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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an incident that occurred on 12.IV.1656 [[shire:Norton calendar|AN]], during the [[War of Lost Brothers]] and which marked the | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an incident that occurred on 12.IV.1656 [[shire:Norton calendar|AN]], during the [[War of Lost Brothers]] and which marked the second occasion in which weapons deployed from orbit, in this instance the [[NSS Damocles]], had been used against a terrestrial target, in this instance ship-repair facilities and military installations established by the [[New Zimian War League]] in the settlement of Ardclach, located in the [[The Green|ungoverned regions]] of Northern Keltia. | ||
Authorisation for the strike had been [http://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=114&t=8836#p92697 given] weeks previously but had been deferred to allow for a fortuitous conjunction of climatic and meteorological conditions. | Authorisation for the strike had been [http://hub.mn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=114&t=8836#p92697 given] weeks previously but had been deferred to allow for a fortuitous conjunction of climatic and meteorological conditions. | ||
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Munitions deployed consisted of four kinetic ''"kill vehicles"'' deployed from an altitude of 410 km by the Damocles, which had assumed a geosynchronous orbit over the target site on the night previously. | Munitions deployed consisted of four kinetic ''"kill vehicles"'' deployed from an altitude of 410 km by the Damocles, which had assumed a geosynchronous orbit over the target site on the night previously. | ||
The attack was first reported as an unidentified seismic and atmospheric event of an unknown nature by the Caputian Geological Survey. | The attack was first reported as an unidentified seismic and atmospheric event of an unknown nature and origin by the Caputian Geological Survey. | ||
'''This article is WIP''' | '''This article is WIP''' | ||
[[Category:War of Lost Brothers]] | [[Category:War of Lost Brothers]] | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 7 January 2018
The Ardclach Orbital Strike was an incident that occurred on 12.IV.1656 AN, during the War of Lost Brothers and which marked the second occasion in which weapons deployed from orbit, in this instance the NSS Damocles, had been used against a terrestrial target, in this instance ship-repair facilities and military installations established by the New Zimian War League in the settlement of Ardclach, located in the ungoverned regions of Northern Keltia.
Authorisation for the strike had been given weeks previously but had been deferred to allow for a fortuitous conjunction of climatic and meteorological conditions.
Munitions deployed consisted of four kinetic "kill vehicles" deployed from an altitude of 410 km by the Damocles, which had assumed a geosynchronous orbit over the target site on the night previously.
The attack was first reported as an unidentified seismic and atmospheric event of an unknown nature and origin by the Caputian Geological Survey.
This article is WIP
