Operation Tetraethyllead
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Operation Tetraethyllead
Sahren civil war
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| Location | North Sahrland | ||||
| Result | Republican victory | ||||
| Territorial Changes | Klensagrad commune annexed by Republicans | ||||
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| Republicans | Klensagrad Commune | ||||
| Republican Guard Republican Militia |
Klensagradite Army Partisans |
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Operation Tetraethyllead was an offensive undertaken by the Republicans during the Sahren civil war in 2246. The goal of the operation was to take the city of Klensagrad from the Klensagrad commune as it was a major point of industry, recruitment, and morale. The city of Klensagrad was subjected to fierce house to house fighting and artillery during the coarse of the battle.
Background
Following the Klensagrad commune splitting away from the Labour party, the peninsula fell into a stalemate. The republicans intended to win on the Bastian front first.
Second seige of Slovale
The pocket closed as both sides rushed to seize as much as possible, with even more forces commited than previously planned because it was revealed Junta Siege artillery was stockpiled. The Labour party quickly overran the NSP except for 3 buildings where Reydi-ako Kyrt (the NSP commander) and the remaining Strecha militia and a smaller group of NSP militia set up a last stand. The Labour party declared the city fallen despite the holdouts. A majority of the junta siege artillery was seized by the NSP and either evacuated or affixed in or near the buildings, however shell and part shortages meant they could not be used often. Labour party could not effectively organize an offensive as the buildings acted as massive pillboxes and the threat of NSP artillery seeing Labour party artillery prevented bombardment. The labour party put a skeleton force around Reydi-ako Kyrt's holdouts correctly guessing the desperate food situation.
Third siege of Slovale
Forces for the Third siege were being prepared from evacuated Nuvastian NSP militia which escaped via sea. NSP sent messages to Reydi-ako Kyrt to hold out at any cost while the relief attempt was prepared. The Republican Glazh offensive shelved these plans as the southern forces were pocketed in the western steppe, which was quickly closed due to the lack of water in the dryer weather. An operation to surround slovale was sounded as new equipment from Crytil arrived en masse. By now the supply situation of the NSP holdouts was dire, and the Labour party had nearly taken the radio station building, often shooting through holes in the floor as the defenders sought higher ground. The NSP organized the National Salvation army along with NSP militias for a breakthrough with artillery support from the Slovale pocket. The city was cut off and surrounded as the Labour party air power was beaten. The NSP holdouts (which now entirely consisted of one half strengh Strecha brigade and a single battalion of NSP militia) advanced upon hearing of this despite their malnourishment and exhaustion. By Meálhtyk 8th Reydi-ako Kyrt reunited and by the 10th the Labour party lost control of most of the city.
Operation Heteroatom
Months after the third siege ended, the Republican Guard, Lavro Loyalists, and Worker's party militia were advancing into the suburbs of Slovale. By this point the resources of the NSP and Labour party had been mostly exhausted in the fighting over the city. Air-land coordination of the Republicans left NSP defenders at severe disadvantage and a majority of the force attempted to retreat within only 5 hours of fighting. By the 13th hour the Strecha brigade officially surrendered, the last to do so.
Aftermath
The second and third Sieges of Slovale exhausted the supplies and manpower of the Labour party and NSP to a point where neither could resist the Republican Party. Production capability of both sides was limited as Slovale could not be effectively mobilized for war due to the damages and Klensagrad was cut off from the Labour party soon after the first siege ended. To make things worse, the garrisons of Klensagrad split off to become the Klensagrad Commune shortly after the third siege. In a semi-joking manner, general Karlo Frakchiya (would later become president) responded to hearing of Reydi-ako Kyrt's murder by the SRGIA as "It is a shame, we would have never beaten the Labour party if he didn't keep fighting them for us."
Casualties
Causalties are hard to estimate as the siege dragged on for many years with brief periods of inactivity. It is generally believed that 23,000 NSP were dead, 16,500 wounded, and 7000 captured. It is estimated Labour party casualties were 40% higher, at 37,000 dead and 19,000 wounded, and 10,000 captured. Republican losses are believed to be 18,000 dead, and 9000 wounded.