Operation Hound

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Operation Hound
Part of the Meridian War, Pan-Septentrion War
Date21-22 September 1944
Location
Strait of Portcullia
Result

Tactical Anglian victory

Strategic Menghean victory
Belligerents
New Tyran Greater Menghean Empire
Commanders and leaders
New Tyran Charles Norton Menghe Cho Sŭng-chŏl
Strength

2 battleships

1 aircraft carrier

1 heavy cruiser

3 light cruisers

8 destroyers

1 battleship

1 heavy cruiser

8 destroyers

Multiple troop transports
Casualties and losses

1 light cruiser sunk

1 battleship damaged

1 heavy cruiser heavily damaged

1 battleship sunk

2 destroyers sunk

1 heavy cruiser sunk (maybe)

Operation Hound was an Allied operation conducted by the Royal Navy during the Pan-Septentrion War, as part of the Khalistan campaign, that occured on 21 September 1944. Force R led by Charles Norton which included the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable targetted Menghean transports leaving Khalistan. While the operation is largely considered a failure as only a small number of transports were actually destroyed, the Imperial Menghean Navy would lose the battleship Chŏngdo with Admiral Cho Sŭng-chŏl going down with the ship.