Earth Defense Campaign - 2668

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Earth Defense Campaign
Part of Terran-Kilrathi War
Date 2668
Location Sirius, Sol Sector
Sol, Sol Sector

Result Kilrathi advance towards Earth thwarted, Pyrrhic victory for the Confederation
Belligerents
Terran Confederation
Free Republic of the Landreich
Empire of Kilrah
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Tolwyn
President Maximillian Kruger
Divisional Commander Duke Grecko
Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka
Units involved
Terran Confederation Navy
Third Fleet
Landreich Free Corps
Imperial Fleet
First Fleet of the Claw (in reserve)
Second Fleet of the Claw
Fourth Fleet of the Claw
Fifth Fleet of the Claw
Strength
Third Fleet

at Earth:


Landreich Free Corps

Jukaga Cruiser group, Hakaga Carrier group

at Earth:

  • 10 Kilrathi cruisers
  • 5 Hakaga heavy carriers
  • 1700 fighters & bombers
Casualties and losses
Verdun and Moskva lost

Concordia badly damaged Lexington crippled
Duke Grecko KIA. Hundreds of Marines lost attempting to board the Hakaga carriers to set explosive charges. Unknown number of civilian ships lost that joined the battle of Earth. Several cities of Earth destroyed by anti-matter rockets with massive civilian casualties.

Baron Jukaga nar Ki'ra KIA



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Overview

The Earth Defense Campaign of 2668 was the Kilrathis attempt at settling the conflict once and for all by launching a massive invasion Confederation space with Earth as it's final target. The assault was built around the newly constructed massive Hakaga Fleet Carriers together with dozzens of support ships. The Confederation hastily rallied it's ships and attempted to halt the advance at the Battle of Sirius but was forced to retreat with catastrophic military and civilian losses done to Sirius and its protective forces. The remainder of the Confederation fleet made a last stand at the Battle of Earth and finally managed to rout the Kilrathi Hakaga-fleet. Before that, vital defense cities of Earth had been severly damaged by anti-matter rockets and Earth might have been totally destroyed by thermonuclear warheads had it not been for Jukaga nar Ki'ra revolt at the last moment. In the end the campaign resulted in a Kilrathi tactical defeat but left the Confederations infrastructure critically damaged with massive loss of material, infastructure and civilian casualties, it's defence fleets crippled and top military leadership wiped out.

Prelude

False Armistice
For 5 years the Kilrathi had in secret been building a new fleet of 12 assault carriers called the Hakaga along with support ships in a far away location in the Hari Sector. The ultimate goal of the offensive was to break through Confederation lines and hit Earth, either forcing the Confederation to surrender or to destroy their capability to wage war. The Kilrathi computer projections of the offensive was favorable: at least half the carriers and ships would break through to strike Earth.

Battle for Sirius

Battle for Earth

Aftermath