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Line 14: Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE - "Shark Fin Soup" - called for Sharae to take his squadron to the [[Finmark]] system and either seize or neutralize both the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyard in the system and Finmark itself, as both were considered strategic threats to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Archon, and Sharae's orders were explicit that any perceived threat was to be neutralized with extreme prejudice; to ensure that this was accomplished, Richard had Sharae's squadron equipped with strategic nuclear weapons.<ref name="FSWp67">''First Succession War'', p. 67: "The Fist of Defiance: Steiner's Campaigns"</ref> Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE - "Shark Fin Soup" - called for Sharae to take his squadron to the [[Finmark]] system and either seize or neutralize both the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyard in the system and Finmark itself, as both were considered strategic threats to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Archon, and Sharae's orders were explicit that any perceived threat was to be neutralized with extreme prejudice; to ensure that this was accomplished, Richard had Sharae's squadron equipped with strategic nuclear weapons.<ref name="FSWp67">''First Succession War'', p. 67: "The Fist of Defiance: Steiner's Campaigns"</ref> − Sharae's squadron consisted of six corvettes and ten [[DropShip]]s. The corvettes were a pair of ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 39s]]'', the [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']] and [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']], and four ''Makos'', including the ''Constantius'' and the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']]. The DropShips consisted of six ''[[Leopard CV]]'' fighter carriers and four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines, and the squadron easily seized the Finmark zenith jump station after destroying the single defending ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip. Although Finmark had become the capital of a new minor [[Periphery]] state, the [[Finmark Free Republic]], as part of an effort to pull together systems from the former [[Finmark Province]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] into a coherent state, the Finmark government couldn't resist the strength of the LCAF, and initially appeared to acquiesce to Sharae's demands to cede control of the shipyards to the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name="FSWp68"/> + Sharae's squadron consisted of six corvettes and ten [[DropShip]]s. The corvettes were a pair of ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 39s]]'', the [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']] and [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']], and four ''Makos'', including the ''Constantius'' and the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']]. The DropShips consisted of six ''[[Leopard CV]]'' fighter carriers and four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines, and the squadron easily seized the Finmark zenith jump station after destroying the single defending ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip. Although Finmark had become the capital of a new minor [[Periphery]] state, the [[Finmark Free Republic]], as part of an effort to pull together systems from the former [[Finmark Province]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] into a coherent state, the Finmark government couldn't resist the strength of the LCAF, and initially appeared to acquiesce to Sharae's demands to cede control of the shipyards to the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name="FSWp68"/> When Sharae deployed forces to seize the shipyard, a concealed nuclear weapon contained within the shipyard was detonated, badly damaging the ''Potsdam'', destroying four DropShips - two ''Furies'' and two ''Leopard CVs'', damaging the ''Ulm'' and causing confusion on the part of the remaining ships. Whilst the ''Potsdam'' tumbled out of control with raging internal fires caused by the explosion, desperately calling for assistance, Finmark launched strategic nukes and fighters to engage the squadron; at least one if not two more nuclear weapons detonated nearby, destroying the ''Potsdam'' and ''Ulm'' utterly along with the shipyards.<ref name="FSWp68"/> When Sharae deployed forces to seize the shipyard, a concealed nuclear weapon contained within the shipyard was detonated, badly damaging the ''Potsdam'', destroying four DropShips - two ''Furies'' and two ''Leopard CVs'', damaging the ''Ulm'' and causing confusion on the part of the remaining ships. Whilst the ''Potsdam'' tumbled out of control with raging internal fires caused by the explosion, desperately calling for assistance, Finmark launched strategic nukes and fighters to engage the squadron; at least one if not two more nuclear weapons detonated nearby, destroying the ''Potsdam'' and ''Ulm'' utterly along with the shipyards.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
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Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE - "Shark Fin Soup" - called for Sharae to take his squadron to the [[Finmark]] system and either seize or neutralize both the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyard in the system and Finmark itself, as both were considered strategic threats to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Archon, and Sharae's orders were explicit that any perceived threat was to be neutralized with extreme prejudice; to ensure that this was accomplished, Richard had Sharae's squadron equipped with strategic nuclear weapons.<ref name="FSWp67">''First Succession War'', p. 67: "The Fist of Defiance: Steiner's Campaigns"</ref> | Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE - "Shark Fin Soup" - called for Sharae to take his squadron to the [[Finmark]] system and either seize or neutralize both the [[Roe Weapon Systems]] shipyard in the system and Finmark itself, as both were considered strategic threats to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Archon, and Sharae's orders were explicit that any perceived threat was to be neutralized with extreme prejudice; to ensure that this was accomplished, Richard had Sharae's squadron equipped with strategic nuclear weapons.<ref name="FSWp67">''First Succession War'', p. 67: "The Fist of Defiance: Steiner's Campaigns"</ref> | ||
| − | Sharae's squadron consisted of six corvettes and ten [[DropShip]]s. The corvettes were a pair of ''[[Vincent | + | Sharae's squadron consisted of six corvettes and ten [[DropShip]]s. The corvettes were a pair of ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 39s]]'', the [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']] and [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']], and four ''Makos'', including the ''Constantius'' and the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']]. The DropShips consisted of six ''[[Leopard CV]]'' fighter carriers and four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines, and the squadron easily seized the Finmark zenith jump station after destroying the single defending ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip. Although Finmark had become the capital of a new minor [[Periphery]] state, the [[Finmark Free Republic]], as part of an effort to pull together systems from the former [[Finmark Province]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] into a coherent state, the Finmark government couldn't resist the strength of the LCAF, and initially appeared to acquiesce to Sharae's demands to cede control of the shipyards to the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name="FSWp68"/> |
When Sharae deployed forces to seize the shipyard, a concealed nuclear weapon contained within the shipyard was detonated, badly damaging the ''Potsdam'', destroying four DropShips - two ''Furies'' and two ''Leopard CVs'', damaging the ''Ulm'' and causing confusion on the part of the remaining ships. Whilst the ''Potsdam'' tumbled out of control with raging internal fires caused by the explosion, desperately calling for assistance, Finmark launched strategic nukes and fighters to engage the squadron; at least one if not two more nuclear weapons detonated nearby, destroying the ''Potsdam'' and ''Ulm'' utterly along with the shipyards.<ref name="FSWp68"/> | When Sharae deployed forces to seize the shipyard, a concealed nuclear weapon contained within the shipyard was detonated, badly damaging the ''Potsdam'', destroying four DropShips - two ''Furies'' and two ''Leopard CVs'', damaging the ''Ulm'' and causing confusion on the part of the remaining ships. Whilst the ''Potsdam'' tumbled out of control with raging internal fires caused by the explosion, desperately calling for assistance, Finmark launched strategic nukes and fighters to engage the squadron; at least one if not two more nuclear weapons detonated nearby, destroying the ''Potsdam'' and ''Ulm'' utterly along with the shipyards.<ref name="FSWp68"/> | ||