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===The Siege of Port Moorland=== | ===The Siege of Port Moorland=== | ||
In the 13th month of 1719 the [[Kingdom of Moorland]] launched its first assault on [[Bassarid]]-[[Ostland|Ostlandic]] forces with the commencement of Operation Lefthand Punch. Moorland's forces located near [[West Grinstead]] moved swiftly in a southwest arc and punched through Ostland's border defenses, utilizing armored tank columns in a blitz maneuver that shredded the defenders poorly organized army. The campaign was preceded by a massive propaganda deployment reveling the leaked documents proving that King Nikolaus was in fact a Bassarid imposter. Not only did this do much to cause desertion among Ostland's ranks, it also caused severe disorder as Ostlander's began to fight against the Bassarid oppressors. Thus when the Moorlander army arrived at the border Ostland's forces were already struggling to maintain coherency. This enabled armored columns to quickly reach the outskirts of Port Moorland with minimal losses and begin a siege of the city. Artillery was quickly brought in behind these units along with additional ground forces, who began shelling the city in earnest. The port's defenses proved to be much more formidable than those stationed at the border, and a siege took place as units on both sides dug in. | In the 13th month of 1719 the [[Kingdom of Moorland]] launched its first assault on [[Bassarid]]-[[Ostland|Ostlandic]] forces with the commencement of Operation Lefthand Punch. Moorland's forces located near [[West Grinstead]] moved swiftly in a southwest arc and punched through Ostland's border defenses, utilizing armored tank columns in a blitz maneuver that shredded the defenders poorly organized army. The campaign was preceded by a massive propaganda deployment reveling the leaked documents proving that King Nikolaus was in fact a Bassarid imposter. Not only did this do much to cause desertion among Ostland's ranks, it also caused severe disorder as Ostlander's began to fight against the Bassarid oppressors. Thus when the Moorlander army arrived at the border Ostland's forces were already struggling to maintain coherency. This enabled armored columns to quickly reach the outskirts of Port Moorland with minimal losses and begin a siege of the city. Artillery was quickly brought in behind these units along with additional ground forces, who began shelling the city in earnest. The port's defenses proved to be much more formidable than those stationed at the border, and a siege took place as units on both sides dug in. | ||
By the 15th month of 1719 the port had been surrounded and continual bombardment by artillery crumbled its defenses. By the third week the MAF broke through the remaining line of defense and marched into the city, seizing control and marking the first victory over Dispossessed-occupied territory in Ostland. Immediate mop-up operations began to fortify control over the surrounding area and the Bay of Orrin. Outlying towns such as Detsab, Ramshorn and Beckinsale were heavily fortified as a defense perimeter while the MAF regrouped, established firm control over Port Moorland, and prepared for further advances west. | |||
==International reaction== | ==International reaction== | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 29 April 2023
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Operation Lefthand Punch is a Moorlander military operation following the events in Ostland. The objective of the conflict is to end the Bassarid-controlled government of Ostland and liberate the country from the Confederacy of the Dispossessed, which has clandestinely seized control and assassinated the Ostlandic Royal Family.
Background
Following the secrets revealed by Operation Phantom, it was revealed that the Bassarids had assassinated King Nikolaus and the Royal Family, in the process replacing him and other high-ranking officials with Bassarid impostors. The ruse extended to all Ostlandic government, resulting in a secretive takeover of Ostland that allowed the Bassarids to exploit their disguise in aid to the Dispossessed. This was especially apparent in the collapse of the District of Moorland and losses sustained in Normark. Following publication of the documents that were obtained, Moorland issued a declaration of war against Ostland, calling on its Raspur Pact allies for assistance. The entirety of the Moorland Armed Forces was mobilized, including reservists.
Major Battles
The Siege of Port Moorland
In the 13th month of 1719 the Kingdom of Moorland launched its first assault on Bassarid-Ostlandic forces with the commencement of Operation Lefthand Punch. Moorland's forces located near West Grinstead moved swiftly in a southwest arc and punched through Ostland's border defenses, utilizing armored tank columns in a blitz maneuver that shredded the defenders poorly organized army. The campaign was preceded by a massive propaganda deployment reveling the leaked documents proving that King Nikolaus was in fact a Bassarid imposter. Not only did this do much to cause desertion among Ostland's ranks, it also caused severe disorder as Ostlander's began to fight against the Bassarid oppressors. Thus when the Moorlander army arrived at the border Ostland's forces were already struggling to maintain coherency. This enabled armored columns to quickly reach the outskirts of Port Moorland with minimal losses and begin a siege of the city. Artillery was quickly brought in behind these units along with additional ground forces, who began shelling the city in earnest. The port's defenses proved to be much more formidable than those stationed at the border, and a siege took place as units on both sides dug in.
By the 15th month of 1719 the port had been surrounded and continual bombardment by artillery crumbled its defenses. By the third week the MAF broke through the remaining line of defense and marched into the city, seizing control and marking the first victory over Dispossessed-occupied territory in Ostland. Immediate mop-up operations began to fortify control over the surrounding area and the Bay of Orrin. Outlying towns such as Detsab, Ramshorn and Beckinsale were heavily fortified as a defense perimeter while the MAF regrouped, established firm control over Port Moorland, and prepared for further advances west.
International reaction
Benacian Union:
- By 13.XIII.1719, the 24th Aviation (Strike) Regiment, 78th Air Support Regiment, and the 6th Maritime Air Support Regiment of the BUDF had been relocated to Port Esther in the Warring Islands Special Autonomous Region. These units would form the nucleus of an expeditionary air wing tasked with supporting ongoing Florian and Moorlander offensive operations in Ostland.
- With the evacuation of the District of Moorland having concluded, the services of the Maritime Support Group were once more engaged in order to conduct harassment raids against the littoral of Ostlandic occupied Nova England. Actions, which would include attacks on merchant shipping as well as the landing of raiding parties drawn from the Warring Islands Volunteer Regiment, were undertaken with the intention of drawing elements of the Ostlandic Heer away from the main axes of the Florian and Moorlander advance.
