Mission Cobalt

Mission Cobalt
Part of the Sixth Zacaya War and the Second Europan War
An SOE Mortar crew near Verini
Date 24 March - 26 March 1943 Location Verini Heavy Water Plant, Lake Argenti, Archadia-Archedes Result Allied victory Verini Heavy Water Plant rendered inoperable
Belligerents
Rubrum Erebonian Empire Ilari Esthar and Balamb Archadian Resistance	Archadia-Archedes Guadosalam Federation Autocratic East Europan Imperial Alliance Empire of Quenmin
Commanders and leaders
John Sedgwick Jack Hendley Don Morano	Umberto Molini Varo Gerace Adrian Blumenfeld Phó Tường Vânn
Strength
300 Commandos 1,750 Partisans 30 Planes	800 troops 2,000 Fascist Militias 35 Planes 20 tanks
Casualties and losses
21 Commandos wounded 234 Partisans killed or wounded 12 planes	254 troops wounded or killed 497 militia killed or wounded 19 planes 21 tanks

Mission Cobalt (24 March - 26 March 1943) was an amphibious operation undertaken by elements of the Special Parachute Service I, supported by the Archadian Resistance to neutralise and render the Verini Heavy Water Plant unusable for the Imperials. The raid on the water plant is considered to be one of the most significant Commando raids during the Sixth Zacaya War, as it further reduced the chances of development for the Imperials Plan AB, the plan to create an Atomic Bomb and turn the tide in the Imperials favour.

Following Operation Hydercide, which resulted in the destruction of the Tartaglia Heavy Water Plant, the Imperials were forced to convert several hydroelectric water plants in order to produce Heavy water. The Verini Water Plant was to be among the 25 water plants to be converted to such. Its destruction marked the beginning of a succeeding commando raids on several heavy water plants from 1943 to 1945.