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'''Operation Lightfoot''' is considered to be one of the largest and most aggressive airborne operations of the [[Great War]], with over 10,000 Arcerion soldiers airdropped followed by thousands more via sea. It was fought in the Cape and surrounding territorial waters and islands from XY - YZ Month Year, between the Arcerion Army and Air Force and the Armed Forces of the Cape. In response to a rapid increase in socialist and communist sympathizers taking over prominent positions in the Cape, and slowly moving it towards a socialist state, the Arcerion Army was tasked with seizing much of the country's vital infrastructure to prevent communist control of the important Songun Straits. The result was a pitched series of battles over several months, culminating in the collapse of Cape Armed Forces' resistance and subsequent withdrawal to the East. Operation Lightfoot coincided with the Paulastra offensive OP XYZXYZ, which centered on a land-based invasion of the Cape from their shared territorial border. | '''Operation Lightfoot''' is considered to be one of the largest and most aggressive airborne operations of the [[Second Great War]], with over 10,000 Arcerion soldiers airdropped followed by thousands more via sea. It was fought in the Cape and surrounding territorial waters and islands from XY - YZ Month Year, between the Arcerion Army and Air Force and the Armed Forces of the Cape. In response to a rapid increase in socialist and communist sympathizers taking over prominent positions in the Cape, and slowly moving it towards a socialist state, the Arcerion Army was tasked with seizing much of the country's vital infrastructure to prevent communist control of the important Songun Straits. The result was a pitched series of battles over several months, culminating in the collapse of Cape Armed Forces' resistance and subsequent withdrawal to the East. Operation Lightfoot coincided with the Paulastra offensive OP XYZXYZ, which centered on a land-based invasion of the Cape from their shared territorial border. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
=== Planning and Coordination === | === Planning and Coordination === | ||
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{{flagicon image|1 airborne no background.png|size=50x30px|border=no}}Headquarters - Major-General Johnathan Eddis | {{flagicon image|1 airborne no background.png|size=50x30px|border=no}}Headquarters - Major-General Johnathan Eddis | ||
* DZ Alpha (Red) | * DZ Alpha (Red) | ||
** | ** 1st Airborne Division HQ Company | ||
** | ** 1st Parachute Battalion | ||
** | ** 2nd Parachute Battalion | ||
** | ** 1st Airborne Field Battery, Regiment of Arcer Horse Artillery | ||
** | **1st Airborne Engineer Battalion (Independent) | ||
* DZ Bravo (Blue) | * DZ Bravo (Blue) | ||
** 3rd Parachute Battalion | ** 3rd Parachute Battalion | ||
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** 11th Parachute Battalion (Reserve) | ** 11th Parachute Battalion (Reserve) | ||
** 12th Parachute Battalion (Reserve) | ** 12th Parachute Battalion (Reserve) | ||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
=== Movement to the Cape === | === Movement to the Cape === | ||
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=== Subsequent Operations === | === Subsequent Operations === | ||
[[Category: Arcerion]] | [[Category: Arcerion]] | ||
[[Category:Arcer History]] | |||