With Anise in hand, Admiral Kemper formed two Imperial task forces from heavy elements of the 4th Fleet. While she remained in Anise with a large reserve force awaiting reinforcements from Ultima subsector, one task force jumped into the Anerin (2706) system while the second jumped into the Hyalin (2602), then known as Aequus, system. Both were exactly the sort of targets her plan called for: high population mainworlds with good starports.
Battle of Anerin
The system’s mainworld is a poor hellworld orbiting the K7 V primary in the habitable zone. A major secondary world, Nurmaukiad, is a hot, tide-locked world occupying the next innermost orbit. In 1000 Anerin (A541985-E) was the subsector administrative center, a TL 14 industrial powerhouse with a major shipyard. Nurmaukiad (G41186B-8), in contrast, had a majority Vilani population and was under military rule.
Order of Battle
Anerin maintained system squadrons of battlecruisers as well as multiple wings of system defense boats. The system was also defended by the Confederation 38th FleetRon, which had narrowly escaped the Battle of Idu.
Captain Valerie Martel commanded the Confederation 38th FleetRon along with the Anerin 1st and 2nd FleetRons, while Anerin Fleet Commodore Wynona Provenza directed the System Defense Boat wings.
| Unit | TL | Jump | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anerin SDB Wing 1 | 14 | 0 | 0-2-4 |
| Anerin SDB Wing 2 | 14 | 0 | 0-2-4 |
| 38th FleetRon | 14 | 4 | 3-0-4 |
| Anerin 1st FleetRon | 14 | 4 | 4-0-5 |
| Anerin 2nd FleetRon | 14 | 4 | 4-0-5 |
Command of the Imperial task force was given to Commodore Amir Eerkens.
| Unit | TL | Jump | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226th CruRon | 14 | 4 | 3-2-3 |
| 337th BatRon | 14 | 4 | 6-3-6 |
| 513th BatRon | 14 | 4 | 4-0-6 |
| 894th BatRon | 13 | 3 | 4-1-4 |
| 115th TankRon | 14 | 3 | 0-0-4 |
Resolution
- Commodore Eerkens split off the Imperial 226th and 337th BatRons, commanded by Captain Siv Idowu, to face the Anerin SDB wings, while the remaining Imperial squadrons were set against the Confederation FleetRons
- Round One
- Attack
- Captain Idowu’s squadrons roll a 6
- Solomani SDB wings roll a 1
- Commodre Eerken’s squadrons roll a 6
- Solomani squadrons roll a 6
- Damage
- Eliminates Anerin SDB wing 2
- No damage
- Eliminates Confederation 38th FleetRon
- Eliminates Imperial 513th BatRon
- Attack
- Round Two
- Attack
- Captain Idowu’s squadrons roll a 2
- Solomani SDB wings roll a 1
- Commodre Eerken’s squadrons roll a 2
- Solomani squadrons roll a 3
- Damage
- No damage
- No damage
- No damage
- No damage
- Attack
- Round Three
- Attack
- Captain Idowu’s squadrons roll a 4
- Remaining Solomani SDB wing rolls a 2
- Commodre Eerken’s squadrons roll a 3
- Solomani squadrons roll a 2
- Damage
- Eliminates Anerin SDB wing 1
- No damage
- No damage
- No damage
- Attack
- Round Four
- With all SDB wings eliminated, the Imperials consolidate their forces against the remaining Confederation squadrons
- Attack
- Imperial squadrons roll a 4
- Solomani squadrons roll a 2
- Damage
- Eliminates Anerin 1st FleetRon
- No damage
- With all SDB wings eliminated, the Imperials consolidate their forces against the remaining Confederation squadrons
- Round Five
- Attack
- Imperial squadrons roll a 3
- Anerin 2nd FleetRon rolls a 5
- Damage
- Eliminates Anerin 2nd FleetRon
- Eliminates Imperial 226th CruRon
- Attack
With the system defenses eliminated, Commodore Eerken moved directly to destroy the Anerin orbital highport and the associated shipyards. Although the action was successful, the loss of the 226th CruRon and its Atlantic-class heavy cruisers was a serious blow; the Atlantics had been intended to support the bombardment of the mainworld.
Battle of Aequus
The Aequus system (Magyar 2602), located in Anise subsector on a major trade route, consists of a G2 V primary and its M6 V far companion. The system was originally settled by Vilani and later absorbed into the Rule of Man. Aequus orbits the G2 V primary in the habitable zone while a second major world, Hyalin, is a frozen planet orbiting the M6 V far companion.
In 1000 Aequus (B556999-B) was a prosperous mainworld with a majority Solomani population while Hyalin (H505984-9) was a high-population, heavily industrialized world with a majority Vilani population living in cramped underground cities. The planet contains abundant mineral resources and Hyalin’s factories produced goods for use on the high population worlds throughout Clown and Anise subsectors.
Order of Battle
Aequus maintained system squadrons of patrol cruisers and monitors, as well as multiple wings of system defense boats.
| Unit | TL | Jump | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aequus 1st SDB Wing | 11 | 0 | 0-1-3 |
| Aequus 2nd SDB Wing | 11 | 0 | 0-1-3 |
| Aequus 3rd SDB Wing | 11 | 0 | 0-1-2 |
| Aequus 1st PatRon | 11 | 3 | 2-0-3 |
Command of the Imperial task force was given to Commodore Ileana Moon.
| Unit | TL | Jump | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 236th CruRon | 14 | 4 | 1-2-3 |
| 484th BatRon | 14 | 4 | 6-1-3 |
| 568th BatRon | 14 | 4 | 4-0-4 |
| 926th BatRon | 13 | 4 | 4-1-4 |
| 155th TankRon | 14 | 3 | 1-0-3 |
Resolution
- Round One
- Commodore Moon divided the Imperial forces into two groups: the first, which she commanded personally, consisted of the 236th CruRon and 484th BatRon, and was tasked with eliminating the SDB wings. The rest of the Imperial forces, commanded by Captain Mirkaiu Aarkhagaga, focused on the Aequus 1st PatRon
- Attack
- Captain Aarkhagaga‘s squadrons roll a 6
- Solomani SDB wings roll a 5
- Commodore Moon‘s squadrons roll a 5
- Aequus 1st PatRon rolls a 3
- Damage
- Eliminates Aequus 1st SDB Wing
- Eliminates Imperial 236th CruRon
- Eliminates Aequus 1st PatRon
- No damage
- Commodore Moon divided the Imperial forces into two groups: the first, which she commanded personally, consisted of the 236th CruRon and 484th BatRon, and was tasked with eliminating the SDB wings. The rest of the Imperial forces, commanded by Captain Mirkaiu Aarkhagaga, focused on the Aequus 1st PatRon
- Round Two
- With the only Confederation squadron eliminated, the Imperial side consolidates its forces to focus on the remaining SDB wings
- Attack
- Imperial squadrons roll a 2
- Solomani SDB wings roll a 1
- Damage
- No damage
- No damage
- Round Three
- Attack
- Imperial squadrons roll a 4
- Solomani SDB wings roll a 2
- Damage
- No damage
- No damage
- Attack
- Round Four
- Attack
- Imperial squadrons roll a 5
- Solomani SDB wings roll a 1
- Damage
- Eliminates 2nd Aequus SDB Wing
- No damage
- Attack
- Round Five
- Attack
- Imperial squadrons roll a 6
- 3rd Aequus SDB Wing rolls a 3
- Damage
- Eliminates 3rd Aequus SDB Wing
- No damage
- Attack
After Action Report
Within weeks the starports and shipyards of both systems were in ruins.
The task forces did not pause to besiege the mainworlds, but instead refueled and jumped into the Guenivier (2505) system. The mainworld, ruled by a religious dictatorship, had been interdicted by the Solomani government and therefore welcomed the arrival of the Imperials. Guenivier’s only moon, Umgaakhi (F100731-7), is also a major world by itself.
With a Class A starport, Guenivier was a valuable staging area for an attack into nearby Austa (2503). With a population of 90 billion and a TL of 13, Austa was an economic juggernaut with commensurate defenses.
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