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The initial target for Imperialist air strikes were the radar, air traffic control, and command and control systems of the Elwynnese Republic. Stockpiles of precision guided munitions, having been expended during the [[War of Lost Brothers]], had not recovered to the point where the Imperial Forces felt justified in wasting what they had on domestic opposition. Accordingly the first strike wave, sortieing from Bomber Command airfields in [[shire:Mishalan|Mishalan]] on the morning of the {{Tooltip|10th of Fasmas, 1664|Tue Sep 11, 2018}}, carried free-falling iron bombs, and their targets - the airports of Ardashirshahr, Eliria, and Vijayanagara, were to be subject to area bombardment. Each airport was assigned an entire bomber group (each comprised of 264 [[wikipedia:Northrop YB-49|B-49]] delta-winged strategic bombers). | The initial target for Imperialist air strikes were the radar, air traffic control, and command and control systems of the Elwynnese Republic. Stockpiles of precision guided munitions, having been expended during the [[War of Lost Brothers]], had not recovered to the point where the Imperial Forces felt justified in wasting what they had on domestic opposition. Accordingly the first strike wave, sortieing from Bomber Command airfields in [[shire:Mishalan|Mishalan]] on the morning of the {{Tooltip|10th of Fasmas, 1664|Tue Sep 11, 2018}}, carried free-falling iron bombs, and their targets - the airports of Ardashirshahr, Eliria, and Vijayanagara, were to be subject to area bombardment. Each airport was assigned an entire bomber group (each comprised of 264 [[wikipedia:Northrop YB-49|B-49]] delta-winged strategic bombers). Ahead of these three waves of bomber aircraft 64 [[Elwynn High Tech Engineering F8 Shrike|F-8 Shrikes]], flying from dispersal airfields in [[shire:Alalehzamin and Utasia|Alalehzamin]] and the [[shire:Imperial County|Imperial County]], patrolled as far north as Eliria in the hope of "bouncing" any Elwynnese interceptors that attempted to give battle. | ||
Elwynn's once formidable air defence network had been shattered by the [[shire:Auspicious Occasion|Auspicious Occasion]] and the subsequent [[Elwynnese Civil War|civil war]]. Most ground based missile platforms had been scrapped or passed into Imperial ownership, whilst the three factions, represented by their respective Commissioners of the Peace, had been limited to ten air superiority fighters and ten ground attack aircraft apiece. This gross material deficiency had been further exacerbated by the failure of the Elwynnese to reintegrate their forces under a single command structure. | |||
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Fall Hagg-Ellen, also known as Case Blue, was a military action undertaken by the government of Shireroth against the Commissioners of the Peace appointed in the aftermath of the Elwynnese Civil War.
Timeline
- 10.IV.1664: The Southern League unilaterally seceded from the Elwynnese Republic[1];
- 21.IV.1664: The Princess of Elwynn denounced Imperial corruption and quitted Eliria for her northern strongholds[2];
- 08.V.1664: Outraged, the Kaiser deprived Eki Verion of her noble title, effectively deposing her from government in Elwynn[3];
- 09.VI.1664: Fall Hagg-Ellen began[4].
Air campaign
The initial target for Imperialist air strikes were the radar, air traffic control, and command and control systems of the Elwynnese Republic. Stockpiles of precision guided munitions, having been expended during the War of Lost Brothers, had not recovered to the point where the Imperial Forces felt justified in wasting what they had on domestic opposition. Accordingly the first strike wave, sortieing from Bomber Command airfields in Mishalan on the morning of the 10th of Fasmas, 1664, carried free-falling iron bombs, and their targets - the airports of Ardashirshahr, Eliria, and Vijayanagara, were to be subject to area bombardment. Each airport was assigned an entire bomber group (each comprised of 264 B-49 delta-winged strategic bombers). Ahead of these three waves of bomber aircraft 64 F-8 Shrikes, flying from dispersal airfields in Alalehzamin and the Imperial County, patrolled as far north as Eliria in the hope of "bouncing" any Elwynnese interceptors that attempted to give battle.
Elwynn's once formidable air defence network had been shattered by the Auspicious Occasion and the subsequent civil war. Most ground based missile platforms had been scrapped or passed into Imperial ownership, whilst the three factions, represented by their respective Commissioners of the Peace, had been limited to ten air superiority fighters and ten ground attack aircraft apiece. This gross material deficiency had been further exacerbated by the failure of the Elwynnese to reintegrate their forces under a single command structure.
