Operation Thunder Storm

Operation Thunder Storm

Operation Thunder Storm was the Mission Code name for the third stage of the attacks by United Earth on the Xunx, the Freons and the Ferons.

It began with Operation Steam Roller in which Robotic Planet Buster Bomb s were rained on every known Xunx World. Next came Operation Fire Storm  doing the same against the Freons and finally Operation Thunder Storm against the Ferons.

Within 3 months 3 civilizations were completely eradicated by the Humans of Terra ,
 * Operation Fire Storm released 257,000 Robotic Core Busters, 270,000 Bio Eradicators and 200,000 Nuclear Igniters against 89 Targeted (Freon Worlds and Moons.) The attack came so fast and was so unexpected that the Freons could not react fast enough to even put up defenses. It is known to the First Galactic Council (and the 2nd) as the 2nd Terran Atrocity
 * Operation Thunder Storm released 533,000 Robotic Core Busters 455,000 Bio Eradicators and 500,000 Nuclear Igniters against 94 Feron Worlds and Moons)

Core elements of the operation were based on a detailed plan devised by Admiral Stahl.:

Intelligence Elements

 * Identifying all Feron Worlds
 * Locate their Fleet centers
 * Detailed information on their biology[1]
 * Identify their key decission makers
 * Locate their communication centers

commando raids & target sabotage

 * Sabotage Communications
 * Develop biological weapon[1]
 * target and eliminate key personnel
 * Sabotage and demolish

special forces assault & Prestrikes

 * Destruction of Feron DataCenter
 * Demolition of Feron Gather place
 * Precision Nuclear strikes on key infrastructure
 * Poisoning of Water [1]
 * Release  of Virus [1]

deployment (Final Phase)

 * Deployment of Robotic Bombs
 * Simultaneous  attack on spaceborn assets by United Earth, Saran and Pan Saran units
 * Final Assessment

Operation Thunder Storm concludes in 2204 and it along with the other two elements is declared a tremendous success by United Earth and an attrocity by others,foremost the Kermac.

[1] Classified:

The development and deployment of biological weapons was not part of Stahl's plan but he acknowledged their use and wrote in a report  that he was prepared to fight full and total war and that biological warfare was partf it.

It also marks the the 3rd use of the Lucifer Virus and the second time ordered by Admiral McElligott