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Arata Skirmishes
Date 23 February 1914 - 16 July 1914 (9 months) Location Arata Status Decisive Rotgeheiman and Northern Prussia victory Rotgeheim and Northern Prussia lay claim to all of Arata Wreptzlelian and Aedruvian personnel captured and interred Wreptzlelian and Aedruvian fleet impounded
Belligerents
Rotgeheim Northern Prussia	Republic of Wreptzle Aedruvia
Commanders and leaders
Detlef Stratkotter Lebrecht Neudorf Eugen Fuhrmann Helmfried Probst Eckhard Zweig † Maximilian Adler Joseph Hernzen Gerhart Kierten †	Tel Rabbie † Tim Warner (POW) 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 1 orbital space station 42,086 personnel Total: 13 naval vessels 1 orbital space station 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 21,490 killed, wounded, or missing Northern Prussia 1 naval vessel severely damaged 11,480 killed, wounded, or missing Total: 1 naval vessel destroyed 1 naval vessel severely damaged 32,970 killed, wounded, or missing	Republic of Wreptzle WGN Iveta, Imperial II-class Star Destroyer captured WGN Brigida, Tartan-class Patrol Cruiser captured 2 unknown naval vessels destroyed 20,350 killed, wounded, or missing 22,982 captured Aedruvia 4 naval vessels destroyed 1 naval vessel captured 42,409 killed, wounded, or missing 12,873 captured Total: 6 naval vessels destroyed 3 naval vessel captured 62,759 killed, wounded, or missing 35,855 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

Order of Battle

Rotgeheim and Northern Prussia

Arata Flotilla

RGF Pride of Engelsscharen (flagship) - Grand Admiral Detlef Stratkotter
RGF Dead Reckoning - Admiral Lebrecht Neudorf
RGF Subjugator - Vice Admiral Eugen Fuhrmann

Task Force 1

RGF Lord Paramount - Vice Admiral Helmfried Probst
RGF Harbinger - Captain Uwe Sommer
RGF Trident - Captain Kayetan Thalberg

Task Force 2

RGF Liquidator - Vice Admiral Eckhard Zweig
RGF Incapacitator - Captain Reimund Sankt
RGF Oblivion - Captain Lorenz Schuhmacher

Task Force 3

RGF Exemplar - Vice Admiral Maximilian Adler
RGF Regenerator - Captain Paul Mehler
RGF Resilience - Captain Arend Decker NPF Scheinfeld - Captain Gerhart Kierten

Wreptzle