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The [[Royal Arcerion Submarine Service]] during this time had its new ''Dolphin''-class diesel electric attack submarines shadow the Kelekonese Navy, and had been conducting attacks on supply ships and other vessels bringing commerce into the Northern Malentine Sea. Sorties from [[Chester-on-Moore]] were constant and proved to be effective, as the Navy's blockade of the Warrington Strait prevented new ships from entering the Malentine Sea. | The [[Royal Arcerion Submarine Service]] during this time had its new ''Dolphin''-class diesel electric attack submarines shadow the Kelekonese Navy, and had been conducting attacks on supply ships and other vessels bringing commerce into the Northern Malentine Sea. Sorties from [[Chester-on-Moore]] were constant and proved to be effective, as the Navy's blockade of the Warrington Strait prevented new ships from entering the Malentine Sea. | ||
[[File:Shot down Kelekona aircraft.jpg|thumb|Gun camera footage from a ''Goshawk'' fighter aircraft of No.19 Squadron, Arcer Air Force shows a Kelekonan fighter being shot down over Larton Island. ]] | [[File:Shot down Kelekona aircraft.jpg|thumb|Gun camera footage from a ''Goshawk'' fighter aircraft of No.19 Squadron, Arcer Air Force shows a Kelekonan fighter being shot down over Larton Island. ]] | ||
Preparations focused on the landings, and a Task Force (Task Force 86) was organized around the Arcer aircraft carrier, the ACS ''Kurst'' and placed under the command of Vice Admiral Lawrence Thistle, who would work closely with the land contingent commander, Lieutenant General Stephen van der Berg. Plans were for a short but aggressive air campaign, followed by landings in Farnsworth, followed by Swindon and Gramsby. During the preparations for the operation, a surprise attack by several Kelekonan destroyers and frigates on [[Port Gibson]] damaged much of the runway and support facilities. With the main military airfield in Foxhey damaged, the Arcer Air Force was forced to sortie out of Dunborough, Craigfearn, and Kinnaird. The extended times would only be cut down once the smaller runway at Farnsworth could be repaired, and with some sorties being conducted by the Naval Air Arm from the ''Kurst''. | Preparations focused on the landings, and a Task Force (Task Force 86) was organized around the Arcer aircraft carrier, the ACS ''Kurst'' and placed under the command of Vice Admiral Lawrence Thistle, who would work closely with the land contingent commander, Lieutenant General Stephen van der Berg. Plans were for a short but aggressive air campaign, followed by landings in Farnsworth, followed by Swindon and Gramsby. During the preparations for the operation, a surprise attack by several Kelekonan destroyers and frigates on [[Port Gibson]] damaged much of the runway and support facilities. With the main military airfield in Foxhey damaged, the Arcer Air Force was forced to sortie out of Dunborough, Craigfearn, and Kinnaird. The extended times would only be cut down once the smaller runway at Farnsworth could be repaired, and with some sorties being conducted by the Naval Air Arm from the ''Kurst''. | ||
The date of the invasion was set for 7 October, as the weather forecast predicted clear skies that would be favourable for air-ground coordination, and Task Force 86, now comprised of over thirty warships and supporting vessels, moved into the Malentine to avoid Kelekonan spies and reconnaissance and to maintain operational surprise. | The date of the invasion was set for 7 October, as the weather forecast predicted clear skies that would be favourable for air-ground coordination, and Task Force 86, now comprised of over thirty warships and supporting vessels, moved into the Malentine to avoid Kelekonan spies and reconnaissance and to maintain operational surprise. | ||
=== Air Combat === | === Air Combat === | ||
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Sharnwick was officially surrendered on November 14th, with Paras mopping up the last company of Kelekonan Marines, ending Operation Featherlite with the liberation of the last occupied island. | Sharnwick was officially surrendered on November 14th, with Paras mopping up the last company of Kelekonan Marines, ending Operation Featherlite with the liberation of the last occupied island. | ||
== Casualties == | |||
In total, Arcerion suffered over 1,100 casualties and Kelekona nearly 3,000. A large number of Kelekonan prisoners also had previously been wounded by Arcer air strikes and naval gunfire but have not been listed as wounded as this was prior to the start of the campaign. | |||
=== Kelekona === | |||
During Operation Featherlite, a total of 721 Kelekonan servicemen were killed in action. | |||
''Kelekonan People's Army'' | |||
* 22nd Motor Rifle Brigade (189 KIA) | |||
* 98th Naval Infantry Brigade (287 KIA) | |||
* 71st Motor Rifle Brigade (245 KIA) | |||
=== Arcerion === | |||
A total of 197 Arcer servicemen were killed, both in the Arcer Army and Arcer Air Force. | |||
''Arcer Army'' | |||
* 1 Rifle Brigade | |||
** Royal Arcerion Regiment - 23 | |||
** Kinnaird Grenadier Guards - 11 | |||
* 7 Rifle Brigade | |||
** Royal Easthampton Borderers - 42 | |||
** Royal Moorden Regiment - 41 | |||
** Arcerion Fusilier Regiment - 9 | |||
* 11 Parachute Brigade | |||
** Arcerion Parachute Regiment - 51 | |||
Other (Artillery, Engineers, Signals) - 14 | |||
Arcer Air Force - 6 pilots | |||
The Royal Arcerion Naval Service suffered no killed in action, despite several wounded after the damage to the ''SS Yuletide'' and ACS ''Reacher,'' although most of these did not require evacuation or hospitalization to shore-based hospitals. The majority of these were engineer's mates who fought the fires on the ''Reacher'' after it was struck by bombs during the Battle of Larton Shore. | |||
The Arcerion Parachute Regiment suffered the most casualties with 51 killed, with over half of these being during the Long March at Larton and the fighting to liberate the city. The Royal Easthampton Borderers, which fought on all four islands, suffered the second highest casualties, particularly amongst the 1st and 2nd Battalions, with one third of casualties being taken during the fighting on Sharnwick. Kelekonan counter-battery fire took its toll on the Royal Regiment of Arcerion Horse Artillery, where a gun crew of six artillerymen and a forward observer were struck and killed by a 155mm howitzer round on Gramsby. | |||
=== Civilian Casualties === | |||
Nineteen Arcer civilians were killed during the campaign, with six of these being due to Arcer air strikes or artillery fire. The remaining thirteen were the result of extrajudicial killings or reprisals by the Kelekonan People's Army during looting and pillaging of Arco villages. | |||
== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
== Cultural Impact == | == Cultural Impact == | ||
[[Category:Arcerion]] | [[Category:Arcerion]] | ||