Operation: Blackout

Operation: Blackout was the first military operation of the Ciutric War, its aimed goal was the capitulation of the Ciutric Hegemony to the Galactic Empire however its war goals were not met in any regards resulting in the abandoning of the Operation.

Background
assigned Thorus Markand of the Tenth Fleet Company, to design a strategy that would force the Ciutric to capitulate and sign a treaty as soon as possible, whilst also succeeding in the goal of capturing the Vinsoth and D'Astan Domains. Markand designed a strategy based around an offensive to capture the Vinsoth Domain and would then move onto capturing planets in the Royal Province by moving along the.

Markand combined his fleets stationed at and  at Drackmar Strategic Naval Shipyard along with troop transports from. Mean whilst he ordered the 41st and 42nd Fleets to gather over due to the gathering of a large Ciutric fleet over.

Rex Romulus Thryde leader of the Ciutric Hegemony ordered Duke-General Armitage Krux and his Knight-Admiral Galen Panthagus to gather the forces of the Tragan Cluster and assemble them at for an attack down the  or to defend the Hegemony from the Western Front.

Duke-General Romnus Kladaus and his Baron-Admiral Merthden D’Astan were ordered to mass their forces in the D’Astan Domain at Axxila to bolster the planets defenses.

In the Vinsoth Domain, Duke-General Achide Krinthage and Paladin-Admiral Relisc Throphan were ordered to gather their combined forces at Fere but to still spread out their forces amongst each planet so as to defend the Southern Front or to attack Botajef.

Rex Thryde directed Duke-Admiral Maldkoon Fallmus and his Chancellor-General Jungish Oplovis to concentrate the forces of the Morshdine Province at Camden.

Duke-Admiral Ryth Writein and Knight-General Ulzimp Plooj were commanded to divide their forces sending half to Fere and the rest to Camden so as to fully utilise all ships of the Hegemony in the upcoming war.

Rex Thryde also ordered for his children Prince-Admiral Verciage and Princess-Admiral Offeeil to bolster the fleets of Krux and Krinthage respectively with the Second and Third Royal Fleets.