the dark at various pirate points dotted around the system, monitoring the MAF ships. The SLDF observers jumped to the nearby [[Claybrooke]] system, relaying precise details of the MAF ship locations to a waiting SLDF naval flotilla.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> − The MAF ground forces launched their [[DropShip|DropShips]] and began the three-day run towards Thurrock; six hours later, SLDF [[WarShip|WarShips]] began jumping into the Thurrock system, launching fighters and assault DropShips as they arrived.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> The SLDF ships arrived within a few kilometers of the MAF transport vessels using the information gathered by their observers, effectively preventing the transports from leaving the system; the six MAF WarShips in-system realized quickly that they were cut off as thirty SLDF WarShips, twenty assault DropShips and more than a hundred fighters began trying to pin them down.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> The MAF ships tried to use the outer planets of the system as cover, but were run to ground and destroyed in a two-day running battle. The three regiments of ground troops were all captured, leaving the MAF critically weakened. With the bulk of the MAF navy destroyed, the Magistracy ground forces lost most of their mobility and were largely unable to continue their previous campaign of raids and elaborate movement shell games to keep the SLDF task force off-balance and were instead largely pinned in place. This allowed the SLDF campaign to target the Magistracy troops more easily, and the ambush at Thurrock is widely acknowledged as having been the tipping point in the SLDF invasion of the Magistracy.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> + The MAF ground forces launched their [[DropShip|DropShips]] and began the three-day run towards Thurrock; six hours later, SLDF [[WarShip|WarShips]] began jumping into the Thurrock system, launching fighters and assault DropShips as they arrived.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> The SLDF ships arrived within a few kilometers of the MAF transport vessels using the information gathered by their observers, effectively preventing the transports from leaving the system; the six MAF WarShips in-system realized quickly that they were cut off as thirty SLDF WarShips, twenty assault DropShips and more than a hundred fighters began trying to pin them down.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> The MAF ships tried to use the outer planets of the system as cover, but were run to ground and destroyed in a two-day running battle. The three regiments of ground troops were all captured, leaving the MAF critically weakened. With the bulk of the MAF navy destroyed, the Magistracy ground forces lost most of their mobility and were largely unable to continue their previous campaign of raids and elaborate movement shell-games to keep the SLDF task force off-balance and were instead largely pinned in place. This allowed the SLDF campaign to target the Magistracy troops more easily, and the ambush at Thurrock is widely acknowledged as having been the tipping point in the SLDF invasion of the Magistracy.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> The Magistracy of Canopus had 13 worlds annexed by the [[Free Worlds League]], either during the [[Reunification War]]<ref name="H:RWp159"/> or by Star League decree in [[2602]],<ref name="H:RWp161">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 161: "Good Neighbors to the Magistracy"</ref> and Thurrock was one of these worlds. The Magistracy of Canopus had 13 worlds annexed by the [[Free Worlds League]], either during the [[Reunification War]]<ref name="H:RWp159"/> or by Star League decree in [[2602]],<ref name="H:RWp161">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 161: "Good Neighbors to the Magistracy"</ref> and Thurrock was one of these worlds.
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The strike force arrived at Thurrock's nadir jump point, but found the system oddly empty of shipping, and when the MAF troops seized the cargo stations, they found them to be operating with just skeleton crews. The lack of traffic and personnel made the strike force wonder if the SLDF had abandoned the system, despite information from the [[Magistracy Intelligence Ministry]] stating the opposite.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> What the strike force didn't know was that there were SLDF ships floating in the dark at various pirate points dotted around the system, monitoring the MAF ships. The SLDF observers jumped to the nearby [[Claybrooke]] system, relaying precise details of the MAF ship locations to a waiting SLDF naval flotilla.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> | The strike force arrived at Thurrock's nadir jump point, but found the system oddly empty of shipping, and when the MAF troops seized the cargo stations, they found them to be operating with just skeleton crews. The lack of traffic and personnel made the strike force wonder if the SLDF had abandoned the system, despite information from the [[Magistracy Intelligence Ministry]] stating the opposite.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> What the strike force didn't know was that there were SLDF ships floating in the dark at various pirate points dotted around the system, monitoring the MAF ships. The SLDF observers jumped to the nearby [[Claybrooke]] system, relaying precise details of the MAF ship locations to a waiting SLDF naval flotilla.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> | ||
| − | The MAF ground forces launched their [[DropShip|DropShips]] and began the three-day run towards Thurrock; six hours later, SLDF [[WarShip|WarShips]] began jumping into the Thurrock system, launching fighters and assault DropShips as they arrived.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> The SLDF ships arrived within a few kilometers of the MAF transport vessels using the information gathered by their observers, effectively preventing the transports from leaving the system; the six MAF WarShips in-system realized quickly that they were cut off as thirty SLDF WarShips, twenty assault DropShips and more than a hundred fighters began trying to pin them down.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> The MAF ships tried to use the outer planets of the system as cover, but were run to ground and destroyed in a two-day running battle. The three regiments of ground troops were all captured, leaving the MAF critically weakened. With the bulk of the MAF navy destroyed, the Magistracy ground forces lost most of their mobility and were largely unable to continue their previous campaign of raids and elaborate movement shell games to keep the SLDF task force off-balance and were instead largely pinned in place. This allowed the SLDF campaign to target the Magistracy troops more easily, and the ambush at Thurrock is widely acknowledged as having been the tipping point in the SLDF invasion of the Magistracy.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> | + | The MAF ground forces launched their [[DropShip|DropShips]] and began the three-day run towards Thurrock; six hours later, SLDF [[WarShip|WarShips]] began jumping into the Thurrock system, launching fighters and assault DropShips as they arrived.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> The SLDF ships arrived within a few kilometers of the MAF transport vessels using the information gathered by their observers, effectively preventing the transports from leaving the system; the six MAF WarShips in-system realized quickly that they were cut off as thirty SLDF WarShips, twenty assault DropShips and more than a hundred fighters began trying to pin them down.<ref name="H:RWp102a"/> The MAF ships tried to use the outer planets of the system as cover, but were run to ground and destroyed in a two-day running battle. The three regiments of ground troops were all captured, leaving the MAF critically weakened. With the bulk of the MAF navy destroyed, the Magistracy ground forces lost most of their mobility and were largely unable to continue their previous campaign of raids and elaborate movement shell-games to keep the SLDF task force off-balance and were instead largely pinned in place. This allowed the SLDF campaign to target the Magistracy troops more easily, and the ambush at Thurrock is widely acknowledged as having been the tipping point in the SLDF invasion of the Magistracy.<ref name="H:RWp103"/> |
The Magistracy of Canopus had 13 worlds annexed by the [[Free Worlds League]], either during the [[Reunification War]]<ref name="H:RWp159"/> or by Star League decree in [[2602]],<ref name="H:RWp161">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 161: "Good Neighbors to the Magistracy"</ref> and Thurrock was one of these worlds. | The Magistracy of Canopus had 13 worlds annexed by the [[Free Worlds League]], either during the [[Reunification War]]<ref name="H:RWp159"/> or by Star League decree in [[2602]],<ref name="H:RWp161">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 161: "Good Neighbors to the Magistracy"</ref> and Thurrock was one of these worlds. | ||