Well, hopefully infiltration of the Jacobins will let us do something about their media organs if worst comes to worst. So, here's my current plan draft.
[X] Plan Homefront Focus
-[X] Accept ComStar's offer at Tier 3 with the following caveat: as a part of their payment, they will assist us with our command circuit logistics.
--[X] If the caveat is unacceptable to ComStar, agree to the Tier 2 offer instead.
-[X] Speed the Wolves Along
--[X] Taurian Concordat [-5 influence]
-[X] AP Actions
Trinity League
--[X] Republic Planetary Militia
URC
--[X] Set up a major media presence across the URC, allowing the Helghan Republic to both get a better idea on the course of public opinion across the URC and provide levers for which to influence it.
--[X] Infiltrate the Neo-Jacobins of the URC.
--[X] Task our intelligence agencies with investigating the Jacobins and determining if there's something shady causing all this.
Other
--[X] Establish a continuing effort to provide propaganda relating to the Clan war effort (lock 1 AP to propaganda)
--[X] Expand our spy satellite network in Clan occupied space
--[X] Operation Santiago Phase 5 Objectives
---[X] Send two squadrons (6) Nocti (ideally B-refits) to replace the damaged Noctis and fill the naval cap. Add additional Nocti if ConStar's efforts increase our naval cap any further. Add more Commissars as it becomes possible to do so, rotating non-shielded ones out for shielded refits. Replace Clarion Call with a fresh MAWLR-II from Helghan and return her to Helghan for repairs. Deploy the two MAWLR-IIs forward deployed on Tsitsang. Fill our remaining cap, including whatever capacity ComStar provides as part of our deal, with divisions, starting by deploying the rest of Fourth Division.
---[X] Utilizing both ground and naval reinforcements, as well as what units in theater already that can be spared from holding the line, and as many elements of the Dragoons as we can get, engage Clan Wolf with the intent of forcing the Wolves back from their salient closing in on Fort Loudon. Our goal is to secure the FRR-LC border worlds currently held by Clan Wolf from Rasalgethi to Laurent, running as far west as Benfled.
---[X] Remaining units within the FRR are to continue to hold the Gunzberg line. Naval units are to raid enemy shipping and assist in holding the line.
---[X] Offer additional WS to the DC if they are willing to support them. Request if possible that our WS be deployed to attack Snow Raven holdings.
-[X] Requisition
--[X] Primitive Pulse Laser Systems:
--[X]
Jekyll&Hyde
--[X] HSA-50 'Gunzburg' Gauss-Powered LMG
--[X] HTBA-01 Battle Armor
As the name suggests, this one puts a maximal focus on addressing the homefront issues of the Trinity League and the URC.
In the Trinity League, I think it's important that we start establishing what exactly our goal is in the Trinity League, especially if we're gonna start setting up planetary militias. And unless I've completely misread things, our overall goal with the Trinity League is annexation. Best to set the record straight on that so we can push activities that will result in that end now instead of having to catch up later.
Meanwhile, in the URC I'm focused on building ourselves up for activity next turn, setting up a major media presence while also infiltrating the Neo-Jacobins themselves, and a separate action for investigating the activities of the Neo-Jacobins to discover if they've got darker motivations for their actions.
This has left only 2 AP for other activities, which I've spent building up the spy satellite network in Clan space, and Operation Santiago itself.
This does mean a bunch of other projects like the Battle Armour Factory aren't being done, but I think it's worth it. With the ilKhan dead, the Clans are currently in chaos, which leaves this as the best opportunity we have to get our own backyard in order so that we're not distracted when they do come back in full force. Meanwhile, letting the URC deteriorate would be a disaster that gives the FedSuns an easy propaganda win of "look what happens when you leave us for ORDI."
I'm wondering if the Clan Spy Satellite Network could be exchanged for a 4th action in the URC about continuing to try and get the parties to the negotiating table, but with how prior attempts have been dismal failures, I'm not sure how useful that would be and don't really know how to word it.
EDIT: Swapped Fate of the Trinity League to propaganda after clarification and arguments for what the action actually entails is something we're not ready for.
