Operation Osiris
From Drew's Battletech Wiki
- Invasion by 2nd RSAB against Black Earth to gather intel, capture technology and prisoners - July 17th 3051
- Extensive use of 2 Oracle class ships
- 2 heavy cruisers destroyed Clan destroyer at Nadir point in a surprise attack (with mass drivers & help from an Oracle)
- 9 Capital ships used not including Oracles
- Eliminated most of Clan Jade Falcon's defensive and detection capabilities from orbit (Oracle class ship)
- Dropped 4 brigades on the planet
- Clan Jade Falcon had a combination of front-line and 2nd-line troops but had already moved on for the next wave of attack - members were part of the 9th Talon Cluster and 2nd Provisional Garrison Cluster
- Extensive aerospace support
- Captured nearly all aerospace fighters and pilots on ground (14 fighters - 20 pilots)
- Captured half of the elementals (62 suits & 77 pilots)
- Captured 30 % of battlemechs and 50% of pilots including 2 blood-named individuals (12 'mechs - 19 pilots)
- Captured 90% of techical and support personnel (147)
- Destroyed all dropships on the ground
- unknown old automated Radio telescope array picked up jump signatures - Jade Falcons confused by results - blamed other clans
- Captial ships "glassed" all battlefields and potential witnesses from orbit
- From opening attack to departure from system, operation took 6 hours 17 minutes - Falcons caught totally by surprise
- 7 fatalities and another 14 injured - no battlemechs or fighters lost & all other equipment recovered