Charlottesborg Mutiny: Difference between revisions
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As the Committee for Justice and Salvation sought to assess the situation, the Guard's last scraps of airpower were brought into play. While the remnants of the Volscine Air Force that it had inherited were now either lost at Charlottesborg International or otherwise in rebel hands, the Guard still operated nine Cryrian-built Örn 105G trainer aircraft, which had continued to receive servicing and support during the Civil War. These aircraft had been based at the Silkelev Air Base and offered a limited attack capability. Though relatively rudimentary, the Loyalists benefitted from a lack of opposition in the air and the lack of effective air defenses available to the rebels.
Loyalist sources had previously reported that the Committee was using municipal offices in Sargos as a headquarters, and the location was now targeted by four 105Gs equipped with Rb 05 guided missiles. Just prior to takeoff, the target was instead changed to a previously unknown mobile command center that had been set up outside the town.
.Panariello's injuries made it apparent that the coup was beginning to come undone. It was already clear that the Committee's expectation of minimal resistance had not panned out and resulted in the failure to seize objectives in the city of Charlottesborg. While some important targets such as the airport had fallen, the Ducal government remained intact and in control of most of the capital. Many units and officers whose loyalty had been relied on were now under arrest or had simply elected not to act, and the spate of defections was placing the coup in serious jeopardy. The fact that the Loyalists had known where to strike also raised serious questions.
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