Arata Skirmishes

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.

Rotgeheim and Northern Prussia were the aggressors in this conflict. Before being expelled from a trade union back home, they planned no aggressive behavior on the planet whatsoever, but their ejection changed this. In retaliation for their ejection, 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. Although heavy casualties were sustained by Rotgeheim and Northern Prussia, they emerged victorious, claiming what was left of the destroyed fleets of Wreptzle and Aedruvia, as well as the entirety of the planet of Arata.

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 relief provided by the Republic of Wretpzle.

Rotgeheim was the first to establish a settlement on the surface of the planet, doing so on a small mountain range in late December 1913. The Aratan winter initially prevented much travel outside of the established post on the mountain (which was named Mount Geske, after the leader of Rotgeheim), but inclement weather came to an abrupt halt in the beginning of January 1914. Parties of troops and surveyors extensively mapped the surrounding area, scouting out more optimal locations for additional settlements. Two of the sites they scouted out, one to the north-east and one due east, were settled on 14 February by Aedruvia and Wreptzle, respectively. Northern Prussia decided to not make a landing until summer 1914, instead opting to keep its garrison in orbit.

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 (command ship) - Vice Admiral Helmfried Probst
  
• RGF Harbinger - Captain Uwe Sommer
  
• RGF Trident - Captain Kayetan Thalberg

Task Force 2

• RGF Liquidator (command ship) - Vice Admiral Eckhard Zweig
  
• RGF Incapacitator - Captain Reimund Sankt
  
• RGF Oblivion - Captain Lorenz Schuhmacher
  
• RGF Resilience - Captain Arend Decker
  

Task Force 3

• RGF Exemplar (command ship) - Vice Admiral Maximilian Adler
  
• RGF Regenerator - Captain Paul Mehler
  
• RGF Resilience - Captain Arend Decker
  
• NPF Scheinfeld - Captain Gerhart Kierten
  

Wreptzle

Wreptlelian Squadron

• WGN Iveta (flagship) - Admiral Tel Rabbie
  
• WGN Tryggvi - Unknown commander
  
• WGN Brigida - Vice Admiral Tim Warner
  
• WGN Wreptzle City - Unknown commmander

Aedruvia

Aedruvian Squadron

• AGN Imperial - Admiral Gregor Piette
  
• AGN Evdard X - Vice Admiral Jin Lang
  
• AGN Aedruvia - Captain Nathan Matheson
  
• AGN Sundra - Unknown commander
  
• AGN Chantry - Unknown commander