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	Unfortunately, there were many consequences this strategy had for the Commonwealth. There was great opposition and discontent with the plan among the [[Estates General]], further sapping the Archon's political capital. Even many in the LCAF command expressed their doubts. <ref name=HSLC79/> <ref name=HHS52/> Many worlds, stripped of their normal garrisons, experienced unrest and protests. <ref name=HSLC79/>		Unfortunately, there were many consequences this strategy had for the Commonwealth. There was great opposition and discontent with the plan among the [[Estates General]], further sapping the Archon's political capital. Even many in the LCAF command expressed their doubts. <ref name=HSLC79/> <ref name=HHS52/> Many worlds, stripped of their normal garrisons, experienced unrest and protests. <ref name=HSLC79/>

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'''Operation CONCENTRATED WEAKNESS''' was a [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] military strategy implemented by [[Archon]] [[Alessandro Steiner]] in the early [[thirty-first century]]. <ref name=HSLC79>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) (sourcebook)'', p. 79</ref> {{InfoBoxConflict | conflict = Operation CONCENTRATED WEAKNESS | partof = [[Third Succession War]] | image = | caption = | date = [[3002]] | enddate = [[3006]] or later | place = | planet = Several | faction1 = [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | faction2 = [[Free Worlds League]] | commander1 = [[Archon]] [[Alessandro Steiner]] | commander2 = [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] | forces1= | forces2= | forces3 = | result = Lyran Commonwealth loses | environment = Standard | conditions = Normal }} ==Prologue== By the year [[3000]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] was in a poor position. They had been engaged in the [[Third Succession War]] for 134 years, during the course of which the Commonwealth had lost many worlds to both the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref> [[Operation FREEDOM]], the offensive against House Kurita to retake former Lyran worlds, had had a few successes over the decades, but it had long since run out of momentum. <ref name=HSLC79/> The policies of Lyran [[Lyran Commonwealth#Military|"social generals"]] continued to interfere with operations at all levels. [[Hesperus II]], home of [[Defiance Industries]], the foundation of the Commonwealth's military industry, had been attacked three times in the past few years, twice by [[Hesperus II#Tenth battle|Marik forces]], then later by [[DCMS]] [[Hesperus II#Eleventh battle|forces]].<ref name=HSLC78>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) (sourcebook)'', p. 78</ref> Archon Alessandro's invasion against the Marik stronghold of [[Kalidasa]] had hopelessly bogged down.<ref name=HSLC78/> Most notably, the elite [[mercenary]] [[Eridani Light Horse]] had departed, publicly rebuking the incompetence of their Lyran commanders.<ref name=HSLC79/> Morale both in the military and among the realm's citizens had plummeted.<ref name=HHS52>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 52</ref> Clearly, Archon Alessandro had to take action. The plan he devised in [[3002]], Operation CONCENTRATED WEAKNESS, pulled troops from deep within the Commonwealth, massing them on the border with the Free Worlds League. The goal was to create an invincible wall of force that could repel any invasion or raid from House Marik. The cost was a virtually undefended interior, should an attacking force strike far past the borders. This was somewhat similar to a stratagem employed by Archon [[Marcus Steiner]] during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name=HSLC79/> <ref name=HHS52/> Eventually, it would allow the Commonwealth to launch a major assault against House Marik.<ref name=HHS53>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 53</ref> <ref name=HSLC79/> ==Consequences== The strategy had initial successes, repulsing attacks at [[Loric]] and [[Solaris|Solaris VII]]. <ref name=HHS52/> <ref name=HSLC79/> Unfortunately, there were many consequences this strategy had for the Commonwealth. There was great opposition and discontent with the plan among the [[Estates General]], further sapping the Archon's political capital. Even many in the LCAF command expressed their doubts. <ref name=HSLC79/> <ref name=HHS52/> Many worlds, stripped of their normal garrisons, experienced unrest and protests. <ref name=HSLC79/> The worst came in [[3006]], when [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] ordered deep raid attacks on several important Lyran worlds far from their border. The worlds of [[Bolan]], [[Pollux]] and [[Coventry]], among others, were all attacked, with the [[Coventry Metal Works]] [[BattleMech]] factory taking damage from the [[4th Regulan Hussars]], <ref name=HHS52/> a unit virtually unknown that far inside Lyran space. The effects on the military and citizenry was devastating. <ref name=HHS53/><ref name=HHM45>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 45</ref><ref name=HSLC80>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) (sourcebook)'', p. 80</ref> ==Aftermath== So devastating were the political consequences for Archon Alessandro that his niece, [[Katrina Steiner]] was able to usurp him in a bloodless coup in [[3007]]. Ironically, this would come back to haunt the Free Worlds League as Katrina proved far more formidable than her uncle. <ref name=HSLC8081>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) (sourcebook)'', pp. 80-81</ref><ref name=HHS53/> ==Notes== * According to popular rumor, Archon Katrina sent Janos Marik a case of [[Tharkad|Tharkan]] Ice Schnapps for "services rendered to the Lyran people" after ascending the throne, though there was never any official record of this.<ref name=HHM45/> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' [[Category:Third Succession War Era Military Operations|CONCENTRATED WEAKNESS]]

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