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You'd think Terra would have little forces on Terra at this time, ripe for conquest. Even just an interdiction on the system.

As I saw someone say Wolf Dragoons could provide the needed know how to get the houses up to speed on their own production and maintenance of HPGs

Wouldn't that stick a craw up Comstars butt.

What affect would this on Hanse Davions death would isis and sun tzu still get engaged

Remember Sun Tzu only wanted to marry Isis for political gain.  I think "Thomas" still didn't want his "Daughter" to marry him but did it as a political break on the FedCom.  It was a long engagement that lasted until Sun Tzu found Naomi in the Magistracy and formed the Trinity Alliance.  Which put him on parity with the FWL adding Taurian and Canopus troops to his Order of Battle when needed.  Without Danai Dying in the great refusal she would still be heir.  However, I think Sun Tzu would have figured something out like he did with the Taurian's. 

Just looked at Sarna for Bulldog.  The Com Guards commited 12 Divisions to that Operation plus the 2nd Division to Serpent.  The Combine had 38 regiments.  The LAAF/FedCom (I would put these numbers together at this point as I don't see Katherine ripping the Commonwealth apart without the other things in play such as the Word of Blake looking to cause as much disruption as possible.) deployed a combined 14 regiments 9 of those were RCT's plus the Kathil Uhlans and the Eridani  Light Horse who were still under contract to the Commonwealth prior to selection for Operation Serpent.

The FWL only deployed 3 regiments, the Capellans deployed 4 along with the 1st Canopus Cuirassiers, St. Ives deployed 2 brigades, the FRR deployed the 3rd Drakons and the Exiled Wolves 5 Clusters.  Another 3 or 4 regiments of mercenaries in support. 

I can still see the FedCom deploying at least 10 brigades (I say this because they won't just deploy a 'Mech regiment) to assist the Combine, another 2 from the Compact and possibly the Capellans.  If only for the combat experience and the technology.  The Wolves would still deploy if they were not going to target the Falcons with the rest of the FedCom.  I can see this Allied force targeting the Jaguars because as Takrio stated they are the weakest. 

Here is the kicker.  Without the Star League backing them.  I see the Crusader Wolves, Falcons, Vipers, and others renewing the invasion.  I believe the threat of the balance of the Lyran, Free Worlds and Capellan militaries moving against the rest of the occupation zones kept the Falcons and Wolves in check.  The Bears were already secretly moving everything to the OZ themselves so they wouldn't want to poke them with a stick.

agreed on to early for Bulldog.  that's just to show that the Combine and the FedCom have the forces without the rest of the Inner Sphere.  So trying to wrangle ComStar into it for unity sake isn't needed. 

Here is a crazy thought. With CS/FWL/CC alliance I see FedCom reinforcing the Sarna March heavily from units in the Sun's State Command. 

I also see Melissa Steiner-Davion living or at least being assassinated directly by ComStar and not the weird twists from WoB through Katherine and Ryan Steiner.  (At least that's my theory. )

I could definitely see FedCom unity.  Especially if Com Star attacks shortly after the assassination.   I could also see the Black Dragons making a move on Theodore and trying to use Takashi as a puppet.

Don't forget the Diamond Sharks was also a reinforcement clan.

Correction. I just looked again the Reserve Clans all came into play on Tukayyid.  The Vipers and Cats actively had corridors.  The Sharks were in the reserve for the Bears.

another thing to think about.  ComStar can't start out the War in an Asymmetrical assault.  Fighting from all of their garrisons or even concentrated in Division size from across the Innet Sphere.  They are all on Tukayyid right now and battered to hell from that fight.  They lost 40% outright dead and more wounded.  Not all of the wounded will be able to recover from injuries.  Call it minimum of 60% of ComStar gone.  So out of the 12 Armies and 72 Divisions they have what 28.8 divisions left?  They would now most likely wouldn't be allowed to return to their garrisons in the Combine and FedCom without Focht and Mori to smooth things over.

Focht did a Tour of the InnerSphere in canon (ComStar Sourcebook) to negotiate new service contracts with the Great Houses. It is difficult to see Waterly doing the same except with the Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation.

I would think a number of ComGuards would defect to whatever counter agency is born by Mori. Likely granted asylum by the FedCom and Draconis Combine these disaffected veterans would garrison the new secular HPG network. However, Waterly will attempted to spin the news of Focht's 'death' in my vision of events just as he did with her in canon. No doubt much of the organization will hang in the balance whoever is believed.

Your right Bradshaw, the only military forces other than Brion's Legion might be the Training Units at Sandhurst and on Mars. ROM security forces are no doubt present as well and Focht seemed to secure everything nicely in canon for his takeover. In this chaotic situation without him to stabilize things who knows what happens? Plus don't discount the possibility of some super secret Blakist force striking after his death. I wouldn't have more than a battalion of Mechs in this ad hoc Blakist response but it could further a Terran Civil War.

I didn't think ComStar had the Fax machines.  I do know Combine captured some during the War of 39.