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At 03:10 Zulu Time Formidan forces commenced a theater-wide assault, hereafter known as "Operation Zitadelle".
Elements of the 3rd, 4th, and 9th attack squadrons as well as the 21st, 23rd, and 25th bombardment groups participated in the operation. The total number of participating combat vessels is 115 ships. The battlecruisers Capriphinon and Tsushima II were present as Combat observers from Mechanical wings were also present in a lend-lease Riedel class destroyer. The first target of the operation was a Infinite Legion forward base present in Formidan territory. The base was destroyed by the 1st Composite Bombardment unit without taking any casualties. The next target of the operation was the liberation of the Ebi colony from Legion occupiers. This mission was completed with the loss of three dachsc
hund class corvettes and one Augsburg class frigate.
After the homefront was secured, the fleet gathered to engage the primary target: Legion Fort Eversor. The ships assembled and engaged the defense fleet surrounding the station, losing four additional Daschunds. The fleet then moved to engage the station directly, forcing the station to overheat within two minutes of sustained fire. Legion reinforcements in the form of the Nemesis titan entered the combat area, heavily damaging Tsushima and forcing the Mechanical Wings observers to withdraw. However, the main fleet held their ground and delivered a devastating barrage of weapons fire upon the titan, forcing it to withdraw. The fleet pursued, and destroyed the only known Infinite Legion titan. The final kill of the night was a Legion Moloch-class cruiser.
The total number of Legion losses includes one soultaker class battlestation, Fort Eversor, their Nemesis titan, and a number of sentry ships and frigates. The total mass of these losses exceeds 3.5 million mass.
Total number of FCM losses includes 20 ships. 15 of these ships were dachschund class corvettes, with five being Augsburg class frigates. Additionally, the Tsushima II suffered catastrophic damage and was stricken from the naval registry. Capriphinon suffered damage but was repaired in short order. Total mass of FCM losses amounted to 150k.
Today was a great day for the Mandate, and therefore, the galaxy. Sieg Formidas!
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