Operation Eastern Watchtower

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Operation Eastern Watchtower (1722–1726) was a pacification campaign in the Green led by the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces under the auspices of the Trans-Euran Command of the Raspur Pact. It began in 1722 as a continuation of the Wars of the Disinherited. Culminated without significant changes to the status quo following the 1725 Constancian crisis.

Background

The Norasht campaign of the Wars of the Disinherited resulted in an insurgency which would be primarily faced by the Suren Confederacy. Began with Exercise Eastern Pennant.

Objectives

• Provide the 510th (Shahzamin) Army with field and battle experience.
• Secure the northern Norasht coast to prevent its use as a staging ground for attacks
• Secure the Nivardom eastern sealanes corridor

Order of Battle

• Euran Continental Coalition Security Assistance Force (ECCSAF) (Arteshbod Bjørn Hendriksson, commanding)
  • Headquarters, ECCSAF
    • 3rd Brigade, Princess Isabella's Own Volunteers
    • Elements of the Aerometaferomeni Merarhia (Airborne Division)
    • Elements of the Merarhia Pezonauton (Marine Division)
  • II (Western Shahzamin) Corps, 510th (Shahzamin) Army
  • Gamma Corps, 507th (Nivardom) Army
  • Mitra Corps, 508th (Raspur Khanate) Army
  • VI (Reserve) Corps, Surenid Armed Forces
  • 3rd Flotilla, Coastal Command Division
  • Air support assets available in request
  • 1st Motorised Brigade, Zeedic White Guard
•  Norasht Frontier Station
  • 2nd Directorate, General Inspectorate of Eura and Corum
  • Raspur Railway Corporation

Timeline

1722

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• 1: Initial planning begins, headquartered at 510th (Shahzamin) Army planning staff (G-5) at Fort Ardashir Khan. Nivardom Command provides logistical and operational support assistance.

• 2: Task Force Norasht established by the Imperial Constancian Navy. KP Shahzamin, Rhodondra-class Amphibious Assault Ship detached from Zylenisí Command to serve as command vessel for the operation. KP Nouradin detailed from Aqaba Command to serve as replacement guard ship and under Zylenisí Command. KP Varaz and KP Mitra ordered to sail to Hyblios and placed under Task Force Norasht; KP Princess Delphine, Compassion-class hospital ship, given orders to mobilize and report to Task Force Norasht. Andronikos-class auxiliary cruisers KP Talthývios, KP Ermióni, KP Astyánax, KP Helenos assigned by Nivardom Command to Task Force Norasht.

• 3: General orders to stand-to and surprise readiness inspections given to subordinate units of the 510th (Shahzamin) Army. Discrepancies in kit are noted and rectified. General physical conditioning training is begun and consistently held. Emphasis is also given regarding marksmanship and weapons training.

• 5: General orders issued to immediately fill missing billets. Certain reservists resident in Shahzamin are called to active duty.

• 15: Test mission of select units of the 510th (Shahzamin) Army, deployed to try a surprise amphibious assault. 9 killed, 60 wounded.

1724

IV.1724

• 1: four regiments of the General Inspectorate of Eura and Corum (2nd Inspectorate Regiment, 5th Inspectorate Regiment, 8th Inspectorate Regiment, 11th Inspectorate Regiment; 4,800x men and 960x Ahvaz Psilos IMV) concentrated at a force assembly area around Norasht Frontier Station in preparation for razzia operations in the Green of Norasht province.