Operation Serket Breach

Operation Serket Breach was an anti-slavery operation of the Torch military in 1922 PD.
The target was Balcescu Station, an important slave depot operated by the Jessyk Combine in the eponymous star sytemManpower’s principal depot in the region.. ()
== Chain of Command and Order of Battle ==
Operation was conducted by Torch task force assigned to the Parmley Station. Overall command held Colonel Donald Toussaint. Major Anichka Sydorenko, RTN, was in charge with naval part of the operation.
* Hali Sowle/RTNS Bastille (FAT) - Elfride Butre, Master
* TNS Denmark Vesey (FF) - Lieutenant Commander Tunni Bayano, Commanding Officer
* TNS Gabriel Prosser (FF)
* assault partyA company of 200 troops, divided in four platoons. Carried by four assault shuttles. Including the platoon assigned to command shuttle, under the command of Lieutenant Wat Tyler. - Lieutenant Colonel Ayibongwinkosi Kabweza, senior Marine officer
== Course of Engagement ==
# Torch task group enetered the Balcescu System under the cover of harmless looking Hali Sowle, known by the space station personnel because her earlier visit there.
# At the range of c.a. 8 million kilometers from the space station Hali Sowle released frigates and assault shuttles.
# The assault party seized the space station, disposing three slavers threatening slaves lives.
# TNS Gabriel Prosser covered Hali Sowle.
# TNS Denmark Vesey chased Luigi Pirandello, forcing her to surrender and evacuate her crew with smallcrafts.
# GAUL agent blew up Luigi Pirandello destroying a pinnacle with boarding party in the same timeLieutenant Marcos Xiorro with 26 personnel killed.. Than shuttles carrying Luigi Pirandello's crew were shoot off by TNS Denmark Vesey.
# Prince Sundjata menaged to escape.
== Side Effect ==
The raid on Balcescu disturbed the Mesan Alignment's Operation Houdini with five of its prominent scientists in the process of being evacuated a the time of the raid. Two of the scientists were killed prior to the destruction of the Luigi Pirandello by their GAUL escort, while another died aboard the Prince Sundjata. The remaining two scientists were able to eventually reach the Darius System.
== References ==
Serket Breach, Operation