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Line 108: ====Operation GUERRERO==== ====Operation GUERRERO==== − Only lightly garrisoned by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] due to the limited industrial value of the world and military commitments in light of the [[Clan Invasion]], Fletcher was a ripe target for attack by the Capellan-backed ''[[Zhanzheng de Guang]]'' terrorists. An attempted unsupported conquest by the guerrillas during the [[Operation GUERRERO]] attacks on the Federated Commonwealth destroyed the planetary HPG station, plunging the world into a communications blackout relative to most Inner Sphere planets.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> + Only lightly garrisoned by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] due to the limited industrial value of the world and military commitments in light of the [[Clan Invasion]], Fletcher was a ripe target for attack by the Capellan-backed [[Zhanzeng de Guang]] terrorists. An attempted unsupported conquest by the guerrillas during the [[Operation GUERRERO]] attacks on the Federated Commonwealth destroyed the planetary HPG station, plunging the world into a communications blackout relative to most Inner Sphere planets.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> In the wake of that destruction and the failure to impose outside order, Fletcher devolved into a series of city-states, which created an opportunity for illicit activities, including under-the-table contracts to mercenaries. The capital city, Royce, was one of the few areas with some degree of stability due it falling under the control of militia units who were inspired by the ideals of the Federated Commonwealth but who were not loyal to the government of that state. The spaceport was maintained during this period, permitting space-based trade with other city-states as well as supporting offworld trade, a situation considered safer due to the presence of heavily armed pirates and bandits on overland routes.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> The site of the destroyed HPG turned into an illicit hiring hall frequented by disreputable mercenaries who often found themselves taking on work that the [[MRBC]] would refuse to sanction. The Royce Hiring Center had strict no-weapons policies enforced by a large, well-armed security force and permitted discrete meetings between commands looking for work and the employers who offered it. Negotiations were not guaranteed by any party and betrayals were common.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> In the wake of that destruction and the failure to impose outside order, Fletcher devolved into a series of city-states, which created an opportunity for illicit activities, including under-the-table contracts to mercenaries. The capital city, Royce, was one of the few areas with some degree of stability due it falling under the control of militia units who were inspired by the ideals of the Federated Commonwealth but who were not loyal to the government of that state. The spaceport was maintained during this period, permitting space-based trade with other city-states as well as supporting offworld trade, a situation considered safer due to the presence of heavily armed pirates and bandits on overland routes.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> The site of the destroyed HPG turned into an illicit hiring hall frequented by disreputable mercenaries who often found themselves taking on work that the [[MRBC]] would refuse to sanction. The Royce Hiring Center had strict no-weapons policies enforced by a large, well-armed security force and permitted discrete meetings between commands looking for work and the employers who offered it. Negotiations were not guaranteed by any party and betrayals were common.<ref name=FM:MRp18/>
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| − | Only lightly garrisoned by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] due to the limited industrial value of the world and military commitments in light of the [[Clan Invasion]], Fletcher was a ripe target for attack by the Capellan-backed | + | Only lightly garrisoned by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] due to the limited industrial value of the world and military commitments in light of the [[Clan Invasion]], Fletcher was a ripe target for attack by the Capellan-backed [[Zhanzeng de Guang]] terrorists. An attempted unsupported conquest by the guerrillas during the [[Operation GUERRERO]] attacks on the Federated Commonwealth destroyed the planetary HPG station, plunging the world into a communications blackout relative to most Inner Sphere planets.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> |
In the wake of that destruction and the failure to impose outside order, Fletcher devolved into a series of city-states, which created an opportunity for illicit activities, including under-the-table contracts to mercenaries. The capital city, Royce, was one of the few areas with some degree of stability due it falling under the control of militia units who were inspired by the ideals of the Federated Commonwealth but who were not loyal to the government of that state. The spaceport was maintained during this period, permitting space-based trade with other city-states as well as supporting offworld trade, a situation considered safer due to the presence of heavily armed pirates and bandits on overland routes.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> The site of the destroyed HPG turned into an illicit hiring hall frequented by disreputable mercenaries who often found themselves taking on work that the [[MRBC]] would refuse to sanction. The Royce Hiring Center had strict no-weapons policies enforced by a large, well-armed security force and permitted discrete meetings between commands looking for work and the employers who offered it. Negotiations were not guaranteed by any party and betrayals were common.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> | In the wake of that destruction and the failure to impose outside order, Fletcher devolved into a series of city-states, which created an opportunity for illicit activities, including under-the-table contracts to mercenaries. The capital city, Royce, was one of the few areas with some degree of stability due it falling under the control of militia units who were inspired by the ideals of the Federated Commonwealth but who were not loyal to the government of that state. The spaceport was maintained during this period, permitting space-based trade with other city-states as well as supporting offworld trade, a situation considered safer due to the presence of heavily armed pirates and bandits on overland routes.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> The site of the destroyed HPG turned into an illicit hiring hall frequented by disreputable mercenaries who often found themselves taking on work that the [[MRBC]] would refuse to sanction. The Royce Hiring Center had strict no-weapons policies enforced by a large, well-armed security force and permitted discrete meetings between commands looking for work and the employers who offered it. Negotiations were not guaranteed by any party and betrayals were common.<ref name=FM:MRp18/> | ||