Case Riposte

Case Riposte was the Royal Manticoran Navy contingency plan that covered every imaginable set of circumstances in the event of war between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the People's Republic of Haven. 
In March 1905 PD, First Space Lord Thomas Caparelli activated Riposte Gamma in response to the Havenite attacks on Yeltsin's Star and Hancock early in the First Havenite-Manticoran War. 
In September 1905 PD, the RMN had completed most of Riposte Gamma's stipulated objectives, but could not continue to prosecute the war because of Parliament's failure to enact a formal declaration of war. A month later, Admiral Caparelli continued to operate well beyond Riposte Gamma's theoretical limitations in order to keep any kind of momentum on Manticore's side. By December 1905 PD, the RMN had completed all of Riposte Gamma's immediate objectives, requiring the RMN to stand down offensive operations in the absence of a declaration of war. It wouldn't be until April 1906 PD that the RMN would resume offensive operations. ()
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