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Line 111: The Lyran Commonwealth had annexed Rocky in [[2785]], but subsequently learned from the local population that a contingent of troops from the AEAF were in hiding on the planet. The Republican forces had been hiding amidst the ruins of Cavingwood, a seaport city, and had been living as bandits, preying on the towns nearby. The local population had no military forces of their own and no way to stop the bandits, so with the arrival of Commonwealth troops the locals were happy to point the LCAF at the bandits. The Lyran garrison promptly began hunting down the AEAF forces when the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] arrived in late [[2789]].<ref name="FSWp109"/><ref name="FSWp114">''First Succession War'', p. 114: "Timeline of the First Succession War"</ref> With the failure of [[Operation BRASS RING]]—the AFFS attack on [[Hesperus II]] earlier in [[2788]]<ref name=FSWp61/>—the Federated Suns troops were keen to gain revenge for their previous failure.<ref name="FSWp109"/> The Lyran Commonwealth had annexed Rocky in [[2785]], but subsequently learned from the local population that a contingent of troops from the AEAF were in hiding on the planet. The Republican forces had been hiding amidst the ruins of Cavingwood, a seaport city, and had been living as bandits, preying on the towns nearby. The local population had no military forces of their own and no way to stop the bandits, so with the arrival of Commonwealth troops the locals were happy to point the LCAF at the bandits. The Lyran garrison promptly began hunting down the AEAF forces when the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] arrived in late [[2789]].<ref name="FSWp109"/><ref name="FSWp114">''First Succession War'', p. 114: "Timeline of the First Succession War"</ref> With the failure of [[Operation BRASS RING]]—the AFFS attack on [[Hesperus II]] earlier in [[2788]]<ref name=FSWp61/>—the Federated Suns troops were keen to gain revenge for their previous failure.<ref name="FSWp109"/> − The LCAF forces on Rocky decided quickly that the AFFS attackers posed far more of a threat than the Republican bandits, and moved to engage the Federated Suns forces in what turned into a number of savage battles in the region around the planetary capital city, approximately 100 km from the remains of Cavingwood. The surviving Republican troops took the opportunity to launch an attack of their own, striking directly at the Commonwealth command center on Rocky; this proved to be the blow that sealed Rocky's fate, as it convinced the Lyran commander that the Republicans were in league with the AFFS. Determined to end the bandit activity, to rebuff the invasion and - in no small part - panicked by the insurgent attack, the Lyran commander ordered a bombing mission against the AFFS landing zones near the capital and a tactical nuclear strike on Cavingwood. The AFFS [[WarShip]]s above Rocky retaliated with their own nuclear weapons, striking the Commonwealth positions on Rocky.<ref name="FSWp109"/> + The LCAF forces on Rocky decided quickly that the AFFS attackers posed far more of a threat than the Republican bandits, and moved to engage the Federated Suns forces in what turned into a number of savage battles in the region around the planetary capital city, approximately a hundred kilometers from the remains of Cavingwood. The surviving Republican troops took the opportunity to launch an attack of their own, striking directly at the Commonwealth command center on Rocky; this proved to be the blow that sealed Rocky's fate, as it convinced the Lyran commander that the Republicans were in league with the AFFS. Determined to end the bandit activity, to rebuff the invasion and - in no small part - panicked by the insurgent attack, the Lyran commander ordered a bombing mission against the AFFS landing zones near the capital and a tactical nuclear strike on Cavingwood. The AFFS [[WarShip]]s above Rocky retaliated with their own nuclear weapons, striking the Commonwealth positions on Rocky.<ref name="FSWp109"/> The nuclear exchange was devastating and fatal for Rocky. Already badly damaged as a result of the [[Amaris Civil War]] and with almost no surviving infrastructure to support the population, the combination of ash-filled skies and fallout from the nuclear weapons brought on the beginnings of a premature ice age,<ref name="FSWp109"/> in addition to the strikes devastating several major cities and fatally damaging the environment.<ref name="FSWp63">''First Succession War'', p. 63: "Holding Hesperus"</ref> Both the LCAF and AFFS managed to evacuate roughly a [[battalion]]'s worth of their own troops each from Rocky; the Republican forces that had been hiding on Rocky when the Lyrans arrived were never seen again.<ref name="FSWp109"/> The nuclear exchange was devastating and fatal for Rocky. Already badly damaged as a result of the [[Amaris Civil War]] and with almost no surviving infrastructure to support the population, the combination of ash-filled skies and fallout from the nuclear weapons brought on the beginnings of a premature ice age,<ref name="FSWp109"/> in addition to the strikes devastating several major cities and fatally damaging the environment.<ref name="FSWp63">''First Succession War'', p. 63: "Holding Hesperus"</ref> Both the LCAF and AFFS managed to evacuate roughly a [[battalion]]'s worth of their own troops each from Rocky; the Republican forces that had been hiding on Rocky when the Lyrans arrived were never seen again.<ref name="FSWp109"/>
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The Lyran Commonwealth had annexed Rocky in [[2785]], but subsequently learned from the local population that a contingent of troops from the AEAF were in hiding on the planet. The Republican forces had been hiding amidst the ruins of Cavingwood, a seaport city, and had been living as bandits, preying on the towns nearby. The local population had no military forces of their own and no way to stop the bandits, so with the arrival of Commonwealth troops the locals were happy to point the LCAF at the bandits. The Lyran garrison promptly began hunting down the AEAF forces when the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] arrived in late [[2789]].<ref name="FSWp109"/><ref name="FSWp114">''First Succession War'', p. 114: "Timeline of the First Succession War"</ref> With the failure of [[Operation BRASS RING]]—the AFFS attack on [[Hesperus II]] earlier in [[2788]]<ref name=FSWp61/>—the Federated Suns troops were keen to gain revenge for their previous failure.<ref name="FSWp109"/> | The Lyran Commonwealth had annexed Rocky in [[2785]], but subsequently learned from the local population that a contingent of troops from the AEAF were in hiding on the planet. The Republican forces had been hiding amidst the ruins of Cavingwood, a seaport city, and had been living as bandits, preying on the towns nearby. The local population had no military forces of their own and no way to stop the bandits, so with the arrival of Commonwealth troops the locals were happy to point the LCAF at the bandits. The Lyran garrison promptly began hunting down the AEAF forces when the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] arrived in late [[2789]].<ref name="FSWp109"/><ref name="FSWp114">''First Succession War'', p. 114: "Timeline of the First Succession War"</ref> With the failure of [[Operation BRASS RING]]—the AFFS attack on [[Hesperus II]] earlier in [[2788]]<ref name=FSWp61/>—the Federated Suns troops were keen to gain revenge for their previous failure.<ref name="FSWp109"/> | ||
| − | The LCAF forces on Rocky decided quickly that the AFFS attackers posed far more of a threat than the Republican bandits, and moved to engage the Federated Suns forces in what turned into a number of savage battles in the region around the planetary capital city, approximately | + | The LCAF forces on Rocky decided quickly that the AFFS attackers posed far more of a threat than the Republican bandits, and moved to engage the Federated Suns forces in what turned into a number of savage battles in the region around the planetary capital city, approximately a hundred kilometers from the remains of Cavingwood. The surviving Republican troops took the opportunity to launch an attack of their own, striking directly at the Commonwealth command center on Rocky; this proved to be the blow that sealed Rocky's fate, as it convinced the Lyran commander that the Republicans were in league with the AFFS. Determined to end the bandit activity, to rebuff the invasion and - in no small part - panicked by the insurgent attack, the Lyran commander ordered a bombing mission against the AFFS landing zones near the capital and a tactical nuclear strike on Cavingwood. The AFFS [[WarShip]]s above Rocky retaliated with their own nuclear weapons, striking the Commonwealth positions on Rocky.<ref name="FSWp109"/> |
The nuclear exchange was devastating and fatal for Rocky. Already badly damaged as a result of the [[Amaris Civil War]] and with almost no surviving infrastructure to support the population, the combination of ash-filled skies and fallout from the nuclear weapons brought on the beginnings of a premature ice age,<ref name="FSWp109"/> in addition to the strikes devastating several major cities and fatally damaging the environment.<ref name="FSWp63">''First Succession War'', p. 63: "Holding Hesperus"</ref> Both the LCAF and AFFS managed to evacuate roughly a [[battalion]]'s worth of their own troops each from Rocky; the Republican forces that had been hiding on Rocky when the Lyrans arrived were never seen again.<ref name="FSWp109"/> | The nuclear exchange was devastating and fatal for Rocky. Already badly damaged as a result of the [[Amaris Civil War]] and with almost no surviving infrastructure to support the population, the combination of ash-filled skies and fallout from the nuclear weapons brought on the beginnings of a premature ice age,<ref name="FSWp109"/> in addition to the strikes devastating several major cities and fatally damaging the environment.<ref name="FSWp63">''First Succession War'', p. 63: "Holding Hesperus"</ref> Both the LCAF and AFFS managed to evacuate roughly a [[battalion]]'s worth of their own troops each from Rocky; the Republican forces that had been hiding on Rocky when the Lyrans arrived were never seen again.<ref name="FSWp109"/> | ||