Kanon Campaign - Revision history

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	The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the [[Battles of the PACT Arm\|ZOCU-PACT War]] involving the Japanese-led [[PACT]] invasion of [[Kanon]] and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. The campaign took place between 14 February and 10 December, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.		The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the [[Battles of the PACT Arm\|ZOCU-PACT War]] involving the Japanese-led [[PACT]] invasion of [[Kanon]] and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. They were opposed in space by the [[ZOCU Combined Militia]] Fleet and by Kanonian terrestrial defenders on the ground supported by a small contingent of ZCM forces. The campaign took place between 14 February and 10 December, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.

	==Background==		==Background==

Maloncanth at 21:21, 4 September 2011

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	The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the [[Battles of the PACT Arm\|ZOCU-PACT War]] involving the Japanese-led PACT invasion of Kanon and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. The campaign took place between 14 February and 10 December, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.		The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the [[Battles of the PACT Arm\|ZOCU-PACT War]] involving the Japanese-led [[PACT]] invasion of [[Kanon]] and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. The campaign took place between 14 February and 10 December, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.

	==Background==		==Background==

Maloncanth at 21:20, 4 September 2011

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	The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the ZOCU-PACT War involving the Japanese-led PACT invasion of Kanon and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. The campaign took place between 14 February and 10 December, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.		The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the [[Battles of the PACT Arm\|ZOCU-PACT War]] involving the Japanese-led PACT invasion of Kanon and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. The campaign took place between 14 February and 10 December, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.

	==Background==		==Background==

Maloncanth: /* Aftermath */

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Aftermath

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	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
			Within two weeks of the battle's conclusion, Kanon agreed to release troops from the UN contingent that had been on Kanon prior to the war.

	''[[Battles of the PACT Arm\|Back]]		''[[Battles of the PACT Arm\|Back]]

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Japan-Korea Joint Army Group (Kanon)

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	17,000 troops lost<br>		17,000 troops lost<br>
	82,000 troops captured<br>		82,000 troops captured<br>
	:9,000 surviving UN troops released<br>		-9,000 surviving UN troops released<br>
	36,000 troops evacuated<br>		36,000 troops evacuated<br>
	all robots and mobile suits captured or destroyed<br>		all robots and mobile suits captured or destroyed<br>

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 As early as August, KTM Command began forming plans for a counteroffensive in case Japan chose to unilaterally withdraw from Kanon, the idea being popular for emotional reasons as well as the belief that such a victory and a capture of a large number of Japanese and Korean troops as prisoners of war would strengthen Kanon and ZOCU's position at the bargaining table. By October, military intelligence became aware of PACT war planners contemplating the same possibilities. At that point, despite continual reinforcement, losses had been so great amongst robotic forces that continual mustering of defense volunteers by the Kanonian Militia had brought the defenders to almost numerical parity, though they were considerably less well trained and equipped. Nevertheless, a sizeable proportion were transgenes and they had proven so tenacious in defense that initial concerns of a lasting insurgency had been entirely replaced with concern of whether the war could be won at all despite Kanon's war economy being near the breaking point. Meanwhile, attrition had taken a toll on aerospace assets and PACT forces were at the limit of what the insecure logistical trail and public back home would support. Although confident that the JSDF-led fleet in orbit would hold against any ZOCU counterattack, plans were made for an emergency evacuation just in case.
 Japan having made no overtures for negotiated peace and with the planned attack in space by the ZOCU Combined Fleet upcoming, the Kanonian Militia launched a full scale counteroffensive on the ground. PACT forces responded (as they had done before to any spike in ZOCU military activity on the ground) with vigorous air attacks but these had to be halted within a week as a decisive engagement in space became imminent.
 ==Aftermath==
 ''[[Battles of the PACT Arm|Back]]

Maloncanth at 21:02, 4 September 2011

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	==Initial Phase==		==Initial Phase==
	Operation Burst Angel organised three field corps totalling approximately 168,000 PACT troops of which upwards of 40% were autonomous robotic soldiers. These reinforced the roughly 8,000 troops that were holding a number of prepared UN enclaves against intermittent probing and harassment. The vast bulk of ground forces were provided by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and Republic of Korea Army with other PACT nations providing only about 4,000 troops total, mostly in support roles. The JSDF had the larger force, but made much heavier use of autonomous robotic soldiers such that the Koreans actually outnumbered the Japanese in terms of humans. By contrast, the ground forces available to the Kanonian ~~Terrestrial~~ Militia consisted of around 20,000 troops, 16,000 reservists, about 16,000 additional emergency volunteers and a small contingent of 3,000 pan-ZOCU forces under the banner of the ZOCU Combined Militia. This 3:1 numerical disadvantage was exacerbated by the superior number of semi-autonomous and remote-control drones available to the PACT army.		Operation Burst Angel organised three field corps totalling approximately 168,000 PACT troops of which upwards of 40% were autonomous robotic soldiers. These reinforced the roughly 8,000 troops that were holding a number of prepared UN enclaves against intermittent probing and harassment. The vast bulk of ground forces were provided by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and Republic of Korea Army with other PACT nations providing only about 4,000 troops total, mostly in support roles. The JSDF had the larger force, but made much heavier use of autonomous robotic soldiers such that the Koreans actually outnumbered the Japanese in terms of humans. By contrast, the ground forces available to the Kanonian Militia consisted of around 20,000 troops, 16,000 reservists, about 16,000 additional emergency volunteers and a small contingent of 3,000 pan-ZOCU forces under the banner of the ZOCU Combined Militia. This 3:1 numerical disadvantage was exacerbated by the superior number of semi-autonomous and remote-control drones available to the PACT army.

	Unsurprisingly, the normally divisive Kanonian military command agreed unanimously that the only reasonable course of action was to conduct a prolonged defense and wear the war down to a trickle until the logistical balance shifted in Kanon's favor or the Union managed to muster a major counterattack. Despite unexpected losses in space and an equally unexpectedly high rate of loss for its robotic troops, the PACT ground forces' early gains were rapid. By the middle of March however, the rain season had turned much of the lowlands and rainforests into treacherous morasses. Kanonian sappers destroyed vast lengths of road along the PACT's axis of advance with both explosives and landslides, further hindering fast movement. PACT forces did enjoy air superiority however, and would retain that advantage for most of the campaign.		Unsurprisingly, the normally divisive Kanonian military command agreed unanimously that the only reasonable course of action was to conduct a prolonged defense and wear the war down to a trickle until the logistical balance shifted in Kanon's favor or the Union managed to muster a major counterattack. Despite unexpected losses in space and an equally unexpectedly high rate of loss for its robotic troops, the PACT ground forces' early gains were rapid. By the middle of March however, the rain season had turned much of the lowlands and rainforests into treacherous morasses. Kanonian sappers destroyed vast lengths of road along the PACT's axis of advance with both explosives and landslides, further hindering fast movement. PACT forces did enjoy air superiority however, and would retain that advantage for most of the campaign.
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	'''Commander''': Great Duke Akira Sumeragi<br>		'''Commander''': Great Duke Akira Sumeragi<br>
	'''Forces''':<br>		'''Forces''':<br>
	20,000 ~~KTM~~ troops<br>		20,000 KM troops<br>
	16,000 ~~KTM~~ reservists<br>		16,000 KM reservists<br>
	3,000 ZCM mobile forces<br>		3,000 ZCM mobile forces<br>
	16,000 volunteers<br>		16,000 volunteers<br>
	'''Casualties''':<br>		'''Casualties''':<br>
	3,500 ~~KTM~~ troops<br>		3,500 KM troops<br>
	500 ZCM mobile forces<br>		500 ZCM mobile forces<br>
	4,000 volunteers<br>		4,000 volunteers<br>
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	'''Commander''': Great Duke Akira Sumeragi<br>		'''Commander''': Great Duke Akira Sumeragi<br>
	'''Forces 12 May, 2186''':<br>		'''Forces 12 May, 2186''':<br>
	36,000 ~~KTM~~ troops<br>		36,000 KM troops<br>
	2,500 ZCM mobile forces<br>		2,500 ZCM mobile forces<br>
	60,000 volunteers<br>		60,000 volunteers<br>
	'''Reinforcements''':<br>		'''Reinforcements''':<br>
	75,000 volunteers (by August 2186)<br>		75,000 volunteers (by August 2186)<br>
	4,000 ZCM mobile forces (Cosmos Glide)<br>		3,000 ZCM mobile forces (Cosmos Glide)<br>
	'''Casualties''':<br>		'''Casualties''':<br>
	7,500 ~~KTM~~ troops<br>		7,500 KM troops<br>
	500 ZCM mobile forces<br>		500 ZCM mobile forces<br>
	22,000 volunteers<br>		22,000 volunteers<br>
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	33,000 JSDF troops<br>		33,000 JSDF troops<br>
	58,000 ROKA troops<br>		58,000 ROKA troops<br>
			4,000 pan-PACT troops<br>
	66,000 JSDF robots<br>		66,000 JSDF robots<br>
	9,000 ROKA robots<br>		9,000 ROKA robots<br>
	~~4,000 pan-PACT troops<br>~~
	'''Reinforcements''':<br>		'''Reinforcements''':<br>
	12,000 JSDF troops<br>		12,000 JSDF troops<br>
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	50,000 robots<br>		50,000 robots<br>

	==~~Electors' Offensive~~==		==Plan 12.8==
			As early as August, KTM Command began forming plans for a counteroffensive in case Japan chose to unilaterally withdraw from Kanon, the idea being popular for emotional reasons as well as the belief that such a victory and a capture of a large number of Japanese and Korean troops as prisoners of war would strengthen Kanon and ZOCU's position at the bargaining table. By October, military intelligence became aware of PACT war planners contemplating the same possibilities. At that point, despite continual reinforcement, losses had been so great amongst robotic forces that continual mustering of defense volunteers by the Kanonian Militia had brought the defenders to almost numerical parity, though they were considerably less well trained and equipped. Nevertheless, a sizeable proportion were transgenes and they had proven so tenacious in defense that initial concerns of a lasting insurgency had been entirely replaced with concern of whether the war could be won at all despite Kanon's war economy being near the breaking point. Meanwhile, attrition had taken a toll on aerospace assets and PACT forces were at the limit of what the insecure logistical trail and public back home would support. Although confident that the JSDF-led fleet in orbit would hold against any ZOCU counterattack, plans were made for an emergency evacuation just in case.

			Japan having made no overtures for negotiated peace and with the planned attack in space by the ZOCU Combined Fleet upcoming, the Kanonian Militia launched a full scale counteroffensive on the ground. PACT forces responded (as they had done before to any spike in ZOCU military activity on the ground) with vigorous air attacks but these had to be halted within a week as a decisive engagement in space became imminent.

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

	''[[Battles of the PACT Arm\|Back]]		''[[Battles of the PACT Arm\|Back]]

Maloncanth: /* Continuation */

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Continuation

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	'''Reinforcements''':<br>		'''Reinforcements''':<br>
	75,000 volunteers (by August 2186)<br>		75,000 volunteers (by August 2186)<br>
	2,000 ZCM mobile forces (Cosmos Glide)<br>		4,000 ZCM mobile forces (Cosmos Glide)<br>
	'''Casualties''':<br>		'''Casualties''':<br>
	7,500 KTM troops<br>		7,500 KTM troops<br>

Maloncanth at 18:32, 4 September 2011

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	The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the ZOCU-PACT War involving the Japanese-led PACT invasion of Kanon and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. The campaign took place between February 14 and December 10, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.		The '''Kanon Campaign''' was a major front of the ZOCU-PACT War involving the Japanese-led PACT invasion of Kanon and various orbital and planetary actions within the rest of the star system. The campaign took place between 14 February and 10 December, 2186 and was referred to within PACT forces as '''Operation Burst Angel'''. Initially envisioned as a fast-paced operation with overwhelming forces to restore Japanese control over Kanon, the battle for orbital control over Kanon proved extremely costly for PACT with ZOCU light elements able to launch devastating strikes on some divisions while they were still in transit. Once ground operations began, Kanon's terrain, climate and unexpectedly stiff resistance quickly bogged the assault down within a month of its start. ZOCU was also able to run the prototypes and technical blueprints of the then new OMF-06 ''Hoplite'' off of Kanon, a success which was to have serious strategic consequences for both PACT and the EU in space. For months, determined resistance on the ground was able to keep PACT forces from delivering a decisive blow despite steady escalation whereas PACT was never able to achieve full orbital supremacy nor completely stem the trickle of reinforcement and resupply to defenders on the ground. ZOCU raiders also inflicted significant losses in the starways behind PACT's front lines, complicating the logistical difficulties already faced by General Takeda. By December, the ZOCU Combined Fleet was once again ready for action and this time dealt a decisive defeat to PACT space forces, leaving ZOCU with control of Kanonian space and over seventy thousand prisoners of war in captivity.

	==Background==		==Background==
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	20,000 KTM troops<br>		20,000 KTM troops<br>
	16,000 KTM reservists<br>		16,000 KTM reservists<br>
	3,000 ZCM<br>		3,000 ZCM mobile forces<br>
	16,000 volunteers<br>		16,000 volunteers<br>
	'''Casualties''':<br>		'''Casualties''':<br>
	3,500 KTM<br>		3,500 KTM troops<br>
	500 ZCM<br>		500 ZCM mobile forces<br>
	4,000 volunteers<br>		4,000 volunteers<br>

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	'''Forces''':<br>		'''Forces''':<br>
	8,000 UN troops<br>		8,000 UN troops<br>
	32,000 ~~Japanese~~ troops<br>		32,000 JSDF troops<br>
	60,000 ~~Japanese robotic~~ troops<br>		60,000 ROKA troops<br>
	60,000 ~~Korean troops~~<br>		60,000 JSDF robots<br>
	12,000 ~~Korean~~ robots<br>		12,000 ROKA robots<br>
	4,000 pan-PACT troops<br>		4,000 pan-PACT troops<br>
	'''Casualties''':<br>		'''Casualties''':<br>
	28,000 lost in space<br>		28,000 lost in space<br>
	5,000 humans<br>		5,000 humans<br>
	21,000 robots<br>		15,000 robots<br>

	==Continuation==		==Continuation==
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	Offworld, liaisons and diplomats mounted pressure on Londenium to provide relief to the ground forces on Kanon and Choson and eventually overruled the misgivings of Lord Dorington and many other Londener naval officers. The result was Operation Cosmos Glide, a costly battle that likely delayed the Second Battle of Kanonian Sky, and therefore the liberation of Kanon, due to battle damage sustained. Nevertheless, ZOCU space forces managed to briefly break the blockades over both planets to land much-needed material and modest mobile suit-equipped reinforcements. From PACT's perspective, the daring and tactical success of the raid spooked both Japan and Korea, contributing to the decision to cede the initiative while heavily securing lines of communication and accelerating development of mobile weapons. Thereafter, the ground offensive ground to a stalemate with PACT forces controlled roughly 70% of surface territory within the scope of the operation.		Offworld, liaisons and diplomats mounted pressure on Londenium to provide relief to the ground forces on Kanon and Choson and eventually overruled the misgivings of Lord Dorington and many other Londener naval officers. The result was Operation Cosmos Glide, a costly battle that likely delayed the Second Battle of Kanonian Sky, and therefore the liberation of Kanon, due to battle damage sustained. Nevertheless, ZOCU space forces managed to briefly break the blockades over both planets to land much-needed material and modest mobile suit-equipped reinforcements. From PACT's perspective, the daring and tactical success of the raid spooked both Japan and Korea, contributing to the decision to cede the initiative while heavily securing lines of communication and accelerating development of mobile weapons. Thereafter, the ground offensive ground to a stalemate with PACT forces controlled roughly 70% of surface territory within the scope of the operation.

			===Kanonian Terrestrial Militia===
			'''Commander''': Great Duke Akira Sumeragi<br>
			'''Forces 12 May, 2186''':<br>
			36,000 KTM troops<br>
			2,500 ZCM mobile forces<br>
			60,000 volunteers<br>
			'''Reinforcements''':<br>
			75,000 volunteers (by August 2186)<br>
			2,000 ZCM mobile forces (Cosmos Glide)<br>
			'''Casualties''':<br>
			7,500 KTM troops<br>
			500 ZCM mobile forces<br>
			22,000 volunteers<br>

			===Operation Burst Angel===
			'''Commander''': General Ichiro Takeda<br>
			'''Forces 12 May, 2186''':<br>
			8,000 UN troops<br>
			33,000 JSDF troops<br>
			58,000 ROKA troops<br>
			66,000 JSDF robots<br>
			9,000 ROKA robots<br>
			4,000 pan-PACT troops<br>
			'''Reinforcements''':<br>
			12,000 JSDF troops<br>
			12,000 ROKA troops<br>
			2,000 pan-PACT troops<br>
			40,000 JSDF robots<br>
			8,000 ROKA robots<br>
			2,000 pan-PACT robots<br>
			'''Casualties''':<br>
			10,000 humans<br>
			50,000 robots<br>

	==Electors' Offensive==		==Electors' Offensive==

Maloncanth: /* Operation Burst Angel */

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Operation Burst Angel

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	12,000 Korean robots<br>		12,000 Korean robots<br>
	4,000 pan-PACT troops<br>		4,000 pan-PACT troops<br>
	'''~~Casualtie~~''':<br>		'''Casualties''':<br>
	28,000 lost in space<br>		28,000 lost in space<br>
	5,000 humans<br>		5,000 humans<br>