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Nov 15 – The Duchy of Small launches an attack on the nearby planet of Sheratan, to incorporate it into the Duchy forcibly. With almost a regiment of ad hoc BattleMech forces assaulting aplenty with two battalions of vehicles, this won’t take long.
Nov 19 - We take two major communiqués from planets by Small World. The first is Fletcher. Fearing it being taken over by The Duchy of Small, they want to open negotiations for defense. They asked for aid from the Successor States but have gotten no assistance. They really just want to be left alone, but they have no desire to enter the Duchy of Small.
Fletcher had pro-Liao rebels strike, but the locals managed to hold them off and handle them themselves after the Lyran forces left. The HPG station was destroyed but just rebuilt by ComStar a month ago. With no aid given by the FedCom or the Alliance, the local forces just wanted to be left alone, and yet, now it seems they are next on the Duchy’s hit list. Therefore, they would like to join us, and we can garrison troops on their planet. We agree, and the Coalition offers to invest some money in their economy if they want to, but they don’t need it. They are proud in their self-sufficiency.
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