G.Y. 31-32 (T.Y. 2256-2257)
It was during this brief period that the Alliance decided to embark on a daring course of action. Terran leaders, under advice from Grand Admiral Hartford, had decided that the resurgent Drengin threat had to be eliminated once and for all…and with the Torians and Altairians (who were also facing rising tensions with the Arceans, who accused them of fermenting rebellion in their colony on Dark Yor III - a worrying development) engaging their fleets with heavy casualties, the time was ripe for the Alliance to change their defensive stance and launch a full-scale invasion of the Drengin Empire.
Although the Yor had never challenged them openly, their involvement in the notorious Dark Yor and Snathi plans for galactic domination as well as their giving ships to the Drengin to fight the Alliance, the strange virus attacks on Allied Research Networks and the mysterious disappearance of personnel in Yor space, as well as the deteriorating state of relations all led to one certain fact – that the Yor Collective would one day open hostilities with the Alliance. Before that happened and before the Yor became too powerful (they were already the second most advanced and powerful race in the known universe), Alliance Command decided to take care of the Drengin threat and so avoid a two-front war that might well prove to be disastrous.
With this aim in mind, Commander Hartford decided to build up his forces near the SCZ and a steady flow of ships and materials soon started their long journey to this area. Of course, enough ships (around 25) were left behind in the Northern Colonization Zone to deal with any Yor attack or atleast buy time to re-deploy forces…just in case.
By August of 2257, Alliance Command had amassed a force of 8 Warhammer Battleships, 60 Nexus Torpedo Cruisers, 2 Enterprise-NX-1s and 24 fully laden Warcraft Troop Transports (more than 90 starships) for their campaign, designated Operation Blitzkrieg.
The Alliance First Battle Group arrayed near the southern border prior to starting Operation Blitzkrieg
This was going to be humanity’s first full-scale interstellar war - a costly war, against a dangerous, powerful and more advanced foe, but a war that was necessary to ensure the survival of the human race.
The Great Alliance-Drengin War was about to begin in earnest.
Historical Note: It was also during this period that the Alliance built an Economic Capital on Earth and a Technological capital on Snathi IV. In addition bio-engineers and geologists had discovered 2 new resources – Harmony crystals and Aphrodisiacs. These were immediately harnessed and mass produced and would greatly help in the growth of the Alliance in the years to come.
Although the Yor had never challenged them openly, their involvement in the notorious Dark Yor and Snathi plans for galactic domination as well as their giving ships to the Drengin to fight the Alliance, the strange virus attacks on Allied Research Networks and the mysterious disappearance of personnel in Yor space, as well as the deteriorating state of relations all led to one certain fact – that the Yor Collective would one day open hostilities with the Alliance. Before that happened and before the Yor became too powerful (they were already the second most advanced and powerful race in the known universe), Alliance Command decided to take care of the Drengin threat and so avoid a two-front war that might well prove to be disastrous.
With this aim in mind, Commander Hartford decided to build up his forces near the SCZ and a steady flow of ships and materials soon started their long journey to this area. Of course, enough ships (around 25) were left behind in the Northern Colonization Zone to deal with any Yor attack or atleast buy time to re-deploy forces…just in case.
By August of 2257, Alliance Command had amassed a force of 8 Warhammer Battleships, 60 Nexus Torpedo Cruisers, 2 Enterprise-NX-1s and 24 fully laden Warcraft Troop Transports (more than 90 starships) for their campaign, designated Operation Blitzkrieg.
The Alliance First Battle Group arrayed near the southern border prior to starting Operation Blitzkrieg
This was going to be humanity’s first full-scale interstellar war - a costly war, against a dangerous, powerful and more advanced foe, but a war that was necessary to ensure the survival of the human race.
The Great Alliance-Drengin War was about to begin in earnest.
Historical Note: It was also during this period that the Alliance built an Economic Capital on Earth and a Technological capital on Snathi IV. In addition bio-engineers and geologists had discovered 2 new resources – Harmony crystals and Aphrodisiacs. These were immediately harnessed and mass produced and would greatly help in the growth of the Alliance in the years to come.
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