Post by lunarisse on Jan 26, 2019 21:14:38 GMT
Medal Text:
Awarded to Pilots who participated in any of the engagements or tasks in Operation Shatterpoint, a series of diversionary raids conducted in Matari high security space over two days in connection with the Thebeka Campaign in YC121
"I’d like to remind you that we have been attacked in our home bases. We may have clones but we cannot not physically be in two places at once..." Azazel Drakonis, Electus Matari.
Additional Comments by Lunarisse:
Operation Shatterpoint
As part of 'Operation Shatterpoint', LUMEN struck an Electus Matari POCO and Astrahaus in Matari high sec in Ahner and Osoggur. The raid was launched via BLOPS procedures. It was the first BLOPS operation in SFRIM (and LUMEN) history. Fleet Commander for the "LUMEN Light Brigade" was Reginald Sakikabara. Participants were Akali Sharisa, Aria Jenneth, Coulter Phelps, Karmilla Strife, Kerr Azor, Lunarisse Aspenstar, Lyra North-Onren, Michiko Soikutsu, Shalee Lianne, Thulla Icin. Besides letting Electus Matari know that the Amarr could strike into their space, timers were set timers which had the potential to create conflicts of interest with certain timers in the Amarr Domain Region.
The next day to keep the pressure on and to lend credence to the timer of an Astrahaus that was close in time to a certain Fortizar in Sarum Prime, a joint LUMEN/IRED raid struck the armor timer of the Electus Matari citadel in Osoggur. Skirmishing resulted between the Kirin/Harpy fleet and the Electus Matari Cerebuses, with heavy losses on the Electus Matari side (two cerberus and a caracal navy issue to one kirin). Eventually, the active Matari militia was summoned a final battle occurred in Adudban. Electus Matari lost five more cerberus, one caraval navy issue, and one caracal. The Matari militia lost two thrashers. (1,515,664,959.78 isk value) In trade 4 Kirins and 3 Harpies (412,493,291.39 isk value). The battle report for Adudban is attached (( zkillboard.com/related/30002507/201901120500/ ))
Fleet Commander was John Revenant. Participants from LUMEN were: Aria Jenneth, Garion Avarr , Kerr Azor, Lunarisse Aspenstar, Thulla Icin Participants from I-Red were: Donaganstails, Grantness, Harry Busche, Khromace, Michiko Soikutsu, Radash Koli, Taksuenn Isa, Vampire Oriki, Valdezi. Participants in this battle are being awarded - Sword of the Righteous - ‘Flight of the Harpies’.
As a footnote, when asked why Electus Matari did not defend the Fortizar in Sarum Prime of one of the Matari parties involved in Thebeka, Azazel Drakonis of Electus Matari responded "I’d like to remind you that we have been attacked in our home bases. We may have clones but we cannot not physically be in two places at once..." Whether it is the actual reason, one does not know definitively, of course.