Thread:Zillafire101/@comment-4960835-20160524105213/@comment-25309944-20160810142713

"What would the Covenant do in case of such an attack? Or, even more generally, how would they react to the Persan breakaway (which happens roughly the same time, putting fuel on the conspiracy fire)? Would the Covenant -France in particular- put faith their reasons?"

How the Covenant as a whole reacts depends on how each individual member wants it to respond and the compromise that reconciles their different positions. Moreover, how France responds depends on the stated war aims of the attackers, the scale of their attack, and the time at which this takes place. France from 2803 (Second War of Mirusian Coalition to 2807 has a very activist foreign policy and a lot of resources to spare. It could bring an overwhelming amount of force to bear easily. After 2807, it's forced to significantly scale back with the election of the Marier government (See the French Empire's At a Glance and Premier sections for more info). Slashed budgets, a mistrust of foreign entanglements, and a political climate hostile to military action make France's ability to respond to low-key conflicts very limited.

TLDR: If the attack takes place before 2807, expect the French to be able to deploy an entire supercarrier battlegroup to singlehandedly crush the threat if that's what it'll take. If the attack takes place after 2807 against a French ally, expect France to go to great lengths to cobble together a coalition which will spread the cost of the response over many actors, and to dedicate limited forces to the effort. There is one department where it won't skimp on cost, and that's logistics and airpower. Expect the French to step in to provide unique logistics and strategic capabilities which nobody else can, and to provide heavy support through all manner of air sorties.