Editing Taros Campaign (section)

==The First Intervention==

Quickly, they began to plan. The second company, along with elements of the [[Scout_Squad|scouts]] and First companies were rallied, and deployed to the system. Plans were made, which is somewhat surprising for a faction who traditionally is known for shoot first, ask questions later. It consisted of several plans, all of which were designed with clear intent.

1: Assault the Governor's palace. This would allow immediate killing of the primary suspected traitor, and be a show of power to the ruling elite, T'au, and general populace. Deployments of heavy weapon assets and additional forces could then begin once the palace had been secured.

2: If Governor is not present at the Palace, deploy heavy assets immediately to subdue hostile elements and begin with follow up raids on several nearby suspected hiding sites, in order to limit casualties and maximize effectiveness.

3: If resistance is too great or plan 2 has failed, withdraw to orbit and [[Dick|nuke the Capital]] (Tarokeen). This gesture would weaken the resolve of the remaining populace and turn them against those who had courted the T'au.

Captain Aramos, the Marine in charge of the operation, planned a multistage initial strike. Assault and [[Tactical Squad]]s would be launched by [[Drop pod]] into the governmental complex that is the Governor's palace, and go to work. The tactical squads would block the primary entrances and stymie the flow of [[PDF]] reinforcements, while the assault teams would move on to find the Governor. [[Terminators]] would stand by to be deployed from the ship on the Governor's position to quickly cut him down, before the other phases of the plans could commence.

If they failed to find him initially, they would move to plan 2, deploying scouts, [[Devastator_Squad|Devastators]], and [[Dreadnoughts]] from orbit to perform other strikes to kill the Governor, then initiate a full withdrawl by Thunderhawk afterwards, and would be the same for Plan 3.

Simultaneously, the Adpetus Arbites had received orders to strike at the Mine Owners and arrest them, before handing them over to Aramos after the conclusion of the battle in the city.

Keep in mind, these are not horribly strong elements. They lack vehicles, serious air support, and elite dreadnoughts. This was primarily a surgical strike, not an attempt to seize the planet. It was a show of force to scare the Taros populace and elite back into line.