HISTORY - THE FIRST GALACTIC WAR

PRELUDE TO GALACTIC WAR (2610 - 1530 BC)

With the lifting of mitilary restrictions on the size of their naval forces in 2610 BC. The arms race begins, the Imperial Vamppire Empire begins construction of the new 500 ship Imperial Vampire Navy. The First Vampire Empire in Tartarus begin construction of a 100 ship fleet, which includes 3 mobile base ships (MBS) over 5000 meters long. The Dhampir Empire also prepares for war, their new shipyards in Dhampiria begin construction of the home fleet - a 100 ship fleet of attack ship and light frigates, lead by the 1500 meter attack carrier Kai Rad.

In 2070 BC, with the new Imperial Vampire Fleet fully operational, the Velorum Empire withdraws its naval forces from Earth space bases and redeploys them to the defense of Nifl - an Ice Moon in Beta quadrant 600 light-years from year. They are replaced by Imperial Vampire Navy forces who assume all responsibilities for the defense of the Velorum Alliance in Earth Space.

Meanwhile on Earth, General Zor, the new Imperial Vampire Regent of Earth, reinstates the Harvest - the barbaric practice of harvesting Humans slaves to be turned in Elite half-blood vampire soldiers known as Snorri. Slaves not fit to become Snorri, will become bleeders, workers, or are sent to the Blood Farms, where their blood will be harvested to feed the Army. The Harvest had been outlawed, in the peace agreement ending the Mutant Rebellion in 3118 BC. Once again Mutant who had been living on earth, hiding in plain sight among the humans. Will find themselves hunted again. The Harvest, will become a call to arms, to insurrection uniting Mutant rebels factions on Earth and the start of the Second Mutant Rebellion (2070 -1530 BC).

Lead by Mutant Maxis Tel - a human mutant teleporter, mutant resistance fighters will team up with Dhampir Presidium operatives on covert missions: to infiltrate and destroy key targets critical to Imperial Vampire Fleet opertions. These combined teams would destroy over 100 warships, including 50 capital ships; 3 space bases and the shipyard at Libra 21. Captured patrol ships and cargo shuttles were rearmed with heavy weapons and cloaking devices supplied by the Presidium, crewed by Dhampir operatives and Mutant rebels, would become part of the new Mutant Resistance Navy known as Taskforce Shadow.

In 2065 BC, the Battle of Vampiria Corridor begins, Taskforce Shadow begins attacks against merchant shipping along the Vampira Corridor - a 300 light-year FTL route connecting Vampiria, Homeworld of Imperial Vampire Empire and Earth. Using hit and tactics against merchant ships, laying space mines to blockage space stations and outpost in the corridor. They would attack then disappear into the darkness of space, Vampires of the Imperial Fleet called them the Umbra Mortis Sedent "Death's Shadow". The military goals of Taskforce Shadow: (1) a space blockage of trade between Earth and Vampiria, (2) to cut the supply lines to IVN space battle stations and mining operations that must be replenished by cargo ships to maintain normal operations.

In 1795 BC, Taskforce Shadow openned a second front in war, launching attacks in the Black Triangle - a region of space located 100 light-year south of Earth, with outposts and space battle stations defending the southern approach to Earth space.

By 1531 BC, The outcome of the battles was a strategic victory Mutant Resistance - Imperial Vampire Fleet losses: 1877 Imperial Vampire merchant ships destroyed, 263 merchant ships captured, and 107 warships destroy. Taskforce Shadow losses: 111 warships. IVN would deploy one-third of their fleet to the Vampiria Corridor in convoy operations to protect the merchant shipping. Unable to resupply its space battle stations, in the Black Triangle several stations were captured and now under Rebel control.

The cost to the Imperial Vampire Empire of convoy operations, the maintaining fleet, the lost of ships and crews was unsustainable. Without out help, reinforcements from the Velorum Alliance, the Empire was facing military collaspe. In 1530 BC, a security council meeting was held, all Imperial Vampire Empire requests for military assistance were rejected by the Velorum Alliance. The Council, deemed the Mutant rebellion an internal security matter and not an external threat which would invoke the Alliance defense treaty. For Imperial Vampire Emperor Invictus, there will be no help, no way out...

THE FIRST GALACTIC WAR (1530 - 1322 BC)

Using the pretext, that the Atlanteans and Dhampir Empires were using Armistice Station as the operational control center for the Mutant Resistance. On Earthdate 113, at 18:00 hours, Imperial Vampire Forces crossed the border into North Orion Space attacking and destroying Armistice Station, the First Galactic War had begun. A series of regional interstellar wars, between the Velorum Alliance amd the Orion Alliance lasting 200 years. The Front-Line of the War would span across 3,000 light-years, with total casualities and loses of over 2 billion dead.

The Eastern Theatre, was the theatre of the First Galactic War that was fought in the North Orion Arm and South Orion Arm. It was fought in the Alpha Quadrant - within a 100 light-year raduis of Earth, and Beta Quadrant - within 1400 light-years of Earth.

EASTERN THEATRE

Second Vampire-Dhampir War (1530 -1322 BC)

- Imperial Vampires Attack on Armistice Station (1530 BC)

- The Total Exclusion Zone War (1530 - 1510 BC)

- First Vampire Faction invades the Dhampir Empire (1510 BC)

- Battle of Sagittarius Line (1510 - 1508 BC)

* First Battle of Sagittarius 118 (1510 BC)

* First Battle of Sagittarius 164 (1509 BC)

- Battle of Serpens Run (1508 - 1480 BC)

* First Battle of Serpens 122 (1508 BC)

* Drone Wars (1489 - 1480 BC)

* First Battle of Serpens 410 (1489 - 1480 BC)

- Battle of Ophiuchus Run (1508 - 1480 BC)

* First Battle of Ophiuchus 171 (1508 - 1500 BC)

* First Battle of Ophiuchus 212 (1500 - 1489 BC)

* Drone Wars (1489 - 1480 BC)

* First Battle of Ophiuchus 293 (1489 - 1480 BC)

- Battle of Orpheus 215 (1481 - 1480 BC)

- Battle of Dhampiria (1480 BC)

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Second Vampire-Atlantean War (1530 -1322 BC)

- Atlantean Blockade of Sol System (1530 BC)

- Third Battle of Sol System (1525 - 1518 BC)

* Mars Campaign (1525 - 1523 BC)

* Jovian Moons Campaign (1525 - 1523 BC)

* Earth Campaign (1525 - 1518 BC)

-Third Battle of Sol (Earth) Sector (1530 - 1510 BC)

* Third Battle of Vela 7 (1518 - 1510 BC)

* Third Battle of Alpha Centauri (1518 - 1510 BC)

- Imperial Vampire Forces invade Atlantean Empire (1510 BC)

- Battle of Sagittarius Line (1510 - 1508 BC)

* Battle of Sagittarius 359 (1510 BC)

* Battle of Sagittarius 361 (1509 - 1507 BC)

- Battle of the Cygnus Line (1510 - 1508 BC)

* Battle of Cygnus 58 (1510 BC)

* Battle of Cygnus 70 (1510 BC)

* Battle of Cygnus 156 (1509 - 1508 BC)

- Battle of Aquila 172 (1507 - 1501 BC)

- Battle of Vulpecula 172 (1507 - 1501 BC)

- Battle of Orpheus 193 (1501 - 1495 BC)

- First Battle of Equuleus 223 (1501 - 1495 BC)

- Second Battle of Cygnus 300 (1495 - 1480 BC)

* Second Battle of Cygnus 300 (1495 - 1489 BC)

* Drone Wars (1489 - 1480 BC)

- Battle of Sagitta Run (1495 - 1480 BC)

* Battle of Sagitta 390 (1495 - 1480 BC)

* Drone Wars (1489 - 1480 BC)

- Battle of Atlas (1480 BC)

- Battle of Avalon (1480 BC)

- Battle of Atlantis (1480 BC)

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Imperial Vampire-Orion War (1510 - 1322 BC)

- Imperial Vampires Blockade Orion-Earth Corridor (1510 BC)

- Third Battle of Orion-Earth Corridor (1510 -1470 BC)

* Battle of Lepus Run (1510 - 1490 BC)

* Battle of Cedalion Station (1510 - 1480 BC)

* Battle of Helios Run (1510 - 1480 BC)

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Velorum-Orion War in Beta Quadrant (1510 - 1332 BC)

- Velorum Forces Invade Orion Empire (1510 BC)

- Battle of Sculptor 106 (1510 BC)

- Battle of the Pisces Line (1510 - 1507 BC)

* First Battle of Pisces 65 (1510 BC)

* First Battle of Pisces 93 (1510 BC)

* First Battle of Pisces 109 (1510 - 1507 BC)

* First Battle of Pisces 250 (1510 - 1507 BC)

- Battle of Capricorn Run (1510 - 1507 BC)

* First Battle of Capricorn 148 (1510 - 1507 BC)

* First Battle of Capricorn 155 (1507 BC)

- Battle of Pegasus Run (1507 - 1501 BC)

* First Battle of Pegasus 51 (1507 - 1501 BC)

* First Battle of Pegasus 179 (1502 - 1501 BC)

- Battle of the Cetus Line (1501 - 1495 BC)

* First Battle of Ceti 127 (1501 BC)

* First Battle of Ceti 130 (1500 - 1498 BC)

* First Battle of Ceti 177 (1498 - 1495 BC)

- Battle of Eridani Line (1495 - 1480 BC)

* First Battle of Eridani 138 (1495 - 1489 BC)

* First Battle of Eridani 57 (1495 - 1489 BC)

* Drone Wars (1489 - 1480 BC)

* First Battle of Eridani 20 (1489 - 1480 BC)

- Third Battle of Epsilon Indu (1495 BC)

- Third Battle of Tau Ceti (1492 BC)

- Third Battle of Epsilon Eridani (1480 BC)

- Orion launch counteroffensives (1510 - 1332 BC)

- Operation: Nemesis

- Third Battle of Epsilon Indu (1530 BC)

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After 200 years of war, the Aquarius Line falls, with the Velorum Empire forces suffering heavy losses againt the Orions, and are forced to withdraw from their colonies in the Beta quadrant. With the ice moon Nifl as the last remaining Velorum stronghold. The Imperial Vampire Naval forces are driven from Earth space and forced to withdraw to the Vampiria Line. The First Vampire Faction, withdraw from their last bases in Earth space to the Tartarus Line. By wars end, Atlantean and Dhampir forces control Earth Space and Dhampir forces control the Total Exclusion Zone in the Beta quadrant.

Central Theatre (The Frontier)

The Velorum saw their greatest success in the Central Threate, with Velorum Forces backed by their Vampire and Velon Allies advancing across the Frontier, in the first 50 years of the war, to Orion's Gate - 100 light-years from Orion Prime, Homeworld of the Orion Empire. The Orions would suffer heavy losses, but they would hold the line at Orion's Gate til the end of the War.

Western Theatre

The greatest loss of life would occur in what became known as the War of Two Worlds. Ytri - Capital of the Sector in the Western Velorum Empire fought against the Laelaps - Capital of the Laelaps Sector in the Western Orion Empire; in a series of battles that destroyed both worlds killing over 1.5 billion. The War in the Western Theatre would end in a stalemate.

After the destruction Tartarus in 14 AD, during the Second Galatic War (352 BC - 14 AD), The Exilium left the inner Orion Arm and established a new homeworld on Exilius, in the Orion-Sagittarius Expanse (14 AD - present).