Forces Employed on Operation Tinkerbell

(Punative Expedition to Draconis)

Earther Task Force 72

Commander: Admiral Pellew IEN

ESS DiGriz CVI (Captain Steele) - flagship 25 EMR Lt Col Mad Max Hannay
ESS Agamemnon CAI (Captain Rackham) 257 EMR Lt Col V.A.Saxe-Coburg
ESS Liberte CLI (Captain Newmann) B Group 102 EMR Major Savory
ESS Bissau DDI (Captain Hayden) A Group 27 EMR Lt Col
ESS Bagdad DDI (Captain Northen) C Group 102 EMR Major Pogge
ESS Precision Creek C5A-E (Captain Phoenix) 130 EMR Lt Col Killgore

The Mission So Far

Bagdad already on station at M25.  Precision Creek arrives 3199.011

3199.012 Main Task Force arrives  Bissau designated as picket ship on M25.  

3199.022 Liberte and Bagdad investigate mining area and find no conclusive evidence of destruction of ESS Delhi.

3199.024 Contact with Draconian Government is unhelpful.  No new information.

3199.028 Interception of incoming IDS Invincible C5A by ESS Agamemnon.  Invincible opens fire and this results in crippling and capture of Invincible.  prisoners taken.  Bissau investigates a transmission target on M25, and fails to stop an unknown ship entering hyperspace.

3199.029  About 30 Draconian armed shuttles shot down in dogfights with pacifiers from ESS DiGriz.  Orbital space dominated by TF72.  Draconian orbital workshops captured by marines from 25 EMR.  Draconians refuse to surrender or negotiate sensibly.

3199.032  Earther Marines assault Imperial Palace and capture Draconian Emperor and some senior types.  Under questioning, the 'emperor' reveals that all draconian 'fleet' has nuclear booby traps, that require a safety code from him personally to prevent destruction (this was to preserve loyalty).  Codes extracted fromt he 'emperor'.

3199.034  Earther Marines assault three locations in the Capital City (CITY ONE), and liberate surviving crew members of the Delhi.  Remaining ships of draconian 'fleet' - including captures ESS Delhi, surrender to Earther forces.

3199.037  Field Courts Martial of Commander Corderoy of the ESS Delhi (surviving senior officer), and Major Rowley (Marine detachment commander).


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