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! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Battle of Desolation Moon
! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Fifth Battle of Desolation Moon
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| style="background: silver" align="center" colspan="2" | Part of the Phoenix Republican Uprising
| style="font-size:90%;background: silver" align="center" colspan="2" | Part of the [[Phoenix Republican Uprising]]
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| style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid; text-align: right" colspan="2" |  
| style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid; text-align: right" colspan="2" |  
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
! align="left" colspan="1" | Date
! align="left" colspan="1" | Date
| colspan="1" | March 5322 A.E.
| March 5322 AE
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
! align="left" | Location
! align="left" | Location
| [Some System]
| [Some System]
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
! align="left" | Result
! align="left" | Result
| Pyrrhic Imperial Victory
| Pyrrhic Imperial Victory
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! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Belligerents
! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Belligerents
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" width="150px" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] Phoenix Empire
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" width="150px" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] Phoenix Empire
| colspan="1" width="150px"| [[File:Azadistan flag.gif|25px]] Jardin Republic
| colspan="1" width="150px"| [[File:GGFlag.png|25px]] Jardin Republic
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! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Commanders and Leaders
! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Commanders and Leaders
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Fairika Ettiene bint Dunyazade al Lasalle]]
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Fairika Ettiene bint Dunyazade al Lasalle]]
| [[File:Azadistan flag.gif|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Jean-Emmanuel Killy]]
| [[File:GGFlag.png|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Jean-Emmanuel Killy]]
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Roger Eric de Brightstar]]
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Roger Eric de Brightstar]]
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Otto Zervina]]
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] [[Records of the Stellar Heroes|Otto Alfons Krecek-Zervina]]
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! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Units Involved
! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Units Involved
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] SMS ''Surfrir''
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" | [[File:Holy Spirit.png|25px]] SMS ''Surfrir''
| [[File:Azadistan flag.gif|25px]] [x] Fleet
| [[File:GGFlag.png|25px]] Citadel de Paine Pursuit Group
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] 131 Flotilla
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] 131 Flotilla
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! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Strength
! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Strength
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] 8 Ships
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" colspan="1" | [[File:Simurgh logo.jpg|25px]] 9 Ships
| colspan="1" | [[File:Azadistan flag.gif|25px]] 12 Ships
| colspan="1" | [[File:GGFlag.png|25px]] 12 Ships
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! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Casualties & Losses
! style="background: #B0C7E6" colspan="2" | Casualties & Losses
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | 1,000+ Killed
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | 1,000+ Killed
| 1,000+ Killed
| 1,000+ Killed
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | 2 Heavy Cruisers Foundered
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | 2 Heavy Cruisers Foundered
| 3 Cruisers Foundered
| 3 Cruisers Foundered
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|- style="vertical-align:top;font-size:90%"
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | 4 Destroyers Foundered
| style="border-right: #aaa 1px dotted;" | 4 Destroyers Foundered
| 8 Destroyers Foundered
| 8 Destroyers Foundered
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The '''Battle of Desolation Moon''' was a naval battle of the Phoenix Republican Uprising between ships of the Imperial Navy and Starforce and the Jardin Navy, fought on  March 5322 A.E. A pursuit group under the command of Commodore Jean-Emmanuel Killy translated in-system with the intent of scattering the Imperial forces regrouping at Port Hampton and return the escaped P.O.W. Colonel Fairika Ettiene bint Dunyazade al-Lasalle - commanding the liberated armored cruiser ''Surfrir'' - to custody. The assembled scratch force of Imperial stragglers attempted to escape through the Starways deeper into the Empire but were intercepted in the orbit of Desolation Moon.
The '''Fifth Battle of Desolation Moon''' was a naval battle of the Phoenix Republican Uprising between ships of the Imperial Navy and Starforce and the Jardin Navy, fought on  March 5322 AE. A pursuit group under the command of Commodore Jean-Emmanuel Killy translated in-system with the intent of scattering the Imperial forces regrouping at Port Hampton and return the escaped P.O.W. Colonel Fairika Ettiene bint Dunyazade al-Lasalle - commanding the liberated armored cruiser ''Surfrir'' - to custody. The assembled scratch force of Imperial stragglers attempted to escape through the Starways deeper into friendly territory but were intercepted in the orbit of Desolation Moon.


The two forces's destroyers engaging in a spectacularly violent close quarters melee on the moon's far side. Outnumbered, the Imperial screen was destroyed in a matter of minutes as their Jardin counterparts hurled themselves nigh-suicidally upon the cruisers behind. Fending off their attacks the Imperial cruisers formed up line abreast and, yielding to the pressure, retreated in a clockwise orbit around Desolation Moon, slingshotting themselves to the Starway. In the resulting stern chase three Jardin and two Imperial Cruisers foundered in rapid secession, including Commodore Killy's flagship. In the aftermath, Colonel Fairika extended a ceasefire to JNS ''Fantine'' in order for both sides to conduct SAR and leave the system.
The destroyers on both engaging in a spectacularly violent close quarters melee on the moon's far side. Outnumbered, the Imperial screen was destroyed in a matter of minutes as their Jardin counterparts hurled themselves nigh-suicidally upon the cruisers behind. Fending off their attacks the Imperial cruisers formed up line abreast and retreated in a clockwise orbit around Desolation Moon, slingshotting themselves to the Starway with Jardin pursuit hot on their heels. During the resulting stern chase three Jardin and two Imperial Cruisers foundered in rapid secession, including Commodore Killy's flagship. In the aftermath, Colonel Fairika extended a ceasefire to JNS ''Fantine'' in order for both sides to conduct SAR and leave the system.
==Background==
==Background==


Latest revision as of 11:54, 26 December 2015

Fifth Battle of Desolation Moon
Part of the Phoenix Republican Uprising
Date March 5322 AE
Location [Some System]
Result Pyrrhic Imperial Victory
Belligerents
Phoenix Empire Jardin Republic
Commanders and Leaders
Fairika Ettiene bint Dunyazade al Lasalle Jean-Emmanuel Killy
Roger Eric de Brightstar
Otto Alfons Krecek-Zervina
Units Involved
SMS Surfrir Citadel de Paine Pursuit Group
131 Flotilla
Strength
9 Ships 12 Ships
Casualties & Losses
1,000+ Killed 1,000+ Killed
2 Heavy Cruisers Foundered 3 Cruisers Foundered
4 Destroyers Foundered 8 Destroyers Foundered

The Fifth Battle of Desolation Moon was a naval battle of the Phoenix Republican Uprising between ships of the Imperial Navy and Starforce and the Jardin Navy, fought on March 5322 AE. A pursuit group under the command of Commodore Jean-Emmanuel Killy translated in-system with the intent of scattering the Imperial forces regrouping at Port Hampton and return the escaped P.O.W. Colonel Fairika Ettiene bint Dunyazade al-Lasalle - commanding the liberated armored cruiser Surfrir - to custody. The assembled scratch force of Imperial stragglers attempted to escape through the Starways deeper into friendly territory but were intercepted in the orbit of Desolation Moon.

The destroyers on both engaging in a spectacularly violent close quarters melee on the moon's far side. Outnumbered, the Imperial screen was destroyed in a matter of minutes as their Jardin counterparts hurled themselves nigh-suicidally upon the cruisers behind. Fending off their attacks the Imperial cruisers formed up line abreast and retreated in a clockwise orbit around Desolation Moon, slingshotting themselves to the Starway with Jardin pursuit hot on their heels. During the resulting stern chase three Jardin and two Imperial Cruisers foundered in rapid secession, including Commodore Killy's flagship. In the aftermath, Colonel Fairika extended a ceasefire to JNS Fantine in order for both sides to conduct SAR and leave the system.

Background

Deployment

Battle

Destroyer Melee

Stern Chase

Aftermath

References

Citations
Bibliography
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