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|location = North Sahrland |
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|treaty/outcome = Republican victory |
|treaty/outcome = Republican victory |
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+ | |changes = Klensagrad Commune annexed by Republicans |
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+ | |force_1_header = Republicans <BR> Phoenian volunteers|force_2_header = Klensagrad Commune |
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+ | |force_1_list = Republican Guard <BR> Republican Militia |force_2_list = Klensagradite People's liberation front <BR> Partisans |
| + | |force_1_strength = 6th divizi ot Republina garda <BR> 2nd divizi ot Republina garda <BR> 23rd divizi ot Republina Dragoons Garda <BR> 1st divizi ot Republina Militziya <BR> 3rd divizi ot Republina Militziya <BR> 7th divizi Republina Militziya <BR> 24th divizi ot Republina Dragoons Militziya <BR> 25th divizi ot Republina Dragoons Militziya <BR> 16th divizi ot Republina Dragoons Militziya <BR> 18th divizi <BR> 19th divizi |force_2_strength = <BR> 1st divizi KNST <BR> 2nd divizi KNST <BR> 5th divizi KNST <BR> 6th divizi KNST <BR> 7th divizi KNST <BR> 9th divizi KNST <BR> 10th divizi KNST <BR> 11th divizi KNST <BR> 12th divizi KNST |
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| − | Operation Tetraethyllead was an offensive undertaken by the Republicans during the [[Sahren |
+ | Operation Tetraethyllead was an offensive undertaken by the Republicans during the [[Sahren Civil War]] in 2146. 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== |
==Background== |
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| − | + | The [[Klensagrad Commune]] split away from the Labour party in late 2145 and the peninsula fell into stalemate. Zokesian battleships bombarded the city afterward. The republicans held out for the beginning of 2146 as per the Strateis Bastiya. The republicans rested their troops in the peninsular front and prepared large stocks of ammunition and supplies. On Teince 14th 2146 the operation was launched. |
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| + | ==Opposing forces== |
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| − | ===Second seige of Slovale=== |
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| + | ===Republicans=== |
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| − | 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. |
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| + | Prior to the operation's launchdate the Republicans allocated 11 divisions to field group black (feldgrupa Dyb in Egercian) including the volunteer divisions. These totalled to ~82,000 soldiers of which ~24,000 were Republican Guards. Additionally the Republicans had a total of 106 aircraft, 80 tanks, and 290 field guns. Overall command of feldgrupa dyb was given to general Daria Adaman. 5 divisions were directly under Adaman's command and the remaining 6 were under [[Kirbo Lavro]]'s command. |
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| + | ===[[Klensagrad Commune]]=== |
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| + | The Klensagrad Commune was fortifying the region for many months before the operation began. The Klensagradite people's liberation front officially had 9 divisions but only had ~52,000 soldiers. A majority of these were highly experienced from previous fighting. 71 Aircraft, 40 tanks, and 360 field guns were also present. In overall command of the defence of the Klensagrad peninsula was general Duaren Yague. |
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| + | ==Course of operation== |
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| + | ===Invasion of the peninsula=== |
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| + | The operation began on Teince 14th 2146. The first and second trench lines were overwhelmed within the first day of the operation but were stopped by heavy casualties. Republican aircraft bombed roads and railways to slow the Klensagradite retreat. As the Republicans advanced into the suburbs they had to begin clearing homes one by one against Klensagradite partisans. ~6,500 Republicans perished and 40 aircraft were destroyed before even entering the city. By contrast only 3,800 Klensagradites died before falling back to [[Klensagrad]] |
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+ | ===Initial assault of Klensagrad=== |
| + | The Klensagradite people's liberation front (''Klensagradina Narodina svobodad taob'' in Egercian) were well fortified in the city leading up to the invasion. Everyone between the ages of 15-50 were called upon to fight as partisans. Republicans were unwilling to launch aerial attacks to minimize damage of the city. The battle quickly bogged down as a majority of the buildings closer to the centre were converted into bunkers. The Republicans were experienced in modern trench warfare and struggled against the guerilla campaign they were now against. [[File:Tetraethalead2.png|thumb|A Phoenian made super swift bombing targets in Klensagrad]] |
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| − | 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. |
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| + | {{Quote|Five years happened in eleven days here. Nobody can ever describe what happened at Klensagrad because nobody can remember all of this. Only the deaf slept, and only the luckiest were not in a collapsing building or buried by one at least once.|cite= Anonymous author of "Klensagrad at war"}} |
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| + | By Teince 16th the Republican Guard air-corp was completely stripped of restrictions and began a terror bombing campaign. Republicans seized the entirety of the Ormal suburbs and were entering the southern district. By Teince 17th the republicans authorized the use of tear gas in the sewers to stop the Klensagradites moving in them. At least 350 refugees were killed by fires caused by accidental ignition of the gas and another 1200 were suspected to have suffered related injuries. |
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| + | The western district did not fall until Teince 19th as it was the densest and most fortified. Offensive actions in this area took many casualties and further advanced were halted by Teince 20thth. |
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| − | ===Operation Heteroatom=== |
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| − | 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. |
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| + | ===Clearing of Goeth an tuascirt university=== |
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| + | General Duaren Yague set his headquarters up in Goeth an tuascirt university in the eastern district of the city. Surrounding buildings were converted into pillboxes. Republicans began clearing the surrounding buildings in Teince 19th and by Teince 20th advanced onto the main complex. Casualties and damages were heavy on both sides. By the 22nd the Republicans were in control of half of the complex. Counterattacks on the eastern district cut off the Republicans from the rest of the city by Teince 23rd but after two days of relentless bombardment by aircraft and artillery the Klensagradites retreated from the encirclement. There are many theories about Duaren Yague's death but the most widely accepted one is that he was killed when the ceiling collapsed due to an artillery shell. |
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| + | ===Final resistance=== |
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| + | The battle continued after the death of General Duaren Yague. The last bastion of resistance was the Klensagradina Stahlduga where refugees were attempting to escape the Republicans via the sea. The vast majority of these were forcefully turned back by Phoenian naval patrols and held in hastily constructed camps. |
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| + | [[File:Tetraethalead3.png|thumb|the wreck of KC "Midzha" after it capsized, pictured in 2154.]] |
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| + | On Teince 27th The incomplete Klensagradite destroyer "Midzha" was intentionally sank in shallow water to act as an artillery platform. A makeshift bridge was attached to a rock near the ship under heavy shellfire and it was stormed by 14 Republican guardsmen. The Republican guards were misidentified as Klensagradite partisans running supplies and targetted by republican aircraft. Two timed fuze guided bombs landed in the underwater sand near the Midzha and the blast rolled it over. The Capsizing and flooding left only 3 of the Republican Guardsmen and a singular Klensagradite surviving. This is widely regarded as the only incident of naval action in the entire war. |
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| + | After the city was captured a small amount of partisans continued to use the tunnel networks and the sewers for ambushes. A battalion of |
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| + | Republican guard shock dragoons continued fighting for another 7 days as they cleared the underground complexes. The tactics used are still controversial. Many have accused the Republican Guard of war crimes for their usage of tear gas and incendiary bombs in these enclosed spaces. Of the ~800 partisans in the sewers it is thought that 450 were killed in action, 250 died from suffocation, and 100 surrendered. |
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===Aftermath=== |
===Aftermath=== |
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| + | The end of Operation Tetraethyllead resulted in the complete destruction of the [[Klensagrad Commune]] and the seizure of Klensagrad by the Sahren Republican guard. Although most buildings were damaged, [[Klensagrad]] was a massive industrial and morale victory for the Sahren Republican guard and signified the superiority of the Republican coalition. |
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| − | 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. |
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| − | 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." |
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| + | Casualties have been hard to calculate as this battle saw some of the most extreme instances of disorganized vengeance killings during the [[Sahren Civil War]]. Republican casualties were estimated to 18000 killed. Klensagradite casualties are disputed between 15000 and 30000 killed, and are widely regarded as entirely unknown. The captured Klensagradites were made into forced prison labour to rebuild infrastructure in the city and clear minefields. Reliance on unpaid labour to rebuild broken infrastructure is widely regarded as one of the causes of the Sahren hysteria of 2160. |
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| + | The KC Midzha was still present in the shallower parts of the Klensagrad harbour for many years afterward. It slowly sank deeper into the sand and by 2158 would only pierce the surface of the water during low tide. On 2171 the [[Adaman steel company]] officially purchased permission from the city of [[Klensagrad]] to salvage the wreckage. A large portion of this reproccessed steel is suspected to have been sold to the [[Klensagrad Stahlduga]] for the ship "SN-sys". |
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| − | 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. |
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[[Category:Battles]] |
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Operation Tetraethyllead
Sahren Civil War
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| map of the frontlines as time progressed | |||||
| Location | North Sahrland | ||||
| Result | Republican victory | ||||
| Territorial Changes | Klensagrad Commune annexed by Republicans | ||||
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| Republicans Phoenian volunteers |
Klensagrad Commune | ||||
| Republican Guard Republican Militia |
Klensagradite People's liberation front Partisans |
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| 6th divizi ot Republina garda 2nd divizi ot Republina garda 23rd divizi ot Republina Dragoons Garda 1st divizi ot Republina Militziya 3rd divizi ot Republina Militziya 7th divizi Republina Militziya 24th divizi ot Republina Dragoons Militziya 25th divizi ot Republina Dragoons Militziya 16th divizi ot Republina Dragoons Militziya 18th divizi 19th divizi |
1st divizi KNST 2nd divizi KNST 5th divizi KNST 6th divizi KNST 7th divizi KNST 9th divizi KNST 10th divizi KNST 11th divizi KNST 12th divizi KNST |
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| Casualties and Losses | |||||
| 18000 killed, 21000 wounded | Unknown killed, 22000 captured. | ||||
Operation Tetraethyllead was an offensive undertaken by the Republicans during the Sahren Civil War in 2146. 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
The Klensagrad Commune split away from the Labour party in late 2145 and the peninsula fell into stalemate. Zokesian battleships bombarded the city afterward. The republicans held out for the beginning of 2146 as per the Strateis Bastiya. The republicans rested their troops in the peninsular front and prepared large stocks of ammunition and supplies. On Teince 14th 2146 the operation was launched.
Opposing forces
Republicans
Prior to the operation's launchdate the Republicans allocated 11 divisions to field group black (feldgrupa Dyb in Egercian) including the volunteer divisions. These totalled to ~82,000 soldiers of which ~24,000 were Republican Guards. Additionally the Republicans had a total of 106 aircraft, 80 tanks, and 290 field guns. Overall command of feldgrupa dyb was given to general Daria Adaman. 5 divisions were directly under Adaman's command and the remaining 6 were under Kirbo Lavro's command.
Klensagrad Commune
The Klensagrad Commune was fortifying the region for many months before the operation began. The Klensagradite people's liberation front officially had 9 divisions but only had ~52,000 soldiers. A majority of these were highly experienced from previous fighting. 71 Aircraft, 40 tanks, and 360 field guns were also present. In overall command of the defence of the Klensagrad peninsula was general Duaren Yague.
Course of operation
Invasion of the peninsula
The operation began on Teince 14th 2146. The first and second trench lines were overwhelmed within the first day of the operation but were stopped by heavy casualties. Republican aircraft bombed roads and railways to slow the Klensagradite retreat. As the Republicans advanced into the suburbs they had to begin clearing homes one by one against Klensagradite partisans. ~6,500 Republicans perished and 40 aircraft were destroyed before even entering the city. By contrast only 3,800 Klensagradites died before falling back to Klensagrad
Initial assault of Klensagrad
The Klensagradite people's liberation front (Klensagradina Narodina svobodad taob in Egercian) were well fortified in the city leading up to the invasion. Everyone between the ages of 15-50 were called upon to fight as partisans. Republicans were unwilling to launch aerial attacks to minimize damage of the city. The battle quickly bogged down as a majority of the buildings closer to the centre were converted into bunkers. The Republicans were experienced in modern trench warfare and struggled against the guerilla campaign they were now against.
| “ | Five years happened in eleven days here. Nobody can ever describe what happened at Klensagrad because nobody can remember all of this. Only the deaf slept, and only the luckiest were not in a collapsing building or buried by one at least once. | ” |
| —Anonymous author of "Klensagrad at war" | ||
By Teince 16th the Republican Guard air-corp was completely stripped of restrictions and began a terror bombing campaign. Republicans seized the entirety of the Ormal suburbs and were entering the southern district. By Teince 17th the republicans authorized the use of tear gas in the sewers to stop the Klensagradites moving in them. At least 350 refugees were killed by fires caused by accidental ignition of the gas and another 1200 were suspected to have suffered related injuries.
The western district did not fall until Teince 19th as it was the densest and most fortified. Offensive actions in this area took many casualties and further advanced were halted by Teince 20thth.
Clearing of Goeth an tuascirt university
General Duaren Yague set his headquarters up in Goeth an tuascirt university in the eastern district of the city. Surrounding buildings were converted into pillboxes. Republicans began clearing the surrounding buildings in Teince 19th and by Teince 20th advanced onto the main complex. Casualties and damages were heavy on both sides. By the 22nd the Republicans were in control of half of the complex. Counterattacks on the eastern district cut off the Republicans from the rest of the city by Teince 23rd but after two days of relentless bombardment by aircraft and artillery the Klensagradites retreated from the encirclement. There are many theories about Duaren Yague's death but the most widely accepted one is that he was killed when the ceiling collapsed due to an artillery shell.
Final resistance
The battle continued after the death of General Duaren Yague. The last bastion of resistance was the Klensagradina Stahlduga where refugees were attempting to escape the Republicans via the sea. The vast majority of these were forcefully turned back by Phoenian naval patrols and held in hastily constructed camps.
On Teince 27th The incomplete Klensagradite destroyer "Midzha" was intentionally sank in shallow water to act as an artillery platform. A makeshift bridge was attached to a rock near the ship under heavy shellfire and it was stormed by 14 Republican guardsmen. The Republican guards were misidentified as Klensagradite partisans running supplies and targetted by republican aircraft. Two timed fuze guided bombs landed in the underwater sand near the Midzha and the blast rolled it over. The Capsizing and flooding left only 3 of the Republican Guardsmen and a singular Klensagradite surviving. This is widely regarded as the only incident of naval action in the entire war.
After the city was captured a small amount of partisans continued to use the tunnel networks and the sewers for ambushes. A battalion of Republican guard shock dragoons continued fighting for another 7 days as they cleared the underground complexes. The tactics used are still controversial. Many have accused the Republican Guard of war crimes for their usage of tear gas and incendiary bombs in these enclosed spaces. Of the ~800 partisans in the sewers it is thought that 450 were killed in action, 250 died from suffocation, and 100 surrendered.
Aftermath
The end of Operation Tetraethyllead resulted in the complete destruction of the Klensagrad Commune and the seizure of Klensagrad by the Sahren Republican guard. Although most buildings were damaged, Klensagrad was a massive industrial and morale victory for the Sahren Republican guard and signified the superiority of the Republican coalition.
Casualties and aftermath
Casualties have been hard to calculate as this battle saw some of the most extreme instances of disorganized vengeance killings during the Sahren Civil War. Republican casualties were estimated to 18000 killed. Klensagradite casualties are disputed between 15000 and 30000 killed, and are widely regarded as entirely unknown. The captured Klensagradites were made into forced prison labour to rebuild infrastructure in the city and clear minefields. Reliance on unpaid labour to rebuild broken infrastructure is widely regarded as one of the causes of the Sahren hysteria of 2160.
The KC Midzha was still present in the shallower parts of the Klensagrad harbour for many years afterward. It slowly sank deeper into the sand and by 2158 would only pierce the surface of the water during low tide. On 2171 the Adaman steel company officially purchased permission from the city of Klensagrad to salvage the wreckage. A large portion of this reproccessed steel is suspected to have been sold to the Klensagrad Stahlduga for the ship "SN-sys".