Operation Sundevil

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Referred to as a "joint police action", Operation Sundevil was the code name for the Inter-Stellar Alliance member state's campaign against the Inter-Planetary Alliance during the Beta Quadrant Conflict. Grand Admiral Erwin Lerev of the Gigerdi Alliance aboard the Crimson Reaper was the supreme commander of the operation; the Bacterian fleets and the IHSF detachments under the command of Hemmo 240 Heiluja answered directly to him.

Initial engagement

The tensions reached a flashpoint when a civilian convoy from IPA space was intercepted by a GA fleet. Although the vessels were identified as having a civilian configuration the commanding officer of the GA vessels issued an order to fire upon the convoy, insisting they were hostiles. At 09:43:10:77 Federation Standard Time, the reports started coming in and the Beta Quadrant Conflict began.

More fleets were pulled out of the docks to assist the main attack fleet up against the IPA forces. GAdm. Lerev authorized the use of Almasy class heavy command cruisers against larger IPA vessels.

Fleet engagements

At 07:53 local time, a G-Alliance military convoy moved thourgh an IPA system when a battle group attacked them from warp space. The convoy's escorts, including Bacterians, returned fire to the opposing forces - 4 Vemrer vessels, including battle cruisers. The attackers were decimated while the GA/BE fleet remained unscathed. The other Vemrer battle cruiser crash landed on the IPA world and was boarded later by GA troops and the surviving crew was detained. President Mal Dalleer of the Gigerdi Alliance expressed his annoyance regarding this development, considering a GA trade blockade of Vemrer space.

An IHSF sub-fleet of 4 Trident class Destroyers was engaged by a group of ships of unknown origin that had a vague Lightness-like signature, but were definitely not Lightness vessels. Admiral Kaljamaha reported that the group damaged one of their Tridents, and punched a hole in another's shields, but fled when the sub-fleet was able to destroy one of the attacker vessels. The sub-fleet's sensors were unable to pick up their course, so the sub-fleet returned to their previous duty.

In short order, five star systems were taken from the IPA side by ISA forces. President Dalleer, in a HCNF interview, stated: "More will get done as soon as the Grand Admiral gets there with his 'new toys'," referring to the Almasy class cruisers.

Reactions at home

While the operation was a military success, it resulted in growing dissent on many colonies of the Gigerdi Alliance; many were appalled by the attacks against what they considered to be fellow Gigerdians. Public approval ratings for the Dalleer administration went down by a significant percentage all around the Alliance. Finally, the general civil unrest turned into rioting as resistance groups emerged on several major and minor colony worlds. It was realized a more covert approach was needed.

To this end, Grand Admiral Lerev was authorized to organize a top secret operation against the IPA core systems, namely the Ipser system, using the resources of Section 18. This black op became known as "Operation Eye Of The Storm".

Participants

Inter-Stellar Alliance

Gigerdi Alliance Starfleet

Imperial Bacterian Navy

Independent Hypersentience Starfleet



Inter-Planetary Alliance

Interplanetary Fleet

First One Alliance

  • Several warships of unidentified design, 1 destroyed

Folan Star Empire

Vemrer Minarchism

  • At least 4 warships, including two battle cruisers - Destroyed by GA/BE joint military convoy

United Commonwealth of Planets

See also

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