Operation Benzene
Operation Benzene was an joint secret operation undertaken by the Sahren Korych and Navy to covertly seize assets from Tsaregorodtsev Aviation and bring them to mainland Sahr before Bastia could leave the commonwealth.
The Operation transported more than 2000 items of varying character and has been valued at 9,000,000 to 13,000,000 Rút in terms of intellectual property. Assets were then funneled into existing or new military industrial organizations in Sahrland. The massive variance in estimations is due to the operation still being classified.
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Operation Benzene
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| Member of the Korych standing guard | |||||
| General Nature | Covert | ||||
| Location | Bastia | ||||
| Attendance | Sahr Bastia |
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Background
- See Also: the Aughtafael coup
The 2197 failed coup in bastia by the SRGIA and members of the Bastian military escalated tensions within the commonwealth to a breaking point. During the crisis a secret meeting was held by the highest ranking members of the Sahren government to quickly bring the situation under control, and a contingency called Operation Pyridine was drafted. It would have entailed an operation to secure the ports at Vuchalla and funnel Sahren Republican Guards dragoons into Bastia and forcefully seize control of the city, along with several other points of strategic interest. While this plan was not launched there was a smaller portion specifically relating to the Tsaregorodtsev Aviation facilities and how the Korych and Republican Guards would go about relocating them.
A smaller scale operation focusing purely on the Korych element began planning in early Khelad when it became imminant there was no stopping the Commonwealth dissolution. The Republican Guard was completely removed from the operation as their political loyalty could not be assured, and the Sahren Navy was brought in to aid the transport of assets.
Course of the Operation
Preparation
On Khelad 12th SN Ako and Abalta left for Bastia along with auxiliary ships No.27, 22, and 32.