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Galactic Terran Alliance

2008-07-10T20:28:53Z

EagleWCU: /* Dissolution */

The '''Galactic Terran Alliance''' was an alliance formed by the [[Terran|human race]] after the unification of the peoples at [[Earth]]. Abbreviated as '''GTA'''. The space-based military wing of the GTA is known as the Galactic Terran Navy (GTN) but referenced as such only in the ''[[FreeSpace Reference Bible]]''. The intelligence branch of the GTA is [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] (GTI).
{{non-canon}}
==Speculation==
Any info read here is not canon. The following section needs to be cleaned up to separate the facts from the interpretation.
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===The beginning===
The Galactic Terran Alliance was formed in the first years of the age of space exploration, when the nations of the Earth have unified and formed an alliance. In the beginning, there were linguistic difficulties, but later, the English language later became a common language all through Terran space, even though not all GTA citizens spoke it as if it were their mothertongue, or did not speak it in a way that could be understood.

Initially, the alliance was focusing on economic and research factors, but later, with the discovery of [[subspace]], building, maintaining and developing a space navy was at hand.
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===Expansion===
The Alliance spread their empire all through the [[Sol]] system, building shipyards, repair yards and other kind of factories or supply depots. By the end of the 23rd century, the GTA had already taken up the whole [[Sol]] system and also spread to [[Delta Serpentis]] and [[Beta Aquilae]].
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===Wars===
In 2320, the Galactic Terran Alliance first encountered the [[Vasudans]]. At the beginning of their relationship, there was no armed conflict; what we know of as "The Great War" erupted in the year 2321. The exact cause of the war isn't revealed, but the FS1 techroom entry claims that one of the main factors was a Terran mishandling of "The Conversation", or a ritual of the Vasudan language.

After fourteen years of seemingly endless war, a previously unknown race known as the [[Shivans]] attacked, without warning, a Terran convoy and Vasudan strike force in the Antares system, as well as harassing other GTA and PVN forces in the sector. After initial casualty estimates, the PVN approached the GTA with a motion to sign an armistice and fight this new foe. Terran Command agreed, signed the armistice, and ended the Terran-Vasudan portion of the Great War. These two former foes would now cooperate in many ventures, such as science and engineering to defeat the newly discovered [[Shivans]]. With the signing of this treaty, the most important war in the history of either specie would now begin.

[[Ross 128]] had already been lost, [[Betelgeuse]], [[Beta Cygni]] and [[Ribos]] also fell to the [[Shivans]]' superiority. When the [[Shivans]] took Antares, it became clear to the GTA that if the [[Vasuda]] system were to fall, the [[Vasudans]] war effort would be fatally crushed. In the effort to defend Vasuda from the mighty Shivan fleet, multiple destroyers engaged [[Shivan]] forces in both [[Deneb]] and [[Antares]]. With the destruction of the GTD ''Galatea'', nothing was left to halt the progression of [[Shivan]] forces into the [[Vasuda]] system. After arriving, the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']] bombarded Vasuda Prime, killing billions of innocent [[Vasudans]] after only fourteen hours of incessant bombardment.

With the destruction of [[Vasuda]], Terran Command feared the [[Shivans]] would now move towards Earth. If it had not been for the Vasudan refugees who found the [[Ancients|Ancient]] records, Earth would have also been annihilated by the [[Shivan]] superdestroyer. Thanks to the successful extraction of the Ancient data, Terran Command now possessed the knowledge needed to defeat the SD ''Lucifer'' and halt the [[Shivan]] advance. After being pursued by the GTD ''Bastion'' and later a small contingent of fighters and bombers, the SD ''Lucifer'' was destroyed in the subspace tunnel between [[Sol]] and [[Delta Serpentis]], causing the jump node to collapse.

With the destruction of the SD Lucifer, the [[Shivan]] war machine crumbled, and the remnants of their fleet were defeated as the [[The Great War|Great War]] finally came to an end.
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===Dissolution===
Following the Great War and the loss of Earth, the GTA suddenly found itself without leadership. A provisional government was hastily formed from those members of the GTA government that were away from Sol when the Lucifer was destroyed. It barely held together a fragmented and despaired people, and the only symbol of its authority was the GTN, which was still licking its wounds after the Great War. The [[Hades Rebellion]] proved to be the catalyst for the collapse of the GTA. Even though the rebellion was defeated, the authority of the provisional government was in shambles, and humanity fell apart. The Galactic Terran Alliance was no more.

To fill the power vacuum created by the fall of the GTA, various independent nation-states were founded, such as the [[Adhara Coalition]], the [[Antares Federation]], the [[Luyten New Alliance]], and the [[Regulus Syndicate]]. These various blocs were the only semblance of order in the anarchic post-Great War period of Terran history. Eventually, the [[Vasudans]] began overtures of a formal union between the two races, leading to the establishment of the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]].

[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Acronyms]]

Galactic Terran Alliance

2008-07-10T20:28:32Z

EagleWCU: /* Dissolution */

The '''Galactic Terran Alliance''' was an alliance formed by the [[Terran|human race]] after the unification of the peoples at [[Earth]]. Abbreviated as '''GTA'''. The space-based military wing of the GTA is known as the Galactic Terran Navy (GTN) but referenced as such only in the ''[[FreeSpace Reference Bible]]''. The intelligence branch of the GTA is [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] (GTI).
{{non-canon}}
==Speculation==
Any info read here is not canon. The following section needs to be cleaned up to separate the facts from the interpretation.
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===The beginning===
The Galactic Terran Alliance was formed in the first years of the age of space exploration, when the nations of the Earth have unified and formed an alliance. In the beginning, there were linguistic difficulties, but later, the English language later became a common language all through Terran space, even though not all GTA citizens spoke it as if it were their mothertongue, or did not speak it in a way that could be understood.

Initially, the alliance was focusing on economic and research factors, but later, with the discovery of [[subspace]], building, maintaining and developing a space navy was at hand.
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===Expansion===
The Alliance spread their empire all through the [[Sol]] system, building shipyards, repair yards and other kind of factories or supply depots. By the end of the 23rd century, the GTA had already taken up the whole [[Sol]] system and also spread to [[Delta Serpentis]] and [[Beta Aquilae]].
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===Wars===
In 2320, the Galactic Terran Alliance first encountered the [[Vasudans]]. At the beginning of their relationship, there was no armed conflict; what we know of as "The Great War" erupted in the year 2321. The exact cause of the war isn't revealed, but the FS1 techroom entry claims that one of the main factors was a Terran mishandling of "The Conversation", or a ritual of the Vasudan language.

After fourteen years of seemingly endless war, a previously unknown race known as the [[Shivans]] attacked, without warning, a Terran convoy and Vasudan strike force in the Antares system, as well as harassing other GTA and PVN forces in the sector. After initial casualty estimates, the PVN approached the GTA with a motion to sign an armistice and fight this new foe. Terran Command agreed, signed the armistice, and ended the Terran-Vasudan portion of the Great War. These two former foes would now cooperate in many ventures, such as science and engineering to defeat the newly discovered [[Shivans]]. With the signing of this treaty, the most important war in the history of either specie would now begin.

[[Ross 128]] had already been lost, [[Betelgeuse]], [[Beta Cygni]] and [[Ribos]] also fell to the [[Shivans]]' superiority. When the [[Shivans]] took Antares, it became clear to the GTA that if the [[Vasuda]] system were to fall, the [[Vasudans]] war effort would be fatally crushed. In the effort to defend Vasuda from the mighty Shivan fleet, multiple destroyers engaged [[Shivan]] forces in both [[Deneb]] and [[Antares]]. With the destruction of the GTD ''Galatea'', nothing was left to halt the progression of [[Shivan]] forces into the [[Vasuda]] system. After arriving, the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']] bombarded Vasuda Prime, killing billions of innocent [[Vasudans]] after only fourteen hours of incessant bombardment.

With the destruction of [[Vasuda]], Terran Command feared the [[Shivans]] would now move towards Earth. If it had not been for the Vasudan refugees who found the [[Ancients|Ancient]] records, Earth would have also been annihilated by the [[Shivan]] superdestroyer. Thanks to the successful extraction of the Ancient data, Terran Command now possessed the knowledge needed to defeat the SD ''Lucifer'' and halt the [[Shivan]] advance. After being pursued by the GTD ''Bastion'' and later a small contingent of fighters and bombers, the SD ''Lucifer'' was destroyed in the subspace tunnel between [[Sol]] and [[Delta Serpentis]], causing the jump node to collapse.

With the destruction of the SD Lucifer, the [[Shivan]] war machine crumbled, and the remnants of their fleet were defeated as the [[The Great War|Great War]] finally came to an end.
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===Dissolution===
Following the Great War and the loss of Earth, the GTA suddenly found itself without leadership. A provisional government was hastily formed from those members of the GTA government that were away from Sol when the Lucifer was destroyed. It barely held together a fragmented and despaired people, and the only symbol of its authority was the GTN, which was still licking its wounds after the Great War. The[[Hades Rebellion]] proved to be the catalyst for the collapse of the GTA. Even though the rebellion was defeated, the authority of the provisional government was in shambles, and humanity fell apart. The Galactic Terran Alliance was no more.

To fill the power vacuum created by the fall of the GTA, various independent nation-states were founded, such as the [[Adhara Coalition]], the [[Antares Federation]], the [[Luyten New Alliance]], and the [[Regulus Syndicate]]. These various blocs were the only semblance of order in the anarchic post-Great War period of Terran history. Eventually, the [[Vasudans]] began overtures of a formal union between the two races, leading to the establishment of the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]].

[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Acronyms]]

Eishtmo's Terran-Vasudan War timeline

2006-07-04T14:01:32Z

EagleWCU: /* October: */

{{NotAllCanon}}

Shortly after first contact, the Terran-Vasudan War, or The 14-Year War, broke out. Heavy and sustained casualties were suffered on both sides, but both species learned valuable lessons in adaptation and the development of new technologies. This timeline will span from the first Vasudan contact to the first contact with the [[Shivans]] in [[Ross 128]].

Canon dates are in White, canon events in Silver, and non-canon events in Gray.

===2320:===

=====March:===== First official contact with the [[Vasudan Parliamentary Empire]].

=====April:=====
First diplomatic meeting in Antares.
=====July:=====
The [[Pan-Galactic Treaty]] is agreed to by diplomats. Taken to respective governments. GTD Gaia completed.
=====December:===== [[Pan-Galactic Treaty]] rejected by legislators on both sides.

===2321:===

=====January:===== Prince Mihos killed during drug gang battle. Vasudan politicians blame GTA outright.
=====February:===== Diplomats Knum and Andrews meet. Meeting ends in bloodshed. War declared by both sides the next day.
=====April:===== Vasudans launch raid on Sol system. Crushed by GTD Gaia and 1st Fleet.
=====May:===== Vasudans begin construction on their own destroyer, the Thanatos class.
=====September:===== First Thanatos, PVD Thanatos, completed.

===2322:===

=====November:===== GTA officials determine the war will not be short. Authorizes the construction of the [[GTC Leviathan]] cruiser.

===2323:===

=====March:=====
First Battle of the Vasuda-Antares node. Marks the first time Terran warships enter the Vasuda system. Terrans only managed to hold the node for a week before being driven back.

===2324:===

=====June:=====
Battle of Vega III. In an attempt to get around the Terran hold on Antares, the PVN launches its first major assault on a Terran system at Vega. The battle was the bloodiest to date, with the loss of nearly 50,000 on both sides. The Terrans managed to drive the Vasudans back to Deneb, but didnâ€™t have the strength for a counter-attack.

===2326:===

=====August:=====
The first Savior class destroyer, PVD Savior, come off the lines. Over the next two years, the Vasudans would completely replace their Thanatos class destroyers with these powerful ships.
=====October:=====
Second Battle of Antares-Vasuda node. To show off the new ship, Vasudan Prince Amon organizes an attack on Antares. The PVD Savior tears through Terran lines. The Vasudans gain a powerful foothold in Antares.


=====November:=====
Battle of Gulnara. As the Vasudans poured into the system, the [[Terrans]] launched a massive counter-attack. Near the Antares IV moon, Gulnara, the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] fleet is beaten back to the node. This defeat leads GTA command to believe that victory is on the horizon. Leviathan production is halted, and the GTA initiates a major offensive.

===2327===

=====January:=====
Realizing the end is coming, the Vasudan parliament â€œunofficiallyâ€ moves to Alpha Centauri where it would stay until after the Great War. The Third Battle of the Vasuda-Antares node happens days later. [[Terrans]] establish a strong foothold in Vasuda.
=====February:=====
The last element of the Vasudan navy is forced out of Vasuda. The GTA begins building up forces for the invasion of Vasuda Prime.

=====March:=====
Battle of Talnia. In an attempt to avenge the invasion of Vasuda, a group of Vasudan Admirals, under the leadership of Prince Imhotep, launch an attack on Talnia, destroying the Terran 6th fleet and the supply base there. After the raid, PVN command realized that the attack had crippled GTA supply lines, and orders the group to capitalize on their initial success. By then, the GTA had reinforced Talnia, and the fighting was much fiercer.
=====April:=====
With their defenses weakened, the Vasudans launch a renewed attack on the Terrans in Vasuda, finally driving them out by May. The GTA orders Leviathan production resumed with new weapons and technologies.

===2328:===

=====February:=====
First Cease-Fire established. After regaining lost territory, the Vasudans prepare for an assault on Terran systems when a rare Vasudan holiday comes up. Forced by religious leaders, the Vasudans offer the GTA a short cease-fire. The GTA eagerly accepts, and uses this time to establish new defensive lines. The cease-fire is ended before the treaty is half over with no progress toward a lasting peace.
=====March:=====
Battle of Ribos. Using information gotten via a spy amongst the Vasudans, the GTA counters an invasion of Ribos by easily destroying the pride of the PVN fleet, the PVD Savior.

===2329:===

=====January:=====
Second Cease-Fire established. Following a series of crushing defeats, the Vasudan parliament offers the GTA terms for a cease-fire during which a lasting peace treaty would be discussed. Negotiations lasted only an hour before breaking down, but the cease fire held until the beginning of February, during which the Vasudans strengthen their own lines.
=====August:=====
Battle of Deneb-Sirius Node. After surprising Vasudan forces in Deneb, the GTA attempts to take the Deneb-Sirius node. The defeat at this battle begins a chain of defeats for Terran forces that would eventually force them into Beta Aquilea.
=====December:=====
Third Cease-Fire established. In an attempt to stave off certain defeat, the GTA asks for a cease-fire during the holiday season. It is agreed to, and lasts the five days after Christmas. The GTA uses this time to reinforce its lines and prepare a counter attack it launches on New Yearâ€™s Eve day.

===2330:===

=====June:=====
Betelgeuse Siege. After a dramatic counter-offensive, the Vasudans had managed to capture and hold Antares and Beta Cygni. It is decided by Prince Imhotep to lay siege to Betelgeuse and force the system to surrender. The siege lasts nearly six months, costing the Vasudans dearly. While they busied themselves trying to starve out Betelgeuse, the rest of the GTA attacked multiple supply bases in Antares, crippling PVN supply lines. By December, the Vasudans are forced to withdraw from Beta Cygni.

===2331:===

=====January:=====
The Collapse of the [Talina] Nodes. Though known for their instability, the nodes to the Talina system had been stable enough for the GTA to use the system as a major supply dump. In late December 2330, however, the system was contested when a PVN fleet entered via the Vega system forcing the GTA to withdraw key equipment and personnel. By January Vasudan and Terran scientists had independently determined that both nodes into the system were due to collapse to an unusable state within only a few weeks. The commanding officers of both the GTA and PVN fleet called a cease-fire and jointly organized an evacuation of the system. By late February, the nodes were no longer stable for anything to travel through. For years it was hoped that the nodes would restabilize, but hopes would be dashed after the destruction of the Sol-Delta Serprentis node and the system was finally removed from maps.
=====March:===== Fourth Cease-Fire established. Considered the last serious attempt at peace, Vasudan and Terran officials meet for the bulk of the one-month cease-fire. Serious talks of an end to the war come up, but are dashed when no agreement is made.
=====November:===== Fifth Cease-Fire established. By odd coincidence, Terran and Vasudan election dates overlapped during 2331, encouraging the ruling groups to ask each other for a cease-fire so they could remain in power. The cease-fire lasts two days, and the ruling parties were both soundly defeated. There would be no further cease-fires until the arrival of the Shivans.

===2332:===

=====January:=====
After being sworn in, Senator Williams makes a speech proclaiming that the Vasudans should be â€œbled whiteâ€ as the only way to win the war. Similar statements by Vasudan legislators trigger a stalemate in the war that lasts for the next three years.
=====March:=====
Designs for the new Vasudan destroyer, the Typhon, are approved and construction begins in Altair. Any Saviors currently in production are scrapped and used to build the new warship.

====2333:====

=====March:=====
Nearly one year to the day, the first Typhon, PVD Typhon, leaves the Altair shipyards. Its first assignment is to take Vega.

=====April:=====
The Vega Engagement. The GTAâ€™s first encounter with the Typhon class destroyer ends with the destruction of the GTD Eisenhower and the 4th Fleet. The GTA launches a counter attack on Vega, forcing the Typhon to retreat but taking horrendous losses in the process.

====2334:====

=====June:=====
Battle of Vega-Deneb Node. The last major battle of the 14-Year War sees the Terrans take the Vega side of the node. The first Typhon destroyed in combat occurs during the battle.
=====September:=====
In an attack that surprised both sides, a second Typhon is destroyed in Antares.


====2335:====

=====January 8th:=====
GTA launches Operation Thresher, also known as the Fifth Battle of the Vasuda-Antares Node. Initial losses cause Thresher to be declared a failure only two days after it started.


=====January 15th:=====
The Shivans attack Vasudan and Terran forces near the Antares-Ribos node. The loss of the PVC Taurus and GTSC Plato lead towards cease fire proposal on the 18th by the Vasudans.

=====January 25th:=====
GTA and PVE sign a cease-fire and non-aggression pact based on the [[Pan-Galactic Treaty]]. The 14-Year War officially comes to an end.

[[Unification]]''' :PREVIOUS | NEXT: '''[[The Great War]]

[[Category:History|14-Year War]]

GTD Aquitaine

2006-07-01T17:12:20Z

EagleWCU: /* General */

==General==
*Ship class: [[GTD Hecate]]
*In service: [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Commander: Admiral Petrarch
*First appeared: First nebula mission
*Fate: Survived the [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Fighter Squadrons: [[53rd Hammerheads]]; [[107th Ravens]]; [[64th Raptors]]; [[242nd Suicide Kings]]; [[70th Blue Lions]]; [[99th Skulls]](?); [[134th Barracudas]]; [[309th]]; [[19th]]; [[91st]]; [[116th]]; [[83rd]] Note: Canonical names for the latter five squadrons do not exist, though Petrarch does mention them in the briefings for "Exodus" and "Their Finest Hour" and brings the Aquitaine to 12 squadrons, close to the Hecate's canonical 12.5

==Ship history==
The Aquitaine was the flagship of the 3rd Fleet. It served in the Battle for Deneb, along with the [[GVD Psamtik]], flagship of the 13th Vasudan Battle Group. After the destruction of the GTC Vigilant by the Shivans in Capella, near the Gamma Draconis node, the Aquitaine guarded the jump node while her squadrons (and presumably the rest of the third fleet) entered Gamma Draconis to eliminate the Shivan threat. Once the Shivans were cleared from Gamma Draconis, the 3rd Fleet ransacked the nebula beyond Gamma Draconis. The Aquitaine and the Third Fleet withdraw after discovering the [[SJ Sathanas]]. After the threat of the [[SJ Sathanas|Shivan juggernaut]] was neutralised, Allied Command re-ordered the Aquitaine and the 13th Vasudan Battle group, led by the [[GVD Psamtik]] to search for Admiral Aken Bosch's command frigate, the [[NTF Iceni]]. When the [[GVD Psamtik]] was destroyed by the second [[SJ Sathanas]], Allied Command once again ordered the retreat. The Aquitaine suffered heavy damage from this escape, but due to the timely intervention by the GVD Memphis's squadrons, the flagship survived.

The ship also escaped the supernova of [[Capella]] and continued its service for the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]].

[[Category:Unique ships|Aquitaine]]

NTF Fleet Organization

2006-06-30T14:49:20Z

EagleWCU:

Neo-Terran 1st Fleet: Based at Polaris 
Neo-Terran 2nd Fleet: Based at Regulus 
Neo-Terran 3rd Fleet: Based at Sirius 

I've set up the NTF fleets this way because of the "domino effect" that was referred to in the Neo-Terran Front" entry in the tech database. Polaris was the first to fall to the NTF. The next system on the jump node map was Regulus, which lay between Polaris and Sirius. For there to be a domino effect, the things have to fall in order. Thus, I reasoned that since Regulus fell before Sirius, Regulus should be the base of the 2nd Neo-Terran Fleet and Sirius should be the base of the 3rd Neo-Terran Fleet.

Once the NTF was able to push into Alpha Centauri, Deneb and Epsilon Pegasi, it's reasonable to assume that Bosch had several months to use the manufacturing facilities on Polaris, Regulus and Sirius to churn out more ships for the NTF fleets. As for the people to crew these ships, Bosch had no shortage of potential recruits or conscripts. Polaris, Regulus and Sirius were heavily populated Terran planets with millions, maybe even billions, of disaffected and fanatical members of the "Lost Generation."

With this resource base, I think it is reasonable to say that Bosch created new NTF fleets to manage the campaigns in Alpha Centauri, Deneb and Epsilon Pegasi. And so….

Neo-Terran 4th Fleet: Based at Deneb 
Neo-Terran 5th Fleet: Based at Alpha Centauri 
Neo-Terran 6th Fleet: Based at Epsilon Pegasi 

Some of you will notice that I put the NTF 6th Fleet in Epsilon Pegasi. You might also have noticed that the GTVA also has its 6th Fleet in Epsilon Pegasi. Coincidence? Or did I do it deliberately?

''Information kindly provided by Su-tehp of FREDZone''

Vasudan Fleet Organization

2006-06-30T14:48:44Z

EagleWCU:

List of Vasudan planets:

1st Battle Group: Aldebaran (it's the Vasudan capital since Vasuda Prime was obliterated) 
2nd Battle Group: Vasuda 
3rd Battle Group: Altair 
11th Battle Group: Alpha Centauri (CP5670 and Cetanu, take note of this in your missions if you need to.) 
13th Battle Group (CONFIRMED): Based at Deneb 

List of Terran planets but guarded by Vasudan Battle Groups:

4th Battle Group: Ikeya 
5th Battle Group: Ribos 
6th Battle Group: Adhara 
7th Battle Group: Antares 
8th Battle Group: Beta Cygni 
9th Battle Group: Betelgeuse 
10th Battle Group: Procyon A 
12th Battle Group: Bernard's Star 

Keep in mind, this is a fleet organization that exists from the formulation of BETAC in 2358 and into the events of FS2. (I'm not even going to try to figure out how the fleets were organized in FS1; there are just too many inconsistencies to try.

''Information kindly provided by Su-tehp of FREDZone''

Vasudan Fleet Organization

2006-06-30T14:48:03Z

EagleWCU:

Terran Fleet Organization

2006-06-30T14:46:58Z

EagleWCU:

For fleets and battle groups that have the word "CONFIRMED" next to them, this means I have found a specific reference to that particular fleet and its base system in the FS1 and FS2 games from either a command briefing, the technical database, or a debriefing comment. The rest of the fleets and battle groups I had to extrapolate and do some guess work. I deduced that there were 26 GTVA battle groups from looking at the technical database entry for the GTM Hornet missile, which said that 2.6 million+ Hornet missiles had been stockpiled after the Great War and they were evenly distributed to all of the GTVA battle groups/fleets with each battle group and fleet getting at least 100,000 Hornets each. So 2.6 million divided by 100,000 = 26 fleets/battle groups. I knew that there were at least 12 Terran fleets because of the reference to the 12th Fleet at Ross 128 that I found in a debriefing and the tech database mentions the 13th Battle Group at Deneb in the description for the GVD Hatshepsut. So I reasoned that there were 13 Terran fleets and 13 Vasudan battle groups.

Determining which planets were Vasudan and which were Terran was a little tougher, but from all the specific references I found concerning which planets belonged to whom, I couldn't escape from the conclusion that only Alpha Centauri, Altair, Vasuda Prime, Aldebaran, and Deneb were Vasudan planets. ALL the other planets in the vicinity of Vasuda Prime had specific references that they were Terran planets, NOT Vasudan. In order to square this with my conclusion that there were 13 Terran fleets and 13 Vasudan battle groups, I came to the conclusion that, in order to help cement the mutual trust and cooperation that arose from fighting the Shivans, the Vasudans would base many of their battle groups in Terran systems and protect them for the Terrans, who were already stretched thin guarding the rest of their systems. BETAC and the formulation of the GTVA no doubt helped cement this gesture of trust and friendship.

1st Fleet: Based at Terra (Cut off from GTA/GTVA when SD Lucifer exploded) 
2nd Fleet: Based at Delta Serpentis (the Terran capital since contact with Earth was lost) 
3rd Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Capella 
4th Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Vega 
5th Fleet: Based at Beta Aquilae 
6th Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Epsilon Pegasi 
7th Fleet: Based at Polaris 
8th Fleet: Based at Regulus 
9th Fleet: Based at Sirius 
10th Fleet: Based at Laramis 
11th Fleet: Based at Luyten 726-BA 
12th Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Ross 128 (a bad Terran assignment) 
13th Fleet: Based at Wolf 359 (the REALLY badassignment for Terrans) 

The 4th Fleet was based at Vega during the Great War and was still based at Vega during FS2 (I found specific in-game references to both), so I'm guessing the Terrans never re-organized the fleet deployments. The Terrans in the GTVA military are no doubt hoping that the 1st Fleet still exists and will rejoin the GTVA once contact is restored. This is why Earth still has the 1st Fleet based there; it's also a morale issue. Acknowledging the loss of the 1st Fleet (the cream of the crop of the Terran military) would be a huge blow to morale, so it's fleet designation was never changed. (This is ALL guesswork here, but I think it's a good guess.)

''Information kindly provided by Su-tehp of FREDZone''

Terran Fleet Organization

2006-06-30T14:45:02Z

EagleWCU:

For fleets and battle groups that have the word "CONFIRMED" next to them, this means I have found a specific reference to that particular fleet and its base system in the FS1 and FS2 games from either a command briefing, the technical database, or a debriefing comment. The rest of the fleets and battle groups I had to extrapolate and do some guess work. I deduced that there were 26 GTVA battle groups from looking at the technical database entry for the GTM Hornet missile, which said that 2.6 million+ Hornet missiles had been stockpiled after the Great War and they were evenly distributed to all of the GTVA battle groups/fleets with each battle group and fleet getting at least 100,000 Hornets each. So 2.6 million divided by 100,000 = 26 fleets/battle groups. I knew that there were at least 12 Terran fleets because of the reference to the 12th Fleet at Ross 128 that I found in a debriefing and the tech database mentions the 13th Battle Group at Deneb in the description for the GVD Hatshepsut. So I reasoned that there were 13 Terran fleets and 13 Vasudan battle groups.

Determining which planets were Vasudan and which were Terran was a little tougher, but from all the specific references I found concerning which planets belonged to whom, I couldn't escape from the conclusion that only Alpha Centauri, Altair, Vasuda Prime, Aldebaran, and Deneb were Vasudan planets. ALL the other planets in the vicinity of Vasuda Prime had specific references that they were Terran planets, NOT Vasudan. In order to square this with my conclusion that there were 13 Terran fleets and 13 Vasudan battle groups, I came to the conclusion that, in order to help cement the mutual trust and cooperation that arose from fighting the Shivans, the Vasudans would base many of their battle groups in Terran systems and protect them for the Terrans, who were already stretched thin guarding the rest of their systems. BETAC and the formulation of the GTVA no doubt helped cement this gesture of trust and friendship.

1st Fleet: Based at Terra (Cut off from GTA/GTVA when SD Lucifer exploded)
2nd Fleet: Based at Delta Serpentis (the Terran capital since contact with Earth was lost)
3rd Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Capella
4th Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Vega
5th Fleet: Based at Beta Aquilae
6th Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Epsilon Pegasi
7th Fleet: Based at Polaris
8th Fleet: Based at Regulus
9th Fleet: Based at Sirius
10th Fleet: Based at Laramis
11th Fleet: Based at Luyten 726-BA
12th Fleet (CONFIRMED): Based at Ross 128 (a bad Terran assignment)
13th Fleet: Based at Wolf 359 (the REALLY badassignment for Terrans)

The 4th Fleet was based at Vega during the Great War and was still based at Vega during FS2 (I found specific in-game references to both), so I'm guessing the Terrans never re-organized the fleet deployments. The Terrans in the GTVA military are no doubt hoping that the 1st Fleet still exists and will rejoin the GTVA once contact is restored. This is why Earth still has the 1st Fleet based there; it's also a morale issue. Acknowledging the loss of the 1st Fleet (the cream of the crop of the Terran military) would be a huge blow to morale, so it's fleet designation was never changed. (This is ALL guesswork here, but I think it's a good guess.)

''Information kindly provided by Su-tehp of FREDZone''

Fleets of FreeSpace

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[[Terran Fleet Organization]] 
[[Vasudan Fleet Organization]] 
[[NTF Fleet Organization]]

Fleets of FreeSpace

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[[Terran Fleet Organization]]
[[Vasudan Fleet Organization]]
[[NTF Fleet Organization]]

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Reconstruction

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The '''Reconstruction''', sometimes referred to as the '''Reconstruction Period''' was a series of political events which led to advancing technology and preparing for the Shivans' return. The Reconstruction included many major events, such as the formation of the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] and the [[Beta Aquilae Convention]].

After the destruction of the ''[[SD Lucifer]]'', the Terran and Vasudan species were faced with having to rebuild their respective civilizations. A coup by rogue members of [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] was only the first in a series of splinterings in the former [[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]].

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===2335:===
====March 29th:==== ''[[SD Lucifer]]'' destroyed by pilots from the ''GTD Bastion'' while exiting subspace in [[Sol]]. [[Sol]]-[[Delta Serpentis]] jump node collapses, severing Earth from the rest of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]].

===2336:===
[[GTD Hades]], a rebel GTI superdestroyer, destroyed. Fragmented GTA regional governments collapse into independent groups, including the Adhara Coalition, the Antares Federation, the Regulus Syndicate, and the Luyten New Alliance.

===2339:===
Vasudan Emperor Khonsu II ascends to the throne and immediately begins a restructuring of the Vasudan government. The corrupt Vasudan parliament is disbanded and replaced with a constitutional monarchy, with the multiple checks on the Emperor's power. Khonsu proves to be a brilliant leader, and brings his people into a new renaissance.

===2341:===
Vasudan engineers develop the flak gun as a bomb-interception screen for the [[GVD Typhon|Typhon]] destroyer. The success of the project leads to deployment on all new Terran and Vasudan warship classes.

===2345:===
Several Terran governments approach the Vasudan Imperium and propose the formation of a new unified government, the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]]. Over the next few years the prosperity of this body leads many of the Terran blocs to join the GTVA. Khonsu II proposes the construction of a joint [[GTVA Colossus|Terran-Vasudan juggernaut]] to counter any future Shivan threat.

===2346:===
Construction of the ''[[GTVA Colossus]]'' begins. The last remains of the [[Hammer of Light]] are crushed in [[Operation Templar]].

===2355:===
[[GTVA]] engineers make the first successful deployment of beam cannon technology after the [[Hades Rebellion]], on board the ''GTD Repulse''. A massive refit program for all warships is begun to integrate this new weaponry. The [[GVCv Sobek]] design is completed and manufacture begins immediately.

===2358:===
The [[GTVA]] convenes for several weeks in [[Beta Aquilae]] for a complete restructuring of the GTVA. The [[Beta Aquilae Convention]], or BETAC, disbands all former Terran blocs, centralizes power in the GTVA and organizes the military, political, and economic systems of the member systems.

===2360:===
The first [[GVD Hatshepsut]]-class destroyer is commissioned. [[GVCv Deimos|Terran Deimos]] corvettes go into production and construction of [[GTC Leviathan|Leviathan]] cruisers is stopped.

===2365:===
[[GTC Aeolus]] production is halted after only 24 are built, due to the extreme cost and limited effectiveness.

===2366:===
=====March 17th:===== Admiral Aken Bosch of the GTVA 6th Fleet secedes from the GTVA and forms his own government, [[Neo-Terra Front|Neo-Terra]], in [[Polaris]].

[[The Great War]]''' :PREVIOUS | NEXT: '''[[The NTF Rebellion]]

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