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Arata Skirmishes
Date 23 February 1914 - present (9 months) Location Arata Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Rotgeheim Northern Prussia	Republic of Wreptzle Aedruvia
Commanders and leaders
Eberhard Beckenbauer Bernhard Groetingen Fedor Hampel Konstantin Vecker Joseph Hernzen Gerhart Kierten	Tel Rabbie Tim Warner Jade Ling Nathan Matheson Gregor Piette
Units involved
Galactic Navy Verteidigungsstaffel Galactic Navy Royal Marines	Galactic Navy Galactic Navy
Strength
Rotgeheim 12 naval vessels 457,189 personnel Northern Prussia 1 naval vessel 42,086 personnel Total: 13 naval vessels 499,275 personnel	Republic of Wreptzle 4 naval vessels 43,332 personnel Aedruvia 5 naval vessels 55,282 personnel Total: 9 naval vessels 98,614 personnel
Casualties and losses
Rotgeheim RGF Harbinger, Ardent-class Frigate destroyed 2,048 killed 3,499 wounded 109 missing Northern Prussia 188 killed 562 wounded 6 missing Total: 1 naval vessel destroyed 2,236 killed 4,061 wounded 115 missing	Republic of Wreptzle WGN Iveta, Imperial II-class Star Destroyer destroyed WGN Brigida, Tartan-class Patrol Cruiser captured 17,668 killed, wounded, or missing 1,224 captured Aedruvia 2 naval vessels destroyed 10,405 killed, wounded, or missing 650 captured Total: 3 naval vessels destroyed 1 naval vessel captured 28,073 killed, wounded, or missing 1,874 captured

The Arata Skirmishes are a series of ongoing engagements between two rival alliances on the distant colonized world of Arata. While initially all four nations were co-operating together to colonize the world, the expulsion of Rotgeheim and Northern Prussia of from an international organization caused them to retaliate on the once-peaceful world. The conflict began on 23 February 1914 when Rotgeheiman and Northern Prussian forces attacked the shipping platform in orbit above Arata and continues on to this day both in orbit and planetside.

Rotgeheim and Northern Prussia were the aggressors in this conflict. Before their expulsion they planned no aggressive behavior on the planet whatsoever, but their ejection changed this. In retaliation for their ejection from their international organization the combined forces of Rotgeheim and Northern Prussia launched surprise attacks across the colony in order to cripple the fighting capacity of the Republic of Wreptzle and Aedruvia. Despite the battering the two latter militaries have received on and above Arata, however, they both remain in area.

Background

After the failed solo attempt of colonizing a planet by New Rotgeheim, the leader of Rotgeheim decided that a new expedition would be undertaken. Rather than risking half a flotilla to go to a distant planet (which happened during the last colonization attempt with disastrous results), Kaiser Rudolf Geske sought foreign aid.

Two other nations, namely the Republic of Wreptzle and Aedruvia, saw the proposed expedition as a way to reach outward for minerals, precious metals, and other necessities to keep a growing nation on its feet. After a public announcement that the three nations were working together to colonize a distant world - with the project led by Rotgeheim - Northern Prussia decided to jump on board.

After a phase of planning in which the galactic navies of all four nations were instructed to provide men, materiel, and vessels, the four nations embarked upon their mission. They encountered the planet after a mere week of space travel and immediately began establishing themselves on the planet. While Rotgeheim sent its first scouting parties planetside the other three began to construct an orbital platform that would serve as a launching point for further exploration and colonization. Security on the orbital platform was entrusted with the troops of Northern Prussia, while patrolling the space around Arata was left chiefly with Rotgeheim with occasional relieving by the Republic of Wreptzle.

Rotgeheim established its first permanent settlement on the planet on a small mountain range.

Preparations

Personnel