Operation Repulse
Part of the Warring Islands Conflict | ||||
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| Nations: |  Nova England  South Sea Islands
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| Location: | Warring Islands | |||
| Date: | 18.02.1693 AN | |||
| Forces: | Nova English Armed Forces South Sea Islands Defence Force | |||
| Objective: | Reinforcement of Hempton Bay, expansion of Nova English Government area of control. | |||
Operation Repulse is the code name given to a join military operation carried out by Nova England and the South Sea Islands to secure Hempton Bay and the broader Warring Islands region. The operation forms part of the Warring Islands Conflict.
Under the unified command of Nova English Army Field Marshall Wilfred Boyfield, the primary objective is subdue hostile militia activity around the city of Hempton Bay itself, with a secondary objective of expanding Nova English Government control over the whole of the islands, following years of lawlessness and instability.
Background
Following the collapse and reestablishment of the Nova English state, the city of Hempton Bay was established in 1689 AN with the sponsorship of Jeremiah Avon-El. While the new city grew and developed steadily, by 1693 AN it had become apparent that attempts to peacefully bring the surrounding rural areas under Nova English Government control had failed. Influential militia groups retained control over large swathes of territory, preventing the effective provision of government services and extorting funds from the rural population.
In February 1693 AN the small garrison at Hempton Bay were reinforced by 200 personnel of the South Sea Islands Defence Force, who initially arrived in the city for a goodwill visit following their recent withdrawal from Camp Gloucester. At the request of His Royal Majesty King Aelfric I, Field Marshall Wilfred Boyfield was dispatched to the city to command and utilise this new combined force.
Forces
The joint force deployed to Hempton Bay consist of the following elements:
- Nova England: the garrison of Hempton Bay consists of approximately four hundred members of the Nova English Light Infantry, supported by a detachment of the Nova English Artillery Regiment armed with heavy guns and multiple rocket launchers. The Nova English force is able to call on a significant fleet of transport and logistical vehicles. This force is supported on the ground by the local militia force known as the Warring Islands Security Force, with members called up from local farmsteads as part of their levy. As such manpower of the unit is variable and often equipment is non-standard.
- South Sea Islands: the South Sea Islands Defence Force deployment consists of 200 infantrymen of the Combat Support Services Regiment, 10 off road motorcycles, 4 Snatch Land Rovers and a NH-76 Dromosker helicopter. The force arrived on the Warring Islands aboard the R.R.S. Madison, a lightly armed Logistic Support Vessel equipped with a 4.5 inch naval gun.
Opposing the joint force is a loose alliance of militias. Their numbers and armaments are, at present, unknown.
