Operation Red Thunder

Operation Red Thunder is the name of the planned ground war on Mars to combat the increasingly hostile Brotherhood of Free Mars.

Goals

In order of importance:

• Protection of UN civillians and holdings on Mars

• Protection of the Belnar ruins on Mars

• Removal of the Brotherhood of Free Mars as a credible threat to the safety United Nations holdings on Mars

• Liberation of Federation citizens and holdings occupied by the Brotherhood of Free Mars

Assigned units

Commanding Officer: Lt. Gen. Berryjon

Senior Officer, Orbital Assets: Cpt. Sad King Billy

Senior Officer, UNIN Spec Ops: Cmdr. Prof. Snark, CA Iunnrais

• 77th Engineer Brigade

• 78th Engineer Brigade

• 79th Mobile Infantry Battalion

• 80th Mobile Infantry Battalion

• 81st Mobile Infantry Battalion

• Belnar Imperium Exploration Corps

• 2nd Cruiser Squadron

• UNIN Special Forces Team

Secondary Orders

All Units

• Hostilities are to be opened once all assigned ground units are in position.

• If feasible, Soman and other high-ranking BFM members are to be captured alive for questioning and trial.

• Surrendering BFM combatants are to be detained and treated as PoWs in accordance to the Geneva treaty, UN law and international law.

• Civillian casualties, regardless of nationality, are to be minimised.

Orbital Assets

• Orbital Bombardment is authorised if more lives are estimated to be saved by doing so than will be lost as collatteral damage, or if ordered by Red Thunder command.

• The International Red Cross is to be given full access to surplus transport space aboard Lictor class troop transports.

Spec Ops

• Gather intel for operation Red Thunder

• Run counterespionage against BFM infiltrators

• Report on any other useful information encountered during the operation