Operation Westcott

Operation Westcott was a counter-insurgency operation carried out by the Confederate Black Fleet in response to a Hegemonic incursion.

The Hegemony had been planning a serious incursion into Confederate space for a considerable period of time, and thanks to Confederate intelligence efforts, was exposed and compromised early. However, rather than openly expose the plans, the Confederation decided to take the opportunity to counter-attack while deceiving the Hegemonic forces.

In the early part of xxxx, the Henry Security forces massed in the fringe Perral system, and waited. Meanwhile the Confederate Data Collection Agency (Black Fleet Intel.) actively sent misleading reports to the Hegemonic forces that all was normal in Confederate space. This was no small feat, and remains among the top five most successful operations ever carried out by the CDCA.

Once the Hegemony commenced the attack, (committing the lion's share of forces in the area) experienced line duty forces held them off capably, while the Black Fleet moved into Hegemonic space, wreaking havoc with communications and supply lines, as well as decimating reserve forces.

The Henry forces were quickly routed losing the majority of their front line units. In addition, two capitol ships were severely damaged, and one Ship-of-the-Line was nearly lost (with the Hegemonic commander aboard).

The ambush was an enormous embarrassment to the Hegemony, and incursions were held off for three years afterward, allowing the Confederation valuable time to build up capability in both tactical and intelligence theaters of conflict.