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The '''Second Battle of Sweetwater''' was a naval battle of the Long War between ships of the Free Star League Navies led by Captain-General Gadsen and Long Range LMC Expedition [], lasting from the 5th to the 12th of January 5323 AE in the Sweetwater System. | The '''Second Battle of Sweetwater''' was a naval battle of the Long War between ships of the Free Star League Navies led by Captain-General Gadsen and Long Range LMC Expedition [], lasting from the 5th to the 12th of January 5323 AE in the Sweetwater System. | ||
The Ur-Real Battle Planetoids fought in groups of three with the clear object of claiming the Great Ark, significant compared to their highly uncoordinated attack on Luxor. The initial clash resulted in the loss of the Second Core when the crew of the SRAN New Jersey self-destructed in a heroic last-ditch effort to prevent Ur-Real boarders from capturing the battleship. | |||
The eventual result was a resounding victory for Captain-General Gadsen and the hopes of a Federal Navy, but not without its consequences. The Jardin Republic was not pleased with the loss of the Second Core. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Following the Constitutional Convention at Sweetwater | Following the Constitutional Convention at Sweetwater | ||
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==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
===First Attack=== | ===First Attack=== | ||
===[insert planetoid name] Destroyed=== | |||
===SRAN New Jersey Self Destructs=== | ===SRAN New Jersey Self Destructs=== | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Revision as of 00:57, 13 July 2015
| Second Battle of Sweetwater | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Long War | |
| Date | 5-12 January 5323 AE |
| Location | Sweetwater System |
| Result | Decisive Free Star League Victory |
| Belligerents | |
 Free Star League
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Ur-Real |
| Commanders and Leaders | |
| Gadsen
|
[]† |
| Vannevar Kennedy
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[]† |
| Judson Stoneman
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[]† |
| Units Involved | |
| Kennedy Fleet
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Long Range LMC Expedition [?] |
| Stoneman Fleet
| |
| Strength | |
| 800 Ships | 210 Ships |
| [] Capital Ships | 10 Thilixic Class Heavy Combat Unit (Long Range) |
| [] Cruisers | 200 Assault Craft |
| Casualties & Losses | |
| 10,000+ Killed | 10,000+ Killed |
| [] Capitals | 10 Thilixic Class Heavy Combat Unit (Long Range) |
| [] Cruisers | 200 Assault Craft Foundered |
| [] Destroyers | |
The Second Battle of Sweetwater was a naval battle of the Long War between ships of the Free Star League Navies led by Captain-General Gadsen and Long Range LMC Expedition [], lasting from the 5th to the 12th of January 5323 AE in the Sweetwater System.
The Ur-Real Battle Planetoids fought in groups of three with the clear object of claiming the Great Ark, significant compared to their highly uncoordinated attack on Luxor. The initial clash resulted in the loss of the Second Core when the crew of the SRAN New Jersey self-destructed in a heroic last-ditch effort to prevent Ur-Real boarders from capturing the battleship.
The eventual result was a resounding victory for Captain-General Gadsen and the hopes of a Federal Navy, but not without its consequences. The Jardin Republic was not pleased with the loss of the Second Core.
Background
Following the Constitutional Convention at Sweetwater
Deployment
Battle
First Attack
[insert planetoid name] Destroyed
SRAN New Jersey Self Destructs
Aftermath
References
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