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Line 110: The Lyran Commonwealth launched an invasion of Bolan in early March [[2785]].<ref name="IOp226"/> The attack, dubbed [[Operation ELBOW JOINT]], was considered by the Lyran Commonwealth High Command to be a "preemptive strike", with the Free Worlds League annexation of the [[Millungera]] and [[Saltillo]] systems in [[2783]] and [[2784]] cited as precedent.<ref name="FSWp17"/> At the time, Bolan's primary defenders were two regiments from the Bolan Defenders [[brigade]], under the overall command of [[Colonel]] [[Salam Tutt]] of the [[Sixth Bolan Defenders]], supported by a [[WarShip]] flotilla consisting of the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Manaslu|FWLS ''Manaslu'']] and three ''[[League (WarShip class)|League]]''-class destroyers, the [[Talwar|FWLS ''Talwar'']], [[Turk (Individual League-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Turk'']] and [[Tyberium|FWLS ''Tyberium'']]. The invasion began with Lyran forces using a free merchant-flagged [[JumpShip]],<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> the ''[[Lucian Bell]]'',<ref name="FSWp17"/> transporting a converted ''[[Mule]]''-class [[DropShip]] serving as a fighter carrier to seize the zenith [[recharge station]]; while Lyran marines seized the station, the two [[squadron]]s of fighters transported by the ''Mule'' engaged and destroyed the defending patrol ships, but not before one of the shuttles managed to broadcast a warning to the defenders on Bolan.<ref name="IOp226"/> The Lyran Commonwealth launched an invasion of Bolan in early March [[2785]].<ref name="IOp226"/> The attack, dubbed [[Operation ELBOW JOINT]], was considered by the Lyran Commonwealth High Command to be a "preemptive strike", with the Free Worlds League annexation of the [[Millungera]] and [[Saltillo]] systems in [[2783]] and [[2784]] cited as precedent.<ref name="FSWp17"/> At the time, Bolan's primary defenders were two regiments from the Bolan Defenders [[brigade]], under the overall command of [[Colonel]] [[Salam Tutt]] of the [[Sixth Bolan Defenders]], supported by a [[WarShip]] flotilla consisting of the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Manaslu|FWLS ''Manaslu'']] and three ''[[League (WarShip class)|League]]''-class destroyers, the [[Talwar|FWLS ''Talwar'']], [[Turk (Individual League-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Turk'']] and [[Tyberium|FWLS ''Tyberium'']]. The invasion began with Lyran forces using a free merchant-flagged [[JumpShip]],<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> the ''[[Lucian Bell]]'',<ref name="FSWp17"/> transporting a converted ''[[Mule]]''-class [[DropShip]] serving as a fighter carrier to seize the zenith [[recharge station]]; while Lyran marines seized the station, the two [[squadron]]s of fighters transported by the ''Mule'' engaged and destroyed the defending patrol ships, but not before one of the shuttles managed to broadcast a warning to the defenders on Bolan.<ref name="IOp226"/> − With the recharge station secured, the bulk of the invasion force under the command of [[Leutnant-General]] [[Richart Johonson]] jumped into the system in two groups; one arrived at the zenith jump point,<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> whilst the other arrived three days out from Bolan<ref name="IOp226"/> via a Lagrange point.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> Each group was escorted by WarShips, with a ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class cruiser escorting a flotilla of JumpShips transporting a regiment of troops at the zenith jump point and a flotilla<ref name="FSWp17"/> of four ''[[Mako]]''-class corvettes and a pair of ''Commonwealths'' escorting another two regiments<ref name="IOp226"/> appeared at the Lagrange point.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> The first major engagement took place in space, with the ''Talwar'', ''Turk'' and ''Tyberium'' engaging the Lyran WarShips accompanying the first group, forcing two ''Makos''<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> - the [[Nerva|LCS ''Nerva'']] and [[Vespasian (Individual Mako-class WarShip)|LCS ''Vespasian'']]<ref name="FSWp17"/> - to withdraw and nearly destroying a third, before the two accompanying ''Commonwealths'' and their attendant fighter and assault DropShip screen forced the three ''Leagues'' to withdraw.<ref name="IOp226"/> The two ''Commonwealths'' - the [[LCS Caledonia|LCS ''Caledonia'']] and [[LCS Donegal|LCS ''Donegal'']] - engaged after the corvettes, which had ranged too far ahead of the heavier ships in their eagerness to engage the three ''Leagues''.<ref name="FSWp17"/> The Lyran ships escorted the DropShips to ensure that the ground forces could land, before launching a series of cat-and-mouse engagements with their opponents; this went on until the second Lyran group completed their burn from the zenith jump point to Bolan's orbit. The four Free Worlds League WarShips engaged their Lyran opponents again, destroying two ''Makos'' and forcing a ''Commonwealth'' to retreat, but at a cost; both the ''Tyberium'' and the ''Manaslu'' were crippled, leaving Tutt with just the ''Talwar'' and ''Turk''.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> The ''Caledonia'' had taken heavy damage from the ''Manaslu'' while the ''Tyberium'', already heavily damaged, had launched a suicidal attack on the ''Donegal'' that left the ''Tyberium'' breaking apart in Bolan's upper atmosphere, shedding escape pods until the last seconds. The ''Talwar'' and ''Turk'' were responsible for the destruction of the [[Aurelius|LCS ''Aurelius'']] and [[Vitellius|LCS ''Vitellius'']], only breaking off their attack when they detected the ''Commonwealth''-class [[LCS Furillo|''Furillo'']] burning in from the zenith jump point.<ref name="FSWp17"/> + With the recharge station secured, the bulk of the invasion force under the command of [[Leutnant-General]] [[Richard Johonson von Eilenburg]] jumped into the system in two groups; one arrived at the zenith jump point,<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> whilst the other arrived three days out from Bolan<ref name="IOp226"/> via a Lagrange point.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> Each group was escorted by WarShips, with a ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class cruiser escorting a flotilla of JumpShips transporting a regiment of troops at the zenith jump point and a flotilla<ref name="FSWp17"/> of four ''[[Mako]]''-class corvettes and a pair of ''Commonwealths'' escorting another two regiments<ref name="IOp226"/> appeared at the Lagrange point.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> The first major engagement took place in space, with the ''Talwar'', ''Turk'' and ''Tyberium'' engaging the Lyran WarShips accompanying the first group, forcing two ''Makos''<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> - the [[Nerva|LCS ''Nerva'']] and [[Vespasian (Individual Mako-class WarShip)|LCS ''Vespasian'']]<ref name="FSWp17"/> - to withdraw and nearly destroying a third, before the two accompanying ''Commonwealths'' and their attendant fighter and assault DropShip screen forced the three ''Leagues'' to withdraw.<ref name="IOp226"/> The two ''Commonwealths'' - the [[LCS Caledonia|LCS ''Caledonia'']] and [[LCS Donegal|LCS ''Donegal'']] - engaged after the corvettes, which had ranged too far ahead of the heavier ships in their eagerness to engage the three ''Leagues''.<ref name="FSWp17"/> The Lyran ships escorted the DropShips to ensure that the ground forces could land, before launching a series of cat-and-mouse engagements with their opponents; this went on until the second Lyran group completed their burn from the zenith jump point to Bolan's orbit. The four Free Worlds League WarShips engaged their Lyran opponents again, destroying two ''Makos'' and forcing a ''Commonwealth'' to retreat, but at a cost; both the ''Tyberium'' and the ''Manaslu'' were crippled, leaving Tutt with just the ''Talwar'' and ''Turk''.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> The ''Caledonia'' had taken heavy damage from the ''Manaslu'' while the ''Tyberium'', already heavily damaged, had launched a suicidal attack on the ''Donegal'' that left the ''Tyberium'' breaking apart in Bolan's upper atmosphere, shedding escape pods until the last seconds. The ''Talwar'' and ''Turk'' were responsible for the destruction of the [[Aurelius|LCS ''Aurelius'']] and [[Vitellius|LCS ''Vitellius'']], only breaking off their attack when they detected the ''Commonwealth''-class [[LCS Furillo|''Furillo'']] burning in from the zenith jump point.<ref name="FSWp17"/> When the Lyrans arrived, the two regiments of the Bolan Defenders - Tutt's Sixth Bolan Defenders and the [[Tenth Bolan Defenders]] under the command of Colonel [[Henri Balkichek]] - were already dispersed across the major continents on Bolan, with half the garrison actively engaged in wargames. Tutt responded to the invasion sending an emergency [[HPG]] broadcast and deployed the bulk of the Tenth to defend Mumbai, the planetary capital city, whilst moving a battalion of the Sixth to support the forces at Mumbai from Quetta, a port city also located on the Sakété continent. Another battalion of the Tenth was assigned a third of the Sixth's supporting elements and tasked with defending Calcutta, the largest city on the Kashmir continent. The remaining two 'Mech battalions from the Defenders were assigned to defending the Overwatch, while the remaining support elements were dotted around townships on Kashmir and Sakété in company strength units, defending such major townships as Multan, Peshawar, Sibi, Sukkur and Vadora. While there were also security forces and a local militia, Tutt ordered them to avoid engaging the Lyran forces, and instead report all contacts with the enemy and provide information on the location and disposition of Lyran units.<ref name="FSWp17"/> When the Lyrans arrived, the two regiments of the Bolan Defenders - Tutt's Sixth Bolan Defenders and the [[Tenth Bolan Defenders]] under the command of Colonel [[Henri Balkichek]] - were already dispersed across the major continents on Bolan, with half the garrison actively engaged in wargames. Tutt responded to the invasion sending an emergency [[HPG]] broadcast and deployed the bulk of the Tenth to defend Mumbai, the planetary capital city, whilst moving a battalion of the Sixth to support the forces at Mumbai from Quetta, a port city also located on the Sakété continent. Another battalion of the Tenth was assigned a third of the Sixth's supporting elements and tasked with defending Calcutta, the largest city on the Kashmir continent. The remaining two 'Mech battalions from the Defenders were assigned to defending the Overwatch, while the remaining support elements were dotted around townships on Kashmir and Sakété in company strength units, defending such major townships as Multan, Peshawar, Sibi, Sukkur and Vadora. While there were also security forces and a local militia, Tutt ordered them to avoid engaging the Lyran forces, and instead report all contacts with the enemy and provide information on the location and disposition of Lyran units.<ref name="FSWp17"/>
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The Lyran Commonwealth launched an invasion of Bolan in early March [[2785]].<ref name="IOp226"/> The attack, dubbed [[Operation ELBOW JOINT]], was considered by the Lyran Commonwealth High Command to be a "preemptive strike", with the Free Worlds League annexation of the [[Millungera]] and [[Saltillo]] systems in [[2783]] and [[2784]] cited as precedent.<ref name="FSWp17"/> At the time, Bolan's primary defenders were two regiments from the Bolan Defenders [[brigade]], under the overall command of [[Colonel]] [[Salam Tutt]] of the [[Sixth Bolan Defenders]], supported by a [[WarShip]] flotilla consisting of the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Manaslu|FWLS ''Manaslu'']] and three ''[[League (WarShip class)|League]]''-class destroyers, the [[Talwar|FWLS ''Talwar'']], [[Turk (Individual League-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Turk'']] and [[Tyberium|FWLS ''Tyberium'']]. The invasion began with Lyran forces using a free merchant-flagged [[JumpShip]],<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> the ''[[Lucian Bell]]'',<ref name="FSWp17"/> transporting a converted ''[[Mule]]''-class [[DropShip]] serving as a fighter carrier to seize the zenith [[recharge station]]; while Lyran marines seized the station, the two [[squadron]]s of fighters transported by the ''Mule'' engaged and destroyed the defending patrol ships, but not before one of the shuttles managed to broadcast a warning to the defenders on Bolan.<ref name="IOp226"/> | The Lyran Commonwealth launched an invasion of Bolan in early March [[2785]].<ref name="IOp226"/> The attack, dubbed [[Operation ELBOW JOINT]], was considered by the Lyran Commonwealth High Command to be a "preemptive strike", with the Free Worlds League annexation of the [[Millungera]] and [[Saltillo]] systems in [[2783]] and [[2784]] cited as precedent.<ref name="FSWp17"/> At the time, Bolan's primary defenders were two regiments from the Bolan Defenders [[brigade]], under the overall command of [[Colonel]] [[Salam Tutt]] of the [[Sixth Bolan Defenders]], supported by a [[WarShip]] flotilla consisting of the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Manaslu|FWLS ''Manaslu'']] and three ''[[League (WarShip class)|League]]''-class destroyers, the [[Talwar|FWLS ''Talwar'']], [[Turk (Individual League-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Turk'']] and [[Tyberium|FWLS ''Tyberium'']]. The invasion began with Lyran forces using a free merchant-flagged [[JumpShip]],<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> the ''[[Lucian Bell]]'',<ref name="FSWp17"/> transporting a converted ''[[Mule]]''-class [[DropShip]] serving as a fighter carrier to seize the zenith [[recharge station]]; while Lyran marines seized the station, the two [[squadron]]s of fighters transported by the ''Mule'' engaged and destroyed the defending patrol ships, but not before one of the shuttles managed to broadcast a warning to the defenders on Bolan.<ref name="IOp226"/> | ||
| − | With the recharge station secured, the bulk of the invasion force under the command of [[Leutnant-General]] [[ | + | With the recharge station secured, the bulk of the invasion force under the command of [[Leutnant-General]] [[Richard Johonson von Eilenburg]] jumped into the system in two groups; one arrived at the zenith jump point,<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> whilst the other arrived three days out from Bolan<ref name="IOp226"/> via a Lagrange point.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> Each group was escorted by WarShips, with a ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class cruiser escorting a flotilla of JumpShips transporting a regiment of troops at the zenith jump point and a flotilla<ref name="FSWp17"/> of four ''[[Mako]]''-class corvettes and a pair of ''Commonwealths'' escorting another two regiments<ref name="IOp226"/> appeared at the Lagrange point.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> The first major engagement took place in space, with the ''Talwar'', ''Turk'' and ''Tyberium'' engaging the Lyran WarShips accompanying the first group, forcing two ''Makos''<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> - the [[Nerva|LCS ''Nerva'']] and [[Vespasian (Individual Mako-class WarShip)|LCS ''Vespasian'']]<ref name="FSWp17"/> - to withdraw and nearly destroying a third, before the two accompanying ''Commonwealths'' and their attendant fighter and assault DropShip screen forced the three ''Leagues'' to withdraw.<ref name="IOp226"/> The two ''Commonwealths'' - the [[LCS Caledonia|LCS ''Caledonia'']] and [[LCS Donegal|LCS ''Donegal'']] - engaged after the corvettes, which had ranged too far ahead of the heavier ships in their eagerness to engage the three ''Leagues''.<ref name="FSWp17"/> The Lyran ships escorted the DropShips to ensure that the ground forces could land, before launching a series of cat-and-mouse engagements with their opponents; this went on until the second Lyran group completed their burn from the zenith jump point to Bolan's orbit. The four Free Worlds League WarShips engaged their Lyran opponents again, destroying two ''Makos'' and forcing a ''Commonwealth'' to retreat, but at a cost; both the ''Tyberium'' and the ''Manaslu'' were crippled, leaving Tutt with just the ''Talwar'' and ''Turk''.<ref name="IOp226"/><ref name="FSWp17"/> The ''Caledonia'' had taken heavy damage from the ''Manaslu'' while the ''Tyberium'', already heavily damaged, had launched a suicidal attack on the ''Donegal'' that left the ''Tyberium'' breaking apart in Bolan's upper atmosphere, shedding escape pods until the last seconds. The ''Talwar'' and ''Turk'' were responsible for the destruction of the [[Aurelius|LCS ''Aurelius'']] and [[Vitellius|LCS ''Vitellius'']], only breaking off their attack when they detected the ''Commonwealth''-class [[LCS Furillo|''Furillo'']] burning in from the zenith jump point.<ref name="FSWp17"/> |
When the Lyrans arrived, the two regiments of the Bolan Defenders - Tutt's Sixth Bolan Defenders and the [[Tenth Bolan Defenders]] under the command of Colonel [[Henri Balkichek]] - were already dispersed across the major continents on Bolan, with half the garrison actively engaged in wargames. Tutt responded to the invasion sending an emergency [[HPG]] broadcast and deployed the bulk of the Tenth to defend Mumbai, the planetary capital city, whilst moving a battalion of the Sixth to support the forces at Mumbai from Quetta, a port city also located on the Sakété continent. Another battalion of the Tenth was assigned a third of the Sixth's supporting elements and tasked with defending Calcutta, the largest city on the Kashmir continent. The remaining two 'Mech battalions from the Defenders were assigned to defending the Overwatch, while the remaining support elements were dotted around townships on Kashmir and Sakété in company strength units, defending such major townships as Multan, Peshawar, Sibi, Sukkur and Vadora. While there were also security forces and a local militia, Tutt ordered them to avoid engaging the Lyran forces, and instead report all contacts with the enemy and provide information on the location and disposition of Lyran units.<ref name="FSWp17"/> | When the Lyrans arrived, the two regiments of the Bolan Defenders - Tutt's Sixth Bolan Defenders and the [[Tenth Bolan Defenders]] under the command of Colonel [[Henri Balkichek]] - were already dispersed across the major continents on Bolan, with half the garrison actively engaged in wargames. Tutt responded to the invasion sending an emergency [[HPG]] broadcast and deployed the bulk of the Tenth to defend Mumbai, the planetary capital city, whilst moving a battalion of the Sixth to support the forces at Mumbai from Quetta, a port city also located on the Sakété continent. Another battalion of the Tenth was assigned a third of the Sixth's supporting elements and tasked with defending Calcutta, the largest city on the Kashmir continent. The remaining two 'Mech battalions from the Defenders were assigned to defending the Overwatch, while the remaining support elements were dotted around townships on Kashmir and Sakété in company strength units, defending such major townships as Multan, Peshawar, Sibi, Sukkur and Vadora. While there were also security forces and a local militia, Tutt ordered them to avoid engaging the Lyran forces, and instead report all contacts with the enemy and provide information on the location and disposition of Lyran units.<ref name="FSWp17"/> | ||